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FEATURES

BRINGING BACK THAT LOVIN’ FEELING

Sue Myers of Labahoula Designs by Rebekah Grier

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BUILDING AN INDUSTRY ONE ALPACA AT A TIME

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Sue Myers of Labahoula Designs gives old furniture a fresh coat of love by Rebekah Grier

ue Myers started her fourth and current career by knocking holes in walls. But it was just a hobby. Over a decade later, after nearly gutting and restoring two houses in northern Virginia, Myers discovered an affinity and talent for restoring furniture. A hobby turned successful business, Labahoula Designs restores worn and antique furniture, giving it a new life — and a new paint job. Myers’ classic and eclectic designs can be found at Vintage Hill, owned and operated by Kathleen Knight, on Lineweaver Road across from the Covert Cafe in Vint Hill. “Sue is one of my favorite vendors who has been with Vintage Hill from the very beginning,” Knight said. “She and I are more than just business acquaintances, I would consider her my friend. She has a real eye for something I don’t have, and that’s the mid-century modern, chevron look. And she has a real eye for a palette of colors. Her colors are bold and brave and people love them. I like that she experiments with it. I think that’s one thing that sets her apart from anyone else. She’s very experimental with her colors. It’s not my nature to see that, but she has it and people love her stuff. Her stuff sells really well. And it’s very reasonably priced. It’s her passion. She really tries to find pieces for people that they want. She doesn’t just want to sell them something, she wants it to mean something to them. That’s what I like about her. I couldn’t be happier that she’s working with me.” Myers’ pieces can also be found as far

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east as Mount Vernon and as far south as King George. Only two years into the business, Myers works between 50 to 60 hours a week during her busy season, October through December, and between 25 and 40 hours a week January through August as it steadily gets busier. A retired Air Force wife and mother of three grown boys, Myers has had an eclectic collection of jobs to satiate her seemingly endless ball of energy. A certified occupational therapist, Myers also started and ran her own medical equipment and seating positioning company, Mary Kay business, and travel lacrosse club. “I’ve always been an entrepreneur. My husband says I don’t play well with others. I like being the one in control,” Myers said. “When people talk about starting something new, I’ve done that so many times it’s just like getting on a bike,” she continued. Labahoula Designs is, in fact, quite a family affair. The name itself comes from a combination of “labrador” and “catahoula,” the breeds of Myers’ two cherished canine children— Baxter, a 3-year-old black labrador, and Copper, a 2-year-old Catahoula leopard dog. Myers has taught all three of her human sons to prime and paint and they do a lot of the deliveries. Myers’ husband also gets in on the action helping sand, glue, saw, deliver, and attend auctions. “My husband is just great. He’s one of my biggest supporters.

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The rickety chair, he’ll glue it for me. If an item needs some work, he’ll redo it for me. He enjoys it just as much. He’s the most supportive person. He always encourages me, always has. In anything I do he’s 100% behind me. And like I said, he enjoys it, too,” Myers said. Myers admitted, laughing, that she’s had to take the auction card away from him a few times because sometimes he enjoys it a little too much. Before starting Labahoula, Myers and her husband restored two homes in Virginia, one in Burke and one in Manassas. Although she had never restored furniture, Myers was used to ripping things apart and putting them back together. She told about a time when her husband was still in the Air Force and she called him just before he got on a plane to tell him that she had put a hole in the wall. When he asked why she said she wanted to see what was back there. By the time he landed at the next airport, he called and she had ripped out all the sheetrock down to the studs. “He would go on trips and come home to construction,” Myers said. “So, I’ve always done these things.” Two years ago, a friend asked Myers to help furnish her beach house. In looking for furniture and fixing it up, Myers was hooked. “I really, really enjoyed it.” Myers started searching online for how to paint, stencil, refinish, stain, wax, and decoupage. “You just figure out how to do it. And I put myself around a lot of talented people.” A friend of Myers who sells at Mount Vernon Antique Center, Jule Arvin, taught Myers important identifiers to look for in antiques and how to go to auctions. She also helped her get into Vintage Hill as one of the first vendors. Shawna Jeannine, another artist featured at Vintage Hill, has also taught Myers some restoration techniques. But mostly, Myers has taught herself. “It started out as a hobby and just got to a point where I really, really loved it. But I don’t go out and look for the piece that’s in mint condition.” In the hunt for pieces to restore, Myers will climb in barns, attend auctions, stalk garage sales, and search Craigslist. “It’s a little bit of everything.” Sometimes Myers won’t even have to go find a piece, friends and customers will find items and bring them to her. “I try to find the piece that’s not really expensive,” Myers explained. “If it has a chip here or a bang here, well, that just shows character. It just shows that the old girl’s been loved, it’s been around.” Myers describes each piece with affection as if it were a wellloved family member complete with a history and a personality. “I fall in love with my pieces. A lot of times I’ll do a piece and not have a buyer for it and I’ll put it in my home and love on it and then when I’m ready to let it go, I’ll sell it. Everything that I’ve ever made has been in my home for a certain amount of time unless it’s somebody that says, ‘Here’s a piece of mine, can you paint this for me’, and even then I sometimes get attached to it.” Myers has a love and respect for each piece that demands she find a good home for it. “I try to get the story behind the piece. I want to know where she’s been, what the piece has done. And when I sell a piece, I want the person to fall in love with it. I want the person to love it as much as I do. I’ve actually not sold pieces to people. I’ve not sold pieces because people have

