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fresh and invigorating breeze has arrived at the Windy Hill neighborhood in Middleburg. Thomas Garnett, Family Programs Coordinator, has circulated new energy around the Windy Hill Foundation’s efforts to encourage self-improvement and self-sufficiency among its residents. While many are familiar with the decades-long initiative to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to lower income families in the Middleburg area, this other aspect of the foundation’s mission is perhaps less broadly known. Garnett centers his attention on two priorities. First, develop strong educational programs. Second, build a “one big family” environment. “This position appealed to me because it offered flexibility to create something new . . . and respond to the needs of the people living here,” Garnett told Middleburg Life. “The foundation and its board are very supportive and very people-focused.” The Winchester resident has been on the job for close to two years and the results are promising. One young woman, Alexius Simms, is a first generation college student who just started

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Village Community Room, and, most importantly, many volunteers from the broader community. “We rely heavily on their help and can always use more,” Garnett said. Garnett stays in close contact with teachers and guidance counselors, and spends a considerable amount of his time in the local schools, tracking student progress and making sure his plans and programs relate to expectations. In addition to SAT prep, after-school tutoring for elementary age children and homework help for middle and high school students, there is weekly Story Time plus a new Reading Buddies program pairing kids, grades one through five, with peers from the Hill School. Health and Wellness classes and Financial Management Workshops in partnership with TD Bank are also offered. Camp is a summer staple, along with the community garden. To help nurture a positive atmosphere, there are now regular potlucks, cookouts, game nights and movie nights plus a family field trip for every season. Outings have Courtesy of Windy Hill Foundation included Funland in Fredericksburg, the Windy Hill children thriving with new programs Marine Corp Museum and a Washington Wizards game. The new and expanded programs are availat Norfolk State University. She benefitted from able to residents and their children free of charge, Garnett’s help with SAT preparation and strength- thanks to the generosity of Windy Hill Foundaening her grades, plus a first-ever college tour he tion supporters. organized for students and parents. She’s believed Seventy percent of the 125 residents who to be the first Windy Hill resident in eight years to live in the three Windy Hill communities on enroll at a four-year university. either side of Route 50 take part in programs. Another resident recently graduated from Thirty-eight residents are children, nearly all of Job Corps-DC’s culinary arts program. Two high school age, and Garnett said every child particischool seniors — both with GPAs over 3.0 — are pates in one way or another. currently immersed in the college application Garnett incorporates conflict resolution process. into his work. His graduate program practicum Working directly with the students is what helped lead peace-building workshops in RichGarnett most enjoys. mond’s inner-city high schools. “They’re very passionate about their futures “I tell them people will provoke you,” he and every single student — all ages, even elemen- said. “The way in which they carry themselves, tary — says ‘I want to go to college.’ That was not treat situations and people, show resiliency . . . in the conversation here before. My own back- it all matters. We have zero tolerance for bullyground helps me connect with them. I was born ing, and the kids work together to write up and in a third world country and had to work hard for take ownership of what is acceptable language everything.” and behavior here. It’s very pleasing to me to be At 14, he came to the United States from involved in their transformation. I look forward Liberia, arriving in Delaware for his high school to it every day.” years. He went on to Delaware State University “Transformation” was what launched the and then graduate school at Eastern Menno- Windy Hill movement back in the 1980s, when nite University for a master’s degree in Conflict Rene Llewellyn first had the vision to remodel the Resolution. rundown houses of tenants living along Windy “I tell students just show the effort, the Hill Road. Her legacy continues with the building resources are here for you,” he said. of new homes, new hope and now, with Thomas Those resources include a dedicated study Garnett on the scene, so much more. n space with six computer stations in the Llewellyn

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She Wrote the Book on Doing It All By Leonard Shapiro Middleburg Life

y old journalism professors probably won’t like what follows over the next few paragraphs, but I didn’t much care for some of them either, so here goes an admittedly shameless pitch for a wonder-ful just-published book produced by someone near and so very dear to my heart. That would be my dynamo wife, Vicky Moon, a founder and now editor of Middleburg Life over the last three-plus years. She’s a woman who gives new meaning to the term multi-tasking. She’s already the properly proud author of seven previous books, and now here comes a gorgeous eighth: “The Stylish Life: Equestrian.” It’s a coffee table tome, filled with stunning color pictures of equestrian people, places and events from around the world, all accompanied by her insightful and crackling copy explaining the significance of it all. On Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. she’ll be speaking about her book and signing it at the National Sporting Library & Museum. That’s only two days after the November issue of Middleburg Life hits the streets on Nov. 3, and less than a week following an often frazzling final five-day sprint to make our final deadline. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 1-4 p.m. she’ll sign at The Shaggy Ram on East Washington Street and that evening at 7 p.m. she’ll be at the Hunt Country Harvest Ball at Salamander Resort to benefit Phillips Program for Children & Families. For both of us, putting out this newspaper has become a labor of love, sometimes-laborious tough love when we have to cut a story to make it fit, or the mad dash at the end to wrap up yet another issue. After far too many decades of being involved in daily journalism going back to the University of Wisconsin’s Daily Cardinal, I always thought putting out a monthly paper would be something of a piece of Upper Crust cake. Hardly. And Vicky is mostly responsible for making it happen. She sells the ads, chooses every cover, and writes most of the captions, not to mention her popular Hunters Moon column and other features, as well. Oh yes, she also comes up with story and picture page ideas and assigns them to our

contributing photographers and writers. I’m a bit involved in the writing and editing process myself, but as she frequently reminds me, when I’m still snoring at 7 a.m., she’s probably been up for two hours drowning me out with the tap-tap-tap of her laptop keyboard. The multi-tasking? Well, aside from getting it all straight for the paper every manic month, she’s written a monthly column for Washington Life, focusing on the Middleburg area, for 14 years. She’s also produced beautiful books for mega-publishers like Random House and Harper Collins, and even now she’s in the polishing process for her first work of fiction, with another 60,000-word non-fiction effort about halfway completed. And her first book, The Middleburg Mystique, written in 2001, has been out in paperback ever since and still flies off the shelf. In any case, I’m proud of all her work, and particularly gratified at what she’s accomplished with this newspaper over her most recent tenure. Judging from mostly blush-inducing positive comments we both keep hearing wherever we go, it’s nice to know lots of people appreciate it as well. Just the other day Vicky got a lovely letter from Mrs. Gerri Nelson of Shiloh Baptist Church commenting on the cover of the August issue. “On behalf of Pastor Herman Nelson and Shiloh Baptist Church, the host for this year’s Free Church Homecoming, we salute you and offer sincere thanks for the beautiful front page photograph of the participants in the Sunday morning Homecoming celebration,” she wrote. “In light of the troubled state of sister churches around the nation…when so many were trying to make sense of the shootings at the church in South Carolina, we are particularly grateful and humbled for a picture story that aids healing. “Your photographic attention to this event, including pictures of various attendees from the citizenry of Middleburg you included in the meat of the paper, inspired a heartwarming response from far and wide. Needless to say, Pastor Nelson, in particular, received 50 copies of the newspaper, hand carried, mailed and seemingly by carrier pigeon. We’ll continue to be faithful and supportive readers.” I know Vicky was thrilled to get that in the mail. It represents what my long-time editor at The Washington Post, the late, great Ben Bradlee, used to call “psychic income.” So keep those cards, letters and emails coming dear readers, and don’t forget Nov. 5 at the Sporting Library. She gives speeches, too.n

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da Gates Patton jokes that she started her life at the top and has made her way all the way to the bottom. Growing up as the daughter of a New York “grande dame” and coming out as a debutante logically would have led her to a life of leisure. But a passion for horses and adventure took her in another direction, leading to her current line of work as a fabulous farrier. She’ll talk about it all at a lecture she’s conducting Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at the Sporting Library & Museum. The event will begin with a presentation entitled “Full Circle: the Unexpected Lives of Two Revolutionaries” with discussion to follow. Admission to the event is $10, free to NSLM Members. Through “Full Circle,” Patton will tell the story of Henry Burden, a pivotal inventor, engineer, and businessman who created the machines that fueled the Industrial Revolution. Ada Gates Patton is his great, great granddaughter. “I come from a huge family on Long Island,” she said. “We were eight children. One of my brothers and I were crazy about horses so I got my first pony when I was 4 years old and I never looked back.” After learning to ride on her Shetland, she worked her way up to a Welsh pony, then an old polo horse and finally her beloved Thoroughbred mare. She rode in hunter/jumper classes and foxhunted with the Meadowbrook Hounds. She attended Foxcroft School here in Middelburg and then went off to college, but didn’t finish. Returning home to New York, Patton

began a career in the theater. She was a dancer and an actress, touring in Europe and then all around the United States. Eventually she found herself on a trip to Colorado she said changed her life forever. “I had never been there before,” she said. “I was in Colorado and loved it. It was so beautiful and I thought ‘I’m just going to stay here.’” So, Patton found herself a horse and settled in. Then came a bit of frustration. She went through multiple farriers herself, and never was able to find a keeper. “I couldn’t get a horse shoer,” she said. “They would leave or come drunk. I saw an article about a school in Oklahoma that teaches horse shoeing and I thought ‘I’ll just go and I’ll learn how to shoe my horse myself!’” In 1971 Patton and 49 men graduated from the farrier school. She was the first woman to become licensed to shoe race horses in the U.S. and Canada since the International Union of Journeyman Horseshoers began in 1873. “I started shoeing ranch horses and western race horses and my career just grew and grew,” said Patton. “I ended up in California and worked on the major race tracks and spent my career shoeing Thoroughbred race horses.” It was constant struggle to gain acceptance in a completely male-dominated profession. She recalled being berated and sometimes even shunned by some so-called colleagues. But Patton said she always managed to put her head down and keep working because there was no turning back. “I failed as an actress, I dropped out of college, and all my girlfriends were married to rich, prosperous bankers,” she said. “They were living in Greenwich Connecticut going to kids soccer games and I was out in Colorado getting dragged around corrals by broncs. I cried

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Ada Gates Patton, first woman farrier, will speak at the National Sporting Library on Thursday, October 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will begin with a presentation entitled “Full Circle: the Unexpected Lives of Two Revolutionaries.”

myself to sleep every night and wondered what I was doing. I didn’t want to go back. I had already done New York. I just had to keep going forward.” Still, Patton gained plenty of respect and even a little fame over the course of her long career. She was the farrier liaison for the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles and the official horseshoe inspector to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. She also appeared on David Letterman, The Today Show and What’s My Line.

