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Leadership Fauquier A Community Program Emerges To Foster Young Leaders by George Rowand A new initiative is about to burst onto the scene in Fauquier County as a program called “Leadership Fauquier” gets cranked up in 2015. Championed locally by Joe Martin, president of the Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Fauquier is being shepherded along by Sarah Yakel, who is president of the organization. Yakel also is a certified financial planner and vice president at The Fauquier Bank. “The more I got to know about it, the more I wanted to help bring it here,” Yakel said. “I started researching programs … who had them, how are they run … and it’s kind of interesting that in Northern Virginia, Fauquier County is the only county besides Rappahannock that does not have a leadership program. “These programs have been around since the mid-’90s,” she continued, “and the gist is that it gives people a big broad overview of the county in which they live … how it operates ... how government, non-profit and private companies work together ... what’s the impact of volunteerism, what is their goal, how can people plug in.” What’s the deal? Leadership Fauquier aims to develop local leaders in business, nonprofits and public sectors. The organization will conduct programs that support that goal, featuring a wide range of classes in – among 6

other subjects – targeted leadership skills, strategic thinking, negotiation, collaboration, mentoring and change management. There will be indepth exploration of the background history of the area that includes local government, economic development, education, communications, community health and wellness, public safety, arts, entertainment and tourism. It is something that current leaders can see is necessary for the future of the county. “Crystal McKinsey (of McKinsey Development) is working with us,” Yakel said, “and she said that she really wants to find a way to connect these Millennials that are working for her to the county because they work for her for three to five years, and then they take off and go somewhere else because they don’t see a future here. They see a good start, but then they go somewhere else, and if they could see that if we worked together here in Fauquier, something really exciting would be going on.” There are certain criteria to become a participant in the program. One must be a resident or be employed in the county for one year; one must attend the classes, participate in an outside assignment and a community project; and one must have a commitment to civic participation after graduation. The total cost to a participant is $2,995, but the initial

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Fauquier Bank Vice President Sarah Yakel and Fauquier Chamber President Joe Martin spent countless hours and drove hundreds of miles laying the groundwork for Leadership Fauquier. a lot of things coming together at the same time.” Anyone can apply for entry into the program. “We’re not talking about age limits,” Yakel said. “There are a lot of folks who retired to Fauquier County who don’t know how to plug in. They have experience in high-powered careers in DC, and they come here and want to do something, but they have no idea what to do. “One of my clients was a really high-powered consultant in DC, and she retired here, loves the county, loves the community, but had no idea where her skill set could best be used,” Yakel continued. “Now she’s volunteering in a lot of things, but she said that she wishes that she could have done Leadership Fauquier where she could have understood

the community a little better before volunteering, and she could know more of where she could volunteer and serve.” Feels like home Yakel said that – after being “from all over” – she is glad to have settled in one place. “I’m an Army brat,” she explained. “I’m from all over … California, Georgia, Tennessee. “I’m not from here, but to me, this is home. If you’re an Army brat, if you’re anywhere more than three years, it feels pretty deep-rooted. I’ve been here about 25 years. My whole career has been on Main Street. I love this place. Fauquier is such a unique and cool county. There’s really cool stuff and really cool people.” Yakel said that she sees interesting people in her line of work all the time.

“It’s amazing the kind of people that Fauquier attracts,” she said. “It’s beautiful, and it’s small town, but it’s close enough to DC. I’m just so grateful. We have three small children, and it’s so much fun to walk down Main Street on First Friday. Who gets to walk on Main Street anymore? My kids know everything about this small town. “Whenever I’m doing something in a volunteer organization, and we need help, I’m amazed at how many people are willing to help, and for Leadership Fauquier, this is no exception,” she added. “I’ll say, ‘Hey, we’re trying to mount this major, 10-month program across the county,’ and people are falling over themselves to volunteer. I’m always amazed at how much our community is willing to give, and that’s what excites me most.” Safe haven Yakel said that she hopes that Leadership Fauquier will serve the community in a variety of ways. “I’m hoping that this can be a calm, safe place where people can come and express their views about the future of the county, a safe haven for people to have an open and collaborative conversation without screaming and yelling. You need a place to connect everybody. “The graduates that come out of Leadership Fauquier are going to become part of a leadership forum,” she continued. “It should be a good feedback place. Five years from now, I hope it’s self-sufficient. I hope it’s on its own. We’re keeping tuition under $1,000 because we want a lot of people to participate, but that means that the support has to come from other folks. Hopefully, it will be branching out and growing … maybe with a youth program and an executive series of people who have retired and are coming into the county. I am very excited about it.” People interested in Leadership Fauquier should go to www.leadershipfauquier.org for more information.

