November 2013
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Middleburg Academy Students Enjoy International Health Expert's Remarks
As part of Middleburg Academy's assembly program designed to bring a range of topics and issues before students and teachers, Dr. Ndunge Kiiti, an expert in sus…
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Meet the Highland School Piedmont Scholarship Recipients
The mission of the Piedmont Scholarship Program, established in 2012, is to attract new students of exceptional talent to the Highland Upper School. The merit-b…
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Local Businesses Recognized for Meeting Green Challenge
Eight Middleburg businesses took the 2013 Loudoun County Green Business Challenge. They received awards for their achievements in environmental sustainability a…
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Highland's Dig Pink Efforts a Success!
Through sponsorships, raffles, donations and more, Highland School was able to send $4,000 to the Side-Out Foundation as part of the Dig Pink fundraiser this ye…
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Governors and Governing
Well, the carpetbagging professional fund-raiser won. His 2.5% victory was helped along by the 6.5% of the vote garnered by the "libertarian" candidate whose pr…
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Foxcroft Senior Earns National Achievement Scholarship Recognition
Foxcroft School's Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock has been named an "Outstanding Participant" in the National Achievement Scholarship competition, Head of School Mary…
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First Middleburg Film Festival A Success
If a long weekend of 20-plus films and other cinematic events all within walking distance of each other sounds like your cup of performing arts' tea, you probab…
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Fire and Water
At the regular November meeting of Middleburg's Town Council, Town Administrator Martha Semmes reported further progress on getting Middleburg's troubled Well 4…
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Fire and Thanksgiving
On November 14, 2013, fire all but destroyed the residence of the editor of this newspaper and threatened to destroy the Eccentric's offices and the equipment n…
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Film Festival 2014
Economic Development Coordinator Pearson reported that the dates for the 2014 Middleburg Film Festival have been changed to October 30 – November 2nd. Vice Mayo…
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Film Festival
Chief Panebianco reported that from a security and traffic flow perspective Middleburg Film Festival was a success, commending the Town staff and his officers w…
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Charter School
Suzanna Callie and Dave Quanbeck, of the Middleburg Charter School Committee reported that they have been meeting every other week with the members of a special…
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Canine Companions CEO Visits Middleburg Academy's Service Dog in Training
Middleburg Academy's service dog in training, Rocco, was seen lunching recently in the school dining hall with his student puppy raisers and Corey Hudson, CEO o…
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Big Time Festival Success in Small, Splendid Village
When many people hear of a film festival, they think of something like the annual French festival Cannes or the Utah-based Sundance: ostentatious and flashy, su…
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Audit
Jeff Mitchell and Sandra Tondreau, formally presented the results of their company's annual audit of the Town's books for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.…
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Andrew Bergner Awarded the Bronze Star
On November 10, 2013, the U.S. Army Colonel Michael Bochna formally presented the Bronze Star to former Army Private First Class Andy Bergner at ceremonies held…
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Albert's Corner: A Friend to All Animals
Sometimes I write with structure and purpose. Sometimes I use a stream-of-consciousness approach. This time I'm streaming. With the holiday season approaching,…
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A Spirited Renaissance - Apple Pear Strudel
Moonshine conjures a myriad of metaphors; pottery jugs with XXX etched into it, Appalachian mountain folk pickin' and fiddlin', supped up prohibition era cars a…
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A Lesson of Intellectual Integrity
One of the enduring issues that various people or groups still debate is who was responsible for the death of JFK. Don't worry. I am not going to review all the…
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7th Inning Stretch: Angels, Music and Snow Change
The Angels watch and help us all And Music inspires us to stand tall Above the snow, which will brightly glisten And use our souls to learn and listen But if yo…