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In 2015, Alison started planning her comeback campaign with Michelle Grubb. A little over two years ago, she acquired Ace, a gray 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding. “He has a good bit of “blood” for a big horse, and he was always nice to ride, but it took time for us to get to know each other,” Alison said. “Now when I think it, he does it. We have a real partnership.”
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Council Engages Envision Loudoun t press time the Middleburg Town Council announced that it would hold a special meeting at 6:30 PM, Thursday, May 24, at John Champe High School, 41535 Sacred Mountain Street, in Aldie. The purpose of the meeting, according to the announcement, is “to attend, participate and provide input during the Open House related to the Envision Loudoun process and the Draft Loudoun 2040 Comprehensive plan. Council’s regular monthly “work session,” essentially a meeting of the entire Council as a working “committee of the whole,” was moved from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM that same evening, at its regular meeting place in the Town Offices at 10 West Marshall Street. Council urged all citizens with an interest in the future of the County and our Town to attend. Mayor-elect Bridge Littleton has agreed to write a report giving his views on the meeting for public distribution by the Eccentric and other media. Watch www.mbecc.com Sale of the Town’s Iconic “Health Center” Building A required public hearing “related to the potential sale of the Town-owned “Health Center Building,” originally scheduled for the 6:00 PM work session on May 24 was canceled. It will be rescheduled and the time and place advertised as required by law. The building, on the west side of South Madison Street, was given to the town with the proviso that “profits” from its operation as a rental property would be donated to
worthy charities. At one time the Health Center served not only as home to several private businesses but as headquarters for the Middleburg Police Department. In recent years charitable contributions formerly funded by Health Center “profits” have been augmented by money taken from the Town’s tax-based “general fund” Shakespeare in the ‘Burg The popular Shakespeare in the ‘Burg program, funded in part by a grant from Middleburg’s Town Council, celebrates its fifth season in 2018. According to a report to Council from JoAnn Hazard, the fifth season was “our best year to date.” The grant from the Town allowed the program to hire a professional marketing firm which led to “more exposure for both the town and our event in media outlets that had not covered this before.” Advertising support set a new record, she noted, “with several new advertisers” Their Saturday night performance produced the largest crowds in the history of the program. Standing Room Only. Their One-Act-Play competition/Sunday Brunch was a sell-out. Shakespeare in the ‘Burg works closely with the internationally renowned Folger Shakespeare Theatre, and for 2019 hopes to expand joint efforts to include workshops and children’s performances. Fireworks Council discussed at length whether the Town’s annual July 4 Fireworks should be funded as part of Middleburg’s Economic Development program or as a separate free-standing line item in the Town Budget. Noting that the 4th of July, like Christmas in Middleburg, was with-
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Alison Robitaille: Upperville Is Her Hometown, Kids & Horses Are Her World
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lison Firestone Robitaille was born to ride, endowed with horsey genes from her parents, Bertram and Diana Firestone, and driven by her passion for jumping competitions. Her family moved to Upperville in 1991, and the historic Upperville Colt & Horse Show, June 4 – 10, is always meaningful for Alison, but especially so this year. After the birth of her two daughters, she took a five-year break from the international circuit and learned that balance in life is just as important as it is with a horse. Three years ago, she decided to return to international competition. “When I was pregnant with Ava, I did a lot of teaching and I
built up a big client business – I kept my hand in it all the time,” Alison said. “When I was pregnant with Zoe, I remember saying I really miss competing. I didn’t see anyone else at the top of the sport dividing their time between coaching, competing at the top level, and raising young kids. The girls are 9 and 6 now. Their father and I have equal custody. It’s a balancing act to accommodate everyone’s schedule, but we work together to do what’s best for the girls. Not to see my kids every second that I’m home is hard. By pursuing my passion, I’m sure it makes me a better mom when I’m with them.” In 2015, Alison started planning her comeback campaign with Michelle Grubb. A little over two years ago, she acquired Ace, a gray 13-year-old Dutch
Warmblood gelding. “He has a good bit of “blood” for a big horse, and he was always nice to ride, but it took time for us to get to know each other,” Alison said. “Now when I think it, he does it. We have a real partnership.” Alison’s re-entry into the top of the sport took place in May 2017 when she and Ace contributed to the U.S. team’s silver medal in the Nations Cup in Coapexpan, Mexico. Just this April, Paris provided the glorious backdrop for the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Finals where Alison and Ace finished 14th overall. It was her fifth World Cup Final appearance — her first one in more than 10 years, her last final taking place in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. “The World Cup Final has always been a big goal for me, so it was really exciting to set that goal and to finish 14th out of 37 in Paris,” Alison said. “I want to go back next year and do it better. Setting goals are inspiring and rewarding, and I’m so glad I got another go to compete at the top.” There’s a lot to this quiet, reserved woman — she could be the living definition of thoughtful – as a horseperson, as a mother, as a rider-trainer. “I really do enjoy bringing horses along and letting them tell me what they’re ready for,” Alison said. “For most of my competitive career, I’ve been lucky to ride a bunch of different types of horses and bring
them along. Fein Cera, who was named best horse with Peter Wylde at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Spain — I bought her at the end of her 5-year-old year and showed her until she was 9 and started winning Grands Prix. Then I sold her to Peter. I got Via Volo when she was 7 and took her up to the Grand Prix level and the Gold Cup qualifier level. Then I sold her to Beezie Madden. Both horses ended up at the Olympics. “That’s always been a little hard – getting horses to the point where they can win and letting them go,” continued Alison. “But it makes me so proud to have felt how special those horses were and for them to prove that my instincts were correct. I chose to sell Via Volo because the Olympic Trials were coming up and I knew she was a legitimate contender, but I didn’t want to sacrifice precious moments with my daughter Ava – her first steps, first tooth, etc. – to invest my time traveling throughout Europe. I am schooling my daughters now that there are always choices.” The sky’s the limit for Alison. She also has a huge hunger for competing, but just as her kids are #1, so are her horses. It helps that she has amazing focus — you can see it when she’s riding or making a suggestion to a rider — and she’s got this hunger for competing and there’s that comeback that got off to a great
start… “I’m really excited about the way it’s going and I have a really nice little group of six younger horses that I’m hoping will be good,” Alison said. “It’s a fun job, and they’re amazing. We pick and choose where Ace shows to preserve him. I’m hoping a few of these younger guys will be ready to step up and we’ll see where we go. I love my horses. They’re like part of my family. I want to do what’s really best for them.” It’s a testimony to Alison’s character and horse care that Ariat has sponsored her for more than two decades. Over the years, she has worked with Prestige Saddles, County Saddles, and Equifit. The horses have been a lifelong endeavor. She started riding when she was 3 and competing when she was 10. After the Firestones moved to Upperville, she started foxhunting with Piedmont Foxhounds, renowned for jumping really big fences, which advanced her equestrian education. She trained during her teen years with George Morris’s protégée, Katie Prudent. While still a student at Foxcroft, she rode Roco in her first grand prix. A year later in Florida, she qualified, based on her earnings that winter, to compete in the prestigious American Invitational. Her star was on the rise. Continued On Page 24
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here’s a lot going on at Rutledge Farm. Aleco Bravo-Greenberg has taken over the reins and has created a series of “boutique” clinics to bring the expertise of Olympic champions to Middleburg. McLain Ward, who’s showing at Upperville, June 4-10, is on deck to launch the “Olympic Sessions” on Wednesday, June 6. Ward is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and 2017 FEI World Cup Champion, and in late 2017 he was #1 show jumper in the Longines FEI world rankings in late 2017 after winning the FEI Longines World Cup on his 17th attempt. His partner was HH Azur, 11, and the mare finished the week-long competition with no jumping faults Ward is respected as a clinician and known for clear explanations and directions. He’s very detail-oriented and believes in a disciplined approach to every aspect of riding. He will teach a one-hour clinic, starting at 5:30, with four riders (sorry, the rider slots are filled but sign up on the waitlist, more clinics dates TBA). The mounted session will be followed by Q&A. Auditors are welcome, 30 maximum, for a fee of $150 each. “My mother and late father
built Rutledge to be a world-class Thoroughbred breeding facility,” said Bravo-Greenberg. “Being the next generation to carry the baton is rare these days, and I’m focused on turning Rutledge into a world-class Grand Prix and hunter/jumper location for amateurs to attend clinics and learn from the best high-performance riders. Living out here is a dream come true and I feel incredibly privileged to take what my parents built and continue Rutledge Farm’s legacy of excellence.” Located east of Middleburg off Route 50, Rutledge Farm offers 128 scenic acres. Improvements include Attwood Equestrian Surfaces Footing and new Grand Prix ring. Inclement weather won’t be a problem for the clinic; if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, the clinic will move into the spacious, well-lit indoor arena. Other equestrian amenities include six barns with stabling for 41 horses, plenty of paddocks, two Grand Prix fields, and much more. On deck to teach Olympic Sessions are Will Simpson (August), Chris Kappler (November), and Leslie Burr-Howard (mid-November). For information and to audit: OlympicSessions.com
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BCT is also introducing a new tagline, “The Community’s Bank.” According to BCT, this tagline is reflective of the many facets of BCT: • “We are a bank for our friends, family and neighbors.” • “Our approach of ‘if you have the ability to help your neighbor, you help your neighbor.’” • “Care towards our customer’s finances as if they are our own.” • “Our belief that our communities are filled with possibility and we help it come to fruition.” Bank of Charles Town, a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Bancshares, Inc., is a locally owned community bank with seven convenient offices serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland. For more information, visit our website at www. mybct.com
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Inside and Outside the Doors of his Church n April 28, Middleburg’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church filled to celebrate the new ministry between the 176-year old parish and its newest rector, The Rev. Eugene LeCouteur. Warm sunshine and the dogwoods and flowers of Emmanuel’s grounds greeted worshipers from Middleburg and a busload of folks from Gene’s last parish, St. Stephen’s Episcopal, in Richmond. Bishop Susan Ellyn Goff led the service that formally made Gene Emmanuel’s 25th rector.
The Rev. Gary D. Jones, rector of St. Stephen’s, where Gene served for nine years, was the guest preacher. In his sermon Fr. Jones stated, “Gene arrives here as one of the finest priests in the Episcopal Church today.” Continuing, he said, “Gene is a biblical scholar, a creative thinker, a man of deep prayer, and a man with a very big, very kind and very sensitive heart. He will make you proud and work hard to serve your community.” Gene has extensive experience in the business world, including
gourmet food retail management, guitar making, marketing research, and public policy research and analysis. But he found his passion in the study of his faith and in ministering to people in a parish setting. He loves teaching all ages. He started his work in the Episcopal Church 30 years ago working with 2-yearolds in Sunday School. One of his favorite ministries at his last parish was a Bible Study with folks, most of whom are age 70 or older. He has also felt a particular passion for mission work—local,
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hat do “Coal Black Blues”, “Little Sadie” and “Sunny Side of the Mountain” have in common? These and other traditional Appalachian songs are not often heard in a live performance these days. The Black Box Arts Center at 113 S. Princess Street in Shepherdstown is offering a rare opportunity for lovers of Appalachian traditions to hear more than twenty timeless Appalachian folksongs and ballads performed by incomparable musicians. Terry Tucker, autoharp, Ralph Gordon, bass, Ardyth Gilbertson, vocals. Free parking on the street, refreshments available. This is a benefit for the BBAC; admission is $20, $15 for seniors, $10 for students. One show only, don’t miss it.
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oudoun leaders celebrated those who support the county’s $1.7 billion tourism industry Friday during Visit Loudoun’s annual Tourism Awards program. This year’s event was attended by a record crowd of 300 and netted commitments for more than $5,000 to support scholarships to nurture promising hospitality talent. The program also drew a record number of nominations for awards that recognize those who push innovation and growth of the tourism industry, as well as those who serve on the front lines and provide lasting first-impressions of Loudoun during interaction with visitors. Fueled by the continued popularity of its wineries and its growing craft brewing scene, Loudoun ranks only behind Arlington and Fairfax counties for domestic tourism spending in the Virginia. Tourism supports more than 17,000 local jobs and generates more than $663 million in wages. Betsy Davis, who is stepping down next month after serving 20 years as Middleburg Town Council member and mayor, was presented with the Judy Patterson Tourism Award, the county’s top prize presented to those demonstrating a longterm commitment to supporting programs that bring visitors to Loudoun. “It’s an extreme honor to be here this afternoon and to be honored from such a wonderful group as Visit Loudoun,” Mayor Davis said in accepting the 2018 Judy Patterson Tourism Award. “I love everything they do. It’s a tremendous organization that we should all be proud of here in Loudoun County. They do so much for us. I love Visit Loudoun and I love Loudoun County.” The Judy Patterson Tourism Award, named for one of Visit Loudoun’s founding members, was established in 1998 to honor people and organizations that have made significant contributions to the county’s tourism industry. The award ceremony came as part of Visit Loudoun’s annual meeting, held May 11 at West Belmont Place at the National in Leesburg. Also winning awards at the ceremony were: • Ken Reid of the Middleburg Business and Professional Association for Volunteer of the Year • The National Sporting Library & Museum‘s “The Horse in Ancient Greek Art” exhibition for New Event of the Year
• Chelsea Grim, assistant director of sales and events at Goodstone Inn & Restaurant, for #LoveLoudoun Ambassador of the Year Other nominees included Kari Bowman of Salamander Resort & Spa for Manager of the Year and Marqui Simmons, Salamander’s guest service supervisor, for #LoveLoudoun Ambassador of the Year, and Salamander’s Twilight Tastings for Annual Event of the Year. The meeting also included the election of new members for Visit Loudoun’s Board of Directors serving from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2021, including Melanie Mathewes, executive director of the National Sporting Library & Museum. Continuing board members include Reggie Cooper, general manager of Salamander Resort & Spa, and ex-officio members Jamie Gaucher, business and economic development director for the Town of Middleburg, and Emily Miller, chair of the Visit Loudoun Foundation.
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he Mosby Heritage Area Association encourage all its members and all citizens who are concerned with the future of development in Loudoun County to come out and make their voices heard! The historical, cultural, and environmental resources that make our Heritage Area so unique are being threatened by proposed changes to the County comprehensive plan. Changes to the plan include 800 to 1000 acres of rural land being shifted to the “transition area” and being opened up to sprawling residential development, opening the way to 15,000 new housing units that are above and beyond the current plan. If you are concerned with preserving what makes Loudoun County such a special place to live than please attend one of the following sessions and let the County planners know! Your last chance will be Thursday, May 24 at John Champe High School, Aldie, at 6:30 p.m. As concerned citizens should all ask and know: • Will the draft plan slow the rate of residential growth in Loudoun, or increase it? • What will be the impact on schools and traffic of the high density mixed use proposed for the Urban and Suburban areas? • With the higher density residential areas, how many school boundary adjustments will be needed? Has this been studied? What are the results? • We’ve been building houses faster than roads and schools for the last 20 years. Is that going to change? • Despite Loudoun leading the region in residential growth for the past 20 years, there still isn’t enough workforce/affordable housing. How does the plan ensure that we don’t get lots more housing and only a few affordable units? • Will the plan ensure that there are more parks and trails throughout the County?
