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MEET THE EDITOR, JENNIFER GRAY

I grew up reading Middleburg Life. The magazine has always had a place on our coffee table.

I’d pick a copy up after riding at the Middleburg Pony Club camp and thumb through it as I ate my cow puddle cookie from The Upper Crust bakery. Its pages were full of the stories and photographs of people and places we all knew in our beloved hunt country.

When I travel, I always tell people about this extraordinary place where I grew up, with its charming little towns, rolling hills and picturesque farms. I’ll mention fox hunting or polo matches as eyebrows raise and questions start pouring out. It’s exciting to live in a place that others can only imagine, a place that seems more like a fairytale than real life. As I drive down these back-country roads, with the Blue Ridge mountains receding in the distance, I smile and remember how eternally grateful I am to call this beautiful place home.

I know so many of us share this same sentiment and this is what connects us. We are proud of where we came from and we hope to preserve it, just as it has always been, for generations to come.

As editor-in-chief, my goal will be to share the magic and charm of Middleburg with others and remind those who may have forgotten why we call this special place our home.

Cheers to 2020 and all the new and wonderful changes it may bring! ML This is Jennifer Gray’s first issue as editor of Middleburg Life. Prior to joining Greenhill Media, she shaped her career for a role in this capacity working as a professional photographer, marketing director, graphic designer and in publishing as a freelance writer, photographer and advertising representative for Georgetown Media Group (The Georgetowner & The Downtowner) and Northern Virginia Magazine. Jennifer was born in Fauquier County, Virginia and has lived in the region nearly her whole life.

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iddleburg Life is a new docu-series that will showcase the extraordinary people, attractions and events that make Middleburg one of the most unique towns in America. Hosted by Laticia Headings, a proud Middleburg resident, an exciting new episode will air every month, sponsored by a local business. Expected to reach over 10k combined viewers monthly, the show will air on IGTV and can be found on any of Middleburg Life’s social media platforms. Please tune in to the only show that is all about what makes life in Middleburg so special!

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

PRACTICE MADE PERSONAL WITH DR. ANDREW BISHOP Story and Photos by Kaitlin Hill

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omedian Jerry Seinfeld once said of doctor’s offices, “When you go to see the doctor, you don’t see the actual doctor first. You must wait in the waiting room. There is no chance of not waiting, that’s the name of the room.”

We’ve all been there. The vinyl seating, fluorescent lighting, and outdated magazines are all par for the course at a typical medical facility and are certainly not instruments of a comfortable or inviting experience.

And the discomfort doesn’t end there.

From life stuck on standby in the waiting room to impersonal practitioners and the inevitable billing dispute, a visit to the doctor can often add “headache” to your list of symptoms.

“I wanted to do things a little differently.

So I decided just to hang up a shingle here in Middleburg and practice the way I practice, which is very unique.”

That’s Middleburg-based Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Andrew Bishop speaking from his Federal Street office where his cozy waiting room, full of family heirlooms and squashy armchairs, is as warm and inviting as he is.

Bishop, an Atlanta-native, admits that while he comes from a long line of doctors, a general practitioner grandfather and cardiologist father, his path to the white coat wasn’t a straight line.

He says, “In high school, I was interested in one thing and that was playing football.” He continues, “I had signed a letter of intent to play college football at the University of Georgia. My senior year of high school, at the next to last game, I tore my knee to shreds. I had a bunch of surgery and that was the end of that.”

With his football dreams dashed, Bishop confides, “Frankly, I was a little lost.” He continues, “My knee was doing pretty well, so I

I wanted to do things a little differently. So I decided just to hang up a shingle here in Middleburg and practice the way I practice, which is very unique.

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Practice | From page 8 moved out West and was a ski bum for a year, and then I decided I needed to figure out what I was going to do.”

Bishop returned to Atlanta and enrolled at Emory University for his undergraduate studies, where he set his sights on medical school.

“I stayed at Emory for med school, and I thought I would be a cardiologist, which is what my dad was…but once I started rotations, I quickly fell in love with surgery.” He continues, “I was just drawn to orthopedics for a couple of reasons…I love interacting with patients, and I figured out through rotations that the orthopedic guys were doing a whole bunch of different operations. It was a lot of variety, so you weren’t bored.”

His teenage knee injury contributed to the decision, too, albeit indirectly. He remembers, “After that experience, I knew there has got to be a better way. It was a terribly miserable and painful experience…I can’t say the moment I got hurt I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon, but it did evolve that way. And I always liked being around athletes.”

Fittingly, Bishop would unite his two passions and build his orthopedic career in Atlanta as the Atlanta Falcons’ team physician for 15 years.

His move to Middleburg was in pursuit of another love, his wife. He remembers, “We met when I fixed her mother’s hip down in Atlanta. We ended up dating and eventually married.” He adds, “She was practically born on a horse and did the Grand Prix circuit in Europe after college and then returned to Middleburg.”

He continues, “So I came up here and didn’t know exactly what I was going to do. I looked at joining some practices, but kind of wanted to do something different.”

Different indeed. Bishop works alone. He doesn’t have secretaries, nurses, or staff, except for a dog who usually occupies his office with him.

His practice is centered on building

close personal relationships with his patients, accessibility, and serving the community.

He confesses, “Most medicine today is very impersonal. Generally, these big offices you can’t get anything but a voicemail and a recording, push one for this and two for that. I answer my own phone when I can. I’ll leave my cell phone on my answering machine if someone needs to get me quickly…It’s awfully convenient for people to come in here and there’s never a wait. No hassles, no barriers between me and the patient.”

In addition to seeing patients in his Middleburg office and at his surgery facility in Reston, Bishop is also available out in the field, literally. He shares, “Last Saturday, I had to interrupt my hunt because somebody fell off [their horse] and was hurt pretty badly. I stopped and tended to them and got them sorted out. I do that in a totally unofficial capacity.”

He also serves the community in an official position, as the doctor for the International Gold Cup and the Orange County Hounds Point-toPoint Races. For the Gold Cup, he says, “I do it as a volunteer. I consider it a community service. I think horse sports and racing is very important to this community, and without volunteers to make it happen, it would be tough.”

Though injuries are never pleasant experiences, Bishop proves that the process of treating them can be.

From his welcoming nature to his purposefully personal medical practice, Bishop is undoubtedly an asset to this small town and will continue to be for years to come.

“I’m not nearing the end of my career. I plan on practicing for another 20 years if my health allows it.” He adds, “The way I practice, I believe my patients love…The reward is that I have as much time to spend with my patients as I need to…And I’ll plan on seeing patients as long as I can get through the door.” ML

Jane and Andrew Bishop at Orange County Opening Meet, Photo by Joanne Maisano

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HELPING THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONGST US

By Chelsea Rose Moore

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t’s not always easy for teenagers to trade weekends for volunteer work. But Wakefield School students found serving at the Middleburg Humane Foundation (MHF) to be a joy and a privilege.

Over the course of six separate weekends in September and October, twenty high school students from Wakefield School helped the rescue move from its original location to the new farm shelter by transferring fencing and stall mats, stable equipment and furniture.

And they spent time with the animals too.

The Middleburg Humane Foundation specializes in the rescue and rehabilitation of animals needing nurturing and medical care, and is working towards a goal of a humane and responsible community through outreach programs of assistance, education, and when necessary, intervention. Over the past five years, the MHF Board of Directors has been working to build a state-of-the-art equine rehabilitation and animal rescue facility on a 23-acre piece of land.

