January 2017
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The Artist’s Perspective
Some forms of creativity can be a very solitary adventure. Often this can find the artist alone in his or her thoughts of how to express an idea, then execute…
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Sincerely me: Lessons of 2016
H appy New Year, readers! I hope everyone is well on their way to fulfilling their resolutions and making 2017 a fantastic year. 2016, like any other year,…
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Plan ahead before the big game!The super bowl is this weekend. Please plan ahead if there is alcohol in your celebration:
Plan ahead before the big game! The super bowl is this weekend. Please plan ahead if there is alcohol in your celebration: • Virgin drinks are a great…
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In Unison: Steve’s Picks for 2016
Every year music fans are bombarded with best of lists, all of which tend to have the same music on it, good and bad. So here is my list of albums for 2016…
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Feds Approve Massive Expansion of Balls Bluff Battlefield Landmark
With a stroke of U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s pen, the Balls Bluff Battlefield National Historic Landmark near Leesburg last week grew from 76 acres…
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Shirley Peters Hutchison (1928 - 2017)
Shirley Peters Hutchison 89, of Middleburg, Va. passed away peacefully on January 7, 2017. Shirley, the daughter of James W. and Marian H. Peters, grew up in…
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Peggy S. Drummond (1928 - 2017)
I t is with great sadness that we report the unexpected but peaceful passing of Peggy S. Drummond, 89, on Monday, January 2, 2017. Peggy, the daughter of the…
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PLACES & FACES: Cat Night
CAT NIGHT helps raise $145K in Grants. The ANIMAL RESCUE FUND finished the year with a very successful ‘CAT NIGHT’ held at the home of Wendy Smith. This event,…
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Middleburg Academy Open House
Middleburg Academy invites area families to our Admissions Open House on Saturday, January 27th, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Head of School Colley Bell…
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Inspiring Young Investors
The Wakefield Investment Club is a fantastic opportunity for students of the Upper School to learn about investment and finance. For many students, this club…
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Foxcroft School Announces Equestrian Camp
F oxcroft School, whose outstanding riding program is known across the U.S., will hold a week-long residential equestrian camp for girls June 25-30, 2017, it…
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Five First-Choice Colleges
Reach . Zone. Safety. This approach to college counseling worked for years, but this model is broken. We need to change the language and approach we use with…
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Middleburg Business and Professional Association 2016 Honors
On December 13, The Middleburg Business and Professional Association held its final Biz Buzz meeting of 2016 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s Parish House. The…
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Haunts on the Loudoun Landscape
Loudoun County has some of the best preserved historical landscape in the country, side-by-side with the rapid growth of its eastern exurban communities. Key…
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For the Love of Food: A Bio-essay
There is no greater thing in life than the love of food. It can evoke memories from childhood dinners to pub lunches with the family. It can comfort you in…
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Dissolution of Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department Benefits Local Non-Profits
Founded in 1936, The Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department, which evolved over time into Middleburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue, was officially restructured last…
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Appleton Campbell Earns Esteemed 2016 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Appleton Campbell has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of customer service to members…
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Willowsford, A Top 50 Master-Planned Community
Ashburn’s “Willowsford,” conceived as a unique farm-to-table lifestyle community, is one of the most sought-after communities in the country, according to John…
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Outstanding Middleburg Academy Student Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Blythe Condon, a student at Middleburg Academy, has been selected for the 2017 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. She will perform Soprano…
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Gail Crisp Matheson
The family of Gail Beverly Crisp Matheson is saddened to announce her passing from pancreatic cancer after a graceful and stoic battle of over 20 months that…