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“Credit card information stolen from...” Such reports about data theft and Internet fraud are in the news almost daily. Recently, a Russian crime ring amassed the largest known collection of stolen Internet credentials, including 1.2 billion username and password combinations, and more than 500 million email addresses. In today’s world, possession of user information is a key to power, money, and fame. There is really nothing a normal “Joe” can do about these “big” thefts, but there are things you can do to minimize the damage and/or make it harder for hackers to spy, or steal personal and financial information. TIP 1: CREATE AND MAINTAIN “STRONG” PASSWORDS
Almost all “sensitive” information is secured with at least a username and password. Online banking often employs multiple steps for authentication. When doing business online, most sites require you to have a valid username and password. Often your username is simply your email address, but you can choose the password yourself. How can you make a strong password? Keep it fairly long, do not use words that are in a dictionary, and use uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters (if allowed). Some websites will tell you if your password is weak or strong. Once you have created a strong password for one website, you should find a different one for the next website. Otherwise, if a hacker gets your password, it’s like dominoes with your other accounts. I find it easiest to remember a phrase that is unique for each account, and then use only the first letters of each word. For example, “TimspfA1984” is derived from “This is my strong password for Amazon 1984.” Perhaps 1984 is your favorite book title or a pet’s birth year. You get the idea.
TIP 2: TIGHTEN YOUR COMPUTER’S SECURITY SETTINGS There are multiple areas in a computer where you can set up, configure, and tighten the system security. In Windows, check the control center and make sure you have one (and only one) active, updated Antivirus program, a firewall, and Windows updates. In your browser, turn on pop-up blocking, remove your cookies and temporary Internet files on a regular basis. The NSA recommends using a “standard/limited” user account for your normal work and your “Administrator” user account only when needed (like to install software). Then, should a user account become compromised by a virus, the damage would be limited.
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TIP 3: USE SECURE WEBSITES, AND DON’T FALL FOR “PHISHING”
A secure website ensures that entered and displayed information is encrypted when sent across the Internet, so only you and the website you interact with can read the information. Check if the website you are on displays “https://” and not just “http://” in the address bar of your browser. Big companies generally use secure websites, but many small or homemade websites might not. And then there are fraudulent websites that pretend to be the real thing, but aren’t. Here’s one scenario. You receive an email from your bank saying that “your account has been compromised and you need to change your password ASAP”. In the same message, there is a link that says “click here to get to the account login screen”. You click it and see the usual bank account login screen that you have been to hundreds of times before. You enter your account information and get an error message saying that it was wrong. You might try it again or give up for now. What happened? You fell for a “Phishing Attack”. The website you were linked to was not the real bank website, but a look-a-like. While you were stumped by the “wrong username or password” message, the site took your information to the real website and gained access to it.
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It’s convenient and comfortable to surf the Internet with restaurant, library and other such free wireless networks. But be aware of the risks, too. Your activities could be monitored by the owner of the local network, or even a hacker sitting at a nearby table. It’s best to limit your activities to harmless surfing and avoid sensitive activities, such as checking your bank account or making purchases. If you have to use the Internet for these things, it’s better to use it via your cellphone.
Be wary of clicking on an e-mail that has no subject, or a strange, unlikely subject with an attachment. Don’t open it, even if it is from one of your best friends! Their account may have been compromised by a virus, and it has spread to your unit through their contact list. Once clicked, it attacks your unit’s system, and then spreads itself further through your contact list. You might have to change your password. In the worst cases of email contagion, you might have to delete your contacts or even start over again with a new account. By the way, you can “train” your spam filter by sending unwanted or suspicious email senders to the spam or junk folder. If you just delete these annoying posts, they’ll come back to haunt your in-box.
TIP 7: UPDATE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS
It’s convenient, fun, and business savvy to keep in touch and share content through Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, Instagram, flickr and other networking sites. But make sure you set privacy settings carefully to tighten security. Update them from time to time. Use different passwords for your accounts. Be wary of clicking on games, ads, etc. that lead you outside the social media platform. Also be aware of lottery scams and hijackers (often posing as someone you know!) who try to get information out of you.