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he Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation announces a talk by General West on Saturday, June 10, 2018, 3:00 PM at the Robert L. Sinclair Education Center, 4118 Winchester Road, Marshall, Virginia. General West will speak on the history of local military hero, Presley Neville O’Bannon, a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, who is famous for his exploits in the First Barbary War (1801-1805). Lieutenant O’Bannon led the successful attack at the Battle of Derna in Libya on April 27, 1805, giving the Marines’ Hymn its line “to the shores of Tripoli” and became the first man to raise a United States flag over foreign soil in time of war. O’Bannon was born in Marshall, Fauquier County, in 1776. He is known as “the hero of Derna.” During a 35-year career General West served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Af-
fairs, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corp, Special Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and as a Marine aviator. He flew A6s in Vietnam and AH1s and UH1s in Desert Storm, where he was a Composite Aircraft Group Commander. He is currently president of Robison International, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based defense and public relations consulting firm. General West is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, has an MBA from Auburn University and a Masters in National Security from the Naval War College. He resides in Fauquier County. The event is open to the public. The Sinclair Education Center is the newest arm of the Fauquier Heritage & Preservation Foundation which also operates the John K. Gott Library. For further information contact the FHPH at 540364-3440 or 703-403-1309.
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learned to make good executive decisions racing, based on his experiences in the hunting field.” his is a happy story His second outing on April about a passion for Thoroughbreds, racing, and 14 was his first sanctioned meet, breeding. Sara Collette the $30,000 My Lady’s Manor planned the mating between her Timber Stakes (3 miles), again homebred stallion Xenodon and with Nagle in the irons. Zanhomebred mare Jordani that re- clus bested the field of six by sulted in the 2010 chestnut colt, 25¼ lengths “showing no signs Zanclus, named for a gorgeous of rust after more than a year on fish by her ichthyologist hus- the sidelines” as Don Clippinger band, Bruce Collette. On May 5, phrased it in his NSA race report. Zanclus won the Virginia Gold With two starts and two wins to Cup, his third consecutive tri- his credit, Zanclus was proving he had the caliber to contend for umph this season. the Virginia Gold Cup. His first start took place in For the big race, Zanclus was the Rokeby Challenge Bowl, 3½ reunited with his regular jockey, miles over timber, at the Piedmont Foxhounds Point-to-point Kieran Norris, 2016 NSA chamon March 24. Zanclus, piloted by pion jockey (races won). Zanclus Darren Nagle, crossed the line a cruised to an early lead and held good 12-lengths in front of Old it throughout the Gold Cup’s testTimer, winner of the previous ing 4-mile course, crossing the year’s running. Will O’Keefe finish line almost four lengths in summed up the performance on front of Michael Smith’s Le Checentralentryoffice.com: “Zanc- valier, trained by Julie Gomena. lus was impressive running and Irvin S. Naylor’s Super Saturday jumping on the front and was finished third, one length in front of his Ebanour, winner of the last never challenged.” two Gold Cups. Spectacularly impressive. A Sara and Bruce capped an minor injury kept Zanclus from racing in 2017 but proved no already brilliant day at Great problem when he put in another Meadow with a second trip to the season as a field hunter with Or- winner’s circle when their homeange County Hounds. His trainer bred Eryx won the 8th and final Neil Morris is a Master of Fox- race on the card, the $35,000 hounds, so he and his horse are Virginia Sired or Bred Flat. Nine right up at the front of the first horses went to the start of the flight. Lots of timber horses go 1¼-mile contest and Eryx, unhunting because it’s great train- der Kieran’s guidance, prevailed ing and builds endurance – a by a nose over Bruce and Edie fun mixture of slow, standstill, Smart’s Officer’s Oath. This all got underway back in and go-like-blazes when hounds are in full cry. Leading the hunt 1977 when the Collettes moved probably sharpened Zanclus’ to Pageland Farm in Casanova. competitive nature as he likes to Bruce (Ph.D. Cornell) is a dedicated ichthyologist (he names the set the pace. “Zanclus is turning into a good foals after fish) and senior staff field hunter,” said Sara. “He’s member at the Smithsonian Institute; his work was honored in Lauren R. Giannini
2014 with the Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Sara used to ride to hounds with Casanova Hunt on a wonderful palomino gelding named Midas who was worth his weight in gold. Sara’s first homebred was born in 1984 and became her foundation mare: Melantha, by Vast Empire out of Flower Bow, by *Zabeg.
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eating strides. But being supersized can mean they require more time to reach full maturity, physically and mentally. The Collettes had already bred a two-time Gold Cup winner, Salmo (1996) by Northern Baby out of Melantha by Vast Empire. But their homebred won for Naylor, who bought Salmo in time to win his debut over timber at a Maryland point-to-point, then going on to harvest the 2007 and 2009 Gold Cups. On May 5, the dream came tre for Sara and Bruce and they experienced the full blast of priceless glory as Zanclus, bearing their green silks with white circling dolphins, showed his great heart and galloped into the record books. They also harvested the lion’s share of the $100,00 purse for the Virginia Gold Cup. When asked if she had special plans for the money, Sara said, “I’m going to pay off his mother’s vet bill from her last foaling.” Zanclus is blissfully unaware of his equine family’s financial needs. He’s a horse, after all, currently enjoying some time off. No plans have been made, but you can bet, come fall, that he will be hunting and/or racing. It’s in his blood. For information on steeplechasing and point-to-point: www.nationalsteeplechase. com www.centralentryoffice.com
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NONPROFIT LEADER RETURNS FOCUS TO COMMUNITY AS NEW NONPROFIT PROGRAMS & GRANTS DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Nicole Acosta Brings More Than A Decade of Dedication to Nonprofit Service to New Position; Will Serve as Donor Point Person for Donors, Coordinator of Loudoun Impact Fund
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icole Acosta has been named Nonprofit Programs & Grants Director for the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, a new position as the first contact point for donors interested in grantmaking, among other duties, the organization announced today. Acosta will work closely with Amy Owen, president of the Community Foundation and will provide direct support for donor advised funds and giving circles such as 100WomenStrong and the Loudoun Impact Fund, for which she will work directly with donors to ensure a quality experience, focusing on continuous improvement. As the Director of Nonprofit Programs & Grants, Acosta will help guide strategic leadership initiatives within the Community Foundation, as well as directly oversee and direct media outreach and communications, grantmaking, and training programs for area nonprofit leaders and organizations. She also will support programs in donor education, Owen said. “Nicole will be an incredible addition to the Community Foundation, and we are thrilled she has agreed to help us expand our capabilities with this new position,” said Owen. “She has an in-depth knowledge and expertise of both nonprofit structure, funding, and our area, based on her previous work with Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter. Her highly collaborative manner during her tenure there dovetails well with the Community Foundation’s goals of providing high-touch personalized services to our donors and fund advisors and ensuring the most effective, efficient stewardship possible. “This position will help us to amplify our understanding of what our local nonprofits need, which is critical as we look to the future,” Owen said. “Nicole is a great fit, because she understands the need to tie strategic direction to real-time outcomes. Her natural ability to focus on detail while also bringing big picture and big vision will be an invaluable asset to the Community Foundation.” Acosta’s experience includes her recent role as the countywide domestic violence coordinator for Fairfax County’s Office for Women and Domestic and Sexual Violence Services. Her administrative oversight stretches back to her 12-year tenure as a nonprofit professional, during which she rose through the ranks at Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS). She started at LAWS working overnight shifts while working towards her Master’s in Social Work during the day. During her time at LAWS, Acosta built a reputation as one of the most
esteemed and highly regarded figures in the Loudoun County nonprofit sector. “During my time with LAWS, I experienced firsthand the Community Foundation’s impact in Loudoun and Fauquier and I’m beyond excited to have the opportunity to be a part of that impact in my home community. Amy Owen’s outstanding leadership, the generosity of our community’s donors, and our vibrant network of nonprofit organizations are among the many reasons I’m grateful and humbled to have been selected for this new position.” At the Community Foundation, Acosta also will oversee programs that are designed to strategically invest in the leaders of area nonprofits. These programs include the Nonprofit Academy partnership with the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, executive coaching, work with the Loudoun Human Services Network and retreats for executive directors.
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Salamander Resort & Spa Announces Renovations and Enhancements at Market Salamander
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Middleburg staple to undergo transformation and menu expansion alamander Resort & Spa today announced that its charming Market Salamander, located in downtown Middleburg on the town’s main street, will undergo a renovation and culinary enhancement in late spring. The town’s go-to destination for casual cuisine will retain its popular open kitchen concept but install all new culinary equipment. It will also re-design its dining area to feature new furniture and a live-edge wood bar, as well as upgrade its secondfloor, transforming it into a multi-function space with new audio and visual equipment. Outside, new lighting and furniture on the colonial-style building’s outdoor terrace will provide a relaxing ambiance for guests to enjoy a new summer line-up of events and live music. The Market’s menu is also expanding to include more to-go items, perfect for winery visits, including sushi made by Salamander Resort’s Sushi Chef and house-
made treats from Executive Pastry Chef Jason Reaves. Open daily for breakfast and lunch, guests will find a fresh selection of locally sourced salads and soups, specialty sandwiches and wraps, and a variety of kinds of pasta – all available for dine-in, takeout or catering. In addition, Market Salamander will sell an extended list of regional wines and house-jarred accouterments. Market Salamander concept was Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson’s first foray into the hospitality industry. After moving to the Middleburg area, and years before she opened the acclaimed Salamander Resort & Spa, the founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts had the vision to create a European-style working chef’s kitchen and market, which served fresh cuisine, including produce grown on her nearby farm. Just a 10-minute walk from the acclaimed Salamander Resort & Spa, the Market now complements
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ith warmer weather upon us, it is nice to get outside, enjoy the sunshine, and have some fun with our pets. However with the warmer weather come some dangers that could derail the good times. Here are some things to be aware of and ways to prepare for this summer with your beloved pets. Heat Injuries One of the more common and tragic injuries seen each year is heat stroke. Very young, very old, and brachycephalic breeds (those with a short “smashed face” appearance like pugs and bulldogs) are at the most risk. Signs of heat stress and impending heat stroke include: • Heavy panting • Decreased responsiveness to
commands • Weakness • Glassy eyes • Body temperature above 103.5 degrees F • Heat stroke symptoms include: • Collapse • Vomiting • Diarrhea (possibly bloody) • Seizures • Body temperature above 106 degrees F What Should You Do? If your pet shows signs of heat stress begin first aid by cooling them but do not decrease their body temperature below normal and take them to a veterinarian immediately. Heat stroke causes damage to internal organs. Even with aggressive treatment some pets may die. How to Avoid Heat Injury Provide your pet with plenty of fresh water to drink, take frequent breaks, and try to plan activities for early morning hours when it is cooler. Monitor your pet closely to catch early signs of heat-related issues. Many high-drive dogs will not stop on their own and will actually work or play themselves to death. NEVER leave your pet in a vehicle unattended. The glass acts like a greenhouse and the temperature inside a car will soar quickly even on days that seem mild. Another concern with the sunshine and heat is hot pavement. Concrete and asphalt baked by the
sun can cause burns to your pet’s pads and feet that result in pain and sometimes blistering and sloughing of the pads. If you cannot comfortably leave your bare feet or a hand on the pavement—your pet should not be on it either. Wildlife Wild animals are out and about during warmer weather. Some encounters with the various species can be life-threatening; others may be less serious but it is best to avoid them. Venomous snakes found in Virginia include the copperhead, timber rattlesnake, and cottonmouth. All three are pit vipers. The copperhead is the most common and found throughout Virginia. Signs of Snakebites Signs of a venomous snake bite include: • Pain • Severe swelling and bruising at the site of the bite • Weakness • Lethargy Venomous snake bites can lead to blood clotting disorders, organ failure, and in some cases death. Your pet should be evaluated by a veterinarian immediately after a bite from any venomous snake. Antivenin can be given to counteract the venom. Ideally it should be given within the first few hours after the bite to prevent ongoing tissue damage but benefits can be seen up to 24 hours after a bite. Depending on the location and severity of the bite, additional treatment may be needed.
Stings from Bees and Wasps During the summer stings from bees and wasps are very common. As in people, signs of a bee or wasp sting can range from mild pain and swelling to a severe, life-threatening reaction (anaphylaxis) that includes hives, pale gums, vomiting, respiratory distress, and collapse. Toads, Frogs, and Skunks Toads and frogs, if mouthed by dogs or cats, can cause a foamingat-the-mouth reaction. While it may look disturbing, after few minutes and getting some fresh water, everything will be back to normal. If you are traveling to Florida, be aware that the Bufo toad (a non-native species) there is toxic and exposure to it can be lifethreatening. Having your pet sprayed by a skunk literally stinks. Thankfully the effects other than the smell are relatively minor. If your pet is sprayed in the face he/she may salivate and his/her eyes may be red and irritated. When treating an animal sprayed by a skunk, you will probably want to keep them outdoors to avoid bringing the scent inside your house and wear gloves and older clothes to avoid getting the odor on you. Rinse their mouth and eyes with plain water. Next bathe them thoroughly with a mixture of 1 quart hydrogen peroxide, ¼ cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap. Avoid getting this mixture in their eyes. Rinse well and then bathe them with pet shampoo. Unfortunately, the skunk scent may linger for several days. Wounds from Wildlife
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Other encounters with wildlife may result in your pet having bite or scratch wounds. Depending on the animal encountered—such as squirrel vs. bear—the injuries may be minor or severe. Always keep your pet’s vaccines current. All wounds should be cleaned thoroughly and evaluated by a veterinarian. Often this requires shaving some hair to be able to completely visualize the extent of the wound. An antibiotic may be recommended. Larger wounds may need sutures. Water Dangers Cooling off at the pool, lake, or beach is welcome on a hot summer day. Your dog can enjoy the water but a few essential precautions should be taken. Most dogs will instinctively paddle if in water over their head but not all dogs are good swimmers. Always supervise your pet around water. A small kiddie pool may be a better way for your pet to cool off than the big pool. Also, once they are in the water not all dogs can figure out how to get out of the pool and can become exhausted. Try to minimize your pet swallowing water for several reasons. Chlorine in a pool or algae and microorganisms in lake water can cause vomiting and diarrhea. If your pet swallows too much fresh water, a dangerous drop in the blood sodium can occur, potentially causing brain swelling and seizures. This condition is called water toxicity. At the beach ingesting salt water will cause a rapid increase in the blood sodium resulting in neurological symptoms. Traffic With more pets being outdoors there is an increase in dogs and cats being hit by a car, golf cart, ATV, or other vehicle. Injuries range from minor abrasions to head trauma, broken bones, and internal bleeding. Always keep your pet on a leash around traffic. If your pet is injured he or she should be evaluated by a veterinarian. Even with seemingly minor injuries, close observation is recommended since some damage (internal bleeding, head trauma) may not be apparent for up to 24 hours. Enjoy the warm weather and long days with your pets this summer but remain alert to the potential dangers. Be prepared. Make sure you have a plan, including any first aid you might need to administer, and the contact information for your veterinarian and/or the nearest emergency clinic. Dr. Thompson is an emergency veterinarian with the Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia in Manassas. He is a 2000 graduate of Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation he served for four years on active duty in the Army Veterinary Corps. After the Army, Dr. Thompson began full-time work in emergency medicine. He has a special interest in emergency and trauma surgery. Dr. Thompson can be reached at 703.361.8287 or emergency@vrcnova.com.
