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Fauquier Health Teaches Safety at KidSafe Fauquier Health will host KidSafe — a health and safety event for children ages 4 to 11 — on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Highland School in Warrenton. In addition to fun activities, the event will provide important health and safety lessons that will last a lifetime.

Department): Whether you’re on a bike trail or zooming around your neighborhood, knowing some good rules can help keep you safe on your bike. This class will go over the basics. • Fire safety (Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company): No one wants to think about their home catching fire, but you should have a plan nonetheless. Firefighters will teach important lessons about preventing fires and getting out of harm’s way if there is a fire.

KidSafe is a community service sponsored by Fauquier Health, Fauquier Hospital Auxiliary and Highland School. The booster seat raffle that will take place at the event is sponsored by Carr & Hyde, Inc., Puffenbarger Insurance Agency, Learning about fire safety is more fun Wal-Mart and Joe when you’re wearing the proper hat. Runion, State Farm. KidSafe will offer the following health and safety classes: • Home alone safety (Warrenton Pediatrics): Kids who spend time alone need to know what to do in a variety of potentially dangerous situations. Learn important safety advice from the experts. • First aid (Piedmont Pediatrics): Do you know what to do if you or someone else gets hurt? Sometimes you need more than a bandage. Come and learn how you can help people and when you need to call an adult to help. • Bike safety (Warrenton Police

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• Body safety for kids (Fauquier County Sheriff ’s Office and Fauquier County Social Services): This class will help you understand the difference between “good” and “bad” touch and how to say no when you want someone to keep their hands off. • Weather safety (Mike Eckert, National Weather Service in Washington): Tornadoes, thunderstorms, floods and hail — find out what causes them and how you can keep safe. • Animal safety (Piedmont Pets Veterinary Clinic): How do you know when petting an animal is safe? Dog bites and cat scratches aren’t fun, so come learn the best way to introduce yourself to unfamiliar animals.

• Self-defense for kids (Grand Master Ron Jenkins, Karate Sports Academy): Learn some smooth moves to help if you’re ever in a dangerous situation. • Safety with electricity (Dominion Virginia Power): Electricity is very helpful and important — but it can be dangerous. Let a professional show you the ins and outs of staying safe with things that use electricity. Members of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office will be offering free child fingerprinting at KidSafe. It’s the best tool to help find your child if he or she is ever lost. Call Fauquier Health at 540-3163588 or visit www. fauquierhealth.org.

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Real Estate: Past, Present & Future How did we get here? What went wrong? How do we fix it? By Dawn Arruda

n real estate, the past affects the future so it’s important to look back to understand real estate today. The recent wave started around 2002 when housing prices began to appreciate due to low inventory. New home construction pushed the demand for houses which continued to push up prices. As new home construction increased, so did resale homes, allowing many home owners the opportunity to move up to the next level. During this same time period, relaxed lending practices allowed many home buyers more purchasing power. This led to further demand increases causing prices to climb at an unprecedented rate. The ability to get very risky loans including interest only loans, points and buy downs rolled into loans, high loan-to-value ratio loans, negative amortization loans, etc., all made it easy to afford more home! At the same time, everyone was having quite a party with home equity loans, purchasing new cars, furniture, decks, patios, finished basements, investment properties etc. LIFE WAS GOOD until around 2008 when… Everyone was tapped out! Mortgages were beginning to reset at much higher rates, increasing house payments well beyond what the average home buyer could afford. Couple that with gas prices reaching record highs and, before you know it, THE PARTY IS OVER! 22

Like a bad hangover, we painfully had to face what was happening. Homeowners started to default on their mortgages, sometimes just walking away because they did not know what else to do. New home construction fell off dramatically, layoffs started, loans continued to default in record numbers, banks were losing BIG and the cycle of the down turn began and that little hangover became an insurmountable migraine.

House prices started to drop almost as drastically as they went up and no one could refinance because the “equity” that everyone counted on was gone. As an example, let’s say a house in neighborhood X sold brand new in 2003 for $426,000. That same house in 2005-06 was selling for $777,000!

