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2014/15 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Gunny Barker “Dok”Klaus Feuchsel Lynne Galluzzo Kristin Heydt Jim Hollingshead

Michelle Kelley Danica Low Paola McDonald Krysta Norman Steve Oviatt

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06 Familiar Faces: Ralph Crafts Brews for Health

Kombucha said to provide a myriad of benefits

10 Fauquier Health

Chest Pain Center Accreditation Earned

12 Discovered History - John T. Toler Special Delivery - Local Post Offices

18 Book Review - After the Crumble The Belle of the Battlefield

20 Parks & Rec in Vint Hill - Danica Low 26 Brain Games & Play for Your Dog

- Charlotte Wagner

28 Preserving What They Love

Student activists spread the word on County programs

30 Lifting Your Spirits - Old Bust Head The Belle of the Battlefield

Cover: The Saturday after Christmas, the Casanova Hunt met at Poplar Springs Spa and Restaurant for the first time in nearly forty years. The beautiful property is approximately 8 miles from Warrenton. Once owned by Robert Randolph Hicks, a descendant of the Randolph Family the land had been in the family since before the Revolutionary War. The beautiful fieldstone mansion at Poplar Springs now serves as the Manor House Restaurant and has a long history. During the thirties it not only was home to the Hicks Family, but served as a their special fox hunting retreat where many hunt meets and festive hunt breakfasts were held for the Casanova Hunt Community. Casanova Hunt is especially delighted to again be invited to celebrate a day of hunting with friends and members of the field. Photo by Liz Callar - www.lizcallar.com 4

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Former Marine Pilot Brews for Health Kombucha said to provide a myriad of beneifts

by Danica Low

In 2010, a retired Marine Captain was caring for his wife of twenty six years, Roseann, who had been given a terminal cancer diagnosis. The veteran attack pilot had spent a career in the military, and broken many bones in his body as a result of warfare, but nothing was quite as difficult as losing a spouse to cancer, he says. On December 26th of that year, Capt. Ralph Crafts was introduced to Kombucha (pronounced: kômˈbo͞oCHə) by a nurse overseeing his wife’s care. (Kom-bu-cha is of Japanese origin and is a beverage produced by fermenting sweet tea with a culture of yeast and bacteria; and is available in some natural food stores.)

The nurse suggested the drink to Capt. Crafts (who is known in the community as Ralph) for stress relief, as he had served as the primary care giver for his ill wife for eight years.

Ralph, who says his idea of a stress relief drink was a good bourbon, not a health shake, reluctantly took the nurses advice and found Kombucha at a local natural market. He was turned off by the taste: “It was awful!”

But, the following day, as fortune would have it, an article on the health benefits of Kombucha ran in the Style section of the Washington Post. As he flipped through the paper, the article caught his attention. Proponents claimed Kombucha tea could stimulate the immune system, prevent cancer, and improve digestion and liver function, among other health benefits.

One of his wife’s truest challenges at the time was bringing health to her liver. Ralph was interested.

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He started making the tea at home. Through the process of fermenting tea to create a brew with high levels of B vitamins, antioxidants and probiotics, Ralph and his wife began to perfect the taste of his brews. In fact, Roseann carefully and diligently worked to concoct 18 different flavors, using pure, organic ingredients such as whole vanilla beans, lemon zest, raw ginger root and strawberries. They ensured the “scobi” or pancake-like formation of probiotics that forms as a result of the fermentation process, remained in a purely organic environment, by using only organic teas. The tea tasted so good that Ralph and his wife each started drinking up to three pints each day.

And amazingly, and immediately, he claims they both saw health benefits.

Roseann’s liver enzyme levels were back in normal range and her pain was drastically reduced, he says.

Compelled by the results, Ralph opened a Kombucha production line in his garage. His neighbors asked to try Kombucha. A co-worker at the engineering firm where he worked asked for it to improve his sleep, and after seeing results, asked for more for his mother who wasn’t able to eat due to chemotherapy. With success story upon success story, and the great taste of the drink, word of mouth began to build Ralph’s production line into a business.

Ralph committed himself to sharing the Kombucha with the local

Fauquier community. He served Kombucha at a kiosk at Gold’s Gym in Warrenton and started offering tastings at local markets. However, he says, that as word spread, the demand was coming from the north and west, as far as Maryland and all around the DC-metro area. One day in 2011, Ralph received a phone call from Native Harvest in Culpeper and they began to offer his Kombucha, instead of the national brand Synergy. In three months, Native Harvest sold 11 cases, which equals 121 pints. Ralph knew that he, and his now late wife, had created something special.

Ralph founded Made To Order (MTO) Kombucha, LLC, in June 2011, and established presence in Vint Hill the following February.

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and numerous kegs filled with MTO Kombucha are delivered to more than 60 locations in the DC-metro area, including Market Salamander in Middleburg, Gainesville Holistic Center, Advanced Chiropractic in Lansdowne, Neck Back & Beyond in Fairfax, Washington Green Grocer, University of Maryland Center for Health, Organic Butcher of McLean, various Yoga studios, a gluten-free bakery in Brunswick, Maryland, Everlasting Life Vegan Restaurant in Colonial Heights, and Yes! Organic Markets, to name a few. Local eateries and markets such as the Hidden Julles Café in Warrenton and Messick’s Farm Market have served the brew as well.

