Haymarket Lifestyle Magazine April 2016

APRIL 2016

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Haymarket Iceplex instructors share the joys and challenges of teaching skating. Brooke Frishman practices figure skating.

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Last month, our little family grew by four feet. Introducing our new little girl, Pippa! I hinted last month in my Letter from the Editor that we were considering, like Dr. Seuss, what pet should we get? My husband, Seth, and I had been talking about getting a dog for a long time.

Seth grew up with a Golden Retriever and my family and I raised two Labradors for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI, cci.org) when I was in high school, so it seemed only natural that our little fur baby be a Labrador Retriever.

I spoke a lot with our resident pet expert, Charlotte Wagner of Duskland Dogs Training & Behavior, about buying from a breeder - what questions to ask, what to look for, etc. Coincidentally, she recently wrote an article about it and it’s featured in this issue. If you’re considering buying a puppy in the near future, I highly recommend you absorb all the wonderful information Charlotte provides. We were blessed to find an amazing family breeder with over 40 years of breeding, sporting, and competing experience in addition to a genuine love and care for their dogs. After spending time getting to know their family, Seth and I just knew that this was where we would find our little girl.

Pippa has taken to our family well. Naturally it’s a huge adjustment for everyone, but a good one.

Schedules are changing and new norms are forming. I am watching far less television. Seth is spending a lot less time on the computer. We’re getting down on the floor and playing fetch and being smothered in puppy love. We can’t wait to take her hiking in the Shenandoah or just out for lunch on Main Street.

Seth and I look forward to Pippa being able to bless many other people by training her to be a therapy dog in hospitals and assisted living facilities. It really is amazing how much one dog can lift your spirits. With a laid-back, focused, and fun personality, Pippa seems designed for her future job. But for now, we’re enjoying puppy snuggles and playtime.

2016 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Andreas Keller Christine Craddock Danica Low Terri Aufmuth Steve Oviatt Esther Boykin Robert H. Chrisman Colby Schreckengost John Toler Lynne Galluzzo Charlotte Wagner Johanna Goossens

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Local law enforcement memorial ride

by Christine Craddock

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

by Jaimie Crawford Jason Shriner from the Manassas Park Community Center

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TELLING A STORY ON ICE

BUCK OBSESSION

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FEATURES

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Honoring the FALLEN The Haymarket community pays tribute to law enforcement with memorial ride

by Christine Craddock

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aw enforcement officers always have been and always will be what protects our domestic freedoms. Millions of officers have done this throughout time, but fallen officers are the true symbols of the cost endured for the safety of the citizens,” says Chris Cosgriff, Founder of the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP), an online memorial to honor the fallen heroes of law enforcement.

This year is the 20th anniversary of the organization, which grew from a small website into the “largest law enforcement memorial in the country, paying tribute to the more than 22,000 fallen heroes who have died in the line of duty in U.S. history.” Back in 1996, when Cosgriff was a freshman at James Madison University, an article he read in the Washington Post gave him the realization that would begin a journey he could never have imagined. The article detailed the murder of two Prince George’s County police officers by a man who was released after serving 16 years in prison.

It left Cosgriff with a conviction about how to honor the officers and those around the country who put their lives on the line every day.

The beginnings of the memorial page included fallen officers from 1996, then expanded back to 1990. But then, when given access to the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund, ODMP was able to honor even more officers. Throughout the 20 years of the page’s existence, with the help of volunteers who dedicated themselves to making sure each fallen officer was honored on the page, the list now includes some who have never had the opportunity to be recognized for their important contributions to their communities. Cosgriff hopes the memorial page leaves a legacy that honors the officer not only by name, but also by their story. “It’s important

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to know how each officer lived and died, whether it occurred this year or in the 1700s or 1800s, so that they are always remembered,” he explains.

This year, the community of Haymarket will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Officer Down Memorial Page with it’s 5th annual Officer Down Memorial Ride at Lion & Bull Restaurant

on Saturday, April 16. After hearing Cosgriff speak about the memorial page at a seminar, Meg Hawkins, a local police officer, knew immediately that ODMP was something she wanted to be a part of, although she had been involved with other law enforcement charities throughout her life. She approached Cosgriff and suggested a memorial motorcycle ride to raise

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money for the cause. With a lot of planning, many people volunteering their time to help, and the owners of Lion & Bull Restaurant Ron and Audrey Miner playing an instrumental role, the first ride was “an amazing success.”

Each year the event grows bigger and bigger and attracts more law enforcement supporters and families. “There is so much to do, but so many people have stepped up to volunteer, sponsor, and support this little dream that it has now developed into something so big,” Hawkins says.

Riders come from numerous biker clubs from all around the Northern Virginia area and beyond, all contributing to the success of the event because of their dedication to honoring law enforcement officers. Hawkins explains that “the brotherhood/sisterhood that is felt during the event is a feeling that I cannot explain other than incredible.”

Cosgriff says “this year’s ride is shaping up to be the biggest, with already seven times the amount of registrations we had at this time last year.” The event will include live music, raffles, vendor booths, a demonstration by the police motors, and a display of antique police cars.

And with the incidences of law enforcement fatalities hitting closer and closer to home for our community, an addition to this year’s event is a memorial garden with a cross to honor each officer lost in the line of duty in 2015 throughout the country. The crosses should serve as “a very poignant display of respect and honor for their sacrifice,” says Cosgriff. There will also be a wreath-laying ceremony in memory of the officers as well as K9s lost.

The event will be held Saturday, April 16, with registration starting at 9 a.m. and live music and entertainment scheduled for 10 a.m. through the afternoon. Lion & Bull Restaurant is located at 5351 Merchants View Square in the Dominion Valley Market Square shopping center in Haymarket. For more information, visit officerdownmemorialride.com.

To view the Officer Down Memorial Page, go to odmp. org. The Officer Down Memorial Page encompasses even more than this important online memorial. On the site, the No Parole for Cop Killers program allows visitors to easily create and send a letter to urge parole boards to deny parole to those serving time for killing law enforcement officers. The Armor of God Project, whose mission is to reduce law enforcement fatalities, allows agencies to donate lightly-used vests and safety equipment to officers in need. These, among other resources and educational materials are available. ❖

Christine Craddock is a writer, editor, photographer, wife, and mother of two adorable children. She is a faithful contributing writer for Haymarket Lifestyle magazine and has resided in Haymarket since 2006.

