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Wendy and Michael Smith will open their Poplar Grange Farm for the Hunt Country Stable tour on May 24 and 25. Then, during the week of June 2-8, Michael Smith will preside over the 161st edition of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show.

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a new officer, Mark Putnam, on his first night, when a call came in about a shooting in the 600 block of West Washington St. A woman apparently had killed herself, and the next morning, her husband also committed suicide.

“That was the most stressful call I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Fadely said. “I was training a new officer, and we had dealt with this couple before. It was a very sad situation.”

Much of the department’s work deals with traffic. With Rt. 50 one of the area’s most heavily-traveled roads, there are constant concerns about driver and pedestrian safety, and the occasional minor accident. If there are major problems, the Loudoun Sheriff’s office also can lend a helping hand.

Fadely and all Middleburg officers work nights alone, checking on local businesses, cruising neighborhoods, taking the occasional emergency call. They start at 6 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. and Fadely said she’s never had much difficulty handling the hours or the responsibility.

“Being a female has not been a problem,” she said. “I obviously don’t have the kind of strength a man would. But not every call requires strength. A lot of it is using your personality and always following your training.

You do have people who sometimes give you a hard time, but it’s never a physical issue.”

All Middleburg officers carry mace, pepper spray, a baton and, of course, a firearm. She said she’s never fired a shot on the job, and hopes that continues.

“Speeding is usually our biggest issue, or people not obeying stop signs,” she said.

“Usually when people come into contact with police, it’s not the best day of their life. But there’s no need to raise your voice or get in a verbal battle.”

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eather Fadely has heard her share of whopperlike excuses for running stop signs or speeding past the posted limit over her career. Still, the only female officer in the six-person Middleburg Police Department will always remember the time she pulled over a frantic driver a few years ago in another jurisdiction.

“I stopped a guy for speeding and he had this look of sheer panic in his eyes,” she recalled. “Then he said, ‘my wife is seven months pregnant with triplets, and I have to get cookies and cream ice cream before the store closes.’”

So how did Fadely handle the case?

“I did buy it,” she said. “Let him go.”

But do not be fooled; Fadely is hardly a soft touch. And according to Chief of Police A.J. Panebianco, she’s also become a valuable member of his staff in the three years she’s been on the job.

“She brings experience and a little different approach than maybe some of the guys in the department just because of her own experiences as a woman,” he said. “And she really fits in. She’s a leader in the way she carries herself and there’s a recognition the staff has of her value. For us, she was an invaluable catch.”

A native of Shenandoah County, Fadely started her career as a dispatcher in Front Royal. She’s since worked in several other jurisdictions before joining the Middleburg force.

Even as she handles the usual number of shifts—including 12-hour night patrols every other month—in a work week that can surpass 60 hours, she also is pursuing a Masters in public administration.

“I always joke with A.J. that I’ll take his job if he ever decides to leave,” she said. “My goal would be to be a chief of a small force, and if I ever got out of law enforcement, I’d like to be a city or a town administrator. I like a smaller community. You get to know everyone. There’s not the kind of disconnect you get in bigger places.”

Fadely didn’t know much about Middleburg before came here. But as a former competitive dressage rider, she’s delighted to be in an area where horses are part of the community’s fabric, even if she no longer rides much herself. With school and work, there’s really not enough time.

Fortunately, the town she patrols either on foot or by car is relatively crime free. Still, there can be moments when it can be every bit as harrowing as anything one might see on CSI or SVU. Last summer, Fadely was breaking in

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he superb collection of antiques and Americana formed by the late John and Lil Palmer of Purcellville was auctioned on April 5

by Jeffrey Evans & Associates at Mt. Crawford, VA. The collection emphasized Virginia and the South and showed a particular interest in Virginia folk pottery. The illustration on the cover was the first lot in the sale. It was a stoneware three- gallon jar created either in Alexandria, or Georgetown, about 1825 and was embellished in blue with a spread-eagle design with a shield as its breast. It sold for $74,750, a record for stoneware pottery from the Washington area.

There were bids from 30 different countries that resulted in buyers from 12 of them. Colonial Williamsburg purchased a painting by John James Trumball Arnold of a young girl holding a rose created in 1850 ($33,350).

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley made several purchases, including an important painted poplar and yellow pine pie safe ($25,300) made in Lexington, VA, about 1831. It was a collaborative construction by cabinetmaker Matthew Kohle and tinsmith John Henson with punched tin panels featuring a profile of George Washington in military uniform.

Among the art was an oil painting of the head of a horse by the late Middleburg artist Jean Bowman that brought $6,900 and a number of oil paintings by Wesley Dennis that sold for between $805 and $10,925. A drawing by Dennis in charcoal heightened with white of a pack of hounds in full cry made $2,990.

Jane Hensley of Middleburg, who is handling the sale of the Palmer’s home, was at the auction and stated that their collection represented “the best of the best” and that the standing room only crowd was in attendance not only out of interest in the exceptional quality of the collection, but also in memory and respect for the Palmers.

John Palmer was a long-time executive at the Middleburg Bank and his wife Lil also became an avid collector.

According to Evans, “It was the largest attendance of any auction that I have ever held.” He expressed great respect of them as dealers, collectors and people and added, “I have never heard

anyone say anything bad about John or Lil.”

Middleburg Farmers Market The Middleburg Community Farmer’s Market opened its season last Saturday and will remain open every Saturday through Oct. 25.

Located behind the Community Center, the market runs from 8 a.m. to noon and features local vendors with a wide variety of products, from farm fresh fruits and veggies to home-made salsa, teas, honeys, jams, seasonal crafts and much more. There will be several new stands this year, including Hammer Down barbecue. Contact: 540-687-5152.

Pavillion Dedicated at Airlie Over in Warrenton, Airlie Center executives and guests recently gathered on a bright spring day to celebrate the dedication of the property’s LEED certified pavilion in honor of the late founder Dr. Murdock Head.

The LEED Gold Pavilion at the conference center and resort was dedicated to the Head family for their more than half-century commitment to the environment as well as preserving the exquisite piece of countryside. The Head family name will continue to be honored through their legacy of a comprehensive management system, five nationally recognized environmental certifications and through many celebrations to come in the Pavilion.

Jason Hartke, vice president of national policy with the US Green Building Council, was the esteemed speaker for the afternoon’s celebration. A former Clinton administration member, Hartke is a voice in Washington, D.C. for clean energy and the environment, working to advance the U.S. Green Building Council’s national agenda and deliver the integrated environmental, economic and social benefits of green building policy solutions.

The Pavilion features an octagon shaped design with glass walls giving panoramic views of lush grounds and landscaping walls and stone arches. Geothermally controlled year round for comfort, guests will enjoy the graceful outdoor feel of this impressive space. The pavilion also boasts an elegant southern style veranda for overflow seating or cocktail hour and is adjacent to the beautiful outdoor gardens. n

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hen my company was taken over in 1984, I was steered to Mac Baldrige, then Secretary of Commerce. He asked me to be his Undersecretary for International Trade. We moved to D.C., and my wife, Edie, hunted with Fairfax while I travelled. We fell in love with the countryside, and as the end of my term approached we bought our farm near Upperville; 27 years later, we still thank the horse for bringing us here.

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In Oobitwa’s first race, trainer Jimmy Day told the rider to hold him back. That worked early, but soon Oobitwa took charge and won handily. A year and five wins later, he ran in a sanctioned maiden hurdle race at Glenwood Park, winning by 18 lengths. Sadly, soon after, he fell in a farm paddock, injuring his hock, which became infected. I held the horse daily while others worked unsuccessfully on the infection.

Finally, his good leg gave out. Oobitwa foundered.

As he lay in the straw, I fed him a carrot, and he nickered a final “thank you.” Then the vet put him to sleep. Horses become kin, almost spiritually, to you—and you to them.

e both grew up in Bedford, N.Y., a rural suburb much like Middleburg. College was interrupted by World War II service in the Pacific, but I did graduate from Harvard and then got a master’s at MIT. A job and marriage to Edie followed. Next came an Army recall for the Korean War. After that I joined Continental Can Company as a marketing associate. Continental grew and diversified while we and our four kids moved from job to job with CCC. In 1980, I became CEO and in 1984 corporate raiders bought Continental, so I joined the Reagan Administration.

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Two Foxcroft Students on Cherry Blossom Board

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t Foxcroft School, it was a defining moment for the most recent generation of students.

It happened at the school’s daily morning meeting one fall day in 2007, when Lillibet Motion, then a ninth grader, stood up and told her classmates her mother had recently died from breast cancer and that she was planning to participate in the first annual Nanette’s Walk sponsored by Middleburg-based Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation.

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“How many of you could join me?” Lillibet, also a Hill School graduate, asked that day. A sea of hands went up, and a number of Foxcroft students participated in that first walk, and every other one since.

Now fast-forward seven years, and Foxcroft’s link to the foundation has grown exponentially. In February, 2013, Cherry Blossom founder Jim Atkins went to the school with a proposal. He wanted to add two students and a faculty member as voting members of the non-profit’s board of directors. When Head of

“We did it for two reasons. We wanted a youthful perspective. We know if we can educate young women on the need for this kind of health care, that will be a foundation for their own lives and also helps educate their friends, mothers and grandmothers. They’re also going to learn about nonprofits, and how important it is to give back to their community.”

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School Mary Lou Leipheimer first heard the offer, she said she cried.

“Not many boards like this have student representation,” she said in a recent interview.

“This could have been a first. It was definitely unique.”

“We did it for two reasons,” Atkins said.

“We wanted a youthful perspective. We know if we can educate young women on the need for this kind of health care, that will be a foundation for their own lives and also helps educate their friends, mothers and grandmothers.

They’re also going to learn about nonprofits, and how important it is to give back to their community.”

Sheila McKibbin, Foxcroft’s assistant head of school, became the faculty representative.

And two Middleburg natives, senior Maddie Travell and junior Lilly Potter, both also Hill School graduates, were selected for the board.

“Nanette (White) was a relative of a good friend of mine, Allie White,” Lilly said. “I had been involved in the walk, and it was a powerful thing. Going in, I didn’t know what being on a board entailed. It was a steep learning curve.

Now we’re part of the education committee and the grants committee. Being young, we want to get the message out, especially to kids our age.”

“The board members are really amazing,” Maddie said. “It’s almost like having a second job. It’s just not writing a check. We’re awarding grants and coming up with ideas that really do help make a difference.”

Both Lilly and Maddie are outstanding students with a wide variety of interests.

Maddie is Foxcroft’s yearbook editor and will attend High Point University in North Carolina next year, where she plans to major in business. Sheila McKibbin said Maddie already has written High Point’s president and asked if she could be involved with the school’s board, particularly in philanthropic matters.

Lilly has recently been elected by her classmates as student head of school for next year.

She’s also been selected by the State Department for its American Youth Leadership Program, one of 20 students from around the country who will spend four weeks in Malaysia and Singapore this summer representing the U.S. and doing activities to enhance leadership skills and learn more about sustainable environmentalism.Both students remain deeply involved

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Top, Foxcroft School students presented an over-sized check for $14,070 to Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation President James Atkins and Board member Stephanie Knapp. The sum, raised from Foxcroft’s Think Pink Basketball Tournament and the Cherry Blossom Walk, Run and Pooch Prance puts the school among the foundation’s strongest sup-

with the Cherry Blossom Foundation, which last year raised more than $60,000 from walks held the same day in Middleburg and Ashburn.