“It is amazing,” says Mr. Crafts, “people just want to sell it for us. We don’t do sales calls. It is that good.”

MTO Kombucha is brewed daily, Monday through Friday, out of the production facility located at 7134 Lineweaver Road in Vint Hill, which is right next to the Old Bust Head Brewery. Old Bust Head serves MTO Kombucha on tap daily. Another benefit to Kombucha, Mr. Crafts adds, is that when it is consumed 8

with alcohol or the morning after a night out, it is able to restore optimal feelings of health because it rapidly cleanses the liver.

MTO Kombucha site manager Meagan Donica shares, “On New Year’s Eve, Old Bust Head Brewery ran out of Kombucha and the brewery owner called me on my cell phone to say they needed more, as soon as possible! We had them re-stocked almost immediately.” She adds, “Our Kombucha tastes better than most, and we are building a following of people who expect it and look forward to it at these establishments.”

MTO Kombucha also offers tastings inside its Vint Hill location.

A tasting room was added to the facility in November to offer a variety of flavors on tap to sample for free (typically eight to ten at a time), and tables for friends and group gatherings.

Ms. Donica encourages the community to call ahead to schedule a group tasting (540-364-2639) or just show up during taproom hours, which are Fridays 2-6pm, Saturdays 12-6pm, and Sundays 12-4pm. Some showcased flavors include Double Ginger, Hops, Ginger-Lemon, Harvest Spice, Lime-Basil, Raspberry, CranberryPomegranate and Blueberry.

If a returning customer brings a half-gallon “growler,” they may refill at a discounted price. The MTO Kombucha is also available in pintsized mason jars. Customers may also bring their own glass container to fill from the tap system for a fee close to $4.00/pint, but prices are soon to change, says Ms. Donica. A new price list will be available in February.

“Our Kombucha is pure – no artificial ingredients, no sugar added, not even any juice – which keeps the health benefits high,” says Ralph.

“The flavors are made from the purest ingredients. We go great lengths to ensure our Kombucha is made with only the best ingredients. We order kilo bundles of raw black tea from four different regions around the world – Sri Lanka, India, China and Malaysia.”

Regular drinkers claim improved health from drinking the brew, including the disappearance of symptoms of Lyme disease, bladder and sinus infections, celiac disease, insomnia, auto-immune diseases

and chronic pain. Perhaps, the most interesting customers are the fourlegged kind. MTO Kombucha sells to horse owners as a colic preventative and natural de-wormer, and dog and cat owners to aid with skin and digestive issues.

Ralph explains that the acidity of the drink preps the gut for the probiotics and vitamins to be absorbed.

“The body has an incredible capacity to heal itself if given the right fuel,” he says. Some records indicate Kombucha may have been introduced to Japan by a Korean physician around 415 AD, and routinely used by Samurai.

In January of this year, Harris Teeter created a vendor number for MTO Kombucha, making the grocer the first national retail chain to sell the product by the pint. Currently, Whole Foods offers MTO Kombucha through kegerators, and Royal Ahold – Giant’s buyer – has expressed interest in offering the product as well.

“Our corporate culture is entirely different than that of three MBA’s getting together to try and make a quick profit. We are producing a life changing product here. I started making this at home to save my wife, and discovered we could make a great tasting, healthy drink that can impact people’s lives in a good way.”

The former tactical jet Marine pilot takes no prescription or pain medications for his on-the-job injuries, and credits Kombucha with his overall great health. He credits the Kombucha with the high-quality of life his late wife Roseann had at the end of her illness. And in forward-looking news, his new wife Bobbie (recently wed on December 27) is now at Ralph’s side selling Kombucha to the local community.

“We’ve had a lot of success reaching markets far and wide, but it’s time to really concentrate some efforts here at home in Fauquier,” adds Ms. Donica.

Although Kombucha is claimed to have several beneficial effects on health, the claims are not supported by scientific evidence. Kombucha brings some debate within the medical community on safety and efficacy. Consult your doctor before use.

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Fauquier Health Fauquier Hospital Earns Accreditation as Chest Pain Center

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Dr. Michael Jenks heads up the Fauquier Hospital Emergency Department.

auquier Hospital received full accreditation status as a Chest Pain Center from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC) on December 12. The threeyear accreditation from SCPC is the result of the rigorous evaluation of Fauquier Hospital’s ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.

The accreditation assures that processes are in place aimed at: reducing the time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis and treatment; treating patients more quickly during the critical window of time when the integrity of the heart muscle can be preserved; and monitoring patients when it is not certain that they are having a heart attack, to ensure that they are not sent home too quickly or needlessly admitted to the hospital.

Michael Jenks, M.D., chief of the Fauquier Hospital Emergency Department, explained, “Hospitals that have received SCPC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack.

They emphasize the importance of standardized diagnostic and treatment programs that provide more efficient and effective evaluation, as well as more appropriate and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms. The accreditation process has been a long and worthwhile process that has involved every one of our hospital departments.”