TIP 10: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATA and keep multiple versions of files
TIP 8: EMPLOY SAFE BROWSERS
Some browsers are better than others. Internet Explorer 6.0 had lots of bugs and holes viruses could exploit. Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version you can install under Windows XP. If you still use Windows XP, you’d be better off with Firefox, Opera, Chrome, or Safari. I prefer Chrome. It is very fast, synced with Google, visually uncluttered, easy to use, and has many useful extensions. Always try to upgrade to the latest version of a browser, for this one should be further evolved and resistant to security threads. By the way, Internet Explorer 11 is now the latest version of Microsoft’s browser.
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If you go to lots of social, gaming, “free” streaming portals, or questionable sites on your office computer, your unit is more likely to pick up damaging viruses and spyware. There are some new viruses out there that can even block and encrypt your data; in some cases, the damage might be irreversible. Wise users restrict personal use of their business units.
To minimize the possible loss of information due to infections or system crashes, you should make regular backups to an external hard drive or the Cloud. Some services, such as Google Drive, provides access to all previous versions of a text document. But be careful, if a new back-up simply overwrites the old one, or just syncs it into the Cloud, you may have a problem if data was deleted accidentally, encrypted, or blocked by a virus. If you can recover a previous version of this file, you might minimize the loss. I highly recommend using backup software that archives dated backups automatically without overwriting. There’s nothing sadder than to receive a “lightning fried” computer with irreplaceable photographs and documents that were never backed up.
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As the 2014-15 school year begins for the students of Kettle Run High School, free time will become a thing of the past. With the copious amount of homework and the plethora of school activities, students won’t be complaining about having nothing to do. While the classes will exercise their brains and the sports programs will exercise their bodies, there is a need to exercise the souls of the students. That’s where after-school clubs come in. They allow students to be productive and do wonderful things that they care about and find exciting. The Model UN club at Kettle Run is no exception. The Model UN (MUN) is a club dedicated to students who have an interest in current global affairs and wish to discuss ways in which global problems can be solved. What makes MUN unique is the fact that it blends global political awareness, critical analysis and debate, and local community service into one organization. Other than improving the public speaking skills of students, informing the student body on current events, and helping out the local community, MUN members can participate in local conferences. Students represent a country and role-play as its diplomatic delegation to the UN. They then discuss an assigned
Hundreds of high school students from 23 countries around the world attend the opening ceremony of the United States (UNA-USA) Global Classrooms Model UN Conference in the General Assembly Hall. UN Photo/ Eskinder Debebe
topic, which is a geopolitical issue. The students try to solve the issue and get other student delegations to join in on their solution. Participating students must research their country’s stance on the issue and represent the opinion of the country’s government. They must forget their own personal opinions. Mr. Chad Wright, a social sciences teacher at Kettle Run, is the sponsor for this organization. “I created this to allow students to understand crucial world events and to learn valuable life skills such as leadership.” Club president Tess Vartanian has high goals for Kettle Run’s MUN this school year. “I would like to see us do conferences
every month, expand to Auburn Middle School, and make an impact on the local community.” What began as a small core of enthusiasts has grown into one of the largest clubs at Kettle Run High School, comprised of more than 30 members. After a few years of structuring, followed by participation in its first conference in early 2014, the Kettle Run MUN is now able to begin building a legacy of achievement for Kettle Run High School.