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“For young women of their age to have the opportunity to understand philanthropy from every possible aspect is rare beyond measure,” Leipheimer said. “I’m always proud of our girls, but I’m really proud they’ve chosen this kind of foundation.

McKibbin said both Lilly and Maddie “have been just remarkable” in their efforts on the board.

“It has been so much fun to watch how much they’ve gotten involved in terms of things like grants for mammography and other programs,” she said. “We went over to Loudoun Inova for a presentation of three-dimensional mammography. It’s an opportunity for (the students) to see cutting edge research. The girls and I agreed it was the most interesting three hours we’ve spent.”

She and the two student board members also are connecting with other local independent schools hoping to get them more involved in the foundation’s activities.

“Both girls have been terrific,” Atkins said.

“They are intelligent, confident young women and they’ve been full participants. They come up with ideas. They offer their opinions. And they are truly valued.” n

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 School and St. Lawrence University and now lives in Charlottesville. Two years ago, he went to Afghanistan to perform concerts and work with local musicians. This is the first of a two-part series on his trip.

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that’s Afghanistan. For everyone under 40, all they knew was war.

War was everywhere, part of the people, the culture.

Yet, when we were there, Herat was a beacon of hope for the rest of Afghanistan. The streets were full of smiles. It has fertile land, growing businesses and a relatively low security threat. Yet, there was no escaping reality. It was still a nation at Courtesy Photo Peyton Tochterman, and guitar, in Afghanistan. war.

A few days before become complacent. Be aware of your surroundour concert in Herat, a consulate motorcade left the city carrying many ings. Always!”

Our mini-concerts and presentations had of those that we are working with. All “westerners” travel in “convoys” of at least three vehicles stirred up a lot of interest from the locals. Many and the convoy was en route to the Iranian tried to get tickets because I had invited memborder when it ran over two IEDs (Improvised bers of the Afghan Musicians Union (AMU) to Explosive Devices). The bombs didn’t go off, but open our show and join us on stage.

We also were told that when the bombthe event did get the full attention of our RSO sniffing dogs got to the concert location, the (Regional Security Officer). And, it got ours.

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y name is Peyton Tochterman. I’m a musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. I make my living writing, teaching and performing American Folk music—the music that tells stories in notes, chords and verse about who we are and what we Americans are all about. And in June, 2012, I went to war-torn Afghanistan, with two friends and fellow musicians, Gary Green and Radoslav Lorkovic.

The U.S. State Department invited us as “cultural ambassadors.” What I didn’t know until we arrived was that I was The Spokesman, representing The U.S. and showing how diplomacy can be shaped by music, even in war-ravaged Afghanistan. Given all I had read and heard about this place for more than a decade, I did not anticipate the magnificent reception awaiting us, except for the Iranian press. They described our music as “dangerous” and “evil.”

Thankfully, the audiences and musicians we met were more appreciative. We encountered thousands of Afghans and found them to be kind, generous, hospitable, talented and honorable. They take great pride in their heritage and culture, but they also have a thirst for American Folk Music, for the stories we tell, our instruments and the way we play. The Afghan musicians with whom we played were some of

the best in the world and eager to share their masterful techniques and songs.

Some might ask “what difference can a folk singer from the Blue Ridge Mountains make in a tortured place like Afghanistan?” It’s a valid question—partly answered by one of the State Department officers who said our visit did “more for diplomacy between Afghanistan and the United States than any diplomat had done, more then any road that was built, or any power plant that was constructed in the last year.”

Compared with Kabul, the streets of Herat were immaculate, thriving with commerce— fruit stands, fresh produce, clothes shops, bean and grain stores—much of it from nearby Iran.

The colors of the city were surprisingly vibrant given all the pictures I had seen over the past decade. Much of the media back in the States showed Afghanistan to be many shades of just one color: brown. The land has been scorched by heat and war for thousands of years. We were constantly reminded of this at every turn. Guns.

You cannot walk five steps in Afghanistan without seeing someone with an automatic rifle.

One night as we exited a restaurant—full bellied on grilled beef, goat, chicken, lamb, rice, okra, zucchini, soft drinks—we were surrounded by children no older than five, swarming us and asking for money. A man dressed in green military fatigues came running over, shooing the children away with the barrel of his AMD65 (a very early Hungarian version of the AK47). The children scattered like flies and laughed while they ran. We were shocked. But

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Racy has distracted us from racing, so let us return to the legacy of the 12th Earl of Derby.

The Oaks, run at Epsom Downs, spawned the Irish Oaks, New Zealand Oaks, Oaks d’Italia and American Coaching Club Oaks, among others. The Derby, also run at Epsom Downs, was followed by the Irish Derby, Derby Italiano, Deutsches Derby, Australian Derby, New Zealand Derby and the Kentucky Derby, first run in 1875.

At some point “Derby” ran off course, or jumped the rails, took on a life of its own and became a generic word that could mean just about any race or contest. Was there something to its sound that captured the imagination?

Perhaps it was a promoter seeking to link a new event with the aura of the Derby.

To wit, we now have the Soap Box Derby, Roller Derby, Weiner Dog Derby, Demolition Derby and an online arithmetic game called Diaper Derby, to name just a few. None of these could have possibly been envisioned by the 12th Earl of Derby or Sir Charles Bunbury.

If Sir Charles had won the coin toss, would we have a Soap Box Bunbury, a Roller Bunbury or a Demolition Bunbury?

Would we have the Kentucky Bunbury? If so, would it change the nature of the event? It sounds odd and strange, a bit comical. Would people wear silly clothes and large hats instead of fashionable couture and large ...?

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That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But would that which we call the Kentucky Derby have the same je n’est ce quoi if it were called the Kentucky Bunbury?

Today, we associate the word “derby” (casting aside a hat, a cheese, a city in England; not to mention various towns and localities in America) with a race or a contest. But prior to 1780, such was not the case. Yes, the cheese and the city existed, but the hat had not been designed nor had a “derby” race been run.

“Derby” was in fact a person. To be exact, it was the title of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. At a dinner party in 1778 at his estate, The Oaks, it was decided to run a stakes race the following year bearing the estate’s name. Lord Derby’s own horse, Bridget, won the first Oaks, and to celebrate his victory, he hosted another party at which the decision was made to inaugurate an additional race the following year.

But what to call this new race?

One of the guests was Sir Charles Bunbury, a steward of the Jockey Club and known as its “perpetual president,” as well as the first of three successive gentlemen to be referred to as the “Dictator of the Turf.” During the course of the evening and perhaps even late into the night, it evolved that the new race should be named after either Lord Derby or Sir Charles.

History repeats the story that a coin toss was won by Lord Derby and the race, therefore, bears his name. However, it was Sir Charles’ horse, Diomed, who, in 1780, won the race.

It was the first race, anywhere, to be called a Derby.

However, if Sir Charles had prevailed in the toss of the coin, as well as in the race, it would not have been the Derby that he won. It would have been the Bunbury. It was not until 1787 that one of Lord Derby’s horses, Sir Peter Teazle, won—the only victory in the race that bears his name. Bunbury’s horses won again in 1801 and 1813.

Sir Charles had been married to Sarah Lennox, who, according to contemporary accounts, was one of the most beautiful women in England. After about six years of marriage, she ran away with her cousin, Lord William Gordon, and had a child by him in 1769. In The Jockey Club by Roger Mortimer (London: 1958) we are told that Sir Charles was considering a duel. However, protocol demanded that if he challenged Lord William Gordon there would be about nine other trespassers that would have to be dealt with before facing off with him. The odds were clearly not in his

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Yet, over the past 25 years of roaming the world watching his clients play golf and recruiting new players to his company’s impressive stable of worldclass performers, he’s seen his share of the finest venues on the planet.

Mascatello and his family now live in Middleburg and have become an integral part of the community.

He also is well known around the wide world of golf as executive vice president and managing executive for golf with Wasserman, one of the largest sports agencies in the world.

He’s been representing golfers for most of the past three decades, and among his earliest clients were Scott Verplank, Scott Hoch and Roger Maltbie, soon to be joined by John Daly nine months before his breakthrough victory in the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick in Indianapolis.

Among his company’s clients now are some of the game’s brightest stars— Rickie Fowler (who tied for fifth in the 2014 Masters), former Masters champion Zach Johnson and Jason Day, winner of this year’s Match Play Championship.

Mascatello always had an interest in sports, and after graduating from the University of Vermont and law school at American University, he went to work for ProServ, a prominent Washingtonbased sports agency run by Donald Dell, a former nationally ranked tennis player.

Dell had several golfers under contract, and Mascatello worked there for five years before partnering with another ProServ alum, Bud Martin, to start Cambridge Sports International. Not long after they started, they added another partner, Terry Reilly.

“Donald Dell was a great mentor for a lot of us,” Mascatello said. “At the time, they were doing mostly tennis and

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basketball. We thought there was a future for golf, and we went out on our own with some other financial partners. Donald said, “let the players decide. If they want to stay, they can stay, if they want to go (to Cambridge), they can go.”

Cambridge was sold in 1998 to the Marquee Group in New York, which was owned by SFX. Over time, Mascatello and his partners eventually were given the opportunity to buy back the company, and they did.

“Three years ago, we all could see how the world was changing, a big expansion in the international golf market,” he said. “I was approached by Arn Tellem, an old friend and colleague at SFX. He was at Wasserman. The game was getting bigger and we needed a complementary agency that had international firepower. Wasserman was a good fit. We are now Wasserman Golf. They’re one of the market leaders in baseball, basketball, European soccer and dominant in action sports like motorcross, X Games. They only have one football player—Andrew Luck. Not bad.”

It was not bad in the beginning for Mascatello after learning about a longhitting player who grew up in Locust

Grove, Va., before moving to Arkansas with his family. That would be John Daly, who became a two-time major champion as well as one of the game’s more colorful and controversial players.

“The first time we saw John hit a shot was his drive at the 16th hole at The Players Championship, a reachable par 5. After he hit the ball off the tee, I said to Bud ‘this is like nothing we have ever seen before’ and I told him I thought this will probably be the biggest draw we ever represent.”

And what was Daly like back then?

“He had a good idea of what he wanted,” he said. “Bud and I knew this level of length off the tee was going to be very different. We found some early exhibitions for him. I think the first deal we did was for $2,000 in upstate New York.

He was as excited about that as any of the deals we’ve done since.”

Daly remains on the Wasserman client list, with Martin managing his career.

“He’s still a very popular player,” Mascatello said. “When John is healthy, he can still play at the highest level. But he’s had a lot of injuries and he doesn’t

have any status in this country. It’s hard to make a set schedule for him, and that makes it hard for him to prepare.”

And all the controversy over the years?

“One of the real signatures of our company has always been that we simply care more than anyone else,” Mascatello said. “You can give guidance and counsel, but he’s also got to be willing to do the things you need to do. Most things in his life, he was hurting himself, not anyone else. He’s done so many good things over the years that people don’t even know about, the millions he’s given to charity, the number of lives he’s touched. That’s something people should also remember about John. And no one could have been a better friend to him than our team.”

Mascatello plays golf to a single-digit handicap at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and also is a fine tennis player.

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Confederate Captain James Breathed’s worn boots, covered in dust, dug into the loose earth as he walked.

He saw the moving blue cloth and the smell of sweatdrenched bodies, of burnt black powder, of shredded leather, of horses’ and humans’ spilled blood. It all hit him. He staggered. Suddenly, his vision darkened in the oppressive heat. A wave of nausea took his breath from him and left him white-faced and weak. He stepped behind a large oak tree, not having been seen by the busy gunners, and violently vomited.