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he time: six weeks before the launch of Operation Overlord, D-Day, June 6 1944. The place: a thousand kilometers southeast from the beaches of Normandy, the French Vercors Massif, a range of rugged mountains and plateau at the base of the French alps. It is The Fortress, a place of striking beauty, which became, in fact and fiction, a crossroads of redemptive power in the destiny of a fallen nation. There are no generals in the Vercors, just a handful of men and women standing against the Nazi war machine. They have nothing left, no friends, no allies, no hope. Can their last stand make a difference? Madeleine Romeyer Dherbey examines this question in her new novel, The Fortress (Freedom Forge Press, June 2018). The tale is inspired by Madeleine’s own family history. Three of her uncles were condemned to death for collaborating with the Vichy government and betraying C2, a French Resistance camp, to the Nazis. Their sentences were later commuted to forced labor, but the verdicts and the disgrace were not forgotten.. To avoid being murdered, Madeleine’s uncles left the Vercours. Yet, despite the death threats, Madeleine’s father— twice decorated for valor -- decided to stay. The family’s links to a legacy of betrayal was hard to overcome in a community crushed by four years of occupation and violence, and seventy years later, Madeleine’s last name remains associated with the destruction of the Maquis of Malleval. The Fortress is neither an apology nor a defense of her family. It is an attempt to understand what tears a nation apart, and an effort to honor those who died to keep it whole. The novel examines World War Two in the Vecors through the perspective of common people, whose characters and emotions are used to create the sense of time and space that brings history to life. One of them, Alix, is thrust into the world of La Résistance after her father’s death. It is a world in which pockets of résistants fight Nazi occupation and the Vichy régime, but also each other as they vie for influence in the post-war government, a world where secrets hide within secrets and the true nature of men and women are put to the test. As her country braces for the seismic shock of D-day, Alix faces unrelenting violence, unforeseen possibilities, and a dangerous leader named Marc. From April 27th to June 6th, every decision she makes will mean life
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lord in Normandy and Anvil on the Mediterranean coast. But the dream fell short, with no Mediterranean landing or backup. The paratroopers who did come were German. As London weighed timing, tactics, and obsolete command structures, the small army of the Vercors, the first Maquis of France, its first free republic under Nazi occupation, was abandoned to its fate. For six weeks they fought with fierce and sometimes desperate courage a force twenty times superior in size, equipment, and training. They were slaughtered, sometimes tortured in the mountain’s sawmills. Hundreds were deported to their death. Madeleine Romeyer Dherbey’s The Fortress is a tribute to the dream of those who fought and fell for Freedom. The Fortress is available on June 6, 2018 for purchase at Amazon.com and FreedomForgePress.com.
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MIDDLEBURG CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS MASTER CLASSICS ENCORE
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fter receiving an enthusiastic standing ovation last June, Brian Ganz,(piano), Tatiana Kotcherguina (viola), and Algimantas Staskevicius (violin) will return to the Middleburg Concert Series as guest artists for the June 2018 concert. They will be joined by Charlene Romano (flute) Marjory Serrano (violin) and MCS Musicians in Residence Alan Saucedo and Cynthia Saucedo. The feature
concert and reception, sponsored by Middleburg Bank, will be on Sunday, June 24th at 4 PM at the Middleburg United Methodist Church. The June concert will also be the finale and feature concert of the Middleburg Chamber Music Festival, at which these same virtuoso musicians will teach students who travel to Middleburg for master classes with them. The Middleburg Chamber Music Festival is a joint undertaking of the
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Jacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins Univeresign sity, he has appeared asuilD soloist with numerous symphonies and is a faculty member of St Mary’s College. Lithuanian born Algimantus Staskevicius was previously principal second violinist with Filarmonica del Bajio in Mexico. He is currently a member of the Arkansas Symphony. Also with the Arkansas Symphony, Tatiana Kotcherguina began her violin studies in Moscow, Russia where she studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and was principal violinist for the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Experimental Moscow Opera Theater. Marjory Serrano began her violin studies in her native Venezuela. She has been principal second violinist with the Loudoun Symphony since 2003 and holds a DMA in violin performance. Charlene Romano is Adjunct Assistant Professor for Music Theory at Shenandoah University where she has directed the flute choir. She has previously performed with the Sacramento Ballet Orchestra and the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra. Admission to the concert and reception is free. Donations are welcome. Students wishing to enroll in the masters classes can contact www.piedmontmusic.org, www.middleburgconcertseries.com or call 540-3037127.
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Luck Stone Salutes Military Through Donation to Stone Bridge HS Baseball Funds provided special camouflage jerseys for Military Appreciation event
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he Goose Creek and Leesburg Plants of Luck Stone joined forces to donate $900 to the Stone Bridge High School Baseball Program in support of Military Appreciation Night on Tuesday, May 8. Funds were used to provide special camouflage commemorative jerseys for the high school’s Varsity and Junior Varsity baseball teams. Military Appreciation Night was observed prior to the first pitch of SBHS’s varsity game against Potomac Falls High School. The event was designed to honor all active-duty military or veterans who were in attendance. “We greatly appreciate the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Sam Rinehart, manager of Luck Stone’s Leesburg Plant. “It is a privilege to recognize all those who answer the call to preserve and protect our country.” Petey Herndon, manager of
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ll Programs and Events are free with $5.00 parking fee, except the Yoga at Sunset and Great American Campout, fees for those are listed in those descriptions. All events and programs are held at Sky Meadows State Park: 11012 Edmonds Lane Delaplane, VA 20144 Contact info for all programs and events is: SkyMeadows@ dcr.virginia.gov or (540) 5923556, http://bit.ly/2IH7HKM Event Type: All are Family Friendly June Yoga at Sunset - June 01, 08, 15, 22, & 29 - 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Behind Mount Bleak House Harness the mental, physical and spiritual powers of yoga at Sky Meadows State Park. Sessions are held overlooking the exquisite pastoral views of the Crooked Run Valley, bathed in the gentle cloak of sunset. Open to all skill levels, classes are taught by experienced and qualified instructors. Bring your own yoga mat and water, though a limited number of mats will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. This program includes a $20.00 program fee with waived parking fee. Cash and check accepted, only.
30 - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Boston Mill Road Trail near the Park Office From woodlands to wetlands, fields and pastures, let’s investigate the plants, animals and history of farming at Sky Meadows State Park. Each day offers a different investigation. We’ll have a table full of discovery items for you to touch and explore, and Junior Ranger booklets and other self-guided activities for you to continue exploring on your own.
Kitchen Garden - June 02 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Kitchen Garden in Historic Area Have a gardening question, or just curious to see what’s ripe for the pickin’? Stop by the Kitchen Garden and visit with our volunteer gardeners as they tend the garden beds. Sky Meadows’ produce is authentically grown in this heirloom vegetable garden, utilized in hearth cooking demonstrations, and available during harvest season in the Visitor Center by donation to the Friends of Sky Meadows (FOSK), or at the FOSK Farmer’s Market. Be sure to stop by the Settle’s Kettle program at the Log Cabin to see how residents of Mount Bleak may have prepared these fresh foods.
blacksmiths are hard at work in the Historic Area. Members of the Blacksmith Guild of the Potomac have set up shop and are ready to show off their skills. Stop by the Blacksmith Shop, located behind the Dairy Barn in the Historic Area, and see them fashion iron into helpful tools and kitchen items used on the farm. The Settle’s Kettle – June 02 - 12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Log House, Historic Area Follow your nose to the Log House to see what tasty treats are cooking on the hearth. Watch as a Sky Meadows ranger or volunteer dons historic clothing and cooks delicious dishes using seasonal foods and 19th century cooking methods. Discover how foods differed between the Settles and their enslaved. Sample authentic dishes and take the historic recipe to try at home.
Astronomy for Everyone – June 09 - 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. - Historic Area Our evening of space exploration begins with a half-hour “Junior Astronomer” program, for children ages 5-12. Immediately following, hear about the importance of dark skies and light conservation, then join volunteer Ambassadors of The Farmer’s Forge - June NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab for 02 - 12:00 p.m. to 3p.m. - Black- a half-hour multimedia presentation on the latest in the United Explorer Outpost – June smith Forge, Historic Area States’ space research. After the The forge is fired up and the 02, 03, 09, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 &
presentation, get oriented to the celestial skies with a brief sky tour. For the remainder of the program take advantage of Sky Meadows’ dark skies by looking at deep space objects through telescopes provided by our Dark Sky volunteers. Have your own telescope? Feel free to bring your scope or binoculars for your own sky exploration. Note: Entrance gates close one hour after program start time. In the event of rain or clouds, only the “Junior Astronomer” and multimedia presentations will be provided. Parking for this program is $5.00 per vehicle. Are you an astronomy enthusiast interested in volunteering for our monthly programs? Contact our park by emailing skymeadows@dcr.virginia.gov. Virginia State Parks History and Culture: Civil War to Civil Rights - June 16 - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Historic Area From separation of families during slavery in the mid1800s, to children without local schools in the mid-1900s, Sky Meadows’ history is rich in stories of African American’s experience in the Crooked Run Valley. Join staff and volunteers for special tours of the park’s Historic Area to see, hear, taste and touch these stories. Tours begin every half hour at the front porch of Mount Bleak
Middleburg Community Farmers Market Seasonal fresh produce, fruits, herbs, honey, teas, baked goods, grass fed beef & lamb, free range eggs, pasture raised chicken, chips, salsas, hummus, gourmet cakes, popcorn, barbecue with fixins, goat cheese, cut flowers, and more! For more information at the Market: Paul Eden, Market Manager or Weekdays 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. Tina Staples, Town of Middleburg tstaples@townofmiddleburg.org
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House. Third Saturday Discovery Nights at Sky Meadows - June 16 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Children’s Discovery Area comes to life every Saturday night, May through September, with activities at each of our interactive discovery stations. This is a great family event during one of the park’s most picturesque times of day. Kids, get creative at the Poplar Art Station, grow and ‘make’ food at the Frontier Settlement and Farm Field Fun, dance to the tunes of the Barnyard Band, enjoy our Fishing in Parks program, run free, climb, crawl and more. Pick up a scavenger hunt brochure and join a volunteer or ranger for a hike on the Track Trail. Meet the Beekeepers – June 17 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Historic Area What’s that buzzing? Meet with local apiarists Doug and Ramona Morris of the Beekeepers of Northern Shenandoah (BONS) and discover the art of Apiculture (a.k.a. Beekeeping). This monthly program series examines all aspects of beekeeping from hive construction to honey extraction. See the park’s apiary and learn how to set up and care for your own hives using historic and modern agricultural techniques. Great American Campout - June 23 at noon to June 24 at noon - Historic Area Don’t miss your chance to camp out in the beautiful Historic Mount Bleak backyard. See all that Sky Meadows has to offer through activities beginning at noon on Saturday and running until noon on Sunday. Park rangers will be on hand to help you set up your campsite and tent. First time and experienced campers won’t want to miss all the fun programs, including the Fishing in Parks program, a demonstration by Dogs East search and rescue, a campfire sing-a-long, s’mores, nature hikes, hearth cooking demonstrations and more. Space is limited. Advanced reservations are $30 per campsite, plus taxes and fees. Campsites can accommodate up to six individuals. Dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday are included in your campsite fee. For reservations call 1-800933-PARK.
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was only 3 years old in 2001 when a car hit our minivan from behind and drove us into a guardrail on Route 7. I was taken to Lansdowne Hospital, but my injuries were so severe, they transferred me to the pediatric trauma center at Fairfax Hospital. After 2 weeks, I had to undergo intensive rehab so I could learn how to walk, talk, and eat again. I don’t remember anything about that time. But, I do remember when I asked my parents why I was so different than my classmates. I was 10, and they told me that I had suffered a traumatic brain injury. That is why I have trouble processing information, learning new subjects, and taking tests. Which is why I have to have a lot of accommodations in school. To make matters worse, some of the kids at my middle school started to bully me just because I was different. I didn’t know how to stand up for myself. I had no self-confidence. I developed terrible anxiety. The Next Chapter That’s just about the time I started going to music therapy. At first, I went for only 30 minutes a week. But, once I went to summer camp, I was totally hooked. It was a very welcoming place. They care about you not your label. So I started performing— first singing and then playing the
guitar. I joined a girls support group for teenagers. I found that talking to someone can be very healing. And now, I travel with a troupe that performs at schools throughout Loudoun County. We teach empathy, non-judgment, and kindness. They helped me to accept myself and become more comfortable in my own skin. It took away all the shame and the stigma. I know that my disability does not define me. Next year, I plan on going to college. I have applied to Mary Washington and NOVA. But I will stay in touch with the new family I have made. I see myself in the new kids coming in. I remember when I was just like that. But I know that no teen in Loudoun should face a childhood filled with pain, anxiety, and isolation. I just want them to know that they are never alone. The world may be negative, but there is just as much love and happiness. Unfortunately, too many kids bottle everything up. We all need to make it easier for them to reach out and ask for help, and we need to teach others to accept and respect everyone, regardless of their differences. I hope that everyone will do their part and help us End the Need.