“I was making my own money,” she said. “I was meeting new people all the time. It was the happiest time in my life.” Patton stopped actively shoeing horses in the mid-1990s, but continues to run her late husband’s business selling farrier equipment across the country, as well as giving talks to tell her fascinating story. She’ll be lecturing in Middleburg on Oct. 29, and it’s well worth hearing. n

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There are other challenges. The transplant is a high-risk operation and very expensive, approximately $850,000, and now the Thompsons are hoping to get some help in raising the $100,000 as soon as possible. Now that he’s back at work, Thompson said he can put some money aside for the surgery. He also knows there’s no guarantee that he’ll survive, and, no matter what, there will be major medical bills down the road. “I do not want my wife to lose everything because of my operation,” Vance said. “I would be very grateful for a new heart but, to be honest, I would rather die than put Wyndale through any more.” For more information on how to help, visit the Team Vance Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/teamvancethompson. n

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Kiernan and Chris purchased the fieldstone building in 2013 and have restored it to its original tavern use. The Tasting Room incorporates much of the Slater family’s history. The bar, cabinets, banquettes and tables are made from cherry and walnut wood sourced from the family’s farm. Old milk jugs from Kiernan’s grandfather’s former dairy farm form the bases for the indoor tables. And a beam over the mantle is an old doorframe from the historic granary building on Rose Hill Farm in Upperville owned by Kiernan’s uncle. The Tasting Room offers wines produced by Slater Run Vineyards as well as over 60 wines from around the world that have been curated by wine expert Neal Wavra. “This is a generational effort to safeguard a family’s legacy,” said Wavra. “Working with Kiernan and Chris to design the space and select Photo by Richard Hooper the wines has been a true delight in Christopher Patusky, Kiernan Slater and Neal Wavra at The Local Taste in Upperville. my career.” Along with the various wines, painting above the fireplace. throughout the endeavor. The Chardonnay, for The Tasting Room also offers charcuterie, Others include John Ralph of Quail Run example, is “made from 100 per cent Slater cheeses and local fruit as well as flourless choco- Signs in Hamilton, Dustin White, a wood- Run Vineyards grapes, this Chardonnay started late cakes and traditional hunt ham biscuits worker based in The Plains, and Upperville alcoholic fermentation in a stainless steel tank prepared by Alice Slater. artist Marci Nadler. A number of gift items are and then was divided 80/20 per cent between Tradition and local talent are infused for sale, mostly made by local artisans. French burgundy barrels and steel to finish the throughout The Tasting Room, with a number And then there’s the wine itself, currently fermentation.” of local artisans contributing their talents. Julien available only through The Local Taste or by “We could not be happier,” said Chris. Lacage of Julien’s Restaurant made some of the direct delivery to customers. The couple’s inau- “We are really enjoying this great adventure into bottle and gift display shelves, including the gural 2014 vintage was released in August, 2015 wine making and getting to know so many new wine cellar. Luke Cullinane built the bar, cabi- and has received high marks from a number of friends in the area.” nets, tables and banquettes. Upperville artist visitors. The 2014 vintage includes Cabernet The Tasting Room is located at 9030 John Holly Bimba created the shop’s logo and the Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit S. Mosby Highway in Upperville. The website is feathers that are used on the labels of the Slater Verdot, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. www.thelocaltaste.net and contact information Run Vineyards wines. Catherine Giglio, KierA description of one shows the same can be found at info@thelocaltaste.net. n nan’s childhood friend, painted a large abstract thoughtful care exhibited by the couple

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here’s an old fellow out here who wants to see the Ambassador,” said the receptionist at our embassy in London one summer afternoon in 1958. “Says he has a question for him.” Ambassador Whitney was on home leave, so I, as his assistant, stepped into the waiting room. There, holding a crumpled felt hat, stood a stooped, white-bearded ancient. His once elegant tweed suit was now short of buttons and long on soup stains and cigarette burns. “I am Baron Meyendorff,” he said. “I’ve come to inquire into the health of Senator Green. I read in a magazine that he was not well.” Senator Theodore F. Green of Rhode Island, at 90, was then the oldest member of Congress. I asked the Baron how they became acquainted. “We were in school together in Austria,” he replied, “in the 1890s. You can reach me at the Refugee Home on Cromwell Street.” I wrote the Senator at once, telling him of the visit of a gentleman I could best describe as a “Santa Claus fallen on hard times.” Within a week I received a letter from the Senator informing me that Baron Alexander von Meyendorff was the most distinguished living Russian and, moreover, a friend of his youth. Folded in the letter was a $200 check that the Senator warned me not to give to the Baron, as he would immediately make it over to someone he considered less fortunate. “Find out what he needs,” the Senator wrote, “and get it for him.” I began the mission by calling on Miss Agnew, the austere British lady who ran the Refugee Home. She recalled the earlier visit of a lady aristocrat of old Russia, who said they had danced together in the czar’s palace at the turn of the century. Learning of the Baron’s whereabouts, she had come to pay him a visit. Advised that this grande dame was waiting downstairs, he said, “Send her away. She’s a pest.” Addressing my

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your position many times.” This was my cue to present him with the shirt and tie. “Ridiculous,” he muttered, donning the latter with a deft twirl. “That’s not all,” I said. “Oh dear! Well, would you like to see my room?” We climbed the rickety stairs to a thirdfloor bedroom. No more than ten feet square, it contained an unmade bed, a chest, and an armchair that sank to the floor. He then told me about his life. His mother, he said, was a lover of Franz Liszt. His family had owned enormous estates in pre-revolutionary Russia. A historian by profession, he was the technical advisor for Bernard Pares’ exhaustive “A History of Russia.” He told me his wife had died a few years earlier, and was buried in the coastal town of Torquay. “If the Senator wishes to help me further,” he said, “I should like to be buried next to my wife.” He also told me he would write to thank Senator Green. “But you know,” he reflected, “correspondence between nonagenarians is a difficult thing.” When I asked him how he spent his time, he said he walked every day to the library of the British Museum, a mile up the road. “Surely you could take a bus,” I suggested. “No, indeed,” he replied. “I’m afraid I’d pop off and be a bother to the driver.” When I returned to the States to join my father’s presidential campaign, I received a letter from Miss Agnew relating that the Baron had passed on, and was buried as he wished. n

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rian Jillson’s love affair with Middleburg began 43 years ago not long after he happened to glance at the classified advertising section in The Washington Post. Two lines of very small type caught his eye that day: “restaurant for sale in heart of hunt country.” At the time, Jillson was a purchasing manager for McDonald’s franchises in the mid-Atlantic region. He and Loretta had recently married, and when he spotted that notice, he immediately called the listed number. The pay phone rang at the old Coach Stop restaurant, and a few Howard Armfield, Brian Jillson and Gloria Armfield weeks later, the Jillsons owned the popular eatery “where you always We did everything together 24/7, and for a see someone you know.” time I couldn’t function. She had all the good “I can say without a doubt that the two habits, watched what she ate, vitamins, exerbest thing that ever happened to me in my life cise. I never dreamed she’d go before me. But were Loretta and the Coach Stop,” Jillson said. we had another 20 great years together, and I “I bought it on May 6, 1972 from John Bryan. look back on the decision to sell the restauHe just was not suited to that business.” rant as one of the best things I ever did.” But the Jillsons were absolutely perfect Jillson still has fond memories of Midfor that business. They knew all the locals on dleburg. He recalled Joe Albritton, the late sight and Loretta’s trademark greeting—“hi owner of Riggs Bank, calling and asking for a y’all”—became the name of a popular boozy 7 p.m. reservation. Jillson had to tell him they mocha milkshake. They ran the restaurant were fully booked. “Think you could save me for 17 years before deciding to end their a couple of seats at the counter?” Albritton exhilarating though often exhausting 24/7 asked. And they did, naming that area “the existence. After all those 14-hour mornings, upper level.” noons and nights they wanted to enjoy the There was a not so pleasant experience rest of their lives together for as long as with the late Jack Kent Cooke. One of his possible. wives ran up a hefty tab over time and the At the time, Brian had been diagnosed bills went directly to Cooke’s office. After with Epstein Barr, a virus often associated they divorced, it was never paid. Jillson sent a with mononucleosis. It affected his immune letter to Cooke, and the reply from his attorsystem and left him exhausted and occasion- ney said “do not harass Mr. Cooke again.” ally despondent. “I’d go out on the back porch Jillson was saddened in 2010 when Tate and start crying,” he said. “I wasn’t eating, and was unable to find a buyer for the restaurant. I was miserable.” He had even offered to come back as a conAnd so, when their accountant told sultant for any purchaser, though he had no them they had more than enough assets to interest in owning it himself. In fact, he’s only retire comfortably, it was an easy decision. been back to Middleburg once since he and They had vacationed in Reno, Nevada and Lortetta moved to Lake Tahoe. It was a year loved the town. And so, they decided to sell later, and “we went into the restaurant and it the restaurant to Mike Tate, who had worked was kind of awkward.” there full time since graduating from college. Still, he keeps in touch with several “Me getting sick was a wakeup call,” former employees as well as some old patrons. Jillson said. “Life is short and we needed to He’s healthy now but never re-married— start thinking about enjoying life. We never “why would I? I had the best wife ever,” he had children, and if we got low on money, we said. His constant companion now is named could always go back to wok.” Lucky, a talking Amazon parrot he’s had for It never came to that. The Jillsons moved 25 years. west, then became snowbirds in the winter, “We always missed the Coach Stop, the heading to Las Vegas in their motor home people who came in, the employees,” Jillson for six months. It was a grand life for almost said. “But we didn’t miss the stress. There’s a 20 years, until Loretta was diagnosed with time to come and a time to go. We enjoyed it melanoma on her foot and three years later, right to the last day we were there.” n passed away in 2008. Needless to say, Jillson was “devastated.