When he regained his composure, he knew his sickness came not from the carnage before him, but instead from war itself. He was appalled by the needless deaths that those Federals had suffered simply because some fool officer thought the turnpike needed to be taken. He now, in his heart, questioned the reasons for the carnage. He had never seen such a mass of human and animal destruction piled in one place. The pointlessness of the slaughter horrified him. It was all senseless.

He came out from behind the tree and immediately hit the ground with all the other artillerymen to escape a blast of iron shrapnel that passed overhead. This scrape raised his ire, and his Celtic passions overwhelmed him.

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“Captain, it seems the First Massachusetts can’t get enough iron today. They’ve come around that curve between the white house and the stone wall on the right two times already. We can see the sharpshooters’ bullets creating flying dust from the blue jackets as the bullets strike the Yankees dead. Then we fire with canister.

When they’re not charging suicidally up the turnpike, we take a few shots at the counter battery on the ridge down below,” Lieutenant Johnston explained to him.

“You’re doing your duty, sir. Your country can ask no more from you, neither can I,” James responded. “Here they come again! Load!— Double canister!” James cried out impulsively.

In an instantaneous line of flame—trees, men, grasses, shrubs—were shredded by a rake of canister shot gone forth. Patches of clothing, twigs, and body parts flew; the ground was littered with bodies from the cannon fire’s fatal path. The position behind the stone wall where Lieutenant Johnston had placed the lone gun was impenetrable, James thought.

The third assault indeed was the last of the day, and the order from General Stuart was to fall back to Rector’s Crossroads that night. As he sat Billy, gazing at the carnage, saw Colonel Munford rode up and said to him, “I don’t hesitate to say

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James thought to himself that he had.

The scene before them was in a recurring nightmare that had begun to plague his sleep. There would be no escape. Admitting to his dark reality, he recognized that he had become a killing machine for a cause that was becoming more confusing with each engagement.

“Sir, we’ve done our duty honorably as soldiers this day. The Yankees still don’t know where the Army of Northern Virginia is. Now we must look ahead and rejoin them,” James said as he rode next to Colonel Munford. His battery trailed behind as they moved back to Rector’s Crossroads.

“I’m with you, Captain Breathed. Your courage and display of honor today was most inspiring to me and my men. Godspeed, Captain.”

James looked over his right shoulder as Colonel Munford rode ahead, and there he saw his friends from the 1st Virginia Cavalry.

“Evening, James,” Thomas House said.

“How ya been keeping yourself, James,” Daniel Cushwa said.

“Boys, not seen you and the First for a while. Glad you had a piece of the Yankees today,” James said as the night light from the moon was all that was now allowing them to see each other.

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“Just doing what I can for the cause, boys. Glad my guns got you through the day safe and alive.”

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Bapst, 48 and a Maryland native who grew up in Silver Spring, had always dreamed of being a fashion designer, but did not actually pursue it for several years. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1989 and studied textiles and “I knew I had a knack for (fashion) but it just took me awhile.”

After ten years of business experience, she moved on from selling Corian countertops to designing women’s apparel, and began her transition to the fashion industry by spending time in New York City’s garment district. After so many years of interest in the clothing industry, Bapst decided that it was time to start her own company.

“I just knocked on doors,” she said. “It was such an education, because obviously I was entering a whole new field.” To her surprise, Bapst encountered a great deal of rejection and numerous closed doors along the way.

“The question always was: How can you even think about being a designer when you don’t live in New York or Los Angeles or even Miami?” she said. Bapst did not agree; in fact, the naysaying spurred her on to prove them wrong.

“I believe that anyone can be successful in any industry, no matter where you live,” she said. “If you put hard work into something, success will come.” In fact, Bapst believes that her experience has been “an amazing way of reinventing myself as a woman.”

Bapst conceptualizes and develops her Union of Angels line utilizing a combination of “hip Bohemian chic” and influences from her love of the equestrian lifestyle. Her work has been described as versatile, simple and sexy.

“Clothing should be an expression,” she said. “It shouldn’t overwhelm you, and it shouldn’t be the first thing you notice about someone. It should definitely complement you.”

Recently, a trunk show of Bapst’s Spring collection was presented to an engaged crowd of interested women—and more than a few men—at Salamander Resort & Spa. At the beginning of her designing career, trunk shows at the homes of friends in the Middleburg area let her know that there was definitely demand for what she was producing.

Her designs already have been featured in numerous publications, on international runways, and on screen as a featured wardrobe.

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Chenoweth. And she’s produced fashion shows from Washington, D.C. to South Beach, Fla. and was nominated as “Designer to Watch in 2012” by Council Magazine.

Within two and a half years of its start, Union of Angels can now be found in over 1,000 shops and boutiques across the United States, as well as in St. Barth, The French West Indies.

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ot a day goes by when Mike Howland doesn’t think back to his nearly 15-month confinement as one of 52 American hostages held captive after a group of radical Iranian “students” supporting the country’s revolution took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November, 1979.

They were kept there for 444 days, from Nov. 4, 1979, until their release Jan. 20, 1981.

And for the last month, Howland was held in solitary confinement in a tiny 10-foot by 10-foot cell in a bleak Tehran prison. He learned of his release there, but not before he made some intriguing demands of his own. More on that later.

Eventually, he was tied up, blindfolded with industrial strength duct tape and stuffed into a car trunk for the trip to the airport.

When he finally got there, he had to endure one last indignity; he was forced to run through a gauntlet of 50 Iranian militants who beat him with sticks and pipes before he was allowed to get on the plane.

To this day, he bears the burden of that vicious attack, which led to nine surgeries on his spine since 2000 and nerve damage to his leg. His surgeon, Howland said, could not believe the number of splintered bone fragments he found up and down his spine and, not knowing Howland had been a hostage, asked him if he’d ever been the victim of a beating.

“For me,” Howland said in a recent interview, “that’s when the hostage crisis turned into a life sentence. The issues with my spine were a direct result of that beating.

Howland now lives in the Middleburg area and owns a highly successful information technology company based in Reston. Just before the Iran hostage crisis, as it came to be known,

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the Vietnam combat veteran and later longtime career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service was head of the security detail for then Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in the Carter administration.

One night, he received a telephone call telling him to get on the next plane to Tehran because the embassy was coming under attack. By the time he got there, the situation was badly deteriorating. “At night, the embassy grounds (about 40 acres) were a free fire zone,” he recalled. “My job was to negotiate between three different groups. We wound up doing some of that in the ladies powder room of the ambassador’s residence.”

When the final assault on the embassy began on a Sunday morning, Howland and two of his colleagues were actually in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the equivalent of the State Department, trying to negotiate a way out for the Americans remaining at the embassy.

At one point, he found a phone line and was giving instructions to the dozen Marine guards still at the embassy compound. The Marines wanted to open fire on the mob coming over the walls, but Howland convinced them not to take that inflammatory action, and they never did.

Howland also was able to connect to an American military base in Stuttgart, Germany.

It took awhile before he was passed up the chain of command to the four-star general who finally got on the line.

“He said ‘son, what can I do for you,’” Howland said. “I wanted to say ‘get us the 101st Airborne and get us out of here.’ He got me to the State Department’s command center in Washington, but there was not much they could do at that point. When we were released, that same general was at the bottom of the steps to greet me when our plane landed.”

Howland and his other two colleagues spent the first part of their captivity living in the

MFA, sleeping on Persian carpets with no beds and no chairs, with another ladies powder room also made available. Eventually they were provided mattresses, and the Iranians also supplied plenty of books and other reading material.

A few months into the ordeal, a Red Cross delivery included a set of children’s beginner watercolor paints. Howland began to while away his seemingly endless days and nights by painting on sheets of paper that once contained the seal and letterhead of the already deposed imperial Shah of Iran. He started off by doing stick figures, but eventually was able to create far more complex paintings, many of them filled with birds. He also managed to keep a 1,000-page diary of his experiences, and tried to pray and meditate every day, as well.

“It took me away from where I was,” he said of his painting. He also made it a point every day to sit up in a window overlooking an MFA courtyard so that when Iranian Foreign Service personnel came outside, they would be reminded of his presence.

“I wanted them to know I was still a hostage,” he said.

The last month of his captivity was far worse in that tiny cell in a prison he believes was built in the 1700s, with a hole in the ground for a toilet and so-called food served once a day through a slot in the cell door. Still, there were some small victories, including a punch that broke the jaw of one of his captors after the man had painfully ripped off the tape covering Howland’s eyes.

The day he finally was told about his impending release, Howland insisted he was not going anywhere unless he was provided with a pair of

shoes, a suit and his diplomatic passport.

“They started screaming at me, they thought I was crazy,” he said. “But they came in with a box of shoes and then a box of clothing and I found something that would fit.”

Howland said something else kept him going, as well, and provided a personal mission for his future if he ever got out.

School children from around the U.S. regularly sent cards and letters he and the other hostages were allowed to see, and they were always huge morale boosters. He recalled a card from a 9-year-old inner city boy from Chicago that read, “I got problems, too.”

“The promise I made to myself was that when I regained my freedom, I’d do something to pay back all those kids,” he said.

Over the past 33 years, he’s more than made good on that pledge. After his 1981 release, he resumed his Foreign Service work, and during one posting in Kiev, began helping children in area Ukranian orphanages. He retired from the diplomatic corps at age 50 and started his business, which now includes more than 70 employees.

These days, he’s on Hill School’s board of trustees, is a major supporter and board member of Middleburg’s A Place to Be working with disabled children and adults and also is a co-founder of the Spinal Research Foundation.

He is an avid fly fisherman and has become an accomplished wildlife photographer, as well.

Lately, he’s also become interested in trying to help stem the alarming trend of teen suicide, both locally and around the country.

“There were days [in Iran] when I sat in that window holding my head in my hands and telling myself I’ll never get out of here,” he said.

“But I also knew that if something good was going to happen, it would happen tomorrow.

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My wife, clearly programming me for a new “retired” rural life, got her horse and enrolled me in an old men’s riding group at Foxcroft School, under the legendary British marshal of Foxcroft riding, Margaret Lee. Wasting no time, Avis also enrolled me in art courses at the Art League School in Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory Art Center, where she taught drawing and painting.

Before long, not only was I taking art and riding lessons, but soon found myself fox hunting and into heavy-duty gardening and farm work.

Then there was the derelict, abandoned historic house next door and across the road--the 1870s Unison Store, going into bankruptcy and threatened with demolition. Something had to be done.

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The move basically was made so my wife, Avis Fleming, could be among animals, birds and rural scenes she loved to draw and paint and, perhaps most importantly, where she could again have horses. And the amazingly beautiful countryside around Middleburg, where we were looking, also included the rural roads where I had been leading and enjoying bike rides for a Washington bicycle club.

Like many “From Away” who move to the country, we looked for “a small country place.”

advantage over our previous urban lives. We were doing a lot more things together--trail riding, occasionally fox and beagle-hunting, sharing horse care and gardening. We also were buying and selling the house next door to a family that restored it under plans done by an architect friend, creating the nonprofit Unison Preservation Society and a village historic district to save the Unison Store.

Avis began holding an Art League class, “The Near West,” in our back pasture, where horses and ponies and two curious Black Angus steers would sniff and nibble at the sitting artists.

This was indeed pasture art. It also was a collaborative effort; I made lunch for the visiting artists.

My art classes led to ceramics classes, where the teacher said one day, “you’re making nice bowls but why don’t you get Avis to paint them?”

And she did.

