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Volume 9 Issue 10
January 17, 2013 ~ February 21, 2013
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2012 MBPA Business Awards
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Fargis Receives USEF Highest Honor
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he United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) recently announced that Joe Fargis of Middleburg has been selected to receive the year’s most coveted lifetime achievement award for his undying support and incredible legacy. Fargis will receive the Jimmy A. Williams Lifetime Achievement Trophy at the Pegasus Awards gala. Fargis, of Middleburg, Virginia, has been a leading figure in the sport of jumping for more than 40 years and his influence spans the entire scope of the sport in which he has served as a competitor, trainer, administrator and leader. Fargis has a long list of accomplishments in the competition arena. He made his first of more than 30 FEI Nations Cup appearances in 1970 in Lucerne, Switzerland, beginning his legacy as a stalwart on U.S. teams. In 1975, Fargis helped the U.S. secure Team Gold at the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Nine years later at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Fargis won Team and Individual Gold with Touch of Class. The pair’s epic performance set an
Olympic record as they faulted only a single time throughout the competition (they jumped clear over 90 of 91 obstacles). Fargis furthered his legacy in the 20th century winning Team Silver at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and representing the U.S. at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Stockholm in 1990. Additionally, he twice topped the North American East Coast League in qualifying for the FEI World Cup. Finally, Fargis’ legacy, extends to much more than his role as a competitor. His Sandron Farm is a renowned training facility that has helped shape the careers of many of the best horses and riders in the country. Fargis has also had a lasting effect on the administration of horse sport in the United States as a valued committee member of the American Horse Show Association (the predecessor to the USEF), United States Hunter Jumper Association, and United States Equestrian Team. Fargis also serves on the Board of Directors of the Upperville Horse Show.
Thanks and Happy New Year
Bond Refinance
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George Lengauer, long-serving President of the non-profit Seven Loaves organization introduced Council to his successor, Melanie Maloney. Maloney, of Marshall, VA, has served many years as a Seven Loaves supporter, providing food for the needy in Loudoun and surrounding counties. Council expressed its appreciation to Lengauer for his many years of service. Middleburg Museum Robert Brown, the attorney for the Middleburg Museum Committee reported to council in December that the committee’s formal status as a federal 501.c.3 non profit organization had been approved, and was effective as of the organization’s date of incorporation in August 2011. Donations to the museum are now officially tax deductible. Educator and former Middleburg Town Council member Eura H. Lewis thanked council for its help, with special thanks to Council Vice Chair Darlene Kirk, and Council liaison to the Museum Committee, Cathy Jo Shea for their support and hard work. Health Fund Donations Each year the Middleburg Town Council donates to local non-profit or-
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Town Administrator Martha Semmes reported that she had been actively engaged in discussion with the Town’s financial advisors and bond counsel about refinancing the town’s outstanding debt to take advantage of lower interest rates. After a presentation by Semmes and a representative of Davenport & Co, the town’s financial advisor, council appeared to favor the terms offered by SunTrust Bank, over those available from the Commonwealth’s Virginia Resources Authority or the Town’s current lender, Middleburg Bank. During its discussion of the alternative proposals Council indicated that, if possible, it would prefer doing business with Middleburg Bank and asked Semmes to see if the locally based institution could not meet or better the terms offered by SunTrust.
New Seven Loaves President
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t its regular monthly meeting on January 10 the Middleburg Town Council passed a formal resolution of appreciation thanking the Christmas in Middleburg Committee, its volunteers, the events sponsors, and town, county, and state staff who gave their time to make this year’s event one of the best, and arguably the largest ever. Committee Chairman Jim Herbert formally accepted the Council’s thanks. The economic impact of the parade, which this year brought in an estimated 12,000 visitors, is expected to be reflected sales and use tax data that will become available later this month.
A final decision on the refinance is expected before the end of the month
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