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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

BY LESLYE WALTON

A Review by Jaimie Crawford

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s an avid reader of Young Adult fiction working in the Youth Services department of a library, it was impossible to ignore the raving reviews for The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender.

These reviews called the book unique, touching, and unexpected. The reviews praised everything from Leslye Walton’s writing style and atmospheric world building to her intricate weaving of the realistic and the magical.

Upon seeing Ava Lavender’s stunning cover, I finally purchased the book. It did not follow, however, that I immediately began reading.

Instead, the novel sat, pretty and yet unopened on my shelf. Despite the praise the novel received, I believed it to be outside my comfort zone. Magic realism is a distinct, complex genre with which I have little experience. I was, from the first page, skeptical. When I finally cracked open the cover, I was happily blindsided.

From the summary alone, we know that the book focuses on Ava Lavender, born with the wings of a bird to a family cursed with “foolish love.” Ava meets a boy named Nathaniel Sorrows who will have a great impact on her life as she strives to understand her unusual circumstances and fit in with her peers.

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Despite this description, two-thirds of this novel does not focus on Ava, but on earlier generations of the women in Ava’s family and the often-unfortunate dealings with love that affect the paths of their lives.

Ultimately, the women’s stories climax in a way that has a severe impact on Ava’s life decades later. The multi-generational story is beautifully woven and adds complexity and context to Ava’s story later in the novel.

The primary reason I was reluctant to begin reading Ava Lavender was its description as magic realism.

Besides brief acquaintances with the works of Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I had very little experience with magic realism and I was wary of the genre. Ava Lavender is born with wings. Literal wings.

In a fantasy novel, such a plot point would be not just acceptable, but expected.

In a novel about a girl living in a small, coastal town in Washington, working in her grandmother’s bakery, Ava’s wings are unusual. I was concerned that the magical elements of the novel would be alienating, but those concerns were unfounded. You would expect a character with wings to be above-human in some way, rather Ava is painfully real and tragically relatable. She is a flawed, believable character with

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whom I became overwhelmingly attached.

Ava is physically different and so her mother keeps her hidden in their house to protect her from the dangers of the outside world. From Ava’s mother and grandmother’s stories, we know that danger has many faces and Ava’s seemingly cozy life is infused with a sense of approaching danger, hence the title, the Sorrows of Ava Lavender.

While much of the novel reads like a fairytale set not so very far away, this fairytale doesn’t possess chipper woodland creatures, rather, a Grimmesque darkness and villainy. The looming presence of this darkness kept me flipping pages, completely engaged.

Despite my praise of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, it is categorized as a Young Adult novel and there will certainly be readers immediately turned off by that fact. Teens should read books about teens and adults should read books about adults, right? Allow me to persuade you otherwise.

Young Adult as a category of novel, separate from children’s or adult fiction, is a relatively

new idea, solidifying as a widely accepted concept only in the past few decades. The success of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series is often attributed with this rapidlyexpanding category of fiction in publishing, bookstores, and libraries.

But can quality, literary writing exist in novels primarily targeted to teenagers? Well, a strong case could be made that Huckleberry Finn, Little Women, or The Catcher in the Rye, if published today, would be published as Young Adult fiction. And to avoid reading Young Adult literature simply because it’s protagonists are teenagers or to judge the category based on the popularity of a few individual novels of questionable quality is to bar yourself from other Young Adult novels of literary quality and epic scope, and their moving, original stories.

Most Young Adult novels, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender included, focus on the growing pains associated with adolescence. However, the construction of interpersonal relationships, crises of faith, sexuality, and the discovery and creation of personal identity are

issues we never truly outgrow.

As we live Ava’s life along with her, and the lives of her mother and grandmother, we feel their hope and agony, experience their burgeoning loves and tragic heartbreaks. And every reader, regardless of personal circumstance, will find something to relate to as they read the saga of the women of the Roux-Lavender family. Yes, each woman is portrayed in adolescence, but this makes their emotions and experiences no less tangible or relevant. It does not negatively impact the artful quality of Walton’s writing. As I read, I cried a lot. Ava, her mother, and her grandmother are characters you connect with, pity, and ultimately root for. Reading their story is an emotionally transformative experience.

The next time you walk into the library in search of your next favorite book, do yourself a kindness and give Young Adult a chance. An emotionally resonant and literary novel like The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender might be exactly what you are looking for. ❖

Jaimie Crawford received both her MLIS and her BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama. She has lived all over the country, but is ecstatic to settle in Virginia and begin her library career in the Youth Services department of Haymarket Gainesville Community Library. She and her ever-expanding personal library live in Chantilly.

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lthough the Haymarket Iceplex was born by accident, it has now become home to recreational skaters as well as aspiring hockey and ice skating stars.

The Iceplex, which was once the 84 lumber warehouse, was converted into an ice rink in 2010 when a snow storm collapsed the roof at the Prince William Ice Center in Woodbridge.

Without a place to play their hockey season, Prince William Hockey Club members bonded together to build the lumberyard into what is now the

Weiss-Frishman has coached for almost 25 years, teaching not only the athleticism and beauty of the sport, but also the triumphs and disappointments.

Haymarket Iceplex.

Kathy HurdCarrillo and Genna Weiss-Frishman are just two of the many instructors who spend hours on the ice with children and adults, teaching ice skating and hockey techniques to both beginners and those with more experience.

HurdCarrillo holds figure skating as her first love, a passion that lead to a professional skating career including five tours with ice shows around the U.S. and abroad. In more recent years, she discovered a newfound passion

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skating, including almost 30 years of competing, attending, or commentating at practically every U.S. National Figure Skating Championship. Traveling with her brother to national competitions, the Olympics, and many skating tours, WeissFrishman, also Michael’s “biggest fan,” saw how much hard work and dedication it takes for success in the sport. Throughout the years of being involved in the skating world, Weiss-Frishman “experienced the mindsets, lifestyles, work ethics, morals, and humor from the best figure skaters in the world” and gained knowledge and experiences she now feels a responsibility to share with others. This is where her passion for coaching was born. The life lessons she learned as a child are what she passes on in her coaching, including the “triumphs and disappointments that come with this sport.”