Avis has taught drawing at the Art League School for more than 25 years, but had not painted pots. Then she joined me in ceramics classes. Once a week we spend a day in Alexandria doing ceramics together, making pots, vases, trays and ceramic pieces, seeing old friends and having lunch at different restaurants. Avis works in her studio in Unison, listening to music and NPR, surrounded by gardens, dogs, horses and passing wildlife. And she works regularly at

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Printmakers Inc., the region’s only group studio dedicated to the art of original, hand-pulled prints.

In recent months, Avis has been working on a large art show of her work at the Torpedo Factory. “Printed, Painted, Potted,” in Printmakers Inc. gallery, is a show of the landscapes of Maine, Louisiana, Ireland and Virginia she loves to draw, filled with birds, people and animals. The show includes etchings, lithographs, monotypes, paintings and recent ceramics we’ve done together.

One of Avis’s early abstract paintings was included in the 2013 New York City retrospective show “Banned in Washington,” color school painters of Washington, curated by Mark Dagley of New York. And one of our collaborative bowls, “Louisiana Canton,” won honorable mention in the 2013 national ceramics show “Tabletop Exhibit” at the Torpedo Factory. n

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The “Printed, Painted, Potted” show runs May 1 through June 30 in Printmakers Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, with a reception from 2-4 p.m, Sunday, May 4. Avis Fleming’s website is avisflemingart.com. Paul Hodge, a retired Washington Post reporter and editor, founded the nonprofit Unison Preservation Society in 2001.

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Jeep, who died in 2000, got his nickname during World War II, when he served in Okinawa. It came about because someone thought he resembled a character in the old Popeye cartoon. Before he became chief, Jeep had worked as a mechanic and a car salesman.

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He was a real character himself but very conscientious when it came to his duties as a law officer.

Still, I do remember the late John Palmer once telling me that he was standing outside the old Coach Stop restaurant talking to Jeep one day when a car came roaring through town going at least 55 miles an hour.

“Look at that, Jeep,” John said he told him.

“Oh, don’t worry about that,” Jeep fired right back. “He’ll be out of town in seven

Probably the biggest case Jeep ever had to deal with was the late 1970s murder of 62-year-old Bessie Glass, the widow of barber Guy “Cutter” Glass. She had a rooming house and one of her boarders got drunk one night, shot her with a .22 caliber rifle and then went back inside.

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Jeep’s daughter, Cindy Pearson, now works for the town as director of economic development. She said she was always led to believe that her father never had to fire a shot during his career, though I was told by someone that he did pull out the gun once to kill a snake to protect a small child when he was visiting a nearby relative.

Probably the biggest case Jeep ever had to deal with was the late 1970s murder of 62-year-old Bessie Glass, the widow of barber Guy “Cutter” Glass. She had a rooming house and one of her boarders got drunk one night, shot her with a .22 caliber rifle and then went back inside. In a 1982 profile, The Washington Post wrote that Jeep went up the front steps by himself.

“That you in there John?” the chief called.

“That you out there, Mr. Jeep?”

“Yep John. Now why don’t you come on out here and stop giving us so much trouble?”

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vide access to hay storage, and the space is ready for interior customization.

Hand-cut stonework, stocked koi ponds and a new driveway are among the additional features.

Four-board fencing rings the property, with additional fencing installed around the swimming pool and garden enclosure.

Hunting Hills is part of Willowin Farm, featuring elegant homes on large lots. Providing easy access to Middleburg and Purcellville and convenience to main commuting routes, the community is set back from the hubbub yet remains close to everything.

A testament to gracious living, this home is ready to make it yours.

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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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The lower level only adds to the amenities, with a large family room, media/ billiards room, the home’s final bedroom (with full bath) and a home office. There also is copious space for storage.

The outdoor, covered living area is a special bonus, with heating, a wood-burning fireplace, HDTV connection, bar and eating areas. Truly a grand spot for outdoor living.

The home is a testament to environmental sustainability, with energy-efficient appliances and windows among the greenfriendly features. A water-protection system was installed under the deck to protect the outdoor-living area.

The saltwater pool is a standout, and features a separately sourced hot tub and spa area. The private, one-acre pond is newly dredged and stocked, with springfed inflow and outflow.

The barn provides 200-amp electrical service and a heated tack room. Stairs pro-

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ited majestically on a 10-acre parcel in the sought-after community of Hunting Hills near Purcellville, this week’s featured property represents custom construction that pays homage to the past while looking confidently into the future.

A standout 2001 property from Interactive Builders, the home showcases an open floor plan for both ease of daily living and for entertaining in style.

Outside, the entire back yard, lawn and gardens is irrigated, and there is a 36x36 wooden barn and the glorious 50,000-gallon pool adding to the overall package, and the extensive hardscaping and landcaping make this an all-year delight.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,295,108 by Andy Stevens of Long & Foster Real Estate.

At 13 years young, there’s nothing unlucky about this property. It has been the recipient of TLC from the beginning and constant attention to detail, with upgrades galore.

Throughout the main house, room sizes are comfortably large, and the areas are connected, providing easy access between the living room, dining room, kitchen (with breakfast area), sun room and home office.

A screened porch adds to the overall ambiance, while the huge new Trex deck overlooks the pool, pond and lush grounds. It’s the perfect spot for hosting a summertime gathering of friends and family.

Four of the home’s five bedrooms are found on the upper level, including the glorious owner’s retreat. Here, you will find copious space and the perfect spot to relax.

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Comparable to exquisite Kentucky Horse Farms, the gently rolling fields are lined with white board fencing. Features include a gracious 6 bedroom manor home, pool with house, 8 barns, large machine shop, 2 ponds, 9 tenant homes and at one of the entrances, the owner’s handsome office inclusive of conference and impressive trophy room. $7,500,000

Magnificent 32 stall, 12,000 sq. ft. Foaling Barn, built in 2001, has witnessed the birth of many stakes winners and was recognized as having one of the world’s finest thoroughbred breeding and racing programs. A stand alone farm of 588 acres or with the adjacent 607 acres of the Melrose Farm land.

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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

Magnificent country retreat on 30 acres with incredible privacy & beautiful views. The c.1850 manor home has been graciously expanded into a 7 bedroom home with separate entertaining venue & two-story office w/T-1 capability. Pool, tennis court, gardens, greenhouse, 5 car garage. $3,495,000

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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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HALFWAY LAND - 71.56 acres: Beautiful open rolling fields with wonderful building site with mountain views. Orange County Hunt Territory $1,425,000

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Stunning and recent restoration by owner/designer of c.1825 Church and Meeting Hall, now leased to an Antique Shoppe and Design Center. Zoned "Commercial Village" and "Village" in the heart of Virginia's wine and horse country. Both buildings sit within the front half of the .84 Acre parcel w/the remainder in lawn w/mature trees & lovely mountain views. $885,000

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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. $2,800,000

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A home-site has been studied including and engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site.

Open space easement, land cannot be divided. $1,400,000 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

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

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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Main house, c. 1790 with later additions, is stucco over log and frame, has heart of pine floors, beamed ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, 6 Bedrooms, 5 Full Baths, 2 Half Baths, gardens. Stone guest cottage, c. 1770, is 3 floors with 1 Bedroom, 1Full Bath. Poolhouse has flagstone floors, pickled walls, 2 Fireplaces, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath. 2-car garage, barns, sheds, 12.5 acres. $1,485,000

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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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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. $2,750,000

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Mansion tours will be offered, as well as lunch from Blackthorne Inn, and the opportunity to hear an authentic Confederate regimental band, the Tuscarora Brass Band, at 2 p.m. Guests can bring a lawn chair or blanket and sit in the courtyard of the famous Horseshoe Barn built by Jock Whitney in 1931, while listening to the music, gathering with friends and family, and enjoying wine from Delaplane Cellars, offering tastings and wine for purchase.

The mansion tours at 1 and 3 will offer glimpses into the legends of Llangollen, including the visits of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette, sheltering Mosby’s Rangers in the Civil War, and the flamboyant life of society darlings Jock and Liz Whitney in the 1930s.

The Tuscarora Brass Band will perform Civil War era music, using instruments from the Civil War era. The musicians will also explain their instruments, giving a fascinating music history lesson.

Throughout the event, Delaplane Cellars will be offering wine tastings of three selected varietals, and wine for sale. Guests can purchase a glass of wine and sit on their blanket with family and friends or stroll the garden and enjoy the stunning views of the Virginia Piedmont from high up in Upperville. The kids can also climb an old wagon or tractor.

Tickets are $40 each for Mosby Heritage Area members or $50 for non-members. Kids are $15 and ages five and under are free. Please call 540687-6681 for tickets or purchase them online at www.mosbyheritagearea.org June wouldn’t be the same in this area without the Upperville Colt & Horse Show, the oldest horse show in the country, taking place on June 2-8 in Upperville. This will be the 161st edition and the show was founded in 1853 to encourage better breeding of horses.

What began as a one-day show, with only a few breeding classes, has grown into a week-long tradition with classes for children, adults and families. Each year, beneath the oaks at Grafton Farm, more than 1,500 horse and rider combinations compete throughout the week. The show raises funds for the Churches of Upperville Outreach and Upperville and the Upperville Volunteer Fire Department, among other area charities.

Highlights include the leadline divisions on Saturday morning, during which children ages 1-6 try to win the competitive class; the $10,000, 1.40 p.m. Jumper for “The Gladly Trophy,”; the $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby sponsored by

The very popular lead line class will take place on Saturday, June 7 during the week of the Upperville Horse Show. Previous winners include Miles Clancy and Mary McGowan.

The Chronicle of the Horse on Saturday at 5 p.m. and the competitive $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic sponsored by Salamander Resort & Spa Sunday, June 8 at 2:30 pm.

Gates open at 8 a.m. throughout the week.

Admission is $10 per person. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. For information, call 540-687-5740 or 540-592-3858. For complete schedules and up-to-the-minute results, visit the web site at www.upperville.com.

The Middleburg Humane Foundation’s 20th Annual Silent Auction and Dinner Dance will take place on June 14 at Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom’s Berrywick Farm in The Plains. This is their most important fund raiser of the year as they do not receive county, state or federal funding. It is only with the kind and generous support that adorable animals of all kinds (such as co-chair “Pepper” a Chinese Crested Dog) receive the love and attention they so deserve.

The Middleburg Players will present “Voices of the Piedmont,” a talent show featuring some of the area’s finest young singers on June 28 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville. Open auditions have already been completed, but there are still some openings in the program, and individual auditions can be arranged by calling Samantha Whitesides at 540-727-0004 or visiting middleburgplayers at gmail.com.

Open auditions for children and adults also are being held for the Middleburg Players group’s production of Charlotte’s Web starting July 25 and running through Aug. 3. Auditions are scheduled May 30 from 6-8 p.m. at Emmanuel Church in Middleburg, May 31 at Emmanuel from 2-6 p.m. and June 1 at Trinity Church in Upperville from 2-5 p.m. n

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450 acres in Piedmont Hunt • Improvements include 4 tenant houses plus many farm structures • VOF easement with 100 acre restrictions

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Quality home in convenient location • Private setting • Much larger than it appears • Expanded and completely renovated • Large 1st floor master suite • Gourmet kitchen w/ Carerra marble • 4 BR & 4 1/2 BA • Hardwood floors • Natural light • French doors • 2 fireplaces & top of the line finishes throughout • Decks for entertaining

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Two separate houses on 2 acres just south of Middleburg in Halfway • Both houses have been renovated & offer plenty of options • Live in one & lease the other or space for additional family • 2nd house on one level & easily expanded • Great location & a unique availability • Nice large storage building

Just west of Middleburg • Shows like a new home but built like an old house • 3 to 4 bedrooms • Updated kitchen • 3 full baths • Open living room w/ wood burning fireplace • Hickory floors • Lower level is fully finished with a family room, space for 4th bedroom & full bath • Upstairs bedroom has whole floor & private bath • New septic

3 bedroom home on 3 +/- acres • Very charming and well cared for - this home has been freshly painted • Original hardwood floors and a wood burning fireplace • Solid block construction • Partially finished lower level for workshop or rec room • Nice deck over looks lawn and protected Mt. Zion Park • Easy commuter location a great buy - feels like the country yet near all of the conveniences

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Stream protection takes many forms but the one least recognized as imperative and often overlooked is making sure that all of our streams have trees and shrubs along the watercourse. Trees do many beneficial things, including and most importantly keeping erosion to a minimum which keeps sediment out.

