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Be the author of your own story and start living a more fulfilling life.

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love to write. In college I contemplated a major in English but quickly found that I was no English major. My love for grammar is more like a lukewarm acceptance. But grammar and spelling aside, my biggest challenge was in creative writing. I love crafting the bones of a story and I could lose myself for days in character development, but once that was done and it was time to flesh-out the final story, I was done.

I lacked the follow-through to really create the final story.

The good news is that while this flaw crushed my dreams of being a novelist or playwright, it makes me a good therapist. In graduate school I found a place for my love of character development, and my unwillingness to write the final story in working with my clients.

I use a narrative approach with my clients, guiding them to develop a

With some simple, new habits you can take control and start writing your own story one where you call the shots rather than just waiting on life to throw something your way.

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deeper understanding of who they are and who is in their life (“the characters”), and we plot out the major themes that they have experienced and hope to experience in life. And then I stop. Because it’s not my story to tell. I’m just the guide to help them understand the players and the themes, but it’s their life to lead.

The good news is that you don’t have to go to therapy to benefit from this kind of understanding and direction in your life. With some simple, new habits you can take control and start writing your own story — one where you call the shots rather than just waiting on life to throw something your way.

These four steps will not help you write a bestseller, but they will help you to take charge of your own life story. ❖ Esther Boykin wants to live in a world where everyone has at least one amazing relationship in their life. The kind of relationship where they feel safe to be themselves and know that they are loved wholeheartedly because of it. As an author, marriage and family therapist, and CEO of Group Therapy Associates in Haymarket, her simple yet effective tips and philosophies on mental health and relationships have been featured in a variety of digital, print, and radio media outlets including Redbook, Bustle.com, and SiriusXM radio. Esther and her colleagues at Group Therapy Associates are dedicated to helping people build healthier and happier relationships through traditional counseling, life coaching, various workshops and retreats, and concierge counseling services.

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Be the main character Too often I see people, women especially, relegate themselves to the role of supporting actor in their own life. I’m his wife, her daughter, their mother, on and on it goes. But you are more than your relationship to others and more than your job or your education. You are the hero/ heroine, the protagonist, the number one player in the story that is your life. It’s time to own it. Every morning remind yourself that the story of the day is about you and you are in charge of it. I love the television show the Mindy Project, such a smart and funny show. But what I like best of all is that Mindy narrates her own moments. She is the voice in her own head narrating her story. Be a Mindy.

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Do some character development Before you can figure out where the story is going or who else is in it, you have to really know your main character. Make a weekly date with yourself that is all about getting to know more about you. What you like, what you think about when you’re alone, what you dream about for your life. I don’t like the phrase “finding yourself.”

You’re not lost. You’re right here. The real trick is not to go searching somewhere outside to find yourself, but rather learn how to tune into what’s inside.

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Edit the cast of supporting characters It’s time to define who is in your life and why. Some people, like family, coworkers, and neighbors, are just going to be there no matter what. But you still have a say in how they interact with you and what they contribute to your story. Do they challenge you to grow or be more patient? Are they there to lift you up when you need it? Figure out the role you want people play in your life and then look to see if they are doing that. If not, it may be time to write them out of the story or cast someone new in that role.

Know your story’s themes What do you want your life to be about? Take some time right now and try to answer that question. Do you know what you want your life to be focused on and what values drive you? If not, that’s ok. That just means it’s time to sit down and identify your core values. For me, my life is, in part, about relationships, beauty, and integrity. These are the themes that direct not only my own behavior, but also how I evaluate the relationships in my life.

If you have an idea of what your themes (e.g. values) are, then it’s time to start putting them into an action plan. The key to a great story is that the themes are never really spelled out in concrete terms. We know what a story is about because it’s themes are articulated in the behavior of its characters.

Make sure your day-to-day choices reflect your themes and values. You’ll be happier and attract more people who fit the story you’re creating.

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significant day for me was Sunday, November 1, 2015, the day Frank Beamer announced his retirement as the Heach coach of the Virginia Tech Football Team. I had played for Coach Beamer at Murray State in Kentucky before he became a coach at Virginia Tech. Like so many of his players, I stayed in touch with him because he made it so easy. He has always encouraged me to stop by when I visited Blacksburg. I learned a lot of football from Coach Beamer, but more importantly I learned a very important life skill: How to focus on getting better every day!

As my memories of Coach Beamer’s guidance and inspiration came rushing back, it prompted me to share why adults need coaches and mentors in their lives –

not just for sports, but in every aspect of life where improvement is sought.

One of my favorite quotes is from arguably the most successful football coach in the NFL, New England Patriot’s Bill Belichick: “If you won’t accept coaching, you’ll never improve.

You’ll be the same player that you’ve always been.” It’s a powerful statement that comes from his experience as head

coach of the Cleveland Browns. He failed to win enough games with the Browns and was fired. As he reflected back on those times he realized the players on that team “thought” they had already arrived, because they were on an NFL roster. They didn’t take coaching very well and never improved as players or as a team. The same is true no matter what area of your life that you wish to improve, including your health!

A coach is someone that supports, teaches, leads, motivates, sets the direction, counsels, holds you accountable and is a role model himself.

I have had many coaches in my amateur and professional life – they’ve all had an impact on my life.

I have been coaching most of my professional life. I have coached and trained athletes that went on to play major-league baseball and NFL football.

I’ve coached athletes that have gone on to play virtually every collegiate sport there is. Although it feeds the ego to coach elite athletes, I get every bit as much satisfaction from coaching one of our adult fitness clients.

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You may want to consider a fitness coach if you’ve unsuccessfully tried losing weight, have had the same fitness routine for years, frequently injure yourself, or if you’re still struggling with nutrition. Consider these benefits of hiring an adult fitness coach: ASSESSMENT A good coach should be a good assessor. In order to maximize your training, you need to know where you are in regards to the following: posture, movement patterns, body composition, fitness level, as well as daily nutrition intake and sleep patterns. There are many assessment tools out there, but a really good coach looks at all aspects of your fitness and lifestyle.

GOAL SETTING Most people acknowledge that they need to exercise and understand that it’s good for them, but what exactly do you want to achieve? Fat loss? Strength? To be able to go on hikes with your kids? To be healthy enough to enjoy travel and leisure time when you retire? Avoid bad doctor visits and hospital stays? A professional fitness coach can help you set realistic and achievable goals that are both short term and long term in nature.

PROGRAM DESIGN It’s your workout, so the workout program should be written with your goals, physical limitations, and attributes in mind. We don’t always enjoy doing the things that are best for us, and that includes good nutrition and specific exercises. But a really good coach will have a plan for you and then be able to modify it as you progress.

SUPPORT Coaches are there for you when you need support. Whether it’s major upheaval in your professional life, heartbreak in your personal life, or maybe you went off the deep end eating ice cream, a coach is there for you. A good coach will listen and remind you of what’s important, and if necessary, they’ll give a little “tough love” to get you back on track! Nothing helps overcome adversity like exercise and someone to help restore your confidence.

IMPROVING FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS It’s great that a coach can help you lose 20 pounds, but has he helped you do the things you live to do – like saddle your horse, swing a golf club, or play with your kids? Those everyday movements get harder as we age, especially if we’re not functionally trained for it. Components like mobility drills, core stability exercises, and rotational power can really take your fitness to a higher level and improve your life! If you think you’re too old for that, you might want to talk to some of my clients that are in their 70’s and 80’s!

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TRAIN SMARTER When you embark on your new fitness journey, a qualified professional coach should be able to design a program that will include big “bang for your buck” exercises that can maximize your time and effort in the gym. Your program should have a good balance of metabolic conditioning and strength training. Steer clear of the “go warm-up on the treadmill and I’ll be with you after I finish my coffee” trainer.