Rodger Baker, CEO and president of Fauquier Health, added, “Our clinicians and support staff have done an amazing job, examining our protocols and processes to make sure that folks who come to our Emergency Department with chest pain are treated quickly and effectively. This accreditation comes after more than a year of focused work in chest pain care.”

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During the 3D mammography exam, the X-ray arm sweeps in an arc over the breast, taking multiple low dose images. A computer produces a 3D image of the breast tissue in one-millimeter slices, providing greater visibility for your radiologist to see breast detail in a way never before possible.

As a result, early breast cancer detection is significantly improved and the need for follow-up imaging is reduced by 15 percent.

With conventional digital mammography, the radiologist is viewing all the complexities of the breast tissue in one flat image. Sometimes breast tissue can overlap, making normal breast tissue look like an abnormal area, or potentially hiding a small cancer. By looking at the breast tissue in slices, the radiologist can provide a more accurate exam. Several recent clinical studies show that 3D mammography demonstrates a 40% increase in the detection of invasive cancer and a 29% increase in the detection of all cancers.

A screening mammogram is an annual mammogram that is done every year, when there are no signs or symptoms of a problem. A diagnostic mammogram is used to evaluate a specific symptom of possible disease, such as a lump, or to further evaluate a specific area of the breast as follow-up to a screening mammogram. 3D mammography complements standard 2D mammography and is performed at the same time, with the same system.

Low radiation exposure Fauquier Hospital is the only facility in the region to have the lowest dose technology available for 3D mammography. This allows for both the 3D and 2D images to be taken with the same radiation dose as 2D images alone. It also means that the length of time a woman is in compression is the same as only a 2D examination; some 3D systems require double the compression time.

3-D mammography can benefit all women who undergo a standard mammogram, either a screening or a diagnostic examination. However, it may be even more beneficial for a woman’s first baseline mammogram; for women 40-60 years old; women with a significant amount of dense breast tissue, and women with a personal history or a close family history of breast cancer.

Call 540-316-5800 to schedule your annual 3D screening mammogram appointment at Fauquier Hospital. You must have a doctor’s order to schedule the exam.

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Key areas in which an Accredited Chest Pain Center must demonstrate expertise include:

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DISCOVERED

History

Special Delivery Our post offices have always played a significant role in local history

by John T. Toler Confederate Postmaster General John H. Reagan Even before the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers addressed the need for a postal service. At the Second Continental Congress in May 1775, they determined that “The conveyance of letters and intelligence was essential to the cause of liberty.”

A committee led by Benjamin Franklin was appointed to devise a new postal system, and on July 25, 1775, plans were in place and Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster General.

During the American Revolution, the primary duty of the postal service was to carry communications between the U.S. Congress and the Continental Army.

Once the war was over, the fledgling U.S. postal service was expanded to fulfill its civilian responsibilities, connecting former colonial towns and new villages being started on the frontier.

Dumfries, then a seaport, was the first town in Prince William to get a post office, which opened in 1782.

Originally known as Red House, Hay Market (two words) was chartered in 1799, and got its first post office in November 1800 – making it the second oldest post office in Prince William County.

According to Sarah M. Turner in Haymarket, a Town in Transition (1998), it is likely that the Hay Market Post Office was originally located in the Red House Tavern building in the center of town. William Morgan was the first postmaster, serving until 1806.

Other early post offices established nearby included Buckland, which opened later in 1800; New Market in 1806; and Thoroughfare and Groveton, both of which opened in 1832.

Along with distributing local mail, postal delivery routes between villages in the region were established. “Haymarket first appears in postal route books as part of Route 1911, which J. M Smith agreed to carry for $280 per annum, beginning Oct. 2, 1838,” according to Postal Service Historian Megaera Harris, quoted in Haymarket, a Town in Transition.

“Mr. Smith promised to carry the mail from Salem (today’s Marshall) in Fauquier County five miles to The Plains, five more miles to Thoroughfare in Prince William County, four-and-one quarter miles to Hay Market, and three miles to Buckland,” or 12

about 17 miles, according to Ms. Harris.

The route was run twice a week, and connected with other routes, including the main north-south mail route, which was operated by entrepreneur William “Extra Billy” Smith of Warrenton. Mail from Haymarket being headed for Washington, D.C. was picked up in Buckland by one of Smith’s mail coaches.

The Hay Market mail route was soon transferred to Thomas Foster, who carried the mail three times a week for a mere $200 per year. “Our records do not show how either man delivered the mail; it could have been by horse or by a four-horse post coach in the summer and by horseback the rest of the year,” wrote Ms. Harris.

A significant change occurred in December 1846. After the postmaster at Buckland resigned and there was no one to take his place, the route ended at New Stable, a mile-and-a-half north on the Warrenton-to-Alexandria Turnpike.

By 1847, postal records show that the spelling of the town became Haymarket (one word), and the postal route, then designated Route 2509, was carried by John Brown, of Washington, D.C. Route 2509 intersected with postal routes at Salem and Buckland.