Today, that home is probably selling for $430,000 on a short sale. If this house only had a modest gain of 3% a year, its value would be somewhere around $483,900 instead of $430,000 in today’s market. On average, real estate has appreciated at a rate of 6%. So, why did anyone think that we could sustain a 20 to 30 percent annual growth rate? Annual cost of living, on average, only goes up maybe 4%. Instead of a realistic modest gain, we are now seeing severe depreciation. Basic economics should have smacked us in the face way before we lost control. Now, we can blame Congress for loosening the lending restrictions (because they thought everyone should own a home) or the mortgage companies for their creative lending practices, or the appraisal companies for making the appraisal fit (they had comparables in most cases and also pressure from the lenders), or the realtors who drove you around to find a house that was still available because we could not write contracts fast enough. The bottom line in all of this is that buyers signed on for houses they could not afford. No one was forced to sign the papers. By law, loan documents had to be explained to you. You had the right to read them, ask questions, and more importantly, you could walk away if you did not agree with the terms of the loan. You and Real Estate Continued on page 24 Warrenton Lifestyle

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Continued from page 22 only you were the responsible party that signed that note. Buyer Beware! Let’s do a little more math to explain the financial situation better. (Note: Specific figures are estimates and are being used for illustrative purposes only.) Let’s assume Mr. and Mrs. X make $120,000 a year, have excellent credit and were able to scrape up 3.5% for a down payment required by FHA (the large majority of loans used today). They asked the home owner of the property to help them out by kicking in approximately 3% for closing assistance. Mr. and Mrs. X are able to afford a home valued at approximately $450,000 if they keep their other debt at no more than $1,200 per month. In this example, we are using a 5% loan with 1 point at 31% ratio of house to income. Their payments will be about $3,000.00 with PITI (principle, interest, taxes and homeowner’s insurance) and mortgage insurance. Why is this so important to know? If most families in your demographic area are averaging $120,000 in income and banks are not easily lending money, then how can new homebuyers buy a home these days? In my opinion, we need to reeducate the public on the home buying process by bringing the thinking back to a more modest 24

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they did before the big party! In order to stabilize the market, banks need to continue to work hard to keep people in their homes and we need to clear the enormous amount of inventory of homes that currently exist. Consider the high rate of foreclosures, the current and future short sales, and rising unemployment, and we have more homes for sale than home buyers. Today is truly a perfect time to purchase a home. If done correctly, it may be one of the best solid investments

for future wealth. Potential buyers should continue paying down their debts and monitor their credit. Firsttime home buyers who are ready to purchase should call a trusted realtor or mortgage representative. All those who’ve recently lost their homes still need a place to rent until they recover from their losses. Many of them still have good incomes, just not enough to sustain those ARM adjustments. This is a great opportunity for investors purchasing rental properties. If you have equity and you want to move up, now is a great time to acquire a valuable property but you must be realistic about your current home’s value. Home owners who are in trouble or who think they might be heading in that direction still have options to recover. You just have to ask for help. There are plenty of good realtors that are still in the business. They love what they do and they know the market. And it’s still free to ask questions! We all have to work together to correct this mess that we brought upon ourselves, but it can be done. It is time to get back to the basics and slowly, but surely, we will recover. Like that bad hangover, the headache will eventually go away and we will begin to feel better, but next time let’s not party till we drop! Warrenton Lifestyle