Also important is that trees soak up nutrients from animal waste before it reaches the stream. Nutrients create algae, which eventually depletes oxygen, with effects like the dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay. As if that’s not enough, they provide shade to minimize water temperature, and are home to many birds and animals.

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Landowners also must be cited. They include Katherine McCloud at Oak Grove Farm; Roy Perry at Skyland and Bryce Lingo at Orange Hill. So far, nearly seven acres have been planted, with 7,250 linear feet of stream bank protected and over 1,000 trees and shrubs and 1050 live stakes planted at the streams’ edges.

This project is a perfect example of a winwin situation for our community. Children are taught about conservation issues, while having a hands-on learning experience. They receive a certificate for Community Service credit from the Goose Creek Association, a 501-C3 nonprofit.

Landowners benefit by having their properties enhanced with trees that protect and beautify their land. The Soil and Water District staff is able to protect more land, provide more trees and in general do a more outstanding job by having so much help with these large projects. In the end we all benefit. n Marcia Woolman is a regular columnist for Middleburg Life and chair of the Goose Creek Challenge. She is serving her second term as a Goose Creek Board Member.

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water on earth. In our project, some of the tributaries are among several in the Goose Creek Watershed, which actually covers 350 square miles.

The Goose Creek Challenge has many heroes, and the results of their work increase with every passing year. The Project, enhancing riparian buffers along the creeks; covers not just Goose Creek itself, but all the tributaries, including Cromwell’s Run, Little River, and the list includes every bit of perennial water.

This riparian buffer work has been in existence for years through the work of county employees such as the John Marshall Soil and Water District (JMSWD) and Loudoun Conservation staff. Now here comes the rest of the Village. The Goose Creek Association through its Goose Creek Challenge Project has organized its members, especially board members, but the real heroes of this effort are the local school students and their parents and teachers.

This is only the second year of the project, and we would like to give credit those who have made this successful. They include: Goose Creek Association leaders and members; JMSWD staff led by Tom Turner, Middleburg Academy students and teacher Ellen Hughes; Hill School students with teacher Lois Johnson Mead; Highland School students with teacher Jon Kraut and parent Tim Dunn; Lou-

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A beautiful, well-built 5 Bedroom 3.5 Bath Custom home on 10 fenced acres in Hunting Hills.

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Lovely one owner cedar sided home on 7.7 treed acres overlooking Beaverdam Creek.

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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 ent., built-in bookcases. MOVE IN READY!

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Trinity Episcopal Church Enables Tours of Stables May 24-25

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n Memorial Day weekend, visitors to Middleburg can get a peek inside a dozen different farms and stables during the 55th annual Hunt Country Stable Tour, May 24-25, produced by Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville.

Trappe Hill Farm, 550 acres of field and forest bordering the Blue Ridge Mountains, is one such stop and is home to a varied collection of horses.

Owners Edie and Bruce Smart raise Thoroughbreds they sell or race and also care for eleven retired horses. There will be mares and foals on view. Horse manager Wayne VanSant will swim horses in the pond at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Petting opportunities include veteran horses and neighbor Amanda Raphaelson’s mother goat and three kids.

Edie Smart, a retired Master of Foxhounds (MFH), will be on hand to discuss foxhunting and its traditions. Bruce Smart will discuss horse breeding theories. His trilogy, A Community of the Horse, is an illustrated Stable Tour of Northern Virginia and available for purchase.

The Smarts are ardent conservationists.

Trappe Hill’s land is in conservation easement to save the bears, bobcats and wild turkeys living in its woods. A Piedmont Environmental Council member also will discuss that organization’s programs to preserve Virginia’s beautiful countryside.

New for this year are six exquisite properties which had never before been open to the public. They join the self-guided tour’s line-up of the homes of some of Virginia’s most famous equine operations.

The Hunt Country Stable Tour provides the rare chance to visit private estates, famous breeding farms, competition farms and more.

From newborn foals to jumpers and polo ponies, and even horses swimming for exercise, you’ll see how equine athletes are bred, trained, fed and cared for.

The tour is self-guided, and tickets can be purchased at any stop. There is also a Country Fair and market at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, and lunch, catered by Back Street Catering, is available for purchase there. The fair features horse-themed arts and crafts, ice cream, treats for dogs and cats and more. Three miniature donkeys also will be at the fair to greet visitors.

This year’s stable tour also features six new stops--the equestrian facility at the recently opened Salamander Resort & Spa; Caliburn, Wind Fields, Poplar Grange, Belle Grey Farm and Fox Chase Farm.

Caliburn Farm is located on Atoka Road between Middleburg and Marshall. Gail Dady purchased the land in 2010 and began building a breeding and training facility focused on developing young horses for jumping and dressage competition.

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At Trappe Hill Farm visitors will see a demonstration of horses swimming.

converted an old dairy barn into a six-stall barn while constructing a new, state-of-the art show barn. There will be a jumping demonstration at noon and a farrier demonstration by Marc van der Rest at 1 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, there will be a freestyle jumping demonstration at noon.

The equestrian facility at Salamander boasts a stunning 14,000-square-foot stable with 22 stalls and an indoor arena. Stop by the property at 4 p.m. on Sunday for an exhibition of equestrian sport.

Poplar Grange Farm houses young show horses, steeplechase horses, and retired horses that now enjoy relaxing trail rides through the estate. In training and raising the top horses in the world, the farm has two all-weather riding rings equipped with obstacles and cross country challenges that horses will encounter throughout their show jumping and steeplechase careers. On Saturday at 2 p.m., guests are invited to a show jumping demonstration with Pablo II, who competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Belle Grey Farm, an international com-

bined and pleasure driving training facility, will host demonstrations both days. Banbury Cross Farm, located east of Middleburg, will feature a polo demonstration at 4 p.m., on Saturday.

Fox Chase Farm is giving carriage rides from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension (MARE) Center will give a treadmill demonstration on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Proceeds from the Hunt Country Stable Tour support Trinity Church and its many local, national and international charities and nonprofit programs.

Advance ticket sales are $25 per person; a group rate for 10 or more is $20. After May 16, tickets are $30. Tickets can be purchased at http://trinityupperville.org/Hunt-CountryStable-Tour/or by calling 540-592-3711. Tickets will also be available the weekend of the tour at Trinity or any of the featured stops. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets are not required for the Country Fair.

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he Middleburg Montessori School in Atoka has mounted a significant expansion that will include a new toddler program and middle school classes scheduled to begin in the school year

of 2014-15.

There also are plans to add an additional building and expand the current school campus

located just off Route 50 halfway between Middleburg and Upperville.

The toddler class, between five and nine students, will be open to children from 12-14 months and 2 1/2 years old and will run from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

According to head of school BethAnn Slater, the toddler class addition will help to feed the school’s primary program and will sat-

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isfy a demand that has been growing nationwide. Research has shown that enrollment in a Montessori program at the age of 12 to 18 months offers significant benefits to the child developmentally.

“We think children in this area deserve a high quality Montessori education,” Slater said.

“In my opinion, it’s the most perfect match to human development. This is all about human development and helps these children be all they can be.”

The middle school program for students between the ages of 12 to 15 (and grades 6-8 or 6-9) also will be added next year. This program will encompass a farm school program that will start with a hog project, and a beekeeping project. Academic knowledge and skill turns into necessary expertise when studies are linked to real applications and projects.

Students in the program will integrate biology into raising animals through the hog project and honey bees; math and economics into running businesses and chemistry into monitoring a composting project and waste water treatment.

There is also soil testing to guide decisions regarding what vegetables are suitable for the soil type or what may need to be added to the soil.

Forest ecology will be used to harvest wood and produce woodworking projects and also will include participation in the Friends of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Costa Rica every other year.

There also will be art and music collaborations with local artists and musicians through art shows and fundraising performances to benefit local non-profit organizations working to help the less fortunate in the community.

And international studies component will include the participation in the Montessori Model UN program in New York City and possibly the Henan Province in China in November, 2014.

Middleburg Montessori has been operating for 30 years and students have actively participated in several philanthropic organizations in and around Middleburg. They include CCI, Seven Loaves, Levis hill House, Middleburg Christmas Coalition, Hamilton Methodist Church Meal Making, Middleburg Christmas Parade, Mosby Heritage Society and the Loudoun/Fauquier Garden Club.

They also are planning future programs with

the Wildlife Ambassadors in Lovettsville, and the Goose Creek Association to study stream beds and ecosystems.

Currently, the school has an enrollment of 29 students but has never conducted an active marketing campaign in the history of the school. School officials have been working on a marketing plan to address the expansion and deficiencies in its current outreach.

A marketing firm has been contracted to begin a social media campaign, which will reach out to approximately 13,000 potential families.

The Middleburg school also is in discussions with another accredited Montessori in South Riding about the possibility of merging the two schools, which would potentially bring a significant number of students to the Middleburg campus.

The Atoka school now has one 1,900 square foot ranch style building and a 950 square foot temporary trailer on 1.6 acres of land. The property has been approved by the county to build an addition that can allow its total buildings to accommodate no more than 84 children.

In order to begin construction, the school must supply a building plan to acquire a building permit.

The temporary trailer used for the past two years must be either re-permitted after June, 2014 or removed, with a two-story building not to exceed 5,000 square feet built in its place adjacent to the existing structure.

The new addition will cost between $320,000 and $400,000. It will house the elementary and middle school classes during the 2015-2016 school year.

As enrollment increases for the 2015-2016 school year from 55 to 97 students, the middle school program will be moved off the main campus and will constitute phase II of the expansion plan.

The school hopes to raise a minimum of $400,000 by the end of 2014. With that amount, the plan is to start construction on a two-story addition in April in order to have the building completed for the 2015-2016 school year.

The goal of the MMS Capital Campaign is to raise $750,000 in the next year. In the Phase II capital campaign over the next five years, MMS must raise the funds necessary to retire a loan made to purchase the property. The initial campaign will also allow the school to cover current debt for past scholarships. n

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churches, volunteer with different outreach programs, and let them know that we’re here.

We have this wonderful outlet they can just enjoy with their families and pick the fruits and vegetables with their children.”

Congress recognized the growing popularity of farmers’ markets and the need to improve nutrition for low-income families by including $100 million for matching grants to help local organizations promote more purchases of local foods in the 2014 Farm Bill.

Details of the outreach grant program are being finalized this year. But many markets already have begun reaching out to potential new customers.

“One thing that we learned when we first started this is that it’s not just about having

access to fruits and vegetables, but learning what to do with them once you get them,” Herner said. “If you eat sweet potatoes, you know you can do anything from microwaving it to putting it on the barbecue. But if you’ve never had a sweet potato or don’t have access to really high-tech cooking, you may never have tried a sweet potato.”