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ill Puckett had parked his car and was headed inside to the Marshall 7-11 for a Saturday morning cup of coffee one day last spring when he stopped for a moment to admire all the cupcakes and cookies spread out on a bakesale table set up outside the front door. It was manned by 14-year-old Matthew Morgan and his mother, DaWan, and dad, Kevin, and set up to raise money so Matthew could compete in the World Martial Arts Games in Cardiff, Wales a few months later. Puckett immediately liked what he saw, and had a proposition for Matthew. Puckett raised his arm above his head and told the youngster if he could kick high enough to hit his upraised hand, he’d help sponsor him. No problem for the Fauquier High School sophomore, a first degree black belt who lives in Marshall and began martial arts training four and a half years ago after being bullied at school. Matthew coiled and unleashed a kick that easily reached Puckett’s hand, and was rewarded with a $100 bill. “Matthew sent him a thank you note,” DaWan Morgan said. “And then Mr. Puckett wrote back and asked how he could help some more. The two of them just hit it off that day, and Mr. Puckett has just been great.” Puckett, who moved to Delaplane 15 years ago, has a marketing and advertising firm, Puckett and Associates, based in Middleburg. He said he simply had a warm and fuzzy feeling when he saw Matthew and his parents at the 7-11 that day. “It was just really nice to see them doing that,” he said. “It was kind of inspiring to see him up that early in the morning and trying to accomplish something so positive.” And little did he know how even more positive it would eventually become. As a member of the Warrenton-based Karate Sports Academy team that went to Wales, Matthew won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Over the three-day event featuring teams from around the globe, DaWan Morgan kept sending Puckett e-mails detailing Matthew’s impressive performances. “When we sponsored Matthew we thought he’d get nice trip out of the deal, scrap around

with some other kids and see some of the world,” Puckett said. “We had no idea he’d return with the record for the Karate Sports Academy in Warrenton with the most medals won at a single World Games. We’re super proud of him, his teammates, coaches and parents. It’s a fantastic example of how kids can realize their potential surrounded by parents and a community that truly cares.” Other team members included Helena, Elizabeth and Rebecca Nefferdorf of Warrenton; Sophie and Nathan Huff of Bealton; Ron, Carolyn and Nikki Jenkins of Culpeper and Charles Thompson of Culpepper. Ron Jenkins runs and teaches at the KSA academy and coached an American team that won 24 medals in all, ten gold, eight silver and six bronze. Matthew Morgan obviously has come a long way since some of his bullying classmates used to call him names and steal his lunch. Last year, his mother said, there was another incident at his middle school when several youngsters were giving her son a hard time. “He stood up for himself,” she said, adding that Matthew has never used his martial arts training to physically deal with any bullies. “He’s a kind-hearted young man. It’s not in him to do something like that. But we all reach a point where enough is enough. Tae Kwan Do has given him the confidence to deal with those kind of situations.” That’s why he originally started studying the martial arts, not really knowing that it could also make him a highly skilled competitive champion. “I just wanted to be able to defend myself,” Matthew said of his original decision to study the martial arts. “The training has really given me confidence in those kinds of (bullying) situations. It’s helped me a lot, really changed my life and taken me to places I never dreamed I’d be able to see.” With a very much-appreciated helping hand from Bill Puckett. n

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a huge month for the Middleburg-based Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation, with several events designed to raise funds, to raise awareness and to raise the necessary number of women needed to bring a mobile mammogram unit to the area. On Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the mobile unit from Novant Hospital will be located in the parking lot across the street from Trinity Church in Upperville. It will provide free mammograms for local residents who qualify at a certain income threshold as well as accepting residents with insurance. At the moment, Liz Wallace of Middleburg, herself a breast cancer survivor, is organizing an effort among 15 different AfricanAmerican churches in Loudoun and Fauquier counties to get out the word on the availability of the mammogram testing unit in Upperville. At least ten women must sign up in advance for the testing, according to Wallace, and the unit can handle as many as four women an hour. “Going through the churches is the best way to get the word out to the African-American community,” Wallace said. “More AfricanAmerican women die from breast cancer than any group in the country. For some people, there’s a lack of education, or a lack of resources. We’re hoping the Hispanic community gets involved, too.” Stephanie Knapp, vice chairman of the Cherry Blossom foundation, said there are countless examples of women seeing the mobile mammogram unit nearby and spontaneously deciding to get tested. She recalled one woman from Manassas who saw the van parked in a lot outside her office “and she couldn’t think of a good reason not to go and do it. She went in, was diagnosed with breast cancer and is now being treated. She’s doing very well. That happens a lot.” Liz Wallace was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and underwent chemotherapy and a mastectomy. She now has a mammogram every year and said she can’t emphasize enough the importance of early detection such tests provide. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Oct. 11, Foxcroft School will be the site for the annual Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation Walks, Fun Runs and Pooch Prances all around the campus.

In person registration opens at 11:30 a.m., with the walks/runs/prances starting at 1 p.m. The Foxcroft Athletic Association will support the effort mainly by holding “Pinkapalooza” on the day before the walk on Saturday, Oct. 10. Five teams—field hockey, tennis and volleyball and two junior varsity squads—have games at 10 a.m. and players will be wearing pink socks or jerseys. The games will be followed by a tailgate in front of the gym, where the walk begins the next day. The school’s riding team is hosting an Interscholastic Equestrian Association Horse Show Sunday morning, before the walk. They’ll also have a bake sale at the walk, with plenty of pink icing on cakes and cookies. Foxcroft’s students also will be further educated during an appearance on campus on Oct. 9 of Caitlin Miles, the sister of Foxcroft biology instructor Dr. Meghan Tuttle. Currently pursuing her doctorate in occupational therapy at Pacific University in Hillsboro, OR, Miles received her B.A. in music from University of Southern California in 2009. In 2011, at the age of 24, she was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer after finding a lump during a self-administered breast exam. After completing cancer treatment, she recognized a great need for the care provided to women experiencing breast cancer treatment to facilitate healthy cancer survivor lifestyles. Out of this came her drive to help empower women in similar situations and give them the skills they need to flourish as cancer survivors. She’s now actively working toward her vision of using her doctorate in occupational therapy to empower cancer survivors through education in self-care and self-advocacy to help them maintain independence and a high quality of life. Miles will speak to the entire student body at 9:40 a.m. about her own experiences that day, and also will be in classrooms to continue the discussion all day. “Early detection is so important for good outcomes,” Knapp said. “People diagnosed early are so much more treatable. Mammograms may be intimidating to some women. There’s a fear that it might hurt, which it doesn’t. By having the unit come into the community, it’s more convenient, less threatening and for many people, cost free. We want people to come out and do it.” To sign up for mammogram appointments at the mobile van in Upperville on Oct. 24, call Liz Wallace at 540-687-6384 or go online at US4education@gmail.com. n

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what we call her.” And when she presented the painting to her friend, Lilly said “she was very joyful and happy that I did it. She said she loved it and it’s hanging in her room.” Lilly produced another fairy/firefly painting that was listed for sale in an e-Bay auction, along with an explanation of what it represented, with proceeds earmarked for Delaney’s medical expenses. Angela said she was not surprised to see family members and friends offer bids. But when the final deadline had passed, she was stunned to read the name of the buyer—a woman she did not know. Erica Wiley, another Hill school parent,

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ill School second-grader Lilly Killinger, all of seven years old, will be a featured artist at the Common Grounds coffee shop in Middleburg this month, and December, as well. The story of one painting in particular—“Firefly” it’s called—also represents an uncommon and truly inspirational relationship between two little girls who live hundreds of miles apart. Lilly, the precocious daughter of Angela and her husband Kirster, an artist himself, has become great friends with Delaney Clements of Grand Junction, Colorado, a bright-eyed, funloving 13-year-old who was diagnosed with a virulent form of cancer—Stage 4 Neuroblasta— at the age of eight. According to Angela Killinger, Delaney, who long ago lost all her hair, “has been fighting hard to get rid of the cancer, but the treatments have been so toxic. Recently they discovered 11 new cancerous tumors that are attacking her little body. Delaney was told that all the traditional treatment options are no longer working. They’re out of things to do to help her. “She’s recently been doing a trial program at Seattle Children’s where we’re all hoping for a miracle. Delaney is getting tired and it’s

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paint,” said Angela Killinger, co-owner of a Manassas auto dealership that Delaney often visits when she’s in town, often handing out popcorn to the customers. “She told me ‘I want to paint fairies.’ And it went on from there.” Lilly and her teacher spent two months doing sketches and experimenting with different colors before Lilly spent a weekend meticulously creating the final product—an oil painting with two winged fairies floating in space. A large firefly representing Delaney glows between them and smaller fireflies twinkle in the background. And, just like Delaney, all the magical fairies are bald. Why a firefly? “Well,” Lilly said, “Delaney always lights up our day, like a firefly. We all love her. That’s

purchased Lilly’s little masterpiece. And last month, when Delaney was in Middleburg for a few weeks, Erica met Delaney and the Killingers for a memorable lunch. “The thing that was really moving to me was that she (Erica Wiley) has a collection of fairy paintings,” Angela said. “She said that when she saw it on e-Bay, she knew she had to have it.” Erica will lend the painting to be put on display at the Common Grounds, which features a different local artist every month. When the artists already selected for October and December exhibitions heard about Lilly’s painting, they generously offered to share their space. Lilly is now working on a new series of miniature paintings, also of fairies. “Each fairy is different except for one thing,” Lilly said. “They’re all bald.” n