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Historic Old Town Warrenton Happenings March is already here, which means spring is around the corner. Here in Old Town, the merchants are gearing up for the spring season. There are plenty of sales to be found as everyone has been to market and has ordered their spring and summer merchandise. While we wait impatiently for that warm weather and buds to start appearing, there is a lot of planning to do for the year. Get out those calendars and start planning warm weather fun for your family. Fauquier County is celebrating its 250th Anniversary. Congratulations! They are planning a parade and celebration here in old town on May 1st. Visit their website for more information on that event and more at www.fauquiercounty250th.com. The Partnership will once again host the infamous Father’s Day Car Show on Sunday, June 21st from 10am until 3pm. There will be something for the entire family this year! Admission is free, show car entries are $10 in advance. July 4th is certainly a not to miss event in Old Town. The 19th Annual 4thof July Children and Pets’ Parade begins at 10am at 5th and Main Streets. Decorate the children, bikes, wagons, pets and yourself in red, white and blue and march down Main Street! (No motorized vehicles permitted. No registration required) The 20th Annual An Evening Under the Stars® is this September 19th! If you have not attended in the past, this is the year to make it a must! We have some surprises up our sleeves! An Evening Under the Stars boasts tastings from over 30 of the area’s top restaurants and caterers, dancing in the street to the and the fabulous Silent Auction Under the Tent promising something for everyone. This is the social event of the fall, a true not to miss event! Tickets will go on sale August 1st. An Evening Under the Stars® is a fundraiser for the Partnership for Warrenton Foundation. The fundraiser helps support the annual activities we all enjoy, the Father’s Day Car Show, 4th of July Parade, Christmas in Old Town and GumDrop Square and First Fridays. Speaking of First Fridays, this year we will again host fun evenings in the street the first Friday of each month. Bring the family, bring a date, bring a group of friends to Old Town on First Friday nights this summer in Old Town for shopping, dinner and fun! Its March, are we really planning Christmas in Old Town and GumDrop Square? Yes we are! Friday, December 4th, GumDrop Square will open immediately following the Illumination Parade and arrival of Santa. GumDrop Square will be open Friday nights the 4th, 11th and 18th from 6-9pm, Saturdays the 5th, 12th and 19th from 10am until 2pm and Sundays the 6th, 13th and 20th from 1pm to 3pm in December. All of the events hosted by the Partnership are community events, they are driven by volunteers and donations. If you would like to volunteer, please contact our office today! There are plenty of ways you can help! We look forward to seeing you in Old Town this year. Please visit our website for more information on the retail businesses, service businesses and all the events in Old Town. www.partnershipforwarrenton.org Warrenton Lifestyle

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hen I first heard of the Warrenton Garden Tour I assumed I would learn about gardening, soil preparation, planting, cutting, arranging, etc. Yet, as I delved into the chasm that envelops the Warrenton Garden Club, I quickly realized that it would be a lesson in history, conservationism, architecture, design, beauty and local pride. The Warrenton Garden Tour is so much more than just a pretty drive through the countryside to appreciate horticulture. On Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23, five Warrenton homeowners will open their doors to tourists to showcase

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unique and elegant features of their homes, landscapes and history. “The homeowners are so gracious to let us put their homes on the tour,” says Sally Hodgkin, club member and Publicity Chairperson for the event. “It really is a lot of work for them.” The Warrenton Garden Club selects five unique, and sometimes historic, homes each time they participate in the garden tour, which is sponsored by The Garden Club of Virginia. Because the local club partners with the Loudoun Garden Club for this event, the Warrenton Garden Club only participates every other year. Homes are chosen for the tour at least one year in advance and selected

homeowners are expected to have their homes (or portions of it), as well as their landscape and gardens, in showcase shape by the dates of the tour. This year’s chosen homes are Yorkshire House, Hopefield, Elway Hall, StoneLedge and Hillsborough Farm, all in Warrenton. Each home features something reminiscent of a wedding day to-do list: something old, something new, something designed and something bloomed. Yorkshire House, located on Winchester Street, was built in 1939 amid ten scenic acres and has the honor Garden Tour Continued on page 30

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Pictured here and on page 28: Yorkshire Gardens generations and was recently placed in conservation easement to ensure its preservation. “The original part of the house was built in 1855 and my grandparents bought the estate in 1924 and added onto it,” says the home’s current resident Bibi de Heller. She and her

family are very proud of the heritage Hopefield demonstrates, not only their own, but also the history of Virginia and

Warrenton. “It’s a very old house with interesting art, silver, sculptures and paneling that was taken from another family home in Washington D.C. The home also features English-style flower gardens.” According to de Heller, the gardens at Hopefield are so enticing that they have become the traditional gathering place for her family’s reunions and wedding receptions. There are many unique features to be found at Elway Hall, currently owned by renowned interior designer Barry Dixon and Michael Schmidt. The house was built in 1907 by U.S. Senator Johnson Newlon Camden for his daughter and son-in-law. At the time, it was the largest residence in the Town of Warrenton. Elway Hall boasts a stone façade made of native rock heaved to the site by oxen, walls that are two and a half feet thick, 14-foot high ceilings, a majestic winding staircase, 16 fireplaces and an extensive upper hallway that connects ten bedrooms. The grand estate has recently Garden Tour Continued on page 32 Warrenton Lifestyle