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to love them,” Myers said after describing a beautiful, natural cedar wood chest that a client wanted her to paint (which she refused to do). Despite the emotional value Myers attaches to an item, the most cash she’s ever spent on one piece was $250. “I really try to buy things at low prices. Some people look at them and say there’s damage there and veneer damage here. I look at it as, okay, I need to work with this, it’s not in mint condition,” she said. Partially because of that, Myers doesn’t put a huge mark-up on her pieces when they’re ready to sell. “It’s just not how I roll.” She described wanting to make just a little money to help put her kids through college. “But I also want to make sure that the everyday person can have something beautiful in their home and they don’t feel like they have to pay an arm and a leg for it. I want it to be affordable.” Working barefoot out of her garage, Myers has learned a lot in just two years. She spends about equal time staining or painting different pieces, but waxing is both her favorite and the most difficult technique in her repertoire. Dark wax, used to give an antique or aged look over light-colored paint, is very unforgiving. One of her worst blunders was using dark wax on a white primed and painted 1920s dresser. After sitting overnight, the wax pulled up the dark stain from underneath making the dresser look brown by morning. White wax, on the other hand, is Myers’ favorite because “it gives it a cloudy, wispy, soft movement. Like the paint is moving.” While Myers paints quite a few of her pieces, “There are some things I will not paint,” Myers said. “If I can save the wood, I’ll try to save the wood and keep it as natural as I can. There are some things you can’t save, so I paint them. And then there’s some things I do a combination. It just depends on each piece.” Myers continued, “I’m not one of these people that says, ‘paint everything!’ There’s so much beauty in the natural, and some of it just needs to be left like that. If there’s a crack or

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some veneer damage, but it’s all in really good shape except a few places, then you say, ‘You know what, we all have a few bruises here or there.’ Let her go, let it stay like that. That’s character building. You know she was used. You know she was loved. It’s not like the piece sat somewhere and was just looked at. Otherwise it wouldn’t have been like this.” When Myers does paint, she typically uses chalk paint. Not to be confused with chalkboard paint, chalk paint is specially formulated to stick to a surface without first using a primer, like with latex paint (although Myers does occasionally use latex paint). Some furniture pieces, however, will actually require a primer because the stain can bleed through. Myers’ rule of thumb is anything before 1950 tends to bleed through, so she primes it. Anything after that usually won’t need priming. And no matter what kind of paint it is, it always has to cure at least 24 to 48 hours, sometimes up to an entire month. Always in for a challenge, Myers is currently working on a China hutch that was painted blue and aqua with glossy house paint, “Somebody abused this piece. It’s uglier than sin. But it will look so beautiful when I’m done with it.” Describing her work philosophy, Myers said, “I don’t want the pristine pieces. That’s easy. I want the pieces where I have to say, ‘How can I preserve the wood in some places and how can I make the rest of it work? And how can I make it fun? Where can I push the limit? Where can I put a dash of color here or there?’ You gotta see the diamond in the rough. You’ve gotta start out with good bones and you have to know how to glue it right and how to fix it right and how to paint it right so it’s going to stand the test of time.” When asked about her favorite kind of wood, Myers answered, “Mahogany. I love mahogany. It’s hard. It’s got the most deep, rich, gorgeous colors. It stands the test of time. That would be the personification of me - no matter what’s going on it’s there, it’s sturdy, it’s strong, it’s always beautiful no matter if it gets a nick. There’s always beauty in that wood.”

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Her recent hobby-turned-career has provided Myers a steadily increasing demand and income. Just coming out of her busy season, Myers has been working 50 to 60 hours a week. The morning of our interview, Myers had already primed two dressers and put a second coat of paint on a kitchen island. After we concluded, she planned to finish painting the two dressers, wax and distress them, and then deliver them the next day. She also needed to have four chairs and two buffets done by the end of the week to replenish her space at Vintage Hill. Speaking of Vintage Hill, Myers said, “The store [has] allowed me to do more furniture because there’s only so much you can put in your house and in a garage when your husband has a motorcycle he loves to park in there, and a car. I was able to expand and get a little bit bigger pieces because I had bigger places to put things.” Myers is often busy sanding, priming, staining, and painting from sunup to sundown. “I actually took 30 minutes to go out and get a pedicure yesterday because I was just so tired. Rather than having lunch I went out and did that. And the woman looked at my feet and said, ‘What have you been doing?’ I had paint all over my feet. When she poked me on the leg I said, ‘Oh, that’s primer, and this is the dresser, and this is the chair.’ You take a shower and sometimes you don’t see the splatter behind your leg. She was laughing at me. She said, ‘Your legs are like a rainbow of color.’” But for Myers, it’s worth every early morning and late night. “I’m always a perfectionist. As my kids or husband are loading things into the car, I’m like, ‘Wait, wait, I see something here!’ I’m that much of a perfectionist. I want it to be perfect for the person who gets it. Not that I want it to be perfect for me, I want it to be perfect for them, my customer. I want it to be gorgeous for them. I want them to be happy. To have this piece that they love. I want it to be everything for them. That means the world to me. More than the money, more than anything. Because I know they’re in love with it.” ❖