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ost of the people from Prince William County who figured prominently in the Civil War are remembered for their actions on the battlefield. But there are others who never fired a gun or picked up a sword who are equally deserving of our respect – and remembrance. One such person is Lucinda Mitchell Lewis Dogan (1817-1910), who lived in a small house near the epicenter of both the First and Second Battles of Manassas. The kindness and compassion that she showed to the wounded and dying from both sides later earned her the title, “The Belle of the Battlefield.” Lucinda Lewis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis. She was born at Mt. Pone (later renamed Paradise Farm), the family homeplace that once stood on a rise near the intersection of present-day Ashton Avenue and Sudley Manor Drive in Manassas. Those who knew her in her youth recalled “...her dark, handsome features, erect carriage, directness of speech and
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general poise and manner,” according to an article in the July 22, 1910 edition of the Manassas Journal. “At the same time, she made friends easily, and held them fast.” In addition to Lucinda, the Lewises had three more daughters: Mary, Bettie and Addie; and a son, Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Lewis. It is known that when Lucinda was 18 years old, her father called her outside to see Halley’s Comet as it flashed over Mt. Pone in November 1835. In 1842, Lucinda married William Henry Dogan Jr. (1795-1854), the son of W. Henry Dogan Sr. (1759-1823) and Mary Wheeler Dogan. Henry Dogan served in the 11th Virginia Regiment of Foot under Col. Dan Morgan and other commands during the Revolutionary War. He purchased the Peach Grove property, located northwest of the intersection of present-day U.S. 29 and Featherbed Lane, from “King” Carter descendant Mann Page III in 1787. The hamlet known as Groveton took its name from Peach Grove. Upon Henry’s death in 1823, the property passed to his wife Mary, and in the 1830s, became the property of William Henry Jr., at the time a widower with a young daughter, Mary Jane Dogan (1839-1891). After their marriage, William Henry and Lucinda lived in the stone house at Peach Grove Farm, then consisting of 586 acres. They successfully farmed the land, and had eight children while living at Peach Grove. In 1854, they sold a strip of land 80 feet wide and 4,245 feet long that ran through their property to the commissioners of the Manassas Gap Railroad. Excavation soon began for a new rail line, which was to link Gainesville with Alexandria by way of Sudley Mill. Tracks were never laid, and the earthworks that crossed the Dogan property would become legendary during the Second Battle of Manassas as the “Unfinished Railroad.” Sadly, William Henry Dogan died later in 1854. In his will, he gave Lucinda the main house at Peach Grove and 170 acres, and the rest of the property was to be divided into equal shares, and given to their seven surviving children. Until they reached majority, the children s’ properties were to be managed by their guardian, William L.B. Wheeler of Willow Green, who was married to Lucinda’s sister Addie. Lucinda continued to operate the farm, but in 1860, tragedy struck again when the main house at Peach Grove burned. Unable to rebuild, Lucinda moved her family to a 13-ft. by 19-ft. log cabin on the property that had been used b rOad r un L ifestyLe
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Left: The Dogan House, as it appeared between 1882, when the kitchen wing was added to the back, and 1947, when it was removed during the restoration done by the Prince William County Chamber of Commerce.
Below: The Dogan House is one of only two original structures still standing on the battlefield (the Stone House being the other). It has been part of the Manassas Battlefield National Park since 1949.
by the farm help. Needing more room, Lucinda had another small outbuilding dragged to the site, and attached to the north side of the cabin. Living there at the time were Lucinda, then 43, and her children Ann M. (age 17), Catherine E. (16), William Henry III (14), John Frank (11), Medora (9), and Henrie Esther, known as “Jenny” (7). The Dogan family enjoyed only a brief respite in their meager accommodations before the outbreak of the Civil War. On the morning of July 18, 1861, Lucinda heard the opening shots of the First Battle of Manassas, with the skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford, and later witnessed the advance of Union troops under Gen. Ambrose Burnside as they came out of the woods at Sudley. Following is an account published in the Fairfax Herald in 1907 that describes what Lucinda Dogan witnessed, as the fighting shifted to Henry Hill: “Not long after this, the shooting began between the (Warrenton) pike and Sudley. We could hear the sharp cracking of muskets, and the loud report of the cannon, and could hear men shouting. Not long after, the men who marched toward Sudley came running back through the woods and over the fields, stopping to shoot now and then. More Confederates were coming from Manassas, and were forming on Buck Hill and the Matthews farm.” The Union advance was met by troops under Gen. Barnard Bee and Col. Francis Bartow, and the fierce fighting on Henry Hill was about to start. Mrs. Dogan continued, “The Yankees followed up on Henry Hill. The shooting got so furious now we couldn’t hear any single musket, and the firing of the cannon was so fast that only once-in-a-while we could pick out a single shot. The country down there was