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which has been covered in several major media pieces, also features gardens on its 15 acres that include copper beech trees, magnolia trees, pin oak and walnut trees, dogwoods, redbuds and hollies. In addition to the splendors of Elway Hall and its surrounding scenic landscape, the owners have planned a showing of the Warrenton foxhounds to delight guests during the garden tour. Perhaps the most unique feature of StoneLedge is that it has the historic feel of the other homes on the

garden tour even though it is less than five years old. The residence’s owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Kucharski, put a great deal of thought, research and effort into building an estate befitting the Virginia countryside. They’ve modeled StoneLedge after Drayton Hall, a colonial historic landmark in Charleston, South Carolina and Gunston Hall Plantation, the home of George Mason located on the Potomac River just south of Mount Vernon. StoneLedge not only lends itself to the architectural stylings of our nation’s oldest homes, it also contains reclaimed materials including 150-year old beams from a mid-nineteenth century Pennsylvania inn. Reproduction chairs and tables decorating the home’s interior were made with centuries-old wood. The gardens surrounding StoneLedge feature an aesthetically pleasing arrangement of breath-taking trees, shrubs and flowers leading up to a seating area. Whether or not the sun chooses to grace the dates Garden Tour Continued on page 34

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“Proceeds from the tours go to help restore historic homes and gardens in Continued from page 32 Virginia,” explains Hodgkin. “There of the garden tour, guests will still find have been 42 restorations completed so a golden aura surrounding far. Oatlands was one.” this home as thousands of According to de Heller, daffodils line the drive and the previous garden tour grounds. hosted by the Warrenton Hillsborough Farm will Garden Club saw add a touch of whimsy to approximately 300 people the tour. The 114-acre per day in each of the five site includes a 45-year old open houses. “This is a Colonial-style residence bad year, economically donning a masonry exterior speaking, so we don’t really comprised of 200-year old know what to expect, but brick reclaimed from a church we’re hoping to be able to in Boston, Massachusetts. raise over $20,000 as we Nearly everything within have in previous years.” and beyond those walls, The tour is informal and however, gives visitors a participants are free to visit keen sense of the owners’ Hopefield was recently placed in conservation easement the homes in any order love of horses and recreation. to ensure its preservation they choose during the The basement of the main two-day event. There will house contains an EnglishThe tour, which is actually part of a be hostesses at each tour stop location style pub equipped with leather sofas, a larger event known as the 76th Historic to welcome guests, answer questions bar, a wine closet and an old-fashioned Garden Week in Virginia, began in 1929 and highlight the features of the home. popcorn machine. as personal invitations from members de Heller hopes that people will take the In addition to serving as a private of The Garden Club of Virginia to time to tour all of Warrenton, see the residence, Hillsborough Farm is home their friends to visit the historic homes sights and explore the local shops and to the Los Tigres Polo Club and the and gardens during the last week in restaurants as they travel to and from polo field can be seen from the home’s April. That maiden tour raised more the homes on the garden tour. “We surrounding landscape. The home’s than $14,000. Since then (with the would love to promote the restaurants interior includes bookshelves lined with exception of a few years during WWII and businesses in Old Town, and for sporting trophies, English hunting prints when the club abstained from holding the garden tour to stimulate the local and photos, a polo sculpture in the den, their annual tour), Historic Garden economy.” and a myriad of tiger gifts given to the While it’s exciting for local residents Week has raised nearly $15 million. 34

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he Fauquier chapter of the Boys & Girls Club recently opened a new facility to call home in Warrenton. Once the site of the Old Town Athletic Club, the 15,000 square foot space located on Keith Street is a much needed addition for the Club. The Boys & Girls Club had been located in Taylor Middle School since November of 1997 and was strictly an after school program because of their location and involvement with the Fauquier County School System. The limited space and rising demand meant that the Club had to turn away 200 to 300 young people each year. This opportunity to expand was the first big break in a long list of hardships and struggles to continue to keep the Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier up and running. The beginnings of the Boys & Girls Club of America can be traced back to several women in Hartford, Conn. during 1860. The mission of the Club was to give a healthy and constructive alternative to young men, and eventually women, who were walking the streets. Eventually, in 1906, several of the Boys Clubs made an arrangement to join together and with 53 member organizations, the Federated Boys Clubs in Boston were created. The name was changed in 1931 to Boys Clubs of America and in 1956, celebrating its 50th anniversary, a U.S. Congressional Charter was created. Obviously girls and 36