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ach morning, thirteen-year-old Alexis Brady wakes up and joins Assistant Farm Manager, Walter Zepeda, at the barn on historic Falkland Farm in Gainesville. There, Walter provides her with a list of tasks for the farm’s 320 resident alpacas. Some babies need to be bottle fed, stalls need to be cleaned, fencing repaired, sold alpacas need to be quarantined for the veterinarian, and office work needs to be finished, as well as many other tasks associated with any working farm. Alexis, an intern and volunteer at the property, helps the farm’s staff manage these duties. When she was only nine years old, Alexis joined a 4H club with her mother at the Falkland Farm estate’s Double O Good Alpaca Farm to learn about and care for alpacas. Having recognized Alexis’ natural talent and passion for the animals, Farm Manager Nancy Ogan reached out to Alexis to ask if she would like to continue on at the farm as an Intern and volunteer. “Alexis has a natural gift. Other students would become anxious around the animals or were bothered by the dirty nature of the business. Alexis just took it Thirteen-year-old all in stride,” she recalls. Alexis Brady lives Today, while Alexis’ peers at Falkland Farm sit in their classrooms (Alexis is and is interning as a homeschooled), she lives fullFarmhand to learn about alpaca farming. time on the 75-acre farm and Mothers and babies learns as a farmhand beside four stay together in a field other full-time farm employees. near the barn. Falkland “Some kids wouldn’t be able to Farm Manor rests in the background. do what I am doing. It is rough;

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THE U.S. ALPACA INDUSTRY The Kelloggs are doing far more than simply raising alpacas in the United States. By the careful breeding of alpacas, they are helping to achieve valuable fleece that measures 17 microns, the smaller the micron the better. Cashmere measures at approximately 15.5 microns. Increasing the population of alpacas with such fine fleece, alpaca farmers throughout the country are better situated to supply bales to commercial fleece manufacturers and go up against other countries such as China, which purchases all available fleece in Peru and other South American providers to manufacturer luxury items at little expense. Alpaca farms like the Kelloggs’ are not only impacting the industry in their breeding of alpacas, but also by training future alpaca farmers, like Alexis Brady.

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you do watch some of the animals you love die. It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. It is part of the industry,” explains Alexis, mature beyond her years. Over the years, Alexis has had the opportunity to administer vaccinations, shear fleece, help birth baby alpacas (called crias), bottle feed premature crias, and learn about the general care and maintenance of the farm’s 320 docile and inquisitive alpacas. “Before I started living here, I was here one day with my mother when a dame went into labor. I told my mother we were not leaving until the baby was born. I was going to see it!” Alexis recalls about the first live birth she witnessed. While living on the farm, she has seen one or two stillborn births and watched one cesarean section, but for the most part, Alexis says she “has witnessed only happy births.” A cria is born after eleven months gestation, but according to Alexis, “most of the mothers are overdue by as much as a month.” Crias may weigh as little as eight or as many as twenty pounds, with the average weight being around twelve pounds. Some baby alpacas can walk independently immediately, while others may take a few hours to get up and moving. “It’s the ones that can’t walk that need a little help,” explains Alexis. “If they can’t walk, they can’t nurse. And that’s when I need to bottle-feed them.” Zepeda, meanwhile, has been working at Falkland Farm for thirteen years. His father told him about the farm while Walter was still living in Guatemala. While he wasn’t sure at first that he wanted to work on a farm, today there isn’t anything Zepeda would rather be doing. He prefers alpacas to horses and other livestock because of how easy they are to work with. The alpacas’ pleasing demeanor, smaller size, and gentleness make them an ideal animal to raise. “They are easier to care for than horses. And while they can be noisy, for the most part they are quiet animals,” he explains. One example of their calm nature is when it is time for an ultrasound to be done on a pregnant dame. Alexis gently holds down the dame while Walter works the ultrasound machine. The animals’ natural gentleness makes this an easy chore. Walter manages most of the births on the farm. The babies stay with the mothers for six months before being turned out into a larger field. Matrix, an 11-year-old sire, is one of the most prized alpacas in the country and has sired many of the crias on the farm. “He has great bloodlines , thick fleece and produces good babies,” says Walter. Matrix stands in a separate enclosure surrounded by females. Because of his value and the tendency of males to fight, he is not kept with the other males to prevent against injury. Falkland Farm was the childhood home of the legendary Nick Carter, one of Mosby’s Rangers. Ernie Kellogg purchased the property in 1986, and then began four years of renovations to restore the farm’s mansion and gardens. Today, Falkland Farm maintains one of the foremost alpaca breeding programs in the entire country. Ernie and Barbara Kellogg began their alpaca adventure thirty years ago, when Barbara purchased five alpacas from

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South America. She then sold them for roughly $70,000 each. Recognizing the potential in breeding and showing alpacas, the Kelloggs invested in more animals from Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Today, Falkland Farm has 320 alpacas, which belong to the Kelloggs as well as other farmers who choose to board their alpacas there. The Kelloggs hosted alpaca shows on their property until the events became too large for the site and had to be relocated to a more spacious venue in Pennsylvania. Alpacas are desired for their thick, rich fleece, so the Kelloggs take great care in choosing who shears their herd. Each spring, they fly in an Australian shearer and his family for the task. The chore takes about three days to complete. One shearing of Matrix and any of the adult males yields eight to ten pounds of fleece. Females provide as much fleece until they breed. At that time they yield less at approximately five pounds per shearing. By November, the alpacas’ fleece has almost returned to its full