now so covered with dust and smoke that we couldn’t see the men, and though they were shouting, we couldn’t distinguish the shouting from the shooting. Now and then we could see lines of men running across the Chinn place, as though they were running to get into the smoke and dust and shooting. It was an awful sight. “The shooting quieted down so we could hear single shots, and the dust in the Henry field got higher and thinner. We knew the Yankees were running, and about six o’clock, we drove over to the Henry place. My old friend, Mrs. Judith Henry was sick in bed, and had been killed that morning when a shell broke through the house and burst in her bedroom. “Dead horses were lying around everywhere, and the field was pretty well turned by shells and artillery wheels, and littered with muskets, bayonets, belts, caps, knapsacks and coats. Parties of Confederates were picking up dead men and burying them, but plenty of corpses were still lying around. We saw a great many wounded men, and many of them were begging for water.” Witnessing the suffering of the
wounded and dying was unbearable, and Lucinda quickly responded. “Mrs. Dogan had a wagon loaded with casks of water and provisions brought to the battlefield,” according to a story in the July 21, 1910 issue of the Manassas Democrat. “The wagon was drawn by an ox team driven by a colored man (later identified as Jim Redmond), and he had orders to distribute the food and water to any soldier in distress, no matter what uniform he wore.” Left behind after the Union withdrawal, three stragglers approached Lucinda’s house, asking for food. She ordered them to drop their arms, and they complied. She fed the men, and the next day turned them over to the Confederates controlling the area. “So it is probable that she captured the first prisoners-of-war in the first battle,” according to the Manassas Democrat. The region south of Centreville would remain under Confederate control until March 1862, when Rebel forces moved south to fight on another front. From that point on, the civilians living there, “...experienced the
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inhumanity that takes place when two invading armies occupy the same area at different times, including the taking and destruction of property,” wrote Don Johnson in Thirteen Months at Manassas/ Bull Run. It was recalled in the Manassas Journal that like her neighbors, Lucinda Dogan suffered during that time, but not willingly: “A crowd of Union troops were around her house, and her meat house was broken into. When Mrs. Dogan saw her last supply for her children going, she rushed in and ejected by force the one who was not moved by her appeals. His comrades laughed at his discomfiture, and the meat was saved.” Second Battle of Manassas As bad as things were in early 1862, they would get worse. During the early summer, her daughters Ann and Catherine died of typhoid fever, and in late August, the war returned to Groveton with a vengeance. This time, some of the most savage fighting would be along the Unfinished Railroad on her property. On the morning of Aug. 28, 1862, a Confederate officer from Gen. Jackson’s command came to her house, and insisted that Lucinda and her children depart for a safer area. The fighting that had started in Gainesville the day before would soon be at Groveton, and during the night, troops under Gen. Jackson had taken up a position along the Unfinished Railroad, just 400 yards from her house. Lucinda and her family headed toward Brownsville (later known as Folly Castle), the home of her sister Bettie and her husband, J. Thomas Leachman. At the time, Thomas Leachman was away, serving as a guide for Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Before the Dogans reached Brownsville, a Union battery arrived at Groveton, took up a position near their house, and fired on Jackson’s troops, who were using the cuts and embankments as fortified breastworks. For the next three days, Lucinda and her four children and Bettie and her four huddled in the cellar as the O ctober 2014
battle raged nearby. During the fighting, the kitchen of Lucinda’s house was damaged, and a shell went through the front door. Fortunately, it did not explode, but bounced through the house, scarring the floor and taking the leg off of a table. As they made their way home, the Dogans witnessed a scene of carnage more horrible than it was after the First
Virginia say that the most horrible sound that comes from a battlefield is the chorus of cries for water which comes from the wounded.” In her own words, Lucinda Dogan recounted what she saw, and did, on the battlefield: “Funeral parties of both armies were burying the dead, though they had not been long at this horrible work. The Confederates dug long, deep trenches and laid their men in the ground that way. The Union burial parties only shoveled mounds of dirt over the bodies where they lay, and two or three days after a heavy rain made the field hideous. “When the children and I got home, parties of men were collecting the wounded and putting them in rows here in the yard and wherever there was shade. Doctors were cutting off arms and legs, and the moaning was awful. They hadn’t brought in all of the wounded. There were hundreds scattered all around the farms. “The children and I took buckets of water out into the fields, and we worked that day and into the night, doing what we could for the poor fellows. Most on our farm were Yankees, but that didn’t make any difference to us after they got hurt. All of our bed sheeting and table linen went for bandages.”
