Archive: 2014
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Middleburg Academy Celebrates Diversity
When vibrant color photographs of Chinese celebrations heralding "The Year of the Horse" were recently splashed across newspapers everywhere to mark the start o…
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Martin Berkofsky
On December 30 virtuoso pianist Martin Berkofsky died. Mr. Berkofsky came to live in Fauquier County in the early nineties. He performed in Russia, Turkey, Icel…
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Marshall Plans for Growth
For many, if not most of us who live in the western parts of Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, growth can be threatening. We worry about the land, the viewshed, th…
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Julia Robinson Receives Rare Equestrian Opportunity
Highland senior Julia Robinson was recently offered a rare opportunity: the chance to spend the spring training to represent the USA on the vaulting team at the…
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Insults and Indian Nicknames
Full disclosure: I'm a graduate of Florida State University and an ardent Seminole fan. As a conservative, I reject the liberal slogan, "the personal is politic…
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Honor and "The Cup" on the Line at 100th Renewal of Foxcroft's Fox & Hound Rivalry
On November 26, 1914, only months after Foxcroft School opened its doors to students, the first basketball game between the Foxes and the Hounds was played. Eve…
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Hill School: Teaching Children How to Be Good Digital Citizens
Instant communication via digital devices has resulted in an explosion of social networking opportunities. Given global access via texting, numerous "Apps" and…
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Hill School Announces Bus Service from Leesburg and Stone Ridge
Hill School is pleased to announce bus service from Leesburg and Stone Ridge for the 2014-2015 school year. Treavor Lord, Head of Hill School, recently made the…
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From Russia with Love… Ode to Sochi Blinis
When the Olympics aired in my house this past month – it was serious business. The competition and spirit of the Games are a welcome vacation from the usual TV…
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Fracking, Water, and Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, age 94, died on January 27. At age 29 he became a member of the preeminent folk music group, The Weavers, who were blacklisted in the mid 1950's be…
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Foxcroft's Bergan Poetry Festival is a Slam Dunk
Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock, a senior from Chantilly, defended her title at the Poetry Slam and junior Lilly Potter of Middleburg, took her third straight champio…
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Foxcroft School Raises $14,070 for Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation
Foxcroft School students presented an over-sized check for $14,070 to Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation President James Atkins and Board member Stephanie…
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Five Women Elected to Foxcroft's New Sports Hall of Fame
Jane Forbes Clark, a 1973 Foxcroft School graduate and one of the most influential women in sports today, heads a group of five women elected to Foxcroft's inau…
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Fauquier Springs Country Club Hires Mike Bell as PGA Head Golf Pro
Mike Bell joins the Fauquier Springs Country Club staff as PGA Head Golf Professional on February 1st. He comes to Fauquier Springs from the Robert Trent Jones…
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Exceptional Riding Side Saddle Symposium at NSLM: Standards Set by Catherine de Medici & Rose Marie Bogley
Riding side saddle, an equestrian art once practiced enthusiastically by well-bred ladies around the world, is the topic of an exceptional symposium scheduled f…
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Cub Scout Pack 1737 Held Its Annual Pinewood Derby
Cub Scout Pack 1737 held its annual Pinewood Derby at the American Legion Hall in Middleburg on Saturday, January 25th. The event included 27 cub scouts from fo…
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Cosmetic Dentistry
What is cosmetic dentistry and how can it improve my smile? Cosmetic dentistry encompasses a variety of procedures to improve your smile from subtle changes to…
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Blue Ridge Hospice Receives Joint Commission Accreditation
Blue Ridge Hospice has successfully received accreditation from The Joint Commission, scoring consistently high marks in numerous areas for its programs and ser…
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Blue
The old "Boston Braves" became the Washington "Redskins" in 1933, the same year FDR was elected President and Hitler was named German Chancellor. Urban legend h…
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Birds of a Feather: Fish of a Kind, School with One Mind
Some doctors describe "good medicine" as a pharmaceutical pain-killer. My mother and father, both Native American, would call good medicine anything natural tha…