June 2005
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Middleburg Eccentric June 2005, Volume 2 Issue 3
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Whaddaya Mean You Don't Eat No Meat? That's Ok, I make a Lamb: From Behind the Stove
Fans of culinaria understand that opinions on lamb never reside in a grey area – either you love it or you hate it. For those who love it, I mean really love it…
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Washington Mystics Recruit Sheila Johnson, Lincoln Holdings Scores
What would you do if the longest tenured owner in the National Basketball Association, one of the "Big Four" professional sports leagues in the United States, c…
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Warm Nights, Cool Linens: Welcome Home
Summer is the perfect time to swap your warm cotton bed sheets and spreads for cool crisp linen. Luxurious, feminine, delicate, and romantic are words often use…
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Vintage and Vine Gala Raises Over $170,000: Family Collects Vintage Fashions for Hospital Fundraiser
Loudoun Healthcare Foundation's 2005 Vintage and Vine gala was a great success, raising over $170, 000 to help support cancer care and surgical services. The fu…
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Upperville Colt & Horseshow
Upperville Colt & Horseshow
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Town Budget in Limbo: Proposal Fails in Surprise 4-3 Vote
On June 9, Town Council voted 4-3 to reject its own Finance Committee's recommendations for a 2005 budget that must be passed before the end of the month. Finan…
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The Wizard of OZ
The Wizard of OZ
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Supercar in Production: All Work For Our Pleasure - Xtreme Classics
Although his inclination for high speeds and recklessness led him to believe he'd never see age 30, 50-something Mark LeVea, with his company Xtreme Classics, i…
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Richard Henry Delany's Legacy Lives On At Upperville Show: Neither Heat, Nor Mud, Nor Threat of Thunder Can Dampen Spirits and Tradition
As the Upperville Colt and Horse Show celebrated its 152nd year last weekend, riders, friends and families met again under the oaks to celebrate everything that…
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Memorial Honors Middleburg Police Officer: Henry Milton Seaton Died in the Line of Duty
More than 100 years after his brutal death, Middleburg Police Officer Henry Milton Seaton was among several hundred fallen officers memorialized in Washington,…
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Loudoun Chamber Announces Winning Artists for Horsing Around Loudoun
"Horsing Around Loudoun" is a countywide, outdoor arts project spearheaded by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Loudoun and its longstanding e…
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Investing Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Ten Percent of All U.S. Investment Capital Powers SRI's
Green investing, also known as environmentally responsible investing, describes individuals and organizations who invest in a manner that supports specific envi…
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Hot Headed Driving: DC, MD and VA Law Enforcement Crack Down on Aggressive Driving; Campaign Kick Off Highlights Dangers of Driving Aggressively in the Summer
With summer being the season of aggressive driving, more than 80 state and local law enforcement agencies from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia…
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Horses, History and Garden: The Atoka Preservation Society Fund Raiser, Stone Leigh Farm
Horses, History and Garden: The Atoka Preservation Society Fund Raiser, Stone Leigh Farm
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Gettysburg to Monticello: One of America's Most Endangered Historic Places
On June 2, 2005, The National Trust for Historic Preservation designated a 175-mile-long corridor stretching from Gettysburg to Monticello along Routes 15 and 2…
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From the Editor's Desk: We Have Met the Enemy and They are Us
Pogo was proved right again when three members of the Finance Committee voted against their own budget proposal at the last Town Council meeting ensuring that a…
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Daylilies
Daylilies are about to come into flower, they are the poster child of summer, the fresh new flower of each day. Named daylilies because they only open for a day…
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Cooking With the Big Boys Part II
My wife, Sandy gave me a delightful gift of cooking lessons at the Culinary Institute of America. In the May issue of the Eccentric, I described our arrival at…
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A Country Dance: Middleburg Elementary School
A Country Dance: Middleburg Elementary School