“The Wakefield students diligently worked at some not-so-glamorous jobs as we moved equipment and supplies to the new farm,” said Rose Rogers, Middleburg Humane Foundation’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

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“They came with amazingly positive attitudes and never stopped working until each task they were assigned was complete. We could not have done the move without them.”

Wakefield School’s vision is to foster capable citizens who seek challenges, make a difference, and live an extraordinary life in his or her own way, and it seems its students are taking that vision to heart.

Reflecting on his time at the shelter, Josh Carey, a junior, shared, “I liked helping the community. Volunteering not only helps the shelter, but it helped me, too. It was fun working together to help animals in need, and it is good to know that you are making a contribution with your work.”

During their work, students were also able to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of operating a shelter.

“It was a good experience helping MHF transition from the old shelter to the new one,” said Alexis Woods, a junior, “As students, we got to see a lot of what the shelter does behind the scenes that most people don’t know about.

We got to see just how much work goes into running a farm shelter.”

The partnership between Wakefield School and MHF marks the renewal of a long-standing relationship between MHF and the Director of Student Services at Wakefield School, Dr. Amrit Daryanani, one of the orig-

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inal members of the MHF Board of Directors.

“It is vitally important that our students be given the opportunity to be meaningfully involved in local organizations serving the public good,” Daryanani said. “It is especially heartwarming to see [students] so willingly serve the most vulnerable creatures amongst us, those who have no voice and who are totally reliant upon the goodwill and generosity of humans. It should give us all hope for the future, knowing that our next generation has the capacity for such authentic altruism.”

Wakefield’s Director of Admissions, Gray Carr Bridgers, spoke to Dr. Daryanani’s dedication to the Middleburg Humane Foundation and the impact it has had on Wakefield students.

“Dr. Daryanani has devoted a tremendous amount of her personal time to the shelter and to its program overall,” she said, “And over the years, she has infused her love and her passion for it with the students. She’s our counselor on campus, and when she feels like a student needs a little bit of a different focus, she’ll say, ‘Why don’t you meet me on Saturday and let’s hang out with animals?’ Students come back saying ‘I really needed that refocus.’ It’s her tool in her tool box for counseling. It’s a great way for our high school students to have a little bit of community involvement.”

The fall volunteering came about when a group of students was visiting with Bridgers.

Dr. Daryanani walked up to them and asked what they were doing on Saturday. From there, it grew as students returned on consecutive weekends and brought friends.

“Don’t give her a pause if she asks what you are doing on Saturday,” said Bridgers, laughing. ML

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Nine Important Questions Answered for New Homebuyers

Q&A WITH ELLEN WILSON, SENIOR MORTGAGE BANKER AT ATLANTIC UNION BANK

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llen Wilson relocated to Middleburg from Arlington just over a year ago for work and for love. She’s been in the mortgage business since 2005. Before that, she was in Corporate Wellness with Gannett Newspapers for 10 years.

“I strive to incorporate health and wellness into my client relationships since the process can tend to be tedious, stressful and overwhelming by providing hands-on personalized service,” she said.

Wilson enjoys working with first time homebuyers or someone who may have purchased a home a very long time ago and has forgotten how it all works. She explained that new buyers are eager to learn and understand the process, which allows her to regularly refresh her knowledge of the mortgage process.

How much mortgage can I afford?

A mortgage qualification is based on debt to income ratio (DTI, one of many acronyms in this business). We use a calculation taking total monthly debt (including the new housing payment) and divide it by gross monthly income. However, I also find out what a client’s comfort zone is for a total monthly payment. It is typically well under what they will qualify for. I also remind clients to allow three percent of the purchase price for closing costs. Often, a client does not factor in the closing costs when they determine how much money they want to put into their transaction.

What do I need to qualify for a loan?

The credit score is the foundation for qualifying for a mortgage. The higher your score, the better your interest rate. You also need some sort of regular and continuing income.

Self-employed individuals must demonstrate a two-year minimum history of self-employment to qualify for a mortgage.

What if I have bad credit or it’s not great?

A 620-credit score is the minimum score requirement. Interest rates are dictated by credit score and a 740 score or higher will give you the best rate. I am able to assist with credit rescoring when necessary.

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Should I get a fixed rate or adjustable rate mortgage?

Most people are interested in having the lowest monthly payment possible. A 30year fixed rate loan will give them the lowest monthly payment. An ARM product (adjustable rate mortgage) will occasionally have a lower rate, but the majority of my clients are risk adverse and worry the rate will rise after the fixed rate period to a level that will make their payment over their budget and no longer affordable.

When is a good time to buy?

To get the best deal you should purchase in July/August or December/January. In the other months, prices are higher, demand is higher, and it is much more competitive.

Should I get a 15 or 30-year mortgage?

This depends on your mortgage payment budget comfort zone. A longer-term loan will give you the lowest monthly payment. Some people prefer to pay their loan off in 15 years, however they will lose the mortgage interest and property tax deduction on their taxes.

However, you will pay much less mortgage

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interest and build equity much quicker with a 15-year loan.

How much should I put down?

A 20 percent down payment will eliminate the need for Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). There are several loan programs that will allow for no money down with no PMI but these will be based on certain criteria (income, military service, location of property).

What are mortgage points?

Mortgage points, also known as discount points, are paid in exchange for a reduced interest rate. One discount point equates to one percent of your loan amount.

What is refinancing, and when should I do it?

Refinancing is the replacement of an existing debt with another debt obligation under different terms. The standard rule of thumb is if you can reduce your current interest rate by one percent, it might make sense to refinance. However, refinancing costs can run three percent or more, so typically it will take five to seven years to recoup the cost of the refinance. ML

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GraciousCountry Georgian Manor home, 11,000 sf,inbuilt in French home, with renovations 1999 1930 | Updated and suitable for large & 2017 | 4 BR, 5 full & 2 half BA, scale 5 FP, entertaining hardwood |floors, 7 BR, 7flagstone 1/2 BA, 7terrace FP | High ceilings, formal gardens & | Beautiful drive to hilltop stetting overlooking pond, lake & mountains Im-2 private setting | Belmont style stable w/30 stalls |and provements pool, 2-car garage, 2 BR guest apartments | 4include BR guest house/entertainment complex, house apartment boxwood 4-car&garage w/office| |Lovely 4 restored tenantgardens houses, | Kitchen allowance to be provided | 79.89 acres skeet range, pool & tennis court | 241 acres recorded in 3 parcels | Land$3,900,000 mostly open & rolling with bold mountain views, numerous ponds and vineyard Paul M acM ahon 703.609.1905

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Original of house built in and 1790The in Preston circa 1755portion | Between Middleburg Plains | City, CT in | House was dismantled rebuilt at Additions early 1800’s & 1943 | and Home recently restored gently rollingisacres in Orange current site| | 62 Detail of work museum quality | County Hunt | 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, circa Log wing moved to site from Western Virginia 6 fireplaces | Improvements include salt water 1830 | 4 BR, 4 full BA, 2 half BA, 9 FP & detached pool, pool house, large party house/studio, 2-car garage | Historic log shed 2 tenant houses,stone stonebank wallsbarn andand pond moved from Leesburg, VA | Private, minutes from town | Frontage$2,950,000 on Goose Creek | 37.65 acres