So Williamsburg market vendors often take time to socialize with customers and explain ways to prepare the foods they sell.

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Where – at all our participating restaurants

Where – at all of our participating restaurants who will serve their specially crafted Farm-to-Fork Loudoun noted below, who will serve their specially crafted menu sourcing from the farms and wineries listed below!

Farm-to-Fork Loudoun menu sourcing from Restaurants, farms and wineriesthe to date - with coming soon! farms andmore wineries also listed!

RESTAURANTS – ASHBURN - Buffalo Wing Factory, Garden of Eatin and ‘Palmers Grille’ at

Our confirmed restaurants, farms and wineries to date, with more coming soon!

Belmont Country Club LEESBURG - Aiyara Thai Restaurant, Fire Works Pizzeria, Ironwood Tavern,

RESTAURANTS – Aiyara Thai Restaurant, Buffalo Wing Factory Ashburn, Buffalo Wing

Mama Lucci’s, Palio Ristorante Italiano, Shoes Cup & Cork, The Wine Kitchen and Tuscarora Mill

Factory Sterling, Fire Works Pizza, Grandale Restaurant, Harriman’s Virginia Piedmont

LOVETTSVILLE - Market Table Bistro and The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm MIDDLEBURG -

Grill, Ironwood Tavern, Magnolia’s at the Mill, Market Burger & Fries, Market Table Bistro, Goodstone Inn & Restaurant and ‘Harrimans Virginia Piedmont Grill’ at Salamander Resort & Spa

Palio Ristorante, Palmers Grille’ at Belmont Country Club, Rangoli Indian Restaurant,

PURCELLVILLE - Grandale at the Mill, Market Fries, The White Shoes Cup & Cork, The Restaurant, RestaurantMagnolia’s at Patowmack Farm, TheBurger White&Palace Restaurant,

Palace Wine KitchenHearth, Hearth ROUND HILL - Savoir Fare Limited–SOUTH The WineRestaurant Kitchen, and TheThe Wine Kitchen and Tuscarora Mill WINERIES Bluemont

RIDING - Rangoli Indian Restaurant and STERLING - Buffalo Wing Factory – Bluemont Vineyard, Casanel Vineyards, Dry Mill Vineyards, Lost WINERIES Creek Winery, Notaviva

Vineyard, Casanel Vineyards, Mill Vineyards, LostVineyard, Creek Winery, Vineyards, Stone Vineyards, Stone Tower Dry Winery, Sunset Hills andNotaviva Willowcroft Farm Vineyard

FARMS – Breezy Meadow Farm, Farm, Endless Summer Like A Tower Winery, Sunset Hills Vineyard, andDavlin Willowcroft Farm Vineyard FARMSHarvest, – BreezyFaith Meadow

Mustard Seed, Great Country Kerry Knoll Farm, Farm, Quarter Farm, Davlin Farm, Endless Summer Harvest,Farms, Faith Like A Mustard Seed, Milcreek Great Country Farms, BranchFarm, Farm,Quarter SpringBranch HouseFarm, Farm, and House Stoneybrook Farm Market.

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ith the Delaplane Strawberry Festival scheduled May 24 at Sky Meadow State Park, organizers surely will be delighted to know that consumers asked to pick their favorite fruits from a list of 14 chose strawberries most often in research by the California Strawberry Commission.

Strawberries were named 43 percent of the time, followed by bananas, watermelon, apples and grapes. Adults asked to name their children’s favorite fruits picked strawberries 29 percent of the time, followed by bananas and grapes.

The findings were based on an online survey of more than 1,500 consumers who were the primary shoppers in their households.

Separately, the commission found 96 percent of consumers are eating strawberries, and more than half of those are eating them at least once a week.

That’s good news for Virginia berry producers, whose fruit is now available in most parts of the state, including the Middleburg area.

“May and June are the peak season for the strawberry harvest in Virginia, depending on the area of the state in which they are grown,” said Tony Banks, a commodity marketing specialist with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

“Many growers now also have varieties that are harvested throughout the entire summer.”

Tom Baker of Brookdale Farm in Virginia Beach said he has plenty of strawberries for consumers to pick at his pick-your-own farm.

“We are looking at a large crop this year, and our peak should come right in the 10-day period around Mother’s Day,” Baker said. “We will be loaded with strawberries ripe for the picking; we just need good picking weather so consumers will come out to pick!”

In other good news for Virginia agriculture, the Middleburg Farmers Market is now open and will remain open every Saturday through Oct. 25.

Located behind the Community Center, the market runs from 8 a.m. to noon and features local vendors with a wide variety of products, from farm fresh fruits and veggies to homemade salsa, teas, honeys, jams, seasonal crafts and much more. There will be several new stands this year, including Hammer Down barbecue. Contact: 540-687-5152.

Throughout the state there there are more than 240 farmers’ markets, and now, more consumers than ever can shop at them as the U.S. Department of Agriculture expands the mobility of its supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

“The SNAP program is really about health and nutrition, and what better way to have fresh fruits and vegetables, and be able to support your local farmer, than to accept SNAP … at the farmers’ market?” said Leanne DuBois, direct marketing specialist at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “We have the capability through USDA to allow all farmers’ markets in Virginia to have a wireless terminal that can accept SNAP payments at the market.”

SNAP is what used to be known as food stamps, and the program’s electronic debit cards can be used at 72 different Virginia farmers’ markets.

“Vendors at the Williamsburg Farmers’ Market think it is really important that everybody in our community have access to fresh fruits and vegetables,” said market manager Tracy Herner. “It’s really been an added benefit to get out in the community to go to different

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During the April 26 Oatlands Spring Gala, Board Chairman Mike O’Connor delighted the crowd of around 250 guests with the news that Oatlands, Inc. had acquired The Hamlet property, adding another 54 acres to the 360-acre Oatlands Historic House and Gardens.

The Hamlet, which abuts Oatlands to the south, was owned by Grenville “Gerry” Emmet, son of Anne Eustis Emmet and grandson of Washingtonians William Corcoran Eustis and his wife Edith, who purchased Oatlands in 1903. After the death of Edith Eustis in 1964, her daughters Anne Eustis Emmet and Margaret Eustis Finley donated the property to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Oatlands is owned by the National Trust, but managed by a local board of directors. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The Hamlet was part of the original 3,400-acre tract owned by George Carter, who established Oatlands in 1798.

As Loudoun’s top tourism historic site destination, the news is good for Oatlands, the county and Northern Virginia in general, O’Connor said.

The Hamlet property had been for sale off and on over the past four years. That fact and major development to the northeast of Oatlands focused the board’s efforts to not only preserve Oatlands, but also to safeguard its future. The purchase price was $1.85 million, O’Conner said.

When William Corcoran Eustis purchased Oatlands almost a century after George Carter began construction on his house in 1804, the size of the estate was much diminished from Carter’s original holdings.

Acquiring The Hamlet returns another piece of the “historic core” to the estate, O’Connor said. There are three houses on the property, including the main Manor House, which offer opportunities for expanding Oatlands’ wed-

ding and reception business among other possibilities.

“Our objective is to get back to the original footprint and utilize the property in an appropriate way,” O’Connor said later.

Emmet is an Oatlands board member, as is David Williams, grandson of Margaret and David Finley. His mother, Joan Williams, owner of another adjacent family house—Little Oatlands—who died several weeks ago, was a director emeritus. The sale negotiations, during which Emmet recused himself from all participation, took “a long, long” time, O’Connor said, but the final result was achieved with a great deal of help from a number of people.

O’Connor particularly cited the assistance of attorneys David Culbert and Gene Gulland, who also serves on the board.

He also thanked Chantilly-based Virginia Heritage Bank, which provided financing for the purchase, citing assistance from vice president Christopher Mortensen and Chairman of the Board David Summers. It is a bank that is committed to Loudoun and local heritage, including historic properties, according to O’Connor.

“There’s very few banks that will build a relationship in that way,” O’Connor said, noting that Oatlands had conducted a procurement under federal guidelines for the competitive process and approached a number of major banks. “Virginia Heritage won, but they also made it very palatable for us; we are extremely happy with their assistance,” he said.

O’Connor also thanked his board members for full participation as well as several “tremendously generous” contributions. “We have an aggressive plan to make the acquisition complete; there’s a lot of work to be done,” he said.

Gala attendees chipped in Saturday night to “make a good start” on fundraising, according to Executive Director Andrea McGimsey.

Dignitaries on hand Saturday night included Loudoun supervisors Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) and Geary Higgins (R-Cato-

“It’s truly a special place and worth special protection.”

Speaking to the appreciative crowd, a relaxed Herring also commented on his new job in Richmond. “My first 100 days in office have been even better than I thought possible,” he said.

There was one sad note to the evening.

O’Connor brought lumps to the throat as he sang an Irish lament and tribute to the dead in memory of Joan Williams, owner of Little Oatlands, also part of the original Carter holdings.

“We lost a great supporter in Joan, who succumbed after a valiant fight. All of us who knew her loved her,” he said of Williams, who cared for Oatlands passionately. “She was always in the battle,” he said, recalling a time when he had favored razing a barn. “Joan said ‘don’t push that barn over—I had a cow there called Daisy.’”

A memorial service is planned for Joan Williams Saturday, May 17, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg.

“I’m beyond thrilled, and so was Joan,

that Oatlands Hamlet is not leaving this property; it’s fitting, and a wonderful thing,” David Williams said. He recalled that his mother was constantly asking him, “David, when it is going to go through?”

O’Connor said he was happy to see a portion of the original estate returned to Oatlands, upping its present size to 414 acres—at the heart of the almost 1,200-acre Oatlands Historic District, which also includes the oneroom Mt. Gap School, the Oatlands Mill and the Church of Our Savior. n

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In brief remarks, Herring said it was nice to be back home, noting he had been to the Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival earlier in the day, and topped it off at Oatlands. Even when visiting as a child, “I was taken by it,” he said, calling Oatlands a national treasure.

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“That’s the kind of enthusiasm you always want to see,” said Cathy Hartley, who teaches the Junior Kindergarten class along with Susan Price, clearly a labor of great joy for both of them. “Our biggest goal at that age is to make them love school and provide an atmosphere that is safe and secure. You want them to have a

sense of belonging here.”

The 2013-2014 school year marks the first time Hill has offered a Junior Kindergarten program. Head of School Treavor Lord said the seed for starting the new class was planted last year when the mother of several now adult Hill graduates suggested that her four-year-old grand-daughter seemed ready for school, but was not old enough to meet the age requirement for regular kindergarten.

Lord also knew that several Pre-K programs in the Middleburg area had decided to close down over the last few years, leaving fewer options for local children, and especially for families who already had older siblings at Hill.

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Lord said. ”We’ve been very excited about the response, and it’s really been a wonderful program.”

There are now 11 children in this first Junior Kindergarten class, all age 4 and 5. They occupy an open, expansive classroom filled with all manner of childish diversions, including one area that is a pretend veterinarian hospital, another a play kitchen and another space for a “restaurant.” The school day starts just after 8 a.m. and formally ends at noon, but most children stay for lunch and have the option to stay later with their two teachers.

And every student gets a daily hug from the teachers when they walk in the front door.

Each child is assigned a specific daily task on a job board, including door holder, soap squirter, chair checker (to make sure chairs are neatly pushed under desks) and a “caboose,” assigned to be the last one in line, the better to turn the lights out whenever the class leaves the room. And of course, all the jobs are rotated throughout the school year.

It’s a half-day often filled with fun and games, but always with an academic purpose in mind in a program that is tailored to the skill level of each student, depending on where they might be in the early stages of learning.

