January 2007
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The Art Owner's Manual
Art is a most interesting object. We make it part of our lives, but how is one to treat it? Is it a furnishing or a loftier possession? Those of us that enjoy h…
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Tate Declares Candidacy for State Senate
Republican Mark Tate, Middleburg business leader and a founder of Virginians for Sensible Energy Policy (V-SEP), has announced his candidacy for the 27th Distri…
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Start the New Year Right—Read On!
Some very interesting and entertaining books arrived on our shelves as 2006 drew to a close, and even more good books are on the horizon. Some of the newest tit…
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Partnership Brings Rare Horses To Public Attention
How can a seven year old named Darcy and a five year old named Junior enhance the experience for thousands of visitors each year to Temple Hall Regional Park ou…
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Notre Dame Academy's Jonathon Malyke Presents at Georgetown University
Jonathon Malycke, a senior at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, was selected as a presenter for the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area Junior Science & Humani…
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Notre Dame Academy Student Art Exhibit
For the tenth year Notre Dame Academy students will showcase their artwork February 7--11 at The Byrne Gallery in Middleburg. The Tenth Annual Exhibition, entit…
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Mosby Heritage Area Kicks Off Winter Lecture Series
Beginning in February, the Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA) will sponsor its annual Winter Lecture Series. The series this year honors the 400th birthday…
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Middleburg Brothers Raise $800 for War Heroes
Henry and Noah Fell, Middleburg Elementary students, spent their spare time making a big difference during the month of December. The boys were stationed in fro…
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Let's Hope for the Return of Winter
A fickle winter, mild with occasional cold. A day of 73 degrees in January came after a prolonged stretch of non-winter like weather, this can only spell doom.…
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Jill Holtzman Vogel to run for 27th Senate District Seat
Warrenton attorney Jill Holtzman Vogel recently announced her intention to enter the race for Republican State Senator in Virginia's 27th District. The seat is…
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Helping Dominion See the Light
A recent ad run by Dominion on electric need visually summed up their approach to energy, according to Matt Sheedy, president of Virginians for Sensible Energy…
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Handsome Belgians and Barbaro Help Advance Equine Rehabilitation at Morrisville College
Barbaro may be the nation's most-talked-about equine rehabilitation case, but he certainly is not the only one and, while it may seem like grasping at straws to…
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Foxcroft School's Chelsy Coil Named Second Team All-Met
Foxcroft School's Chelsy Coil of Middleburg, VA, was named Second Team All-Met in field hockey and teammate Laura Block of Leesburg, VA, drew an All-Met honorab…
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False Alarm! Bond and Budget Panic Fizzles
On January 11, Jerry Schiro, Middleburg's new Town Administrator reported to a relieved Town Council that most, if not all the town's much-publicized financial…
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Everybody Wins (Except the Pats!)
The Chicago Bears (da Bears!) and the Indianapolis Colts (formerly of Baltimore, as any Baltimore fan will tell you, ad nauseam, until, blood-sugar levels low,…
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Braising as a Primordial Local
Care to drink in a bit of history? A true American aperitif that is "prepared in the favored style of XVIIth century English Settlers". It's from Jamestown Cell…
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Bishop of Northern Malawi Visits Foxcroft
During a daylong visit he hoped would begin to express his deep appreciation, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Northern Malawi Christopher Boyle Wednesday prai…
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Barns of Rose Hill Awarded $25,000 from Philip L. Graham Fund
Thanks to the Trustees of The Philip L. Graham Fund, Berryville will soon begin work to convert two early 20th Century barns in Rose Hill Park into a flexible-u…
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Albert's Corner - A monthly column for people who share their homes with four-legged friends
Valentine's Day is coming, so I'm devoting this column to love. Most of you don't know this, but I've been in love for a couple of years now. Her name is Isabel…
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Middleburg Eccentric January 2007, Volume 3 Issue 10
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