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thickness to protect the animal against the winter cold. The shorn fleece is sold to artisans around the world. It is woven into commercial items such as sweaters, socks, scarves, and hats. The pricing of alpaca fleece has many variables, including whether it was a first or second shearing, from the torso or the legs, and, of course, the quality of the fleece. At roughly ten pounds of fleece per animal, the shorn fleece is sold to smaller artisans rather than larger commercial outfits that purchase fleece by the bale. There are always a few pregnant alpacas on the farm because the animals breed throughout the year. Walter manages most of the births. However, when multiple alpacas go into labor at the same time, Alexis is there to help him. And when medical intervention is necessary, a veterinarian comes in to perform caesarian sections and other services. The bottle-fed crias bond quickly

with Alexis and are the ones that come running to her in the large 1-acre fields when she needs to bring one in. “I will go in with other girls and my baby will come running for me. Meanwhile, they run throughout the paddock chasing the one they need to catch. I always know I will be waiting for them for a while,” she laughs. Alexis predicts that alpacas will catch up to horses in popularity. She hopes to one day operate and manage her own alpaca farm and continue to grow the industry. From the looks of it, she is well on her way to doing just that. Alexis Brady is definitely one budding alpaca farmer to watch. ❖ Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their three children in Warrenton.

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everal weeks ago I had the privilege of sitting in with the senior Capstone class at Kettle Run High School. This inaugural class of thirteen eager seniors reminded me of a quote I read recently from a college professor, “You’ve all got a little bit of ‘change the world’ in you, but even if you change the life of just one person, that’s okay. And even if that person is you, you’ve done well.” But while these students are certainly molding their own futures, they’re also looking to leave a legacy for those coming behind. The brainchild of Kettle Run High School (KRHS) history and social sciences teacher Chad Wright (in 2014 Wright was one of 90 finalists in the “Target Presents PEOPLE All-Star Teachers” campaign), the senior Capstone course, offered only in the fall semester, evolved from his social science classes where he saw a

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need to have the students take more leadership and be directly involved with helping the community, both locally and on the Kettle Run campus. As part of the Capstone course, each senior is required to individually research and complete their own community service project. Together as a whole, however, the entire class is working to establish the aptly named Legacy Project - a service project directed at enhancing the community at KRHS over a period of several years. After officially starting in August 2015, the inaugural class was tasked with coming up with their own idea for the Legacy Project. This group of thirteen, including KRHS seniors Julia Baines, Paul Cruikshank, Kali DeBorde, Joy Ekasi-Otu, Carter Eppley, Emily Hogge, Savannah McMillan, Jasmine Morton, Helena Nefferdorf, Corey Rogers, Brandon

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Below: A rendering shows the courtyard after renovations. The two concrete circular areas will be turned into an elevated covered stage and a custom seating area shaded by a pergola. Additional seating and landscaping will also be added.

Rolison, Kirsten Seuter, and Erick Solares decided to use this as an opportunity to take underutilized spaces on campus and turn them into indoor/outdoor learning centers more conducive to enhancing the overall learning experience for KRHS students. For the past two years, the Capstone class project was “Corhole for a Goal,” used as a fundraiser for various and small community needs. “We decided we wanted to do our own thing this year,” said Capstone student Emily Hogge. “So it took a lot of brainstorming. We went through a lot of different ideas. But it was definitely a collective effort.” The class’ goal this year is to, “enhance academic engagement and school culture through the use of non-traditional learning spaces.” They plan to accomplish this by renovating the outdoor courtyard and indoor “bump out” spaces that overlook the courtyard. Plans for the courtyard include new landscaping (to include edible herbs), an elevated covered stage, seating, and projector/sound system for outdoor classes and entertainment. The indoor areas are less dramatic — adding seating, storage, and supplies to create a more inviting space. Many and various ideas were thrown around, and out, by the class as to what would be their Legacy. Some initial thoughts were a new road coming out of the campus and microwaves in the cafeteria. Joy Ekasi-Otu explained that one of the reasons they settled on the courtyard and interior renovations was “the feasibility of it was something we could accomplish in the short time that we had.” Funding issues were also another hurdle, but Julia Baines described that the main reason they choose the renovations was because, “it was an original idea that had never been done in the school before. And it was something we felt could positively impact the community and the school.” Emily agreed and added, “This is something that would definitely leave a big impact on the school from our 2015 Capstone class, but it was completely doable in our required time.” Although the entire class is fully supportive and motivated toward this goal, they weren’t always so unified. When asked

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if the group ever clashed or didn’t get along, everyone started laughing and agreed, “Yeah.” Julia said, “We clashed a lot in the beginning when we were just trying to decide something that could be feasible. Some people had opinions that some things could be accomplished and others would come up with why it couldn’t happen. We argued a lot about that at first, but once we came to an idea that was a good idea, we were able to collaborate.” While the project seemed to get off to a rough start, the class is now working together like a well oiled machine. Each student has their own responsibilities and is an integral part of the whole. Helena Nefferdorf was instrumental in writing the initial proposal and starting the project presentation as well as social media management with classmates Jasmine Morton and Brandon Rolison. Jasmine has also largely collaborated with Corey Rogers on the website. Corey also finished the project presentation while Paul Cruikshank manages video editing. Carter Eppley performed a school-wide survey on the popularity of renovated spaces with 333 Kettle Run students. Not limited to just their assigned duties, however, “everyone’s willing to contribute and participate,” Julia said. The unique quality of the Legacy Project is not lost on the Capstone students, nor is it underappreciated. “The level of