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n the front end of thirty years, a painting career of this length seems unimaginable. On the back end, it seems a wise decision. It’s hard to truly put into words just how wonderful a life of painting has been. It is as if a doctor prescribed a life and lifestyle right at a time in a life where change was deeply needed. Along with this prescription came a wonderful wife and business partner, great friends, a nestled community and a wonderful sense of place. The Piedmont has inspired me to no end, and while I have certainly painted other areas, “the box”, as I lovingly refer to it, has been the spine of my landscape portfolio. The box refers to the area north of I-66, south of Snickersville Turnpike, west of Rt.15, and east of Rt.17. Like pitching a stone into a pond, the ripples dissipating outwards fairly quickly. It was complete serendipity that brought me to Middleburg in 1988. Actually, to the small, largely unchanged village of Rectortown. In 1987, after moving back from California to my home state of Maryland, I attempted to go to an art show at Leesburg Gallery of Art. Turns out I didn’t make it but followed through by eventually visiting the gallery and meeting the owner Linda. A transplant from Fort Collins, Colorado, Linda had founded Leesburg’s first art gallery. Her move to Virginia had been motivated by horses and she had left behind fifteen years of tech management to fulfill that lifestyle and open
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her art gallery. My move back to Maryland was similar, but I had left more than a decadelong automotive career, was somewhat burnt out and in search of my creative core. We were two peas in a pod and we hit it off quickly. I was painting as a hobby then, fully intent on it becoming a career, but Linda was the one who first represented my work. There was also a deeper relationship brewing with my wife to be. So instead of making the frequent White’s Ferry crossings over the Potomac River, I moved to Virginia, somehow missing Leesburg and happily ending up in Rectortown. I wish I could recall how exactly I found my way to Bob and Betty Morf’s small but delightful tenant home for rent, but it was supposed to be. Places are important, the people of places are even more so. The Morfs were like getting dear friends, parents, and grandparents all at once. They were both so down to earth, smart beyond measure, wonderfully worldly, yet as kind as any two people could be. I miss them both to this day. Stories are important and my landscape paintings have told the story of my sense of place, surrounded by scenic seasonal beauty and the peacefulness of rural life. I was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in the nearby Maryland suburbs. The only other places I had lived was Atlanta for a short time as a child and two times in LA during the 70’s and 80’s. Rectortown was not like any of those places. It captivated me at a time when a needing to be captivated was high on my list. It wasn’t as though I hadn’t spent time in
the country, I had. But living in the country and visiting it are two very different things. Frankly, I can even say that painting the countryside you live in is different than visiting the countryside you wish to paint. You are a product of each other. The Piedmont has been transformative to me as a person, a painter, and a writer. I left LA a ball of stress, arriving back in Maryland at a transitional period in my life. I also grew up in a dysfunctional home with parents that divorced back when such a thing was rarely done. Art and creativity was my savior then. In a sense, it saved my young life and has been with me ever since. But it was once again shining brightly as an absolute focal point. A non-glaring one. More like a bright star, easy to guide yourself by and I followed it to where I am today. My business background was instrumental in my success. Also, losing my father nine years prior when I was 24, had taught me two valuable lessons. First, life can be short, and second, it’s up to you to set your compass. I had already done so much with my life until this point that making a living as an artist did not seem like an unclimbable mountain. The summit was in sight, one foot in front of another, be the best you can be, and care about your customers. A simple but well-proven formula. One thing I didn’t need was motivation. Linda though, cannot go unmentioned here. Smart as a whip, she’s a master at details and details really count. In my 30 years, I have painted my way through three recessions including the big
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one, four government shutdowns, five Presidents, eight US conflicts. Oh, and at least twenty major inventions such as the digital camera, flat panel TV, the smartphone and seedless watermelon! When I started no one had a website, email or texting. There were social occasions, but no social media. There was shopping, but not online. Middleburg was different too. The Coach Stop, B&A Grocery, Dominion Saddlery, Devonshire, The Finicky Filly, and Mosby’s Tavern are just memories now. So there has been change, some less than perfect, some really good. Thirty years ago, The Hill School was a fraction of its size and you could count area vineyards on one hand. Today Hill is more than a school, it’s a community treasure, and there are more than a handful of wineries between Middleburg and Aldie alone. It’s a bustling industry. I can remember when the only way or reason people living to the east made their way west onto Middleburg farms was for the Garden and Stable tours. Today, they are here every day of the week. The once homegrown Christmas Parade was a small town thing. Today it’s a regional powerhouse event. Then there’s Salamander Resort, once a controversy, today an economic contributor. In my motorcycling travels throughout the state, I have seen small towns still devastated by the last recession and struggling to stay alive. They would drool to have the vibrancy and health of Middleburg. Still, growth is a balancing act and how we shop is ever changing. As an artist, times have
changed too. I can remember when I first arrived, Middleburg was the hotbed for sporting art and the two popular contemporary artist names I most recall was Lloyd Kelly and Wally Noll. Me now among them, I went through changing artistic styles. Once much more nationally known for my Whimsical Realism paintings, I refocused my attention on mostly Piedmont landscape paintings and a variety of commissioned subject matter including automotive, equine, aviation, animals and so much more. In town, there’s little question that the mural done for Salamander’s Gold Cup Wine Bar would be most notable. But then there is also the many creative collaborative projects with renowned chef and Inn at Little Washington Owner, Patrick O’Connell. Painting both his 30th and 40th-anniversary paintings for me is only topped by the miniature Inn treat box I did for him which is given to each dinner guest. My now 12-year relationship with Creighton Farms, 8 of which have been as artist-inresidence, has brought Linda and me cherished relationships, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus among them. In 2009 Linda and I opened Live An Artful Life Gallery in The Plains. I remember some family and friends asking if we were crazy? After all, we were in the middle of the worse economic recession since the depression. Our thinking was it always makes more sense to open at the bottom and work your way out of it than to open up heading into one. The pendulum always swings. Our plan was to
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do retail one last time for no more than 10 years. We did it for almost 8. When we closed the gallery it was kind of funny, because half the people asked me what I was going to without the gallery? I told them, the same thing I did for the 21 years before having it! The other half thought I retired! Not true. I’m certainly not retired. An investment guy asked me once, when do
you plan to retire? “Retire?”, I said, “I do for a living what most people do after they retire!” And so life goes. I must admit, I am writing as much or more than painting these days. Live An Artful Life lives on as a creative inspirational website. It’s a place, along with my blog and Middleburg Eccentric column The Artist’s Perspective, to share what I’ve learned with others.
So 30 years in, I can share that I’ve never really been an award seeker. While I’ve judged many shows, I’ve never placed any real importance on awards with respect to my success as an artist. It actually may surprise some of you that I’ve honestly never won an award for my art of any kind. I have though, been awarded something better, incredible clients! My proudest moments
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have been working with customers, many of which have become dear friends. When I look back on being commissioned to paint for a couple celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary, or a 50thyear retirement gift, or a new couple’s very first piece of art, I am nothing short of honored. It is an amazing feeling to be part of something so special, and it for me, personally sur-
passes possessing a ribbon by miles. Customer service and wonderful relationships have meant as much to me as the art I create itself. I’m lucky to live an artful life! I must honestly close by thanking this community for its support and The Piedmont for continuing to be a constant source of inspiration. For more information please visit ThomasNeel.com
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Middleburg Town Council Special Meeting
On May 7, 2018 the Middleburg Town Council held a Special Meeting with representatives from the Loudoun County
Board of Supervisors and the Mayors of Hillsboro, Purcellville and Round Hill to discuss the Envision Loudoun/Compre-
hensive Plan Updates. Video available on the web at https://
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Peter Leonard-Morgan Middleburg Town Council, Philip Miller, Middleburg Town Council, Bridge Littleton, Middleburg Town Council and Mayor Elect, Mark Snyder, Middleburg Town Council, Betsy Davis, Middleburg Mayor, Phyllis Randall, Chairman of Loudoun Board of Supervisors, Tony Buffington, Blue Ridge Supervisor Loudoun Board of Supervisors, Kwasi Fraser, Mayor Purcellville, Roger L. Vance, Mayor Hillsboro, Kevin Hazard, Middleburg Town Council, Scott Ramsey, Mayor Round Hill
PUBLIC NOTICE
Town of Middleburg Committee Vacancy The Middleburg Town Council is accepting letters of interest from individuals who wish to be considered for service on the following committee: Go Green Committee. The Go Green Committee is responsible for advising the Town Council on environmental issues. They are responsible for developing recommendations for environmental action plans and for the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) resolution. Their goal is to increase community awareness about environmental
issues, such as the value of recycling, the importance of preserving water quality and the methods for conserving energy. The Committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; and, in work session on an as-needed basis. Terms are for a two year period. Anyone interested in serving on this committee (do not need to be a Town resident) is asked to send a letter of interest, including any relevant qualifications, no later than June 15, 2018 to the following:
Mayor and Members of Town Council Town of Middleburg P. O. Box 187 10 W. Marshall Street Middleburg, Virginia 20118 Attn: Committee Vacancies Letters of interest may be included in a public agenda packet. Applicants who do not wish for their contact information to be made public should indicate this in their letter of interest.
Alison Robitaille Continued from page 3 In 1997 Alison harvested great success and accolades such as being named Leading Rider in the Samsung Nations Cup World Series. She was also honored as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year and the Virginia Horse Shows Association’s Horseperson of the Year. At the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome, she was the top-placed
U.S. rider. 1999 saw her on the podium with the U.S.’s silver medal team at the Pan American Games. She was the 1st alternate at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. To date, she has won 45 grand prix. “Where my life is now, I would love to aim back for the World Cup Finals with Ace in 2019,” Alison said. “He’s fantas-
tic indoors. Not that he isn’t good outdoors, but I can pick which qualifiers I want to do, I can make my own schedule and get there on my own merits. I would absolutely love to ride again on a Nations Cup team, but at the age where my kids are right now, it’s difficult to keep up with the demanding schedule of traveling abroad. The competing has to be to be on my terms.
“At the moment, Ava and Zoe are in the thick of school and soccer practice — that doesn’t leave much time for anything else,” she continued. “When they can, they love to come out to the barn. Both of them have ponies and love riding and brushing them. They enjoy being around animals as much as I do, so we really share that. My biggest goal with the girls is to maintain the
really close relationship we have with each other now, even with my traveling and competing. My girls are always #1 even if I’m not there.” As for her horses, well, they’re also #1. Horses and kids. Kids and horses. For Alison, life doesn’t get much bette
On the positive side of the equation, the stop line on Zulla Road may be moved a little farther north to allow better line of sight for drivers. Also discussed positively was the possible use of lights on the intersection’s stop signs, though, according to VDOT those lights would have to be maintained by Loudoun County.
Go Green Committee Appointments. Former Councilmember Kathy Jo Shea and Lindsay Watts and were re-appointed to the Town’s “Go Green” Committee to terms expiring in May 2020. The Middleburg Town Council liaison to the committee is Peter Leonard Morgan
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out question a boon to the local economy, Council nevertheless decided to appropriate $15,000 for fireworks as a separate line item. Zulla Road and Route 50 Safety Town Council Member Kevin Daly reported on a meeting with representatives of the Virginia
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Department of Transportation about improving safety at the intersection of Zulla Road and Route 50. Drivers approaching Route 50 from Zulla Road all too often turn left too early onto oncoming traffic on four-lane route 50. Middleburg Eccentric Editorin-Chief has long been a moving
force in the efforts to improve the intersection, noted that in the past week she had witnessed at least four dangerous wrong turns. According to Daly the representatives of VDOT tended to provide mixed responses to ideas for improvements, with budget considerations often trumping what seemed to be good ideas.
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Stephanie Keefe, Kathy Broaddus and MHF Volunteer Caroline Chapman
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Catherine Rochester and Wendy Smith
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Grace Church art Show
The Plains, VA - Photos by Nancy Milburn Kleck
Shannon Rogers, Pat Tucker, Robin Pegler, Gail Petty, Donna Caudill, Alan and Enid Adams, April Gaines and Caroline Polhemus
Carina and Caroline Elgin and Shelly her service dog.
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Feature Performance of the Middleburg Chamber Music Festival In conjunction with Community Music School of the Piedmont
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With string artists, Algimantas Staskevicius (violin), Tatiana Kotcherguina (viola), Maryory Serrano (violin), Alan Saucedo (violin) and Cynthia Saucedo (violin)
SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH at 4 PM Middleburg United Methodist Church 15 W Washington Street, Middleburg, VA
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Summer Planning: Part I
Meaningful Summer Options for High School Students
Barbara T. Conner Director of College Counseling Foxcroft School
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ach year, parents of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors ask me what they should be doing during the summer months. Sometimes they ask what will “look good” to colleges during the admissions application process. My answer is always the same: students should do what interests them. They should do what they enjoy! Some students travel with family. Others participate in mission trips and community service projects. Many students get jobs. Some students test drive careers through internships and job shadowing. A number of students take classes either through high school summer schools or at local colleges. Many colleges across the country offer enrichment classes on their campuses each summer. The list of possibilities is endless and is only bounded by the student’s imagination. Students should spend some
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time relaxing – hanging out at the pool, reading, and socializing with friends are all worthwhile and important. The school year is a very structured and busy time for most students and it is important that they have the sense that summer can be a time to recharge their energy levels. The reality is that for most of our students who are busy during the school year (academics, athletics, clubs, leadership, community service, jobs, etc.) they tend to stay busy through the summer months as well. Learning about time management and priorities are valuable lessons which can be further explored during the summer months. If your daughter wants to get a summer job, she should begin by creating or updating her resume and polishing her interview skills. Encourage her to visit us in the College Counseling Office to help her draft her resume and practice her interview skills. Although the application deadlines for most of the competitive summer programs which involve doing research and studying on college campuses across the country may have passed, many programs are still accepting students. Students can research these opportunities online. Some of these programs are pricey, so saving up this summer may be a good goal for students as they make plans for next summer. College credit is available through some of these campusbased programs – but it is important to remember that while organizations may give college credit for completion of a summer program, it is up to the col-
lege the student actually attends to determine if they will accept those credits. For students who enjoy science and engineering, there are space camps. For those students who relish the world of politics and government, there are many programs in towns, cities, state government and in the nation’s capital. For those students who want to run their own radio/television stations, there are summer programs specializing in those
areas. There are summer programs for students with interests in virtually every area from archeology to zoology! Some students want to begin exploring career options through job shadowing and internships. Internships are formal opportunities for students to participate in an organization/company on a regular basis (typically for one to four months – with students spending two to eight hours per week at the job site) learning
about what it is like to work in that career field. Job shadowing typically happens in one two-tofour hour visit to an organization or company. Although most internships for high school-aged students are unpaid, there are some that offer stipends. Either way, the experience can be invaluable in helping a student determine if this area is one worth pursuing through high school electives, summer work, college majors, and career.
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iranda Ellen Gali, a 2014 Cum Laude graduate of Foxcroft School, will graduate from the University of Virginia on May 19, 2018, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, special concentration in Literary Prose, and a Minor in Bioethics. She received a Certificate in Business Fundamentals from the McIntire Business Institute at UVA in December 2017. Miranda graduates with a 3.6 GPA. During her time at the University, Miranda was the Program Director for HELPline at Madison House; Co-Chair of ADAPT (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team); Undergraduate Assistant at the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Intern at the
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Virginia Festival of the Book; Peer Tutor at the UVA Writing Center; Member of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority; Sigma Alpha Lambda; Phi Alpha Delta; the Order of the Omega, and the UVA Riding Team. Her original prose was featured in “4”, a collection of Fourth Year Writing. Miranda received Madison House’s Volunteer of the Year Award in 2016 from a pool of over 3,000 volunteers. Miranda has been consistently recognized as one of UVA’S influential student leaders. She participated in an invitational leadership workshop on Grounds in May 2017 and through her association with Madison House and ADAPT, asked to give workshops and presentations far beyond Grounds on the risks of Hazing, alcohol and drug abuse, and
safe habits for young adults. She was recently featured on the “UVA Daily” website as their student volunteer of the week. Beyond Charlottesville, Miranda has studied the effects of large game hunting in South Africa and her piece on canned lion hunting was published in “Africa Geographic”; worked for An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland in Dublin, Ireland; Rescue, The Behavior Change Agency in Washington, D.C.; and the Catholic Charities of America. Following graduation, Miranda plans to pursue a graduate degree in the public health policy field. Miranda is the daughter of Kristin Goodwin Gali of Middleburg and Francisco Javier Gali of Singapore.
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Foxcroft presented Cinderella the musical
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inderella was played by Seabrook Brown Foxcroft ‘19 Cinderella’s cos-
tume was designed and created by Harper Northrup ’18 and Hill School Grad 2014. To fund this project Harper
was awarded one of 4 Inspired type she travelled to New York to Learning Grants from Foxcroft shop for fabric for this transforSchool. mational costume. After sewing a muslin protoThe dress was made so that
Cinderella’s plain peasant-style costume hid the ball gown underneath and as Cinderella spun around she released the hidden ball gown, and headed to the ball.