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ctober equals Halloween, when the souls of the dead revisit the earth for the night and we are reminded of witches, demons and ghosts. Fiction blends into the night with costumed headless horsemen, Frankenstein monsters, vampires and mummies. The macabre is glorified. I have yet, though, to see a costume modeled on Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” featuring a demon hound of supernatural origin that spreads fear and death who, in reality, was painted with phosphorus, as part of a murderous ruse, to glow in the dark on a desolate, foggy moor. The story was based on Squire Richard Cabell, who died in 1677. Cabell’s passion was hunting. Most who knew him (and all who knew of him) considered him evil for selling his soul to the Devil and murdering his wife. Photo by Richard Hooper The night his body was laid to rest, a phanGeorge H. Boker, author of “The Legend of the tom pack of hounds surrounded his tomb, Hounds,” as depicted by Gordon Ross in an edihowling and baying; on certain other nights, tion from 1929. he could be seen leading his hounds across the moors. “The Legend of the Hounds” by the did not give tongue. Even Flora stood solid American writer George Boker was published when a fox ran under her nose. The hounds in 1869 and is the story of another evil squire had been drugged in an act of revenge. and phantom pack. Set in Cornwall and writOutraged at his hounds, the squire led ten in verse, the story contains some of the them to his furnace, and ordered his workers most beautiful descriptions of a hound and to throw them into the fire. The last one alive hunting in literature. Boker begins, though, was Flora, and only the squire could catch her. with a description of the squire’s Colebrook He called: Furnace with its fiery glow presaging that “...Flora! ___ here, dog, here!” which follows: At once the look of wrath was gone; So that a gazer looking down A trusting, tender, loving dawn The molding floor from the platform’s Rose in her eyes; her talking tail crown, Quivered with joy; a low, soft wail Might think, if fancy helped the spell, Broke from her, as the iron hand He saw a grate in the roof of hell. Of the stout squire from off her stand The squire was a bully who controlled the Swung her; and striding towards the ledge wealth of the region and got his way through With his pleased burden, on the edge the power of retribution. In short, he was liked Oh awful death ___ oh, foul disgrace!__ only by his lead hound, Flora: She turned and licked his purple face. No being called the ruffian friend; And he threw her into the fire. Gold was his all; the power to lend On his deathbed called for Flora and later Bought service of the groveling fear wanted to stare out the window at the flames Which fawns, because it dare not sneer. from his furnace, screaming: Flora was the best hound in the best pack “Here they all come, the hellish pack, in Cornwall and she lived for the squire: Pouring from Colebrook Furnace, back Unchallenged in the flying front, Into the world! Oh, see, see, see! She shone, a star, to all the hunt. They snuff, to get the wind of me!” To this fair brute the selfish Squire Flora leads the pack and the squire furShowed favor sometimes, sometimes ire. ther exclaims: Upon her head he smote his spite; “Now they give tongue! They’ve found Or when his sluggish heart was light, their prey! He soothed her forehead, pulled her ear, Here they come crashing ___ all this way Or tossed her morsels from his cheer. ___ But cuff or kindness could not move And all afire! And it is I ___ The temper of her steadfast love. Weak as I am, and Like to die ___ Serene, unfearing, taking all Who must be hunted.” That his capricious hand let fall, With the squire’s death we bury him in Whether it smoothed or bruised a limb, the spirit of one of Oliver Cromwell’s greyAs grace, so it but came from him. hounds, Coffin-nail. One night Flora, alarmed at the squire’s Happy Halloween! n late absence, jumped through a window and located her master passed out in the snow, [Richard Hooper is an antiquarian book expert thereby saving his life. in Middleburg. He is also the creator of ChaUnchanged, the squire set out one fine teaux de la Pooch, elegantly appointed furniture hunting morning wanting to impress a contin- for dogs and home. He can be contacted at gent of strangers from the city with the quality rhooper451@aol.com.] of his hounds. They were listless, however, and

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3290 BOLIVER ROAD, FORT VALLEY for $799,000 • 54 Acre Private Setting • Sunroom with Stone Floors • Spacious Kitchen with Island • Fully Finished Basement • Just a little over an hour and a half from N.VA • 4 Stall Barn with storage and 2 Run in sheds • 4 fenced pastures, full size round pen and paddock

• Beautiful Mountain Views with year round stream through property • Located in a Horse Friendly Valley with miles of trails to explore • 40x60 equipment building with attached 40x15 indoor/outdoor Mason kennel, 9 dog run-ins • Separate puppy house behind garage

4276 STONEY CREEK ROAD, EDINBURG for $325,000

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Treat yourself to a weekend getaway every weekend!! Tucked away in the woods this cabin has a wood burning brick fireplace, expanded kitchen with full size appliances, covered decking, private hot tub nook, metal roof for easy slumbering on a rainy night and out door shower to cool off after a hike thru the woods. Stress free weekends can be found here!

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Classic late 1800s home with Native Limestone foundation brought tastefully into the 21st Century. New kitchen updated in 2012. Granite counters, stainless steel appliances, 5 Burner gas stove with double electric oven (convection option). Beautiful original woodwork, main level Master BR, 2 BR plus office & Sitting Room upstairs. Fixed stairs to attic (storage!) Too much to list. Must See!

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Address: 6320 Old Goose Creek Road, Middleburg. Listed at: $6,295,000 by Helen MacMahon, Sheridan-MacMahon Ltd. (540) 687-5588.

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10, along with a tack room, pine-paneled observation deck, two wash stalls and a farm office. An additional four-stall barn provides overflow space, and there is also a 70x120 indoor arena. The barns and the arena area are overlooked by the main residence, which proffers a discreet persona (a low profile, literally and figuratively) in order to protect the glorious views. The grounds, which have been maintained meticulously, are filled with flowers during the summer months. Inside and out, this week’s featured estate appears to be just the right size. And as it is just two miles from the center of Middleburg, you have easy access to the town’s amenities. Articles are prepared by Middleburg Life’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Middleburg Life real estate advertising department at (540) 687-6059.

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preciate the exceptional sunset views and the pristine gardens. And then there is the new pool with its cabana and changing room, adding yet more versatility to the property. But again, we get ahead of ourselves. (We’ve done that twice so far; once is excusable in our exuberance, but we apologize for the second digression.) The formal rooms of the main home are delights, with plenty of natural sunlight and wonderful color schemes. Room sizes are proportional and flow well into one another. The kitchen is both visually appealing and a workhorse, ready to meet the needs of a large gathering. Do not miss the wood-paneled office and library, as it is a gem that should not be overlooked. The bedrooms – each with en-suite baths – are on the main level. The master retreat is a study in refined luxury, offering exceptional space and showstopper walk-in closets. The lower level is home to the informal spaces, including a quality family room and exercise room. Having covered the lovely main house, and stepped outside to enjoy the vistas and the pool area, we now turn our attention to the equestrian facilities. “Flexibility” is the watchword here, for while the barn area was configured for six stalls, it can accommodate as many as

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Described as “the perfect equestrian property,” this month’s feature (Old Goose Creek Farm) indeed lives up to its advance billing. Set on 26 acres – giving exceptional space without the need to care for excess acreage – the property is set close to the features of Middleburg but is a self-sustaining world of its own, with the 7,000square-foot main house in exceptionally healthy condition and the fully-fenced grounds featuring marvelous amenities. The property currently is on the market, listed at $6,295,000 by Helen MacMahon of Sheridan-MacMahon Ltd. Accessed via a country road and treelined driveway to set the stage of bucolic splendor, the farm’s equestrian area was designed by architect John Blackburn and completed in 2001, complementing the main house, which has been updated and expanded. As with other Blackburn facilities, the emphasis is on top-quality stable, and it was part of this spring’s Trinity Stable Tour. But we are getting ahead of ourselves, as our first stop will be in the creative main home. Constructed of stone and featuring multiple terraces and patios, the abode works equally well providing amenities for family life and for entertaining a crowd at holiday time or throughout the year. Both friends and family will ap-

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Magnificent horse property in the midst of the serene countryside. From the picturesque Young Road two driveways access the 107 acres of Hidden Trail Farm. The first leads to one of the finest indoor arenas surrounded by exquisite ride out. The second is the graceful, park-like drive, which parallels a creek and then gently curves up to the elegant manor home. $6,500,000

Custom Built stone/stucco three-story home with 4 bedrooms plus large master in-law suite with separate parking and entrance. Slate roof,game room,custom theatre, workout room, study, office, dog room,custom kitchen, 4 stone fireplaces, approximately 8,000 SF. Extensive horse facilities include 18 stall barn,2 stall barn, 14 paddocks, lg. ring and much more. $5,500,000

LIVE, WORK and PLAY!!! Extraordinary 50 acre private estate. Stunning residence and 4 additional structures. Stone terraces. Offices with fiber optic. 12 stall barn with 8 acres of fenced paddocks. Recreation building with gathering room & theatre.Resistance pool, stocked lake, orchard. Experience the easy flow of outdoor to indoor spaces. $4,474,000

c.1823, with a stunning tree lined entrance, offers one of the grand manor homes in the famed horse country of Upperville. Recently renovated, the home offers wonderful indoor and outdoor living areas. Porches, gardens, barns, paddocks, riding arena, pond, pool and magnificent views from the Bull Run to Blue Ridge Mountains. $4,200,000

Extraordinary estate on over 180 acres; Ideal for horses; 7 Bedrooms; New Gourmet State of the Art Kitchen & Baths; Gorgeous full wall windows, overlooking 10 acre lake; 10 stall stable, Paddocks with run-in sheds, Pool and poolhouse with fireplace, spa and new tennis courts. $3,950,000

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726.66 acres in 14 parcels, all of which are 50 acres or larger. Accessed from Hume Road (635) and from and Black Rock Ford. Great elevation, views, open land,woods and frontage on the Rappahannock River. Mixed game for hunting. Great opportunity for tax credits. $2,979,306

Surrounded by impressive properties protected by Conservation Easements, the historic 62 acre estate is prominently located in prime Orange County Hunt territory. Recently restored, some of the manor home’s special features include gracious sized rooms, a chef ’s kitchen and four en-suite bedrooms. A converted barn with terrace is ideal for a studio or large gatherings. Spectacular views from the Bull Run to the Blue Ridge Mountains. $2,925,000

Steeped in history, the 98 acre estate of Ashleigh features an elegant Greek Revival manor house, c.1840, 2 bedroom pool/guest house adjacent to heated pool. 2 bedroom tenant home, 10 stall barn with 1 bedroom apt. and manager's office, additional 4 stall & 3 stall barn. Paddocks, pond, & magnificent gardens. 42 acres of this property are in managed Forestry Land Use. Excellent access to I-66. $2,900,000

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Private 65 Acre Estate near historic Middleburg. 3 porches add to the charm of this restored Farm House, c.1830 w/ pool and shared pond. Other features include 4 stall barn w/ guest suite, 4 bay open equipment barn and 2 bay garage. Beautiful land w/ views, creek, meadows and board fenced pastures w/ spring fed waterers. VOF Easement allows for two additional dwellings. $2,395,000

165 +/- acres on Little Cobbler with amazing views of Big Cobbler and the Blue Ridge Mountains! Pond, Open Land, Pool, Hot Tub, 4 Lvls, 4 BR, 4 BA Brick Home w/2 Bay Garage/Guest quarters to the left of main residence, Machine Shed, Screened Porch, Wet Bar, Large Stone Courtyard and Terrace, Full House Generator, 3 Fireplaces, Approx.6,500 sq.ft. $2,350,000 Property is in Land Use and includes 2 parcels.

18+ acres of mostly open and rolling land with the home sited perfectly with vast views from both front and back overlooking the pond, gardens and front fields. Cathedral ceilings, Master on the main floor, huge library/living room, private guest rooms, apartment on lower level w/own kitchen/entrance, sprawling deck w/awning. Perfect location ~ OCH territory ~ VOF conservation easement. $1,995,000

An amazing custom built 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Colonial on 70 mostly open acres with approximately 5000 square feet of living space. This exceptional home has been modified from an original 1810 home on site. 5 stall barn, 6 car garage, pond and more. Property is currently in Land Use. $1,800,000

Private and charming 31 acre horse property is a combination of woodland and gently rolling open land. Beautifully remodeled in 2005, this three bedroom, three bath home offers one level living. 7 stalls, 4 paddocks and tremendous ride-out potential in Orange County Hunt Territory. Gently Now Farm is a superb property to be enjoyed. $1,450,000

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53+ acres of beautiful, open and gently rolling land with expansive views of the countryside and distant mountains. Located in the coveted Orange County Hunt Territory of Fauquier County, this land provides exceptional ride-out potential. A home-site has been studied including engineers report verifying a site for a 5 Bedroom septic, well and potential pond site. Open space easement, land $1,400,000 cannot be divided.

