June 2010
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World Class Horse Training Center Opens
The 130-acre facility is located in the heart of Virginia's Piedmont foxhunting and horse country near Great Meadow, home of the classic annual Virginia Gold Cu…
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Woodberry Forest Graduates
Mr. Mark L. Price graduated during the 121st commencement exercises at Woodberry Forest School on May 29, 2010 and he graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Price will…
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Upperville Colt & Horse Show
Upperville Colt & Horse Show
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Town Council honors outgoing council members
Town Council honored outgoing council members Lisa Patterson and Judith Pryor Plescow at its regular monthly meeting on June 10. Their terms expire on June 30,…
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The Oil Spill Disaster
This country's and perhaps the world's largest unnatural disaster is reoccurring every day in the Gulf of Mexico because of the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon…
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The Middleburg Players Present "Annie"
The Middleburg Players are busy rehearsing for their summer production of the Broadway musical comedy "Annie." Come see this cast of thousands (well, 50) and An…
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The Beautiful Game, or, Watching Paint Dry
A good friend of mine convinced me to enter his March Madness-style World Cup pick 'em tournament a couple of weeks ago. For ten bucks I figured, what the heck!…
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ProJet Aviation Hosts Grand Opening
On June 2nd, 2010, ProJet Aviation, a MetroDC area aircraft management and worldwide charter company, hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the…
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Oil and Water... A Modest Proposal
As left, right, and center continue to focus on building finely graduated and meticulously ranked lists of the negligent and innocent, blameworthy and victimize…
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New Middleburg Museum to be National Treasure, Land Preservation Champion and Hunt Country Flagship
No one driving through Middleburg in the past few months could possibly miss the impressive renovation and expansion of the Vine Hill property at the corner of…
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Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
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Middleburg Baptist Summer Concert Series
The Middleburg Baptist Church continues its summer concert series with another performance on Sunday, June 13 at 4:30 pm. Vertical Praise, a contemporary gospel…
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Mercer Middle School's Odyssey of the Mind Team Placed Well Overall
Mercer Middle School's Odyssey of the Mind team placed 4th at the 2010 Odyssey of the Mind World Competition at Michigan State University, May 26th through the…
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Land Trust of Virginia Honors Piedmont Landowners
Rose Marie Bogley, Sandy Lerner and Linda Porter were recently recognized with conservation awards from the Land Trust of Virginia. Each of the prominent landow…
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Huntland Ponies Win Big
Dr. Betsee Parker's pony "For the Laughter" was Champion Large Pony ridden by Tori Colvin and Dr. Parker's Vanity Fair was Reserve Large Pony Champion with Tori…
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Foxcroft School Graduates Fifty One
A picture-perfect day greeted the members of Foxcroft School's Class of 2010 in Miss Charlotte's Garden Friday morning (May 21) when Head of School Mary Louise…
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Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Visits Banneker Elementary
Banneker Elementary's guest of honor for Field Day on June 10, 2010 was Mr. Gary E. Payton is the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs, Wa…
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Creighton Farms Breaks Ground on new Clubhouse
More than 100 members gathered, June 15, 2010, on a large field last Saturday at Creighton Farms, an exclusive residential golf community located in Virginia's…
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Could Athens' riots come to Washington... or Richmond?
The Greek financial tragedy we have been watching has many more scenes to play, and now many are asking if the US could find itself in a similar predicament. Th…
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Celie Hart has graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University
Linda and Kim Hart are pleased to announce that Celie Hart has graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a mino…