young women are a part of the Club and in 1990 the name was changed to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, at which time Congress amended and renewed their charter. Today, there are over 4,300 Clubs located in all 50 states and also Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and on U.S. military bases around the world. The Fauquier chapter was founded in 1994 by Buddy Curtis and Jerry Wood along with the tireless efforts of Katherine Ann Carter, Barbara Rodriquez, Jim Brumfield, Ann Nelson and Bill Barr. The Fauquier Club was started to be a haven for young boys and girls who desperately needed something to do and be involved in constructive activities. Instead of being home alone, hanging out with the wrong crowd, or doing nothing at all, the Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier

into five service areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and also Sports, Fitness and Recreation. A well trained staff administers these programs and responsibly monitors every child welcomed to the Club. It was a slow and tiring process to bring the Club to fruition in Warrenton. At first, Jerry Wood and Buddy Curtis had investigated other organizations such as the YMCA, YWCA, and Big Brothers to aid the youth of Fauquier. However, after a visit to the Boys & Girls Club in Dale City, it was immediately clear

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that this was the organization they needed to start in Warrenton. After almost three years, the Club finally had a space to operate in Taylor Middle School in November of 1997. This dream was made possible by the Town of Warrenton, County of Fauquier, Boys & Girls Club Continued on page 38 Warrenton Lifestyle

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said, “You say you are the child of a World War I veteran and you are 55 years old?” Five minutes later he called the Veterans Administration in downtown Syracuse. “Hello, Joe? How ya doin’? Say, Joe, I have standing before me here a child. He is 55 years old.” Five minutes later, my bubble burst. The scholarships were only for undergraduate students. On my way out of the office, I re-read the notice on the bulletin board. It said, “For further information, see your high school counselor.” I hadn’t seen him for almost 40 years! Because my age was more like that of the university administrators, we related easily to each other. Without exception, they were friendly and helpful. “What are you going to do when you grow up?” they would tease. Professors were another story. Some were comfortable with my being in the class, others had problems. One professor had difficulty speaking about the Depression years. He was teaching out of a textbook, knowing full well that I had lived through that era. I tried my best to put such instructors at ease by acting in an inconspicuous manner and choosing my words carefully. Despite this, two of the professors, who were the age of my children, insisted on calling me by my last name. Although it never occurred to me not to register just because of my age, it often seemed, though probably untrue, that I

was the only person in the entire nation who, in his fifties, was moving steadily through 90 graduate credits and a highly detailed dissertation in Psychology, all without a decent guaranteed income. I do not regret the choice, but the loneliness normally accompanying a pioneering effort was definitely there. In May 1979, as I sat in my cap and gown, wearing the colors of a Ph.D. in Psychology and surrounded by other Ph.D.s less than half my age, I could feel the warmth of these “youngsters” who had shared their joys and pains with me semester after semester. While they at times had asked me for more adult guidance, by and large they treated me as their peer. I was one of them. The day after graduation, I received a letter from American Express. It said, “Dear Dr. Iadeluca, you are now entering the world of work. You have shown your maturity. You are now eligible for an American Express card.” Here at last was my proof. Grandpa had finally grown up. Dr. Iadeluca is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist practicing in Warrenton, Virginia. He specializes in chronic pain, addiction, depression and anxiety.