ACCOUNTABILITY Let’s face it, if getting fit were easy, everybody would look and feel terrific. One of my clients always jokingly asks me while he’s catching his breath, “Colby, isn’t there a pill for this?” I chuckle and tell him “Not yet, but whoever invents it will make a pile of money!” To stay on track, most of us need some form of accountability. A seasoned pro always reevaluates and checks in on their client to see how many workouts they’ve done in a week or how their diet has been or how their body feels – maybe even a quick trip to the scale. Most of us can’t, or won’t handle this on our own.

INVESTMENT VS COST One of the most frequently heard arguments for not hiring a coach is expense. Try looking at your training as an investment in your long-term health and well-being. You can’t trade in your body when it starts to wear out, and if you’re like most of us, you’d like it to last until you’re 100 years old! You can’t start taking care of it when you’re 90. You’re worth the investment.

We all need coaches in our lives. Unless you’re superdisciplined, your likelihood of improvement without a coach isn’t very good. Whether it’s a New Year Resolution or you’ve finally decided your health is worth it, I strongly urge you to invest in a coach. If you listen and do what your coach advises, I guarantee your results will be better. And as Coach Beamer says, “focus on getting better every day!” ❖

Colby Schreckengost is owner/director of training at Next Level Fitness & Performance in Haymarket, which specializes in Sports Performance for Athletes and Life-Changing Body Transformation for Adults.

Next Level trains over 600 athletes per year from beginners to professionals and over 300 adult clients.

Colby holds a BS and MS and is a former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tulsa. He is a certified personal trainer and Sports Nutritionist. He also holds certifications with the Titleist Performance Institute and is a certified Functional Movement Screen Specialist. For more information on getting started at Next Level, please contact info@nltraining.com or call 703-754-0161.

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community outreach, and numerous fundraisers” to make this place ready for families who have sacrificed so much, says Shirley Dominick, Serve Our Willing Warriors Founder and President.

To achieve the fully-operational status, the retreat first went through a 3-month test phase by hosting nine families or groups of warriors since the ribbon cutting ceremony held on July 4th, 2015. This test phase helped to gather feedback to improve the retreat and programs offered. One important alteration was to add elements that made the building accessible to handicapped visitors. Also, Dominick says they “dramatically expanded” the

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All in all, Dominick says “the host guest Clockwise from top right: One of the many special services provided is complimentary photography services to capture this special week spent together. The first guests of honor at the retreat included service dog Bella.

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During the test phase, the retreat hosted two couples, four families, two groups of warriors, and one group of small warrior families. These 58 guests ranged in age from five weeks old to about 50 years old. The guests, from each branch of service, including two Coast Guard, included warriors with traumatic brain injuries, non-combat related injuries, post-traumatic stress, cancer, lupus, and a survivor family. Dominick says the feedback from the families provided “invaluable advice” in order to identify the needs of the retreat to successfully support the families. In addition, “the surveys from the guests have been just heart warming” because the guests were “so excited to have come to the Bull Run Warrior Retreat and experience the love of a community that is here to support them both in prayer and service.”

During their stay at the retreat, families can take advantage of amenities that include the scenic views, peaceful gardens, firepit, cornhole, nature walks, library, workout room, and playgrounds. But also, the onsite services offered to these families may make their stay even more special. The Visiting Chef program brings in exceptional chefs to prepare a special meal one night during the weeklong stay. Families can participate in a complimentary family photo session, massage therapy, life coaching, counseling, pastoral visits, and therapy dogs.

Many and various organizations helped in so many ways to make the retreat possible. SOWW is thankful for all their generous donors both past and present. Here are some recent donors and their contributions. Regency at Dominion Valley provided many of the furnishings to make the rooms comfortable and cozy. JROTC, American Legion Post 1799 Haymarket, National Charity League, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and the GainesvilleTop right: 37 acre plans for Bull Run Warrior Retreat. Below: The front of the Bull Run Warrior Retreat home.

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held fundraisers sponsoring the retreat.

And partner organizations including Bushnell Photography, American Disposal Services, and Starbucks help to provide services for the families.

Recently, Superior Paving, Tibbs Paving and Vulcan Materials Company came together and paved the driveway to the retreat, further enhancing the facility grounds.

To continue to provide these important services to warrior families, the organization has ongoing needs that can be met by members of the community looking to help. One important need is for corporate sponsors, which can bring in funding for the organization. Individuals and organizations can sponsor a room for a week stay for warriors and families or purchase a commemorative brick which will be personalized and placed on the retreat property. Also, builders are needed to help build three additional cottages on the grounds. Those looking for simple ways to contribute and give back to these families who have done so much for our country can drop off toiletry items, coffee, dishwashing powder, laundry detergent, and other staple items that would greatly benefit the retreat’s daily operations.

A Fashion Event to Benefit the Bull Run Warrior Retreat featuring wounded warriors and veterans as models will be held on Saturday, April 2, from 6pm to 10pm at the Heritage Hunt Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $75 per person, and a table sponsorship for 10 is $750. Admission includes dinner, dessert and beverage. Tickets are available for purchase at willingwarriors.org/fashion.

For more information, contact Carole Gathright at carole@willingwarriors.org or 703-743-2482.

The Haymarket community is lucky to have such an important organization right here in town. To learn more about Serve Our Willing Warriors, go to willingwarriors.org or send an email to info@willingwarriors.org to volunteer. â?–

This time together can help to bond families back together after long time periods away from each other.

All photos courtesy of Serve Our Willing Warriors.

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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Station Eleven A librarian’s honest review

by Beth Walker

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ometimes the hardest thing about working in a building full of books is knowing what to read next. Studies have shown that too many choices can actually make it harder to make a decision, and with so many great titles out there, and new books being published all the time, it can definitely be overwhelming.

Last year I decided to try a different strategy to break through my decision paralysis. I picked many of my reading choices from “Best Of” reading lists, hoping that it would point me toward something new and different. And it worked. As a result, one of my favorite reads in 2015 was Station Eleven by Hilary St. John Mandel.

The story begins when Hollywood actor Arthur Leander collapses on stage during a production of King Lear in Toronto. Jeevan Chaudhary, an EMT with a paparazzi past, rushes to the stage to perform CPR, while child actress Kirsten Raymonde watches helplessly. That night is the beginning of a terrifying epidemic of the Georgia Flu, which eventually kills 99% of the population.

The story weaves in and out of time, and from each of these characters, we learn a bit more about their lives before and after the Georgia Flu. Kirsten is now a young woman who performs with the Traveling Symphony, a group of actors and musicians who put on performances of Shakespeare for the

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various settlements in the surviving population. Her story focuses on the search for some missing band members, and an unsettling encounter with a man who calls himself the Prophet. Jeevan’s story follows his days with his brother after the initial outbreak, his past profession as a paparazzo, and his subsequent trek to find a safer place. Arthur’s story is supplemented by his friend Clark and his first wife Miranda, whose stories tell of his success, failure, love, and heartbreak.

What struck me most about this book was how all of the characters’ lives quietly overlapped, and how no single narrative dominated the book. The story was more dynamic than just one plot line, and in the end it was less about the action, and more about the people themselves. Instead of dwelling on the horror of this new world, although it was ever-present in the background, the author instead found a way to show that despite everything, there was still some beauty and hope left in the world. This book felt more like a study in human nature, the good and the bad, without overemphasizing the bad, which is what I feel like most disaster stories do.

Normally, I avoid post-apocalyptic stories because they are so often bleak in their treatment of humanity. Station Eleven, instead, offered a balanced and ultimately more fulfilling narrative of how we interact with each other, and how we deal with tragedy, both big and small. I

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also enjoyed re-reading previous passages in the story after new information was revealed about each of the characters, and seeing how the author created an intricate link between people who never meet.