Battle of Manassas. As she did before, Lucinda ministered to the casualties of both sides. “When the firing had ceased, Mrs. Dogan and her children and Jim Redmond walked among the dead and wounded, carrying buckets of water and ‘gourd’ dippers, giving drinks to the moaning soldiers, many of whom, of course, were dying,” according to the account in the 1907 Fairfax Herald. “All of the old folks in the battle region of
The task of dealing with the massive casualties fell to the victorious Confederates, and on Aug. 31, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee authorized the Union authorities to send medical personnel to remove their paroled wounded, and burial details to bury the dead. Union casualties were 1,716 killed, 8,215 wounded, and 3,893 captured or missing. Confederate losses were 1,305 killed and 7,048 wounded. By the spring of 1863, Confederate control of the region had diminished, and Union forces entered the area at will. After nearly two years in conflict 15
and two major battles, the area between Haymarket and Centreville was devastated. “Farmlands became void of almost all timber; the farm fields were stripped of fencing rails, most of the farm animals had been stolen, and the fields were stripped of staple crops like wheat, corn, oats and hay,” wrote Don Johnson. During that time, there was another memorable incident involving the Dogan family. The morning after the March 9, 1863 raid at Fairfax Courthouse – where Capt. John S. Mosby captured Gen. Edwin Stoughton and members of his staff – Mosby and his Rangers met at the Dogan house, and had breakfast before moving on to Warrenton. Post-war life With the end of hostilities in April 1865, much would change in the South, but with four children to raise and a farm to run, Lucinda Dogan basically had to start over again from scratch. She stayed in close contact with her brother, J. Frank Lewis, who lived at Mt. Pone. Known by his friends as “Black Frank,” he represented Prince William County in the State Legislature. Assisted by Manassas attorney George C. Round, Lucinda filed a claim with the federal government for damages to her property in 1870, but it was denied. Ironically, eight years later she was called to testify before the special commission that ultimately absolved Union Gen. Fitz John Porter of the debacle at the Second Battle of Manassas, rightfully assigning the blame to the incompetent Gen. John Pope. In the years after the war, Lucinda’s step-daughter Mary Jane Dogan ran the store at Groveton, “...doing a brisk trade in relics from the Second Manassas Battle,” according to historian Eugene M. Scheel in Crossroads and Corners (1996). “She remained in business through the 1880s.” In 1880, Lucinda’s son William Henry Dogan III built a two-story farmhouse just west of her home at Groveton, where he lived with his wife Mary Ellen and their family. William was
supposed to inherit Lucinda’s property, but he died in 1899, eleven years before his mother. Sadly, Lucinda would outlive all but two of her children, J. Frank and Henrie Esther Dogan. Lucinda was the oldest member of the Sudley Methodist Church, and a charter member of the Groveton Memorial Society. Organized in April 1867, it later became the Bull Run Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was present at the dedication of the UDC monument in August 1904. Confederate and Union veterans remembered Lucinda Dogan’s acts of mercy on the battlefield for many years alike, and in October 1906, she participated in a ceremony at three New York monuments on the battlefield. Members of the UDC served the New York veterans a luncheon at Lucinda’s house, which they noted “…had been pierced by their bullets during the fighting.” As noted in a Memorial Book published by the 14th Brooklyn Regiment after the dedication, “Old Mrs. Dogan, who was in the house during the battles of both First and Second Bull Run, now 89 years of age... displayed a wonderful memory of those terrible times. Mrs. Dogan’s presence added greatly to the occasion. No one was more interesting than Mrs. Dogan herself.” A photo of Lucinda at her home was included in the Memorial Book. On her return after the ceremonies, she told her children “…this has been one of the happiest days of my life.” Because of failing health, the following year was the last she would be able to participate in veterans’ reunions and other commemorative events, where she was often the central figure as “The Belle of the Battlefield.” The end came in late July 1910, while she was resting at Mt. Pone, where she had been born 93 years earlier. “During the last two weeks of her final illness, her mind wandered and she seemed to be weary of life, and sighed frequently, ‘I’m so tired. I want to go home,’” according to the Manassas Journal.