George Rowand is a freelance writer living in Orlean. He is the author of “Diary of a Dream: My Journey in Thoroughbred Racing.”

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Musicâ&#x20AC;Śitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all around us on the TV, radio, iPods, smart phones and even elevators! But, it goes beyond that. It is deep in our heart and touches our spirit. It goes beyond the notes on the page, reaching down into our emotions of joy, sadness and excitement. One particular Warrenton student hears it very, very well. At 6 years old she could identify the tuning of her second hand piano keys faster than the tuning oscilloscope. By 7 years old, experts indicated that her talent pointed towards her having perfect pitch. She is now 8 years old and she sings, plays the piano, drums, ukulele and performs on stage. Unlike the majority of us, she cannot see music videos, the keys on her iPod, or her musical instruments. It goes beyond just the mechanics. She cannot see sheet music or her instructors. She cannot see the facial expressions or body language that music evokes. But, she hears it AND CAN FEEL it on a deeper level. It goes far beyond the basic structure. Because she can hear the music, play the music and sing the music so incredibly well, it is important to highlight those attributes rather than her blindness. To all of the staff and other 10

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students at Allegro Community School of the Arts, she is Eme, just another talented student. For the past two years, Eme has been a student of Allegro Community School of the Arts where she has studied voice, piano, percussions, ukulele and has participated in our Broadway Camp program. During the Broadway Camp performance of the Wizard of Warrenton, Eme participated just like everyone else. She moved around stage and sang with all the performers. The audience didn’t know she was blind until the end of the performance when she came out center stage with her ukulele and navigated to the end of the stage with her long white cane. She sat down laying her long white cane beside her as she dangled her little feet into the orchestra pit. She picked up her ukulele and accompanied the choir on the final song! Amazing, right? We have to agree. Eme has a very rare disease called LCA (Lebers Congenital Amaurosis) that causes degeneration in her sight that leads to blindness. Though she was not diagnosed until she was 3, she was likely born blind. She reads braille and attends public school. Eme is a rock climber, roller skater and baseball player. Just because she is visually impaired doesn’t mean that she cannot participate in events and activities normally performed by the “sighted”. Everyone at Allegro Community School of the Arts feels that ALL individuals, from children to adults, should be able to participate in community activities and that sharing music and a love of the arts should be one of those activities. Allegro Community School of the Arts has always welcomed individuals with special needs. They offer individualized music education programs designed around students’ special requirements – that’s how Eme got started. Students are mainstreamed with the other students of the school and it enhances their learning experience. Allegro Community School of the Arts has founded the “Can You Hear It?” visually impaired program within our special needs component. They plan to change the landscape for the 11

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low incidence disability of blindness, and offer a complete education that encompasses Braille music instruction. Special equipment, software and staff are all necessary components to this program. Allegro is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization that relies upon outside funding sources to generate our programs and services. With the official launch of the “Can You Hear It?” program, Allegro is seeking grants and private funding to support this new initiative. All the equipment, software and additional staff will enable the school to instruct and fully integrate visually impaired students, like Eme, with the sighted students to achieve their maximum level of potential in their studies of music and the arts. The “Can You Hear It?” program will provide services to the visually impaired in Fauquier County and surrounding counties. With Eme as the program ambassador, we are building 12

this robust program to allow us to become a regional school for the visually impaired. There are currently no other music education programs such as this developed specifically for the visually impaired in our county or surrounding areas. The only similar school, and one Allegro has been in contact with, is located in California. We look forward to having them assist with the development of a comprehensive program for visually impaired students in our area. Allegro Community School of the Arts is very excited to start this journey, as they feel it can assist so many people within the region. Please contact the school if you would like to support this groundbreaking opportunity through our “Can You Hear It?” program. To become a community partner (in the form of corporate sponsorship) or to donate to the “Can You Hear It?” program, please contact Lachelle Yoder, cofounder of Allegro CSA. She may be reached by phone at 540-349-5088 or email lachelle@allegrocsa.org. Donations to Allegro will follow IRS regulations for charitable contributions for 501(c) 3 organizations. Allegro Community School of the Arts was founded on the principals of providing inspiration and education to all of our students, with performance opportunities in a variety of settings. Our school offers lessons for adults and the young, college prep programs and toddler programs. It is our mission to “Share The Music” with everyone, whether it is in a group performance in Old Town, a private performance at a theatre, at a place of business for a special function, or a stage performance at our very

own Cellar Door. We look forward to hearing you say “Can You Hear It?” as we embark on this expansion of a remarkable program to enhance our community! Come join us at the Cellar Door and hear the music for yourself – it is open to the public on Friday evenings. Anyone is welcome to participate in musical performances or to listen and is a free venue. Follow us on Face Book, Twitter and visit our website at www.allegrocsa.org for more information on all of our services. Eme will perform at a concert on Friday, February 13th at 7:00 p.m. at St. James Church with a reception to follow.

