September 2017
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Middleburg Eccentric September 2017, Volume 14 Issue 5
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: A focus on STEAM education, Jacqueline Mars Protects Meredyth Farm, Middleburg Town Council Report, Alumnus Robert Bonnie Returns…
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Vietnam Blue
As a young man, Kurt Vonnegut was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in late1944 and held prisoner in Dresden, where he witnessed the pointl…
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The Local Housing Market Stays Hot
The local housing market has stayed hot for some time now. The Greater DC area has been named the third most-active market in the nation, exceeded only by Color…
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The Family Car Should Not Be the Family Home
I was so excited when I decided to move to Virginia. I had fallen in love with the area—the schools, the weather, the opportunities, and the people. So I packed…
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The 2017 Gallop Gala - Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center
The 2017 Gallop Gala - Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center
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The "Whirl of the Times" - and Light over Shadow
The Public Square heard one person lately say: "Civilization feels like a thin cross (of law and order) on the top of a volcano." We are in a strange time gener…
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Ready, Set, Gatsby!
"Gatsby" is in Middleburg, set to host the 5th annual Windy Hill Gala headlined by Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra, on Friday, November 17 at Sala…
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Places & Faces: The Virginia Scottish Games Festival
Places & Faces: The Virginia Scottish Games Festival
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Paws Like Us
Middleburg is obviously a dog-loving village. One is often accompanied around town to shop, dine, bank or socialize with their best furry friends who are welcom…
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NSLM's Polo Classic at Great Meadow
NSLM's Polo Classic at Great Meadow
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Middleburg Town Council Report (Continued)
New Hires and Promotions Town Administrator Martha Semmes reported that Tim Cole had officially joined the Town Staff as Facilities & Maintenance Supervisor on…
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Lynn Symansky & Donner: Four-Star Partnership
Middleburg-based equestrian Lynn Symansky has turned Donner, an off-the-track Thoroughbred into a top international three-day event horse. Now the pride of the…
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Hurricanes and Global Warming: A Scientist's Perspective
The recent spate of powerful hurricanes has increased the discussion of the impact of global warming (no, I'm not going to use the "polite" term of climate chan…
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Go Green: Middleburg Town Council Report
On September 14 Middleburg Town Council's "Go Green" Committee formally proposed that, in the interest of controlling an often-overlooked and singularly toxic f…
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Cindy Pearson
In September, after eleven years of faithful and outstanding service to the Town of Middleburg Cindy Pearson, our first Economic Development Coordinator, retire…
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Are You Willin'?
I have to admit that I never knew the title of the song Willin' until very recently. I had grown up hearing the tune played by Little Feat; a short, earthy anth…
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A Focus on STEAM Education
Ivanka Trump, along with Microsoft President Brad Smith and Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi visited the Middleburg Community Charter School on September 27, 2017. The…
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Expands Child Life Staff with Facility Dog
Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) is pleased to announce it is expanding the hospital’s Child Life Team with a facility dog named Jeremiah. Jeremiah, a two-year…
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Happy Hunting - Sincerely me
The 2017-2018 hunt season is upon us and for many locals opening cubbing day is like Christmas. Those that partake have spent the summer doing trot sets in the…
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Great Middleburg Clean Up & Scavenger Hunt
It was a sunny, faintly humid Saturday morning in downtown Middleburg, ideal weather by August standards. A local real estate agent was showing a home that…