The two instructors provided insight into the unique qualities of the sport they love so much and gave recommendations for parents whose children express an interest in ice skating.

Grayson Snead is one of WeissFrishman’s students who is learning ice hockey techniques.

What sets skating apart from other sports?

HurdCarrillo: I believe skating is one of the many athletic activities that can highly develop the mind, body, and soul.

One of my favorite things about skating is that it is a three-dimensional glide sport.

Balancing on one foot on the floor is fairly fundamental. On the ice this can be done at various speeds, various degrees of lean, in every possible direction! This is why dance choreography translated to the ice is so much more intriguing than the limitations of the floor. for teaching and now works full-time as a skating coach while also running a dance studio. She’s also written a book, The Athletic Learning Curve, “to help rising athletes become better coaches for the future, and current coaches to better help those rising athletes.”

Skating enthusiasts might recognize Weiss-Frishman’s last name. Her brother is Michael Weiss, a 3-time National Champion, 2-time World Bronze medalist, and a 2-time Olympian. And with an

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Olympian father and a National Champion mother, both in gymnastics, the Weiss children were destined to become athletes. Mr. and Mrs. Weiss introduced ice skating to their children at a young age, along with diving and gymnastics.

Weiss-Frishman remembers being ten years old at an Olympic sporting event and watching Scott Hamilton asked her father to teach him how to do a backflip on the ice. That moment led to her family’s involvement in the highest levels of figure

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Weiss-Frishman: I feel that ice skating gives you the ability to express your feelings more than any other sport. You choose your music, choreography, the story you want to tell while you are performing incredibly demanding physical stunts.

What makes skating so appealing to those who love it?

HurdCarrillo: Those who fall in love with skating tend to be perfectionists. Yet, we are continuously reminded by the ice that

skating is meant to be performed, not perfected!

Weiss-Frishman: My opinion of what makes ice skating so appealing to those who love it is a combination of things. It’s fun, challenging, fast, calming, creative, and so much more athletic than most people are aware. One of my favorite things to do is watch the students I teach during “free skate.” This is when they can go out on the ice and do whatever they want to do. They combine elements I’ve taught them and make them into sequences or patterns they make up all by themselves. I watch both my figure skating and ice hockey students challenge themselves. I watch them learn new things all by themselves. Of course then I have to go back and teach them how to do those new things with the proper technique, but they have a sense of freedom on the ice. Watching them express themselves teaches you a lot about a child. I’ve also taught and watched adults experience this sense of freedom on the ice at all ages.

The sport envelops so many qualities, it’s hard to say why so many people love it. It means something different to everyone who tries it.

What about the sport makes you love teaching?

HurdCarrillo: I love being able to share the wonderful sense of accomplishment and thrilling feel the ice has to offer.

Weiss-Frishman: Everything about the sport makes me love teaching it - the speed, creativity, athleticism, beauty, toughness, life lessons. But honestly, at

this point in my life and at this age, what I love the most about teaching the sport is the kids. I take coaching figure skating and ice hockey very seriously. There is nothing better than seeing a child finally accomplish a hockey skill or learn a figure skating element they have been working on. The smiles on their faces, the sense of accomplishment in their eyes - it’s priceless. It makes me love my job. My job teaches kids to never give up. It teaches them that if you fall down on the ice (or in life), get back up and try again and again if you have to, until you get it right. I love not only teaching my students the athleticism and beauty of the sport, but also the little life lessons that I feel you learn through doing any sport.

What do you recommend for parents whose children have expressed an interest skating?

HurdCarrillo: Start with group lessons!

Skating is actually easier to learn with similar age groups at the beginner levels.

By watching different body types perform the same skills, new skaters get a better idea of the acceptable variety in the sport.

Weiss-Frishman: Parents who have children that have expressed an interest in either figure skating or ice hockey, my recommendation is to LET THEM TRY IT! If you have a child you think is interested, I highly recommend that you get them into a lesson. You want to teach them the right way to skate, the basic technique of skating, right from the start so they don’t get injured or develop bad habits that are hard to break. I recommend that you dress them warmly at first, in ski type clothing.

Perhaps the next Olympic ice skating champion will begin his or her journey right here in Haymarket. The Haymarket Iceplex offers Learn to Skate classes for children ages two and up as well as adults.

Those wishing to register themselves or their children for lessons should visit haymarketiceplex.com or call 703-7534423. The Haymarket Iceplex is located at 15155 Washington Street, behind Piedmont Tire & Auto in Haymarket. ❖

Christine Craddock is a writer, editor, photographer, wife, and mother of two adorable children. She is a faithful contributing writer for Haymarket Lifestyle magazine and has resided in Haymarket since 2006.

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aving helped coach seventeen successful fatloss challenges over a sixyear period, I have a really good idea how to get body fat off of people without surgery or other drastic measures. It’s not easy. It takes a lot of work and changing some habits… but it can be done. When I think about all of the work and education it takes to understand training and nutrition, it boggles my mind that there are so many so-called internet experts selling diet plans, fatburning pills, workout routines, stair steppers and treadmills - yet most of them don’t actually coach clients and have never helped someone lose 100 pounds.

When I read fitness industry literature or see TV ads claiming to take off 21 pounds in 21 days, it really makes me wonder how the average person can decipher fact from fiction when it comes to fatloss. So here are some of the post popular fat-loss myths - debunked.

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Cardio is the best strategy for fat-loss Doing cardio alone (think running, jogging or using the elliptical) is good for overall health, but it’s an inefficient tool for fat-loss. Without proper nutrition, your body adapts to these training sessions and will learn to hold onto body fat despite your “rat on the wheel” efforts. Overly repeated exercise will subject your body to overuse injuries such as low back pain, a pulled hamstring, or the most common, osteoarthritis of the knee or hip or foot.

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Lifting light weights and a lot of repetitions will get you toned

I hate to burst your bubble on this one, but “getting toned” is a big load of marketing baloney. When it comes to looking lean, you’re either building muscle or you’re not. The days of Jane Fonda are long gone and as we age, we need to be moving some weight in order to build muscle. This is important because the more muscle you have, the more calories and fat you will burn while at rest. This is what’s known as RMR (resting metabolic rate). So walk past the five pound dumbbells. Get after it! Learn to use proper technique and lift heavy! If you can do 10-12 repetitions of an exercise and the last 4-5 are comfortable and not taxing, then the weight is too light.