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reshman Mia Mangin scored a sudden-death goal two minutes into overtime Friday in Warrenton, VA, to give Foxcroft School a 13-12 upset victory over Highland and claim the Delaney Athletic Conference Girls’ Lacrosse Tournament championship for the fourth time in six years. Mangin, who led Foxcroft in goals this season with 53, scored from 20 feet out to give Foxcroft its first victory over Highland in three games this season and snap an eight-game losing streak to the Hawks dating back to 2016. It was Mia’s fourth goal of the game; she also had two assists. The game-winning goal was set up by an off-sides penalty called against Highland that gave the ball to Foxcroft in the Hawks’ end. “The goal came about because of their team fouling us,”
said Foxcroft Head Coach Laura Moan. “They received two yellow cards and were forced to play two players down for two minutes. “Play was stopped because of off-setting fouls and the refs were about to give Highland the ball because they had the possession arrow,” she added. “But their team was a bit disorganized and were off-sides. Once the refs recognized that they gave us the ball. Mia took it and went straight to goal. Awesome!” Mangan’s goal overcame a game-tying goal by Highland with only two seconds remaining in regulation time. “That was frustrating,” said Moan, a veteran college coach in her first year at Foxcroft, “but the team had been really positive at each time-out and halftime, so I didn’t get the feeling that they were discouraged. They were telling each other ‘we got this’, ‘we can do
this’ so I didn’t have to give them a pep talk.” Foxcroft jumped to an early lead and never trailed. The visitors were ahead by four goals with just over four minutes left in regulation but Highland, the No. 1 ranked team in Division II of the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA) and regular season DAC champions, gradually narrowed the gap before pushing the tying goal past Foxcroft senior goaltender L’Nya Caldwell just before time expired. Caldwell, who will play at Roanoke College next year, was brilliant in goal for most of the game. She had 14 saves — many of them from close range — and fought off repeated attacks by the talented Highland team that is headed to the VISAA Division II state tournament as the No. 1 seed on Tuesday. (Foxcroft plays in Division I and did not qualify
for states.) “L’Nya picked a great day to have her best game of the season,” said Moan. “She was terrific.” The victory was surprising because Highland had dominated Foxcroft in two matches during the regular season. Highland beat Foxcroft, 17-7, in Warrenton on April 18 and won, 20-11, at Foxcroft on May 3. But Moan decided to take a new tact on defense for the title game. “After our first two games against them, we felt like our offense was doing pretty well, but to make it a competitive game, we had to do more to limit their offense,” she said. “We decided to change our entire team defense. They are a big, strong, athletic team with a lot of depth, and our new defense helped us to control the tempo of the game. I think the players did a terrific job adjusting to something brand
new with only three days of practice, and they played with a lot of confidence and trust in each other. “The new defense helped to highlight each player’s individual strengths — the athleticism and speed of Mia Moseley, Seabrook Brown, and Haley Buffenbarger; Grace MacDonald’s tenacity; Larissa Bierman’s vision and ability to get ground balls — while helping to limit the number of shots Highland could take. Add L’Nya having her best game this season and it was a winning combination.” Foxcroft played without several players including midfielder Loren Sepulveda, who had 32 goals and 16 assists during the regular season. Sepulveda, who was battling tonsillitis, also missed the semifinal game, an 18-7 Foxcroft victory over Trinity Christian School. “It was so unlucky how many players we were missing,” Moan said. “Our starting 12 played the entire game, and it was hot! I give them tons of credit for digging deep and persevering.” Jenna Torrance, a junior from Leesburg, and Allie McManamey (sophomore, Purcellville) joined Mangin, who is from Sewickley, PA, with four goals each. Senior Pia Scharfenberg of Middleburg scored one goal. “It was an incredible team effort!” said Moan. “Every player on the field had an important role and they each fulfilled their role.” Foxcroft finished the season with 10-3 record overall and a 7-2 DAC mark. The team played in four straight VISAA Division II state championship games, winning the title in 2014 and 2015, before moving up to Division I last season.
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the First Team and junior Annie Zimmerman was picked for the second team to round out Foxcroft’s All-DAC accolades. The All-DAC teams are selected by the league coaches based on regular season games only. A coach is not allowed to vote for his own players. Sepulveda, a First-Team AllDAC selection in 2017 from Middleburg, scored 19 goals and added 12 assists in seven DAC regular season games. Bufferbarger had eight goals, three assists, and 14 ground balls while anchoring the defense, and Torrance posted 20 goals and three assists. Mangin, who was the team’s leading scorer during the regular season with 53 goals, scored 26 of them in seven DAC games. She also had seven assists and led the team in ground balls (22) and draw controls (31). Buffenbarger and Torrance both
live in Leesburg; Mangin is from Sewickley, PA. Middleburg resident Janie, who led the team in assists during the regular season with 27, had seven assists and four goals against regular season DAC competition. It was Ware’s first AllDAC mention while Torrance was a Second-Team selection the past two years. Buffenbarger was DAC co-Player of the Year in field hockey last fall while Sepulveda also was a First-Team field hockey selection. Brown, who is from Marshall, VA, was a standout on defense for Foxcroft in seven regular season soccer games. Schuster posted 42 saves and allowed only seven goals in five league games. A Second-Team All-DAC choice in volleyball last fall, the Big Horn, WY, resident missed two games with an injury. (more) Fortsch, of Alexandria, VA,
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led the team in goals with six during the regular season, including one goal and two assists against DAC teams. She, too, missed two games with injury and was also First Team All-DAC tennis player last fall. Named to the First Team in softball for the third year in a row, Hunt, who lives in Purcellville, hit a spectacular .667 with 14 runs batted in and an on-base percentage of .742 in eight DAC games. Hamilton, a 2017 SecondTeam selection from Washington, DC, batted .500 with an on-base percentage of .611. Zimmerman, of Centreville, UT, hit .407 with 12 RBI and an on-base percentage of .529. She was a FirstTeam choice in 2016 and 2017. Founded in 1914, Foxcroft School is a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 with a mission of helping every girl explore
her unique voice and develop the skills, confidence, and courage to share it with the world. The School offers 76 courses, including 16 Advanced Placement classes, a STEM program that inspires girls to work in disciplines traditionally underrepresented by women, and an Exceptional Proficiency program that helps students hone their special talents in sports, the arts and other fields with training and competitions away from campus. Foxcroft fields athletic teams in nine sports, including a two-time state champion lacrosse team and has a nationally known riding program. The 2017-18 student body is comprised of 157 girls from 14 countries, 18 states, and the District of Columbia. About one-third of the students receive financial assistance; 24 percent are international students, and 20 percent are students of color.
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Charley’s Aunt at Wakefield School photo by Jim Poston Christopher Wagner, Alexander Mischel, Ethan Rosenfeld
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Julia Tucker Westfield High School
I’m a disgrace to my sex,” Lord Fancourt Babberley moans as he is forced to humiliate himself once
again to maintain his facade as a middle-aged woman from Brazil, “where the nuts come from”. Last weekend, Wakefield School paid tribute to classical theatre in their hilarious production of Charley’s Aunt. Charley’s Aunt is a farce writ-
ten in England in the 1890s by Brandon Thomas. It shattered theatrical records when it ran for almost 1,500 productions in London. The play focuses on two lovesick college boys who are trying to persuade their sweethearts to visit them, only
convincing them to come with the promise that Charley’s aunt, Donna Lucia D’Alvadorez, will be there to supervise. When Donna Lucia unexpectedly cancels on them, they must improvise to keep the girls there. Luckily, like an angel sent from heaven, their friend Babberley had just landed the role of a woman in a play and owned the perfect, lacy, frilly costume to assist them. The whole cast had fun with the performance without straying from the plot. Actors tossed around bags, knocked a hat off someone’s head with a tossed book and even made tea in a hat, leaving the script and story undisturbed. Lines were delivered clearly and loudly, even without the assistance of microphones. Every entrance was perfectly timed so there was never a break in the action, optimizing the dramatic irony of the show. From the moment he put on his dress, Christopher Wagner as Lord Fancourt Babberley had a gleam of mischief in his eye, promising slapstick comedy and hilarious responses to awkward situations. Throughout the production, Wagner maintained the high energy that allowed him to deliver his lines smoothly and keep the show moving. In addition to his enthusiasm, he had good comedic timing combined with exaggerated movements that made the audience roar with laughter. He could easily switch
from being frustrated while arguing with the boys to being a sweet lady when the girls walked in. Jack Chesney and Kitty Verdun, played by Alexander Mischel and Skyler Tolzien respectively, had an adorable relationship. Audrey Brown as Charley’s real aunt, Donna Lucia D’Alvadorez, stood out for her satirical jokes. Her character has a few sarcastic lines that she delivered with ease, using her voice and her face to convey the message. Andrew Maraska as Colonel Sir Francis Chesney filled the role with energy and enthusiasm. All technical aspects of the show were simple and functional. The set was versatile and was easily flipped around to change the scene from act one to act three. All the furniture used was unique and useful in the scene. All the costumes were lovely and period-appropriate, but the girls’ costumes were especially beautiful. Each girl had two dresses, one casual and one formal, and even with the alterations, they were stunning. As the lights begin to dim, every person who was tangled in the glorious mishap of Charley’s Aunt realizes how well the situation played out for them. Wakefield’s humorous production of Charley’s Aunt reminded the audience that even if things don’t go as planned, they just might work out in the end.
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59th annual Fauquier County Livestock Show and Sale ocal 4-H’ers and FFA members sold $107,263.60 of prize livestock during this week’s 59 h annual Fauquier County Show & Sale. Fortyseven exhibitors took part in the event Sunday and Monday at the Fauquier County Fairgrounds. Seventy-five individuals, businesses, and groups paid top
prices for seventy-three carefully-raised goats, hogs, lambs, and steers. Participating youth use auction proceeds for college funds or to reinvest in project animals for the next year’s show. The Show and Sale started in 1960, when local farmers Donald Allen, Jack Kinzer and Henry
Sanders decided to promote agriculture with Fauquier’s youth. Working with adult advisors, 4-H teens organize and oversee the Show and Sale. The top awards this year: Grand Champion Steer: Zane Woodward Reserve Champion Steer: Aaron Locke
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Champion Bred and Owned Steer: Katie Crowe Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Steer: Ryan Granche Champion Maintainer Steer: Katie Crowe Grand Champion Lamb: Ryan Bradshaw
Reserve Champion Lamb: Alexis Radum Grand Champion Goat: Alexis Radun Reserve Champion Goat: Doug Smith Grand Champion Hog: Riley Hines Reserve Champion Hog: Riley HInes
Silver Moth Art Studio to Open at Foxcroft School he Silver Moth Studio, a new art studio founded by well-known artist Jackie Jouvenal Washam and hosted at Foxcroft School, will open this summer with classes for all levels of experience painting, drawing, and ceramics, the School and Washam announced recently. The public is invited to see the studio space and meet Washam, the instructor ass well as founder, at an open house on Sunday, June 3, from 2 pm to 4 pm. Please email jackiejouvenal@ gmail.com for more information. Classes are scheduled to begin in mid-June. Washam is a professional artist who has made teaching and creating art her passion. She began her art career in Potomac, MD, at the age of 12 and went on to receive her BFA from Syracuse University and her
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MEd from University of Maryland. After completing school, Washam taught in Montgomery County Public Schools for seven years and taught adult classes at the Yellow Barn Gallery in Glen Echo, MD. Now a resident of Purcellville, Washam joined the Foxcroft School faculty in 2017 and teaches ceramics and painting. She also coaches soccer and tennis. Most artistic interests will be met with Silver Moth Studio classes that range from painting the human figure and still life, and painting en plein air (outdoors) to sculpting and wheelthrowing. The schedule, too, offers variety; classes are currently scheduled for weekday mornings, afternoons, and early evenings. Classes will meet in the large art studio and adjacent ceramics room located in Foxcroft’s Schoolhouse. The picturesque 500-acre campus also
offers an ideal setting to learn to paint en plein air. “The mission of Silver Moth Studio is to support the arts in our community,” says Washam. “I believe that the Arts are a core part of humanity and have the ability to create new means for community connection and understanding. Art builds bridges and connects cultures. “Silver Moth will strive to provide a space for individuals to express themselves, to explore and experiment through the creative process,” she continues. “I teach because I want to share my passion and instill that passion in others. To me, teaching is building a community where members can thrive.” For further information about the Silver Moth Studio including class offerings and how to enroll email jackiejouvenal@gmail. com or call 240.436.3242.
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Does Your Living Area Seem Dark or Closed Off? Ask a Remodeler
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any clients come to us wanting “more space” or “an open floor plan.” Sometimes an addition to the home is the solution, while other times reconfiguring the existing footprint allows the homeowners to bet-
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ter utilize the space and achieve their goals with the square footage they already have. In some cases, the renovation involves removing walls to create an openconcept living plan and the feeling of more space. On one of our recent projects, the clients wanted both an open feel for their main-level and a
lovely outdoor living space. One free-flowing area was created by removing walls that originally blocked the kitchen from the dining and living rooms. With these walls removed, the once dark space is brightened thanks to an almost full wall of windows and sliding glass doors leading to the new outdoor room. The kitchen
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was expanded and benefits from a better connection to the adjacent interior and exterior rooms and improved flow. The easy access to the outdoors and natural light that pours through the space make it seem even larger. Here are some tips if you are considering an open-concept update in your own home:
Addition or Re-Design While additions can address the need for more space in your home, sometimes there are limitations that can’t be overcome, like the size of your property, the position of your home or neighborhood restrictions. That is where a qualified design team can make all the difference. An experienced design-build firm can help you evaluate your options and decide if your goals are best achieved with a re-design of your existing space, or if an addition is necessary or even possible. Architectural Impacts Removing walls is not something to be taken lightly. Architectural experts or engineers should always be consulted before taking any walls down. In the case of this renovation, a structural beam was installed in the ceiling making the open floor plan possible. Load bearing walls can be difficult to work around unless you have the knowledge and experience of a qualified remodeling team. Consider How You Use Each Room Sometimes leaving some separation is advised when opening your space. By keeping one wall between the kitchen and living area, our design team was able to give the client more storage with upper and lower cabinets and give the large area better definition. A clear understanding of your needs and how you plan to use each space will help you and your design team decide the best solution. If your home, or a home you’re considering purchasing, feels dark and closed off, perhaps an open-concept update is the solution. Give me a call and I will gladly help you evaluate your options for achieving a home that better suits your needs and desires. Tim Burch is a Vice President and Owner of BOWA, an awardwinning design and construction firm specializing in renovations ranging from master suites and kitchens to whole-house remodels. A Northern Virginia native and third-generation builder, Tim enjoys calling on his 30 years of design-build experience to solve clients’ home-related challenges. He is the Construction Advisor for The Mosby Heritage Area Association and sits on the Board of Building Appeals for Fauquier County. Prior to joining BOWA, Tim was the Lead Project Manager of Construction for the Emmy Award-winning construction reality television show, Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC Television. For more information on Tim and the BOWA team, visit bowa.com or call 540687-6771.
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Plant Mimics The Plant Lady
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s plants go, specifically perennials, there is a group I find appealing and I can spot them from across a garden or woodland. Oddly they are members of
two families, although they could be twins. I’m referring to the Solomon Seals, the disporums, uvularias, and maianthemum. Dicots or slender veined plants, like iris, palms, or hosta, this group is simple with elliptical shaped leaves (like bay leaf), arranged
along arching stems. Most spread by rhizomes, forming colonies and interconnected underground. Both Solomon’s Seal or polygonatum and maianthemum are in the asparagus family. The resemblance of which are almost nonexistent; or perhaps it’s the joint-
ed stem and berries, those small genetic markers. Solomon’s Seal are many, the proper genus polygonatum meaning jointed knee. The roots are said to look like Hebrew letters when broken at a joint, the center shows a pattern, some believe look like a king’s seal, the two reasons for the common name. Flowers are held from below the foliage, clustered in pairs with up to eight in each arrangement and how we distinguish each species. Woodland or shade perennials, some native to North America, they are tough and durable and ever so graceful. Maianthemum is commonly known as false Solomon’s Seal with flowers that cluster at the end of arching stems. Native to North America, Asia, Central and South America. The leaves are hairy but otherwise the habitat, growth and look mimic polygonatum. Red berries ripen in fall and the most common native is Maianthemum racemosum, with green buds in spring which open to white flowers. Of the twenty species of disporum, none are native to North America. Found in Japan, Asia, India, and Russia, they belong to the family colchicaceae. Think of the fall flowering Crocus colchicum and scratch your head thinking how could these two possibly
be kin? As I’ve mentioned, arching stems, slender leaves, flowers that hang from curved tips, these are also beautiful. In my shade garden, I collect them as well, a few grow in clumps, maintaining a well rounded look. Disporum lutescens is a husky grower when grown in the sunnier side of the shade garden with beautiful large bells of yellow in late spring. In the same family, like looking in a mirror, we have the uvularias. From the Latin uvula, which means “little grape”, the flowers hang at the end of each stem. Thought to look like the uvula in our throat, common names include merrybells and bell flowers. All five species are native to North America and all are delightful. Uvularia perfoliata is well under a foot in height with stems that look like they pierce, or perforate each leaf. The most handsome may be Uvularia grandiflora, with largish flowers of yellow that dance on their stems in spring. It takes a fine eye for detail to see the differences in these lookalike perennials. They mimic each other which the gardener may find appealing. Whether you want to strategize and discern minute details is just another layer to the delight of gardening.