Eme plays for Sam Yoder, cofounder and instructor at Allegro. Photo by Tabitha Mitchell.

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by R. Holder Trumbo, Jr., Scott District Supervisor Fauquier County Board of Supervisors 2014 has been a dynamic year for Fauquier County, Scott District and the New Baltimore area. Current trends continue to indicate a modest recovery from the recent recession and a slight uptick in real property, personal property and sales tax collections. The County’s overall unemployment rate is significantly lower than the national and state-wide averages. Residential foreclosures are declining. We have weathered the recession relatively well by focusing on careful fiscal management while providing key services to our citizens. Despite the improved economy, the County has been significantly affected by federal and state mandates such as the Affordable Care Act, which has led to critical policy changes and increased benefit costs. Although 2014 revenues were limited, the Board of Supervisors was still able to contribute an additional $2.4 million to the School Division to ensure excellence in education, as well as funding for additional staffing for law enforcement and fire and rescue services. In particular, the New Baltimore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company continues to flourish in their new home and expand their response capability. 2014 has been a year of many accomplishments for our area. The purchase and revitalization plans for Vint Hill Farms Station hold much promise—as does the expansion of Lord Fairfax Community College to Vint Hill. I am thrilled to see our existing local businesses like Gaithersburg Cabinetry and the Northside29 Restaurant thriving and expanding. We have also welcomed new businesses that are thriving like the Old Bust Head Brewery, Simply Pure and MTO Kombucha. Our aggressive new director of economic development, Miles Friedman and his staff are in discussion with other potential prospects to add to our business community and the possibilities look encouraging. The County continues to work closely with the Virginia Department of Transportation on the planning improvements of the secondary road system. We are also engaged with business and property owners along the Route 29 corridor in an effort to help them redevelop their properties in a way that is beneficial to them and respectful to the desires of the community to have attractive, useful services available here. 2015 will bring many challenges and opportunities as the Board of Supervisors considers important policy issues related to the disposal and management of solid waste, the replacement of the County’s public safety radio system and the development of business infrastructure. It has been my singular honor to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Scott District Supervisor in 2014. I would like to convey my respect and best wishes to my fellow Board members, County staff and area residents. God bless Fauquier County and all of of its citizens as we move forward into 2015. R. Holder Trumbo, Jr., Scott District Supervisor Fauquier County Board of Supervisors

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a letter from the U.S. Department of State asking her if she would be interested in working at the war crimes trials. After brief hesitation, she agreed to serve, and a few days later, she passed an interpreter’s test, and signed a contract at the Pentagon. She then was given her vaccinations, passport and travel orders to Germany. After a general briefing on what to expect during her overseas assignment, Margot went shopping for uniforms with her husband, and picked up items that would likely not be available in a country recently ravaged by war. ON TO GERMANY A day later, Margot found herself the only woman on a C-54 transport plane bound for Europe. One of her fellow passengers was Andrei Gromyko, then the Russian delegate to the United Nations. He would later become the Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. After stops in Bermuda and the Azores, Margot’s plane landed in Paris, where she stayed for three days before ﬂying to Frankfort, Germany. From there, she was driven to the nearby U.S. Army Headquarters. Being only about 20 miles from her hometown of Mainz, she requested permission to go there. The authorities agreed, and put a jeep and driver at her disposal. Approaching the Rhine River, the three bridges she remembered were gone, destroyed by retreating Germans. Instead, they crossed on a temporary wooden bridge erected by U.S. Army combat 18