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ew historic sites in Virginia have had more intense study and documentation than the Buckland Historic District, revealing much about the distant past of Western Prince William County. This effort has been led by the Buckland Preservation Society (BPS), established in 2003.

It has been learned that the history of what became Buckland goes much farther back than the 18th century village, or even the ancient Manohoac Indian settlements along Broad Run. In light of these discoveries, the boundaries of the historic district created in 1987 were expanded from the original 19 acres that included the village to over 400 acres. (See Haymarket Lifestyle magazine, January and February 2012).

Cerro Gordo, situated on a high knoll overlooking Broad Run is at the eastern border of the Buckland Historic District. It is described in the 1996 Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) Reconnaissance Level Survey as a “vernacular Georgian/Federal Revival house.”

Its handsome detail and design belies the fact that it is only about 80 years old. It has been the home of Edward B. “Barry”

Wright Jr. and his wife, Linda L. Wright, since 1983. Mr. Wright is the president of Wright Realty of Manassas, which has been in business in the area for five generations; Mrs. Wright has long been active in efforts to save the village and surrounding historic properties. She serves as the president of the BPS, and is the Brentsville District Historical Commissioner.

The land where Cerro Gordo stands was

A map drawn by Stanley Brewster in 1965, showing the layout of the Cerro Gordo property, the dual-lane U.S. 29, Broad Run and Buckland. Inset: PHILIP HENRY LEE SR. built the present home at Cerro Gordo in the early 1930s.

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originally part of a large tract acquired in 1774 by Rev. Isaac Campbell from Landon and Charles Carter’s Broad Run Tract.

Later, Rev. Campbell’s daughter Cecelia married George Grayson Tyler, and around 1792, the couple built the first house on the property.

Sometime before 1798, “George G. Tyler conveyed a portion of the property to John Love and the Buckland Town

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Top Left: The main house at Cerro Gordo as it appeared in 1939, after it was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brewster. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wright Jr. Top Right: Cerro Gordo has been the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wright since 1983. Bottom: Drawing

by Civil War artist Alfred Waud shows Union artillery firing on Buckland from the heights at Cerro Gordo during the Battle of Buckland Mills, Oct. 19, 1863.

Trustees for formation of the town lots and roads,” according to the Buckland Statement of Historic Significance. The house and grounds at Cerro Gordo Road occupied ten of these lots (39 through 48), as well as adjacent land.

The property changed hands, and in 1827 William Alexander built a larger frame house on the site, with a 22-inch thick stone foundation and large stone chimneys, which would survive as parts of present-day Cerro Gordo.

In addition to the main residence, there was an outdoor kitchen, slave quarters and ice house. Other dependencies included a log wash house, smokehouse, carriage house and a summer house. Part of the main house was built on a large mound, obviously man-made, and very old.

In the 1840s, the property was acquired

by Charles H. Hunton (b. 1813) and his wife Ellen (b. 1814). Charles was the president of the Fauquier-Alexandria Turnpike and the Virginia Senate. Also living at Cerro Gordo while he was the schoolmaster at Buckland School was Charles’ brother Eppa Hunton II (18221908), who later became a general in the Confederate Army.

The property was named “Cerro Gordo,” after the Mexican War Battle of Cerro Gordo (April 18, 1847). It was during this battle that “Robert E. Lee was first tested,”

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according to the Reconnaissance Level Survey done for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in 1996. “The site was so named because the hill on which the house stood resembled the conical hill at Cerro Gordo in Mexico.”

The Hunton family remained at Cerro Gordo during the Civil War. They were there on Oct. 19, 1863 and witnessed the Battle of Buckland Mills, and the subsequent Union retreat known as the “Buckland Races.”

“During the skirmish, Custer and his Federal troops encountered J.E.B. Stuart and his cavalry. Cerro Gordo was the highest point in the area, and may have been used as a staging area,” according to the VDHR survey. “A lithograph in the Harper’s Weekly shows the Army of the Potomac with their cannons on the bluff at Cerro Gordo, overlooking the village of Buckland.”

Along with Union Gen. George A. Custer’s troops who were gathered there, Pennington’s U.S. Battery fired from the heights on the town, where Stuart had dismounted his sharpshooters and artillery.

While the action was happening at their doorstep, the Hunton family hid in their cellar.

The years after the Civil War were difficult for the Huntons, although Eppa Hunton III (1855-1932) went on to found a

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prestigious Richmond law firm, and Charles entertained several prominent people at Cerro Gordo, including Oliver Wendell Holmes and Col. John S. Mosby.

In 1875, daughter Annie Hunton (18431914) prevented Cerro Gordo from leaving the family by purchasing the property at a trustee’s sale. She later married Grayson Tyler (1834-1897), the son of Judge John Webb Tyler (1798-1862), who lived at nearby Woodlawn.

They had two children: Eleanor “Nellie” McNeale Tyler (1877-1907) and Grayson Tyler (1879-1970). Grayson was married to Sally Norton Tyler (1883-1961), and their grandsons, Edmund Nicholas Tyler (19151972), and Grayson McNeale Tyler (19161959) were born at Cerro Gordo.

LATER OWNERS OF CERRO GORDO Annie Hunton Tyler died in 1914, the victim of an influenza outbreak. In her will – and repeated on her deathbed – she insisted that the farm not leave the family.

Following a service at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Haymarket, Annie was buried in the family cemetery.

Cerro Gordo was later acquired by family friend Philip Henry “Harry” Lee Sr. (18781958), and in order to fulfill Annie’s request, he gave 50 acres to her children.

Descended from the Lee family of Leesylvania in Prince William County, Harry Lee was related to Maj. Gen. Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee III, the father of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He was the son of Richard Bland Lee III (1835-1895) and Alice Butt Lee (1838-1890), and was born at nearby Buckland Hall. Harry was married to the former Gertrude Shipley Yates (18901975), of Hume.