“One of her last conscious efforts was to join her daughter-in-law, Mrs. May Dogan who was ministering to her, in that hymn of the ages, ‘How Firm a Foundation.’ In this spirit of confidence and courage, she looked into the future, and went to her eternal home.” Lucinda’s funeral was held at her home in Groveton by Rev. Homer Welch, pastor of the Sudley Methodist Church. She was buried in the family cemetery north of the house. Dogan House is saved The property on which Lucinda’s house stood remained in the family until 1947, when William Henry Dogan V sold the house and the 4,914 square foot lot on which it stood to the Prince William County Chamber of Commerce. Committed to preserving the historic home, they stabilized the structure and removed the non-contributing two-room kitchen wing that had been added to the west side in 1881-82. At a special ceremony held there in late August 1949, the Chamber of Commerce conveyed the property to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Manassas Battlefield National Park. About 1,000 people attended the event, where Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, introduced the guest speaker, Virginia historian Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman. Restoration continued during the 1950s, but unfortunately, much of the interior trim was removed and lost. Additional work was done in preparation for the Civil War Centennial, 1961-65. In 1951, the Dogan heirs sold the rest of the property – including 87 acres of land, the family cemetery and the 1880 house – to Stonewall Memory Gardens Inc. A brick memorial topped with a metal plaque listing the names of the 15 persons known to be buried there was later erected on the site of the Dogan family cemetery. Special thanks to historian Jim Burgess of the Manassas Battlefield National Park for his assistance with this article.
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Photos: (Top) Brandie Schaeffer, urban planner; Weston Kennedy, Vice President; and Edward Moore, President of the Vint Hill team answer a participant’s question at the Vint Hill Community Meeting. (Bottom) Mr. Fred Austin, left, speaks with the Honorable H. Dudley Payne Jr., right, following the community meeting outside the Theater on the Green in Vint Hill. Credit: Edward Payne. (Inset) Audience members participate in the question and answer session at the Vint Hill Community Meeting. Credit: Faith Maddox
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it easier and more attractive for a Main Street to take shape by beginning with a comprehensive plan toward that goal. When businesses develop, they know that they can count on Vint Hill’s responsive management for navigating the finer points of community development. Since Moore’s Vint Hill Village, LLC’s acquisition of the property in the Summer of 2014, several improvements to the existing business landscape are already taking shape. The private developer has made physical improvements to the existing structures on the property including helping to improve the facade of the Inn at Vint Hill, one of the properties historic structures that Moore has highlighted as a focal point of the property’s history. What he and the Vint Hill Village management organization seeks now, is feedback from the community about what today’s Fauquier families value in the community lifestyle. Activities for the kids, churches, athletic fields, and an urgent care clinic have all been common suggestions. Walking trails and dog-friendly areas are a testament to the legacy of the Army base’s park-like setting. One suggestion that would have been overlooked by community planners is the availability of home entertainment. In order to rent a DVD movie, residents of the Brookside and Grapewood communities would need to drive into Warrenton to the closest RedBox vending machine at one of Warrenton’s grocery stores. Mr. Moore took this citizen concern into account and is now working on an installation of a movie vending machine in a central location on Vint Hill. Mr. Moore is eager to build a useful and attractive center district to the growing community. To add to the usefulness of the property, a recent arrangement with Lord Fairfax Community College will bring continuing-education and degreefocused programs to a new satellite
campus located at the center of Vint Hill. The convenience and accessibility of this educational program has not been overlooked by the former base’s office workers. “I’m looking forward to having LFCC right next door. I’ll have no excuse not to finish up my certifications with the classrooms right there,” remarked one employee.
Photos: (Left) Vint Hill operated during the Cold War as an intelligence gathering station. The Cold War Museum highlights the fascinating history of Vint Hill’s covert operations during our nation’s history. (Right) A guard stands post at the Harrison gate of the Army base during World War II. Credit: Cold War Museum.
“I’ve lived here for a long time, and I love Fauquier County. What I am looking forward to bringing back to this area is a sense of home and purpose. I hated seeing it become forgotten; it just wasn’t doing anybody any good,” Moore said of Vint Hill’s state of limbo after the BRAC Commission’s decision. Moore intends to plan events that bring the community together around the former farm’s unique history. With the original property transfer records going as far back as 1772, he and his team have a broad span of history to choose from. From the Revolutionary era to the Civil War to the World Wars and the Cold War, Vint Hill has seen (and heard) major points of US History from a unique perspective. The soil composition of the property is uniquely suited to receiving radio transmissions across great distances; making it an ideal location for the US Army’s radio surveillance operations during the Cold War. Exhibits of that time period are available on display at the Vint Hill Cold War Museum -- a project whose concept is fully supported by the Vint Hill and Moore’s vision.