Railroad routes

Mr. Brown’s contract was nullified in September 1852, after the Postal Service signed a contract with E. C. Marshall, president of the Manassas Gap Railroad. The MGRR ran between Alexandria and the Shenandoah Valley, passing through the towns and villages formerly served by deliverymen on horseback.

(See Haymarket Lifestyle, June 2014) The new rail route was designated No. 2518, and beginning in October 1852, the MGRR was paid $1,414 to carry the mail six days a week from Manassas Junction (formerly called Tudor Hall) to Piedmont Station (today’s Delaplane). As part of the agreement with property owner Thomas Brawner Gaines, who contributed the right-of-way through the area, New Stable was renamed Gainesville in 1856.

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(1) Haymarket Post Office on Washington Street, taken in about 1900. This is the building that burned in 1945. (2) The Catharpin Post Office opened in 1875, and was located in the J.W. Alvey Store for many years. Four generations of the Sanders/Alvey family served as postmasters at Catharpin; the last, J. W. Alvey Jr. retired in 1990 after a 35-year career. Courtesy of the Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC). (3) A pharmacy originally occupied the building on Washington Street that was used for the Haymarket Post Office from 1945 to 1981. Courtesy RELIC. The train left Manassas Junction at 10:45 a.m., stopping at the towns along the way before reaching Piedmont Station by 1:15 p.m. Mail from the station and points west would then be loaded on the train, and brought back to Manassas Junction in time to meet the 4 p.m. train going to Alexandria.

This system worked well, and as the MGRR line was expanded, included Markham, Front Royal and Strasburg.

Connecting with the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Manassas Junction, an efficient network was created. However, with the outbreak of the Civil War, all of this would change.

Aware of the importance of a postal service, the Confederate States of America Post Office Department was established – at least on paper – by the beginning of hostilities in 1861.

John Henninger Reagan, a native of Tennessee and a capable administrator, headed the Confederate postal service.

However, mail service in the Confederacy “…was continuously interrupted,” according to the online History of the U.S. Postal Service. “Blockades and the invading Union army, as well as a scarcity of postage stamps, severely hampered postal operations.”

If that were the case in other parts of the South, it was particularly true in Northern Virginia, where the battles, skirmishes and raids were virtually continuous. The suffering of Haymarket was among the worst, when nearly all of the town – including most of the residences and all of the commercial buildings, including the post office – were burned in November 1862.

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towns and villages in the area during the 1850s. It was virtually destroyed by early 1864, and not rebuilt until after the war.

According to The History of the U.S. Postal Service, once hostilities ceased, federal mail service in the South was gradually resumed. “By Nov. 15, 1865, 241 mail routes had been restored, and

by Nov. 1, 1866, 3,234 post offices out of 8,902 in the South were returned to federal control.”

Confederate Postmaster General Reagan was arrested and imprisoned after the war, but was eventually pardoned, and returned to Texas. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1875, and served as chairman of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Routes.

Post offices opened – and closed

The postal service would play an important part in the recovery of local economies. Between the end of the Civil War and the late 1890s, the number of post offices in Prince William County grew from the pre-war number of 15 to 35. Six new post offices were opened in Western Prince William: Sudley Springs (1871), Waterfall (1874), Hickory Grove and Catharpin (1875), Broad Run (1886), and Woolsey (1897).

This was largely a result of President Grover Cleveland’s recommendation that rural post offices be no more than four miles apart, so that no patron would have to walk more than two miles to pick up their mail.

Most of the smaller post offices were located in country stores, and because the position as local postmaster was a political appointment, there was some shifting around when the party of the administration in Washington, D.C.

changed after Election Day. As the road systems improved and the automobile began to replace the horse-and-buggy, the emphasis on postal delivery shifted from a large number of small post offices to fewer large ones, with mail delivered to patrons’ homes under the Rural Free Delivery (RFD) program.

“By the early years of the 20th century, President Teddy Roosevelt thought that RFD was the way to go, and by horseback, wagon and then auto, mail came to your house,” wrote historian Eugene M. Scheel in Crossroads and Corners (1996). “Small post offices closed, and fewer folks came to the stores.”

The Great Depression that started in late 1929 and the Drought of 1930 had a devastating impact on local farmers and the stores that supplied them, resulting in more closed businesses – and post offices.

According to Mr. Scheel, gas rationing during World War II kept many people close to home, which helped some of the small store/post offices, but hurt others like Thoroughfare, which closed in 1944.

During the consolidation of postal service that took place under the Eisenhower administration (1952-60), hundreds of small post offices across America were closed. Both Waterfall and Broad Run were targeted for closure, but since Broad Run was the post office used

by U.S. Rep. Howard W. Smith (18831976) – a long-time member of Congress and chairman of the House Committee on Rules – it was spared.

Haymarket Post Office

Robert C. Smith served as Haymarket postmaster from 1933 until 1959. For many years, the post office was located in a building on Washington Street, which 13

(above) The Bristow Post Office operated out of this small building on Rt. 28 for many years. (below) Completed in 1959, the new Gainesville Post Office served until 1986. Courtesy of Mrs.

Evelyn Lunsford.

she recalled. “We had only one delivery route, and it done by Bob Kilby. There were 800 deliveries on that route, and he carried it six days a week.”