NAKED MOUNTAIN - Delaplane, 276 acres of land on Naked Mountain. A true hunter's paradise! Mostly wooded, very private. Nice elevation, from 670 to 1,400. Kettle Run stream runs through, great opportunity for tax credits. $1,159,410 BEARS DEN - 151.61 acres in 3 parcels. (50.49, 50.48 and 50.64) Can be sold individually as well (50+ acre parcels) One largely wooded parcel, other two parcels share a pond and have wonderful views. Great location off of Leeds Manor Rd. and only minutes from Warrenton. $454,000 ea

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18 acres in the heart of OCH Territory with a lovely 5.5 Bedroom Italianate Style home in a beautiful setting. Formal and informal spaces, high ceilings, wonderful kitchen, expansive rec room, full basement, private pool, extensive landscaping and more. Property is in a VOF Open-Space easement. $999,000

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Magnificent country retreat on 41 acres with incredible privacy & beautiful views. The c. 1850 manor home has been graciously expanded into a 7 bedroom home with separate entertaining venue & two-story office with T-1 capability. Pool, tennis court, gardens, greenhouse, 5 car garage. $3,350,000

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Magnificent 155 Acre Atoka Road Estate with gated entry opening into the private drive lined with mature trees. The charming historic manor home, c. 1827 backs to expansive views of fields and ponds. 4 tenant homes, 3 barns, indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Gently rolling pasture land with fenced paddocks and fields. Property is in a VOF conservation easement. $3,600,000

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Fabulous home for entertaining! Come see this spectacular French County home sited on 4+ acres and with a private pond. Tranquil setting on a quiet road near the Short Hill. One of the most open floor plans you will ever find -- there are no hallways! Kitchen with charming butlers pantry. Enjoy the outdoors from every window or simply soak it all in from the patio or the screened porch with a view to the pond. Beautiful, professionally tended gardens and mature plantings. Absolutely delightful home!

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Family Farm Helps Fauquier Reach Conservation Milestone

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By Paula Combs For Middleburg Life

unique conservation milestone occurred this year in the Piedmont region, and it took four decades and a collective investment by hundreds of landowners, farmers and families to make it happen. Fauquier County became the first place in Virginia to reach 100,000 acres of land permanently protected by conservation easements. Wainbur Farm, a dairy in Midland Va., is the property that pushed Fauquier over the 100,000acre mark. “We wanted to conserve the land to keep development away from it, and keep it farmland,” says Harold Burton, part owner of Wainbur Farm. Brothers Harold and Steve Burton explained that their father, Will Burton, entered into an agreement through the Purchase of Development Rights Program in 2010 to conserve 396 acres. The family recently acquired farmland that’s adjacent to the property they’ve owned and operated as a dairy for almost 80 years. With conservation and finances in mind, the Burtons decided to put 167 acres of their new property into the PDR program, which is the portion that tipped Fauquier over 100,000 acres of privately conserved land. “Fauquier’s Purchase of Development Rights Program focuses on the protection of working farms, and the County leads the Commonwealth in PDR participation,” says Ray Pickering, Director of Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development. There are a variety of ways to put land under conservation easement, and the PDR Program is one of the available options. This particular program pays farmers to limit the development potential of their land through a conservation easement, and offers a flat rate per development right they extinguish. As of February, the program has supported agricultural operations on 45 family farms and permanently protected over 10,100 acres in Fauquier. “With the money from the PDR, it helps us pay the mortgage down on the farm,” Harold said. “With the current price of milk, you can’t count on a stable, steady income.” Some of the cow’s ear tags have names on them like Snowy and Blizzard. “My daughter Rachel does that,” Harold said. “She’s 19 and goes to Lord Fairfax, but she loves working with cattle. You ride down the field and she can tell you about this group or that group of heifers-- their age and all about their history. She breathes it.”

The entire family lends a hand at the farm, and they rotate duties. “It’s a true family effort,” said Harold. “Seven days a week, and we have every other Sunday off. I’ve been fortunate enough that my wife helps me.” Bill Foley, part owner of Wainbur farm and Harold’s nephew, is employed full-time at Carter Machinery, but he feeds the calves every morning before dawn and works on the farm on the weekends. “My dad, he’s 86, and still gets up at 5:00 am. It’s like clockwork-- at 5:05, you see his headlights coming down the drive,” said Harold. “My son gets up every morning before school to help him with feeding the calves.” About half of the conserved land in Fauquier is prime farmland, which comes to a total of 50,369 acres. The protected acreage also includes 39,256 acres of forest and 9,932 acres of Civil War Battlefield. Other portions of the county’s conserved land consist of 4,115 acres of wetlands and 395 miles of streams in the Rappahannock, Occoquan and Goose Creek watersheds, which benefits the area’s wildlife, increases water quality and helps ensure clean drinking water. “Not only did the Burtons conserve their land, but they’ve done a tremendous job of soil and water conservation on their farm,” said Pickering. Wainbur Farm has implemented a number of best management practices, which include having a nutrient management plan and adding buffers to over one mile of stream frontage. “Dad would preach to us, ‘You’re going to have a gully, and it’s going to create a ditch and erosion.’” Harold said. “And as I got older, I saw what he was saying. So, we’ve tried to watch how we work the field to minimize the erosion, to not till as much as possible and rotate the crops.” “The efforts of the Burtons and other farmers to conserve farmland in the County is a big part of Fauquier’s 100,000-acre achievement,” says Maggi MacQuilliam, Marshall resident and land conservation officer for The Piedmont Environmental Council. “Conservation easements help support the growth areas by keeping the surrounding lands rural,” she added. “This helps preserve valuable natural and cultural resources like Bull Run Mountains and local agriculture, and it helps maintain clean water and air. Most of the beautiful fields and pastures that you see from the Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Sky Meadow State Park or from any of our scenic byways is protected.” n

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Faraway Farm

Providence Farm

Middleburg, Virginia $6,295,000

Delaplane, Virginia $3,150,000

Middleburg Area $2,975,000

Bluemont, Virginia $2,650,000

Immaculate equestrian property in turnkey condition • Exceptional location • Stone home expanded to approx. 7,000 sf. • Includes 4 main level suites • Lovely gardens, pool, garage apartment & pond • Blackburn designed 6 stall stable • 70x210 indoor arena • Observation deck • Tack room • 2 wash stalls & office • Addtl 4 stall barn • Entire property is fenced and cross fenced on 26 acres & 8 paddocks

Family compound includes 8,800 sf main house built in 1789 • 3 BR guest house • 2 BR carriage house • Repurposed airplane hanger now a complete home gym • Exquisite $4M renovation completed in 2005 includes exposed beams, solid mahogany doors & windows, imported antique fireplaces & spectacular floors of re-claimed choice hardwoods • Stately limestone foyer • Stunning kitchen • Excellent Views

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt

42 acre equestrian property in Piedmont Hunt • Lovely 5,000 sf home with 1st floor master suite • Horse facilities include indoor (150' x 75') and outdoor (200' x 100') arenas • 10 stall stable with large apartment • 8 more stalls in shed row • 6 paddocks • Cross country course & 9,800 sf heated Morton Building

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Middleburg, Virginia $2,450,000

The Plains, Virginia $2,295,000

The Plains, Virginia $1,900,000

Upperville, Virginia $1,600,000

A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • Great location

Fabulous equestrian property • High efficiency low maintenance home with state of the art geothermal and solar systems • Stone fireplaces, pool, cabana • Great kitchen and bathrooms • Huge front porch overlooking pond • 7 stall stable with apartment • Euro felt arena • 4 paddocks and prime ride out location

Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10-foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 bedrooms/3 baths, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one bedroom/bath apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt

13.54 acres surrounded by large estates • Prime protected location • Updated brick home • Notable room sizes • 5 bedrooms • 5 full baths and two 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces • In-ground pool • Stone walls • Beautiful gardens • Well built home

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Upperville, Virginia $1,290,000

Marshall, Virginia $1,200,000

Bluemont, Virginia $1,200,000

Upperville, Virginia $899,000

Circa 1810 Federal brick home with stucco wing • 4 BR • 3 1/2 BA • 6 FP • High ceilings • Beautiful woodwork & floors • Recently renovated • Lovely kitchen with new custom cabinets, Carrara marble countertops, Viking refrigerator, Bertazzoni gas range and slate floor • New baths, Carrara white marble floors • English period gardens, specimen plantings, mature boxwoods, grand setting

21 acres of mostly open land • Classic fieldstone home with a portion circa 1835 • Renovations include open kitchen, screened-in porch, new windows, new siding, updated bathrooms & metal roof • Original floors throughout most of the house • Lots of charm & an unusual amount of natural light for an old house • Grand oak trees & a lovely setting

Beautifully maintained stone and stucco house • On crest of the Blue Ridge • Large views to the east • Perfect for entertaining and gatherings of extended family • Over 7000 sq ft, 5 BR, 6 FB, 1 HB, 3 FP • 2 MBR suites, one on main level • Finely appointed in all respects • Landscaping, automatic security gates, & estate fence ensure privacy • Garages for 5 vehicles

Prime location • Piedmont Hunt • 10 acres • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 fireplace stucco residence • Open floor plan • Treed setting with mature landscaping • Center courtyard off living area • Separate studio with half bath can serve as guest room or studio • Large 3 bay garage • 2 stalls for horses & 5 paddocks • Great views

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Helen MacMahon

(540) 454-1930

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(540) 247-5408 (540) 687-5588

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

Sunken Lane

Cliffside

The Plains, Virginia $870,000

The Plains, Virginia $700,000

Upperville, Virginia $649,000

Round Hill, Virginia $498,000

Private 10 acres between Middleburg and The Plains • 3/4 bedroom home • Open floor plan • Large front porch with views to the west • Traditional materials such as stucco exterior and metal roof • Wood floors • Fireplaces • Built in book shelves • Beautiful plantings and fenced yard • Great location and easy maintenance

Colonial on 2.51 private acres • Classical architecture with notable features • Coffered ceiling • Dental moulding • Transom windows • Stone fireplace • Sand-in-place hardwood throughout main and second levels • 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths & 2 fireplaces