According to the account in the May 14, 1930 edition of The Fauquier Democrat, “Cerro Gordo, the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lee near Buckland, was burned to the ground last Sunday afternoon (May 11, 1930). The fire was discovered in the ceiling about three o’clock in the afternoon, and before help could arrive, it

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home of Native Americans for was far past control. hundreds, or even thousands of “The house is supposed years. to have caught fire from a Broad Run was on the defective chimney. It had been Susquehanna Plain Path, a improved and modernized trail used by Native Americans without losing any of its that ran from Connecticut to original charm, and contained Florida. The earliest history of much valuable antique the area has been a major focus furniture, most of which was of the BPS for several years. destroyed.” Harry and son Physical evidence left by Philip Jr. (1928-2009), were the Native Americans includes home at the time; Mrs. Lee large, earthen mounds (like the and their infant son Richard “step mound” upon which part Bland Lee V (1929-2012) were of Cerro Gordo was built) and safe elsewhere. several perfectly circular pits Descendants of the Tyler along the banks of Broad Run. family that once lived at Cerro In addition, a large number of Gordo had several photographs The ancient stone steps leading to the katua, or ceremonial artifacts have been found on mound upon which part of the main house at Cerro Gordo of the 19th century house. was built, are evidence of the early occupation of Buckland both sides of the stream.

Unfortunately, all were lost in by Native Americans.

Courtesy of the BPS. Perhaps the most detailed the fire that consumed their description of the early Native home, The Highlands, in front entrance and improvements to the American presence in Buckland was Haymarket in 1959. No other images of grounds around the house. In 1939-40, provided by Chief Jim Eagle, hereditary the house are known to exist.

Mr. Brewster built the stone walls and chief of the Cherokees/Ojibwe, who visited Although he was not an architect, Harry Buckland on June 10, 1955.

Lee planned a new stone house to be built walkways, “…paying special attention In July 2009, Jerry Reynolds, a on the substantial foundation. He used the to preserving the old landscape plan of terraced gardens and pathways,” according correspondent with Indian Country Today chimneys that had survived the fire, and to the VDHR survey. “Ironically, many of hired by the BPS using grants from the Bay followed the original floor plan. the stones he used were taken from the and Paul Foundation and First Peoples, “Built of red sandstone quarried on the archeological remains of the old kitchen contacted Chief Eagle at his home on property, the house is a two-and-a-half foundation.” the Sandy Bay Reserve near Amaranth, story, central hall, single-pile main block, In order to create a more formal Manitoba Province. He was joined on a flanked by two-story wings,” according to appearance, the dark trim on the house conference call by BPS Chairman David the VDHR survey. “The main block has a was painted white, and to improve W. Blake, and they learned much about gable roof and two interior stone chimneys functionality, the kitchen was remodeled.

Chief Eagle’s visit to Buckland more than which extend a short distance from the The original sleeping porch, which 50 years ago. outside wall. The main block has two extended the length of the rear of the Chief Eagle explained that the small gable dormers with nine-light sash house, was converted to a sunroom.

Chickamauga Grand Council Confederation on the front roof, while each wing has wall In 1983, the Brewsters sold Cerro Gordo (formed in 1776) had assigned him to meet dormers on both sides of the roof.” to Barry and Linda Wright. “We were most with the major Native American councils A long, rectangular frame stable was happy with the improvements they made in Virginia – the Mattaponi, Catawba and built at Cerro Gordo around 1935, as well while living at Cerro Gordo,” remarked Pamunkey – in order to establish the as a small granary and storage shed. There Mrs. Wright. “Everything was done to presence of Cherokees at Buckland and is also a small family cemetery on the perfection.” In addition, Mrs. Brewster other sacred sites. At the time, the federal property, where during the second half of gave the Wrights the 200-page diary she government was trying to limit the area the 19th century members of the Tyler, Hunton and Lee families, as well as others, had compiled during the four-plus decades where Cherokees had lived. they called Cerro Gordo home.

“There’s been a dispute for at least 100 were buried.

During the years they have enjoyed years, maybe back further, on whether the In October 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Lee living at Cerro Gordo and raising their Cherokee had people there…and they sold Cerro Gordo to Stanley Brewster, family there, the Wrights have made always claimed there was another tribe an architect from Washington, D.C., and a number of improvements as well, that was actually non-existent,” said Chief his wife Irma. The Lees moved about a including a swimming pool and tennis Eagle. However, the existence of a premile west into Fauquier County to Buena courts, and a pond. historic step-mound known as a Cherokee Vista, where they lived with their young katua (ceremonial dancing ground), high on sons and Mrs. Lee’s sister, Edith C. Yates NATIVE AMERICANS the slope above Buckland proved that they (1888-1963).

AT CERRO GORDO had been there.

During their ownership of Cerro Gordo, While the homes and buildings at Accompanying Chief Eagle to Virginia Mr. and Mrs. Brewster made several Buckland can be traced back to the 18th were two of his uncles, Chief Chupche and changes, including alterations to the century, the land along Broad Run was the

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These Native American artifacts, found along Broad Run at Buckland, are part of the collection assembled over the years by the Buckland Preservation Society.

Courtesy of the BPS.

Ralph Campbell, and his friends, Solomon Broken Shoulder and Simon Broken Shoulder. At the time of the 2009 interview, Chief Eagle was 84 years old; all of his companions on the trip were deceased.

A vast trade system existed in the Southeast, all the way up to Maine, which was controlled in ancient times by the Mobilion people, according to Chief Eagle. Buckland – or “Buck Land” due to the large deer population, was “…one of many trade centers where tribes met that belonged to the Confederation. From fear of settlers, other tribes tended to attach themselves to the Cherokee or other large tribes, such as the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek.”

“Tribes had trade specialties in those days, and the Cherokees were known for ‘Indian copper’ hair pipes that were worn hanging from the side of the head,” he continued. “…that’s why Buck Land was very important to us. It was a trade center, and a ceremonial center, for many tribes.

There, they could gather without fear, because we Cherokees controlled it…not totally, but we did.”

Native American settlements were usually established along waterways. At Buckland, “cleansing water ceremonies” were held on the step mound, which was built on the highest point above the village.

Chief Eagle described the ceremonies as “very complicated and complex.” It is likely that the other mounds, located below and downstream, were used for burials.

Who built the mounds? Chief Eagle believes that the mounds at Buckland predate the arrival of the Cherokees by many years. “We know our people were there, and believe that they possibly took over the mounds after the mound people left, and were dispersed into other tribes,” he said. “The mounds date back 4,000 or 5,000 years, but we (Cherokees) only 300 years or more.”

