March 2020
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Vegetable Gardening
Maybe all the gardener grows is a vegetable garden, but this is undoubtedly the year to consider growing your own food if you haven't been inclined to do so bef…
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The Middleburg Hunt Ball
The Middleburg Hunt Ball
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Senator Jill H. Vogel - Legislative Update
Virginia has been overwhelmed by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 virus and our office has attempted to respond quickly to anyone with questions or needs.…
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Organic Foods, Real Estate, Security, Elevate Your Tailgate
February is National Children's Dental Health Month. While children are growing and developing, specific patterns are established that later cannot be changed.…
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Highland School's Merit Scholarships are Building Tomorrow's Leaders
Highland School offers students a demanding academic and cocurricular program that prepares them to thrive, lead, and serve in a diverse and dynamic world. Beyo…
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Goonies Never Say Die
We are living in a scary time at present. Most of us have never been through anything like it, and the uncertainty is a little overwhelming. However, during thi…
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Fear and Loathing During a Pandemic in an Election Year
Often in presidential election years, the question is, should we let the incumbent have a chance to finish what he started? I don't think we can extend that gra…
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Coronavirus Pandemic
The festival season for 2020 was looking pretty awesome for those of us living in the Piedmont. DelFest in Cumberland, MD has a lineup as good as Telluride Blue…
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Challenging Times Can Encourage Us to Work Smarter
The understatement of the day is, this is undoubtedly an interesting time for all of us. Between a declared coronavirus pandemic and the related economic uncert…
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Bernie is a Socialist? Who knew?
Despite the coronavirus, our topic this month is the current state of the presidential primaries, and obviously the focus is on the Democrats. I will resist com…
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Talkin’ Trash, 2019: AB InBev is the Winner of the 2019 Foxcroft Road Trash Title
2 019 was the seventeenth consecutive year of volunteer action to control trash on the Foxcroft Road. The author conducts this survey as a single observer. The…
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Rhino Poaching Drops for 5th Straight Year in South Africa
In 2015, the world faced a wildlife conservation crisis. The population of African rhino had plummeted from an estimated 500,000, at the turn of the 20th…
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Rev. Dr. William Swann Recognizes for His Courage that paved the way for Desegregation in Middleburg
O n Sunday February 10 at Mount Zion. St Louis, during our Black History Service, Rev. Dr. William Swann was presented with the “Mayors Proclamation” by…
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New Appleton Campbell facility supports continued service excellence
A ppleton Campbell, a leading provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical now in its 44th year of top-rated service to Fauquier and surrounding…
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Middleburg Town Council Report
Special Recognition by Mayor and Council W illiam F Swan and James Smith were recognized for their role and courage in the process of desegregation in the Town…
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Middleburg Library Turns 30 Years Old
T hirty years and countless patrons and borrowed books ago, Middleburg Library opened in their newly built facility at 101 Reed Street. The sun-filled building…
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Loudoun Laurels Foundation seeking nominations
T he Loudoun Laurels Foundation is seeking nominations from the greater Loudoun Community for its 2020 Laureates. This year’s Laureates will be honored at the…
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Full Accessibility and Inclusion Awards
T he Loudoun County Disability Services Board (DSB) created the FAIME (Full Accessibility and Inclusion: Moving toward Equity) Awards specifically to recognize…
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Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Takes in Four Eagles Suffering with Lead Poisoning
B lue Ridge Wildlife Center, one of the largest wildlife veterinary hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic, has recently taken in numerous eagles and other raptors…
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Middleburg Eccentric February 2020, Volume 16 Issue 11
THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: THIS MONTH IN THE ECCENTRIC: Middleburg Library Turns 30 Years Old, The 100th Running of the Middleburg Spring Races, Loudoun…