11.43 ACRES, TREMENDOUS VALUE IN PRESTIGIOUS PIEDMONT HUNT LOCATION • Surrounded by protected properties in conservation easement • Contemporary stone & stucco home, 3 BR, 2 full and 2 1/2 BA, 2 FP • Spiral staircase leads to 8 stall barn • Tack room and office • Property fenced & cross fenced

7 acres and a bright unique home • Overlooking Butcher’s Branch of Beaverdam Creek • Large deck off kitchen and family room • Great for entertaining and grilling • 2/3 bedrooms and large basement • Nice value and well priced home in a great setting • Large windows bring the outdoors in • Cute playhouse or potting shed

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Helen MacMahon

Paul MacMahon

(540) 454-1930

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Situated on 100 acres in the heart of Warrenton foxhunting country surrounded by estates. C. 1970 brick colonial , very high ceilings, center hall, pool, 60’ veranda overlooking private lake, small stable and 18 stall professional stable, cherry tree lined drive, wonderful setting

$1,750,000

Nestled privately on 79 acres, loads of character, exposed beams, stone fireplace, absolute gourmet kitchen, wrap porch, two screen porches, 5 bedrooms each with bath en-suite, impeccable, could be in As Aspen or The Hamptons, stable, fenced pad paddocks and ring, stream, trails

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Very private setting on 56 acres with strong stream in the Warrenton Hunt. 1 mile from Fauquier Springs Country Club. Great room, formal living room and dining room, lovely granite kitchen, wonderful pool and gardens, guest house, and much more

$995,000

C. 1950 country house on 25 acres (three parcels) 1 mile from Highland School and old town Warrenton. Ultra-charming with large living room with fireplace, huge country kitchen, master with his and hers baths, dinner party sized dining room, solid oak barn and fencing and ring, stream, trails.

$649,000

C. 1929 and what a charmer! “The Cottage” has been meticulously cared for and has hardwood floors, stone fireplace, updated kitchen with granite and stainless, peaceful screened porch protected by large shade tree, swimming pool, lovely landscaping, some fencing and even a cute red barn for extra storage.

$395,000

One mile from Warrenton yet feels like West Virginia. 35 acres with very strong stream and pond, privacy at its best. 3 bedrooms each with bath, 2 fireplaces, patio overlooking pond, in-law suite, EXCELLENT INVESTMENT AND/OR CONSERVATION EASEMENT

$1,325,000

C. 1935 stone with copper roof in superb condition, completely upgraded, geothermal. And spectacular mountain and valley views. 3 cottages, stabling, excellent farm income on 140 acres, 2 miles from town.

$3,200,000

Views, views, views, views – Privately placed on 65 rolling acres with range after range of mountain and valley views. All brick, English country style with large sunroom with views, views. 1 mile from country club in Warrenton Hunt.

$875,000

$2,500,000

142 acres of rolling fields and woodland where eagles soar and wildlife abounds. 3000’ on very strong South Run. Much character and numerous home sites. Private.

$1,278,000

Warrenton’s wonderful historic district. C. 1820 and 1870, 12x36 center hall, massive 3 story staircase, new HVAC, very high ceilings, includes 2 bedroom cottage all on almost 1 acre. Walk to town festivals and concerts.

$849,000

C. 1910 very spacious country house convenient to Warrenton with very distant views over pool and lake. Granite kitchen, great room, formal living and dining rooms, beams, cottage on 50 acres. Tremendous B&B potential

$1,675,000

43 Culpeper St., Warrenton, VA 20186 Office: 540-347-3838

www.allenrealestate.com

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Allen Real Estate Co. Ltd.

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Perfectly situated on 101 acres, Edgeworth, C. 1750, 1830 and 1850 is a joy to behold and in splendid condition. 5 fireplaces, very high ceilings, 1st and 2nd floor masters, part log, once in John Marshalls family – elegant! Two cottages, pool, 8 stall stable and pond.

$925,000

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$2,250,000

Very rare view across the lake to the mountains, spacious country house on 29 acres. Spectacular guest or in-law suite, 4 stall stable, Old Dominion Hounds country. Very private.

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Rare 240 acres with long frontage on the Rappahannock River and endless views. Lovely rolling land, immaculate country house with “lighthouse” feature for sunset cocktails or morning coffee. Well situated on gardens and pool with long drive approach. Outbuildings.

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BILL TYLER HOMES Building Custom Homes in Loudoun and Fauquier for over 25 years We can work with any design team you have in mind. Our goal is yours: creating a dream project you can financially manage. Courtesy Marshall Ford

Marshall Ford from above in 1953

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By Leonard Shapiro For Middleburg Life

t’s the only motor vehicle on display in the showroom at Marshall Ford, a 1926 open air pick-up truck in mint condition that’s not even for sale. It’s there on loan from its car-collector owner, and they definitely don’t make them like this any more. “Back then, you would order the chassis from Ford and the body from Sears Roebuck,” said dealership co-owner David Baird. “They would ship it to the buyer and then the buyer would put it all together.” Clearly, this is a dealership that revels its own history, and why not. The place first opened on Nov. 23, 1915, originally owned by H.L. Lee. On the first weekend in October, Baird and his partner, Tom O’Brien held an open house and a charity fundraiser at the dealership to both celebrate its 100th anniversary and to help provide weekend meals for needy Marshall school children in conjunction with Marshall Day. “Did you know that some kids in our county go to school just to eat,” read a flier distributed at Marshall Ford and other places around town. Visitors to the open house were asked to make a donation for The Kids Weekend Lunch Box Program, also known as The Backpack Program, with a goal of raising $10,000 to fill the backpacks of some 90 children at three local schools with nutritional food for the weekend. “There’s a real need here,” Baird said. “If we raise the money, we can feed them for the whole school year.” Marshall Ford is believed to be the oldest continuous Ford dealership in the country. It’s located in the same building and on the same site—the intersection of Route 17 and Route 55, where Mr. Lee began selling cars. And many of the walls display old photographs of the original owner and his family, what the town looked like in 1915 and the first document detailing the agreement between Lee and the Ford Motor Company. The cost for the building back then was $1,100, and there is an invoice from Ford for shipping three new cars totaling $1,700 wholesale. Baird and O’Brien, who both live in

Vienna, purchased the dealership 26 years ago and have seen dramatic changes both in the town and in the kinds of vehicles they sell. They have a number of local customers, as well as internet shoppers looking for the best deals online, even if they have to drive 50 miles to get it. Baird estimates that his sales are now 50 percent local and 50 percent off the internet. “We’ve been transitioning for a while now from almost all pick-up truck sales to more cars and SUVs,” he said. “As the community grows, it’s changing. People are commuting from here. And the internet has really changed and helped our business. “When I sell someone a car off the internet, I thank them for doing most of my work for me. They’ll see the car on-line, look at the discounted price and then come here and buy it. We post our best price because the internet is very competitive. You’ve got to put your best price forward or they’ll go somewhere else. It’s simpler for the customer, and us, too.” And as Marshall District supervisor Peter Schwartz recently told the Fauquier Times, “it’s one of the few dealerships left in America where you can find the owners in the showroom every day.” There are now plans to build over 300 new homes in and around Marshall less than a mile from the dealership, with another 70 new rental townhouses already filling up. The town also is attracting several new retail businesses on West Main Street, meaning more potential customers will be driving right past the showroom. Pick-up truck sales, especially with diesel engines, slowed considerably when the price of diesel fuel hit $4 a gallon. And when the great recession struck in 2008, Baird and O’Brien were able to weather the financial storm by adding mechanics and offering service on all makes and models. There are now ten employees at the dealership, half in the service department, and Baird said it won’t be too long before Saturday service is offered, as well. “Marshall is going to grow some more,” he said. “It’s not going to go crazy, but we’re going to sit here and just let it grow up all around us.” For more information or to donate to The Backpack Program, call Kelly or Tina at the dealership at 540-364-1548 or email Kelly@ newfords4less.com or Tina@newfords4less. com. n

Spring Hill Farm

$6,500,000

Longwood Farm

$4,800,000

Tartan Farms

$1,999,000

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22 West Market Street Leesburg, VA, 20176 Office: 703.443.1757 www.huntcountrysir.com

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FAUQUIER COUNTY Stately 6 BR, 4 BA main home circa 1839 on 753.28+/- acres. 7 barns with a total of 141 stalls, 35 paddocks, pool, pool house, tennis court, pond and 9 tenant houses. Not in easement.

FAUQUIER COUNTY Magnificent 32 stall barn/foaling facility on 774+/- gently rolling acres including lovely 1869 built home. Total of 16 parcels. Not in easement. Paved roads throughout the property, 12 paddocks. Not in conservation easement.

LUCKETTS Turn key equestrian property on 41.9 acres with 100’X200’ indoor ring, outdoor ring, multiple barns with total of 35 stalls, 13 paddocks. All brick 5 BR, 4 BA home with attached 2 car garage, indoor pool, and 1 BR apartment over detached 3 car garage. Road frontage on 3 sides.

Greystone

Hamilton Station

$1,149,000

Blueridge Mountain Road $1,399,000

WATERFORD Just outside the village on 57.47 acres this property is offered for the first time in over 100 years. Exquisite 1763 stone home with numerous out buildings and garden spaces. Other lots available.

WATERFORD All brick colonial on 10 acres in the picturesque village of Waterford. First floor master, with additional 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. Two story family room with gorgeous views. Over 7000 sf on three levels. 50’X100’ barn.

CLARKE COUNTY This custom built home offers privacy and incredible views of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blueridge Mountains. Sited on 90 +/- acres this 6 bedroom, 4.5 bath home has recently renovated kitchen and baths. Expansive decks, patios with pool and private guest house. Can be divided into 3 lots.

Creighton Farms

Nestlewood Farm Lane

Loudoun Orchard Road

$1,799,000

$2,750,000

$1,199,000

PAEONIAN SPRING Only minutes from everything but in a world all its own. With panoramic views, this all brick Wetherburne former model home has 6 BRs, 5.2 BAs, 5 FPs on 4 finished levels. Upgraded Pureair filtration HVAC system, whole house water filtration, whole house generator. Detached garage/workshop w/ dust extraction and HVAC.

Equestrian Property

Skyline Caverns

$849,900

$3,500,000

LEESBURG Custom all brick home with wrap around upper and lower porch has 4 large bedrooms, three full baths, and four fireplaces on 9 acres with orchard. French doors to porches from most every room, outstanding views. New paint, carpet and granite counter tops.

Coolfont

$9,500,000

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ALDIE Located in Northern Virginia’s premier gated golf community, this 9600+ sf home is the perfect fusion of old world charm and smart home technology. Spacious first floor master suite, 3 en suites. Steps to the golf course and club house. Geothermal, extensive hardscaping.