In March my thoughts turn to spring, planting the gardens and a little spring cleaning. I know that our winter has not been harsh, but I am ready to spend more time outside with the warm spring sun on my back. Of course, that means I need to do some shopping for gardening supplies and such, of which we are fortunate to have lots of options in Fauquier County. This year the options will finally include the Buckland Farm Market, which will be opening the doors this spring with their wonderful produce and plants. Although it is located in Bealeton, I think it is worth mentioning the opening of Carroll’s Skating in the old Hugo’s building. On opening weekend many in the county went to try it out and it made for a good time. The feelings and the memories are intact, only the name has changed. In Warrenton, what was once a Crown gas station on Broadview Avenue, is now open as a Chevron gas station with a beautiful new building. Unfortunately there are several businesses that have closed or are closing soon. United Rentals, although open only a few months after having built a brand new facility, decided to close that new location due to the economic conditions. In Motion Sports & Dance on Falmouth Street has also closed. Two more businesses are holding “going out of business sales” before they close, Master’s Tuxedo on Broadview Avenue and Creative Creations by Nature & Man on Lee Highway. As we readied to bid farewell to a long time Warrenton landmark, we now find that is not the case. The owners of Rhodes Gift & Fly Shop had planned to retire and close the doors, but the business has a new owner and Rhodes will continue to flourish on Main Street, as it has for so many years. The lot that Fauquier Bank will be building their new branch on has been cleared of the old building and is being readied for the new construction. We have a few businesses opening soon in Warrenton, the new Harris Teeter grocery store is nearing completion and plans to open in June. In the same shopping center will be a Chevy Chase Bank, but I don’t have a date for that one yet. We are also expecting Tuesday Morning, a closeout retailer, to open in the space between Country Cookin’ and Bloom on Frost Avenue. Amy Griffin is the owner of inFauquier.com, a comprehensive online directory of consumer businesses located in Fauquier County. Maps to all the businesses can be found at inFauquier. com and check out the What’s New page for more business happenings in the entire county. You can reach her at (540)3474922 or amy@inFauquier.com with your questions or any tidbits you hear about local business. 44

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NEWS RELEASE Fauquier Heritage Institute Lectures in American History

or further information contact Mrs. Paula Johnson at: 540-341-7019; or via email: pauladrdr@aol.com Fauquier Heritage Institute presents “The Real Lincoln,” by Professor Thomas J. DiLorenzo

February 17, 2009

WARRENTON, VA – The 2009 edition of the annual Fauquier Heritage Institute Lectures in American History features an interesting lineup of local historians and nationally acclaimed scholars to address a variety of topics of local and national significance. The monthly lectures take place on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 PM in the John Barton Payne Building in Courthouse Square on Main Street, in Old Town Warrenton, Virginia. Admission is free to the public and the lectures are sponsored by the Fauquier County Public Library. On Sunday, 15 March 2009, Thomas J. DiLorenzo will give a presentation on “The Real Lincoln,” which promises to more fully illuminate the essential truths and historic legacy of the 16th U.S. President particularly in the context of our Constitutional Government and the bloodiest conflict of the 19th Century, the War Between the States. Thomas J. DiLorenzo has been acclaimed as one of the leading economic historians working today. DiLorenzo comes from the Austrian school of economics and he has been called a modern-day Adam Smith and stalwart defender of liberty. A Professor of Economics in the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola College in Maryland, DiLorenzo specializes in economic history and political economy and has authored numerous books and articles. He is also a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute; a distinguished scholar at the Abbeville Institute and Stephen Dill Lee Institute; and the awardwinning author of The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked: What You’re Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe; and Hamilton’s Curse: How Jefferson’s Arch Enemy Betrayed the American RevolutionAnd What it Means For America Today; and Winner of the Franz Cuhel Memorial Prize for Excellence in Economics Education by March 2009

Prague University. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Reader’s Digest, USA Today, and National Review, among numerous other publications. All who are interested to learn more of our Virginia and American history will want to mark their calendars for the remaining 2009 lecture series, summarized as follows: April 19, “Did Anyone Really Know What Time It Was,” presented by Living Historian, researcher and lecturer Mr. Arthur Candenquist; May 17, “The War of 1812 in Virginia and the Role of the Fauquier County Militia,” presented by Living Historian Mr. Mike Lyman, member of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution, Culpeper Minute Men Chapter and the War of 1812 Society; June 14, “On the Shoulders of Giants: Project Apollo to the Moon,” presented by Mr. Gar Schulin, former Research Assistant at the Smithsonian Institution Center for Earth and Planetary Studies; National Air and Space Museum; July 19, an extended program starting at 2:00 PM with “The Post War Relationship of Grant and Mosby,” presented by Mr. David Goetz, author of War Between the States articles and editor of The Memorial Wall to Name the Fallen; and “Mosby’s Keydet Rangers,” presented by Mr. Eric Buckland, Historian and author of Mosby’s Keydet Rangers; a collection of memorials, biographical sketches, articles, personal letters, photographs and wartime reminiscences by and about those brave young men who both matriculated at the Virginia Military Institute and rode with the 43rd Battalion Virginia CavalryMosby’s Rangers; August 16, “Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauquier, His Own Story,” presented by Mr. Dennis Loba, Living Historian and lecturer; September 20, “Lesser Known Heroes: Pelham, Pegram and Pendleton, The Gallant Young Men of the Confederacy,” presented by Mr. Thomas Moore, Military Historian and award winning