engineers. Reaching Mainz, Margot recognized the house she had left ten years earlier – or what was left of it. “The house looked as if a giant’s hand had scraped out its insides,” Margot recalled in an article published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 1947. “The experience moved me more than I expected.” Remarkably, she encountered some people in the ruined town that remembered her, including a seamstress, a teacher, and her former nurse. The next day, Margot arrived in Nuremberg, the city once known as “Germany’s Treasure Chest” because of its wealth and culture. Allied bombs had nearly leveled it. “The first Sunday, when I tried to enter a beautiful church through its exquisite portals, I discovered that there was nothing behind them,” she recalled. “The ancient walled city in the center of Nuremberg was a mass of ruins. Providentially, the Palace of Justice had been left intact.” While they expected to be quartered in tents or barracks, Margot and the other staff members stayed in homes in the suburbs of Nuremberg that had been confiscated from Nazi officials. Security in and around the Palace of Justice was tight. “Smartly dressed MPs guarded the corridors, the courtroom and the jail where the defendants were housed,” she recalled. “Tanks were stationed in the adjoining streets.” Personnel from the Allied countries took their meals together and socialized. There was an 11 p.m. curfew, since it was considered dangerous to walk among the

ruins at night. Before the trials began, staff members were treated to pleasant trips to the German Alps and Switzerland, but also visited a former concentration camp where German POWs were confined. German civilians, mostly women, were hired to work for the Americans. They were cooperative, “...probably not out of love for us, but rather with an eye on the advantages, such as a meal a day, or just being in a heated room,” said Margot. “They were a sorry lot. Their standard of living had sunken terribly low.” THE TRIALS BEGIN The courthouse was a busy and sometimes confusing place, housing pressrooms, offices and workrooms for each delegation and its staff of secretaries and stenographers. There was also a PX store, post office and cafeteria. Nearly 300 members of the world press and radio were present to report on the proceedings. The opening session of the war crimes trials was held on Nov. 20, 1945, with a reading of the indictments by Justice Jackson. The 24 original defendants at the first trial included Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, head of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, and von Ribbentrop, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Nazi Party Secretary Martin Bormann had not been captured and was tried in absentia, and Robert Ley, head of the German Labor Front, committed suicide a month earlier, leaving 22 to stand trial. Margot was assigned to the translating, court reporting and documents section, and was in awe of what she initially witnessed in the courtroom. “Here I was, attending the greatest of war trials in history, and those 22 defendants in front of me were the men who caused this war!” she recalled. As Allied forces moved into Germany, great efforts had been made to find and secure Nazi documents that could later be used to determine the guilt of those responsible for the war and how it was conducted. Seventy tons of documents were brought to Nuremberg that had to be screened, translated and filed. The translation system that Margot used was a technological marvel for its time. Testimony was translated into the four official languages (English, French, German and Russian) by three teams of interpreters. A complicated system of microphones, earphones and wires led to a panel, where the listener could turn a dial to select which language to hear through his earphones. Behind the scenes was also a busy mimeograph (copying) room, where reams of paper were consumed daily in order to provide written records of the Broad Run Lifestyle

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testimony. “The trial itself was sometimes fascinating, sometimes dull, but each and every one of us who worked behind the scenes was conscious of its overwhelming significance,” said Margot. During breaks, she and other staff members would go over to the windows overlooking the prison yard, and watch the Nazi defendants as they took their daily walk below. Oddly, the prisoners made an official protest, complaining that they didn’t like having the staffers staring at them. A disturbing incident occurred during the trial. German POWs – former SS troops – were brought to the courthouse by truck every morning from the camp nearby to do the “heavy lifting” work. Authorities became aware of a rumor that the POWs were planning to stage a jailbreak to free the Nazi defendants, including Goering. The U.S. Army responded immediately by installing machine gun nests, alerting the tank commanders and doubling the guard. Perhaps in light of the increased security, no jailbreak was attempted. THE NAZI DEFENDANTS These were the men accused of being directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of millions of people on the battlefield and countless civilians in Europe, and murdering millions more in concentration camps. Margot found each of them utterly evil and reprehensible, and believed as many did that their plans for domination of many and annihilation of others were formulated long before the war was started. “Goering was probably the figure best known to everybody,”’ said Margot. “During interrogations, he played up to the interrogators.” He admitted that he was the “Number 2” man in Germany and assumed ultimate responsibility for what happened; but when pressed on specific war crimes, he would deny any involvement, stating that he “...could not be bothered with the details.” As the trial drew to a close, Goering arrogantly boasted, “One hundred years from now, good Germans will dig up my bones and set up a monument to me.” “Joachim von Ribbentrop, who had once directed German foreign policy, was now just the picture of a cornered rat,” said Margot. “He was a weak character who had been just a mere tool of Hitler. In prison he neglected his hygiene to such an extent that he was distasteful even to his fellow prisoners.” Margo singled out three other Nazis she considered particularly revolting: Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who headed the Gestapo and the SS; Julius Streicher, a 20

