Archive: 2010
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Arts Instead of Apples at 'Hill High Orchards' in Round Hill
When Round Hill Arts Center outgrew their first space in an old furniture factory in the village, the much-loved Hill High Apple Orchard facility on Harry Bird…
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Armistice Day
For some of us Veterans Day, just past, will always be Armistice Day. In Great Britain, and throughout most of what was once the British Empire, or later the Co…
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A Few Tips on Bulbs
As much as summer dragged along with heat and drought, fall has moved at a very fast clip. November is an ideal month for planting in Virginia, especially the s…
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2010 Loudoun Laurels for Washburns and May
On November 12, Middleburg's Lang and Judy Washburn joined Virginia State Delegate Joe May as the recipients of the third annual Loudoun Laurels in ceremonies t…
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Where's Waldo?!?!
For all those of you counting on my deep, meaningful, significant sporting insights, disappointment awaits… A seven-nation, thirteen-day tour of sub-Saharan Afr…
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Vote November 2
If ever you doubted that your vote counted, November 2 is your day. Your vote in a mid-term election is often more than twice as valuable as a vote in a Preside…
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The Dental Connection for Heart and Joint Health
It is not unusual for a family member, friend and/or coworker to have been diagnosed with one or both of these medical conditions: leaky heart valve or painful…
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Susan Hensley join Middleburg Real Estate
Middleburg Real Estate is pleased to welcome Susan Hensley to our office. She is an Associate Broker with many years of experience dealing with country properti…
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Request Denied
At the same October 14 work session Council, without opposition, denied a long-standing request for a special use permit to allow professional offices on first…
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Red Ribbon Week
Private Thaddeus Edwards of the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines appeared before Council on October 14, seeking adoption of a proclamation declaring October 23-3…
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Re-Appointments
Middleburg's extraordinary community of civic-minded citizens once more revealed itself with nearly unanimous agreements to continue to serve as volunteers on a…
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Peter Weeks Leaves A Legacy of Love for Middleburg
Peter Weeks' love of his family and of the Middleburg area were with him until he died peacefully Sept. 12th at his home on Oak Hill Farm in Aldie, on a beautif…
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New Town Administrator
At its regular monthly meeting on October 14, Middleburg's Town Council unanimously approved the hiring of former Purcellville Director of Planning and Zoning,…
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Middleburg Museum
Former Middleburg Town Council Member Eura Lewis appeared before the Council on October 14 to once more urge support for the creation of a Middleburg Town Museu…
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Main Street Recognized
The American Planning Association has named Washington Street as one of the top 10 "Great Streets in America." The Association noted not only the streets histor…
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Local Volunteers
Once again we are reporting the appointment (indeed, the re-appointment) of what is, for a town of some 600 people, an extraordinary proportion of its citizens,…
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Kitty" Weaver Celebrates A Well-Lived Centennial
Katherine "Kitty" Dunlap celebrated her centennial birthday recently at a festive, standing-room only party with friends, admirers and relatives. Hosted by Tomm…
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Hidden Jewel Found in Hunt Country
PATINA, formally known as PAM (owner local architect Pam Mickley Albers) has collaborated with two stylish and refined antique buyers Sarah Marsh and Julie Giul…
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GOP Sweep
At this writing, most pundits are predicting big gains in the House and Senate for the GOP. Based on news reports and conversations, with two weeks left before…
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Fire Station Expansion Approved
At its Thursday, September 23, work session, Council unanimously approved a long-sought ordinance approving a Special Use Permit for the renovation and expansio…