266 acres inproperty Piedmont Huntwithin | Panoramic A remarkable located a private viewsjust of the Blue Ridge, Bull Run and and Cobbler enclave minutes from town | Stone stucco manor house with main level | 7 | mountains which surround themaster whole suite property additional BR | 5 stone FP | Beautiful gardens, Improvements include 4 farmhouses, an iconic red terraces, salt water pool, cabana, carriage house & dairy barn and many agricultural buildings | Ponds stable with 2 paddocks | Lovely finishes throughout traditional stone wallstrails | This farm | & and sweeping lawn to private toworking Goose Creek is protected a Virginia Outdoors Foundation 31 acres |by Private, elegant & convenient conservation easement which allows 2 parcels

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PEACE, LOVE & JOY FARM HARMONY CREEK

Hilltop setting with beautiful distant views | A rare example of late medieval architecture, Farm1890 house 1920,massive completely restored and circa & circa 1935 with central chimneys, enlarged | 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, wood steep roof lines, and unusual brick patterns | floors, large country kitchen | 129.15 rolling & 5 bedrooms, 3 fullequipment & 2 half baths | Double useable acres | 3-bay shed/work shop, barreled ceilings, winding staircase,riding generous guest house, 4-stall barn complex, ring, spring-fed pond and stream| Situated sized rooms & decorative fireplaces on 111.74 acres$1,650,000 | Strong stream, stable with cottage & stone-walled terrace gardens

6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, 5 fireplaces High | Hilltop setting with beautiful distant| views ceilings, large rooms with good flow | Formal Farm house circa 1920, completely restored and garden overlooks Cedar Run | Large pond | enlarged | 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, wood Pool with pool house | Barn could have 4 stalls | floors, large country kitchen rolling & Rolling land, very private| 129.15 - yet very useable acres | close 3-bayto equipment shed/work shop, Warrenton

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Prime Fauquier Countylocation location |minutes from | Well protected Fauquier 6 bedrooms | Unbelievable finishes |throughout | 4 Middleburg full and 2 half baths | 3 fireplaces Great views |Antique Pool with large flagstone Large county floors and mantels,terrace vaulted| ceilings | 6 BR, kitchen | 4-car with apartment/ 5 full, 2 halfdetached BA | 6 FP,garage gourmet kitchen | office | 9-stall include barn | Covered arenastone | Outdoor Improvements office/studio, cottage ring | 4 stall shed row barn | 51 fenced acres

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HALCYON MONTANAHILL FARM DELAPLANE, VIRGINIA RECTORTOWN, VIRGINIA

Original of pasture house built in Preston 17 acresportion of rolling landinin1790 the village CT | House was dismantled andRoutes rebuilt50 at of City, Rectortown | Convenient to both &current 66 | Newly renovated | Private setting with | site | Detail of work is museum quality magnificent mountain views | 4 bedrooms, Log wing moved to site from Western Virginia circa 4 full bath, 1 half bath, 2 fireplaces | Heated 1830 | 4 BR, 4 full BA, 2 half BA, 9 FP & detached pool & spa | 2 bedroom guest house | 2-car garageLarge | Historic bank barn and log shed shed stone & 2-car garage moved from Leesburg, VA | Private, minutes from $2,475,000 town | Frontage on Goose Creek | 37.65 acres

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Stone building circa | Completely Village Hamlet | 31800 bedrooms | 2 1/2 updated baths | | Main level master bedroom Fireplace New roof | Pine floors | Corner | lot | 6 offices| | Gourmet kitchen | Parking lot inwith rear granite | Showscounters well

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82.69 acres | Mostly wooded,Melmore mountain| Charming home in desirable Adjacent to the townbold of Middleburg offering views, stream proximity to town & privacy almost 4 acres | in very protected area | of Conservation High ceilings, light-filled rooms, new kitchen with easement | Can not granite counters & stainless appliances | Family be subdivided | Prime Orange County room with fireplace, screened-in porch | Hunt locationbright | Halfway between 3 BR including master suite | Home office, finished LLThe andPlains 2-car garage Middleburg and

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Very 1800 private home room with 3with BR and 1/2 BA | Lots circa | Living FP |3 Exposed log outbuilding | Original wood floors | Well by of light - All brick colonial home surrounded proportioned rooms Master BR addition |inLocated 2000 mature plantings and |extensive hardscape with ample storage | Large screened in porch off in the Warrenton historic district | Detached kitchen overlooking private yard | Mature trees, 2 car incredible garage, in-ground pool & patio | garden, western views offenced the Blue Ridge Fully finished with separate entrance | Mountains | All basement the perks of quiet village living, with privacy and convenient to over Routes 50, pool 17 and 66 Master bedroom access balcony looks

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Immaculate in quiet neighborhood | Prime location, home off Springs Road | Surrounded by large farms & estates | House 1890 with Convenient to Marshall and circa The Plains | 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA,and FP, an hardwood floors,kitchen new kitchen 3 bedrooms office | Lovely opens | Garage | 2 sheds/studio potential | Tenant house to family room with fireplace and large deck for | Property shares large spring fed pond | entertaining | Large loton - all13.21 open usable space Private setting acres

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CHERNOBYL: A SURREAL EXPERIENCE

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Semyon the Fox

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’ll be honest, I had trepidation.

To visit a place like Chernobyl is too rare an opportunity to pass up given my wanderlust impulses, however, all those radiation stories gave me pause. A week-long work trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, a place I’d never been to before, seemed like a sufficient enough adventure. My company, Latitude Media, was producing a series of messaging videos for the U.S. Department of Defense, and Ukraine was our first stop. After wrapping, my colleague and friend, Kristi Pelzel, and I decided to stay a couple of days and agreed that Chernobyl would, no doubt, be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

It was just that. And much more.

Following that tragic day on April 26, 1986, Chernobyl became synonymous with the world’s worst nuclear disaster in history, and there was something eerily fantastic about seeing that up close and in-person.

Chernobyl isn’t a place you can conceptualize in your head, even when you’re there. It’s the most surreal place I’ve ever visited. Your brain registers that what you’re seeing is a ghost town ruined by war when there’s never actually been a bomb dropped there at all.

Everything that once thrived in this place has succumbed to radiation and time. In 1986, there was a permanent evacuation. Dilapidated buildings riddled with broken windows and vandalized walls tell the story of decades of neglect. Schools, apartment buildings, stores and public spaces all stand the test of time with no caretakers.

By law, no public or private tour group can enter the area without permission from the Ukrainian government. With a licensed tour guide, 70,000 people a year are granted access to the Exclusion Zone for roughly $100 per person. This is the 30-kilometer (19-mile) radius surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and epicenter of the reactor meltdown, and Pripyat, the neighboring city where plant workers and their families once lived.

Restrictions include wearing long sleeves, pants and closed-toe shoes (despite temperatures in the 80s), keeping car windows closed, and stopping at military checkpoints. I was also told not to crouch too low to the ground when taking photos because most of the radiation lives in the soil.

When entering the first military guard

post at the edge of the Exclusion Zone, you are given a small dosimeter to wear around your neck to monitor radiation. The closer you get to the meltdown site, the more precautions are mandated. At certain points entering and exiting, you have to stand on metal detector-like turnstiles to measure the level of radioactive dust exposure. Luckily, we passed each time, meaning the radiation was within a normal range.

Having a car allowed us to travel within the Exclusion Zone without restriction or being tied to a tour group timeline. Eugene “Euge” Risunkov, our witty in-country film coordinator (or “fixer”), drove Kristi and me to Chernobyl and secured us a private tour guide.