Nazi propagandist and publisher of Der Sturmer, an anti-Semitic newspaper; and Hans Frank, the former governor-general of Poland. After hearing testimony related to their crimes – and their denials and bizarre excuses – Margot concluded that they “...belonged to the jungle, rather than to civilization.” “Countless witnesses appeared, giving proof that Kaltenbrunner was guilty of mass murder,” said Margot. “However, he admitted nothing... ‘Lies! Lies!’ he said.” Although he denied it, Frank had persecuted the clergy and murdered thousands of civilians in Poland, and clear evidence of his crimes was found in his own diaries. Special disgust was reserved for Streicher, who was notorious for his persecution of the clergy and the Jews. The depth of his depravity was revealed when Streicher testified that he “...owned the largest pornographic collection that anyone of us would ever see,” recalled Margot. The trials of the 22 Nazis concluded on Oct. 1, 1946. The court had met for a total of 216 days, and during that time, studied over 300,000 affidavits and heard millions of words of testimony from over 200 witnesses. In the end, 12 of the Nazis were sentenced to death by hanging in the gymnasium of the court building. Seven were sent to Spandau prison for sentences ranging from 10 years to life, and three were acquitted. Goering cheated the hangman by committing suicide by taking poison the night before he was to be executed. Bormann was already dead, but it wasn’t official until his remains were found and identified in Berlin in 1972. There would be 12 more war crimes trials, starting with the “Doctors’ Trial,” in which 23 concentration camp doctors and other Nazi officials were tried. Sixteen were convicted, mostly for performing “medical experiments” on prisoners in the camps. Some of Margot’s acquaintances questioned why the captured war criminals were given trials, rather than summarily executed. “My answer is that we have moral and legal concepts, and we have to satisfy our own conscience,” Margot strongly maintained. “The guilt of these men had to be proven to the world, and a fair trial had to be given. The taxpayers’ money has

not been wasted. Rather, an investment was made that will pay dividends in future generations, because this trial has firmly established in international law that war of aggression is a crime, that the deporting and enslaving of individuals is a crime, and that governments are subject to law, just as the individuals.” LIFE AFTER NUREMBERG Sadly, while Margo was serving at Nuremberg, her husband David died. Upon her return, she settled in the Washington, D.C. area, where she started a picture framing and art restoration business. She had been introduced to the trade years before by her brother Ernest, and had become an expert in the work. In the late 1940s, she met Olvra James “Steve” Reeves, whose family had a farm in the Catlett area. At the time, Steve was driving a cab in Washington, but always remained in close contact with his family in Fauquier. Margot and Steve were soon married, and were living in Manassas when their daughter Susie was born. Sadly, Susie was diagnosed with cancer, and died in 1955, when she was just five years old. In August 1956, the couple purchased property on U.S. 29 north of Warrenton and built a brick home there, using the skills and labor of some of Steve’s Mennonite friends from Catlett. The house was completed in 1957, and they opened the framing shop in the basement. Their business grew steadily. Margot would do the fine work and design, and Steve put the frames together. Later, Ray Heus came to work in the shop, and Lucille Hawkins, wife of photographer Marshall Hawkins, did the hand tinting. In addition to her local clientele, Margot did work for the U.S. Department of State, where she met Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon and

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Margot Boatwright was required to signoff on all documents she translated. Twenty-two Nazi defendants including (from left) Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Wilhelm Keitel were tried at Nuremberg. They sat in rows in the courtroom, guarded by military police. Ford administrations. She also did framing work for Lawrence Eagleberger, Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush. Her Washington clientele also included several museums and foreign embassies. Steve died in 1992, and in 1993 Margot “recruited” Sherrie Shamburg, then living in Orange, to work in her shop. “I was doing picture framing at Ben Franklin in Warrenton, and Mrs. Reeves called me up and told me I was coming to work for her,” Sherrie recalled. “I came to her house, and she told me, ‘This is what you are going to do.’ We discussed the hours I was to work, and my pay, for helping out a couple of nights a week.’” The arrangement lasted for eight years. After leaving Margot, Sherrie worked for a couple of other local framing companies, and in 2006 started the Studio Frame Shop at 51 Alexandria Pike, above The Paint Shop in Warrenton. By the late 1990s, Margot’s health was failing, and in addition to having open-heart surgery at Fairfax Hospital, she was losing

The mimeograph room at the trial was continually busy copying documents and testimonies for the jury.