$995,000

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FRONT ROYAL Turn key business includes Skyline Caverns, Mirror Maze, Model Railroad, Nature Trail and Gift Shop. Over 45 acres adjacent to Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah National Park.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV 991.775 acres with lakes, ponds, woods and views. Property is located in historic Berkeley Springs within 2 hour drive of DC, No VA, Baltimore and Pittsburgh metro areas. Permitted for construction of infrastructure to support 1200 residential units and large commercial component. Complete mix use development package ready to implement.

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LOVETTSVILLE Lovely 4 BR 3.5 BA country home on 25 acres with complete equestrian facility. Three barns with a total of 8 stalls, indoor riding ring (140’X65’), Olympic size (65’X200’) outdoor dressage ring, nine paddocks 3 with run ins. Mountain views with additional outdoor living space and pool.

Each Office Is Individually Owned And Operated.

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The Gathering Celebrates can Culture Virginia Native American

irginia Indians are presenting a traditional harvest festival Oct. 30 – Nov.1 at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville called “The Gathering.” “Clarke County is thrilled to host this first time event, celebrating environmental, cultural, and the present day indigenous population here in Virginia,” said Trcey Pitcock, recreation program coordinator for Clarke County. “We’re excited to have a chance to have a shared experience for multi-generational families. The

event will engage visitors to talk about cultural diversity and many issues facing all humanity today.” On Oct. 17, a preview of the event will take place. Kim Ragland at Boyd’s Nest Restaurant actually planted the food (corn, beans and squash), to grow and feed Three Sisters Stew to the Indian dancers and elders. Ragland also learned to make Indian fry bread and plans to serve up samples during the Farmers Market on Oct. 17. In addition, on Oct. 17, the Barns of Rose

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE GATHERING

he following are preview events Barns of Rose Hill for The Gathering, scheduled Oct. • Oct. 17 – 8 p.m. Native American Indian live concert with Dark Water Rising. $15 in advance, 30 to Nov. 1.

• October 1 through Nov. 30— Tipi (tee pee) installation located off Highway 7 and Clermont Farm. • Oct. 17 – 9 a.m. to noon, Fry Bread sampling at Clarke County Farmers Market offered by Boyd’s Nest Family Restaurant • Oct. 17 – 1 p.m. Three Sisters Artist Reception Barns of Rose Hill • Oct. 17 – 2 p.m. Dennis Banks co-founder of the American Indian Movement Documentary viewing “It’s a Good Day to Die.” $25 in advance, $35 at the door. Children 12 and under free at

$20 at the door. Children 12 and under free at Barns of Rose Hill. •Oct. 30 – Kidz Harvest Fest. $5 admission Clarke County Fair Grounds, Berryville. • Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 Virginia Gourd Festival with 45 gourd classes at Clarke County Fair Grounds, Berryville. • Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 Native American traditional Harvest Dance $5 admission Clarke County Fair Grounds, Berryville. For further information to go to www. HarvestGathering.org, or email info4TheGathering@gmail.com or call 540-554-8730

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Chris White CEO of the Native American Church of Virginia, a Sanctuary on the Trail™ installed a Native American Indian Tee Pee at the intersection of Highway 7 and Berryville Main Street on the corner of Clermont Farm. The Gathering will include a display called Tipi Town.

Part of The Gathering at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville will include exhibitors and vendors

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Hill offers a spectacular Native American trio featuring Native American matinee with icon Dennis Banks, Three Sisters Art Challenge artist’ss reception and Dark Water Rising live rocky soul concert. “This is not about the past and the celebration of the first Thanksgiving but about today’ss indigenous population here in Virginia,” said Rene White, executive director of The Gathering. “The goal of this event is to shape the future and how the indigenous people are perceived. Our hope is that visitors will gain a respect for the Native American Indian and the skills of life they bring to the harvest table.” Virginia Indian history dates back more than 10,000 years. Local couple Chris and Rene White with “Sanctuary on the Trail” found a Paleo-Indian site in Clarke County with artifacts that dated last used 10,470 years ago. The local Holy Cross Abbey at Cool Springs Farm has Indian artifacts crafted continually between 10,500 to 300 years ago. How do Native Americans create artifacts? Why are corn, beans and squash so significant to Native Americans? Why are sharing, storytelling, dance and song so important? Do Native Americans still hold onto these principles of life? Do they selfidentify as Indians? “The Gathering” will help visitors answer many of those questions. n

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MILLWOOD c: 1836 A spectacular home and farm of 154 acres, perfect for placement in VOF Conservation Easement. The finely detailed woodwork throughout this comfortable home of 5,800 square feet is quite remarkable. There are eight fireplaces. Several pieces of highly crafted furniture are available if desired.

Kitchen/breakfast room

Pool with view

$2,100,000 Rick & Kaye Kohler

The Best… …One Home at a Time

540-675-1373

www.KohlerRealtors.com

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View of the Blue Ridge Mountains is pictured above, plus a fantastic pond with cabin for casual entertaining. Ninety acres are in fields plus sixty acres of mature forest.

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Living Room

An exquisite lady’s study is located off the first floor master suite. Stone walled gentleman’s office, billiards room and den are located on the walkout level which accesses two porches, one with fireplace. Formal dining room for entertaining, informal dining in the kitchen with adjoining porch overlooking the pool.

It’s Always Christmas for Dieter Rausch

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A Fabulous Art & Designer Estate Sale in Middleburg, Virginia October 16, 17, 18 10-4 Please visit FoxHoundDesign.com for the address and more information.

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Black Holes and Dark Matter Recent Paintings by Charles Matheson

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Dieter Rausch with his exclusive Master of the Hunt nutcracker

Hours: Wed. - Sun. 11-5pm

Artist Reception: Saturday October 17 5-7pm We will be open to the public on October 10, because of special event.

Zig Zag Gallery • 6477 Main Street • The Plains, VA 20198

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Grace Episcopal Church The Plains, Virginia

2015–2016

Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Einstein With introduction by Michael Stepniak, Dean of Shenandoah Conservatory

Emily Smith, Violin Emely Phelps, Piano

Violinist Emily Daggett Smith has been praised as having “a very beautiful tone” and giving performances with “poised elegance” and “irrepressible élan” (The Seattle Times). Honoring the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, her performance will feature several of Einstein’s favorite violin compositions.

Grace Episcopal Church 6507 Main Street The Plains, VA 20198 Single Ticket $25 • Student $15 Free admittance to anyone under 18

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By SOPHIE SCHEPS For Middleburg Life

ehind the counter at the Christmas Sleigh on Washington Street stands the quietly soft-spoken Dieter Rausch. Typically dressed in traditional German attire of lederhosen and a felt cap, which are also available for purchase, he could fit right in a picture next to Germany’s Santa Claus, Kris Kringle. Rausch moved to Middleburg 14 years ago to be with his wife Linda Tripp. The couple had known each other for many years before they finally reconnected and wed in 2003. Located in the space the old Middleburg Hardware once occupied, the Christmas Sleigh came into being after Rausch took a visit to Colonial Williamsburg. “They have two Christmas stores there and they are terrible!” he said. “Everything is made in China. We came back and sat on the steps across the street from this building. The hardware store had closed and I thought this would be a good place for a real Christmas store. I talked with the owner and he said yes.” Both Linda and Dieter were seeking a quiet life and Middleburg seemed to be the perfect location for such a shop. “Middleburg is a quiet town with no shopping malls,” he said. “Living in the country is also very safe.” Christmas also holds a special place in Rausch’s heart. The tradition of the Christmas markets in Germany and his love for Germanmade items is combined with his affection for his mother. “My mother died after Christmas and so it feels related to her,” he said. “I love Christmas because of that.” Rausch travels to Germany three times a year to attend trade shows and purchase items for the store. In Frankfurt there is Christmasworld, the world’s leading trade fair for seasonal items. He also attends toy and clothing fairs before he sends two containers back to

the United States every year. Rausch prides himself in only selecting the finest German goods. He not only carries Christmas ornaments, but also German-made knives, antiques and the famous gray and blue salt-glazed pottery. Rausch said his house is full of the stoneware, including plates, vases and beer steins. Rausch is also involved in the design process for some of his decorations. He has created a new line of ornaments featuring the Middleburg Christmas Parade. One of his best-known items is his line of fox nutcrackers, which are made exclusively for the Christmas Sleigh by Steinbach. Each figure is dressed in various fox hunting apparel and all of them are named, including the Master of the Hunt and his Mistress of the Hunt. As the hunt country enters the fall season, Rausch’s excitement grows. In just two months, the biggest shopping day of the year for the Christmas Sleigh will come. Christmas in Middleburg on the first Saturday in December brings thousands of visitors to town and his is often their first stop to get into the holiday spirit. “I can’t wait for that day every year,” Rausch said. “People wait sometimes 40 minutes before you can come in the store.” Rausch hires seasonal help each year to keep up with the demand. Despite the fact that Christmas only comes once a year, the charm of the Christmas Sleigh and it’s friendly proprietor make it a popular destination for visitors all year. While chatting just minutes before opening time, no less than four people jiggled the locked door and checked the time when they could come in. The Christmas Sleigh also operates a website that sells the same wares carried in the Middleburg shop, attracting business from all over the country. At the bottom of the page is a countdown to Christmas Day, right down to the minute. At the time of this publication only, 79 days to go. n

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2 miles from Wegmans and Gainesville. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 11+ pastoral acres with creek. Home has $300k in renovations, gourmet kitchen, main level apartment wing, 5-stall center aisle barn heated tack room, bath, laundry, wash rack/hot water.

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703.623.6605 | 703.220.5707

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MiddlEBurg

$1,200,000

Very private 8-acre setting in Middleburg with the finest of views in Loudoun County. 4-stall stable, specimen plantings, surrounded by large estates and winery. Relatively easy commute from the east side of Middleburg.

Bradley Clarke

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PurCEllvillE

$1,287,000

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This 481 acres is nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley and offers 360° of spectacular views of the Blue Ridge, Allegheny and Massanutten Mountains. Development Potential. Call Candice for more information or to tour the property.

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McEnearney ®

Built Around You

Custom-built post & beam home on 17 acres. Gourmet kitchen with GE Monogram appliances, central vacuum, 5 master bedrooms, 2 on the main level. Net-Zero energyefficient home. Five-stall barn and much more!

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MiddlEBurg

$897,400

Beautiful custom home on 4.2 acres in the countryside of Middleburg. Horses allowed. Three great levels with complete in-law/au pair suite in walk-out lower level. Two studies, sunroom, gourmet kitchen, three-car garage. Welcome Home!