Vladimir Verbitskiy, a 30-year military veteran in his late 50s, has been working in and around Chernobyl for three decades, most recently giving tours. Born and raised in neighboring Belarus located across the Pripyat River, Vladimir vividly recounted the day the reactor melted down, his family’s evacuation, and the disastrous aftermath he endured for years. With Vladimir’s superior historical knowledge of the region and Euge’s swift translation of Ukrainian to English, Kristi and I listened to story after story in jaw-dropping awe.

In addition to the individual radiation trackers we wore, Vladimir had an “official” dosimeter that measured levels as we entered different areas. At the first checkpoint, the levels measured 0.05 Sv, about the same amount of radiation you get from a dental X-ray. By the time we were inside Pripyat, it went up to 0.42, roughly the same as a mammogram X-ray. As we drove past the reactor meltdown site, now encased by a giant dome-shaped shield, the dosimeter started beeping like an agitated guard dog barking at intruders. It peaked at 1.85, a level of exposure you don’t want for a prolonged period of time.

It’s an unsettling feeling, only rivaled by the excitement of knowing you are squarely in front of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown site.

There are several forests on the first leg of the drive. Vladimir told us that no trees may be touched or removed because they are considered radioactive trash. The same goes for the buildings, which is another reason for the horrible state of disrepair. The roads in and

Chernobyl reactor site with dome

Dosimeter Chernobyl with dome in background

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Experience | From page 17 out are scarred with bumps and holes, but there are no construction workers patching them, as that would stir up radioactivity.

Pripyat is an abandoned city of sizeable proportions that echoes a lost era. You can almost see the lifeforce it once had behind the vacancy that now permeates every boulevard. Traipsing through the streets, with every building and public space entangled by trees, you can still see remnants of the Soviet era everywhere.

One of the more freakish things we witnessed, and there were many, was the abandoned Pripyat amusement park that was set to open one week after the explosion. A huge yellow Ferris wheel sits high above the park, flanked by rusty bumper cars and other decrepit rides where laughing children never played.

My favorite part of the day was seeing the Chernobyl fox. Just like Middleburg, Chernobyl has foxes in residence, including an iconic one named Semyon, whose face is put on T-shirts and sold at the souvenir shop.

Upon entering Pripyat, we encountered a tour bus stopped in the middle of the road surrounded by lucky tourists who spotted Semyon. When I got out of the car to take a photo, the fox turned and came straight my way as if he knew I wanted to bring him back to the ‘burg! It was truly an epic moment and luckily captured on video. (For the record, animals in Chernobyl must stay in Chernobyl for obvious reasons.)

Semyon is in good company. Over 60 different species of wildlife inhabit the area and even thrive there. We also saw many stray dogs running around, most of them tagged and tracked by scientists. Surprisingly healthy looking, these 300 or so canines are well fed by the military personnel and soft-hearted tourists who give them leftovers from the one public cafeteria in the area.

Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Canteen 19 is the only place to get food. It supports Chernobyl’s onsite workers and is open to tourists who get a complimentary meal as part of their tour. It’s only a couple of miles from the reactor site, but all the food is brought in

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from outside the Exclusion Zone and is entirely safe to eat. For lunch, we dined on delicious quintessential Ukrainian fare, including borscht, chicken plov, vegetable salad, homemade bread and cream-filled crepes.

Our last stop of the day was Middle School Number Three, where hundreds of gas masks still lay strewn on the floor. Just behind the school another building with blown-out windows houses an Olympic-size swimming pool. Walking through these buildings ravaged by neglect and vandalism, we were continually navigating gaping holes in the floor, side-stepping broken glass, and climbing up and down hazardous staircases.

No authorities are looking over your shoulder or monitoring your whereabouts inside the Exclusion Zone so, in that sense, you are completely free to roam. Throughout the day, I couldn’t help but think two things: 1) This was the biggest “at your own risk” adventure I’d ever taken, and 2) This would clearly NEVER be allowed in the US of A. HBO’s miniseries, Chernobyl, has brought renewed interest to this area that has been a subject of concern and fascination for years.

Before my trip, I intentionally watched only one episode because I wanted my observations to be unfiltered. I still haven’t finished watching the rest of the series, mostly because I want to keep this unbelievable experience all my own for a little while longer.

I have seen a lot of places. Traveled to five continents and countless countries. Visited monuments and sacred places. Traversed big cities and small towns. Trekked up mountains and hiked to remote areas. Without doubt, Chernobyl is the most extraordinary place I’ve ever had the privilege to see. Just like the effects of radiation, this trip will stay with me for a long time. ML About: Laticia Headings is a producer, writer and camerawoman with 22 years of television, documentary film and multi-media experience.

She discovered Middleburg when attending the first Annual Middleburg Film Festival in 2013 and now lives here with her husband, Christian, and dog, Sadie.

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The Biggest Little Farm Comes to Middleburg R

oll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty, albeit metaphorically.

The Land Trust of Virginia and the Goose Creek Association are bringing locals The Biggest Little Farm, the acclaimed film that chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. The event will be held at the Hill School’s Sheila C. Johnson Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, The Biggest Little Farm provides viewers a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.

Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and their wildest imagination. The film was a runner-up at the Toronto Film Festival and is showing to worldwide acclaim.

Viewers will also be treated to the public premier of a short documentary on the Goose Creek: its history, culture and challenges.

Come learn about the Goose Creek’s importance to our watershed!

The Land Trust of Virginia partners with private landowners who wish to voluntarily protect and preserve their working farmland or natural lands with significant scenic, historic, and ecological value

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for the benefit of our community using conservation easements.

The Goose Creek Association protects and preserves the natural resources, open space, historic heritage, and rural quality of life within the Goose Creek watershed.

Pre-registration to this event is encouraged. Contact Kerry Roszel by email at kerry@landtrustva.org or by phone 540-687-8441 or register online at www.landtrustva.org. ML

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WHEN MEMORY FADES parent has thought about what will happen if he or she can no longer care for himself or herself. “Make sure they understand you are not trying to take away their independence,” she advises.

With the incidence of Alzheimer’s and other forms of cognitive decline projected to rise, this insight from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management could help you prepare financially for a day you hope never will come.

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ore and more families today find themselves touched by the tragedy of Alzheimer’s. Fifty million people globally were living with the disease in 2018, and by 2050, that number is projected to multiply to 152 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. There is also increasing public awareness of the emotional and financial toll that Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can take.

Your advisor can help you come up with a plan that helps you manage the extra financial costs involved, but keeping your loved one safe at home often falls on you alone.

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management’s Director of Financial Gerontology, Cynthia Hutchins, recommends taking the following simple steps to care for your family member even as you grapple with the financial challenges of caregiving.

How Would You Pay for Care?

A big part of that planning involves what to do if someone needs full-time nursing care at home or in a residential facility. Purchasing long-term-care insurance far in advance of when it may be needed is one way to help cover that large expense. Having adequate life insurance, too, could be crucial. Starting early can be advantageous when considering how to handle the health-related costs of later years.

“Another essential part of preparing for a family member’s cognitive decline is to make sure you have access to financial accounts and documents,” says Hutchins, who suggests recording critical information such as passwords and storing important papers in a

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secure location that family members can get to if necessary.

Financial Early-Warning Signs The early indications of cognitive decline are often hard to identify. What starts as neglecting to pay bills can accelerate to impulsive spending, large account withdrawals or calling a financial advisor multiple times a day.