her eyesight due to macular degeneration. Drainage contractor Werner Flescher, of The Plains was often called to Margot’s home to help her, and in addition to plumbing work, he handled other chores. He was also one of those who went to the hospital to donate blood when she had her heart surgery. When Margot could no longer use the stairs down to her basement workshop, she found a chair lift for sale at Melrose Castle in Casanova. After closing the deal, she called Werner, who dismantled the chair lift and re-assembled it at Margot’s house. Sherrie Shamburg recalls that Margot gave her children rides on the chair lift when they came to work with her. Margot Reeves died on Feb. 18, 2008 at age 92, after a long and interesting life spanning most of the tumultuous 20th century. Among those notified of her death was Secretary Eagleberger, who received a call at his home in Charlottesville from Bruce Hutchison of Warrenton, another long-time friend of Margot.

Her life took a new direction during the many years Margot lived in Fauquier County, where she made many friends, and served clients who considered her an artist in her craft. She may be gone, but her memory remains in the framed art and restorations that bear her seal on the back.

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Each game consists of two rounds. Each round has three subgroups, of which two are “toss-up rounds” and one is a “directed round.” In a toss-up round, all competing students are given a buzzer and the first competitor to press the buzzer gets to answer the question. If the person answers incorrectly, the rest of that team is blocked from answering, but the other teams still can. Talk about a need for patience and precision! Conversely, directed rounds allow members of a specific team to work together and discuss the questions before answering. On December 6, the Kettle Run Academic Team travelled to Culpeper High School to compete in the District

Competition. Sadly, they did not win, but they plan on excelling next year to win the District Competition and then advance to the Regional Competition. Although the season is over, members who will be participating in the 2015 season will be training for the rest of this school year. They plan on meeting after school, where they will review common questions that are often asked, study specific categories and develop strategies for category domination. If you are interested in seeing our Academic Team in action, tune in to the show, “It’s Academic,” on Saturday mornings (local NBC affiliate television station). The Kettle Run team will participate on an episode in March 2015. 23

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LFCC Opening at Vint Hill New College Campus to Open in February by Danica Low

t is with much celebration and exuberance that Ed Moore, Vint Hill’s new landlord and developer, and his team, share the opportunities that abound for Vint Hill and its residents. “The most important thing for us is that we’re trying to create something that’s a little bit more special than just an office park,” he says. “A little town if you will; that doesn’t exist here yet. But we think, with what we’ve been given, we have the opportunity to create that sense of place.” “Whatever comes, people are coming to us with ideas to complement the next thing,” Mr. Moore says. “We want a small town sense here, but we also want job opportunities and a tax base for the County as well. We’re for the community, but also anyone that wants to become a part of it. We have industrial ﬂex space, commercial buildings, and seek an array of everything that you would see in any small town USA. We want to capitalize on that for the citizens of New Baltimore as well as Fauquier County.” Just four short months ago, Mr. Moore and his partner, Wes Kennedy (of Vint Hill Village, LLC), signed a deal with Lord Fairfax Community College to bring a campus center to Vint Hill. Mr. Moore says

of the deal, “It was a journey, a long time coming, and we’re ecstatic, very pleased.” According to the developer, during the time needed to complete the initial acquisition of Vint Hill, which spanned several years, he and Mr. Kennedy “were out working with folks in the community to get a sense of their feelings on involvement (with Vint Hill) and canvassing for opinions of what they’d like to see.” He adds, “That is when the real conversations began (with LFCC).” The developer has personal ties with the college. His children have attended the school, and he is proud to be a personal supporter of the college “for some time now.” Mr. Moore even plans to enroll in a course or two at the LFCC Vint Hill campus this spring semester. Like many of the military buildings at Vint Hill, dating back to the 1970s or prior, final construction is underway on the new LFCC location, which is being refurbished to look and feel like new. Once the renovations are completed, the new education center is scheduled to open February 2, 2015 for the spring semester. The course schedule, which currently reﬂects up to three courses, will be active every weekday night and one on

Saturdays. In mid-December, the number of students registered was approximately 25, with that number expected to grow. The site will include six medium-sized classrooms that can accommodate 30 students in each. The new college site will offer a computer lab with twenty computers

