January 2006
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Windy Hill After School Program Presentation
Windy Hill After School Program Presentation
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Valli Arader & Davis Carter Wedding
Valli Arader & Davis Carter Wedding
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The Real Kielbasa Deal
What we buy around here in Safeway and most grocery chains is not Kielbasa. Authentic Polish Kielbasa is a delicious delicacy that can only come from age-old re…
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Piedmont Community Foundation Elects New President
At the annual meeting of the Piedmont Community Foundation (PCF) the directors elected a new president, J. Bradley "Brad" Davis (photo), to succeed outgoing pre…
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New Recognition of the Unison Battlefield May Slow Proposed Development
Although many local residents don't know it, the lovely countryside around Unison, Virginia, includes an important battlefield of the American Civil War. Growin…
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Middleburg-Orange County Beagles
Middleburg-Orange County Beagles
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Middleburg's Pink Box Docents Honored
Middleburg's Pink Box Docents Honored
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Middleburg Hunt's 100th Anniversary
The sound of hounds in chase and the cry of the huntsman's horn have long echoed across Virginia, starting with the settlement of the area by the English in the…
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Martin Luther King, Salamander Inn & Windy Hill are Top on Council Agenda
A tribute to Martin Luther King by students from the Windy Hill After School Program drew rapt attention, a breath-holding silence, and then cheers (and some te…
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Honors Glenwood Park Trustees
The Inova Loudoun Hospital Board of Directors honored Glenwood Park Trustees Clay "Barney" Brittle, Jr., recently retired Trustee Charles "Chuck" Hoovler, and n…
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Give Credit Where Credit is Due
Only months after joining the ranks of Ted Leonsis and Abe Pollin as a major league owner, Sheila Johnson is already making her presence felt. Johnson found her…
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George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Philanthropist and Great Virginia Sportsman
George L. Ohrstrom Jr., financier, scion of the Ohrstrom family, philanthropist and great Virginia sportsman, died October 6 at his home in The Plains. Mr. Ohrs…
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Developments Threaten Upperville Civil War Battlefield
In late June, 1863, just days before Gettysburg, the Civil War raged in western Loudoun, culminating in the Battle of Upperville. As Robert E. Lee's Confederate…
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Cracking the Top 10
Give the Redskins credit: after stumbling and bumbling their way to a 5-6 start, the Burgundy and Gold somehow found it deep within themselves to reel off six s…
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Artist or Illustrator? The Art of Art
What do you think of when you hear the name Norman Rockwell? How about N.C. Wyeth or Charles Schulz? Do you think of a painting style, the work they produced, t…
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A Shade Garden for All Seasons
I spent many years with a shade garden filled with hostas, astilbes and a few ferns. The transformation from lush summer growth to little more than an undulatin…
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Middleburg Eccentric January 2006, Volume 2 Issue 10
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