The First Annual Vint Hill Farm Station Day will be held on Sunday, November 9 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. This free, family friendly event will explore and celebrate the history of Vint Hill and feature activities for all ages such as a petting zoo, face painting, historical reenactments, a battle of the bands, a scavenger hunt and more. Playing on that theme, the “We’re Listening” motto of the Vint Hill organization takes the base’s historical context and turns it toward the community. In collaboration with Fauquier County government, recently launched a website where members of the public can help shape the future of Vint Hill. This new site, available at www.vinthillvision. com, provides users with an opportunity to exchange ideas, share information, and engage with the community’s leadership. It also ensures that those who can’t attend community meetings will have a voice. The Vint Hill organization plans for several community forum events in the near future to further flesh out ideas, and answer questions about the future of the base and community. The next meeting will be held at Auburn Middle School on Wednesday, October 8 from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. All interested community members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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When Linus sits at the table to pen his letter to the Great Pumpkin in the holiday classic, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” he is surrounded by questioning and doubting friends. Their curiosity is only mildly satiated by Linus’s explanation of the mythical figure, and most of Linus’s descriptions are dismissed outright as fake. What a blockhead! Perhaps the Peanuts crew could have been convinced of the Great Pumpkin’s existence if he had better explained just how the great pumpkin arrives in the pumpkin patch in time for Halloween? If only he knew what Warrentonian’s know: the Great Pumpkin rides his bike, of course!
On Saturday, October 25th, 2014,
The 21st Annual Great Pumpkin Ride, organized by Fauquier Trails Coalition, Inc., will depart from the trailhead of the Warrenton Branch Greenway at 9 am. The bicycle event raises funds to support the construction and development of trails and greenways throughout Fauquier County. Popular with riders both local and from across the mid-Atlantic region, the Great Pumpkin Ride has become a favorite way end to the biking season and kick off the winter holidays. Riders choose one of three routes (24, 47 or 68 miles) that wind through beautiful rural roads with gorgeous scenery and spectacular fall foliage that Fauquier County is famous for. Organizers and dozens of local volunteers provide a range of support services to help keep them safe and comfortable along the way. Roving support crews provide roadside assistance to bikers when problems arise. Beyond the gorgeous scenery and friendly faces, many riders say they return year after year for the sumptuous rest stops that highlight
delicious local fare and hospitality. Playing on the fall theme, volunteers serve everything from pumpkin soup, to pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, even pumpkin seeds to tired and hungry riders. One of the popular stops, Poplar Springs Inn, is a perennial favorite of the riders because of the warm and rustic atmosphere of the Carriage house. When riders face the cold temperatures and stiff winds that can often occur in late October, there’s nothing like a cup of hot soup by the roaring fire of the quaint inn’s dining room. New to the ‘Pumpkin’ this year is the rest stop at the Old Bust Head Brewing Company. Riders will have an opportunity to relax in the new Taproom, and hear about the production of their popular craft beers. In addition, the Mount Horeb United Methodist Church in Catlett and the Remington Baptist Church will also be providing facilities and volunteers for rest stops. The growing reputation for ‘Pumpkin’
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hospitality has made the ride increasingly popular in the regional bicycling community. Due to the event’s positive reputation organizers made the decision to limit the field to 1250 riders to allow for more efficient planning and provide a safe experience for everyone. Start times for the 3 separate rides are staggered to spread the participants more evenly on the course and reduce congestion at the trailhead and in downtown Warrenton. Members of the Warrenton Police Department and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Department are providing planning advice and will be on hand throughout the day to help direct traffic at key points along the route to protect the safety of the riders and ease O ctober 2014
traffic congestion in Warrenton. Riders (who may take up to 6 hours to complete the event) will be welcomed back to Warrenton at the Celebrate Trails! festival. Thanks to a generous grant from the Dominion Foundation, this event also invites local citizens out to support trails and greenways in Fauquier County. Deer Park Avenue, a rock band fronted by sisters Sarah and Stephanie Snyder, will entertain throughout the afternoon with original songs and punk-pop standards. Planned family friendly events include a “bicycle rodeo” sponsored by the Fauquier Sheriff’s Department. The
photos: Kirsten Georgi Opposite Left: Young Cyclists get in on the action and give adults a run for their money. Riders can chose their length of course for he ride day. Bottom: The GPR is a perfect way to show off your quirky fashion sense. This Page: Map of The Warrenton Network of trails with proposed additions. Right: Helmet Decoration and costumes are welcome and encouraged 27
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Costumes abound at the annual ride. Remember that safety priorities include ease of movement and unobstructed vision.