Despite the excellent reviews this book received, I resisted reading it because the summary was not appealing to me.

It wasn’t until I started reading through some of the reviews on Goodreads.com, where Station Eleven had been a 2014 Readers Choice nominee, that I saw other readers had the same initial reluctance based on the summary. It was clear from their reviews, however, that this was not the typical disaster story portraying the familiar dystopian future. Feeling confident that I might actually enjoy this new type of literary post-apocalyptic storytelling, I put a copy on hold at the library.

Since I began using Goodreads over a year ago, I have found that I read more frequently than ever before. I am able to keep track of the books I have read, I want to read, and get suggestions for what to read next. While my coworkers at the library remain my favorite source for book recommendations, I have found that Goodreads is a great way to help me decide what book I might be in the mood for next. I like to vary my genres depending on my mood, and it sometimes helps to get the point of view from a variety of people to determine whether a book is going to satisfy a particular craving.

If you are looking for your next book, you might try the Library’s Goodreads account (www.goodreads.com/PWPLS).

We have over 160 reviews written by library staff members, with links to help you find the book in our branches. If you don’t find what you want there, you can always stop by the library and ask us for a personalized recommendation. ❖

Beth Walker received her MLS from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her undergraduate degree from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD, which is renowned for its distinctive Great Books program. She recently moved to Haymarket with her husband and two cats and is a librarian at the Haymarket Gainesville Community Library.

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Membership Directory Since 1990, the Haymarket- Gainesville Business Association has worked to build a professional presence in our community by offering businesses and organizations a way to connect and grow. The HGBA works to meet the needs of our growing area and can be often seen at community events that that positively impact businesses and residents. With over 100 members, the HGBA is the strongest representative business organization in Western Prince William County. Take a look at the Member Directory, these folks are your neighbors and friends, ďŹ nd one or two and show them support this year as they work to make our community even better!

AccountinG And BookkeepinG Excelsior Pay Group, LLC Shateea Holmes

9430 Forestwood Lane, #203 Manassas, VA 20110 703-392-9292

Myerson & Myerson CPAs Priscilla Myerson 5618 Swift Creek Court Haymarket, VA 20169 703-753-1040 www.mandmcpas.com

Union Bank & Trust Ray Knott

Heritage Hunt Professional Building 7001 Heritage Village Plaza, Suite 205 Gainesville, VA 20155 571-765-7752 www.lofasopllc.com

The Clay Law Firm, PLLC Jessica Clay

7001 Heritage Village Plaza, Suite 205 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-754-0503 www.theclaylawfirm.com

Surabian, P.C. Sandra Surabian

Lloyd Law, PLLC Barbara Lloyd Kessinger

17010 Thousand Oaks Dr Haymarket, VA 20169 703-335-1040

AssociAtion Sterling Women of Manassas Shateea Holmes 8801 Sudley Road, #4195 Manassas, VA 20110

15033 Walking Stick Way Haymarket, VA 20169 703-753-5429 www.lloydlawpllc.com

Auto repAir Warrenton Hybrid Ryan Bascom

703-997-9681

www.sterlingwomen.org/manassas

Prince William Chamber of Commerce Kris Johnson

98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 25 Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-4414 www.fauquierchamber.org

Attorney Lofaso, PLLC Stephen Lofaso

DuvallWheeler, LLP J. Timothy Mauk

The Fauquier Chamber Joe Martin

Cardinal Bank Shalini Kapur

70 Main Street, Suite #23 Warrenton, VA 20186 540-216-3854 www.warrentonchamber.org

8801 Sudley Road, #4195 Manassas, VA 20110 888-444-4090 www.excelsiorpaygroup.com

9720 Capital Court, Suite 203 Manassas, VA 20110 703-368-6600 www.pwchamber.org

Greater Warrenton Chamber of Commerce Scott Harlan

61 Blue Ridge St. Warrenton, VA 20186 540-316-8677 www.WarrentonHybrid.com

BAnkinG Sandy Spring Bank Phil Hicks

14231 Willard Rd, Suite 100 Chantilly, VA 20151 703-981-4061 www.sandyspringbank.com

7905 Heritage Village Plaza Gainesville, VA 20155 571-248-8800 www.cardinalbank.com

37 E. Main Street Warrenton, VA 20186 540-349-9675 www.bankatunion.com

Middleburg Bank Jeffrey Milnes

8190 Stonewall Shops Square Gainesville, VA 20155 540-878-2800 www.middleburgbank.com

Northwest Federal Credit Union Apurvi Patel 7500 Webb Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 703-743-7170 www.nwfcu.org

Apple Federal Credit Union William White 8700 Centreville Road Manassas, VA 20110 703-225-1114 www.applefcu.org

The Fauquier Bank Ellen Winston

15240 Washington Street Haymarket, VA 20169 703-335-7887 www.fauquierbank.com

cAmps Chip Rohrs Soccer Camp EE Chip Rohr PO Box 71 Manassas, VA 20108 703-368-3000 www.chiprohrsoccer.com

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Eloises Pastries, The Heirloom Bakery Mille Baldwin

Simplicity Events by Johanna Johanna Goossens

Warrenton, VA 20186 540-764-0113 www.eloisespastries.com

Heritage Hunt Golf and Country Club Cary Muirhead 6901 Arthur Hills Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 703-743-2005 www.heritagehuntgolf.com

A la Carte Catering + Event Design Karen Baker Velesz 6608 James Madison Hwy Haymarket, VA 20169 703-754-2714 www.alacartecaters.com

Roma Home and Office Cleaning Services, LLC Margarita Dussan 8895 Stable Forest Place Bristow, VA 20136 www.romacleaningservices.co

MP Copiers Maureen Blake

14675 Piedmont Vista Dr. Haymarket, Va 20169 703.753.5922 ext.225 www.piedmontclub.com

Stonewall Golf Club Jeanna Hilton

Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University Eileen Kennedy 10900 University Blvd, MS 5D2 Manassas, VA 20110 703-993-6092 www.HyltonCenter.org

15351 Championship Drive Haymarket, VA 20169 571-261-3335 www.eventsatregency.com

9104-M Manassas Dr Manassas, VA 20111 703-369-2575 www.mpcopiers.com

City of Manassas Park Jason Shriner

educAtion Mathnasium of Gainesville, VA Larry Jackson 7903 Stonewall Shops Square Gainesville, VA 20155 703-994-1083 www.mathnasium.com/gainesville

Linton Hall School Elizabeth Poole

9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA 20136 703-368-3157 www.lintonhall.edu

entertAinment Bingo the Clown/Newventur Entertainment LLC Carol Collins 6570 Alderwood Way Gainesville, VA 20155 703-743-2596 www.livelifewithlaughter.com

Gainesville Ballet Elysabeth Muscat

7528 Old Linton Hall Road Gainesville, VA 20155 703-753-5005 www.gainesvilleballetcompany.org

14600 Washington Street, Haymarket, VA 20169 703-596-5725 www.uncorkandcolor.com

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Regency at Dominion Valley Laura Petrosino

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15601 Turtle Point Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 703-753-6156 www.stonewallgolfclub.com

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Uncork and Color Julie Taylor

703-398-7617 www.simplicityeventsonline.com

99 Adams Street Manassas Park, VA 20111 703-335-8872 www.manassasparkcommunitycenter.com

FinAnciAl services MarC Trust Mortgage Carol Dubinsky

332 W Lee Hwy, #206 Warrenton, VA 20186 540-364-6205 www.marctrustmortgage.com

George Mason Mortgage, LLC Robin Farrell 7454 Limestone Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 540-222-9279 www.gmmllc.com/rfarrell

