Archive: 2011
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Art School
They say art imitates life, that cultural tastes and trends serve as a looking glass for what's really going on in a given society at a given time. Certain peop…
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Another Volunteer Victory
Hats off once more to the members of the Middleburg Library Advisory Board for what can only be described as a triumph of good taste, good will, and iron determ…
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A Tropical for Summer
A garden needs depth and one of the best ways to achieve that is with dark foliaged plants. The darker leaves give great dimension, receding visually, they crea…
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A Patriotic Gesture
On July 4, 2011, two young men from the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines replaced the well-worn American flag on the premises of the Middleburg Exxon, owned by B…
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Middleburg Eccentric July 2011, Volume 8 Issue 4
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Windy Hill Foundation Stepping Out in Green… to The Plains
After 30 years of providing affordable, workforce housing in Middleburg, the Windy Hill Foundation is about to start construction on its first out-of-town proje…
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Why and How Do We Measure Streamflow?
About three miles north of Middleburg on Foxcroft Road, you cross Goose Creek. Have you noticed the corrugated metal structure off the right side of the bridge?…
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What Campaign Money Can Buy
This spring our mailbox and telephone have been busy imploring us to send money to support Mr. / Ms. XYZ in his/her race for the US Senate/Congress/State Senate…
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Upperville Horse Show Wall of Honor
Upperville Horse Show Wall of Honor
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Upperville Colt & Horse Show
Upperville Colt & Horse Show
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Time for Feverfew
The big show of spring has passed and our gardens seem tame compared to the flashy weeks with peonies, iris and poppies blooming. Lots of foliage marks the pass…
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They Have the Keys to Their Future
Just about the time most teenagers are turning over in bed on a Saturday morning, two Middleburg Academy seniors have long been up and out the door, pursuing th…
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The Price of Liberty
This spring our mailbox and telephone have been busy imploring us to send money to support Mr. / Ms. XYZ in his/her race for the US Senate/Congress/State Senate…
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The 5th Annual Capital Caring Polo Cup
The 5th Annual Capital Caring Polo Cup
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Splendid Sport of Coaching to Enjoy Leading Role
Whether you refer to it as coaching, driving or horse and buggy, riding through the countryside in your carriage behind four beautifully matched prancing horses…
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R2D2, Bringin' the Heater
I caught up with Nick Montgomery last Friday to pick his brain a bit about the science project he'd completed earlier this spring. Nick's a pretty unassuming ki…
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Police Records Subpoenaed
In mid June a subpoena was served on the Police Department of the Town of Middleburg requesting “any and all communications between the Town of Middleburg…
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Norfolk Southern and GreenTrees Initiate Conservation Program that's Good for Business and Good for the Environment
Underscoring its leadership in "conservation capitalism" -- the growing understanding that environmental progress and American business are closely linked -- No…
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Musings on the 4th of July
Cartoonist Bill Mauldin, now probably best known to fans of the Peanuts comic strips, won his first Pulitzer Prize at 23, for Up Front, a narrative written arou…
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Mosby Heritage Area Mounted Ride at Brandy Station
Mosby Heritage Area Mounted Ride at Brandy Station