One of Ms. Wilson’s first moves was to split the route, which was divided between Mr. Kilby and his son, Robert Jr. Later, Ms. Wilson hired two part-time clerks to help handle the growing volume of mail.

In 1981, the Haymarket Post Office was moved to a building on Jefferson Street Road northeast of town, known by many as “the Barn,” due to its gambrel roofline.

Active in her community, Ms. Wilson was a member of the Gainesville Women’s Club, past president of the Gainesville Ruritan club. In 1978, she volunteered to serve on Haymarket’s first planning commission, and later that year, helped start organize the first Haymarket Day celebration.

During the 1990s, large-scale development was taking place around Haymarket, including Piedmont and Dominion Valley. By the time Ms. Wilson retired on Jan. 1, 2001, the number of daily deliveries handled by the Haymarket Post Office had grown to 4,000. “I had the best job anyone could ever ask for,” said Ms Wilson recently. “I loved the job, and loved the people.”

The Haymarket Post Office outgrew the building on Jefferson Street, and on Sept. 1, 2006 operations were moved to a new post office building on Gap Way off Rt. 55 east of town, where it is today.

Gainesville Post Office

burned – along with Haymarket’s telephone exchange building – on Sept. 1, 1945 (See Haymarket Lifestyle, May 2014).

After occupying temporary quarters in the upstairs of the old bank building, the post office was moved briefly to Gossom’s (Rector’s) Store. It was then relocated in the building owned by Mr. Smith on Washington Street across from the Town Hall.

Built c. 1900, this 2-story building had once housed Hunt’s Pharmacy on the first floor, and a community theater on the second floor. It was sold to Mason Pickett in 1968.

After briefly serving as the officerin-charge of the Haymarket Post Office, Ellen Wilson was appointed postmaster in January 1976. She had previously worked in a postal facility in Alexandria.

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In 1936, the Gainesville Post Office was located in a room in a building at the southeast corner of U.S. 29 and Galleher Road known as “the Creamery.” It was owned by Gainesville Postmaster John Sweeney Jr., who also had his store there. During World War II, the post office was moved from the Creamery to another building on Lee Highway a few doors to the west.

Mrs. Marjorie Smith Partlow came to work at the Gainesville P.O. in 1947 as a temporary rural carrier. In 1948, Mr. Sweeney transferred to a position as a rural carrier, and Mrs. Partlow was appointed postmaster. For several years, Mrs. Partlow and her clerk, Mrs. Bernice Lightner, were the only employees working there.

In 1959, a modern, new post office was purpose-built by Henry Florance on U.S. 29, next to the old Phil’s Market. Two years later, Evelyn Smith Lunsford joined the staff as a “part-time flex” employee.

Mrs. Lunsford was promoted to substitute window clerk in August 1969, and became a full-time employee in February 1974.

She recalls that on the night of Jan. 16, 1967, burglars pried open the front door of the Gainesville P.O., and cracked open the safe. Prince William County Sheriff Ralph G. Shumate and Deputy Al Rollins investigated the crime before the case was turned over to federal authorities. The thieves were never apprehended.

Mrs. Partlow retired in March 1973, and was replaced by Jack Rosenberger, a 20-year veteran of the postal service, who previously worked in Arlington and Merrifield.

Mrs. Lunsford, now 91, recalls that both Mrs. Partlow and Mr. Rosenberger were excellent bosses, and in 1982 she earned a Special Achievement Award from the USPS. Mrs. Lunsford retired in September 1984, before the post office’s next move.

Starting in 1983, the USPS and Prince William County were deliberating over the location on U.S. 29 that the USPS had selected for the new Gainesville Post Office.

It was a lengthy, ongoing controversy, and even after the construction contract was signed, the project was stalled by requirements for off-site improvements.

The details were finally worked out, and Postmaster Rosenberger informed customers that effective Oct. 27, 1985, the post office would be operating out of two trailers at 14689 Lee Highway, while construction of the permanent facility was underway. The new building was completed in May 1986.

Today’s Postal Service

With the passage of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, the old Post Office Department became the U.S. Postal Service the following year. The purpose of the reorganization was to move the postal service from being a tax-funded government department to a selfsupporting, quasi-independent agency.

Another big change was the depoliticizing of the postal service, where important positions, like postmaster, were no longer handed out as patronage. Ms. Wilson notes that from then on, it was possible for dedicated postal workers – including women – to move up based on merit, not political connections.

A Board of Governors manages the U.S. Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission sets rates. Labor contracts are worked-out by postal management and employee unions, or decided by a third party.

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For many years, the U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO) advised the USPS that it could save millions of dollars annually by shutting down thousands of small post offices, much like what was done in the 1950s.

However, Congress was against another round of closings, and the USPS has had to come up with alternatives in order to cut costs. This has led to recent changes in how mail is delivered in Western Prince William County.

The region is served by five post offices: Gainesville, Haymarket, Catharpin, Bristow and Broad Run. Each year, these post offices are evaluated, based on revenue, traffic, size of the post office box section, and other criteria. Based on the results, it is determined whether the post office should be open eight, six, four or two hours a day.