“With this group, every minute of every day is a teaching moment,” Cathy Hartley said. “Here, we start from scratch. How to interact with other children. How to wait your turn. How to share. Acclimation is very important, and this is such a natural option for them to have a little more time to play and develop before they get to kindergarten.

“There’s a big range of skills at four and five.

Some are just starting to learn letters. Some are already starting to read. For us as teachers,

it’s the hardest thing and the most fun thing to be able to identify each level and keep each child moving forward. We have to have enough opportunities in this room that are challenging each child, no matter what level they’re on.”

Cathy Hartley and Susan Price are eminently qualified for such challenges themselves. Cathy is a Hill alum, and both have older children who came through the school. Cathy has been a Hill kindergarten teacher the last nine years and Susan, a former fourth grade teacher in Lovettsville, has been teaching kindergarten at Hill the last six years.

Both are always looking for new ideas. Cathy’s younger sister, Mary B, teaches Junior Kindergarten in Charlotte, and invited Cathy to come to class and observe for a few days during Hill’s spring break. Both Cathy and Susan also have made it a point to speak to other teachers in the area and say they also are learning along with their students as they all go merrily along.

“It’s such a wonderful experience watching the light bulb go off in their heads when they understand a concept for the first time or experience something new,” Susan said. “These children want to be here and they’re actually sad when the weekend comes. They’ll say ‘do I have to go, really?’”

Added Cathy, “I learned in a kindergarten training program that you have to engage their hearts before you can engage their minds. You have to make a connection with a child before you get the learning in place. Since we’re at the ground level, we want them to feel safe and secure and happy. And wanting to come to school every day.”

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Lilly Potter Selected for Elite Program Hill School graduate Lilly Potter of Middleburg has been accepted to an elite U.S. State Department program as one of 20 high school students from around the country who will travel to Singapore and Malaysia for four weeks this summer and stay involved in the program for the following school year.

The 2014 American Youth Leadership Program with Singapore and Malaysia is a virtual and international exchange experience supported by a grant from the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The goal is to expose high school students and educators to U.S. - Singapore and U.S. - Malaysia relations through the lens of the effect of sustainable development on urban planning.

The program aims to develop a corps of individuals (both high school students and educators) who are exposed to the people and

culture of Singapore and Malaysia and trained to pass on their knowledge to others in their schools and communities when they return.

Lilly, the daughter of Donna and Jeffrey Potter of Middleburg, graduated from Hill School in 2011 and is currently finishing her junior year at Foxcroft School. She has already been selected by her Foxcroft classmates as student head of school for 2014-15 and also serves on the board of directors of the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation in Middleburg.

“Lilly’s achievement and leadership – in every area – in her years at Foxcroft are not surprising to me or her Hill teachers,” commented Treavor Lord, Hill’s Headmaster. “During her nine years at Hill, we observed steady growth in her confidence, creativity, and academic skills.

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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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oxcroft’s centennial anniversary and the culmination of Mary Louise Leipheimer’s quarter-century of leadership as head of school has been recognized this spring through a variety of special programs and celebrations.

When Leipheimer came to Foxcroft in 1967 to teach English, she planned to stay for just two years. What kept her at the school, she once said, was finding that “these girls had a sense of self that I wasn’t sure I had yet…There is something in the fabric of the community that results in Foxcroft ‘growing’ leaders in disproportional numbers, a fact validated in communities throughout the world.”

Leipheimer was appointed Head of School in 1989, but even now introduces herself, first and foremost, as a teacher. But those who work with her acknowledge that she also is an incredibly astute businesswoman. During her tenure, she has been credited with ushering the school into a position of stability. Foxcroft’s endowment fund is now around $30 million, and the school has no long-term debt despite three new buildings constructed within the past five years.

Leipheimer said she has no specific plans in mind after she leaves her post. She has a home in Purcellville and she only knows that “I’m not

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No centennial celebration would be complete without art exhibits, panel discussions, historical displays, special classes and performances and riding exhibitions, and Foxcroft has included them in abundance. Many distinguished alums have come back to campus to speak, to lead classes, to share their various life experiences with the current students.

In addition, and in conjunction with the school’s centennial celebration, the National Sporting Library and Museum has organized a special exhibit on women as sporting enthusi-

asts, sporting artists and sporting art collectors. (“Foxcroft School: The Art of Women and the Sporting Life” is on display through August 24.)

Last fall, in anticipation of the centennial anniversary, Leipheimer kicked off the 100th school year by writing a convocation speech, “Remembering Who You Are.” She wrote that, one hundred years later, “Foxcroft continues to place a high premium on academic and intellectual fitness and an equally high value on physical fitness.”

Quoting “Miss Charlotte Noland,” Leipheimer praised the day-to-day expectations that had been given to the faculty 100 years ago: “May each of us work toward being kind to one another—kind, not blind; questioning, not demanding; precise, not picky; challenging, not threatening; inclusive, not clique-ee; laughing, not sneering; joining in, not hiding; tolerant, not wishy-washy; loving, not condescending.”

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going to set my alarm clock. I’ve outlined three different books over the last 20 years, and I’ll still sit on the board. But I’ve asked the headhunters to give me a year. I think I’ll be very happy working in my church, writing my books and working on various boards.”

Asked specifically about any particular highlights of her distinguished tenure, Leipheimer demurred, insisting, “it’s always been about the girls. It’s really extraordinary what they do when they leave here. I’m a fourth generation educator. I grew up with my mother cooking and tutoring at the same time, and

working with kids is something I always wanted to do.

“Every day here is a heartwarming experience. Charlotte Noland (the founder) wanted this school to be different. When I was the admissions officer, people would often ask ‘what’s the profile of a Foxcroft girl?’ Finally I figured it out. It’s just magic—the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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The Kossuth cakes were served on special occasions starting in the 1940s. They’re a bit of a production, but well worth the time and calories. I can understand why they evoke happy memories for all who were served these fabulous cakes. They are akin to a whoopie pie, but much more refined.

Mike’s cold poached salmon has been served to many over the year—classic and elegant. His method of poaching produces moist perfect results every time. The dill sauce is simple and delicious. Mike continues to give his students and staff heartfelt care in serving his food because he knows food is love and he cares deeply for his Foxcroft family.

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CAKES: 3 egg whites 2 egg yolks 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup sugar A pinch of salt ½ teaspoon vanilla • Beat egg yolks with sugar and salt until light • Beat in the sifted flour and vanilla • In a clean bowl beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in thoroughly.

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees • Drop the mixture onto parchment lined baking sheets. Use a 1 1/2” cookie/ice cream scoop • Bake for 8 minutes until light brown. Allow to cool a few minutes before moving them to the rack.

CHOCOLATE FILLING 2 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate ¼ cup butter 8 ounces confectioner sugar 2 tablespoons warm water 2 egg yolks, room temperature Pinch of salt ½ teaspoon vanilla • Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler • Beat in the sugar and the water • Remove from the heat and beat in the egg

yolks, vanilla and salt SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM 1 cup whipping or heavy cream (this must be very cold) ½ teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup sugar • Make the whipped cream by combining the cream, sugar and vanilla in a chilled bowl and whip until almost stiff TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKES • When the cakes are completely cool, spread the flat side of each with about a teaspoon of chocolate filling.

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Mike Brown has been preparing meals for the students and staff since 1989 and his love of people and devotion to good food shows in his work. It’s a big job with EdaWright managing kitchen serving breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, keeping it fresh and interesting.

To help ease the twinge of homesickness, from time to time Mike will collaborate with some of his international students to create special buffets using recipes they bring from their home countries. Many students I’ve spoken to say it’s their favorite dinner.

If you are ever in Berryville, you can sample his cooking at Mr. B’s Barbecue and you will understand why he is so beloved.

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es, that really was First Lady Michelle Obama enjoying the amenities at Salamander Resort & Spa along with daughters Malia and Sasha recently.

They also paid a visit to the Boxwood Winery owned by John Kent Cooke. Middleburg is used to such White House visitors over the years—presidents John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all came to town, and the Kennedys were weekend regulars.

Last month’s 31st anniversary issue of Middleburg Life had not been out six hours when we received a call that a reader wanted to get in touch with Andre Fox, who was featured along with his collecPhoto by Janet Hitchen tion of Betsee Parker and Andre Fox with the Kennedy boot scraper

At the recent Oatlands point-to-point races David Byrne rode Incomplete to victory in the Eustis Cup dedicated to the late Joe Rogers. At the presentation to the right of Byrne is trainer Ann Stewart, Donna Rogers with a silver plate, and to her left Sam Rogers.

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Kennedy memorabilia.

By noon, the next day Fox delivered a boot scraper that Jackie Kennedy had used at their weekend retreat in Middleburg during the 1960s. The boot scraper was purchased

by Betsee Parker, who wanted it to stay in Middleburg because she felt it was an important part of our history. It is now permanently in place at Huntland.

Mary Jo Jackson, of Middleburg, has recently joined the board of the Blue Ridge Hospice. Jackson’s wide range of volunteer nonprofit work includes: the Windy Hill Foundation, Piedmont Child Care Center, Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, Middleburg Community Center, Hill School Board and the Middleburg Library. Blue Ridge Hospice, now in its 33rd year, provides hospice care within the City of Winchester and eight surrounding counties.

Gloria Craun Elgin and Elizabeth Smith will be honored at a retirement celebration at Banneker Elementary School on the afternoon of May 29. Gloria has served as the administrative assistant at Banneker for the past 30 years. Elizabeth Smith has taught at Banneker Elementary School for the past 21 years. For more information, call Ms. Warner

or Mrs. Corber at Banneker Elementary School. All are welcome.

Eighteen Highland School students and parents took a spring break tour to St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. Classical and

World Language Department Chair Sarah Roach led them first on a tour in St. Petersburg to Nevsky Prospect, the Russian National Library, and Stroganov Palace. On Red Square in Moscow, the group saw Lenin’s Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum and the Pushkin Museum and more. The group also enjoyed tours of the Bolshoi Theater and the Novodevichy Cemetery where Boris Yeltsin, Anton Chekhov and Nikita Khrushchev are interred.

Six students from Middleburg Montessori School traveled to New York City to participate in the 8th annual Montessori Model United Nations, giving them the opportunity to step into the shoes of U.N. ambassadors and debate current U.N. agenda items. The students— Nathan Barnett of Middleburg, Hannah and James Dick of Leesburg, Bobby Slater of Upperville, and Nathan and Abby Stewart of Upperville—participated as delegates from Cambodia at the student-led Photo by Sarah Roach conference Highland students on Spring break outside St. Basil’s For the first time in its history, Hill Cathedral in Moscow

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rom the moment the Mariachi quartet’s music greeted guests at the door, there really was nothing ordinary about the Nacho Ordinary Auction held Saturday, April 13, at Wakefield School over in The Plains. With both the silent and live auctions staged in the fully transformed upper gym along with the dinner and dancing, the crowd got jovial early on and the fiesta just grew from there. Light-festooned walls, brightly colorful tables, strings of paper flowers, and shimmering hanging lanterns complemented the lively spirit of the guests, many of whom had dressed creatively for the occasion. As intended, lively and spirited bidding was the result.

The time-honored Fund-a-Scholar event in the middle of the live auction, in which funds are raised in support of Wakefield School’s financial aid program, exceeded last year’s record result, and when the final auction item had been sold, Trio Caliente filled the dance floor with their irresistible rhythms.

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Imperative, with Kent Desormeaux up, won the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic. Trainer George Papaprodromou said it was his biggest victory.