rodeo is intended to teach young riders about traffic awareness and safe riding techniques. Various trail-related organizations will also be on hand with activities and information. Antique bicycle enthusiasts will enjoy a demonstration by the Wheelmen, and the Unistars Unicycling Showtroupe will also amaze the crowd with their balance and dexterity. The best part: Admission to the festival is free and open to the public! With the cost to maintain and grow Fauquier’s pedestrian trail system exceeding $1Million per quarter mile, the Trail Coalition is thankful for the matching funds provided through grants procured through VDOT’S commitment to support development projects that aide pedestrian travel. “We’d have to host a lot of bike rides to build even a quarter mile trail on our own!” says Coalition member and retired VDOT engineer Bob Moore. “Instead, our matching funds have helped Fauquier County successfully pursue major grants for trail construction projects throughout the county.” A grant awarded through the “SAFETEA-LU” bill (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) was awarded to Fauquier County last year by the Federal Highway Administration thanks to $10,000 in matching funds from the Coalition. This grant is currently funding a connector trail linking the Margaret
M. Pierce Elementary School in Remington with the adjacent neighborhood. In addition, Fauquier Trails Coalition, Inc. continues work toward the extension of the Warrenton Branch Greenway. Members of FTCI (formerly the Citizens for the Warrenton Branch) were instrumental in the development of the popular greenway. According to Larry Miller, Director of Fauquier County Parks and Recreation, “Fauquier Trails Coalition has been an invaluable partner to the Parks and Recreation Department, and to trail development throughout the County for over 25 years. They have supported our efforts through fundraising, trail maintenance, completing title work, gaining public support of projects, hosting informational meetings, as well as securing right-of-ways when needed.”
For More information about the Great Pumpkin Ride, Visit FAUQUIERTRAILS.COM
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With the explosive growth of the wine trade in Virginia over the past 10 years, the number of wine events showcasing local wines has also grown. For many people, the challenge of looking for a good wine while faced with a large variety of wineries can be overwhelming. In addition, keeping from over-indulging can be a challenge.
How do the pros tackle large wine events? Find/hire a designated driver. Be smart. Consuming in moderation is recommended, of course, but at festivals with fresh air, sunshine, and free-flowing wine, it’s quite easy to get in over your head. Plus, what’s better for prolonging your escape from reality than having someone else navigate the NoVA highways for you? It’s the only way to travel. Do your homework. What do you like to drink and when do you like to drink it? What foods do you like? What wines go well with those dishes? What type of tastes and aromas do you enjoy? Experienced wine drinkers and professionals keep notes and use those notes to taste and categorize wines. Now that you have thought about your tastes and what you like, it’s time to actually taste wine. Professionals use a multi-step process when tasting any wine: • Swirl the wine in your glass. What colors do you see? Is the wine clear or cloudy? Are there drips on the sides of the wine glass? • Sniff the wine. What aromas do you notice? Are these aromas strong or subtle? • Slurp the wine. After sniffing the wine, put some in your mouth and slurp. While this may violate everything your mother taught you about manners at the table, slurping wine opens up both your taste
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buds and nose, allowing you to more fully experience the various aromas, tastes and textures of the wine. What do you smell? How does it taste? Is the texture of the wine smooth or harsh? Spit/swallow the wine. Professionals spit out the wine into a nearby receptacle or back into the glass. (Local custom promotes swallowing a small amount.) Either way, do you still taste something after the wine leaves your mouth? This is known as “the finish”. • Taking notes of what you see, smell and taste helps you determine your preferences and which wine to pair with which foods. With all that in mind, how do you keep from getting overwhelmed at a wine event? • Stay hydrated. Bring water and sip it between wines to both clear your palate and dilute any excess wines that are in your system. • Bring crackers. Anything from saltines to oyster crackers to specialized biscuits or breads work well and help soak up any wines in your system. Many festivals offer vending of fresh-baked baguettes. YUM! • Concentrate on a limited number of wines or wineries. If you like only Chardonnay, taste just that wine from each winery and compare them. If you are unfamiliar with a particular winery or group of wineries, limit your visit to them and compare their wines with the wines you know.
Remember the #1 rule of wine tasting – the best wine is the one you like.
If you follow these tips, you will have more fun, and get the most out of your next wine festival experience.
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. 30
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