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MISSION OF DISCOVERY At the start of the 1955 visit, Chief Eagle contacted two families living in the area, the Butlers and the Websters, “…who were definitely Native, but mixed.” Of particular help was an elderly man named Simon “Cy” Butler, who was aware of the mounds, but did not know for what they had been used.

Hiking up the hill above Broad Run, Chief Eagle and his group located the remains of the step mound under Cerro Gordo, and met briefly with Stanley Brewster. Returning to the area along the stream they found the two other mounds recalled by Cy Butler.

According to Mr. Butler, long ago there were more mounds – perhaps as many as twenty – along Broad Run. However, “…they had been hauled down, worked down.” This was confirmed by Solomon “Sol” Webster, who added that after the mounds were destroyed, the land was farmed for only a few years before it was abandoned.

Chief Eagle described the mounds they found as round in shape, measuring from 25 to 30 feet across, and between ten and twelve feet high. It is likely that the step mound had an arbor or other decorations on the top that were used in the ceremonies held there.

Also found were three depressions, or pits, in the ground along the stream.

Obviously man-made and very old, it was noted that all were exactly the same size and shape.

Based on information from an early phone conversation with Chief Eagle, David Blake and others with the BPS had trekked along Broad Run, and found five more pits. He described them as having “…an earthen lip around the edge, and stones inside.” The pits appeared to be about three feet deep, but were “siltedin” with leaves and dirt, so it is likely they are much deeper.

Chief Eagle thought that the pits were earth lodges that had caved in, partiallyunderground ceremonial places, or pits dug to mine clay. “The only way to prove that is to dig in a little way, and see if there is clay in there,” he explained.

Native American artifacts have been collected by the BPS for years, and shared with the VDHR. During their brief time at Buckland, Chief Eagle and his party found five more Native American artifacts.

“We lucked out,” he said. “We found several wash-outs, where we picked up flint tools. One of them was (the head of) a small hammer, the kind used to crush choke cherries, or break bones to get out the marrow.”

Their work in Virginia completed, Chief Eagle and his group returned to their homes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Fifty-four years later, he shared his knowledge and recollections with the BPS, adding much to what is known about the area.

“I wish I still had my old journal, the old notes,” he said at the end of the telephone interview. “I gave that book to another man, and today I have no idea where it’s at. But there were quite a few places that we visited, and in fact, quite a few different tribes.”

In the years since Chief Eagle’s visit, Prince William County has wisely identified Broad Run as “…a high sensitivity area where further investigation of prehistoric sites should be undertaken,” according to the BPS. ❖

John Toler is an author and historian who has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including four decades with the Fauquier-Times Democrat. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years.

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I wasn’t raised by him. My mother remarried when I was five and her second husband, Blair, adopted me. Most people didn’t even know that I wasn’t Blair’s biological child. In our family that never mattered. But sometimes your biology does matter. In my case, my biological father had a genetic mutation that no one knew about. And he’d passed it on to me.

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When you have the BRCA1 mutation, however, you receive the cancer-quality level of care.

People who develop cancer are called survivors. People like me are called “previvors.”

As a previvor you have a few options – you can monitor, start chemotherapy proactively, or have prophylactic (preventative) surgery. I decided to be monitored because my husband and I wanted one more child. And then, once the child was old enough, I would have preventative surgery.

It took us a few years to conceive, but it finally seemed like things

were falling into place.

Our 9-year-old, Dominic, was a typical, active boy involved in several sports. When he first told me in October of 2011 that he was having growing pains in his legs, I thought maybe he was seeking attention. Our family was going through a lot at the time, what with with me changing jobs and being pregnant.

Doctors couldn’t find a reason for the pain and except for a little inflammation, bloodwork came back normal. We were referred by a children’s hospital in D.C. to see a pediatric rheumatologist.

They did x-rays, blood work, and then we went back for a bone scan. After a lot of waiting, the doctor finally came back and shut the curtain. “I’m so sorry. This is not what we were expecting.” He told us that approximately 75% of Dominic’s bone marrow was leukemic. Dominic turned to me, “Mommy, am I going to die?”

I was 17 weeks pregnant, and we were talking about the survival chances of my 9-year-old. They gave us morphine and sent us home for Christmas. When I went to Home Goods to finish my Christmas shopping and the cashier asked if I wanted to donate to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, all I could do was stand at the counter and cry.

Everyone will tell you to get used to the life of a cancer family as a “new normal.” Some days would be great and then he’d have a setback. Every fever meant an ER visit. We had a binder of how to take care of our child including what to feed him, how to manage his emotions when he was on steroids for months, and information about his meds and the treatment “road map.” He gave up the normal life of a child.

No more moon bounces, Chuck E. Cheese, and the sports that he loved so much. With a port in his chest, he couldn’t take a blow, so football and Tae Kwon Do were put aside. He was given MRIs, CT scans, blood transfusions, and spinal taps. One year, while Santa visited the other children with cancer in the hospital, Santa had to wave to Dominic from the

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Left: The chemo buddies shortly after Blair was diagnosed with glioblastoma. He fought fiercely for seven months.

Right top and bottom: Brody’s first several years of life were measured

by Dominic’s treatment. Even though the boys are ten years apart, they are best friends.

doorway because he was under quarantine.

We made it through three and a half years of treatment. We told Dominic that when you suffer or hurt, it’s an opportunity to offer grace up for someone else. It’s important to remember that whatever you’re feeling, there’s always someone that’s hurting more than you are. And there’s always something to be thankful for. We are not thankful for cancer.

But we are thankful for the love and support around us. And we are thankful that we get to be together. We are thankful for life.

March 1st of last year, Dominic finished chemo. He’s now in his own waiting game.

Will the leukemia cells grow back? Or only the healthy ones? Doctors will watch him for five years. If the leukemia stays away, then Dominic will be considered “cured.” But if it re-grows, he’ll start back on day one of treatment.

But today, Dominic is healthy, and for this, we will celebrate. Tomorrow could always be a different story. So celebrate and be thankful for today. Not everyone has today.

One of Dominic’s biggest supporters throughout his entire life was my adopted dad. He would text me and my sisters every morning to say he loved us. And he’d always say, “ Kiss those boys for me!”

