January 2014
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Warrenton Hunt's Red Carpet Evokes Hollywood Blast From The Past
Warrenton Hunt invites you to dress up as your favorite movie star and walk the red carpet at Fauquier Springs Club on February 22 when their annual fundraiser…
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Wakefield's Williams Serving as House of Delegates Page
Wakefield School seventh grader Alexa Williams is currently serving as a page in the Virginia State House of Delegates. Williams will live in Richmond for the n…
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Wakefield Students Surprised with Acceptance to VMI
Wakefield School seniors Bailey Mahoney of Catlett and Michael McElroy of Haymarket were surprised and excited at an Upper School Assembly last month when Lt. C…
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Tina Barr to Highlight 2014 Bergan Poetry Festival at Foxcroft
Tina Barr, an award-winning poet and esteemed teacher of creative writing, returns to her alma mater Saturday, January 25 as the featured writer at Foxcroft Sch…
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Three Selected for Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars program
Based on their outstanding academic records, essay compositions and letters of recommendation, three Middleburg Academy juniors have been selected to participat…
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The Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation Grants and Champions for 2013
The Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the 2013 Grants to Help Local Breast Cancer Patients and Champions for 2013. 2013 GRANTS TO H…
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The Artist's Perspective
As we begin a new year, I would like to start by thanking all of you who have shared your enjoyment for this column with me and welcome new readers. As an artis…
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Thanx to the Pre-Spanx Generation!
Where do you get your sense of style? I guess I should thank my paternal grandmother for my sense of style. Always a true lady, she could be found wearing a hat…
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Terrorism
From the French, "terrorisme," the word originally described the 1793-94 "Reign of Terror" in revolutionary France; the first, but not the last, time that progr…
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Terrariums for January
We've been cold, wet and cloudy, it's been a very dreary January. Remarkably my miniature gardens in troughs outside look fantastic. Zero degrees didn't kill th…
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Talkin' Trash ~ 2013 Foxcroft Road Pig Pen Awards
[This article contains extensive data tables showing trash statistics from 2005-2013 broken down by category: Tobacco, Slow Food, Fast Food, Beverage Containers…
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Snack Hard
"We know the Seahawks and the Broncos are as good as advertised, and look to be the two teams best positioned for a meeting in next February's Super Bowl." - 7t…
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Seven Loaves
For those of us who live in Loudoun and Fauquier counties, one of our greatest glories, and one of our deepest shames, are both embodied in an organization name…
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Not Again!
Yes, it happened again. A chemical spill into a river used for public supply. By now, most of you have heard of the chemical spill into the Elk River in the Cha…
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Mosby Heritage Area Association to Host Masters of Foxhounds for Panel Discussion
The Mosby Heritage Area Association, the Northern Virginia Piedmont preservation and education organization, will host on February 16th at 2:00pm, their annual…
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Middleburg Water Under New Management
At its regular meeting on January 9, 2014, Town Council voted unanimously to hire a new company, Inboden Environmental Services, to handle the day-to-day manage…
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Middleburg Community Charter School Update
The Middleburg Charter School Committee submitted an application to the Loudoun County School Board last August and has been busy working out the details with a…
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Middleburg Community Center Christmas Gala
Middleburg Community Center Christmas Gala
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Middleburg Academy Hosts the Middleburg Hunt
February 8th Meet Marks Return to Historic Homeland Sparked by one student's involvement in the local sport of foxhunting, a personal love of history and tradit…
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Letter to the Editor
Bruce Smart's column is sorely missed. His style and thoughtfulness conveyed well-reasoned arguments that invited polite reflection. The new column is exactly t…