Archive: 2009
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Tom Neel Art Show at New Gallery
Celtic Spring… A Celebration of Celtic Christianity On the evening of Saturday, May 2nd, Tom Neel, considered one of the Piedmont's premiere landscape artists,…
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The Fall of Field Trials
In 2002 I wrote an article about the field trials of annuals. These field trials were conducted by seed companies, arboretums, and horticultural schools. The po…
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Something Ain't Right About This
On March 16, 1968, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, his crew chief, Spec4 Glen Andreotta, and door gunner, Spec4 Lawrence Coburn, watched from above as Captain Er…
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Rutledge Farm's "Researcher" Home Town Hero
Herman and Monica Greenberg, owners of Rutledge Farm, have been supporters of the Virginia Tech Foundation's M.A.R.E. Center in Middleburg for many years. When…
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Priscilla Blackburn Earns Veterinary Hospital Managers Association Certification
Priscilla Blackburn, who is the assistant administrator for patient care at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, recently earned the desig…
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OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS FROM BEYOND THE BELTWAY
It has become a tradition to assess a new President's First 100 days in office. With Obama there have been a number of firsts and numerous broken promises. Obam…
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Murder Suspects Arrested: "Criminal Enterprise" Exposed
Four suspects, described by Loudoun County Sheriff Steve Simpson as members of a larger "criminal enterprise" are being held without bond in Loudoun County Jail…
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Middleburg Sweeps LCVA Awards
Middleburg's business community has swept the Loudoun County Visitors Association awards for the year. At a recent recognition ceremony, five Middleburg-based b…
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Middleburg Spring Races
Middleburg Spring Races
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Middleburg Hunt Point to Point
Middleburg Hunt Point to Point
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Mare Center Hosts Conformation Clinic
The Fauquier County Trailblazers Horse Club attended an equine conformation clinic hosted by the MARE Center in February. Approximately 18 people attended the c…
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MacMahon Commits to Washington College
Loudoun Valley's point guard, Drew MacMahon, has committed to play basketball next year at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. MacMahon, a 6-foot senio…
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Local Sculptor Supports Mosby Heritage Area
Diana Reuter-Twining, a local sculptor, will donate a portion of each sale at her new Middleburg exhibition and directly from her studio to the Mosby Heritage A…
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Good-For-You Grains
In my practice as a personal trainer and nutritional counselor, I've found myself more and more being asked to educate kids – and their parents – about eating w…
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Gala to Benefit Local & Global Nature Conservation
When old friends, new friends, and leading organizations work together to create support for environmental stewardship, exciting things happen like The Gala at…
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Foxcroft, Notre Dame Take Top Prizes at Ferrell McClean Math/Science Competition
If the Ferrell McClean Math/Science Competition, held April 4 at Foxcroft School, was supposed to give girls a chance to experience the challenge and satisfacti…
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Foxcroft School Raises Nearly $10,000
A little drizzle here and there didn't dampen spirits one iota Friday, April 3, when virtually the entire Foxcroft community participated in the School's annual…
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Equine Sports Medicine Seminar Attracts Veterinarians From Around the World
Virginia's Premier Equine Sports Medicine Clinic Gathered Top International Veterinary Talent to Teach Advances in Sport Horse Medicine. Sport horse veterinaria…
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Dr. Larry Heath Brings Wealth of Experience to Gainesville
In an age of ever-increasing health care specialization, Dr. Larry Heath of Fauquier Health Internal Medicine at Lake Manassas is a renaissance man. Rather than…
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Dalai Lama's Nephew Walks 900 Miles for Tibet
Driving on route 50, west of Upperville, in a pouring rain, I noticed a solitary figure in a bright orange slicker walking on the side of the road. I thought, "…