August 2016
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Leesburg Garden Club: A Day with Holly Heider Chapple
The Leesburg Garden Club invites flower enthusiasts to a very special symposium on Wednesday, September 21 with award-winning floral designer Holly Heider Chapp…
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It's Time for Watermelon Park Fest
Over the past decade there has been a renaissance in live music through the growth of the music festival. Today, regardless of the kind of music you like to lis…
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Is Taxpayer Money Spent on "Pure" Research Really Worthwhile? A Scientist's Perspective
This month I'd like to mention a couple of the most exciting things that are happening in nuclear physics and astrophysics. You might ask why I would discuss bo…
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Fashions for the Olympian in You
Every four years, we are mesmerized by the magic and spirit of Olympic competition. The glory of diverse cultures is a reminder that we are more alike than diff…
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Exercise and Parkinson's
Recent research has shown that all types of exercise benefit those who have Parkinson's. Exercise can help with stiffness and rigidity as well as improve postur…
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Corrosivity of Groundwater in Virginia
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a report titled "Potential Corrosivity of Untreated Groundwater in the U.S." I was intrigued because I gues…
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Citizenship and the American Soul
The ideals of citizenship have only been faintly explored during the modern American era, but they hold the key to all we are - and want to be. The vesting of A…
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Bundles Murdock's National Night Out
Bundles Murdock's National Night Out
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Middleburg has two way traffic once again
For months the town has been in the middle of a long term road project between the Town of Middleburg and Virginia Department of Highways. Today VDOT…
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Up, Up and Away! Teachers Fly High at Foxcroft
O rganizers and participants alike were upbeat — and their creations were literally sky high when the first drone workshop designed especially for educators…
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Scout Day Camp Aldie / Middleburg Cub Scout Pack 1737
The National Capital Area Council sponsored scout summer camp held at the Loudoun County Fair Ground
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Harry Hudnall Ware V graduates Woodberry Forest
Harry Hudnall Ware V graduated during the 127th commencement exercises at Woodberry Forest School on May 28, 2016. Mr. Ware will attend the University of…
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Foxcroft Teaching Award to Susan Erba, Service Award to Yvette McCarty
Susan Erba, who has dedicated her career to helping girls not only understand and excel in math, but also to inspiring them to become passionate learners in a…
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Foxcroft School’s Kathleen Forrest Receives ARMY ROTC Scholarship to Attend Bayor University
K athleen Forrest, a Foxcroft School senior from Sperryville, VA, was presented recently (May 23)with a U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)…
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A Caterpillar Virus - The Plant Lady
Q uality time in my garden happens late in the evening, often after dark. I consider it exquisite, a special place filled with night flowering plants. Most are…