Meridian Financial Partners Nathan Gilbert

39 South 4th St. Warrenton, VA 20186 540-878-5452 www.meridianfinancialpartners.com

Ameritas Tucker Holt

14535 John Marshall Hwy., Suite 211 Gainesville, VA 20155 540-272-3666 www.clickics.com

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SeniorLifestyleMortgage.com Bill Hornbeck 38782 Mount Gilead Road Leesburg, VA 20175 703-777-6840 www.SeniorLifestyleMortgage.com

Ameriprise Financial Gary A. Howard, CFP JD

7150 Heritage Village Plaza Suite 201 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-753-2955 www.ameripriseadvisors.com/gary.a.howard/ profile

Primerica Steve Kubin

8700 Centreville Road, Suite 8696 Manassas, VA 20110 703-330-4533 www.primerica.com/kubin

Your College Planning Coach Luanne Lee

4031 University Drive Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030, 703-928-9036 www.yourcollegeplanningcoach.com

Home Savings & Trust Mortgage Thomas Light 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 150 Fairfax, VA 22030 703-328-5985 www.hstmortgage.com

Edward Jones Mark Miller

15111 Washington Street, Suite 117 Haymarket, VA 20169 703-753-2945 www.edwardjones.com

Fidelity Bank Mortgage Rhoda Rahn

7500 Iron Bar Lane, Suite 207 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-466-4007 www.rrahn.lionbankmtg.com

Edward Jones Deborah Trnka

5300 Merchants View Square, Suite 100 Haymarket, VA 20169 571-248-8267 www.edwardjones.com

Capital One Home Loans Adil Usufzai

5997 Twin Branch Ct, Haymarket, VA 20169 703-483-0300

Monarch Mortgage Maria Vasilakos

11781 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy., Suite 400 Fairfax, VA 22033 571-334-3299 www.mariaplusloans.com

Wood Smith Advisors Donna Wood

3841 Clifton Manor Place Haymarket, VA 20169 703-753-8222 www.woodsmithadvisors.com

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The Town of Haymarket Brian Henshaw

Advantage Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, LLC Jim Aram

15000 Washington Street, #100 Haymarket, VA 20169 703-753-2600 www.townofhaymarket.org

Government contrActinG Innovative Global Security Solutions, LLC Ben Magee 11590 Bull Run Overlook Court Suite 200-B Sudley Springs, VA 20109 703-707-8400 www.iglobalsecuritysolutions.com

GrApHics, creAtive services BlueSkyPhoenix LLC Michelle Coe

318 Singleton Circle Warrenton, VA 20186 540-422-0916 www.blueskyphoenix.com

Cranberry Marketing Associates, LLC Jerole Nelson 15850 Hunton Lane, Studio B Haymarket, VA 20169 571-248-6973 www.cranberrymarketing.com

HeAltH & wellness Coaching Through Accountability Deryck Cheney 703-963-8377 www.ctalife.com

Live Life Well, LLC Karen David

332 W Lee Highway, Suite 249 Warrenton, VA 20186 540-219-1797 www.livelifewellconsulting.com

Arbonne, International Rebecca Miller 10235 Foxborough Court Manassas, VA 20110 703-283-6387 rebeccamiller.arbonne.com

Next Level Fitness & Performance Colby Schreckengost 6620 James Madison Hwy Haymarket, VA 20169 703-754-0161 www.nltraining.com

Discover Health Yoga Studio Spencer Snakard 9055 Buckland Mill Rd Gainesville, VA 20155 703-850-7818 www.DiscoverHealthYoga.com

Arbonne International Angela Williams

10330 Launch Cir, #201 Manassas, VA 804-306-6997 www.angelawilliams.arbonne.com

Allegiance Home Care Rachel Riedal 24430 Millstream Dr ALDIE, VA 20105 703-539-6029 www.allegianceva.com

7560 Gardner Park Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 703-753-1005 www.APTRonline.com

Novant Health Don Sedgley

Visiting Angels of Prince William County Paul Buerckholtz 9300 Forest Point Circle, Suite 168 Manassas, VA 20110 703-530-8811 www.VisitingAngels.com

8700 Sudley Road Manassas, VA 20110 570-220-3107 www.novanthealth.org

Capital Caring Anne Young

The Adler Center 24419 Millstream Drive Aldie, VA 20105 703-957-1866 www.capitalcaring.org

Smiles on Haymarket Annette Dan

4420 Costello Way Haymarket, VA 20169 (703)753-8129 www.smilesonhaymarket.com

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SmileZ Pediatric Dental Group Corinne El Aomari

Simply Divine Decorating and Staging Hope Chang

7521 Virginia Oaks Drive, Suite 210 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-468-0700 www.smilezpediatricdentalgroup.com

1950 Doe Ridge Ct, Haymarket, VA 20169 703-283-6997 www.simplydivinedecoratingandstaging.com

Novant Health Kim Golanski

Hr services Insperity HR Outsourcing Guy Hinkler

8700 Sudley Road Manassas, VA 20155 703-369-8680 www.NovantHealth.org

1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 600 McLean, VA 22102 703.821.7320 www.insperity.com/guy.hinkler

Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center Jeffrey Hollis

insurAnce

52 W. Shirley Ave Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-9220 www.broava.com

Bigoski Insurance Agency Tom Bigoski

Acti-Kare of Chantilly and Centreville (InHome Senior Care Agency) Jophy Jose 6967 Gillis Way Gainesville, VA 20155 585-750-9202 www.vicmarketsolutions.com

JCA Insurance Planners LLC Jejuan Courtney 9721 Kennoway Court Bristow, VA 20136 703-727-2929 www.jcasolutionplanners.com

Awesome Smiles Dental Center Dr. Tontra Lowe

The Harvey Insurance Agency Bill Harvey

Awesome Smiles Dental Center 6468 Trading Square Haymarket, VA 20169 571-261-2600 www.AwesomeSmilesVA.com

Right at Home- In Home Care & Assistance Roz Minett 8834 Rixlew Ln Manassas, VA 20109 571-379-8211 www.novawest.rightathome.net

Dominion Valley Animal Hospital Valeria Rickard 5371 Merchants View Square Haymarket, Virgina 20169 703.753.4444 www.dvvets.com

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7915 Lake Manassas Dr, #303 Gainesville, VA 20155 571-969-3743 www.thebigoskiagency.com

14950 Washington Street Haymarket, VA 20169 703-378-2886 www.harveyinsuranceagency.com

Capital Group Benefits Darren Harvey 7516 Gardner Park Drive Gainesville, Va 20155

Select Benefit Solutions/Aflac Amy Leddon PO Box 191 Sumerduck, VA 22742 540-878-8426 www.aflac.com/amy_leddon

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Puffenbarger Insurance & Financial Services Inc Jennifer Puffenbarger 73 W Lee Hwy Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-7322 www.puffenbargerinsurance.com

Anita Sadlack State Farm Insurance Agency Anita Sadlack 14540 John Marshall Hwy, Suite 211 Gainesville, VA 20155 571-445-3487 www.anitaquote.com

GEICO Dave Stinson Sr

The Grounds Guys of Gainesville Frank Milihram

New Media Horizons, LLC. Joe Turpin

Landscaping Wilson Lawncare Services

non-proFit orGAnizAtion

4570 Lawnvale Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 571-222-6507 www.groundsguys.com/gainesville-virginia

Duane Wilson 9863 Arrowood Drive Manassas, VA 20111 703-851-9005 www.wilsonlawncareservices.com