One way for family members to get an early warning about potential cognitive issues, Hutchins says, is to create a document authorizing a financial advisor to reach out to a family member or another trusted person if there are signs of problems.

Having the Difficult Conversation The starting point of any strategy for dealing with cognitive decline is a frank, open discussion, says Hutchins. “This is a hard conversation to have, but it can empower everyone by identifying the needs, preferences and goals of a family member.” Those may include where that person wants to receive care and who will manage finances.

If it falls to you to prompt the conversation, Hutchins suggests asking whether your

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Families also need to consider who will take the role of primary caregiver and the financial implications of that choice. You may decide to leave your job to provide care, and as the disease progresses, to hire part-time aides to help with personal care and companionship, or you might consider adult daycare or respite care at a residential facility. Finding an Alzheimer’s support group in your area can also help.

For more information, contact Merrill Financial Advisor Stephen Gray of the Leesburg, VA office at 703-779-8745 or Stephen_Gray@ml.com.

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SETTING REALISTIC GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH A WEEKLY MEAL PLAN AND RECIPES Story, Recipe, and Photos by Kaitlin Hill

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rom reducing blood pressure and risk of cancer to promises of better sleep, mood, and sex, it is no mystery why

year after year “Healthier Eating” tops the charts of New Year’s resolutions. Though as popular as the resolution may be, it is a difficult one to maintain. In fact, studies show

that 80% of resolution makers throw in the towel as early as February.

In his article, “You Should Start Practicing Your New Year’s Resolutions Now,” New York Times journalist Harry Guinness argues that the “new year, new me” everyone chases is doomed to fail for a few reasons. He writes, “[The resolutions] are either too vague to be useful or too hard to get done, so they don’t

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motivate you.” He adds, “A big part of it is that many people take on too much, too fast. By resolving to eat nothing but salads, run five miles to work every day and get in three gym sessions in a week – plus write that novel they always wanted to – in January, the month right after the holidays, they are setting themselves up to fail dramatically.”

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Cut cherry tomatoes in half and add to pasta.

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• ½ cup of yogurt • 1 tablespoon of chia seeds • ½ cup of milk • ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon • ½ apple, chopped Directions: The night before you want to eat the oats, mix together the oats, yogurt, milk, chia seeds, cinnamon, and chopped apple. Cover and place in fridge overnight. In the morning, simply uncover and enjoy.

Goals | From page 26 Guinness believes another factor of failure is the “all or nothing” approach, a phrase that rings particularly true when attempting to eat healthier. Registered Dietician Daniel Olbrych describes the thought process as, “The reason why [clients] discontinue their healthy

eating is that if they fall off track, they feel the damage is done and that they can’t reverse the damage, so they might as well eat whatever they want.”

To break the cycle and stick to your wellness goals, Olbrych recommends a twopronged approach. Have a reason and have a

plan.

He says, “In terms of sticking to goals long term, we found that most people were motivated by one idea: fitting into old clothes, they want to be alive to see grandchildren grow up or maybe they need to lower their cholesterGoals | Page 28

Weekly Meal Plan Courtesy of Daniel Olbrych, RD:

Breakfast

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Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Lunch Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes 1 Medium Pear

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Wednesday

Dinner

Snack Options

Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Rice, Bell Pepper and Cilantro

Pre-made and Frozen: Whole Wheat English Muffin with One Egg and Slice of Cheese Breakfast Sandwich

Balsamic Chicken with Mongolian Beef with Green Beans and Brown Rice Broccoli and Brown Rice

Peaches n’ Cream Overnight Oats

Vegetarian Burrito Bowl Vegetarian Fried Rice with Quinoa and Black Beans with Asparagus

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2 Ounces of Cheese with 5 – 6 Crackers Cheese Stick

1 cup of grapes

¼ Cup of Hummus with Celery or Carrot Sticks Handful of Cherry Tomatoes

Pre-made and Frozen: Whole Wheat English Muffin with One Egg and Slice of Cheese Breakfast Sandwich

Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes

Coconut Cream Overnight Oats

Balsamic Chicken with Vegetarian Fried Rice Green Beans and Brown Rice with Asparagus

1 Medium Pear

Medium Piece of Fruit

1/3 cup of Pineapple

1 medium orange

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Mix in 1 – 2 each day

Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Rice, Bell Pepper and Cilantro 1/3 cup of Pineapple

Handful of Pretzels Single-serve Yogurt Containers Handful of Nuts

1 Medium Banana

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Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Pesto Pasta with Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes 1 Medium Pear

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Cranberry Nut Overnight Oats

Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Rice, Bell Pepper and Cilantro

Vegetarian Burrito Bowl Mongolian Beef with with Quinoa and Black Beans Broccoli and Brown Rice 1 Medium Orange

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To break the cycle and stick to your wellness goals, Olbrych recommends a two-pronged approach. Have a reason and have a plan.

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Set aside.

In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the riced cauliflower and diced bell pepper. Cook until tender and slightly golden, about 6 – 8 minutes. Stir occasionally. Season with salt and toss in cilantro.

Set a second skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp and spice mixture. Toss to coat the shrimp in the spices. Cook the shrimp for 2 minutes on the first side, until just pink.

Flip and cook on the second side for 1 – 2 minutes until cooked through. Cooking time will depend on the size of your shrimp.

Transfer the cauliflower rice to your plate and top with shrimp. Serve with a side of pineapple and enjoy.

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Goals | From page 27 ol.” He adds, “Figure out what your true motivator is and remind yourself of that often so you can stay on track.”

Having a plan comes in handy, too, and Olbrych recommends weekly meal prepping as a way to save time, eat healthier, and avoid excuses. He explains, “You can make meals ahead of time that are proper portions of healthy food.” He adds, “You can make a bunch of meals on Saturday or Sunday which eliminates the excuse of ‘well I don’t have time to make healthy food during the week.’”

And while meal prepping doesn’t sound as sexy as juicing or Keto, it is an easy lifestyle change that makes the vague and lofty New Year’s Resolution of “healthier eating” much easier to accomplish.

While every person’s nutritional needs are different, for Olbrych “healthier eating” isn’t based on Instagram-able trends or magic potions but rather the advice parents have provided for years – less sugar, more fiber and most importantly, “we want half your plate at most meals to be fruits and vegetables,” Olbrych explains.

More than listening to age-old advice from our parents, Allison Tepper, a Leesburg-based MS, RD, LDN and RYT, says it is equally important to listen to our bodies. “Our bodies are really smart. We tend to use external cues to guide our food choices rather than internal ones.” She continues, “I really follow the philosophy of intuitive eating and paying attention to those body cues…Think about what has been challenging for you and where you want to start making some shifts so that it is manageable and sustainable for the rest of your life.”

For Tepper, a healthier attitude is just as vital as healthier habits. She says, “The big, big part of it is the mindset around food versus the willpower. How are you talking to yourself about food? If you don’t do something perfectly, do you get down about it and make the day spiral? If it didn’t go exactly as planned, that’s okay.”

Guinness, Olbrych, and Tepper might agree that it isn’t the resolution-makers in need of change but the resolutions they make. This year, set goals that are easier to stick to and have a plan, but most importantly forgive setbacks and remember to enjoy food and life. With that in mind, Olbrych offers a suggested meal plan, proving that eating healthier doesn’t have to be complicated and can still be delicious. ML

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IMPROVE FITNESS AND AVOID INJURY BEFORE GETTING BACK IN THE SADDLE FOR THE NEW YEAR

By India Parker-Smith Happy New Year! Now it’s officially 2020, and we are sure you’re keen to get back in the saddle! Many riders tend to jump straight back on their horse without thinking about how their strength and fitness may have depleted over the festive season.

