Archive: 2016
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The Plant Lady: Partners for Fall Flowering Bulbs
The most exuberant, fresh plant in our October gardens are the newly arrived fall flowering bulbs. After a deep summer slumber, they awake and push out of the…
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The Artist’s Perspective
I would like to begin by thanking those of you who attended my show “Ashby’s Gap”. To be honest, as I write this, the show hasn’t even happened yet! So, it is…
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Stay Fit no matter what your age
As we age our bodies go through many changes. Morning stiffness in joints is not uncommon. Sometimes our back will ache and maybe it is difficult to stand up…
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Sincerely me: Treadmill Tales
“Let’s get physical, physical….” Olivia Newton John seductively sang in the ’80’s while sporting leg warmers and a shiny, spandex leotard. Perhaps this was the…
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Middleburg Lions Club’s Oktoberfest
Middleburg Community Center, Middleburg, VA ~ Photos by Dee Dee Hubbard
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Mary Houston Wright Marries David Louis Cavicke
On July 30, 2016 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Mary Houston Wright of Middleburg married David Louis Cavicke of Chicago, Illinois and Lyme,…
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Loudoun Laurels 2016
Horn and Morton Awarded Loudoun Laurels Retired Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne and the dean of Loudoun County’s active journalists,…
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In Unison: Music and History
My friend Hunt Lyman asked me to write a music history lesson, so here it is. The early days of the World Wide Web were remarkable. From your desk in…
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Ask a Remodeler: How to Communicate Your Likes and Dislikes to Designers
Everyone experiences architecture and design on a daily basis, but it can become intimidating when it’s time to remodel your own space. Below are a few tips…
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Washington Post Veteran Leonard Shapiro To Speak on “A Life in Sports Journalism”
L eonard “Len” Shapiro, former reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, will speak at Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of…
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Rich Gillespie to Retire from Mosby Heritage Association Jennifer Worcester Moore to be Executive Director
The Mosby Heritage Area Association (MHAA) recently announced the 2017 retirement of their current Executive Director, Richard T. Gillespie. Gillespie will…
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Jason Reaves: Pastry Chef Extraordinaire
Salamander Resort & Spa has one of the finest pastry chefs in the world, Jason Reaves. The Purcellville resident has been with Salamander since its opening…
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Frogger Friday at Foxcroft
Anyone who thinks computer programming is boring and just for boys should have stopped by the Currier Library at Foxcroft School Friday (Sept. 30). The 30+…
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Foxcroft School Rededicates Historic Building
With a snip of the scissors and a roar of appreciative cheers, one of Foxcroft School’s iconic buildings, Court, was rededicated Thursday (Sept. 30) at a…
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Foxcroft School Has a Record 30 AP Scholars Patia Fann of Purcellville Earns Rare National Scholar Status with 10 perfect scores
Patia Fann of Purcellville, VA, attained the rare status of National Scholar to lead a record-setting 30 Foxcroft School students earning 2016 AP Scholar…
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Fox & Hound
Last week Kristen Byers spied a fox in their garden. At first, their little dog only smelled the fox and growled a bit. The fox came to the window for several…
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FOUR Foxcroft School Students Earn National Merit Scholarship Commendation
F our Foxcroft School seniors, a full 12 percent of the class, have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, Foxcroft Head…
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Derrico
In August I attended a local concert at Middleburg Common Grounds by the newly formed band “Derrico”. It was the first time I’d seen or heard the group. In…
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The Liberation of New Oxford
In September, 1944 Allied forces had advanced in Europe and Operation Market Garden was underway to liberate Holland. In September 2016 a small town in…
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Raising Awareness and Financial Support For ‘A Place To Be’
F or years, I was silent, stuck in a body that could no longer do the things I had once been able to do. A traumatic brain injury in 2011 left me facing many…