Armor Turf and Pest Clayton Yoder

6568 Grays Mill Road Warrenton, VA 20187 540-341-0206 www.armorturfandpest.com

6446 Trading Square Haymarket, VA 20169 703-754-3555 www.geico.com/nova

Farmers Insurance - Janice S. Sutton Agency Inc Jan Sutton 10682 Crestwood Drive Suite A Crestwood Professional Center Manassas, VA 20109 703-369-4127 www.farmersagent.com/jsutton

insurAnce, Business Danaher Skewes & Associates Douglas Burum 10694 Crestwood Dr Massassas, VA 20109 703-361-8209 www.danaher-skewes.com

leGAl services LegalShield Barbara Heitz

14480 Rustling Leaves Lane Centreville, VA 20121 703.818.7399 www.barbarakheitz.legalshieldassociate.com

Patriot Process Service Charles Proffitt 3900 Jermantown Rd Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22030 703-385-5300 www.PatriotProcess.com

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JCA Insurance Planners, LegalShield Garry Keenen

Money Mailer Brandy Barney

7282 Prices Cove Place Gainesville, VA 20155 703-328-4632 www.jcainsuranceplanners.com

400 Holiday Ct, Ste 106 Warrenton, VA 20186 540-412-3327 www.MoneyMailerNOVA.com

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American Solutions for Business Pat Ennis

Juliano Properties Rich Juliano

10070 Greenwich Wood Dr. Nokesville, VA 20181 703-753-3733 www.asb-va.com

4154 Dartmouth Lane Gainesville, VA 20155 703-442-8004 www.julianoteam.com

Choice Franchise Advisors Sid Lee

it services CMIT Solutions of Centreville Chris Albright 10432 Balls Ford Rd Ste 300 Manassas, VA 20109 703-881-7738 www.cmitnova.com

Smart Bird Social Media Meghan Monaghan

5501 Merchants View Square #142 Haymarket, VA 20169 703-398-7212 www.smartbirdsocial.net

lAndscApinG Cornerstone Landscape Terri Aufmuth

PO Box 504 Haymarket, VA 20168 703-754-2843 www.cornerstonelandscape.com

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9653 Granary Place Bristow, VA 20136 703-392-9085 www.choicefranchiseadvisors.com

US Logoworks Andrew Olson

9415 West Street Manassas, VA 20110 www.uslogoworks.com

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10064 Broadsword Drive Bristow, VA 20136 703-232-6004 www.newmediahorizons.com

Comfort Cases Terri Aufmuth

12282 Scotts Mill Drive Bristow, VA 20136 703-489-7017 www.comfortcases.org

Bull Run Mountain Civic Association Deborah Buckingham P. O. Box 374 Haymarket, VA 20168 703-754-1885 www.BRMCA.net

Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary Dianne Falk PO BOX 90 Haymarket, VA 20168 703-489-7017 ghrotary.org

Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center Robin Firestone PO Box 479 Haymarket, VA 20168 703-754-6159 www.rainbowriding.org

Serve Our Willing Warriors Carole Gathright 6564 Bullen Bluff Ter Gainesville, VA 20155 703-743-2482 www.willingwarriors.org

CASA Childrens Intervention Services Charlyn Hasson-Brown 9384 Forestwood Lane Suite C Manassas, VA 20110 703-330-8145 www.casacis.org

Dominion Woman’s Club Deborah Jewell

6457 Whites Mill Lane Warrenton, VA 20187 703-499-3046 www.dominionwomansclub.org

The Sweet Julia Grace Foundation Sara Knight 10042 Darnaway Ct. Bristow, VA 20136 571-247-5176 www.SweetJuliaGraceFoundation.com

Dominion Woman’s Club Suzanne Mitchell,MA

6457 Whites Mill Lane Warrenton, VA 20187 407-463-5312 www.dominionwomansclub.org

oFFice Furniture & products MP Copiers, Inc. Mark Yingling

9104 - Manassas Drive Manassas, VA 20111 703-369-2575 www.mpcopiers.com

personAl services OverwhelmedHowCaniHelp,LLC Barbara Stohlman

Warrenton, VA 20186 703-508-3056 www.OverwhelmedHowCaniHelp.com

Errand Works, LLC Jennifer Wellington

10212 Oxfordshire Dr. Nokesville, VA 20181 703-881-1599 www.errandworksva.com

Mason Enterprise Center,Fauquier(George Mason University) Renee Younes 70 Main Street Warrenton, VA 20186 540-216-7100 www.mec-fauquier.org

Frances H. Herron, LPC Frances Herron 7544 Gardner Park Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 703-743-9899 www.francesherron.com

proFessionAl services Dragon Ridge Home Inspections JT McConnell

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Dragon Ridge 17018 Waterfall Rd. Haymarket, VA 20169 703-472-8400 www.dragonridgehomeinspections.com

Margarita Dussan Photography Margarita Dussan

Real Property Management Pros Patty Young

8895 Stable Forest Place Bristow, Va 20136 www.margaritadussan.photography

Jennifer Kellett Photography Jennifer Kellett

Manassas, VA 0 703-627-4565 www.jenniferkellettphotography.com

printinG Piedmont Press & Graphics Tony Tedeschi 404 Belle Air Lane Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-4466 www.piedmontpress.com

PostNet David Ryan

10302 Bristow Center Drive Bristow, VA 20136 703-396-8811 www.postnet.com/va117

proFessionAl consultinG Carson, Ashley & Associates, LLC James Carson Jr 45 Main Street 1st Floor Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-9191 www.carson-ashley.com

Cobra Leadership Development Inc Scott Keefer 17571 deweys run lane dumfries, VA 22026 703-216-5208 www.cobraleadership.com

Battlefield Telecom Consulting, LLC Steve Oviatt PO Box 131 Catharpin, VA 20143 703-468-4185 www.battlefieldtele.com

6518 Old Carolina Road Haymarket, VA 20169 571-264-1440 www.ManagementPros.com

Linton Hall, Realtors Annelee Farrar 14091 Daves Store Lane Gainesville, VA 20155 571 248 1584

Re/Max Gateway Deborah Gaynord

14904 Marlbank Pl Haymarket, VA 20169 703-298-4234 www.thegaynordteam.com

RE/MAX Gateway Marcia Goodman

8899 Sweetbriar St. Manassas, VA 20110 703-819-4776 www.TheHouseBrowser.com

JLH & Co. | Keller Williams Realty Jennifer Hoskins 8150 Cancun Court Gainesville, VA 20155 703-785-8296 www.jenniferhoskins.com

Re/Max Gateway Susan Jacobs

puBlic relAtions

7521 Virginia Oaks Dr, #100 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-347-4418 www.susanjacobs.com

ASHA Public Relations, LLC Asha Bruot

RE/MAX Real Estate Connections Mita Kapaldo

6157 Michener Drive Haymarket, VA 20169 703-501-1625 www.ashapr.com

Janna Communications, LLC Edward Loomis 14922 Gaines Mill Circle Haymarket, VA 20169 703-347-4113 www.jannacommunications.com

puBlisHinG Freespeak Media LLC Christina Chee 5790 Waterloo Bridge Cir Haymarket, VA 20169 714-420-6088 www.ColonialRoads.com

Haymarket Lifestyle Magazine Patti Engle 404 Belle Air Lane Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-4466 www.haymarketlifestyle.com

Virginia News Group Sylvia McDevitt

39 Culpeper St. Warrenton, VA 20186 540-878-2495 www.princewilliamtimes.com

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8859 Sudley Rd. Suite 101 Manassas, VA 20110 703-596-5085 www.mitakapaldorealtor.com

Long & Foster Realtors Deborah Kowal

7526 Limestone Drive Gainesville, VA 20155 571-215-4290 www.deborahkowal.lnf.com

Homestead Realty Laura Larson

7294 Joffa Cir Warrenton, VA 20187 703-589-7762 www.lauralarsonrealestate.com

Dianne Lemanski, Realtor - Keller Williams Realty Dianne Lemanski 8100 Ashton Ave. Suite 103 Manassas, VA 20109 703-754-0097 www.homesnorthernva.com