On Father’s Day 2014, my dad was admitted to Reston Hospital. They found a tumor in his brain. Glioblastoma. Even Google searches told us the outcome wasn’t good. I wrote my dad’s initial and last name, B. Strong, on his hospital room window. It was both a reminder and a command for him and for us all.

Dominic and my dad became “chemo buddies.” My goal was for my dad to spend as much time with Dominic as possible.

My hope was for him to see his grandson finish treatment. Having my son and dad in treatment at the same time was never

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something I imagined. I had just spent three years taking care of my son, helping ease his pain and wiping his tears. But now I was just a daughter. And I was falling apart. As the oldest sister, however, I felt like I had to be the one to hold it together.

My dad was amazing. He would whistle and sing in and out of radiation, charming everyone he met. Our family and friends banded together. We take care of each other and just make it work, even when things seem impossible and our hearts are breaking.

In January 2015, my sisters and I held Dad’s hand and sang “Counting Stars” before telling him we loved him as he took his last breath.

Surrounded by family.

Dad didn’t get to see Dominic finish treatment, but we knew that he’d want us to “B. Strong” and still celebrate. Because no matter what, life goes on.

We started planning Dominic’s end of chemo celebration from the very beginning.

It gave us hope. Statistics show that cancer is the leading cause of childhood deaths. Every day, three children under the age of 15 will die from cancer. We just couldn’t believe that Dominic would be part of that statistic.

On March 7, 2015, we held a Penny Fair celebration. We knew we wanted to invite everyone who ever supported Dominic, which was practically the whole town; from the orange ribbons put on all of the mailboxes in our Westmarket neighborhood to his traditional “chemo cupcake” from Cupcake Heaven. But as my husband and I spoke with Dominic, we knew it needed to be more than a party. With the assembly of so many people – what a great time to create a fundraiser!

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having two snow days right before the event, and thanks to amazing volunteers, we raised almost $8,000. It truly was a community effort. Some highlights were the officers from the Haymarket Police Department bringing by their pennies and the countless stories of people telling me about how their lives had been affected by cancer. There is definitely healing in sharing.

We are now a year later and getting ready for the second Penny Fair to be held on April 2, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Tyler Elementary School.

The Penny Fair includes a silent auction full of donated items from all on-site vendors and a variety of local businesses; a 50/50 raffle and raffle drawings held throughout the day; the very popular D.C. food truck CapMacDc (the best mac and cheese you will ever eat!). We will be selling tickets to ride a new amusement called “Log Slammer” and for a turn playing in the Knockerballs. We will also have a variety of student-created physical fitness games that teach healthy habits that only cost a penny to play. There will be a penny collection station and cash and check donations will be accepted. All donations are given to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

The reality is that the Penny Fair is not just about cancer, it’s about health and children and families. It’s about the community coming together to donate their time and goods and services in a united front for a good cause. It’s about fighting together for a cause. It’s about teaching the children of our town how to be good citizens and good people. It’s about celebrating life. And for me, it’s the outward expression of grace working in my life. I’m not always brave. Most days I only pretend to be strong. I make mistakes. But I know with the help of my family, my community, and all the people I love, I will always be able to do great things. And somehow, keep finding grace. ❖

Lisa Thayne is a graduate of Georgetown University and a 5th grade teacher at Tyler Elementary School in Haymarket. She was born in New York but moved to Haymarket when she was four years old. She lives there now with her husband, two sons, and French Bulldog, Zeus. She believes the important things in life include coffee, prayer, manners, spa days, and wearing a tiara on Tuesdays.

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Most celebrities don’t become successful by hiding, but that’s just what Steve Lewis and 11 of his friends have done through their television series, Buck Obsession, an outdoor reality show documenting their hunting adventures across North America.

“Growing up I always loved the outdoors and hunting,” said Lewis, founder and producer of Buck Obsession.

“The day Buck Obsession was founded, I decided to start a series of videos that documented my experience in the outdoors. It has since progressed into a nationally-televised program.”

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Lewis’ love for the outdoors and hunting in particular is rooted in a family tradition of hunting and a profound respect for nature. “I like to hunt for the sport and also being out in God’s creation,” said Lewis. “I like the challenge of learning the wildlife and how they operate. I started hunting under the direction of my father. He started me in the outdoors at a young age and taught me a lot regarding the sport of hunting. I continue to hunt because I love it. It’s in my blood and being out in the outdoors gives me the opportunity to relax and unwind.”

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Buck Obsession continues to grow since its beginnings back in 2011. For 2016, the Pursuit Channel, shown on Direct TV and Dish Network and their 50 million households, added Buck Obsession to their programming. “Buck Obsession’s mission is to provide and inspire others to have a goal of family, faith and friendship,” said Lewis, “and to show others to take your children in the outdoors and teach them good hunting tactics and skills, and to be ethical in the outdoors. Our mission is to show that teamwork does work. I manage 12 pro staff members and we

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have molded into one family and work great together in the field and off.”

Buck Obsession’s popularity may lie in their formula of providing genuine, sincere, and ethical shows about hunting. Some things go well, other things may go poorly, but every show is unscripted, according to Lewis, and every character you see on television is playing his real-life self. Buck Obsession is counting on their show’s authenticity as much as its sense of adventure and skill as a flavor many Americans will choose in a hunting show. “We just try to be ourselves,” said Lewis. “People want to see real people and not things that are scripted.

Many people have told me that they appreciate that we stay true to our roots. We’re not actors and our shows aren’t scripted. We pride ourselves in showing that average Joe’s can have big dreams.”

While Buck Obsession is far from the only show depicting hunting on television, Lewis and his crew try to separate themselves from the pack through a variety of methods including purposely dispelling a lot of myths about hunting and hunters themselves.

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While most sportsmen might think starring in their own television show about a sport they love might be fun, Lewis is adamant about just how much hard work it takes to be successful.

Especially when you realize Buck Obsession is an extracurricular activity for the entire staff.

Lewis said Buck Obsession is very structured and the process to be a member of his staff is rigorous. “We have a producer of the show, me, our sponsorship agent Andy Thorpe and pro staff manager William Green.