Just like any athlete, the rider’s body requires some maintenance, which involves stretching, mobilizing and

engaging the required riding muscles. A great place to start is by performing an effective warmup to reduce the risk of injury. Who wants to start off the new year with a strained back or neck injury?

India Parker-Smith, founder of Chukka Wellness, demonstrates some dynamic exercises to get the blood pumping and muscles ready for riding with a simple but effective warm-up routine to ease those well-rested muscles and joints back into riding. ML

Warm-up Mobility Routine

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Arm Swings (For a more effective and mobile swing) Let’s start by mobilizing the shoulder joint through some controlled arm swings.

Stand with the knees slightly bent.

Aim to get your arms as close to the ears as possible.

Keep the ribcage down, and move the arms in a circular motion.

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Thoracic Twists (To reduce risk of injury to the back and improve range of movement through the torso) Stand with the knees slightly bent.

Bring arms up to around shoulder height, and slowly twist the body from left to right.

As the muscles start to warm up, exaggerate the twists a little more.

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Hip Openers (To reduce risk of injury in the hips during movement in the saddle)

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Back Stretch with Shoulder Opener (To reduce risk of injury in the lower back and to open up the shoulders in preparation for your swing)

Stand up tall, and lift one knee up to hip height, open the knee out to the side keeping a 90-degree bend, and place the foot back down on the ground.

Now reverse the movement back to the start position.

Lie down facing upwards, and bring one leg up to the chest, keeping a 90-degree bend in the knee.

Bring it across your body until your inner thigh is parallel with the ground.

Gently add pressure to the knee while moving the opposite arm in circles with the aim to get your shoulder blade flat on the ground.

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HIIT Workout This workout has been designed to wake up and condition the riding muscles as well as improve overall fitness. Aim to complete the workout two to three times a week.

Note: It is essential to perform an effective warmup and cool down on either side of the workout, and consult a doctor before starting any new exercises.

45 seconds per exercise 3-5 rounds 1 min rest in-between rounds

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Squats – (To strengthen the leg muscles needed for grip and moving around in the saddle)

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Jumping Jacks – (To raise the heart rate and improve cardiovascular fitness)

Side Plank Pulses – (To strengthen the core muscles required when twisting in the saddle)

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Glute Bridge – (To improve the posterior chain required for control when standing up out of the saddle)

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Back Extension – (To improve scapular stability required for checking the horse and reducing lower back pain) Check out the full workout on IGTV @chukkawellness.

For more stretches and functional workouts take a look at our online

6 Week Pre Season Exercise Programme, designed to improve player strength and fitness: www.chukkawellness.co.uk.

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WORLD-CLASS CARE AT THE JACKSON CLINICS Story and Photo by Kaitlin Hill

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That was the question Anna Jackson, co-founder of the Middleburg-based physical therapy group The Jackson Clinics, asked her husband Richard 15 years ago, inspiring them to open, expand, and pursue perfection in their practice.

His answer outlined no small task. “I said to Anna, ‘I want to have the best practice in Northern Virginia. I want to stand head and shoulders above the competition.’”

For the Jacksons, being the best meant setting up a “model practice,” which, in addition to offering first-rate care to their clients, includes comprehensive educational opportunities for their employees and a commitment to create positive change through their programs in Ethiopia and Kenya.

Patient success is a key factor in their definition of company success and Anna Jackson can speak firsthand about their quality of care, not only as an employee, but also as a patient. For years, she suffered

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with chronic back pain after a high school car accident injured her back and broke her neck.

She recalls, “[Richard] had a course called functional relationships.

It’s essentially a back course that starts with the foot. I went up to see him teach and after the first day I said, ‘You know I have suffered with chronic back pain for years and this manifests like I might be one of these patients.’”

She continues, “So [Richard] did his magic, and he is quite magical in that way…And the next morning I got up to take my pain medicine and, I didn’t need it. I am not kidding you. I started to sob. And in that moment, I became the greatest believer of what this profession can do.”

Part of the magic is perhaps Richard Jackson’s alternative approach.

Unlike other facilities that offer targeted treatment limited to the sight of the injury, he treats the whole body. He explains his method as, “If you have consistent pain anywhere in your body, maybe the force that created it isn’t generated locally. So we treat the whole body and that is Clinics | Page 37

So [Richard] did his magic, and he is quite magical in that way…

And the next morning I got up to take my pain medicine and, I didn’t need it. I am not kidding you. I started to sob. And in that moment, I became the greatest believer of what this profession can do.

Clinics | From page 36 the significant difference in how we treat our patients. The level of care, from the patient perspective, is you are going to have one-on-one hands-on sessions from a physical therapist followed by being trained physically by an athletic trainer, and that is a good combination.”

The Jackson Clinics’ promise of one-on-one care across their 21 Northern Virginia and Maryland locations is determined by their ability to hire the right people and continue to educate them. Richard Jackson notes, “I want physical therapists who want to be the best to come work here. That is why there is all this focus on education. It’s the only way to ensure that vision comes true.” For proof of their dedication to education look no further than the numerous programs they offer their employees – APTA Accredited Upper Extremity Athlete Fellowship Program, APTA Accredited Orthopedic Residency Program, a Foot and Ankle Fellowship, to name a few, and, as their website puts it, “Unlimited access to continuing professional education for all of our clinical team members, including 17+ courses taught in house per year.”

Through their foundation, the Jacksons are using education and mentorship to shape lives in Ethiopia and Kenya, too. Richard Jackson shares, “We were in Ethopia for seven years. We started a residency program that turned into a doctoral program in physical therapy. In December 2017, we graduated 17 DPTs and now we are out. It is sustainable. It’s up to them to carry on and they have the curriculum and the skills.”

With Ethiopia settled, he says, “We’re in Kenya. We’ve been in Kenya since 2012 and have established an orthopedic manual therapy residency which is now 100% taught by Kenyans.” He expands, “We have educational programs in neurology, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary – all aspects of physical therapy. We have introduced the first women’s health training program.”

And the mentorship goes both ways. Richard Jackson remarks, “We’ve sent over 130 teachers to Africa in the last eight years. They get mentorship and didactic education. That is one of the unique things about this practice, not only in Virginia but in the country, this ability to or desire to educate and transform rehabilitation in countries that need it. And, make it sustainable.”

Of their work in Africa, Richard Jackson says, “You ask yourself at one point what’s important in life? To be able to have done something good and sustainable…that seems to be tremendously important.”

Even with highly-rated clinics in the US and life-changing programs in Africa, the Jacksons still aren’t finished building their model practice. As they look to the future they focus on providing ongoing mentorship and identifying ways of further improving their already successful system. Anna Jacksons admits, “I think a big goal for 2020 and 2021 is to continue our mentorship with our leaders and have our team members know that we are right here.” For Richard Jackson, “Our primary goal is to enhance what we have and make it better and better.”