Century 21 New Millennium Diane Quigley

8078 Crescent Park Drive Suite 205 Gainesville, VA 20155 703-732-5952 www.virginiahomesbyDianeQ.com

Metro Premier Homes Mike Colucci 703-946-2497 www.FirstEliteRealty.com

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Vint Hill Village, LLC Edward Moore

All Star HVAC John Baker

4263 Aiken Drive Warrenton, VA 20187 540-347-6965 www.vinthill.com

7089 Lineweaver Rd Suite B Warrenton, VA 20187 703-680-9911 www.myallstarhvac.com

Winchester Homes Mike Nguyen

6681 Bartrams Forest Lane Haymarket, VA 20110 www.winchesterhomes.com

Appleton Campbell, Inc. Renee Davis

100 E Franklin St. Warrenton, VA 20186 540-347-0765 www.appletoncampbell.com

restAurAnt Poplar Springs Inn & Spa Debbie Eisele

Robert Hoaren Licensed Contractor, Inc Robert Hoaren

5025 Casanova Road Warrenton, VA 20186 540-788-4600 www.poplarspringsinn.com

4116 Mount Atlas Lane Haymarket, VA 20169 703-220-5140 www.RobertHoaren.com

Jimbos Grill James Kontzamanys

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a region well known for good cycling roads,” say Nieters and Lindsley. The location in The Plains works so well because of the many routes for bicyclists to ride, oftentimes north to Middleburg or west to Front Royal along secondary roads. The shop’s popularity is mainly due to word of mouth, especially within the cycling community, but also among coffee lovers in the area. Both Nieters and Lindsley say the shop has been “warmly welcomed by the town” and “the dynamic relationship between the coffee shop and the cycling shop has been enthusiastically embraced by the cycling community.”

Happy Creek Coffee & Tea does not offer the average coffee experience.

Their mission is to “provide expertly roasted and carefully brewed coffee and a 100% gluten free menu in a welcoming and pleasant cafe atmosphere.” Visitors will watch as each coffee order is brewed individually in front of them in a ‘bloom’ method, after the whole beans are ground seconds before

brewing, to give it the freshest flavor possible. Espresso, espresso macchiato, cappuccino, americano, and lattes are offered as well as hand-poured coffees, cafe au lait, and the unique ‘craft on draft’ which is nitrogenated cold brewed coffee (which has its own unique following). For the tea lovers, there are white, green, black, and herbal brews in varying flavors such as strawberry fields, ginger peach, sweet pomegranate, vanilla bean, and many others. Hot chocolate can also be ordered as well as fresh squeezed juices and smoothies.

The staff is knowledgeable and passionate about the products and quick to help customers decide which tasty beverage will be their new favorite brew.

On any given day, the tables at the shop are filled with bicyclists in full gear or those stopping The shop is a in for some help blend of vintage, from Nieters with modern, and eclectic, resulting their bikes. Nieters in a unique, works with riders to welcoming, adjust their bikes to relaxing environment.

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Clockwise from left: The shop is nestled on the corner in the quaint little town of The Plains.

The ‘bloom’ method gets its name from the visible expansion of the water to do its job producing the best cup of coffee possible. The bike shop offers a supply of biking products for cycling enthusiasts who gather at the store before and after group rides.

provide the optimum riding experience. His expertise with this type of adjustment comes from studying the art of fitting using 3D motion capture, a technique that uses cameras to catch the flaws in a rider’s form. Nieters also works on repairing bikes and building custom bikes for individual customers. While the store offers some biking retail products, the Haymarket location has more available of this type of inventory. Cyclists can peruse the bikes and products available for purchase and meet up with fellow riders to head out on a group ride.

Haymarket Bicycles posts rides on Facebook and Twitter (@haymarketbikes) for those looking to join in.

The hope for the future of the shop is for it to exist also as a venue for musicians, both local and traveling.

But for now, it is the perfect place for a unique experience in a tiny town rich with history and charm.

Haymarket Bicycles Studio and Happy Creek Coffee & Tea is located at 6485 Main Street in The Plains, Virginia. For more information, visit facebook.com/ hbfitstudio or search Happy Creek Coffee & Tea at The Plains on Facebook. ❖ 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 young glasswork artist had only been working with the medium for a little over two years at his friend’s glass shop before applying for a patent. Kihl now owns and operates Crafted, a glass studio and craft beer and wine shop in Haymarket that combines his two passions for items handmade.

After learning lampworking from his friend Michael Higgins (now a glassblower in Maryland), Kihl randomly drove by glassblower Tom Veirs’ shop in New Baltimore and stopped in. “I signed up for class and it kind of just evolved from there. I picked up on it,” Kihl said.

Now familiar in both lampworking and the more commonly thought of furnace work, Kihl uses both methods for creating both simple and ornate pieces for his shop. Although alcohol is the thrust of his business, the “wine aerator is really the main feature that got Crafted to where it is,” he explained. The unique glass aerators are 100% handmade — no molds are used. A crosshairs section in the

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middle maximizes aeration and allows the wine to percolate as it is poured. What makes Kihl’s aerator unique is that it fits the wine bottle almost like a stopper, allowing the bottle to be poured upside down and one-handed.

While a single aerator can take up to an hour or more to make, Kihl is starting to see some traction on sales and popularity.

In December 2014 he sold over 70 aerators alone. Pearmund Cellars has also bought some to sell in their gift shop and Kihl is being courted by other wineries to do the same.

Although a busy man essentially running two businesses, Kihl took some time to answer our questions about his unique artistry.

HL: WHAT ATTRACTS YOU MOST TO GLASSWORK? SK: The biggest thing that intrigues me is the medium itself. You’re taking a solid state into a molten state and right back to a solid state. It’s always interested me that you have such a fluid, honey-like consistency but working it and molding it you create something new. The sheer

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medium interests me. It may or may not be for everybody. The heat can sometimes turn people off from wanting to be in the furnace shop or be behind the torch. But you gotta push through. The first six months is a struggle.

HL: WHAT SKILLS OR TECHNIQUES ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? SK: Right now I’m just trying to hone in my skills and be consistent. With the aerators alone, that’s one of the main things I make here [at Crafted], so consistency is key. The way I do them, I don’t use any molds. So at the very end, doing the stretch that would fit into the bottle, if that’s not perfectly done right, it won’t fit in the bottle. There’s not a 100% success rate. So consistency is key. That’s been my main factor right now, to just dial that in. But I’m always trying to come up with new ideas for the lampworking.

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dealt with life. I got handed the glass blowing opportunity. I took it. I ran with it. I tried to make something of it. And now I’m trying to incorporate it with another business, alcohol. Trying to always keep the wheel turning and coming up with new ideas.

HL: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TECHNIQUE OR PROCESS? SK: It’s hard to say. I think my favorite technique isn’t really a technique but just going outside the box from the repetition of making the same piece and doing one hundred of them. Maybe doing a goblet or something that’s a one-off that I put a lot of time into that’s more on the artistic side. Those are probably some of my favorite pieces. Something that I really push myself to where I don’t even know if i’m capable of making it, and if it turns out it turns out. But that feeling of putting it in the kiln, you just finished it, and a sleepless night because you don’t know if it’s going to crack while it’s annealing (tempering glass in a kiln). That’s probably my favorite part about glassworking, the adrenaline rush that you’ll get from going outside the box and trying to push yourself. Something like that really gets your adrenaline going.

HL: WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY MAKE IN A MONTH? SK: For the most part, aerators and ornaments

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right now. It really rotates on the season. In October I’ll make these little ghost votives. I try to go with themes throughout the year. I just started doing these icicle ornaments this year. I’m coming up with a few other things. I also do an Easter egg around Easter. I do seasonal stuff. Last year I did more in glass sales than alcohol. Last December there was a lot of local support from the community. We had a lot of people coming in here to do Christmas shopping. I couldn’t have done it without the customers. Great local support.