“The original plan was to shut down the small post offices,” said Gainesville Postmaster Joseph R. Cox. “The sole purpose of the reduction in hours is to ensure that every community can maintain its post office, which is often considered its identity.”

Post offices that are open eight hours a day – Gainesville, Bristow, Catharpin and Haymarket – have an on-site postmaster.

Those open six hours a day or less, like Broad Run, are remotely managed by a larger facility, in this case, by Gainesville.

Another big change in our area was the consolidation of the rural delivery routes at a single site. For years, carriers picked up their mail at each post office, and set out on their routes. Starting in 2012, rural deliver routes in Western Prince William – 52 in all – have been handled out of a facility located on Limestone Drive in Gainesville. Centralizing the delivery routes has been a gradual process, with the last being Catharpin’s routes in May 2014.

Another issue has been the proposed elimination of Saturday mail delivery. Over

With the establishment of the USPS in 1971, the patches on postal workers’ uniforms changed from the round “Post Office Dept.” to the rectangular “U.S. Mail.” Courtesy of Mrs. Evelyn Lunsford.

the years, different options have been considered, including going to MondayFriday mail delivery, and Monday-Saturday package delivery. And then, the on-line retailer Amazon took off, promising delivery of its orders seven days a week.

In order to compete with UPS and FedEx, the USPS had to initiate sevenday-a-week package delivery, including Sundays and most holidays. This expanded package delivery service started in our area in October 2014.

Concurrently, there has been a drop in the amount of first-class mail, due largely to the growing use of e-mail and on-line bill payment. “Package delivery is where the business is headed right now,” said Mr. Cox. “We’re doing everything we can to capture as much of that new growth as we can.”

In 1982, Gainesville Postmaster Jack Rosenberger presented Postal Clerk Evelyn Lunsford with a USPS Special Achievement Award. Courtesy of Mrs.

Evelyn Lunsford.

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A first day cover noting the inauguration of the USPS was processed in the Gainesville Post Office on July 1, 1971.

Note the 8-cent first class stamp. Courtesy of Mrs. Evelyn Lunsford.

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Our future has crumbled. In the late 2020s, the grid finally flickered out for the last time, succumbing to attacks from a newly formed Resistance, fuel scarcity, and general entropy. It is now the year 2037 and many have died, with the few that managed to escape death solely concerned with their daily survival.

Gavin Collier is one of those lucky few, but survival alone isn’t enough for him anymore. Recognizing that the meaning of life didn’t crumble along with the rest of the world, he embarks on a dangerous and personal journey.

Gavin’s family had been surviving with little help from the outside world, but now they must come together with their neighbors to fight for their land and those they love. Personalities clash, lives are lost, and fear is inescapable. They all must struggle to keep their humanity in this new, brutal world. Gavin knows that they must prevail at all costs, and keep the flames of freedom and faith burning during one of humanity’s darkest times.

AFTER THE CRUMBLE A post-apocalyptic story of love and death in 2037

Devon Porter, a local farmer and banker, has released his first novel, After the Crumble, in the first of a four-book deal with Prepper Press.

The story is set in the year 2037 where Porter merges northern Fauquier and southern Loudoun counties into the fictional “Colton County.” The book touches on several of Porter’s hobbies, such as hog farming, gardening, and self-sufficiency. Porter renews the concept that hope is our greatest resource in the darkest of times; that the human spirit will always endure.

Porter offers, “I deal with several themes, including the fact that no matter what the circumstances, human beings will find a way to adapt and flourish, and still have love, faith, family, and joy in our lives.”

“I wrote After the Crumble as a fan of the dystopian genre (postcollapse society), and I felt I had a unique perspective on the subject.

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In a story that is quite enjoyable to read, Devon Porter, a true Renaissance man, manages to offer us lessons in history, theology, politics, music, romance, the art of war, farming, literature, family -- all with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.

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It’s very likely that the pride and joy of Fauquier County’s Parks and Recreation Department is its presence in the budding Vint Hill community.

In 1996, the Vint Hill Village Green was established, which includes

facilities come entirely from the Parks & Recreation department budget, which is adopted by the County.

Also operated under the this budget, just slightly down Aiken Dr. several hundred yards, lies the Larry

Michelle Hermsdorf, Vint Hill Recreation Manager an indoor recreation center and outdoor ball fields and tennis courts.

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Weeks community outdoor pool. It is open to the community via daily or punch pass admission, seven days a week, Memorial Day through Labor Day each year, and offers a snack bar, kiddie pool, and reserved practice lanes. Swim lessons are offered during the summer for children; registration will begin in March.

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Coin operated lighting illuminates the tennis courts for late night patrons.

But, she continues, “It’s the weekday daytime use of the rec center that is often low, and I want the public to know what the rec center has to offer during those mornings and afternoons too.” The activities she is referring to include Zumba Kids – offered to children ages 3-5 midmorning (pre-registration required) and lunchtime group cardio workouts that are held some weekdays in the fitness studio (call ahead for a time). She urges homeschool groups, retirees, and those with a flexible work schedule to consider visiting the recreation center during the day as well.