independence we’ve had is something new and I think it’s really good preparation for how it will be in college or wherever we go,” Emily said. Kali DeBorde described her love of the project because “it’s all coming from us. It’s not the teacher telling us. It’s our project, not our teacher’s project he’s having us do.” Besides concepting, planning, organizing, and envisioning the Legacy project, the class has extended the real-world aspect of it by working with local businesses to donate materials or sponsor the project. Joe Hackman of Custom Care Lawn and Property worked with the class on a landscape design for the courtyard and Home Depot is discussing helping provide custom-built furniture and pergola. The class has also visited the local Rotary meetings to present their idea. “The process hasn’t been perfect, but it almost resembles that real-world feel of sometimes you’re going to have contention with other members of the group,” teacher Chad Wright explained. “I think they’re getting that real world feel for when they go into jobs or college next year. They’re definitely getting that life-skills mentality.” When asked how this project has challenged them or opened them up to new understandings, Julia answered, “I think a big part for me was realizing it is possible for a group of teenagers that have had no prior experience in self-leading and coming up with a project completely on our own. We realized that it’s actually possible to work together and help the project come to fruition — which I was kind of worried about at the beginning because sometimes it’s really hard to believe you can succeed at something. And that’s important because those are the kind of skills we’re going to need later on in life, so I think it’s a very valuable lesson that we’re able to have this experience in high school.” Jasmine agreed and added that cooperating with each other was an immense lesson they’ve learned. “We had no idea how to do this,” Carter explained, “This is really the first time we’ve led ourselves and worked together and just figured out each step along the way. It’s completely unique and I’ve enjoyed it.” Planned out in five phases, the Capstone class has created a blueprint for the Legacy Project to last through at least the 2016/2017 school year - therefore being completed by the upcoming senior class after the current senior class graduates in May. “It’s cool because we know we’re going to have a lasting impact on our school and we know it’s not going to die down when we leave,” Julia said. The class is so excited for the buzz they’ve generated that they’re hoping it will allow for a Capstone class to be offered during the spring semester. But in an effort to keep the project going even if a spring Capstone class isn’t offered, the class has revitalized the Interact Club (Youth Rotary) at Kettle Run and several Capstone seniors now serve on the Interact Board of Directors. They’re also partnering with other

Kettle Run Capstone students work to clean up the overgrown courtyard before other renovations can begin.

classes at Kettle Run, especially for work days. In thinking about passing on the project they’ve worked so hard for, none of the current Capstone students seem to have any sadness that they might not see it completed. “We’re hoping that it’s going to impact the entire student body and hopefully raises enough awareness and intention to this class and the Interact Club that in the years to come there will be more than 13 kids in a Capstone class. Because if we can have a class of 20 students or more to carry on our legacy, they could accomplish much more. It would be cool to see what they do,” Emily said. Helena added, “Another thing about passing this project along is as we get new people to come in and take it over, we’re constantly going to be getting new ideas. This project was so that the school body had what they wanted, not just what will benefit the school right now. We want it to evolve and change so that it fits the school’s culture.” Kettle Run’s principal, Major Warner, has been very impressed by the group’s hard work, foresight, and creativity. He described them as a thoroughbred horse, ready to race. “I’m fortunate I have a student body that has a service-minded energy,” Warner said. “And what most impressed me about that particular group of kids is the fact that they want to do something for their school and their school community, that they want to do something to enhance the school environment for their peers. And I think that’s what most impressed me about them. They are driven to make the community around them better. To want to leave that type of a lasting impact, to do something that would enhance the learning for someone else is a little unique, you don’t see that very often. When you’re willing to put something or someone else before your own needs, then there is reason for hope. We have to cultivate that and celebrate that and encourage that as much as humanly possible.” The KRHS Capstone class would like to thank their community partners Home Depot, Custom Care Lawn and Property, and the Rotary Club of Warrenton in addition to Principal Warner, and the entire KRHS community for supporting them on this project. The class is still looking for sponsors to help with the Legacy Project. If you or your business are interested in supporting this project, please contact teacher Chad Wright at cwright@FCPS1.org. You can follow the Legacy Project’s progress online through their blog at krhsinteract.wordpress.com or on Twitter @kruninteract. ❖

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Clockwise from Left: Owners Bill and Sherry Lynn Coffey run the Buckland Farm Market operation 17 hours a day. Grandson Grady stands with his “Mom-Mom” Sherry Lynn for a photo in the market. Margaret and BJ, Bill’s older sisters, work side-by-side with he and his wife, Sherry Lynn.

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they plan on keeping their forever home in Shenandoah. He explains his day-to-day routine with a smile, and exudes that he is a very content man — pleasured by hard work, tight kinship, and purpose. Coffey stands happily with his wife of more than 30 years at the bakery counter, next to the sign on the bakery door that reads “Sherry Lynn’s Pie Shop.” His grandson, Grady, gallops

“We do everything as close to home as possible.” around the market pushing a shopping cart and asking “Mom-Mom” if he can have a fresh apple. Coffey recalls that his own son was five when they started the first market on Vint Hill Road, and now his grandson is the same age. Grady seems as much at home in the market as do his grandparents.

Since the establishment of the produce farm in 1977, Coffey has expanded the farm to include cattle and hay. “We teach our children and our grandchildren at a very young age how to raise steak and about 4H – horses, hens, hogs and hay. They have learned showmanship with cattle. It is a way of life for us. Our grandkids will be raising cattle too.” He adds that farm-raised steak may be more expensive, but “you won’t have to worry about an e.coli recall of this meat.” “It’s not uncommon for us to have 17-hour working days during the spring and fall when we are busiest and have a seasonal harvest,” says Coffey. “It makes the typical 12-hour working days seem short.” Coffey’s sisters, Margaret and BJ, mischievously giggle when asked what they love most about the market. Margaret, who joined the business more than 25 years ago, likes to help customers at the counter and answer their questions. BJ, a natural manager, has an older sister air about her. Laughter and a love of working together, it is clear, gets them through the long work days. They kid, they joke, they snicker – and they don’t take themselves too seriously. But they do take a lot of pride in doing things right. Hard work and a dedication to customers is what matters most, they answer, with thoughtful expression. Coffey’s wife, Sherry Lynn, adds, “We do everything as close to home as possible. We bake everything on site and gather recipes from family members and close family friends.” When asked what she loves most about the business, she responds, “We really enjoy the customers. Some of them we have known since we started doing this many years ago.”

ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS “We have customers come from all over – D.C., Maryland, Alexandria, Fairfax County,” Margaret says. “They stop here on their way to a day outing in the mountains, a drive on Skyline Drive, to their mountain cabin, or to a University of Virginia football game.” Coffey adds, “One longtime customer

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and his wife routinely came to the market from Fairfax. And they spent a good portion of the morning or afternoon here. He would get a cup of coffee and piece of pie and sit outside the market and enjoy the rural views and open air while his wife shopped. They did this every week for years.” He adds, “You get to know the customers and then their kids grow up to be customers.” New faces are exciting too. BJ says, “We hosted a Trunk or Treat for a local church here this fall, and we’ve had several field trips this year – we love having the children.”

A WAY OF LIFE With a good sense of pride, Coffey shares that in 2008, Buckland Farm Market was the first farm market built in Fauquier County. When the Messick’s Farm Market in Midland opened two years ago, Coffey says his family provided as much direction and support as they could. “We try to do something, and then help others succeed, too, when

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he influence of immigrant families coming to the United States in the 19th century has been welldocumented, and Fauquier County was no exception. Arriving in the years before and after the Civil War, new residents from Europe, in particular, made their marks in ways we can remember today. One such immigrant was Johann Nicolaus Bartenstein (1815-1884), a young musician born in Westhausen, in the Duchy of Saxony, Germany. He was the son of Johann Casper Bartenstein, who was the mayor of the village, and his wife, Margaretha Barbara Class Bartenstein. An old family, their coat of arms is a shield with three battle axes; the name “Bartenstein” translates as “from stones came battle axes.” In October 1837, Johann Nicolaus, who had changed his name to Ferdinand, sailed to the U.S. on board the Ulysses, bringing with him his violin and piano. It is believed that he left Germany due to his opposition to his country’s increasingly militaristic politics. Landing in Baltimore on Nov. 24, 1837, he started looking for work, and through connections with other Germans in the

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city he got some jobs, and in January 1838, was appointed the “music master” of the German Baltimore Military Band, and in June of that year, became the organist for the English St. Andrews Church. Ferdinand’s musical career in Baltimore was interrupted in 1845 when he returned to Germany, likely because of difficulties his family there was facing. His father died in 1841, and his younger brother Israel Reinhardt Bartenstein, who had been caring for their mother, died shortly afterward. Ferdinand returned to America in late 1945, bringing his mother with him and settling in Alexandria. His musical career took off, and he performed in – as well as conducted – concerts in Alexandria and nearby areas. Above: Reinhardt Spending time in the Warrenton Bartenstein (seated) with area, through mutual acquaintances his six sons in 1908. From he met and courted Elizabeth Cole left: Thomas Engel, Joseph Hunton, Frederick, John Fitzhugh Gordon (1819-1878), the Casper, Laurence Reinhardt daughter of Samuel (1775-1823) and William Gordon. and Elizabeth Cole Fitzhugh (1782-1819). In January 1847, they

The Bartenstein Shield, dating back to 1247.

FERDINAND BARTENSTEIN, (1815-1884) was born in Germany.

were married at Mt. Airy, the home of Mrs. Elias Edmonds on Baldwin’s Ridge east of Warrenton. In May, Ferdinand applied for U.S. citizenship, which was granted a year later. “Sworn to in the Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery of Fauquier County on May 8, 1847,” and attested to by the clerk, William S. Phillips, Ferdinand’s Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. Citizen gives a unique insight into the manner by which many European immigrants became Americans in the early 19th century: “I, Ferdinand Bartenstein, a native of West Hauesn, in the Dukedom of Saxony of the age of 31 years, and now or lately owing allegiance to the Duke of Saxony in one of the States of Germany, do hereby declare that it is my bona fide intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty “whatever, and particularly to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to his said Highness, the Duke of Saxony. - Given under my hand and seal, Ferdinand Bartenstein” Ferdinand’s Declaration was submitted to the Hon. John Scott, Judge of the Superior Court of Fauquier County, and he formally became a U.S. citizen on May 10, 1848. By 1861, the family had grown to include seven children, the eldest being Andrew Reinhardt (1847-1916), and the youngest, Elizabeth Cole (1861-1876). Ferdinand made a good living as a music teacher and composer, and was known as “Professor Bartenstein” in professional music circles. The Warrenton Presbyterian Church was always central to the Bartenstein family. Ferdinand served as the organist at the church for several years, followed by his daughter Sarah Fitzhugh. In later years, Ferdinand’s granddaughter Katherine Peyton Bartenstein Austin played the organ there, and still later, his great-granddaughter, Ann Carmichael Bartenstein Smith. With war clouds gathering, it was clear that the Bartensteins were loyal Southerners. In early 1861, Ferdinand composed the “Abe-iad,” a piece of highly satirical sheet music directed at the newly-elected president. The nom de plume of the author was “J.P. McRebel,” and it was published by a relative, John H. Parrott, also of Alexandria. The Civil War began with the firing on Ft. Sumter, outside

