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HERE & THERE
HERE & THERE
Matt Hannan, executive director of the Historic Long Branch home near Millwood, with artist Barbara Batterton during a showing of her work.
Photo © by Leonard Shapiro.
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It was a very happy and thoroughly shocking 50th birthday for Sean Ellis, the oldest son of Common Grounds coffee shop owners Cyndi (left) and Duane Ellis. In mid-August, Sean (center) was snookered into coming to the shop early one early Saturday morning. When he arrived, there was a shiny red, mint condition 1972 Corvette parked in front of Middleburg’s go-to morning gathering place. They handed him the keys. Surprise!
Photo © by Leonard Shapiro.
Adagio (shown here) was Reserve Grand Champion at the 2022 Warrenton Horse Show. He’s owned by Bryden LLC and ridden by Snowden Clarke and Bryce Lingo. Bryden also had the Grand Champion, Float the Ice, ridden by Clarke.
Rev. Jonathan Lamb recently was named Pastor of Middleburg’s United Methodist Church. His duties one day in August included manning the church’s Lemonade stand during the town’s annual sidewalk sale.
Photo © by Leonard Shapiro.
Laurie Midlin Salama has a chat and chuckle with Suzanne Obetz, executive director of The Middleburg Museum, during a “Saturdays in the Park” cookout. “This was a free event for the community to raise awareness and funds for the museum,” said Obetz, who has plans for additional events.
Photo by Donna Strama.
Sydney Bowers, the retired and long-time coach and athletic director at Hill School, had a chance mini-reunion with former students Helen MacMahon class of 1981, Camden Littleton ‘83 and Meg Coyner Forsberg ’82.
Photo © by Vicky Moon