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’m confused, or maybe I’m actually not. Hum, better yet, let me start this month’s column with a scenario. You are an artist, a working artist. One who diligently enters shows and places your art in or at all sorts of places trying to gain any exposure you can. You obviously do so because you are trying your best to bridge the gap between your art and your potential clients. There’s little question you want them to notice what you do and to contact you with their art wishes. Correct? Okay, so you are standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. The line is somewhat long and you find yourself striking up a time passing conversation with the person in front of you. As this happens, the fact that you are an artist comes up. I’m not making this up; you do this right? Well anyway, the person says to you, My wife and I have been looking for art to place over our sofa, do you have a card? But instead of giving them a card, you hand them a form which asks for the following information. Full name, email, the subject they are are interested in, how they heard about you and you also let them know they can include a message to you! So, it is with great hope that all of you reading this are saying - Seriously?!! Whew, Tom Neel has lost his mind! Have I now? Well, let’s move on to delve into the source of my madness. Why on earth would anyone seeking success create such a hurdle for a potential client? Not just an artist, but anyone in business would think that was a ridiculous approach. Trust me, I’m in the front of that line, and thus, I send you to my opening sentence - I’m confused, or maybe I’m actually not. Are you are wondering where this is going? Good! Second scenario. A potential client is looking for art online and one way or another they find their way to your website. They see your home page and like what they see. They look at your work, they read your bio, they are excited they have found the right match to make their art wishes come true. Oh boy, I have to contact this artist right away! Let me contact them right now! (It’s their lunch break, or it’s the 15 minutes they have out of their busy day to do so) So, they go to your contact page and instead of finding the only two important pieces of information needed - your phone number and email, they find a place with required indicated fields! Ones that require your name, your email, subject, how did you hear about me and a place for comments. SERIOUSLY?!! I guess they can now sit around and wait
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for you to reply? One would think many artists are doing so well that they can afford such professional hurdles for their potential clients to jump over. I doubt this is the case. I actually think what is going on here is that in the process of having a website built, they and their webmaster get caught up in processes, possibly ones used by much, much larger companies. Ones that honestly do not want to be contacted. They are trying to create hurdles. Are they smart? Yes and no? Yes, because they are avoiding problems, but no, because small problems become bigger ones. But for whatever reason, they feel they can do this, you as an artist can’t. You simply must make contacting you incredibly easy. Your website is nothing more than a very big business card. Your business card has a grand total of 7 square Inches of real estate per side to keep with you to give to anyone who wants to know more about you. Not the case with your website. You would not put your contact info on your card and you sure as heck shouldn’t miss easily and visually placing it on your website! I don’t even have a contact page, my number and email are easily found on my home page and every other page on my website. This all has me now wanting to work backward to talking about your business card. If I was to ask you to remove a current and fresh looking business card from your wallet or purse, could you do it? No fumbling about and then pulling out an old dog-eared thing either. If you can, good job! If not, please get cards made. I carry them in my wallet; they are in the pockets of each of my sports coats, my cars, etc. Is it possible I could find myself without one? Sadly yes, because I give out so many, but it’s not very likely. It’s amazing to me in a world of access, one with an endless amount of information shared on a plethora of social media sites, that any artist would avoid broadcasting the two most important pieces of information to their artistic careers - their phone number and email. Don’t be shy, make yourself an easy access artist! Live An Artful Life.com Tom
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ecently I was within earshot of a conversation between two professional hunt staff. The conversation went something like this: “Did you know that bitch Hermione*?” (*Name changed to protect the innocent.) “Yes, she was a fat, lazy bitch.” My friend and I chuckled because we knew that they were referring to a foxhound, but the table next to us was shocked at the misogynistic undertone assuming they were talking about a woman. Middleburg is steeped in animals and agriculture but what do newcomers think when they overhear what is normal vernacular to our community?
My family has been breeding horses for generations. I still love to make the Fed-Ex clerk blush when they ask what the contents are of the big, blue container that needs to be shipped. “Semen” is the correct answer and will usually bring an awkward reaction every time, especially when they realize that they have to touch the blue container to get it off of their counter. My non-horsey friend’s sister once got pregnant right after she gave birth to her first child. Her mother didn’t take too kindly when I referred to her blessed conception as “getting pregnant on the foal heat” but that is a common phrase among horse breeders. A cattleman certainly knows what an emasculatome is and how to use it. But once I was privy to a debate on whether an emasculatome or banding is the best way to castrate. I, of course, added my two cents in from the equestrian perspective and said, “If they have dropped, they get chopped.” The pale glare from a male passerby was one of sheer terror.
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My dear friend is taking riding lessons and her trainer often bellows from across the schooling ring “Tits up” and can do so without the fear of #metoo because the student knows exactly what correction to make with that command. If one were to shout
“Tits up” anywhere else, they’d be under investigation. A Veterinarian friend once offered her condolences to a mare we just lost in passing at the post office. I replied, “Thanks, she was a good ol’ Granny.” She then replied, “Hey, if you still have her body, can I have her skull?” I knew she was particularly interested in equine dentistry and wanted a cadaver to study, but the postmistress did not. Training racehorses is a career and passion that is shared by many locals. What would a neophyte think if they were to hear “Give him a good blow before the race?” It’s something you hear often around here, but certainly can be misconstrued to uneducated ears. Honorable mentions for industry talk should include. “Put a gag on her” “Keep him between your legs” and “Hold on the backside and push hard for the big finish”. You never know who is listening and what they may think about your conversation. Middleburg’s walls tend to have ears.
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hate to harp on manners and being polite, but two incidents happened in the last week to my human Tom and myself. If you are not aware, we dogs have great perception and intuition and see the world a little differently then you humans do. So, sometimes decisions you all make, such as driving too fast
in town alludes me and makes me growl. So, last week Tom and I were crossing the street from the Post Office to Common Grounds. We waited patiently for a car to stop for us. Finally, the time came for us to cross. Now, I may not have helped this situation because I smelled something really tantalizing on the bottom of the tree outside the post office. Tom tried
to pull me away even though I was resisting. As we began to cross, a car came barreling toward us at maybe 60 miles per hour. The car came only inches away from hitting us. If that car hurt Tom, I would have allowed all my animal instincts to take over and let that driver know whose in charge. As we ran for our lives, finally jumping up on the curb, the driver of the car
stuck her head out of the window and yelled, “Move it!” How rude! We dogs and you humans should not have to worry about our lives when grabbing the mail or a coffee, or if a smell on a tree stump attracts your attention. This has to do with caring about people and having concern for others. No one has con-
cern for others like us dogs do. It seems in your human world people are less patient. One person in Tom’s life reminded both he and I that patience and love do still exist. Tom lost his mom when he was a kid but was brought up by a woman named Janie who was like a mom to him. He takes me to visit her in Pennsylvania once in a while. At the end of our last visit, we got into our car to drive home to Virginia. Janie watched Tom and me get into the car. As we pulled away, Janie stayed at her screendoor, but she kept waving and saying goodbye to us. Tom said out-loud, “ That’s amazing that she does that. She waits until she can no longer see us.” I thought to myself how nice that someone still takes the time to wave until they can’t see you any longer. I agree with Tom that Janie is a special human. So, the point here is: Be patient, slow down and wait until the person you love pulls away. It’s time to get signs in town that say Pedestrians and cute dogs crossing and next time someone visits you, wave.
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here have always been great local musicians in and around Middleburg, and a few have gotten beyond our region and onto the national stage. But you don’t have to go to DC or NYC to hear good music, a little exploring around here will get you to toe-tappin’ roots music or soulful tunes, all within a few miles from town. One of the area’s young music impresarios is Unison’s Eric Burnham, who has been ac-
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tive for several years now with local groups like the Plank Stompers, The Plate Scrapers, the Green Leaf Society, as well as his solo work. Eric is a multi-instrumentalist, who plays mandolin, guitar, upright bass, harmonica, along with vocals. He organizes a local neighborhood jam night at the B Chord Brewery on Williams Gap Road in Round Hill and has created a concert series that features two local musicians, often playing together for the first time. I recently caught up with Eric to ask him about what he has been up to musically. SC: Tell me about your new music series. EB: I’m really excited about our new Dynamic Duo Series. It is a collaborative musical experience, where two talented local artists from different groups are brought together on Thursday nights at B Chord to play bluegrass and mountain music. What makes it so unique is that they have usually never played together, so for people who have lived in this area for a long time, and have listened to artists like the Woodshedders or who frequent concerts at Watermelon Park, they will have a chance to get a whole new perspective
from familiar artists. SC: What are some of the upcoming concerts? EB: On May 31st, we’ll have Zeiru Depina and Danny Knicely. Zeiru is from Cape Verde Island in Africa, and Danny is one of the great mandolinists today who serves as a musical ambassador for the US, traveling around to connect with great musicians like Zeiru. On June 6th, we have two local legends, the fine mandolinists, Red Henry and Christopher Henry. Chris plays with Peter Rowan’s bands and has his own band called, Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass. I’m really excited to have them playing together. Chris was in my inaugural Dynamic Duo concert. He rarely has a chance to play with his dad so we are really looking forward to this one. On June 13th, we have Andrew McKnight and Tony Denikos, both local guys and fine players. The concert will have more of a singer-songwriter kind of vein to it and I’m really excited about this one. And there is more to come. You can see these shows Thursday nights and we will have
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Dynamic Duos swag available with great graphic art from David Oberrith. We have a website coming, until then, check out B Chord’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/BChordbrewing. SC: Tell me a bit about the B Chord Tuesday night jams. EB: The thing about B Chord is it is a local venue for the local community. Neighborhood Night is a celebration of the many talented musicians in our community. The Jam starts at 5:30 pm, so it can catch the local folks coming home from work. Everyone is invited to bring their instruments, and we sit in a circle on the floor and do an open jam and play lots of tunes. With the weather getting better, the Jam has been splitting up and playing indoors and outdoors. Folks bring their kids. People look forward to it every Tuesday and say that it is the best night of the week. So, Neighborhood Night is a celebration of our musical community and it is growing in popularity—local music and farm fresh craft beer, it’s a dream come true. SC: What are you up to right now musically? EB: Well, I continue to play with the Plank Stompers around
the area, and I played last night with Green Leaf Society, the band I took to Munich, Germany recently and had a great time. I’m also playing upright bass for the Plate Scrapers, a high-energy bluegrass band. I am also starting a new band called, for now, Eric Burnham and the Blue Ridge Outlaws. This new band will be touching more on the country genre but will still have a roots music and bluegrass feel. Don’t forget you can listen to Plank Stompers and Plate Scrapers on Spotify. SC: Thanks for the info, Eric. On a Tuesday night, grab your guitar or banjo, and head on up to B Chord in Round Hill and play some music. Don’t miss the Dynamic Duos series on Thursday nights. I also hear there is an open Jam right in Middleburg at the Side Saddle Cafe on Thursday evenings – well worth checking out. Music is alive and well in Western Loudoun and it will only grow with more participation from our community. This month’s Spotify playlist features some of these local bands, enjoy! Find it at https:// tinyurl.com/ybb7yxs9 Steve Chase plays his mandolin in Unison.
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eplacement of dental fillings is one of the most frequent dental procedures performed in the dental office. Dental fillings are replaced for a variety of reasons, including new decay (cavity), a gap develops between the filling and tooth, broken or cracked filling, broken or cracked tooth, removal of amalgam (metal) and replacement of a filling that does not match the tooth. Dental fillings last for several years but eventually need replacement. The forces of chewing, clenching and grinding as well as the normal expansion and contraction of the tooth and filling over time will cause the interface between the tooth and filling to break down, allowing bacteria to grow in these areas. At first, there may be some stain from a bacterial build up around the edge of the filling. This stain can sometimes be polished away but in time the bacteria get deeper and the filling will need replacement. If a cracked filling is detected the dentist will recommend it be replaced because the filling no longer helps prevent decay and the cracked section(s) can act as a wedge that may fracture the tooth. Most cracked teeth should be restored when first noticed, even if not painful, because the crack usually gets worse leading to pain and more extensive treatments like onlays, crowns, root canals or extractions. Some cracked teeth need onlays or crowns due to the extent of the crack and health of the tooth structure remaining. Onlays are partial crowns covering the affected parts of the teeth but not the whole tooth. This is a more conservative approach leaving healthy tooth structure untreated. Sometimes a crown is needed due to the extensive nature of the crack and or decay. Crowns cover the whole tooth giving maximum protection. Some people will choose to replace their silver (amalgam) fillings because they do not want metal in their mouth or because they do not like the dark color. It is okay to choose to replace fill-
ings at any time, however, there are some considerations. Any time a filling is replaced more tooth structure is removed weakening the tooth. After replacing a filling many times there may come a time when there is not be enough tooth to place a filling, leading to the need for an onlay or crown. Sometimes older toothcolored fillings may stain or a patient may whiten their teeth leaving the filling darker than the tooth because dental fillings will not whiten. In the case of older tooth-colored material which may stain and discolor over time, the newer tooth colored filling materials are very color stable, they do not darken with time. With teeth whitening, after the desired whitening is accomplished the fillings can be replaced and matched to the nicely whitened teeth. In instances where the teeth become stained and the fillings look lighter, whitening the teeth may be a good option but also the filling can be replaced to match the tooth. On your next dental visit, your dentist or dental hygienist may point out areas of concern around old fillings. I hope this information will help you understand their recommendations and know more about your options. Dr. Robert A. Gallegos is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, visiting faculty of Spear Education, a member the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Dental Association. Dr. Gallegos practices dentistry in Middleburg, VA. www. MiddleburgSmiles.com.
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Editors Desk - Letters@middleburgeccentric.com It seems there will be no surprises when Mayor-elect Bridge Littleton and the new Middleburg Town Council finally take their newly assigned seats in Town Hall. What we saw during the campaign is apparently what we’ll get . . . and from our perspective, it’s good. High minded. Wellinformed. Civil. The new council, even if one takes into consideration first-time new Council Member Cindy Pearson, is experienced and knows the town well. (Pearson, of course, is
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Dear Middleburg, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and let you know how truly moved I am by the confidence you have placed in me to succeed Betsy as the next Mayor of our Town. The turnout was inspiring, with over 300 residents participat-
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one can’t believe one’s own eyes and ears (See “blue-dress vs white dress” and “Yanny vs Laurel” ) the Eccentric will continue to be your primary source for what REALLY happened of significance . . . but thanks to middleburgva. new.swagit.com you will be able to confirm (or, heaven forfend, deny) our coverage for yourselves. Kudos to the outgoing Council led by Mayor Betsy Davis for introducing live video coverage. Transparency is a good thing for everyone.
no stranger. She has served for years in key posts on Town Staff and comes from a family with a long history of service to the town.) That continuity, experience, and institutional memory will be further enhanced if Council appoints outgoing Council Member Mark Snyder to a post in which he can continue his long history of oversight and protection of the Town’s critical infrastructure. The Mayor-elect promises to be an advocate for Middleburg and, indeed, all the small towns of
Loudoun. As a member of Council, he was actively engaged in monitoring (and thereby affecting) events and people at both the county and state level. As Mayor, we have no doubt he will continue that engagement. As we begin our fifteenth year of Council watching, we look forward to the next stages of Middleburg governance. Route 15 is moving west. We believe the new council is both able and willing to face the associated realities.