Luckily for the patients and practioners of this unique physical therapy practice in Middleburg, Northern Virginia, Maryland and Africa, Anna Jackson says, “We’re not going anywhere.” ML J A N U A RY 2 0 2 0

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WELLINGTON WINTER BEVERLY SNOWBIRDS

This past October, Beverly Equestrian announced their new southern base for its hunters, jumpers and eventers in Wellington, Florida. You may be familiar with their stunning facilities in Fauquier County, offering training and boarding services, polo lessons, events, and regular riding clinics.

Beverly South Florida includes a newly renovated private barn with six dry stalls available for seasonal rent. It is located in Saddle Trail, a 15-minute hack to the Winter Equestrian Festival. The barn includes a tack room, laundry, feed room, full bathroom, wash stalls, fly spray system, security system, and all-premium amenities. A 125x200 arena with new GGT footing and irrigation, six oversized paddocks and private gated entry complete the property.

Beverly Polo is also gearing up for an exciting season of polo at their Florida polo base Beverly South Forty. This season in Wellington, Beverly Polo is sponsored by NetJets. Beverly Polo has participated in the National Sporting Library & Museum’s Polo Classic (for the 6th time this year) and 2019’s The District Cup benefiting the U.S. Park Police horse stables, with NetJets also sponsoring both events. ML

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Stay warm this winter with our Wellington Winter column (January to April), featuring the Virginia to Florida trek made by many local equestrians each winter.

Images by Sara Cole.

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BRADLEY J. BONDI, HERITAGE HERO AND JOHN TOLER, PUBLIC EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR The Heritage Hero Awards were held on Dec. 19th, 2019 at the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, VA honoring: Bradley J. Bondi, Heritage Hero and John Toler, Public Educator of the Year. ML

C. Dulany Morison, Mosby Heritage Area Association Chairman with the Bondi family after the presentation.

C. Dulany Morison, Mosby Heritage Area Association Chairman presents 2019 Heritage Hero Award from Mosby Heritage Area Association to Bradley Bondi.

Sen. Jill Vogel presenting Letter of Commendation from the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia to 2019 Public Educator of the Year recipient John Toler.

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Travis Shaw, Mosby Heritage Area Association Public Programs Coordinator discussing Year of Marshall in Review.

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John Toler receiving 2019 Public Educator of the Year Award from Anne Marie Paquette, Mosby Heritage Area Association Director of Education, painting of Oak Hill, home of Chief Justice John Marshall.

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Left to right: Reid O’Connor, Associate Director of Development National Sporting Library and Museum; Travis Shaw, Mosby Heritage Area Association Public Programs Coordinator; Anne Marie Paquette, Mosby Heritage Area Association Director of Education; Jennifer Moore, MHAA President.

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27TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY BALL FUNDRAISER Photos by Sarah Noelle

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FOOD & DRINKS SUSHI ROLLING 101 AT SALAMANDER RESORT & SPA JAN. 11 | 2 P.M. salamanderresort.com Work with the Salamander Resort & Spa Sushi Chefs as they walk you through the process of hand selecting fish and ingredients to prepare the best sushi. At the conclusion of the class, sushi is served! $79 per person. Reservations required, please call 540-326-4070.

PASTA PERFECTION CLASS AT SALAMANDER RESORT & SPA JAN. 25 | 2 P.M. salamanderresort.com Master the art of making hand-made noodles, gnocchi and different sauces in this hands-on class. $79 per person. Reservations required, please call 540-326-4070.

GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON D.C. AT EMMANUEL’S PARISH HOUSE JAN. 19 | 2 P.M. emmanuelmiddleburg.org Join us at The Parish House for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington D.C. Featuring pop and show tunes delivered with stunning musicianship. Call 540-687-6297 to reserve a seat. Free will donation. Refreshments served.

TAILGATING 101 AT SALAMANDER RESORT & SPA FEB. 1 | 2 P.M. salamanderresort.com Just in time for the Big Game, you will be able to tailgate like a professional after this class! Learn how to make homemade beer-braised bratwurst, buffalo wings and crockpot chili with a kick. $79 per person.

Reservations required, please call 540-326-4070.

JAMES BLAND MUSIC COMPETITION AT THE HILL SCHOOL FEB. 2 | 2-5 P.M. blandfoundation.org The Community Music School of the Piedmont and the Middleburg Lions Club have partnered to host the James Allen Bland Competition.

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ARTS LEADING THE FIELD: ELLEN EMMET RAND AT THE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM JAN. 1 – MARCH 22 nationalsporting.org The NSLM exhibition Leading the Field: Ellen Emmet Rand displays paintings from Rand’s 1936 show to bring to life the stories, personalities, and relationships behind these works.

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INTIMATE EVENING WITH AN ARTIST: MADDI MAE AT JOHNNY MONARCH’S JAN. 11 | 4:30 – 8 P.M. johnnymonar.ch A unique evening with local folk artist Maddi Mae while enjoying a three-course gourmet meal at Johnny Monarch’s. There are two showings, one at 4:30 p.m. and another at 6:30 p.m. Wine & cider available from The Bubble Decker. Reservations Required. Call 540-878-3555. $45 per person.

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PRELUDE TO GETTYSBURG: CAVALRY BATTLES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY JAN. 9 | 7-8 P.M. library.loudoun.gov In this three-part series, local historian Rich Gillespie offers an in-depth look at the cavalry battles that took place in Loudoun County from June 17-21, 1863. This first program, discussing the Battle of Aldie, is held at Cana Vineyards and Winery. The second event, discussing the Battle of Middleburg, is held on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Defiance Cidery.

POP-UP PLANETARIUM JAN. 10 | 7-8:30 P.M. blandy.virginia.edu Presented with the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, view the night sky in a pop-up planetarium at Blandy Experimental Farm State Arboretum of Virginia showing planets, the moon’s phases, and constellations. Registration is required and space is limited.

MASTER GARDENERS’ 10TH ANNUAL SEED EXCHANGE AT BLANDY JAN. 25 | 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. blandy.virginia.edu Join us for the 10th annual free seed exchange at Blandy Experimental Farm State Arboretum of Virginia. Bring seeds and take what you need. Find seeds for natives, herbs, perennials, veggies, pollinators and more.

MIDDLEBURG COTILLION AT MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER JAN. 26 | 5:00- 6:30 PM cotillion.com The Middleburg Community Center is excited to announce its partnership with Jon D. Williams Cotillions to bring you the 27th annual cotillion! Your child is cordially invited to participate in a program of social skills and dance education for 4th-5th and 6th-7th grades. Classes begin Sunday, Jan. 26 and run through March 6.

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THE BIRDS OF LOUDOUN COUNTY JAN. 12 | 2 P.M. library.loudoun.gov/GumSpring

Using the extensive information gained from the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s five-year bird atlas and resultant book, the Birds of Loudoun, Joe Coleman, avid birder, will discuss and show slides of some of the 262 species of birds found in Loudoun. He’ll also identify the best spots to find them and discuss what the future likely holds for them. This free program is co-sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library and is held at Gum Spring Library.

HISTORY ON TAP: UNCORKING PROHIBITION JAN. 16 | 6:30 – 8 P.M. mosbyheritagearea.org History on Tap returns to Old Ox Middleburg on the centennial anniversary of “The Noble Experiment.” The Mosby Heritage Area Association’s historians will take a look at how prohibition affected local communities in Northern Virginia. This event is free and open to the public.

TEA TYPES AND TASTING AT THE MIDDLEBURG LIBRARY JAN. 23 | 4-5 P.M. library.loudoun.gov/Middleburg From field to cup, learn about one of the most coveted beverages: tea.