HL: HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN A CREATIVE PERSON? SK: I’d say it developed, but maybe I was somewhat always creative as a child. But I never looked at myself as an artist. Even to this day, I debate craftsman versus artist. I don’t know. I know I’m a perfectionist and I’ll sit there and make ten

Kihls uses a form of glasswork known as lampworking to create wine aerators and pieces for the shop (shown above). He warms glass tubes before working them or adding aesthetic elements such as silver coatings, dots, or additional glass elements.

After closing one end, Kihl ueses small tubes to blow into the molten glass to expand the hollow center for pieces such as this ornament. For Kihl’s larger pieces requiring furnace work, he rents space at Veirs Studio Glass & Gallery in New Baltimore.

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Much history was made in the village northeast of Haymarket

By John T. Toler

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ne of the more familiar names in Western Prince William County is “Sudley.” While most people associate “Sudley” with State Route 234, which passes through the area from U.S. 15 north of Haymarket to Manassas, there is much history connected to that name.

About 1770, John F. Carter built a large home and plantation on the Fairfax County side of Bull Run that he called “Sudley.” It can be assumed that the name was derived from “Sudeley Parish Manor,” located in Gloucester, England.

There were other Carter properties in the area on large tracts passed down from Robert “King” Carter, including Red Hill, Woodland, Bleak Hill and Mountain View.

As early as the late 18th century, the Carter family had a mill operating in Prince William County on Catharpin Run, which was named “Sudley.” In 1789, ownership of the mill passed to John’s son, Landon Carter. By the early 19th century, the mill complex consisted of the mill, the miller’s house and a store, which was manned by “Sam,” one of Landon’s slaves. Later, a blacksmith’s shop was established there.

“While the Carter homes were the social centers of the Sudley neighborhood, the great mill on Catharpin Run was its economic heart,” according to History

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in a Horseshoe Curve, the Story of Sudley Methodist Church and Its Community (1982), an excellent and detailed history of the area compiled by Elizabeth Harrover Johnson, E.R. Conner III and Mary Harrover Ferguson. “This was one of the earliest merchant mills in Northern Virginia, having been engaged in the manufacture of flour for European export as early as the 1770s.”

The mill left the Carter family in 1835, when the property, including the mill complex and 100 acres, was sold to Peyton Neville, Benoni Harrison, James MacRae and John W. Tyler. The property was sold again in 1847 to Dr. R.C. Mackell, and in 1856, Robert F. Carter purchased the property. Three years later, Carter sold the mill to his cousin, Robert Carter Weir, who owned the mill during the Civil War. GROWTH COMES TO SUDLEY A community soon grew around the mill. According to the online history of Sudley United Methodist Church, “The Virginia Conference Historical Society gives the beginning date of Sudley Church as prior to 1789. William Waters and Francis Asbury, Methodist circuit riders in the Sudley area, recorded services

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Top: Drawing by Union Pvt. Robert K. Sneden during the Civil War depicts Sudley Mill on Catharpin Run in the foreground, and the Sudley Springs Hotel on the hill above it.

Above: Near the end of its useful life, the original Sudley Mill was photographed in 1870. Damaged during the Civil War, a new mill rose in its place in 1876.

as early as 1775.”

In 1822, local Methodists who had been worshipping in homes and other places built a brick church at Sudley on a threequarter acre lot given to them by Landon Carter and his wife, Courtney Norton Carter. It was a rectangular structure with a gable roof and one-and-a-half story entrance façade on the east gable. There were three tall windows on each side of the building and one on the rear to provide light for the sanctuary, and three smaller windows on the front, above the gallery. Heat was provided by a stove and single interior chimney.

The interior of the church was described by May Leachman Dogan (1857-1939), a long-time member of the church, in the History in a Horseshow

Curve: “It had a door in the center of the front which entered the one aisle which had benches on either side for women on the right side, and for men on the left side. On either side of the broad pulpit were benches running in the opposite direction. These were called ‘Amen’ corners and the oldest members occupied them.

“As a child, I used to think they sat there because the preacher would not see them go to sleep. There was a gallery across the front supported by pillars, and in this gallery the colored people sat until they began to build churches of their own.”

The 1850s were significant in the history of Sudley. A mineral spring had been discovered near the village, and with the Manassas Gap Railroad connecting Alexandria to the Shenandoah Valley and passing through Gainesville, entrepreneurs saw a great opportunity for a hotel and spa, just a short wagon ride from the Gainesville depot.

By the late 1850s, the Sudley Springs Hotel, located across Catharpin Run and northwest of the church, was in business.

Most likely because of the promotion of the hotel, the village became known as “Sudley Springs” as well.

“In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, wherever a spring was found with some sort of mineral content, it became noised abroad like the pool at Bethesda that it might be able to cure any malady that beset human beings,” according to Prince William, the Story of Its Places and Its People (1941). “So it came about that the lame, halt and blind gathered about bubbling waters.

Here at Sudley was a spring that possessed a sulphur aroma, if not curative ingredients.”

Other than advertisements placed in Washington, D.C,

newspapers and promotions by the Manassas Gap Railroad, little is known about the early days of the Sudley Springs Hotel. “No documentation exists but in the memory of old folks of Prince William, who passed down father-to-son stories of its grandeur,” according to Prince William, the Story of Its places and Its People.

THE CIVIL WAR COMES TO SUDLEY By the mid-1840s, tensions between the North and South were building, and in 1847, the old Baltimore Conference assigned a pro-Northern minister to Sudley Methodist Church. With only one dissenting vote, the congregation refused to receive the man.

The Virginia Conference took over making assignments, and until the outbreak of the Civil War, there were two types of Methodist churches – Methodist North and Methodist South – sometimes both in the larger towns, as was the case in Warrenton, until 1861.

The war came to Sudley with a vengeance on the morning of July 21, 1861, when large columns of Union soldiers emerged from the woods, marching south down Sudley Ford Road.

Afterward, it was later learned that the troops, under Gen. Irvin McDowell, were executing a wide flanking maneuver to attack Clockwise from below: Map of the Sudley area in 1901, compiled from a U.S.G.S. survey and information gathered by E. R. Conner III, shows the location of the main structures, roads and streams. Courtesy of Sudley United Methodist Church. Dating back to 1822, the brick Sudley Methodist Church, as it appeared in 1862. The Sudley Springs Hotel, built in the 1850s, survived the Civil War. In this photo taken around 1900, the owner, Andrew Fetzer, can be seen seated at the left, wearing a top hat.

Confederate soldiers guarding the Stone Bridge carrying the Warrenton-Alexandria Turnpike over Bull Run. The Union columns stopped at Sudley, where they rested briefly and filled their canteens before moving out. The First Battle of Manassas had begun.

The conduct of the battle is well documented. The fighting began in mid-morning, and it first appeared that the Union forces would prevail. However, the Confederates took up a defensive position on Henry Hill, and after the Union troops could not dislodge them, the Rebels counterattacked, smashing through the Union lines.

It was a complete rout. Some Union soldiers retreated back toward Sudley, where surgeons had taken over the church as a field hospital shortly after the battle started. Three other buildings in the village were ordered to be “cleared out” for the overflow of wounded and dying brought to Sudley.

One such building was the home of John and Martha Thornberry, located above Bull Run west of the church. Before the war, John Thornberry had made a living as a carpenter, part-time undertaker and wheelwright, repairing wagons in the shop near their home.

Soon after the outbreak of the war, John joined the Confederate army, leaving Martha and their five children at Sudley. The evening before the battle, Martha and the children had gone to stay at Stony Ridge, the farm on the GrovetonSudley road owned by her brother-in-law, William Wilkins.

