Archive: 2011
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Project Common Bond Unites Teens Whose Lives Have Been Touched by Terrorism
Seventy-seven teens from around the world who have lost a family member to an act of terrorism will form an international alliance called Project Common Bond at…
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Pride of The Plains at Fox Den Farm
Nina and Ian Abernethy's Fox Den Farm, owned by Scottish immigrant descendants for over 150 years, has been nominated for an American Treasures Award and the Ab…
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Polo for Piedmont
Polo for Piedmont
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Pink Box Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Pink Box Celebrates 20th Anniversary
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National Sporting Museum Sneak Preview
Fortunate Hunt Country patrons and supporters forgot the steamy July evening weather when they were recently invited for cocktails and a sneak preview of the Na…
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Middleburg Library Advisory Board
Middleburg Library Advisory Board
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Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
Middleburg Humane Foundation Gala
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Maggie Bryant Named Conservationist of the Year
Magalen "Maggie" O. Bryant, a resident of Fauquier County for nearly 50 years, was recently awarded the Land Trust of Virginia's Conservationist of the Year awa…
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Loudoun Drinking Water – Yay or Yuck?
Where does Loudoun Water, the largest drinking water supplier in Loudoun County, obtain its water, how it is treated before being distributed to customers, and…
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Local Conservationists Honored
The Land Trust of Virginia honored Doukénie Winery owners George and Nichola Bazaco; Talbot Farm owner Virginia Friend; and longtime conservationist Magalen "Ma…
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Legendary Bruce Sundlun Dies Peacefully
Bruce Sundlun, the fiery Rhode Island governor, World War II hero and the owner who gave Middleburg's Salamander Farm its name, has died at 91. Governor Chafee…
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Learn How to Put Style in Your Garden
Award-winning garden designer and author Jon Carloftis [cq] will lecture on "Putting Style in the Garden" at the Middleburg Community Center on Tuesday, Septemb…
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Jobs and the Environment
We often hear the refrain about jobs versus the environment. We are conditioned to believe one must choose between the two. The reality is, this is not an eithe…
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Historic Furr Farm Sesquicentennial Celebration
One of the most historic farms in Loudoun County, the Furr-Leith Farm on Snickersville Turnpike, sold last year after having been owned by the Furr-Leith family…
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Hedgehogs and the Debt
Over the weekend an old friend and I were discussing an economist who, he said, truly believes that refusing to raise the country's debt limit was not only a ri…
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Green Business Challenge Adds Competitors
More than 50 local businesses and organizations have signed up for the 2011 Loudoun County Green Business Challenge, which is designed to encourage participatin…
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Fiddling While Earth Burns
Those who have been paying any attention to Washington these days know that the 2012 election is now the principal concern of Congress and our two major parties…
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Fauquier Moves to Ban Heavyweight Truck Traffic
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to recommend a proposal to ban "heavyweight through traffic of commercial trucks" on local roads…
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Fauquier Health Welcomes New Doctors
Fauquier Health recently welcomed an endocrinologist to its family of healthcare providers. Lida Tabatabaeian, M.D., is operating Fauquier Health Endocrinology,…
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Art Show Featuring Tom Neel
The Art Institute of Washington – Northern Virginia hosts a solo show featuring renowned local landscape artist, Tom Neel. The show will run from July 21 throug…