July 2014
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iSchool for The Future at Wakefield School
The week began with planting of vegetables and learning about how a sponge drinks in water the same way our brains drink in information. We must remember to wri…
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Wakefield Student Wins Cappies Award at Kennedy Center Gala
Wakefield's Patrick Moore won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Play at the Kennedy Center Cappies Gala, held on Sunday, June 8. Moore, now an alumnus of Wak…
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Top 10 List for Summer in Middleburg
This year has gone by at lightning speed and we are again in the midst of summertime. Back by popular demand, here is the 2014 version of my Top Ten List for Su…
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The Tomato Hornworm
The garden is in full swing, more lovely every day. I am a big fan of annuals or tender perennials and shrubs, especially those that have night fragrance. Hand…
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The 4th of July in Middleburg
The 4th of July in Middleburg
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Salamander Resort Opens 20-Acre Tree Top Zip Tour
To celebrate the Independence Day holiday weekend, Salamander Resort & Spa opened the latest addition to its pastoral property – the Salamander Tree Top Zip Tou…
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Quick Summer Squash Ratatouille
Ratatouille (not just a lovable rat from the Disney movie) is a delicious dish that literally means, "to toss" in French, "touiller." – essentially tossing food…
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Overlook Farm Equestrian Center Celebrates Great Debut at Twilight Jumpers
On June 27, Overlook Farm Equestrian Center's Christina Kelly and Audrey Wang made their debuts at Twilight Jumpers. Wang and Rocky finished 3rd in the $500 Chi…
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New Years in July
For Middleburg's Town Government the New Year often begins in July. The Town's Budget for 2014-2015 fiscal year has been drafted, debated, revised and approved.…
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Musings on Income Inequality
In the past thirty years the after-tax earnings of the top one percent of income earners in the United States increased by nearly 300%. For the 60% of the popul…
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Middleburg Hunt Ball
Middleburg Hunt Ball
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Middleburg Business & Professional Association's First Education Workshops Planned for August 19th
Join your MBPA friends and colleagues for one or both of two great learning opportunities scheduled for August 19th. The first, the "TEAM Eventacular about Town…
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Middleburg Bank Celebrates 90 Years of Community Service with Free Ice Cream and Commitment to Stay Ahead of the Curve
Neither financial storms nor accelerating technology can compromise Middleburg Bank's mission to give unparalleled personal service to its customers and communi…
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Mickey and Rebecca / Trish, Bella and Sophie
Mickey was our first dog – we were told that there was nothing wrong with this dog and all this dog needs is love. Come to find out he was severely abused. It b…
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Loudoun County PRCS at Middleburg Community Center- August Notes
August is a big month at Middleburg Community Center! We are starting our Kid's Club after-school program on August 4th. A few spaces are still available for ki…
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Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Journey Through Hallowed Ground
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Income Inequality
The Israeli attack on Gaza this time is calculated and despotic. Netanyahu has been extremely agitated since Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have formed a c…
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Hard Cider Renaissance Takes Root in Middleburg
On August 1st, when Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery opens at 207 Washington Street in Middleburg, Virginia, founder Marc Chretien's dream of owning an ancient…
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Foxcroft's Rogers Named Brine All-American in Lacrosse, Invited to National Classic
Emma Rogers, a two-time All-State selection who helped lead Foxcroft School to its first Virginia championship this spring, has been named a 2014 Brine National…
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Dr. Barbara Smith Takes the Reigns at Middleburg's New Charter School
Barb Peterson Smith is fiercely enthusiastic and working hard with her new employees and a battalion of "amazing" volunteers to insure that Middleburg's Communi…