Melissa Nester works as the Vint Hill coordinator of recreation programs.

Essentially, she decides what is offered to the public by way of programs and classes to be offered at the Vint Hill Village Green each season, hires instructors for those programs, and manages needs for each class.

All programs require advanced registration and are advertised through the free Parks & Recreation publication Good Times, which is sent home with Fauquier County Public School students each quarter, and placed throughout the County at libraries, grocery stores and convenience stores along Route 29. Programs are offered to County residents at a discounted rate, and everyone may register online via the Parks & Recreation Department website, or in person at the Vint Hill Village Green, Marshall, or Warrenton Community Centers.

Ms. Nester shares that it can be difficult to get programs to have enough participants to run. “Surprisingly, many in the growing community do not know we have a rec center. And for many, if they don’t have a reason to come over here, they don’t.”

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And looking ahead to the summer, says Ms. Hermsdorff, “The Vint Hill recreation center is now fully air conditioned! For the first time in twenty years, we have air conditioning throughout the building. I think the public will really appreciate that.”

She adds, “When folks are down the street at the pool this summer, and an afternoon thunderstorm approaches, come to the rec center! We have air hockey, foosball tables, ping pong, a pool table and vending machines.”

Ms. Nester adds that summer camps for children will also be part of the program offering. Every year she offers a Sports Camp day out to Nationals Park. Details will be in the

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Good Times guide that is published February 16.

The department Director, Larry Miller, adds, “We are excited that the Department is able to offer cuttingedge facilities at Vint Hill and to be a part of the growth that is envisioned here.”

Mr. Miller has been working closely with his staff, Parks and Recreation Board, and the Vint Hill community for many months to further the development of the existing Vint Hill playground.

According to a recent Parks & Recreation press release, “The entire Vint Hill Playground project is based on a natural design concept, which is a

trend in park and recreation facilities.

A natural design concept strives to incorporate nature to benefit the child (and family) experience with the playground/park.”

The first phase of the playground, located between the Vint Hill recreation center and the Larry Weeks community pool, is complete and includes a tilted twin spin seat, an endless adventure “supermax” with tictac-toe panel, loop pole, single velocity slide, apex climbing attachment, curved velocity slide, trestle bridge and land slide; and a swing set with bucket toddle swings. Work will begin this spring to construct phase two of the playground, which is estimated to be completed this summer for public use.

Mr. Miller adds, “The playground, as well as improvements to the recreation center, the pool, the theatre, and really every project we start, reflects our desire to continue to improve accessibility and provide convenience for everyone.” He notes that Fauquier has an aging population, and improvements to the recreation center to bring the fitness room to the first floor, for example, will benefit many. Ten years ago, Vint Hill’s outdoor tennis courts had the best surfaces in Fauquier County, he says, and work will begin soon to upgrade those.

“Vint Hill is an area where innovation and growth are encouraged,” says Mr. Miller.

The Parks and Recreation Board has been reviewing its plans for the Vint Hill Village Green, and will continue to focus on concepts that benefit families, but also offer a wide range of recreational activities. Mr. Miller shares that a ten-year plan for the area includes an amphitheater as a music and movie venue, a senior center, an expansion of the community center and miniature golf.

Ms. Hermsdorff adds, “The thing I love most about my job is watching the kids grow up. They come in when they are thirteen to play basketball, and visit the rec center throughout their high school years, and when they come home from college. I’m on my second generation of kids coming back during college breaks.”

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Mental stimulation through interactive toys and structured play is one of the most important and overlooked elements of dog ownership. A lack thereof is commonly linked to nuisance behaviors such as: excessive barking, destructive chewing, pacing and restlessness, hyper activity, digging, and inappropriate drive behaviors. Consider incorporating brain games and activities into your routine to help manage and prevent the backlash of boredom.

Dispensing Food and Enrichment

Many interactive toys today are designed to be stuffed with food in order keep our furry friends mentally engaged, occupied and entertained. Swapping out food bowls for filler toys is a great way to provide enrichment during meal times. Food dispensing toys are great for assisting in crate training, redirecting chewing, pacifying your dog when alone, pacifying when visitors are around, and so much more! A variety of toys are designed for dry, wet, raw, or home made foods and can be frozen for prolonged use. Amongst the most common brands are: Kong, StarMark, Busy Buddy, Buster Cube, and JW toys.

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Problem Solving Brain Teasers

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For dogs play is the mimicry and role rehearsal of hunting, fighting, and courting behaviors. We see this through their jumping, mouthing, chasing, shaking, pulling, and wrestling gestures. Structured play through toys and games is a great way to add fun mental activity, establish rules, increase impulse control, and further strengthen your bond. Consider playing these games with your dog:

Fetch

Some dogs are more natural than others at retrieving, however all dogs can learn to enjoy this game given the opportunity to learn. In order to retrieve the dog has to perform a variety of tasks including: targeting the toy, carrying it, recalling to owner, and giving up the toy.

Try practicing each step separately and reward your dog for grabbing it, holding it, or dropping it in front of you. Start off in a low distraction setting with a high value toy in a confined space so your dog has a high success rate.