ELIZABETH C. F. GORDON, (1819-1878) wife of Ferdinand.

of Charleston, S.C. in April 1861. The City of Alexandria was occupied by Union forces in May, and the Bartensteins removed to Warrenton to live with Elizabeth’s kinfolk on Baldwin’s Ridge. The family was split up, with some of the children staying at Mt. Airy, and at nearby Mill View, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Noble Gray. With the withdrawal of Confederate forces from Northern Virginia in March 1862, Union troops moved into the area. Most of the local young men had joined Confederate units and were serving elsewhere, and the civilians who stayed endured continual raids and foraging. Ferdinand brought his music to the sometimes desperate situation, playing for his hosts and others, teaching guitar to the youngsters, and maintaining their pianos and other instruments. The war came closer to home in August 1864 when Andrew Reinhardt, just 16 years old, joined Company C, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry – Mosby’s Rangers. In the Jan. 3, 1865 entry in her diary, Betty Fanny Gray recounts a frightening incident when her family heard a disturbance at nearby Mt. Airy, and feared it was either “Yankees or robbers breaking in.” Fortunately, it was not. “Soon to our great relief, Chue (Betty Fanny’s brother, William Fitzhugh Gray) returns and brings news that all is well. It was only Mr. (Ferdinand) Bartenstein, his son Reinhardt, and another soldier,” wrote Betty Fanny. The group spent the night at Mill View, and departed the next day. “Oh, so sad to see them start. Poor Mr. Bartenstein, I pity you, following your son for perhaps the last time,” Betty Fanny continued. “Reinhardt has joined Capt. (William H.) Chapman’s command, and made his first debut in his company. The command is on its way to the Northern Neck to take up quarters. Mr. Bartenstein returned this eve.” On Jan. 5, 1865, Betty Fanny recalled, “Mr. Bartenstein tuned our old piano. How sad he looks.” Reinhardt Bartenstein’s full life In March 1865, Reinhardt was captured by Union forces, and held as a prisoner of war until the end of the war. He was paroled at Winchester on April 22, 1865. Returning to Fauquier County, Reinhardt “…raised a little corn and taught local children,” according to the family history. On

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Dec. 23, 1874, he married Miss Sarah Ball “Sallie” Klipstein (1854-1928), the daughter of Thomas Engle (1818-1860) and Mary Frances Hampton Klipstein (1823-1900). Their first home was at Steinmore, near New Baltimore. Interestingly, Sallie’s sister Eliza Peyton Klipstein (d. 1912) married Reinhardt’s younger brother William Gordon Bartenstein (1851-1928), and Reinhardt’s sister Laura (1852-1921) married Betty Fanny’s brother Egleston Gray (1845-1943), initiating new branches of the family tree. Reinhardt and Sallie, whom he affectionately called “Pummer,” had 13 children, five of whom reached adulthood and married. Notable among them were sons Thomas Engle, known as “Tom” (1877-1959), Frederick (18881970), William Gordon (1890-1972) and Laurence Reinhardt (1900-1948). They remained in Fauquier County, where they raised their families, and contributed to Warrenton’s progress – and history – in many ways. Described in early census records as a teacher, Reinhardt served as the clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Center School District for several years. He was appointed Deputy Clerk of Fauquier County Court in 1877, serving in that capacity until being appointed Clerk in 1891. About that time, the Bartensteins moved from Steinmore to a house on Green Street in Warrenton, which was known by the family as The House. After the Virginia State Constitution was changed in 1904 and the County Court System abolished, both Reinhardt and Tom served as Deputy Clerks of the Circuit Court under Clerk of the Court John R. Turner. Reinhardt was a Deacon, Elder, and Sunday School Superintendent at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church for nearly 25 years. He was also a member of the local Masonic Lodge, and an Odd Fellow. On Dec. 21, 1916, two days after Reinhardt’s death at age 69, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that read in part, “The important duties of his official life were performed with industry and fidelity, but these were insignificant when compared to his character as a father, a kind and affectionate husband and a devoted Christian gentleman. “Resolved that this body is deeply

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Above: Members of the Reinhardt Bartenstein family at The House, on Green Street, Warrenton, in the mid-1890s. Front row, from left: Frederick, Sarah Ball (Sadie), Mary Hampton (Mamie) and Joseph Hunton; second row: William Gordon, John Casper and Katherine Eliza. Standing, from left: Emma, the family cook, and Grandma Mary Frances Klipstein.

ANDREW REINHARDT BARTENSTEIN (1847-1916), served with Mosby’s Rangers.

sensible of the loss to the County and community, and that his death marks the retirement of a man whose life was spent in faithful service to the County, to the Church, and one of devotion to the highest standards of rights and justice.” “Mr. Tom’s” legacy of service Tom Bartenstein attended the school in Warrenton run by Albert E. Smith, and at age 17, went to work in the Warrenton Post Office. In 1895, he took a job in the County Clerk’s Office, spending two years learning the basics before leaving the area to work in the real estate

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SARAH BALL ‘SALLIE’ KLIPSTEIN, (1854-1928) wife of Reinhardt.

business in New York City. He came back to Warrenton in 1902, and returned to his old job in the Clerk’s Office, commencing a long and distinguished career in public service. In anticipation of his upcoming marriage to Elizabeth Cole Gray (18901965), Tom had a house built on the corner lot of the Springs Road and Lees Ridge Road. They were married on June 26, 1912, and moved into their new home, which they called Oddangles, due to the unique shape of the lot upon which the house was built.

