Archive: 2013
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Middleburg Remembers the Kennedys
On Sunday, November 10th, the Mosby Heritage Area Association is hosting Middleburg Remembers the Kennedys from 2:00-4:00pm at the Sheila C. Johnson Performing…
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Let's Shut Down the Government!
I can hear it now (forgive me Edward R.) Ted, Sarah, Michelle, Rush, Eric, Rand and a gaggle of gerrymandered minions of the let's-starve-the-beast gang needed…
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Just Breathe
I just celebrated another birthday, which I am grateful for. Ten years ago I was given a diagnosis of breast cancer. Scary is the first word that comes to mind…
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Just Back: The Italian Lakes - Exquisite Travels With Matt Hannan
This past September I led a small group of three ladies on a nine-day garden tour to the Italian Lake District. We began our trip in Milan during the height of…
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Highland School Village Garden and Outdoor Classroom Opens
Highland School's commitment to connecting children to nature continued recently with the opening and ribbon cutting of the new Village Garden and Outdoor Class…
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Heliports and Parking Meters
Helicopters, hearses, and wedding limousines all required special attention from the Middleburg Town Council over the past month. Queries from Salamander Resort…
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Have you ever been sued for telling the truth?
About a year or so ago, I was unjustly arrested and accused of many crimes that carried the potential penalty of 120 years in prison. Jack Goehring pressed char…
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Getting Wet – Early Days with the U. S. Geological Survey
As I begin this column, the idiocy in Washington continues. Do we default on our debt? Does the government remain closed indefinitely? I refuse to think about i…
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Eagle Project Benefits Golden Dreams Therapeutic Riding Center
One of the final steps to becoming an eagle scout is to complete your eagle project. Noah Holt's eagle project was to build a three-stall run in shed for Golden…
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Dr. Tony Wells Honored
Middleburg author Tony Wells was recently honored by the Naval Submarine League for his article, "Air Raid Petropavlovsk: A Drill to a Strategy" which appeared…
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Continuing Spectacular First Season - NSLM Offers Two Exhibits & Symposium
Autumn and winter visitors to the National Sporting Library & Museum will have the rare opportunity to see stunning portrayals of birds, animals and fish create…
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Climate Change
A digit degree, a breath warmer than the last exhaled caused the shift - the fissure. And the arctic cliff shivered once, then crashed to the waves liquefied fr…
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Catherine McGehee Named Head of Foxcroft
Catherine Smylie McGehee has been named head of school at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA, Chair of the School's Board of Trustees Reggie Groves '76 annou…
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Bourbon Sage Bread Pudding with Chocolate Lab from Barrel Oak Winery
Now that fall is dealing her full deck of colors we get frosty breath, the season's first shivers, winds of change and shorter days. Cravings for warm & hearty…
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Bidding Greatly Exceeds Estimates at Long Branch Auction
Spirited bidding amid a standing room only crowd at Potomack Company's Fine Collections Auction on October 5 and 6 exceeded pre-sale estimates for high-end 18th…
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Alex & Walter Woodson Join Middleburg Real Estate/Atoka Properties
Walter & Alex Woodson are excited to have just joined forces with Middleburg Real Estate and Atoka Properties, the oldest and most prestigious real estate firm…
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A Spectacular Christmas In Horse Country - Middleburg Trots Out Their Finest for Holiday Festivities
Located in the heart of Virginia horse country, Middleburg, has been extolled as being one of the quaintest destinations on the east coast. The traditional Chri…
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Middleburg Eccentric October 2013, Volume 10 Issue 7
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Why the United Nations? - Red
had seen the devastation of two world wars in a single lifetime. He so strongly believed in it that he wanted to arm it, calling on all member nations to "deleg…
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Well 4
Town Administrator Semmes reported that work continues to bring the Town's Water Well Number 4 back on line after it was shut down by mechanical problems well b…