2015
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Hughey-Guy to Middleburg School
At the May 14 meeting of the Middleburg Town Council Dave Quanbeck, Middleburg Charter School Board President, formally introduced the school's new interim prin…
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Hips and Golf
It is that time of year again when the greens beckon us to come out and play. The days get warmer and longer and the golf courses get busier with new as well as…
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Highland Students Support Goose Creek Challenge
As part of their Earth Week studies and focus on Stewardship, students from Highland's Environmental Science and Social Justice classes participated in a servic…
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Highland Recognized as a 'Common Sense Digital Citizenship' Certified School
Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, recently recognized…
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Herbert, Dost Engagement
Jim and Stewart Herbert of Middleburg, Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Thomson ("Tommie"), to Matthew Edward Dost, son of Peter an…
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Great Meadow Hosts CIC3-Star & Final Pan Am Prep For U.S. 3-Day Team
International eventing returns to Great Meadow, The Plains, from June 18 to 21, with a star-studded roster of horses and riders vying for top honors in the Land…
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Foxcroft Wins Second Straight VISAA Division II Title
Junior Alex Grace stole the ball with 21 seconds left, raced the length of the field and scored with four seconds to play in the game Saturday afternoon to lift…
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Foxcroft School Trustees Present Ruth Bedford '32 with Highest Honor
Foxcroft School's Board of Trustees recently bestowed its highest honor -- the Anne Kane McGuire '52 Distinguished Service Award -- on Ruth Thomas Bedford, a me…
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Cops
A well known local police officer recently told the Middleburg Town Council that, in his view, and in the official view of most law enforcement officers trained…
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Co-Founder of Cisco Systems awarded Honorary OBE for Services to UK Culture
Sandy Lerner, the American entrepreneur who co-founded Cisco Systems has been awarded an Honorary OBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in recognitio…
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Childs Burden Honored with Judy Patterson Tourism Award
Preservationist and dedicated advocate of Civil War history Childs Frick Burden was recently honored with the 2014 Judy Patterson Tourism Award for his outstand…
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Career Intelligence Officer Receives Foxcroft's Distinguished Alumnae Award
Suzanne "Sukie" Kuser, a pioneer and power in the U.S. intelligence community during a distinguished 33-year career, was named the 2015 recipient of Foxcroft Sc…
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Blue Ridge Hospice Teams with Middleburg Bank to Support Hospice's Area Thrift Shops
Blue Ridge Hospice and Middleburg Bank are joining forces to sponsor a Donation Day in Middleburg on Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to noon. Donors should look…
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Beauty Does as Beauty Is
As I was watching the huntsman and handler get into position with the winning cup and ribbon for one of the English classes at the Virginia Hound show last week…
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Bath Time for Bronze Horses
Last week, fine art conservator Andrew Baxter was here on site to treat our bronze sculpture of Sea Hero. Andrew specializes in sculpture conservation and has w…
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Baltimore's Lament
So the thugs (er, youths) who rioted in Baltimore, attacked police, and burned neighborhood stores did so, according to assorted Democrats and their media flaks…
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BOWA Builders Present Check to Place to BE
Tim Burch, Vice President of BOWA's Middleburg office, was pleased to present a check for $5000 to Tom Sweitzer and A Place to Be (APTB). The donation was made…
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"Plastic Paradise" Draws Crowd On Cold Evening in Middleburg
Despite sleet, snow and frigid temperatures, over sixty-five intrepid people came to see the environmental film: "Plastic Paradise, the Great Pacific Garbage Pa…
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Why eat leafy greens?
Where do you find the fountain of youth? Is it in a jar? What supplement or pill can improve cognition or eye sight? If what you ate could help you lose weight…
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Two Years and Counting
This spring marks my two year anniversary writing for the Middleburg Eccentric. I thought it would be fun this month to take a stroll down memory lane by revivi…