Archive: 2012
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The New Agrarians: Sandy Lerner Fights to Win Her American Revolution
There is another way to live and think: its called agrarianism. It is not so much a philosophy as a practice, an attitude, a loyalty, a passion---all based in c…
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The Loudon County Museum
Perhaps the Loudoun County Museum and its priceless collections really aren't worth a single dime of public money. Perhaps the past is, after all, not only a di…
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Sad News for Middleburg Area Skiers
Several generations of Middleburg area skiers who grew up skiing at Bryce will be saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Kern of the Bryce Mountain National Sk…
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Robyn Dobson Yovanovich
Robyn Dobson Yovanovich, whose passion for theater and enthusiasm for life enriched students at Foxcroft School, members of the steeplechase racing community an…
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Reinventing Weight Loss: Transformational Healing
Weight loss. Self-care. Health. It's not easy. It's complicated. It encompasses your entire being. If you just focus on the physical, you will find yourself bac…
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RIP PSU: 7th Inning Stretch
The decree set forth against Penn State University on the morning of July 23rd may not have resulted in the death penalty many feared or hoped for, but the impa…
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Prince William Hospital Breaks Ground in Haymarket
Prince William Hospital organized a groundbreaking ceremony for its new hospital in Haymarket on June 12th on the campus of Heathcote Health Center. The 60-bed…
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Polo Weekend at National Sporting Library & Museum
Polo enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the sport of polo at the National Sporting Library and Museum on the weekend of September 22 and 23 with a symposium,…
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New Streetscape Grant
Town Administrator Martha Semmes announced that on July 18 that the Metropolitan Washington Transportation Planning Board had awarded Middleburg a technical ass…
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New Police Officer
Middleburg's new Chief of Police, A.J. Panebianco, formally announced the hiring of a new officer, Jay Hollins, effective July 12, 2012. Hollins will take the d…
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Money and Political Power
In last month's column Purple listed eight problem areas facing America which require government action to resolve. Of course "government action" means action b…
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Middleburg's New Library
As of June 30, the Friends of the Middleburg Library report that they have raised nearly 71% of the $775,000 necessary to complete the long-awaited expansion of…
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Middleburg Humane Continues to Serve
What is now known as Middleburg Humane Foundation (MHF) has been a part of the Middleburg community for so long that some of its origins have passed into myth a…
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Let Us Pray
If you are so inclined, praise the Lord . . . or at least 6 of 8 Loudoun County Supervisors. As of July 17, Loudoun County is once more . . . brace yourselves h…
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Leadership By Example: Jim Roberts – A Lifetime of Service
Each year we recognize outstanding individuals for the exemplary contributions they make to our lives, our county and our community. Their stories are available…
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Hill School Student Earns First Place in National Classics Competition
Thirteen-year-old Philomont resident Lindsay Woods, a student at The Hill School in Middleburg, has earned first place in one of several nationwide contests spo…
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Heroic Local Filly Makes Contribution to Equine Science: Bone Marrow Transplant at Middleburg Equine Clinic
Makin Copy, an eight-year-old mare, came to Middleburg Equine Clinic with what was described as a gait deficit. Veterinarian Dr. Cleanth Toledano, who works wit…
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Heat, Dogs and Jogging
We all love our dogs. I love exercising with my dogs. They make great companions when jogging or walking. Well they make great companions all the time, but make…
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Friends Indeed
"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend, or keep one." Robert Edward Lee [Article continues with detailed narrative about Andy Moore and Charles Christian's in…
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Fauquier and the Wineries
In 2007, in an effort to promote the growth of the State's wine industry as both agribusiness and a tourist attraction, the State of Virginia passed laws severe…