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Currently under construction, the new education center is scheduled to open February 2, 2015 for the spring semester. for students’ use, four individual study cubbies with Internet access, and six smaller rooms that may be used as study areas or professor offices. A newly paved, student-only parking lot is adjacent to the building, and a student lounge area will hold vending machines, tables and chairs, and a television scrolling campus news and announcements. The college will employ a full-time site manager who will be available for current and prospective students from 3pm-10:30pm, Monday through Thursday. LFCC Vint Hill site manager, Carol Smith, says of the students, “I’ve walked in their shoes. I was in my forties when I went back to college because I really enjoyed the learning process. I have eyes into what their day is like and my heart is with them. I remember what it was like to work all day, and head straight to campus – you want to find parking, grab dinner or a snack and get right to class.” Mr. Moore can lend assistance to this anticipated need. When asked what the community can expect next at Vint Hill, he answers promptly, “A coffee shop! We’re in hot pursuit of a coffee shop.” According to media outlet poll results sent out by the Vint Hill developers for community opinions, a coffee shop is in high demand, and will be even more so with the incoming student population. Mr. Moore adds, “Like uses find each other; with students here, they are going to need to eat and refuel. The Covert Café is one spot I anticipate being a regular attraction for them, and other eateries should follow.” Ms. Smith suggests the Covert Café may consider extending their hours to sync with student class times. “We’re hoping other businesses that would complement a college population will want to locate here, as well,” adds Mr. Moore. Currently, Vint Hill is home to nearly seventy businesses and January 2015

organizations. Mr. Moore notes that at Vint Hill, there is currently a private K-12 elementary education academy, a corporate workforce of adults, and a nearby high school (Kettle Run) that could possibly tap into the opportunities LFCC offers through college enrichment programs. To its core population, LFCC will initially offer ten basic 12-week, threecredit evening courses. Ms. Smith says these classes were selected because students ultimately may earn their Associate’s degree by taking all of these classes. Also offered at the Vint Hill location are courses specific to LFCC’s Workforce Solutions Medical Assistance and Pharmacy Tech programs. The LFCC Workforce Solutions catalog offers hundreds of certificate programs, and these two programs were chosen by LFCC based on growing demand for these occupations within the Fauquier community. According to the LFCC site manager, fifty percent of interest and inquiries received via phone are for the medical assistance program. “I think Workforce Solutions is going to make this location a success,” she says. Local organizations, such as the Fire Department and Fauquier Hospital, have teamed with LFCC to support the Workforce Solutions programs by offering work-share agreements for on-the-job training, or by requesting special courses for their employees’ continued education, either on the work-site or at the college. The Workforce Solutions courses offer all kinds of partnership opportunities to local businesses and organizations. Currently, LFCC Vint Hill is hoping to provide an HVAC certification program, for example, and is looking for an organization to house state of the art HVAC equipment that would be needed for the class. “It’s a community effort,” says Ms. Smith.

“I think Workforce Solutions is going to make this location a success.” – Carol Smith Some of the core-required courses, such as Principles of Public Speaking, College Composition, World Geography, Statistics and Intro to Philosophy, will be offered via a hybrid format of face time with an instructor and distance learning. All courses will require student presence in the classroom, but the distance learning component enables the professor to be in the LFCC Middletown campus and streamed live into the LFCC Vint Hill and Luray classrooms at the same time. “We’d like to grow toward all classes being a face-to-face encounter with professors, but we need enrollment to support that,” says Ms. Smith. Of the successes LFCC has had with distance learning in the past, and of the opportunities distance learning lends the college for growth, the site manager says, “This is what distance learning is all about.” Moreover, Ms. Smith emphasizes that LFCC Vint Hill would like individuals and organizations within the community to let them know what courses they would like to see. An initial open house was held at the LFCC Vint Hill campus in December, and a larger open house will be held midJanuary, at 4151 Weeks Drive. At the December open house, Ms. Smith says eighty percent of attendees were established adults and cites one woman who currently has her master’s degree, but is looking for a career change. Many teens, recent and soon-to-be high school graduates, browsed the new facility at the open house as well, including residents from Brookside and Vint Hill. “They were impressed by the site,” she says, “and that is exciting.” Of LFCC at Vint Hill, Mr. Moore adds, “We think a community college is as much an important part of the community as anything else.” 25

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Mojitos and Tapas Tips • Tuesday is $5.55 Tapas Tuesday. • Great place for catering. Order trays of items like Chicken and Rice or Ropa Vieja; Easily reheated and great for parties. • Great live music! Here’s January’s schedule as of publication: Thursday, Jan 8 – Steve Lawson from 7 to 10 pm Friday, Jan 16 – check online Friday, Jan 23 – Mark Clay from 7 to 10 pm Friday, Jan 30 – Heart Strings from 7 to 10 pm

