Archive: 2005
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Middleburg Eccentric November 2005, Volume 2 Issue 8
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Your House is Your Canvas - Welcome Home
Deep down, we are all Rembrandt wannabes. However, very few of us are actually brave enough to put paintbrush to canvas for all the world to see. For us chicken…
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Town Council Unanimously Supports Salamander Request to County
In an extraordinary show of support the Middleburg Town Council voted unanimously to send Mayor Tom Dimos to Leesburg on October 24 to urge the County Board of…
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The Department of Peace - Closer to Reality
On the weekend of September 10 I attended a conference hosted by The Peace Alliance in Washington DC that truly changed my focus and my life. I have been an act…
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Selfless Effort Changes Lives: Middleburg Humane's Two Trips to The Gulf Rescue, Reunite and Rehome Many Animals
It is the nature of the modern news cycle that before we're even done understanding the implications of an event - scandalous, tragic or otherwise - our attenti…
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Santangelo & Sandridge - All Work For Our Pleasure
A new high fashion store just opened in Middleburg, a town where casual is king and millionaires climb out of mud-covered pickups dressed in blue jeans. What th…
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Purchasing Original Art: Part 1 - The Art of Art
When it comes to purchasing original artwork there are certainly more than a few choices. And things such as size, subject matter, color, framing and so forth a…
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One of My Favorite Things - Seventh Inning Stretch
One of my favorite things about professional sports is that you never have to wait very long for something forehead-slappingly-amazing to happen. You have the b…
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Notre Dame Dragons Ranked #1
The undefeated Dragons are now 6 and 0 with 1 tied game, 18 goals scored and 4 conceded. They are presently ranked as top number 1 seed in the M.C.A.C. conferen…
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National Sporting Library Names President & CEO
The National Sporting Library has a new President and CEO, Nancy Parsons, who replaces Acting Director Rebecca Tomlinson. The changing of the guard of this rese…
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Middleburg Financial Corporation Names Chief Operating Officer
Alice Frazier named chief operating officer (COO) of Middleburg Bank and Middleburg Financial Corporation. In her position, Frazier will oversee holding company…
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Middleburg Elementary News - Students Plant Rain Garden
Middleburg Elementary has recently received a grant from the Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District. This $500 grant was used to plant a "Rain Garden" on…
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Middleburg Brings New Water Treatment Plant Online
Middleburg has more than doubled its capacity to provide water to customers and significantly improved the quality of the water with the addition of Well No. 4…
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Jack O'Lantern - The Plant Lady
I have always thought that Halloween holiday comes at a perfect time of year. The garden is filled with spiders and spiderwebs. Leaves rustle in a most eerie wa…
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Foxcroft School - 15 Foxcroft Students Earn AP Scholar Status
Three current students and 12 recent graduates of Foxcroft School have earned AP Scholar designation from the College Board for their exceptional achievement on…
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For the Love of Liver
One of the most warped stories of my gastronomic childhood deals with how my brothers and I were presented different fodder as life altering surprises. When I w…
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Dulles South: Rushing is One Thing But Not Before We Pick a Flag
We want Loudoun County to create a new country! That's right, country. Planning documents from Loudoun County reveal that "Dulles South" would be stuffed with 2…
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Children Helping Children
For the month of September, Middleburg Elementary students are collecting school supplies and story books for children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Each class…
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Blood Drive at Foxcroft School
Recent disasters in and around the Gulf Coast have depleted both national and regional blood supplies. The Day Students at Foxcroft School invite you to help re…
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Animals Deserve Rescue Too
A recently released National Pet Owners study found that seventy-four percent of dog owners regard their pets as a child or family member. This is no surprise t…