author of The Hunt for Confederate Gold; former Professional Staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Director of Defense and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation; Stephen Dill Lee Institute Scholar; and Current Chairman of the Southern National Congress; October 18, “Secession and the Confederate Constitution,” presented by Dr. William Wilson, Dean of Honors Students, University of Virginia; and winner of one the University’s highest distinctions, the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award for teaching and selfless service; author of many articles pertaining to religion, literature, philosophical theology and three volumes of Lectura Dantes Virginiana; and Board of Directors of the Abbeville Institute for the Study of Southern Culture; November 15, “Meet One of America’s Servant Saviors: Suffragist, Mrs. Robert Walker,” presented by Ms. Lynne Garvey-Hodge, Living Historian and Chair of the Fairfax County History Commission; author of the pictorial essay “Clifton,” on the history of Clifton, Virginia. No program is scheduled for December. The Fauquier Heritage Institute was created to promote the study and love of Virginia and American history. To that end, the Institute hosts a yearly series of public lectures that seek to provide knowledge, understanding and appreciation of our local, regional and national history. Additional program and Guest Lecturer details for each month will be posted via the Fauquier County Library web site, in addition to local and national papers throughout the year. The Fauquier Heritage Institute welcomes and encourages all volunteers to aid our special events programs and lecture series in a variety of capacities. Contact Program Co-Chairs Mrs. Paula Johnson at 540-3417019; or Mrs. Jackie Lee at 540-347-0607, for additional information. 45

Molly’s 5-K Run and Walk to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project

isters Kitty and Laurie Enright opened Molly’s Irish Pub in Warrenton, Virginia in 2001. One of the core values at Molly’s is giving back to the community, especially to those less fortunate. Always keeping the fun in fundraiser, Molly’s encourages the community to help them give back while having a good time.

enlist the public’s aid for the special needs of our wounded warriors as well as to help these heroes aid and assist each other. The Wearing of the Green 5-K Run and Walk is fun for the entire family. There will be bag pipes played by Dave McCrab of The Scoti, t-shirts, bottled water, healthy snacks, awards and live entertainment. Warrenton’s own Elizabeth Lawrence will sing the National Anthem. There’s even a prize for wearing the most green!

On March 22, 2009 Molly’s Irish Pub will host its fourth Wearing For serious runners, Kale Running, Of the Green 5-K run/walk. After a highly regarded race company, considering many worthy causes, will be managing the race complete the sisters chose to contribute 100% with Champion Chip Timing. For of race proceeds to The Wounded amateur runners, this is a great time Warrior Project. Honoring, helping to get more experience. For those and especially thanking all service who don’t want to run, enjoy the men and women has always morning by walking through historic been near their hearts. With five Last year over 600 participants gave back! old town Warrenton, Virginia. Give generations of military members in back, get exercise, have fun! their family, they understand the commitment and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. WHAT: 5-K Run and Walk Laurie has served in the Air National Guard for 23 years; she is WHEN: Sunday, March 22, 2009 currently a Lieutenant Colonel Select in the Air National Guard WHERE: Molly’s Irish Pub, flying C130s at her unit, the 193rd Special Operations Wing in 36 Main Street Warrenton, Virginia 20186 Pennsylvania. Laurie never fails to give credit to the families COST: $25.00 before March 9th, $35.00 thereafter of military men and women for their vital contribution to our REGISTRATION: Online at: www.kalerunning.com armed forces. During Laurie’s numerous deployments, her sister For more information: Kitty has served as an invaluable friend, pet sitter, house keeper www.mollysirishpub.com and most importantly – second mother to Laurie’s daughter – www.woundedwarriorproject,org Molly (the Pub’s namesake). www.kalerunning.com The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor, empower and assist those men and women of our armed forces who have We need your help! Volunteer! Become a Sponsor! Advertise your been severely injured during conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other business on the race t-shirt! Simply call (540) 349-5300 or send locations around the world. Its purpose is to raise awareness and an e-mail (subject line: 5-K Race) to mollyspublicans@aol.com. PAID ADVERTISEMENT

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