Your server will start you wilh oven fresh bread and Dipping Mojo, the typical Cuban oil/garlic mixture. We like to begin with a couple of orders of tapas, small finger foods originating in Spain. Our favorites include the Empanadas, the Zang Zang Shrimp and, believe it or not, the Sauteed Broccoli with Feta (best broccoli you’ll probably ever have). Customer favorites include the Empanadas, Shrimp Ceviche and the traditional Cuban sandwich. Want a real treat? Call ahead and order the two-person Seafood Paella that includes shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops, calamari and fish. Bring a third person to share. This is a really big dish! While locals proliferate the restaurant, we are impressed with the number of people that drive from Northern Virginia and DC for Mojitos and Tapas’ blend of Cuban and Spanish cuisine. One other item to note, on a visit to the restaurant one year a health department official told me that this was the cleanest kitchen in Warrenton and was an example for all other restaurants. I’ve been inside and it is clean and organized. Impressive! Mojitos and Tapas is located 251 W Lee Highway in the Warrenton Center near Faang (their building faces Safeway across the street). Plenty of parking. Call 540 349-8833 or go online www.mojitosandtapas.com. January 2015

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Fauquier Health Gear Up for Health at Fauquier Health Wellness Center

The first step toward a healthier you is a plan to get there.

t’s January — that time of year when we focus on getting healthy. Eating right and moving more are at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Nutrition and exercise experts at the Fauquier Health Wellness Center can help you kick off a healthy year with the center’s new Gear Up for Health program. The six-week plan will give you the tools you need to make small changes on the way to big ones. Weekly education sessions will tackle topics like “Readiness for Change,” “How to Say Goodbye to Processed Foods,” “Exercise for Health,” “How to Track Your Progress” and “Taking the Stress Out of Stress Reduction.” Setting Up for Success While learning how to feel and look better, you’ll develop a personalized Master Action Plan, with assistance from Wellness Center dietitians and exercise physiologists. Between lectures, you’ll tackle specific nutrition and fitness challenges designed to motivate and inspire. LeAnn McCusker, director of the Wellness Center, will join internal

medicine physician Joseph David, M.D., for the first talk, “Readiness for Change.” McCusker says, “Some folks feel sort of obligated to start a new diet every January. But all the best intentions in the world won’t get you where you want to go unless you have a plan.” And having a supportive team helps, too. “Dr. David and I will help you develop a road map for health so that you can meet your goals. Your plan may start out with a small action — eating five helpings of vegetables a day, for instance. But if you can follow that plan until it becomes second nature, your next goal can build on that,” she says. A Plan Tailored to Your Needs Week six of the program will feature one-on-one sessions with Wellness Center staff. They’ll help adjust your plan and troubleshoot concerns, so you can continue your progress into March and beyond.

Joseph David, M.D., internal medicine specialist, will speak on “Readiness for Change” in the first educational session of the Gear Up for Health program of events.

Education Sessions Wednesday, February 4: Readiness for Change Wednesday, February 11: Say Goodbye to Processed Foods Wednesday, February 18: Exercise for Health Wednesday, February 25: Tracking Your Progress Wednesday, March 4: Taking the Stress Out of Stress Reduction Monday, March 9 to Friday, March 13: Schedule one-one-one sessions with Wellness Center experts to refine your Master Action Plan. All lectures will take place at the Wellness Center.

Join Now and Enter to Win The Gear Up for Health program is free for Wellness Center members, and January membership specials provide an added incentive to join. Those who join in January receive half off the Join-Up fee, which includes a personal assessment with an exercise physiologist. New and current members who sign up for the program will receive a Gear Up for Health T-shirt, gym bag and water bottle. BONUS: Those who complete the program are placed in a drawing for a FitBit wellness tracker, as well as a free massage. The more a member participates, the more chances to win. Broad Run Lifestyle

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New Year, New You! Gear Up For Health Program At The Wellness Center Turns Resolutions Into Reality:

• Eat better, exercise, lose weight and reduce stress. • Professional tools, planning, expertise and support. • Free to Wellness Center members who register. • Become a member in January and get half off the Join-Up fee!

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Gear Up For Health Education Sessions Wednesday, February 4: Readiness for Change Wednesday, February 11: Say Goodbye to Processed Food Wednesday, February 18: Exercise for Health Wednesday, February 25: Tracking Your Progress Wednesday, March 4: Taking the Stress Out of Stress Reduction Monday, March 9: Schedule one-on-one sessions with Wellness Center experts to refine your Master Action Plan.