One of the hallmarks of the transition to a new Council in Middleburg can now be found on the web at middleburgva.new. swagit.com There you can watch gavelto-gavel video coverage of Town Council proceedings, AND get copies of relevant documents and reports with a simple click. Since we now have conclusive social-media-viral evidence that
ing in our local election. It is a testament to how much we all care about Middleburg and our larger community. I am also immensely grateful to the family, friends, and supporters who generously contributed their time and effort during this election – thank you for all you have done for me. We must all also thank Mark Snyder and Vincent Bataoel for their many years and continuing service to
Middleburg and wish them the best for the future. I strongly believe the most important responsibilities of a Mayor involves listening to the citizens, translating their concerns into workable proposals, and building consensus with the entire Council and our community to implement the solution. To succeed, we must continue
to foster this community’s tradition of participation and openness. We on the Council are committed to this as well. I truly appreciate the trust you have placed in me to take on this leadership responsibility. Our community faces many challenges but working together we will meet these challenges together. Lastly, to you, the citizens of Middleburg.
tion becomes even more important. At present, it would seem, the Special Counsel’s final report may well produce a constitutional crisis. In view of what we know now, and what we will know in the future, should we say, or could we reasonably say, the Russian attacks constituted an “Act of War?” In the most general and oftenused sense of the term, a “war” is sometimes, clearly, and often, not a “war.” The “War on Drugs” or the “War on Crime” or even NYC “War on Rats” clearly wasn’t “wars” in the WW2 sense of the word. But WAS the Russian attack, to paraphrase Clausewitz, “war by other means?” He asserted that war itself was “the continuation of politics.” Is the inverse also true? Is it true in this case?
If it is, and it may well be, an important legal corollary arises. “Adhering” to those who wage war against us and/or giving “aid and comfort to our enemies in a time of war constitutes treason. The US Constitution devotes two pithy sentences to the term: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. At press time the notion that the President, members of his family, officials in his campaign and some of their agents may well have both “adhered” and given “aid and comfort” to Russia and its agents persists and gains credence. More important, the notion that the Russia actions constituted a new
21st-century form of “warfare” has moved from being an extremist position to a serious accusation, levied even by members of the GOP, including at least one former congressman. We doubt that a formal charge of “treason,” no matter how logical it might seem, would ever pass muster in the Congress or Courts. That said, a stench arises from not only the Trump campaign’s publically documents efforts to conspire with Russians (and now we find with agents of other foreign powers) but its ongoing efforts to misuse Presidential power against Trump’s perceived “enemies.” Did Trump and his cronies collude and conspire with enemies of the United States? Only time and the Special Counsel will tell. Were those enemies waging “war?” Clausewitz and I would argue, Yes. Without question.
There is also the possibility that the intelligence community did its job, but the politicians in charge failed to do theirs. We know President Obama was briefed on Russian activities before the election, and the National Security Council recommended counter-measures against the Russians. Why did President Obama fail to act, and then tell the American public that the notion of anyone “rigging” the election was a reckless idea that then-candidate Trump had no basis to suggest? Why did Susan Rice, the Obama administration’s National Security Adviser, give a “stand down” order in response to the counter-measures against the Russians recommended by the National Security Council? These were the people in charge; shouldn’t we know the answers to these questions? Do we even know the truth about the purported hack of the DNC email server, purportedly by the Russians? Because I have limited space, I refer
readers to an intriguing article from August 8, 2017, in the Nation magazine, a liberal publication: https:// www.thenation.com/article/a-newreport-raises-big-questions-aboutlast-years-dnc-hack/. To summarize the article, an independent group of intelligence and technical experts, including the former technical director of NSA, examined the volume of data downloaded from the DNC server (1,976 megabytes), and the time it took to download the data (87 seconds) and calculated that the necessary transfer rate for the data was 22.7 megabytes per second, a speed according to these experts “much faster than what is physically possible with a hack.” Based on this analysis they conclude the DNC was not hacked by means of accessing the server over the internet. Rather, the download was accomplished using a thumb drive or similar device
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Multiple examples of Russian interventions and efforts to intervene in the 2016 Elections in the United States have been well documented. Every single US national security agency agrees that operatives of the Russian state and their agents used the tools and techniques of cyber warfare to probe for weaknesses in the vote-counting and eligible voter rolls of multiple state governments. All agree that the efforts of Russian and their friends and agents to spread disinformation via social media were both massive and effective. All agree that the goals of those efforts were to produce results favorable to the election of Donald J. Trump and inimical to the cause of Hillary Clinton. The Republican-chaired US Senate Intelligence Committee, concurred, with a bi-partisan vote.
Even Trump, his minions, and the Don Nunes-led House Committee have, at long last, agreed that the interventions took place. Now, they persist only in denying the notion that Trump, his campaign officials, and family co-operated or encouraged the Russians in any way, despite well-documented public statements and writings to the contrary . . . from Trump, his family members, his legal team, and others with close ties to the President, his campaign, his businesses, and his person. Given what we know already the question of whether or not the Russian “attacks” on our democracy constituted acts of “war” is important. As Special Counsel Mueller and his team of investigators, led entirely by Republicans, continue, steadily and systematically, to produce indictments and convictions the ques-
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It is hardly a revelation that Russia persists in its efforts to disrupt our political system. Since Lenin took control in Russia and declared war on the western capitalist world in 1917, the Russians have consistently and persistently worked to undermine American democracy. As Americans, we should all be rightly concerned about the recent actions of the Russians to meddle in our domestic politics, and insist that strong measures be taken to counter such Russian aggression. Regrettably, until a year ago, anyone making that point was derided by Democrats in this country as militaristic and unenlightened. President Obama was celebrated by the left for his clever put-down of Mitt Romney during the presidential debates when Romney named Russia as a prime threat to this country. So the question is why, only now, has the American left had an epiphany about Russia? Are Democrats the new cold-warriors,
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determined to ferret out and combat Russian influence, or is their newfound interest in Russia simply their latest device to foster suspicion and undermine President Trump? If the Democrats are serious about focusing on Russian rather than Trump, they could begin by demanding a special investigation of the people who were in charge of national security when these latest Russian transgressions took place. If the Russians were so successful that they were able to influence the election to favor one candidate over another, why are the persons responsible for allowing this to happen not being held accountable? Clearly, if the allegations concerning Russia are true, Mr. Comey as head of the FBI, Mr. Clapper as Director of National Intelligence and Mr. Brennan as head of the CIA each failed in their jobs. Rather than explain their own actions, they are each anxious to shift focus away from how they failed and instead infer wrongdoing on behalf
of the Trump campaign. Like every other conservative I know, I want the truth as to whether there was wrongdoing by anyone on the Trump team, but after a full year’s investigation headed by a team of dedicated antiTrump agents, using pre-dawn raids, electronic surveillance, and spies who infiltrated and reported on the Trump campaign- in other words, after using the full force and all the assets of the US law enforcement and intelligence communities- we have yet to see any evidence that the Trump campaign had any involvement with Russia’s efforts. This lack of evidence does not stop Messrs. Comey, Clapper and Brennan from leaking half-truths and making selfserving statements on a near daily basis to distract from their own actions and inactions. It would be a positive step if Democrats on investigative committees charged with overseeing the FBI, CIA and DOJ stopped running interference for these three and instead took them to task.
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The New World War A Scientist’s Perspective Dr. Art Poland, PhD
As a scientist, I perceive that World War III has started, and we are playing catch up. For perspective, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and we knew immediately that we had been dealt a devastating military blow. We knew we had been attacked and our nation was at risk. This new war was fought with the new technologies of aircraft, and blitzkrieg. In 2016 or maybe even before, I am uncertain about the exact date, we were attacked by Russia using a new weapon, the internet. We did not know we had been dealt a
devastating blow until after November 8, 2016, I’m not sure of the exact date of this either, but the impact on our nation is severe. We are at great risk. Our greatest strength, freedom of speech and communication, has been turned against us to make us at war against ourselves. In 1941 we had a President who spoke the right words to bring us together, to inspire us to fight back. In 2018 we have a President who revels in dividing us, inspiring us to fight each other even harder. While our previous President may have been a catalyst for our division, he did try to unite us. Our situation now is much drier than it
was in 1941. Can or will we survive? What will it take to reunite us? Having made my political statement, I’d like to discuss some of the technological aspects of this war. One battle that we successfully won involved planting destructive computer code into equipment in Iran that was used to make nuclear bomb material. We set their program back by years. Someone then got that code and used it to cause computer problems around the world; yes it is a world war, not just localized. Besides working America and other free world countries over politically through Facebook and other public
forums, Russia has been able to shut down the power system to parts of Ukraine. Thus, they have demonstrated the ability to do social and strategic damage. The possible technical aspects of this war are formidable. One that has been discussed frequently in the media is the possibility of shutting down our electrical system in certain areas or damaging water filtration systems. One possibility that I have not seen discussed but seems quite simple to me involves our automobiles. All of our new cars and trucks use computer chips. From what I understand these are made in China.
I could envision them deciding that on a specific date at a specific time the brakes on all vehicles would stop working. Think about the impact of that on our society. I do quite a bit of computer programming, and I can see how someone could easily hide such a “bomb” in the vehicle’s code. My intention is not to make people afraid of everything. My point is that we are at war, and it is a completely new and different kind of war. Our democracy is at risk. We need to address this war and deal with it intelligently.
The American Conservation Movement Turns 200 The Public Square Jerry Van Voorhis Chandler Van Voorhis
When did the idea “to conserve” begin in America? What was that moment in time, that event that sparked a movement? Many believe the first pangs of the conservation movement were in the 1850s with George P. Marsh’s book Man and Nature or Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. The reality is the conservation movement began earlier. It intertwines with the very fabric of our founding and began, in Virginia, on May 12, 1818, when one of America’s leading patriots delivered a speech to the Agricultural Society of Albemarle. This speech was printed in all major newspapers, pamphlets and other agricultural societies around the world. “The faculty of cultivating the earth, and of rearing animals, by which food is increased beyond the spontaneous supplies of nature, belongs to man alone...Civilization is never seen without agriculture: nor has agriculture ever prevailed, where the civilized arts did not make their
appearance. But, closely as agriculture and civilization are allied, they do not keep pace with each other.” In 1818, the balance of civilization had already begun to outstrip the balance of agriculture. “Agriculture once effectually commenced, may proceed, of itself, under impulses of its own creation. The mouths fed by it increasing, and the supplies of nature decreasing, necessity becomes a spur to industry; which finds another spur, in the advantages incident to the acquisition of property in the civilized state. And thus a progressive agriculture and a progressive population ensue.” The distinguished gentleman goes on to say: “although no determinate limit presents itself to the increase of food, and to a population commensurate with it, other than the limited productiveness of the earth itself, we can scarcely be warranted in supposing that all the productive powers of its surface can be made subservient to the use of man.” Hence the idea of “balance of nature” was born. This was important because “agriculture is the basis of population and prosperity” but reform was needed.
Ask a Council Member Mark Snyder
Hello Middleburg! I was surprised and very pleased to see the huge turnout for the town election, despite the fact that I lost by an astounding margin. I cannot remember another town election where more than 50% of the voters cast ballots. Trowbridge Littleton ran a terrific campaign, running every aspect optimally and has my sincere congratula-
tions. We have spoken and I assured him that I would do everything I can to make sure he takes office poised for success. I would also like to congratulate the four of seven who won seats on council – Darlene Kirk, Peter Leonard-Morgan, Kevin Hazard and Cindy Pearson. If the current schedules hold, our contractor (A&M Concrete) will replace the older/smaller water mains in the Ridgeview neighborhood in June (possibly into early July). We
Letter from The Plains Anthony Wells
Many Eccentric readers may have received in the past fictitious emails from specious sources in countries such as Nigeria soliciting your investment funds. These are a thing of the past, together with fictional emails from your best friend in some far away country who has lost all to theft and needs you to send funds urgently. These types of internet fraud are dinosaurs compared with the sophistication of current cyber attacks, though note that these precursors were predicated on the initial theft of your and others email addresses. The Equifax credit bureau attack was massive, executed by cybercriminals, and ransomware hackers demand
money to unlock files, estimated at $2 billion in 2017. Compromised business email scams cost approximately $9 billion last year. Viruses have infected most readers’ computers, such as the notorious Not Petya and Bad Rabbit. Today attacks are state-sponsored, state sponsor surrogates (most often from disparate locations), organized criminal hackers, or ill-intentioned individual hackers, many with serious mal intent. Does all this affect Eccentric readers? The answer is a resounding “Yes”. Most readers live and breathe as individuals, as families, and in the workplace, by internet connections, whether via cell phone, a personal computer, or perhaps a more complex computer network at work. Without secure un-
The speech, then, proceeds to address the need for a “symmetry of nature.” It delved into large issues of the day --- ranging from the cultivation of land to “the evils of pressing too hard on the land,” to the “neglect of manures,” to the rehabilitation of soils, to the productivity of soil through irrigation, to deforestation. The man who delivered this clarion call was none other than our Founding Father, James Madison, Father of our Constitution, fourth President of the United States, and our nation’s first forester. And many could plausibly say he is the father of the American Conservation movement. In the words of Madison, “Of all the errors in our rural economy, none is perhaps, so much to be regretted, because none so difficult to be repaired, as the injudicious and excessive destruction of timber and firewood. It seems never to have occurred that the fund was not inexhaustible and that a crop of trees could not be raised as quickly as one of wheat or corn.” He concluded saying, “It is high
time for many farmers, even in this quarter, and still more so in the country below us, to take this subject into serious consideration. Prudence will no longer delay economizing what remains of woodland; to foster the second growths where taking place in convenient spots, and to commence, when necessary, plantations of the trees recommended by their utility and quickness of growth.” Some 200 years later, Madison’s words seem more prescient than ever. The scientists today are telling us that the world has 60-100 harvest cycles left before the world has fully depleted the critical topsoil that feeds us all. And it is not just soil but also climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that since 1750, around the time James Madison was born, one-third (⅓) of all the emissions ever put up in the atmosphere has come from land-use change, predominately deforestation. Most people associate climate change with smokestacks and tailpipes and forget the role of nature. Two years ago, the National Academy of Science published a twovolume report on the technologies
to solve and address climate change. They looked at every technology whether it was in a laboratory or commercial development. What they determined was the most scalable, deployable and low-cost technology to address climate change was forestry. Trees are nature’s technology. Trees are scalable, deployable and can be planted anywhere in the world. What we must heed are the words of Madison and protect “the balance of nature” and more fully understand the interdependence between man and nature. We must restore the earth. Standing at a unique moment in time where leadership, vision, and experience are powerfully aligning, we must widen the sphere of the “economy of nature.” Madison intoned two centuries ago this month that conservation possesses a purpose. It’s up to us to match that purpose by giving capitalism a heart. May the words of Madison and Virginia once again reverberate around our world.
