Archive: 2020
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Innovative STEM Curriculum Makes Highland School's Distance Learning a Success
At Highland School – a PK-12 independent school in Warrenton, Virginia – the sudden pivot to distance learning in March was virtually seamless. Highland's facul…
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Horse-Crazy: Riding Out the Pandemic UFN (Until Further Notice)
It's a rare free Memorial Day Weekend, usually filled with a favorite local annual event, the Virginia Fox Hound Show at Morven Park in Leesburg. I love this sh…
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Honoring our Veterans on Memorial Day
While all of us are facing this pandemic together, those who served or are serving in the military know all too well that standing together for our families, co…
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Have A Nice Bidet
When my Grandmother passed decades ago, we found an entire closet full of toilet paper when cleaning out her home. We used the inherited stash for many years af…
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During COVID-19, a Small Town Gets Creative to Economically Survive
Middleburg is providing more than $250K in restaurant vouchers, utility grants and reimbursements for retail and service businesses Because the Town of Middlebu…
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COVID-19 and Emergency Services at Inova
The thought of visiting an ER during this uncertain time might be a little scary. But, delaying the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a potential emergency…
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COVID, Fear and "Fundamental Transformation" - Letter from the Plains - Anthony Wells
On May 6 I was privileged to listen to the Director of the National Drug Control Policy (the "Drug Tsar" by another name), James Carroll, and his personal staff…
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COVID, Fear and "Fundamental Transformation"
COVID 19 presents a serious public health menace to our nation, but the fear instilled by our "leaders" and the media seems intentional and without perspective.…
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As People Stay Home, Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Sees a Surge in Rescues
Spring is baby season for many wild animals Blue Ridge Wildlife Center—one of the largest wildlife rescue veterinarian hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic—has seen a…
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Appleton Campbell Received 2020 President's Award from Carrier, Earning Honors as an Outstanding Dealer
Appleton Campbell is a recipient of the prestigious President's Award from Carrier for the sixth year in a row. This award provides recognition for outstanding…
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We Are Just Collateral Damage - RED
When viewed through the lens of Clausewitz, a military theorist, the democratic party’s action’s over the last four-plus years are totally understandable “War…
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Shenandoah Donates Three Ventilators to Valley Health
S henandoah University donated three ventilators to Valley Health on Wednesday, April 8. The ventilators were donated to Shenandoah several years ago by Valley…
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Rural Non-profit Doing Their Best to Support Local Hospital Fauquier Habitat for Humanity Scours ReStore to Donate Items
T he Fauquier Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, located in Warrenton, Virginia, will donate 600 safety glasses to Fauquier County’s Hospital, Fauquier Health as…
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Robert Vernon Dobson
R obert Vernon Dobson, a businessman, publisher, and avid horseman who lived in Delaplane, Virginia for 50 years, died on April 16, 2020, a day before his 93rd…
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Middleburg Town Council Report
Updates on COVID The Virginia Executive order 53 limiting nonessential business was extended to May 8th. The order is subject to the change, the Governor’s…
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Letter From the Plains
Since the March Letter, the International Criminal Court (the ICC) at The Hague in the Netherlands has come into sharp focus because of various allegations of…
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Leesburg Garden Club Awards Three Grants to Local Organizations
T he Leesburg Garden Club (LGC) is excited to announce that it has awarded grants to three local organizations. Their requests for grants met the Club’s…
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JK Community Farm
L ong before the pandemic, hunger has existed in our community. Food insecurity in the locale touted as the wealthiest county in the United States is a…
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Horse-Crazy: Riding Out the Pandemic
R iding out the pandemic is a serious challenge, and our #1 job is to stay healthy. Here’s hoping everyone is willing to be diligent about hygiene, about…
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Hill School at Home
One recent afternoon, Hill School Academic Dean and eighth grade teacher Hunt Lyman sat in front of his computer with a guitar and started strumming and…