Martha and the children returned home on Monday morning, July 22, 1861, to a scene of utter devastation. Laura Thornberry was seven years old at the time, and years later recalled what they found: “…there was on Monday morning not an article of anything left (in the house.) Ten men had bled to death in mother’s bedroom the night before. Carpets and all furniture were out and gone. We never saw any of it again, or anything else.”

“The old farm well in the backyard was almost full of everything that would go into it. Such as chinaware, cooking utensils, flat irons, and everything you can imagine used in a family was thrown in it. Of course, everything was broken. How we cried over it; no prospect of replacing any of it.”

John Thornberry fought in the battle near his home, and he was wounded. In addition to what was lost in the house, his shop was destroyed and his tools and supplies taken. To add to the family’s distress, they would have a similar experience after the Second Battle of Manassas only 13 months later. Returning after the battle, they found that their home had been spared, but there were more than 150 bodies scattered around their property.

PVT. RICE’S ORDEAL On the afternoon of July 21, 1861, Pvt. John L. Rice of the 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry was shot in the chest during one of the assaults on Henry Hill, the bullet passing through his lungs. While he was being carried by his comrades to Sudley, they thought he had died. With the approach of enemy horsemen, they left the lifeless soldier beside a fence.

The surgeons were overwhelmed by the number of wounded, and soon Confederate cavalry pursuing the stragglers were in the village as well. Six of the Union medical staff were captured by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry, but were allowed to continue treating the wounded.

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In a dramatic if not entirely accurate portrayal of the Sudley Methodist Church, Pvt. Sneden sketched the ambulances bringing wounded to the makeshift hospital there during the First Battle of Manassas.

After nearly two days, Sudley residents Amos Benson and his wife Margaret assisted the medical staff at the church as they continued to treat the wounded from both sides. On the evening of July 23, while walking back to Christian Hill, their home nearby on the Sudley-to-Manassas Road, they found Pvt. Rice – propped up against the fence, but still alive and conscious.

Amos Benson went back to the church and convinced a surgeon to come the 400 yards or so to where Pvt. Rice was lying, but after a cursory exam, he declared that he could do nothing to save him. But the Bensons felt that even if Pvt. Rice was going to die, it was their responsibility to at least make him as comfortable as possible during his final hours.

Concerned that he was too badly hurt to be moved, the Bensons erected a tent-like structure to protect him from the sun and rain, and for the next ten days cleaned and dressed his wounds, fed and cared for him.

Rice began to regain some strength, and finally was able to be moved to the church, where the Bensons and their neighbors were still helping treat the remaining wounded.

They persuaded the Confederate surgeons to take over Rice’s care, and sometime later he was judged to have recovered sufficiently to be taken to Libby Prison in Richmond as a prisoner of war.

Remarkably, Pvt. Rice made a full recovery, and was later exchanged. Returning to New Hampshire, he re-enlisted in the Union Army, and later earned an officer’s commission. He would serve the rest of the war, rising to the rank of colonel.

Back in Virginia, in March 1862 Amos Benson enlisted in Co. A, 4th Virginia Cavalry, under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and he too served until the end of the war.

Years would pass, and in October 1886, Col. Rice returned to Sudley and sought to find the couple who had so kindly treated him, and saved his life. He found that they were still living at Christian Hill, and when he called and introduced himself, the Bensons were initially amazed.

Col. Rice spent the afternoon with the Bensons, talking about the incident, the war, and what had transpired over the past 25 years. He asked to be taken to the site where he had been found,

and before departing, Col. Rice asked if there was anything he could do for them.

While they wanted nothing for themselves, the Bensons mentioned that their church was struggling to rebuild.

After the war, they resumed worship services there, but one whole wall had been badly damaged by cannon fire, and due to advanced deterioration, the structure had been razed to its foundation.

A simple, new frame structure was being built on the old foundation, and in the meantime, the congregation held their services in the Sudley Springs Hotel and the old St. John’s Episcopal Church a few miles west on the Catharpin Road.

The problem that remained was the $200 debt the congregation had accumulated during the reconstruction. Col. Rice offered to help, and upon returning to Springfield, Mass., he took his story to the editor of The Republican, who published the story, and an editorial entitled, “A Story of the War: Let Us Raise the Debt on a Little Southern Church,” urging readers to contribute.

Within four days, $235 was raised to pay off the debt, and the money sent to the Bensons. In addition to relieving the debt at the Sudley Methodist Church, it was a measurable example of the healing of the nation.

RECOVERY AND CHANGE During the war, Sudley Mill was badly damaged. Robert C. Weir sold the property to William and Susan Sullivan in 1865; they held on to the mill for three years before selling it to Charles Thomas, of Pennsylvania. It was acquired by another Pennsylvanian, Andrew B. Fetzer, in 1875.

Fetzer tore down the old mill, and replaced it with a new structure that included a steam-powered sawmill. Until 1900, the mill was running seven days a week and making money. The property was sold at auction to Laws Spencer in 1904, who shut down the milling operations in 1910. Local farmers then took their grain to the mill at Catharpin run by Emmett Pattie. The Sudley Mill property was tied up in litigation until 1935, and demolished in 1936.

The second Sudley Methodist Church served the congregation until August 1918, when it was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The present church rose on the site by 1920; it was dedicated in 1922, and the cornerstone laid in 1928, when the debt on the church was paid.

Little mention can be found of the role of the Sudley Springs Hotel during the Civil War, but it does appear in drawings and photos of the time, and it can be assumed that the building, like others in the Sudley community, was used as a hospital after the

major battles at Manassas.

As the region recovered from the effects of the war and Reconstruction, it is clear that the hotel had survived in some form, as shown in the photo taken about 1900 that appears in History in a Horseshoe Curve and in other publications.

What happened to the hotel between 1875 and 1900 can be found in the account provided in Top:The original part of Sudley United Methodist Church dates History in a Horseshoe Curve by Mary Gertrude back to 1920, and is the third built on the site. The church has Tryon, granddaughter about 500 members on its rolls, of Andrew Fetzer, who with 200 regularly attending owned the property weekend services. Left: Dating where the hotel stood: back to well before the Civil “There was no front War, the Thornton house across porch at the time, and from Sudley United Methodist Grandfather Fetzer had Church was acquired by the the porch…built onto National Park Service in 1966 and has been stabilized and the house. There were partially restored.

21 rooms in the house.

The house had been a hotel before the Civil War. It was on a 350-acre farm which Grandfather Fetzer bought, along with the flour mill…He ran the mill and sold very fine flour far and wide in Virginia and Washington, D.C.” In This Was Prince William (1978), historian R. Jackson Ratcliffe writes, “The building burned in the early 1900s, but remains of the spring can still be found on Catharpin Run.” John Thornberry survived the war, and his family continued to live in their house at Sudley until 1871, when they sold the property to Carson Matthew and moved to Buckhall, south of Manassas. Sufficiently recovered from the war, Sudley got its first post office that year, when the facility was moved from the Stone House Hotel on the Warrenton-to-Alexandria Turnpike, where it had been operating since 1865.

It was located in the Thornberry house, and the first postmasters were Mr. and Mrs. Carson Matthew. The Sudley Post Office operated there until 1903, when the mail service was moved to Catharpin. Later owners were Mrs. Matthew’s niece, Georgia Anderson; C.G. Perry, and H.R. and Velma Woodward, who used it as a summer home.

Historically significant as one of only three surviving structures that were on the battlefield during the war, the Thornberry house was acquired by the National Park Service in 1966. In decrepit condition when the NPS took it over, the house has been stabilized and carefully preserved to bring it back as close as possible to its Civil War-era appearance. ❖

Author John Toler is a writer and historian and has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including 4 decades with the FauquierTimes Democrat. He has written and lectured about many legendary characters in Fauquier County’s history. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years.

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