can then expect VDOT to replace residential streets there in August. Both of these projects will be dusty and disruptive. VDOT is not merely resurfacing, but digging down some ten or twelve inches to replace the roadbed and then applying new asphalt. Please feel free to contact me for help resolving issues affecting you related to these jobs. Once Trowbridge Littleton assumes office as Mayor in July, his council seat will be vacant and coun-
cil will appoint a replacement until the November election. The person elected then will hold the seat until the election in May 2020. If council decides to appoint me, I have agreed to serve until November. After serving for twenty years and getting so few votes for mayor, I am ambivalent about running for council in November. So, I will ask my dear readers – Would you like me to run again for council in November? I will make my decision accordingly,
but not without you telling me so. Please comment to me personally or through the paper soon. I am still discussing where this column goes from here with the Eccentric, so I will keep this one short – and wait for your comments. That is my opinion – what do you think? Do you have ideas to improve Middleburg? I would love to hear your comments, suggestions, and questions!
inhibited internet communications the very nature of contemporary life is challenged. Almost everything that most of us do has internet connectivity. The key problem with cyber attacks is that they are all, without exception, discovered “after the event”, and this is in spite of password protection, encryption, and other means of electronic authentification. The cost of disruption, loss of information, whether personal data or intellectual property, and the time and cost to repair damage, is massive. State-sponsored cyber attacks rely not just on large armies of highly trained cyber attackers, but also robotics that is operating at machine speeds unthinkable less than five years ago. We all live within global
networks that are dependent on service providers who are vulnerable. For example, one weak link in a local area network (LAN) or even within a so-called highly secure point-topoint data communications system leads to exploitation. The theft of personal information and technical intellectual property comes at a huge cost to the US economy and national security in a much wider sense than traditional definitions of threats to the US. For example, readers should be aware that the majority of global data communications is via undersea fiber cables at light speeds and data rates that were unimaginable a decade ago. The US and the UK together no longer dominate the undersea cable domain. The Chinese have moved
in surreptitiously and as the world’s data demands grow exponentially so is Chinese investment in data communications and control of markets. The Department of Defense (DOD) alone has about half a million routers. The DOD total global network is larger than the worldwide web. Software failures and vulnerabilities, chip malfunctions, design faults, and implants can cause massive disruption. At a personal level readers’ healthcare and financial data are exploitable. At a local and regional level critical infrastructure is vulnerable. At a national level recent events show that elections can be exploited by a range of devious means. As you read this article millions of robotic
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Editors Desk - Letters@middleburgeccentric.com Earth Day 2018 Water World Richard A. Engberg
Saturday, April 21, 2018, was Earth Day. On that day, over one billion people worldwide (except, perhaps in North Korea) took part in the festivities and most did something “green.” Since its beginning on April 22, 1970, Earth Day has grown into the largest environmental celebration in the world. Earth Day began as a protest, a forum for Americans to express their concern about the environment- eroded land, contaminated water, air pollution-all of which worsened during the 1960’s. So why did the founders of Earth Day pick April 22, 1970? What was magic about the date? Truthfully, there was nothing
magic. It was a Wednesday and the founders felt that ‘hump day” would be the best day of the week to encourage a large turnout for the countrywide rallies. It was. Some 25 million Americans turned out, almost instantly moving environmentalism from what many considered a fringe cause to a mainstream issue. Water has been my business for much of my life, and since water was a major part of Earth Day, I’m devoting most of this column to water facts compiled from a variety of sources. The total volume of water on earth is over 340 cubic miles. Ninety-seven percent of earth’s water is salty. Two percent of the freshwater is frozen in the Antarctic and Greenland ice
caps. Of the remaining one percent of freshwater, 99 percent is groundwater and one percent is surface water. The overall amount of water on earth has remained the same for more than two billion years. The water you drink could contain molecules the dinosaurs drank. Water moves in a cycle, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration. Water is the only substance that occurs naturally on earth in three forms, solid, liquid and gas. It is the universal solvent. Why does ice float? Because an equal volume of ice is about 10 percent lighter than the same volume of water.
Agriculture accounts for 70 percent while municipal and domestic account for only 8 percent of water use worldwide. It takes about 1,500 gallons of water to produce one keg of beer and over 1,800 gallons of water to refine one barrel of crude oil. Bottled water can cost over $10 per gallon. In most location in the U. S., tap water costs less than a penny a gallon. About 25 percent of all bottled water comes directly from municipal supplies. Human brains are 75 percent water and human bones 25 percent. Two-thirds of all water used in a typical American home is used in the bathroom. Less than one percent of all water supplied to homes by public water systems is
used for drinking and food preparation. Americans use over 150 gallons of water per person per day. Ethiopians use 3 gallons per person per day. Over two billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. About every 20 seconds in third world countries, a child under 5 years old dies from a waterborne disease. There you have it, interesting to appalling. You may draw your own conclusions. If you participate in Earth Day, please give some thought to our freshwater supplies. They need all the help they can get. Future generations will thank you.
code-breaking genius) to create the capabilities that will both enable readers to operate their systems with 100% security while still enabling US manufacturers to sell products globally that cannot be exploited by deconstruction and the usual technology mirror-imaging. This is all possible. We have the brain power in the US. It does not require an army of computers scientists, but a small highly capable elite cadre of mathematicians and computer scientists who are in a class of their own. They are out there. I possess two shameful letters from various agencies of the US government informing me that all my vital personal information embodied in my government clearance data was stolen. This
will persist unless we all pressure our political leaders and representatives to invest in innovation before our nation is held total hostage to new threats the like of which we have not experienced. This is not scaremongering. If a burglar is knocking at your door to see if anyone is at home you take all and every precaution to protect your home. Regard your electronic devices in the same way, except that the burglar may be using not just multiple means to gain access, but may already be inside stealing your data. My advice for highly personal data documents, particularly anything with your most critical financial data, is to buy a modest low cost laptop that you “never, ever connect to the Internet”. Keep this
machine at home and transfer data from it using a thumb drive or by hard copy hand delivery, or mail. I am confident that we have the brains in the US to negate these measures in due course. Meanwhile, be vigilant. Editor’s Note: Dr. Wells has over 50 years experience working for British & US Intelligence. In 2017 he delivered the commemorative Keynote Address before a distinguished gathering of the Five Eyes community to mark the 100th anniversary of the Zimmermann Telegram, an early and brilliant exploitation of communications. He works with a special US-UK group on cyber defense.
election. He would ask Loretta Lynch what she knew about the surveillance operation by the FBI and DOJ against the Trump campaign. I have little confidence Senator Warner will make these inquiries. Maybe if the media could tear themselves away from Stormy Daniels, they could ask. One thing is sure if Mrs. Clinton had been elected, the Russian op-
eration, the Clinton campaign’s purchase and use of Russian disinformation, and most importantly, the domestic spying operation run by the Obama administration against the Trump campaign would never have seen the light of day.
real estate. He also raised cattle on the farm, enjoyed gardening, and kept an airplane in order to continue flying. In 1988 Bud and Anne moved from Middleburg to Florida. Bud was pre-deceased by his wife Anne of 66 years and his son Michael A. Weidlein, and will be lovingly remembered by his seven surviving children: Anne Pennington (Doug), Tom Weidlein (Marie), John Weidlein (Lynn), Pat Bradford (Alex), Peter Wei-
dlein (Alexandra), Kate Weidlein (Roger Jones) and James Weidlein as well as his eight grandchildren Amy Pennington Murphy (Tim), Jennifer Pennington McDaniel (Ethan), Sean Weidlein, James Weidlein, Laura Bradford Fortner (Chase), Stephanie Bradford, Travis Weidlein and Marco Ghiradelli, and four great grandchildren. A memorial mass and burial will take place at a future date at Arlington Cemetery.
Letter from The Plains Continued from Page 53 attacks are occurring constantly, hitting vulnerable systems at machine speeds. The “insider threat” adds to this technical complexity, where employees with systems’ accesses exploit vulnerabilities for financial gain, or, as in the case of Edward Snowden, for betraying our nation’s secrets and intelligence operations. Readers will naturally ask, “Well, I understand the problem, but what can I do, when service providers are failing to protect my personal data?” First, make sure your malware detection system/software for your computer and office/ business systems has detection capabilities that predict hackers’ actions and has constantly updated encryption that will beat the latest known hackers’ tools. It
is pointless paying good money for software that fails to protect and is dependent on post-attack forensics and patches. Be aware that many legacy systems, such as older WINDOWS, are highly vulnerable to backdoor traps exploited by hackers because there are zero inbuilt capabilities to perform real-time diagnostics. At the strategic level our nation has to accept that the “Fortress Model” adopted by US government departments and agencies has failed, relying on password protection, other authentification, and encryption, that has ignored the total system vulnerabilities at the global level. What is required is a new generation of “Alan Turings” (the World War Two Bletchley Park computer and
Russia, Disruption, and the Democrats Continued from Page 52 physically attached to the DNC server. According to the Nation, the experts concluded that “the DNC data theft was an inside job by some-
one with physical access to the server.” Considering the source, I think anyone serious about investigating Russian interference would want to know whether the DNC emails were taken by an insider and if so, was that person
working for the Russians? The obvious first step would be to examine the DNC server, but when the FBI sought access to the server, the DNC refused. Why would the DNC withhold evidence from the FBI, and why would the FBI allow this to happen? Lastly, after a year of investigating all things Trump, if the Democrats want to prove this is
not a partisan witch hunt, Senator Warner could lead that effort by asking Senator Kaine and Mrs. Clinton, under oath, what they know about the Clinton/ Kaine campaign paying Michael Steele, a foreign national, to solicit Russian sources to compile anti-Trump disinformation, and the use of that Russian disinformation to influence the 2016
Obituaries
Leopold “Bud” Weidlein 1918 - 2018 Leopold (Bud) Weidlein (Captain, U.S.N, Ret.) passed away peacefully in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on May 17, 2018. Bud was born on June 1, 1918, in New York City. He was raised in the Borough of Queens and graduated from St. John’s University. Bud married Alice Anne Flanagan in New York in 1943. Captain Weidlein began his naval career as an aviation cadet in 1940 and was a highly deco-
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rated Navy pilot who served in Africa and the Pacific during World War II. His time in the Navy included attending the Naval War College and the Industrial War College of the Armed Forces. Bud served as Commander on the aircraft carrier USS USS Kearsarge for its 1961 Pacific cruise from Long Beach, California. He was commanding officer of the Navy’s nuclear delivery training squadron (HATU) and head of the air-launched Nuclear Weapon Branch (Bureau
of Ordinance for Research and Development). Bud was the Operations Planning Officer for the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet and NATO; headed the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Soviet Air Defense Section, and retired from the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1964. Bud and Anne moved with the younger contingent of their eight children in 1965 to Dover Farm in Middleburg, Virginia and began a successful second career in
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Pristine equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx. 7,000 sf. includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable w/70x210 indoor arena includes observation deck, tack room, 2 wash stalls & office • Additional 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks
“Mayapple Farm," purist delight • Original portion of house built in 1790 in Preston City, CT • House was dismantled and rebuilt at current site • Detail of work is museum quality • Log wing moved to site from Western Virginia circa 1830 • 4 BR, 4 full BA, 2 half BA, 9 FP & detached 2-car garage • Historic stone bank barn and log shed moved from Leesburg, VA • Private, minutes from town • Frontage on Goose Creek • 37.65 acres
Circa 1755, prime Fauquier County location, between Middleburg and The Plains • Additions in early 1800's & 1943 • Home recently restored • 62 gently rolling acres in Orange County Hunt • 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 6 fireplaces • Improvements include salt water pool, pool house, large party house/studio, 2 tenant houses, stone walls and pond
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52 acres, 3 miles from Middleburg within the Little River Historic District • Original 1780’s farmhouse has been completely renovated w/an impressive kitchen, old charm, porches & stone fireplaces • 3 bay garage has space above for overflow guests or home office • Extensive site work has been completed to an excellent building site w/views of Bull Run & Blue Ridge Mts • Well & septic installed • New board fencing • Original stone walls, old growth hardwood trees & multiple outbuildings
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Gracious home with 5 BRs • Gourmet kitchen • Twostory floor-to-ceiling window display of the Blue Ridge Mountains • 3 FPs, coffered ceilings, random width rustic cherry floors • Large home office, gym, rec room, multiple porches and patios • Three finished stories, approx. 10,000 sf. • Carriage house • Garage • 27 acres
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Absolutely impeccable custom home on 50 acres with lake frontage 10 minutes from Marshall • Beautiful millwork, extensive plantings, porches & terraces • Fantastic mountain views from oversized windows, rolling pasture & private dock • 5 BRs, 3 FPs, hardwood floors • Extremely well built home with endless amenities • Very special home in pristine condition
Restored 3 bedroom 1830's farmhouse on 65 acres • Multiple porches & fireplaces, lots of charm • Lovely pool, shared pond, 4 stall barn, workshop • Expansive mountain views, rolling open pasture & fully fenced elevated land • Gorgeous setting in the protected valley between Middleburg and The Plains • Conservation easement permits 2 more homes to complete the compound
Quiet country living on 33 acres with great proximity to the conveniences of nearby shopping, restaurants, schools and hospital • Rare find to get this acreage and have FIOS - work from home while enjoying the privacy of your own farm • Rolling acreage, stable, fencing and a bold creek • 5 BR home has been well maintained • Southern exposure with great light and lovely views • Main floor master suite and 2 car garage
Charming home in desirable Melmore • Adjacent to the town of Middleburg offering proximity to town & privacy of almost 4 acres • High ceilings, light-filled rooms, new kitchen w/granite counters & stainless appliances • Family room w/fireplace, screened-in porch • 3 BR including bright master suite w/bay window • Home office (Verizon high speed internet) & finished LL & 2 car garage
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1.69 acres with frontage on Route 17, right off Route 66, currently zoned R-4 • New Marshall code zoning calls for Gateway District, potential office building, etc. • Solid stone house on property • Sold in "As Is" condition • Owner licensed real estate agent in VA
Private 6+ acres in a lovely setting just 3 miles from town of Middleburg • Stucco home with 5 bedrooms • Traditional yet open floor plan • Hardwood floors • Wood burning fireplace • Front porch, rear deck, patio & pool • 2 bay garage and main level master suite • Very pretty lot with mature trees and old stone walls
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Marshall ~ Pristine 3 Bedroom, 2 bath rambler freshly painted inside and out. new roof, new kitchen appliances, washer/dryer 3/4 years old, new Heat Pump in 2015. Tile floors and new crown molding throughout. Bright open floorplan and move-in ready! $259,000
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Absolutely charming 3/4 bedroom contemporary, totally renovated in 2015 with impeccable taste & superb quality. New kitchen & baths, hardwood floors, new heating and A/C, new metal roof, fully fenced front yard, new exterior painting & landscaping. Finished second floor may be 4th bedroom/study & is roughed in for bath. Private rear terrace is perfect for outdoor enjoyment. Ideal village $659,900 location.
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Upperville ~Adorable 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath cottage on almost 1 ⁄2 an acre in the heart of the historic village of Upperville. Great weekend home, hunt box or 1st time home located within walking distance to Hunters Head Tavern, shops, PO & churches. Features lots of windows, front porch and hardwood floors. Living Room and large eat-in kitchen. Freshly painted on the inside and refinished wood floors. Spacious back yard and includes a shed. Small walk down basement area. "As Is.” Great commuter location. $250,000
Cricket Bedford (540) 229-3201
The Plains ~ Completely renovated 3/4 bedroom home with upgraded kitchen (granite counters), 3 all new bathrooms with custom tile, vanities and fixtures & 2 fireplaces. Finished lower level could be spacious office. Bright rooms with all new windows and large deck overlooking private back yard. No smoking, No pets. Long term lease possible. Shown by appointment $1,950/mo plus utilities only.
Rein duPont (540) 454-3355
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