“We have a team of 12 members that are from different states such as Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Each team member had to go through an application process, which included submitting a video resume of what they have filmed in the past. Each member also had to have the commitment to help with trade shows and also events where they are needed. We also have social media administrators that focus on keeping our fans up-to-date with events, hunts and merchandise.”

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Left: Brad Abbott and Josh York took down this hog at Buck and Boar Outfitters in Swansea, SC. Below: Sean Calhoun took down this buck in Nebraska while selffilming. Calhoun also owns Gobbler Down Custom Calls in Chantilly and is preparing to host the 4th Annual Hunt for Heroes in April. For more info, cantact him at sean@gobblerdown.com.

myself have full time jobs and do this job on our free time. Dedication is a huge part of this television show and getting it all together for network.

Family is a huge part in this.”

Celebrities or not, Lewis and his staff pride themselves on keeping a better focus on staying morally grounded than on trophy hunting.

“Buck Obsession travels a lot to hunt as well as to trade shows, so making sure things are scheduled and planned right can be a challenge,” said Lewis. Their commitment to their faith, families, each other, and being ethical in and out of the tree stand is woven into each episode of Buck Obsession, ensuring each show is not only a fun-filled adventure for hunters, but also a testimony for their viewers that they can and should balance their love for the outdoors with a much greater calling.

“Never neglect your family,” said Lewis. “Your family is your backbone and your support system. Show balance in this and dedicate times only for this job. Having a family

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that supports you is key. So the hardest part is making sure your life is balanced and keeping the wife happy.”

Not far below family as a top priority for Buck Obsession is a hunter’s mission as a mentor and coach. “Make sure you spend time with your children or grandchildren in the outdoors,” said Lewis. “One day you may not be able to hunt so every minute and second is very important to spend with them. If you are disabled don’t let that put a sad face on you. Get out and enjoy God’s creation and He will give you the strength to enjoy and cherish the outdoors with his love and power.”

For new hunters, Lewis adds this advice: “Be a sponge. Absorb all the knowledge you can about the ethics and stewardship of the outdoors.

Have fun.”

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How have you been involved with HGBA? I try to come to every meeting and follow up after the meeting with the different professionals I meet there.

For you, what is the primary benefit of being an HGBA member?

I’ve always really liked the community feeling of the HGBA. The membership base may not be enormous, but you get the opportunity to meet everyone.

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I’ve always thought teleporting like Nightcrawler from X-men would be fun and useful. I could deal with blue fur if it meant I didn’t have to sit in traffic all day, every day.

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n 2007, two dynamic events occurred that would inexorably change the drinking scene across America. The first was the premier of the massively popular 1960’s American period drama TV series Mad Men in July. Following only a couple months later, in November, New York Times food writer David Wondrich released his book Imbibe!, a tribute to Jerry Thomas, the man considered to be America’s pioneer of mixology. Wondrich’s book includes recipes and histories for such retro drinks as the Gin Rickey, the Whiskey Cocktail, the Manhattan, and the Apple Toddy.

Almost a decade later, a recent article in The Washington Post stated that the sale of spirits is booming as a new generation discovers the classic favorites. Locally, new establishments find themselves profiting from this renewed interest, as evidenced by the opening of several new bars and increased offerings from older businesses trying to compete. This also means that local distilleries such as KO Distilling in Manassas, MurLarkey Distilled Spirits in Gainesville, and Mt. Defiance Cidery and Distillery in Middleburg are in an ideal spot to take advantage of these new trends.

Mike Larkin of MurLarkey explains, “Rum and Coke is a mixed drink. But if you add a lime, it becomes a Cuba Libre, which is a cocktail.” Larkin provides the basic recipe for making almost any cocktail – liquor, a mixer and a flavor or color.

He demonstrates by pouring an ounce of MurLarkey’s Clemoncy into a glass, adds simple syrup, club soda, and a lemon peel for a wonderful cocktail similar to a Whiskey Sour.

Larkin prepares another cocktail using MurLarkey’s Cincerity (a cinnamon whiskey) mixed with sweet vermouth, bitters, and orange peel, to create a cinnamon twist on

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an Old Fashioned. Mixing the Old Fashioned with muddled fruit, simple syrup and a maraschino cherry transforms the Old Fashioned into a Manhattan.

Substitute KO’s Battle Standard 142 Gin to make a Gin Manhattan. Substitute any rum from Mt. Defiance for a Rum Manhattan.

At KO, the Battle Standard 142 Gin, combined with dry vermouth, shaken over ice (to open the spirits) and poured into a glass with a lemon peel or olives makes a wonderful, classic Gin Martini. Add tonic water, cucumber or lime for a wonderfully refreshing summer drink similar to a Cucumber/Lime Tom Collins.

Both KO’s Virginia Moon and MurLarkey’s Justice can be the base for a wide variety of mixed drinks and bourbon-based cocktails. Mt. Defiance features several rum-based cocktails on its website, including their version of the Hemingway Daiquiri, which consists of rum, maraschino syrup, simple syrup, and grapefruit and lime juice. Mt. Defiance even shares Ben Franklin’s Shrub recipe to show how the interest in cocktails is timeless: “To a Gallon of Rum two Quarts of Orange Juice and two pound of Sugar - dissolve the Sugar in the Juice before you mix it with the Rum - put all together in a Cask and shake it well - let it stand 3 or 4 Weeks and it will be very fine and fit for Bottling. When you have Bottled off the fine, pass the thick thro’ a Philtring paper put into a Funnell - that not a drop may be lost. To obtain the flavour of the Orange Peel paire a few Oranges and put it in Rum for twelve hours and put that Rum into the Cask with the other - For Punch thought better without the Peel.”

The fun part of exploring cocktails is experimenting with different spirits, mixers and flavors. Find the combination you enjoy with help from your favorite mixologist or by visiting any of these local distilleries. They are all eager to help visitors learn about and enjoy locally made spirits. If you’d like to learn more about making vintage and retro cocktails at home, recommended reads include Imbibe! by David Wondrich and Vintage Cocktails by Brian Van Flandern. ❖ Steve Oviatt is the Past President of the Haymarket Gainesville Business Association and runs his own consulting business in addition to working with a number of local and international wineries. Steve acknowledges his daughter taught him everything he knows about wine. He lives in Catharpin with his wife, Nancy.

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