Imperative beat the favorite Game on Dude who flew in from California by 1½ lengths. Imperative paid $55 for a $2 bet.

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School will initiate morning bus service for students traveling from Leesburg and Stone Ridge for the 2014-2015 school year. The buses will arrive at Hill School at approximately 8:15 a.m. in time for the school day to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Middleburg Academy student Jack Darby, a Round Hill resident, has combined his love

of longboarding (similar to skateboarding) and video making into 2 million views on YouTube. As an eighth grader, he submitted a video to New Jersey-based Original Skateboard Company, now his sponsor. Since then, Darby, now 17, is on their select team, one of only two dozen athletes nationwide. n

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sabella “Issy” Wolf has been spending the year after her graduation from the University of Virginia playing polo on the development team for the United States Polo Association. She is appearing in ads for the new USPA clothing line at their shop in SoHo. As noted in the photo, Issy figures prominently in the advertising campaign along with her friend and fellow polo enthusiast from Middleburg Ashley Van Metre. Rebecca Roberts from Kansas City is pointing to the advert.

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nd big shout out to Lauren Kieffer and Veronica of Middleburg, winners of the recent Rolex/USEF National CCI4* Championship at the Kentucky Horse Park. The 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare is owned by Team Rebecca. “I’m thrilled with her this weekend. She came out of it great,” Kieffer said of Veronica.

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Lauren Kieffer and Veronica, 2014 Rolex/USEF National CCI4* Champions

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At Skyland Farm, Denice and Roy Perry welcomed a colt by Copperman and their nice show mare Cerina. Carried to term by a surrogate Thoroughbred mare, “Clarke Kent” is shown here at just five minutes.

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The Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Millwood rescues and raises thousands of wildlife orphans. They are hosting a “Baby Shower” from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at Long Branch Plantation.

Some of the suggested gifts include: puppy chow, kitten chow, rolled oats and birdseed. For details, go to www.blueridgewildlife.org.

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Kenneth Young Tomlinson, 69, of Springbrook Farm in Middleburg, Virginia died on May 1st at Winchester Medical Center.

In a 28-year career at Reader’s Digest, he rose to the position of Editor-inChief in 1989.

In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed the Voice We Tomlinson currently Director have of several of America, where he served until 1984. healthy, fun loving, absolutely He began his career in journalism as a reporter for the Richmond Timesadorable kittens of all ages and Dispatch in 1965. In 1968 he joined the Washington bureau of Reader’s Digest, now available.

Pleasehe then served as a correspondent in Vietnam,colors and eventually in Paris, where fill out an application today! covered events in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Ask about our Buddy Program: Tomlinson is former chairman of U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (2002-2007) which oversees all non-militaryHelp U.S.keep international broadcasting, friends together!!! includingVisit the our Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), website for available & application s. TV Martí, and the Middle East Broadcasting animals Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio and Networks (MBN). He was also Chairman of the Corporation for Public www.middleburghumane.com (540) 364-3272 4 Broadcasting (CPB) from 2003-2005.

Tomlinson is the co-author of P.O.W., a history of American prisoners of war in Vietnam. In 1985, he was chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. From 1986 to 1994, he served as a member of the U.S. Board for International Broadcasting. In 1995, he was named Virginia Press Association’s Virginian of the Year, and he is a member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. Tomlinson is a recipient of the Phillips Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tomlinson was born on August 3, 1944 near Grayson County, Virginia, the son of the late Young Tomlinson and Mattie Wingate Tomlinson.

He married Rebecca Moore on April 25, 1975 in Washington, D.C. A 1966 graduate of Randolph-Macon College, Tomlinson later received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater in 1995.

Outside his love of country and family was his passion for thoroughbred racing. Tomlinson owned Sandy Bayou Stables and produced two stakes winners, Lonesome Sound and Missy Dear. His horse, Massoud, won two races at Saratoga in the summer of 2006. Tomlinson also enjoyed bluegrass, ACC basketball and the Washington Nationals and Redskins.

Survived by his wife and two sons, William Moore Tomlinson of West Hartford, CT and Lucas Young Tomlinson and his wife Anne of Alexandria, VA. A funeral celebrating the life of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson will take place Friday, May 9 at 11 am at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Virginia.

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he Middleburg Area is home to a wide variety of successful writers, literary agents and publishers as well as those aspiring to break in to

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On May 9-10, the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish House will be the venue for the third annual Hunt Country Writers’ Retreat. It will feature novelist Brad Parks, author of the Carter Ross mystery series and the only author to win the Shamus, Nero and Lefty awards. Library Journal has called Parks’ mystery series “essential reading” and “a refreshing tonic for the mystery soul.”

Also featured this year is Judy Walker, one of the nation’s top book designers, who will discuss her craft, as well, in several sessions over the weekend.

“We just wanted to do something to bring writers together,” said Genie Ford, a co-founder of the retreat. “Every year we want to focus on one major part of it. This year, it’s primarily the craft of writing. And we think having Judy (Walker), with the trend to self, independent publishing, the element of book design is something people really need to hear about.”

The retreat opens on Friday, May 9 at 1 p.m. with Parks discussing several writers who persevered and made the best seller list by their fifth, eleventh and twelfth books. This seminar discusses how to survive while waiting to make the best seller list and covers everything from getting an agent to learning how to be the best advocate for your work in the marketplace.

It covers all the things writers should be doing before they’re published to ensure success in the future. There also will be sessions during the afternoon when participants will be able to pitch their books to three different book agents—Jeff Kleinman, Anna Sproul-Latimer and Deborah Grosvenor. All three also will be on hand over the weekend and on Friday, there

also will be a reception from 5-6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s activities go from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday morning provides insight from Parks on how to start thinking about yourself as a writer and how to change your writing life to help kick start a writing career. In the afternoon session, he will explore creating and using suspense to keep the pages turning; developing an authentic voice; and getting readers to care about characters. This session will study some great examples, including one novel that accomplishes all three.

Genie Ford and Jan Neuharth, two highlyregarded Middleburg writers both well-connected to the literary world, created the Writers’ Retreat after a great response over the past two years. Anyone who has ever been interested in writing or is a published writer should plan to attend.

In Parks, attendees will learn from one of the best writers in the business, meet published authors and learn about their paths to publication, and have a chance to chat with top publishing agents.

Cost of the retreat is $350. Registration fees include all Friday and Saturday seminars, the Friday evening reception and lunch on Saturday. Students and educators receive a 10 percent discount. Optional pitch sessions are $40 each. To register, go to http://huntcountrywriters.com/writers--retreat.html or email Jan Neuharth at info@huntcountrysuspense.com.

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Hill’s grand finale will occur Saturday night, May 10, with the school’s 37th annual auction, “Rock the Kasbah,” from 5:30 p.m. to midnight.

Festivities include a board auction, a silent auction and a live auction. There’s a lavish buffet dinner and dancing to the music of “10 Spot,” followed by….a good night’s sleep.

Sunday, May 11, is Mother’s Day, and there’s lots to do at Salamander. It begins with a brunch buffet in the Middleburg Ballroom with three different seatings. Cost is $85 per adult and $14 per child. For reservations, call 866-938-7370. If brunch isn’t your pleasure, try Mother’s Day dinner in Harriman’s, with a three-course menu.

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chance to support the Piedmont Environmental Council, a wine tasting and heavy hors d’oeuvres and a talk by expert sommelier Neal Wavra will be featured June 7 at the Grey Door Party Barn at 20719 St. Louis Road in Purcellville beginning at 6:30 p.m. Five Virginia wines will be tasted, and reservations are suggested. A $95 donation to the PEC is requested. For more information contact lchlopecki@aol.com or pcovington@pecva.org or call 703-298-0835.

One of Middleburg’s best yard sales—the sixth annual Chinn Lane event—is scheduled May 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lots of good stuff available, at wonderful prices.

In Bluemont, Great Country Farms is also doing an “Asparagus Mother’s Day Weekend” extravaganza May 10-11. All visiting moms get a fresh strawberry dipped in chocolate. Contact 540554-2073 or visit greatcountryfarms.com.

Middleburg’s Home Farm Store will have an ice cream social on May 10 from 1-3 p.m. Enjoy sampling mini-ice cream cones, old-fashioned sodas, mini-banana splits and tiny root beer floats. Call 540-687-8882 or www.homefarmstore.com.

The third annual Hunt Country Writers Retreat at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg begins May 9 from 1-5 p.m. and continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Author Brad Parks and book-design expert Judy Walker will offer their insights and literary agents Jeff Kleinman, Anna Sproul-Latimer and Deborah Grosvenor are also on the program. Cost is $350. For more information, go to huntcountrywriters.com.

On the arts front, renowned painter William Woodward, a professor emeritus at George Washington University, will have a retrospective exhibit, “Summer Light” at the Byrne Gallery in Middleburg this month. The opening reception is May 10 from 5-8 p.m., and Woodward will speak on May 24 from 5-8 p.m.

The Piedmont Regional Art Show and Sale will hold its opening gala May 16 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Church in The Plains. The show and sale will be held May 17-18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artists of all levels of experience are invited to exhibit their work. Call 540-253-5177 or visit artshow@gracetheplains.org.

Heading to the Delaplane Strawberry Festival May 24 at Sky Meadows State Park in Paris? Check out a concert by the American Children of SCORE, based in Warrenton and The Plains. For more information, call 540-428-2313 or visit www.scoremusic. org.

The Mosby Heritage Area Association is hosting two public meetings this month to discuss a battlefield preservation plan. As part of a grant from the National Park Service, the meetings will allow citizens to add input to a draft preservation plan dealing with the 1863 battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville. Meetings are May 13 at Buchanan Hall in Upperville from 6-8 p.m and May 14 at the Church of Our Redeemer in Aldie, also from 6-8 p.m.

And don’t ever forget the Upperville Colt and Horse Show June 2-8 at the gorgeous grounds on Route 50. The oldest show in America is now in its 161st year and will include more than 2,000 horses and ponies. The $75,000 Jumper Classic will cap it all off on June 8, with an antique auto display, petting zoo for kids and Jack Russell races. Tickets are $10 per person, with children under 12 admitted free. n

he artwork of Middleburg native Louise Mellon will be on display at Middleburg Common Grounds in in May. A commercial photographer, artist, magazine editor, and owner of a pubic relations and advertising firm, her Louise Mellon’s artwork, including “Can I play too?”, will be on display work primarily features at Middleburg Common Grounds throughout the month of May. horses, dogs and the equestrian lifestyle.

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mYeRs miLL - Just west of Warrenton, 45 acres along the Rappahannock River. Lovely views to the Blue Ridge and rolling hay fields.

Trails down thru 10 acres of hardwoods to the swimming hole. $399,000 Cannon Ridge Road - Excellent opportunity to build your dream house on a RARE 10 acre parcel with a Middleburg address! Conveniently located off Rte 50, just a few miles East of Middleburg & West of Aldie.

Mostly rolling land with mature hardwoods, a lovely clearing for a house & small stream. Septic site plan completed, but not permitted. Please call for more details. Last parcel available! $344,900

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Culpeper County Circa 1815; Start a vineyard, grow crops for profit and attract game birds. Sited on a knoll over the Hazel River; Restored to its original elegance; Ornate Plaster and Carved Mantels; Flemish Bond 20” thick brick walls; improvements include stone blacksmith shop, restorable brick structures and impressive barn;135 acres; Acreage is made up of very rich soils and being actively farmed. $1,865,000

alex sharp (540) 219-4425

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