August 2017
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Troop 2950 Celebrates a New Eagle
When Sawyer Long entered his senior year in Highland School, he had to summon the energy for the final push to Eagle Scout. It had been a long journey for…
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Wakefield's Award Winning Student Artist Featured by Southern Teachers'
For the second year in a row, Wakefield School has an award winning student artist featured in the prestigious Southern Teachers' calendar contest. Southern Tea…
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Unequal Justice
The difference in the way the Department of Justice has handled the investigations into Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is an instructive lesson on how justice…
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The Next Five Years
I've been asked what I think the Town looks like in five years: I believe it looks better in five years, but not any bigger. Here are the priorities that I'd pr…
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The Gift of Memories - Part 1 (New Writers - Aaron Kroeber)
Entirely too often I would catch myself staring at her, thinking Play it cool Chase. Don't let her catch you. There was just an undeniable beauty to her that ne…
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The Gift of Memories - Part 1
Pet Portraits: I like calling them the beginning of memories. As an Army reservist and avid hiker Aaron Kroeber lives and works in Reston, Virginia.…
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Thanks, and Farewell - Red
Well, I do have to say goodbye again have to shared stories. I'll miss Virginia and its people. Won't the Middleburg Eccentric be a better place for the new and…
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Sugar, the Long Goodbye
The allure of the muffin at the corner store makes the strongest will power crumble. It is so hard not to cave into the cravings that we have for sweet especial…
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Seven Loaves - Middleburg Town Council Report
Stephen Plescow appeared before Council to thank the Town for their ongoing support Seven Loaves and its efforts to provide food for those in need. Though the…
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Piper Cup Polo for the Middleburg Humane Foundation
Piper Cup Polo for the Middleburg Humane Foundation
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Pax Americana and The Ferris Wheel
August is the month Columbus in 1492 set sail for America and the Pilgrims set forth in 1620 on the Mayflower. Optimistically, "…August hangs at the very top of…
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Parking Ticket Fine Collection - Middleburg Town Council Report
Vice Mayor Darlene Kirk asked Council “why Town Clerk appeared to be “waiting for the Leesburg Police Department to run license plates for the past due parking…
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Oath of Honor - Middleburg Town Council Report
At the regular August meeting of the Middleburg Town Council on August 10, 2017, Police Chief Panebianco conducted Oath of Honor ceremonies for the town’s…
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Oath of Honor
At the regular August meeting of the Middleburg Town Council on August 10, 2017, Police Chief Panebianco conducted Oath of Honor ceremonies for the town's newes…
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Nuclear War - A Scientist's Perspective
With all of the turbulence about North Korea and nuclear war, I've been getting some questions lately about what does nuclear war really mean. My simple answer…
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National Night Out 2017 is Mike's Night
National Night Out 2017 is Mike's Night
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Music Tech History - In Unison
This is mostly a hardware story. Remember the old Sony Walkman? Pop a cassette tape into the player, put on your headphones, and you could take your music with…
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Middleburg United Methodist Church Steeple Repair
Visitors and residents alike have stopped to stare at the scaffolding surrounding the Methodist Church’s steeple since February. Extending 90 feet above…
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Middleburg Eccentric August 2017, Volume 14 Issue 4
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Middleburg United Methodist Church Steeple Repair, The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, ARF, UNA NOCHE EN MEXICO, Opioid Addiction…
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Historic Restoration Nears Completion
Visitors and residents alike have stopped to stare at the scaffolding surrounding the Methodist Church's steeple since February. Extending 90 feet above ground,…