How can a single tea leaf end up as a multitude of different tastes?

Owner of Dominion Tea, Hillary Coley, will guide listeners on a tour of tea production and styles as well as provide tasting for three different styles of tea.

TOTALLY 80’S, TOTALLY MURDER MYSTERY DINNER AT DENIM & PEARLS JAN. 12 | 6-8 P.M. denimandpearlsrestaurant.com Test out your sleuthing skills at our interactive Murder Mystery Dinner! Join us and Murder Mystery Company for mystery, intrigue, and of course… murder! Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres, a plated entrée course, and assorted dessert sampler. $75 per person. Call 540-3499339 to reserve your seat.

SIP & PAINT AT ORLEAN MARKET & PUB JAN. 16 | 7-9 P.M. creativecrafts.space Creative Crafts will help you create a Crafts design with easy step-bystep directions from the instructor. The Orlean Market will offer a wine selection for purchase, to enjoy while you paint. $25 per person. All supplies included. Register online or by calling 540-216-2339.

FOXCROFT SCHOOL’S WINTER DRAMA PRODUCTION – “THE LOTTERY” JAN. 17 | 7:30 P.M. foxcroft.org/calendar Join us for the winter drama production of “The Lottery” presented by the Theater Production class. The performance will be held in FoxHound Auditorium. The show is based on the short story by Shirley Jackson which explores ideas such as communal violence, sexism, irony, and the dangers of blindly following tradition.

WINTERFEST WITH MODERN VINTAGE AT CANA VINEYARDS & WINERY JAN. 25 | 1-5 P.M. canavineyards.com Come celebrate the winter with us at lovely Cana Winery!

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE Greetings Dear Readers, Middleburg Life will celebrate 37 years of print in April 2020. As we ring in this monumental year, we would like to say thank you to our faithful readers and advertisers for being a part of one of Middleburg’s oldest publications. Without you, the magazine’s success would not be possible. The essence and the soul of Middleburg Life are the people that live in, and around it. As its denizens, we all embrace the heart of hunt country as a region that provides a sense of community.

Middleburg Life was purchased by Green-

hill Media, LLC. in December 2015. Since purchasing the magazine, Greenhill Media has worked to develop the brand, created for readers from Winchester to Washington, D.C. to aspire them to embrace its lifestyle and patron Middleburg and its surrounding towns.

Improvements made include a glossy cover, new website, social media platforms, and unique business infrastructure dedicated to Middleburg Life. Readership is upwards of 40,000 in print and online editions, over 10,000 combined followers on all social media platforms, and over 10,000 unique web-

site hits per month.

The latest addition to our media platform “The Middleburg Life,” is a monthly docu-series video that will showcase the extraordinary people, attractions and events in our area launched in December 2019. You can watch “The Middleburg Life” on YouTube, Instagram TV, and MiddleburgLife.com.

This is the first issue for our new Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Gray. We are thrilled to have her join our team and we hope you enjoy January’s issue as much as we do!

Blessed and Grateful, David and Rebekah Greenhill

Exciting Programs for February!

Siegfried Sassoon:

Hunting in the Trenches

Portraiture Workshop with Carol Buswell

February 27 | 9am - 3pm

$85 Nonmembers | $70 NSLM Members Artist Carol Buswell, inspired by the exhibition, Leading the Field: Ellen Emmet Rand, instructs students on using oil paints with a limited palette to create portraits of a live model dressed in traditional hunt attire. This intensive day class is ideal for all skill levels. All supplies provided.

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The Plains ~ Luxurious home on 83 acres with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tastefully renovated to provide space for gracious entertaining and comfortable family living. 4 BR / 7 BA, Gourmet kitchen, large covered stone terrace and Pool. Guest house. 3 BR tenant house. Stabling for 8 horses. Located on a paved road with a paved driveway. 3 car garage. Security gates. In Orange County Hunt territory. $2,995,000

Emily Ristau 540-454-9083

COOPER RIDGE

Marshall ~ Completely renovated brick home on 22+ acres in a private, park like setting. 4 BR and 4½ BA, including a separate au pair or guest suite with fireplace. Hardwood floors, antique mantles, 10 foot ceilings, 5 fireplaces and custom woodwork. 2 level 13 x 49 porch. Full basement with work out room & sauna; play room; 2 nd laundry and storage. 2 car garage. New 20 x 24 run in shed. In Orange County Hunt territory. $1,850,000

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The Plains ~ Nature lovers Paradise! Custom built in 2007, the French Style Country home sits high overlooking Little River and tree tops, absolutely serene. This home provides privacy and security including gated entrance and cameras around home and 4 stall barn with 1 bedroom apartment.

The 18.67 Acres are in 2 parcels, the home and barn on 17.05 Acres and additional vacant 1.62 Acre Parcel. Orange County Hunt Territory. $1,550,000

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Middleburg ~ Rare main street commercial location. Two large picture windows and large glass doors shed light into 2,400 square feet of space with 10’+ ceilings. This rectangular brick front and stucco sided building offers an open interior space ready for a new owners design. Separate Men’s & Women’s bathrooms, a utility room, and a small store room.

Side access provided by a garage type door. Parking and a large paved side lot. $1,250,000

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

WILLOWCROFT

Marshall ~ A traditional country home on the outside with a sophisticated, contemporary design within. 3-4 BRs, 2.5 BAs with open Kitchen, Dining Room with original stone fireplace, Living Room with built-ins, bay window and fireplace. Separate Office/Den or 1st Floor Bedroom. New roof, new windows & 4 sets of French doors. Flooring includes blue slate, Carrera marble & hardwoods. Large open flagstone terrace. Extensive landscaping. $990,000

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

Middleburg ~ Excellent commercial investment opportunity in historic downtown. One commercial building that appears like two buildings which are adjoined on the corner of Madison & Federal Streets. Offers 4 separate entrances and so many options! Zoned for mixed use with Retail & Office spaces. Parking is limited within the town for most businesses, this building includes 7 rare parking spaces off Federal Street! Long time, active retail business in one building. Seller desires to rent back. Three other small offices are currently rented. One retail space fronting Madison Street could be made available. Priced $749,000 well below appraised value. Zoned C-2.

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

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Middleburg ~ Income producing property just two miles West of the village on 2+ acres. 3 separate rental units with efficiency kitchens, spacious living rooms with catherdral ceilings and brick fireplaces, main level bedrooms, full baths and washer / dryer. Extra loft space on 2nd level for office or storage. Private rear patios overlook large, open backyard. Each unit has own parking spaces. Upgraded 3 bed room septic system and well installed in 2007. Priced below assessed value! $639,000

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

19 S. MADISON

Middleburg ~ Available for the first time in decades, the Thos. Hays & Son Jewelers space is coming for rent.

Corner location at the cross streets on Madison and Federal in downtown historic Middleburg. This street has seen a renaissance of sorts! Lots of new shops and restaurants.

Available January 15th, 2020. $1,700 mo

Cricket Bedford 540-229-3201

COTTAGE IN THE WOODS

The Plains ~ Rare opportunity to live on a working farm located between Middleburg and The Plains. Small, rustic cottage for rent in a wooded area. Living room with wood burning stove, Kitchen, two bedrooms, one bath, hardwood floors, covered working porch, standing seam metal roof.

Very quiet and private. Perfect Hunt Box or weekend retreat.

One year minimum. $1,300 mo + utilities

Rein du Pont 540-454-3355

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