Archive: 2006
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Presents You Can Open Again and Again: In the Land of Books
Every month there are dozens of new books released, and it can be difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. As 18th century essayist Arthur Schopenhauer said,…
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Point-to-Point Championships & Country Fair
If galloping horses and a beautiful day in the country sound enticing, you may want to visit Morven Park Equestrian Center in Leesburg, VA for a day of family f…
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Moore Cadillac Grand Opening Gala
Moore Cadillac Grand Opening Gala
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Middleburg Elementary is Looking for Tutors
The Study Buddy Tutoring Program is looking for tutors. We need tutors on Monday and/or Thursday afternoons from 2:40 to 4:00 at Middleburg Elementary School. T…
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Middleburg Elementary School Student Art Show
On Tuesday, March 14, the Middleburg Community is invited to join us for our annual student art show. All students will have art work on display and families wi…
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Mary Jane Combemale Memorial Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Two Notre Dame Academy Seniors
The Mary Jane Combemale Memorial Foundation Scholarship was awarded, On February 24, 2006, to two Notre Dame Academy seniors, Katie White of Sterling, VA and Bu…
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Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras
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March Madness
Appropriate that this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament should begin on March 15th, that date Shakespeare so famously warned his audience of in Julius Cae…
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Liars, Thieves and other Simple Misunderstandings
Well, pilgrims, Claude Allen, our President's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor, recently departed to "spend more time with his family", has been accused of slinkin…
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Kindergarten Registration and Open House
Any child who will be five on or before September 30, 2006 is eligible to enroll for Kindergarten at Middleburg Elementary School beginning April 18, 2006. Pare…
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Foxcroft School Day Students Sponsor Blood Drive
Foxcroft School's Day Students, led by student prefects Amy Lucas of Leesburg and Emily Wheelwright of The Plains, invite you to help replenish depleted supplie…
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Epicurean Correspondence: From Behind the Stove
I've received more email as a response to my 2005 "From My Mailbag" column than I did any other column. I kindly thank you all for your interest in my column an…
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Eighty-Seven New Developments Recommended for Western Loudoun
The Loudoun County Planning Commission, seeking ways to help developers in western Loudoun, voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to relax regulations requiring test w…
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Delicious Dining at Aster
Many Middleburg locals are going to be disappointed when they're not able to get a reservation at Aster. Rarely does a jewel land itself in your backyard. The t…
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David 'Peaches' Lee Will Be Greatly Missed
When David, "Peaches," Lee died last Saturday at the age of 91, Middleburg lost a native citizen who epitomized the caring and civilized characteristics this vi…
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Caroline Brook Costin To Wed
Mr. And Mrs. Mark Davis of Middleburg, Virginia, and Mr. And Mrs, Jim Atkins of Delaplane, Virginia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Caroline Br…
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Candidates for Mayor and Town Council Announced
The Salamander Inn moved another step forward and Vicki Bendure reported at length on recent Fox 5 television coverage of Middleburg at the sparsely attended re…
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Blossoms Synchronized Swim Team Competes in Regional Meet
Synchro swimmers from the Blossoms team in Laurel, MD competed against ten other teams in a meet hosted by Potomac Valley Pearls. Other invited teams traveled f…
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Beauty and the Best of Paris
Referring to the Paris Maison-Objet as a home furnishings trade-show is sort of like calling the Louvre a museum or the Champs-Elysees an outdoor mall. This twi…
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Armfield, Miller & Ripley Fine Properties, LLC Welcomes Linden Wiesman
Linden Wiesman is very excited to begin her new career in real estate. The last time she began a new career she was two years old and she rode a horse for the f…