January 2011
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The Plant Lady: The Good and Bad News
Winter wasted no time in securing its season. Arriving in early December with a fury of wind and below average temperatures, many of us were left with garden ta…
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The Middleburg Business Association
January is a difficult month for most businesses, and especially difficult for retailers and restaurants. Christmas, in every sense of the word, is over. In the…
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Talkin' Trash 2010: Mickey D's and Bud, Big Winners
2010 was the ninth consecutive year of a volunteer action to control trash on the Foxcroft Road. The author conducts this survey as a single observer. However,…
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My Valentine: Sweet, Sweet Fruit
I found myself earlier this month in a large, nationwide box store, wandering down a 50-foot-long aisle surrounded by red and pink boxes filled with sugary trea…
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Middleburg Hunt Breakfast at Huntland
Middleburg Hunt Breakfast at Huntland
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Manuel's Christmas Story
For Manuel Simpson, retailer extraordinaire, Christmas time in Middleburg, Virginia is always glorious. The beautiful village, decked out in its charming holida…
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Kitty Kearns Joins Middleburg Bank
Middleburg Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Middleburg Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: MBRG) announced today that Kitty Kearns has joined the Bank as Senior Vi…
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Jeffrey Michael Keffer
Jeffrey Keffer, a resident of The Plains, Virginia and Washington, D.C., died suddenly this Monday, January 17, while riding with the Orange County Hunt. Jeff's…
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Have Tix, Will Travel
Haven't scored tickets for Super Bowl XLV yet? Still trying to figure out how to get into the big game on February 6th? Dying to get your hands on some "officia…
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First Class Reading at Second Chapter Books
Middleburg's new bookstore is a labor of love for Kathy Jo Shea who established the shop with Jilann Brunett to meet the needs of a community that loves to read…
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Editor's Desk: The Right Thing
"Moral courage is more difficult than physical courage. There are times when you disagree and you have to suck it in and say, 'Yes, sir,' and go do what you are…
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ED McGUSHIN: A Personal Tribute
Ed McGushin's passing on November 20, 2010 was a great loss for our community. Ed and his wife Sandy lived latterly at Leitrim, a house that they designed and b…
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Council Faces Public Protest
At its first regular meeting of the new year, Middleburg Town Council heard protests and calls for formal investigation of the role of their Police Chief, Town…
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Blue Notes: Purple
Expressing the following Services: Providing the following Services: Architectural Drafting Services Professional Site Plans Constructions Documents Energy Code…
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Albert's Corner: A Monthly Column for People Who Share Their Homes with Four-Legged Friends
I'm not exaggerating when I say that skin problems in dogs seem like an epidemic. Any of you who read my column already know that feeding the right food allevia…
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A Lady Celebrating a Century of Life Honored
H.E. the Ambassador of Austria and Mrs. Christian Prosl bestowed a Medal of Honor to Vicomtesse Gertrude Zinner de Ponton d'Amecourt, an American of Austrian bi…
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A Dream For America
January 2011 opened in Washington with 90-some individuals taking oaths of office as new Members of the 112th US Congress. Most were elected by voters frustrate…
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Middleburg Eccentric January 2011, Volume 7 Issue 10
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