Tug of War

This game is appropriate for dogs that have some obedience, control, and drive, but is not ideal for dogs who are impulsive and have no boundaries. High arousal during tug can lead to accidental nipping or biting, and further over stimulation.

Make sure your dog learns a good “give” or “drop” command and ensure to use a specific “tug” cue when playing. Tug is a great way to introduce play as a reward into your obedience training routine.

Hide and Seek

This game is fun to play with the whole family and helps strengthen recalls.

Start off by calling your dog back and forth in plain site and reward for successful arrival. Once this is well rehearsed try hiding in separate rooms around the house and calling your dog’s name followed by the “come” cue. Outside run in opposing directions to speed the recall and consider hiding behind trees, shrubs, and other places.

A few things to remember when playing with your dog:

• Make sure you are the one initiating and ending play, a dog that has learned to drop toys in your lap for attention can become pushy and develop into a nuisance.

• Keep your dog’s arousal level at a moderate level during play to minimize hyper, impulsive, and inappropriate behavior such as excessive barking, grabbing, and jumping. If your dog becomes over-stimulated interrupt play and allow him to calm down before resuming.

• Establish rules to play by and stick to them! This minimizes inappropriate behaviors and allows you to incorporate obedience and control behaviors into your routine.

Keeping your dog stimulated will help relieve symptoms of boredom and increase the human canine bond. It’s time to ditch the food bowl and spend some time integrating play into your routine for a happy, healthier hound!

Charlotte Wagner is a certified animal trainer and behavior consultant. She successfully completed her BS with honors from the University of Essex in England furthering her passion in training and behavior. She advocates that prevention, management, redirection, and training of alternate responses is key to training success. Charlotte currently owns and operates Duskland Training and Behavior in Warrenton and can be regularly seen at conformation dog shows, agility events, rally obedience trials, therapy visits, and community gatherings with one or more of her precious pets.

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Preserving What They Love Local activist/students spread the word abut County programs

by Harrison Premen

W

hile many students are able to express themselves and stay active through school clubs and events, it sometimes isn’t enough. Some students, like me, enjoy being engaged in the wider communities outside of school.

Whether this engagement is artistic, relaxing, or political, students at Kettle Run find some way to participate in the community.

One such group that many Kettle Run students are joining involves local county activism. This club, of which I am a founding member, deals with conservation within Fauquier County.

This organization, christened The Fauquier Preservation Society, is an activist organization started by students. As the Facebook page states, “We are students and citizens of Fauquier County, Virginia that

want to help preserve our county by working to limit development through PDR’s and zoning. We hope to protect the green areas of the county by doing informational campaigns about development.”

Many Kettle Run students, such as me, love the way the county is today and would love to see it stay that way. However, not many people know of the programs the county implements to protect agricultural land, or why it’s best to control development. The Fauquier Preservation Society hopes to shed light on these subjects and work toward a more sustainable county.

We recognize the only way to help limit rampant urban sprawl and promote smart development is by putting agricultural land into easements and monitoring zoning changes.

With 268 “likes”, the activist movement continues to grow. If you are interested in hearing more, please find us, Fauquier Preservation Society, on Facebook.

Harrison Browning Premen is a Junior at Kettle Run High School (KRHS) and plays trumpet in both the KRHS Marching Band and Wind Ensemble. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Young Americans for Liberty, and the Model U.N. His interests include politics and international relations.

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Beer has joined wine on the local spirits scene and nobody is making a bigger entrance than Old Bust Head Brewing Company in Vint Hill.

Old Bust Head is the realization of a dream by Charles Kling, who approached the Vint Hill Economic Development Authority in 2010 with a proposal to open a brew pub adjacent to the Vint Hill Craft Winery.

Ike Broaddus, who worked for the Authority at that time, began working with Kling on his plans. A new State Law permitting the establishment of breweries and tap rooms was the impetus to expand Kling’s original vision. Broaddus, with support from his wife, Julie, provided the backing needed to grow Kling’s original brew pub into a brewery.

After settling into former warehouse space on the old Vint Hill Army Base, Old Bust Head began making beer in January of 2013.

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various beers while the building was undergoing extensive renovations. The opening of the Tap Room in August of 2014 saw a jump in customers coming to taste and buy various beers.

First time visitors are faced with a choice of 20-30 beers available for tasting and purchase. Luckily, the staff can suggest flights where several beers can be sampled. Of the original offerings, Bust Head Pale Ale, Wildcat IPA and Vixen Irish Red will complement any meal with a variety of meats. Appetizers go nicely with Chukker Czech Pilsner. Like Mexican? Try Chinquapin Chestnut Porter, which also pairs well with dark chocolate.

Kids can come for Root Beer or Root Beer Floats and dogs are welcome outside.

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PHONE 540.347.4777

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W-F 3-8 • SAT 12-8 SUN 12-5

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WWW.OLDBUSTHEAD.COM

Steve Oviatt is President of the Haymarket Gainesville Business Association and runs his own consulting business in addition to working for a number of local wineries. Steve Acknowledges that his daughter has taught him everything he knows about wine. He lives in Catharpin with his wife, Nancy.

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