Six children were born and raised at Oddangles: Elizabeth Cole, known as “Coty” by her family and “Betsy” by her friends (1913-1999); Ann Carmichael (1914-1986), Barbara Engel, known as “Winky;” (1916-2000), Andrew Reinhardt (1919-1989), Laura Fitzhugh, known as “Laurie” (b. 1925), and Thomas Engel Jr., known as “Tim” (1926-2014). Tom was commissioned a second lieutenant in Co. C, 2nd Regt. Virginia Infantry (the “Warrenton Rifles”) in 1914, and later promoted to first lieutenant, serving under Capt. Llewellyn Wood. His brothers, 2Lt. William G. and Sgt. Joseph H. Bartenstein were also members of Co. C. In June 1916, the Warrenton unit was combined with Co. D of Front Royal, and made part of the 116th Infantry, Virginia National Guard. The 116th was then federalized, and deployed for border duty on the Mexican border, in response to Gen. Pancho Villa’s raid on the U.S.-Mexican border town of Columbus, New Mexico. The men of the 116th were given a grand send-off at the Warrenton Depot on June 27, 1916, heading first for Richmond. Ten days later, they arrived in Brownsville, Texas, and set up an encampment along the Rio Grande River. Their mission, led by Gen. John J. Pershing, was to capture Villa, and included incursions into Mexican territory. After his father died in December 1916, Tom was given an honorable discharge from the Army. He returned home, and resumed his position as Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court. His brothers William and Joseph remained in the Army, and William was promoted to first lieutenant of his company. Villa was never apprehended, and with the outbreak of World War I, Gen. Pershing and the troops were recalled from border duty. The Warrenton unit subsequently saw combat in France during World War I. In 1918, Clerk of the Court John R. Turner died, and Tom was appointed Acting Clerk until he was elected in his own right. He would serve the county in this capacity, re-elected every eight years, until his retirement in 1958. Tom also served on the local Draft Board during both World Wars. Active in community affairs, Tom was a Mason and member of the Sons of the American Revolution (on his grandmother Gray’s side). He also served as a Deacon and Ruling Elder at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church, as well as Church Treasurer, Sunday School Superintendent and Church Trustee. Upon his retirement, Tom received accolades similar to those earned by his father. Wrote Circuit Court Judge Rayner V. Snead, “Words cannot express my admiration and respect for you, and my sincere appreciation for the help you have given me. Your office bears and deserves the reputation it holds for being one of the most efficient in the State.” Thomas Engle Bartenstein died at home at Oddangles on Jan, 31, 1959, at the age of 81. Funeral services were conducted from the Warrenton Presbyterian Church by Rev. J. Richard Winter, with interment in the Warrenton Cemetery. Descendants of Tom and Elizabeth Bartenstein Four of Tom and Elizabeth’s children served their country during World War II: Andrew in the Army, Ann and Winky as WAVES in the Navy, and Tim in the Army Air Corps. Betsy and Winky never married. Betsy worked for Blackwell Engineering in Warrenton, and later as a bookkeeper for the Town of Warrenton. Winky studied at the Corcoran Art School in Washington, D.C., and is remembered as a talented artist, drawing horses, foxes and hunt scenes. She also worked as the

Above: Oddangles, located at the intersection of Lees Ridge and the Springs roads, was the home of Thomas Engle and Elizabeth Cole Bartenstein and their family.

secretary in D.H. Lees’ real estate office in Warrenton. The sisters lived at Oddangles until their deaths. Ann Carmichael married John Smith Jr., and lived in Richmond; they had one son. Laurie married Selby Hardwick III. They lived in Fairfax for many years and had two children. They currently live in New Hope, Va. After his military service, “Tim” Bartenstein had a 27-year career in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State, and had tours of duty all over the world. He was married to Moano Lee Madrow, and had two children. Tim is remembered as the Bartenstein family genealogist. From an early age, Andrew Bartenstein loved horses, and during his active career he trained, raced and schooled hunters and jumpers. He ran a boarding stable at Oddangles, and later at his home at Leeton Forest Farm. He was married to Eleanor Joan “Joanie” Griffith (1933-2006), a native of Bradford-onAvon, England. Andrew and Joanie had four daughters, who they raised at Leeton Forest Farm. Amy Bartenstein Gorsira (b. 1965), Laura Bartenstein (b. 1968) and Melanie Bartenstein Lillard (b. 1972) live in the Warrenton area. Eleanor Kate Bartenstein Galusza (b. 1967) resides in Massachusetts. The sixth generation of Bartensteins in the Andrew-Joanie branch of the family tree are the children of Bryan and Amy Gorsira: Connor Andrew (b. 1997) and Lindsay Palm Gorsira (b.2003); the children of Robert and Eleanor Kate Galusza: Austin Reinhardt (b. 1996), Hayden Fitzhugh (b. 1999) and Charlotte Wyndham Galusza (b. 2002); and the children of Michael and Melanie Lillard: Emily Joanne (b. 2004) and Weston Bartenstein Lillard (b. 2006). Part 2, to be published in February, recounts the accomplishments of brothers Frederick, William and Laurence Bartenstein. Along with their descendants, they made valuable contributions to the county in the areas of public safety, agriculture, education, public service, and created the Bartenstein Subdivision, Warrenton’s first planned development. ❖ Author John Toler is a writer and historian and has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including 4 decades with the Fauquier-Times Democrat. He has written and lectured about many legendary characters in Fauquier County’s history. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years.

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