In the first six months of 2015, McEnearney Associates sold its homes listed for a higher percentage of original list price. We know it’s not the number of agents or offices in a company that matter - it’s the quality of the agents and the company, and their ability to deliver results that matter. Call us for a real estate experience that’s as personal as your home – one that is Built Around You.

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McEnearney Associates

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TTR Sotheby’s

97.16%

Keller Williams

97.04%

Coldwell Banker

96.81%

RE/MAX

96.60%

Weichert

96.48%

Long & Foster/Miller

96.34%

Century 21

96.32%

Washington Fine Properties

94.70%

Fairfax Realty

94.40%

$1,149,000

Historic “Temple Farm" c. 1720, sits on 13 acres of beautiful vistas and a winding creek. Elegantly renovated in 2014. Lovely large rooms, high ceilings, original architectural details. Amazing location between Purcellville and Middleburg.

Christy Hertel

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$627,750

lEEsBurg

$515,000

PurCEllvillE

$649,000

June Crisan

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703.862.9426

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7 W. Washington Street Middleburg, VA 20118

Post and Beam, 18th century logs, soaring ceilings, handmade tiles, in-ground pool, great deck, detached workshop plus studio and barns all combine for a fabulous one-of-a-kind home and mini farm. Fully fenced for animals. Must see!

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Exquisite all brick townhome in the resort-style community of River Creek! Rich with high end amenities and architectural details. Elegant curved staircase, 1st floor library, soaring ceilings in great room, gourmet kitchen; expansive master suite. Must see!

June Crisan

703.402.8424

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107 N. King Street Leesburg, VA 20176

Established 1980 • Alexandria • Arlington • Leesburg • McLean • Middleburg • Washington, DC • Maryland

October 2015

Well-appointed 3 level home shows like a model. Gourmet kitchen, family room & office with custom built-ins. Hardwoods throughout main level. Wrap around porch, screened rear porch, stone patio, professional landscaping. New HVAC.

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Gorgeous brick end-unit exudes quality of craftsmanship and is in meticulous condition! Sited on an outstanding lot backing to Goose Creek and the 8th Fairway of River Creek, a sought-after golf course community. You will love this 4-level home.

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Day in the country

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t was a “Day in the Country” recently to highlight awareness of the serious concussion problems being faced by a large number of former NFL players. Hosted by Kurt and Maria Pierce at their St. Elgin Farm in Middleburg, there were superstars all around, including Hall of Fame linebacker and Middleburg’s own Sam Huff and one of the Redskins’ all-time great running backs, Larry Brown, among others. Kurt Pierce played for three different NFL teams, now has a orthodontist practice in Frederick and Purcellville and is active within the NFL Players Association Washington alumni chapter. There were two bopping bands, hot air balloon rides and fabulous food and drink, all for a very worthy cause.

Janet and Larry Brown, Redskins All Pro Running Back during the ‘70s

Maria and Kurt Pierce organized the event at their Middleburg farm

Former NFL players Spain Musgrove, Larry Brown, Dwight Bostwick, Ken Jenkins, Ricky Ray and host Kurt Pierce

Photos by Leonard Shapiro

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Ricky Ray with Deborah Revmond

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James Vincent Lambiasi, III Age 76, of Haymarket, Virginia passed peacefully at Heathcote Health Center on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 26, 1939, the son of the late Eleanor F. and James V. Lambiasi, Jr. James graduated from Calvert Hall High School, then attended Loyola University before serving in the United States Navy. James had a love of flying that led him to a career as an Air Traffic Controller, retiring in 2001 after 35 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a co-founder of the Virginia Soccer Association. Mr. Lambiasi is survived by his wife of 51 years, Kathleen E. Lambiasi; four children, Lisa Anne Albert of Warrenton, VA, James V. Lambiasi, IV of Tokyo, Japan, Anthony R. Lambiasi of Louisa, VA and Michelle Joy Sutphin & her husband, Christopher W. of Hamilton, VA; a brother, Richard Lambiasi & his wife, Carol of Hanover, MD; and six grandchildren, Jacob, Lauren, Stephen, Trevor, Madilyn & Andrew. The family received visitors at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA on Thursday, September 17, and a Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, Middleburg, VA on Friday, September 18, 2015 with burial following at Little Georgetown Cemetery in Broad Run, Virginia. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

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The documentary ”Harry & Snowman” has received multiple accolades at previous film festivals, premiering at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, N.C., earlier this year. It won the Audience Award Best Documentary at the Nantucket Film Festival and Prescott Film Festival in Arizona. At the Woods Hole Film Festival in Massachusetts, it won the audience award for Best of the Fest. Executive producer Karin Reid Offield competed on the jumper “A” division horse show circuit and later mastered dressage after working with trainers like Olympic coach Jean Bemelmans and multiple gold medal Dutch dressage champion Anky van Grunsven. Originally from Aspen, Colorado, she moved to Tucson and then California in order to compete. She’s co-founder of The Dressage Foundation’s Equestrian Fundraising School and the owner and former rider of world famous dressage stallion Lingh. She now manages his international breeding career. Paul Winston Blavin, also an executive producer, is the CEO of Graceful Light Entertainment, which, according to its mission statement, is committed to harnessing the power of film to inspire hope, create awareness of critical human issues and, ultimately, compel positive social action. Prior to merging his philanthropic and career interests to form Graceful Light, Blavin was a successful financier for close to 30 years. Tickets to screenings of “Harry & Snowman” and other films being shown at the Middleburg Film Festival are now available for purchase at MiddleburgFilm.org. n

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journeyed to the U.S. after World War II. After arriving, he was offered a job as a riding instructor at the exclusive Knox School in Long Island New York. DeLeyer eventually developed a transformative relationship with a broken down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck bound for the glue factory. DeLeyer paid $80 for the horse and named him Snowman. They were famous in their day and traveled together to compete around the world. Their chance meeting at a Pennsylvania horse auction saved them both and crafted a friendship that lasted a lifetime. DeLeyer, now 85, and known as the “Galloping Grandfather,” continues to train on today’s show jumping circuit operating on his farm on Long Island. His career was launched by Snowman and he went on to become one of the most successful riders and trainers in America. He represented the U.S. at the World Championships in Sweden in 1983 and, the U.S. Equestrian Foundation awarded him a Pegasus Medal of Honor in 2002 for his lifetime contribution to the sport. Less than two years out of the Amish plow fields, Snowman won the 1958 horse show jumping Triple Crown — the American Horse Shows Association Horse of the Year, Professional Horseman’s Association Champion and Champion of Madison Square Garden’s Diamond Jubilee. Snowman appeared on the most popular television game show of the 1960’s, “To Tell the Truth” and also was on “Who Do You Trust,” then hosted by a young Johnny Carson. He had his own fan club, was once profiled twice in Life magazine and was the subject of three best-selling books, including the 2011 New York Times bestseller, “The Eighty Dollar Champion.” In 1962, Snowman retired from competition to the Long Island farm where he remained until his death in1974. He was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992.

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Greenhill Winery Complements Middleburg’s Lush Landscape By Heidi Baumstark For Middleburg Life

reenhill Winery and Vineyards has been pouring wine for connoisseurs and novices anticipating a true Middleburg experience since 2013. It all started when proprietor David Greenhill couldn’t resist the 128-acre property that was formerly Swedenburg Estate Winery, one of Virginia’s first wineries. With a surname like Greenhill, it seemed destiny would reign when he would own a landscape lush with green hills—and now—dotted with red and white grapes. The farm was first established circa 1762 when the Virginia colony was under British rule. In the early 1800s, the property was known as Valley View Farm on what was called Ashby’s Gap Turnpike, today’s Route 50. With a stunning backdrop of the Blue Ridge and Bull Run Mountain ranges, the winery includes a tasting room, 20 acres of vines, a pond and an impressive stone

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Manor House built in 1762. Rare, white Charolais cows, one of the oldest French cattle breeds, graze the fields. Originally from North Carolina, David Greenhill has called Virginia home for over 15 years. An entrepreneur, he’s co-owner of Satcom Direct, a satellite communications company with offices in Washington, New York, Florida, London, Moscow, Dubai, and Hong Kong. While on business in D.C., he often drove Loudoun’s country roads covered in natural beauty and historic treasures—the magnet that drew Greenhill to return again and again. Rebekah Pizana, director of sales and marketing, said, “David would ride his Harley exploring wineries probably dreaming one day of starting his own.” All those rides paid off. The property became available, and in May 2013, Greenhill acquired the estate. Now, he said one of his goals is “to produce the finest wines possible joining ranks of other Virginia wineries to ‘bottle shock’ California and the rest of the world with quality wines and an artful passion for winemaking.” When Greenhill opened his winery in August, 2013, joining him were Pizana and

Sébastien Marquet as winemaker. A native of the Burgundy region of France, Marquet uses all French oak barrels in his winemaking. He has now been in America for 25 years and has won several awards, including Gold, Double Gold, and Best of Class from Sonoma, San Francisco, and San Diego competitions. The winery is part of the Middleburg American Viticultural Area (AVA) and the Loudoun County Mosby Wine Cluster. “We’re not trying to recreate California wines or wines from the Finger Lakes,” Pizana explained. “We want to create true, Virginia wine. And we don’t want to get in Sébastien’s way, so he feels free to use his own creative juices.” Pizana described Greenhill as rustic French—“it’s relaxed elegance without being pretentious,” she said. Light fare, including specialty cheeses, crackers, sausages—plus honey from their own bee hives—is available. Guests can choose a picnic package or bring their own to pair with wines while sitting under the covered patio, or near the vines overlooking the mountains, or inside the tasting room. On weekends, local musicians perform. Beyond the vines is the old Manor House. Wine Club members appreciate adult-only private tastings inside with its massive stone fireplace; the dining room is actually the original 18th century patent house. This unique, historic house also is available for private parties and dinners. Guests will soon experience something new at Greenhill: an equestrian-themed tasting room expected to open early 2016. Mirroring the Middleburg look, it will have a polo bar with images of fox hunting, horses, riding, and lots of exposed wood. In other words, it will be “very Middleburg,” Pizana said. The current tasting room also will offer merchandise. What sets Greenhill apart from other local vineyards? “Our dedication to quality wine and service,” Pizana answered. “We’re not just in business to crank out wines; we want to serve high-quality wines in the best service possible. We’re dedicated to taking Virginia grapes and producing wines respecting our unique terroir. That’s what makes us different.” With such a rich past and a promising future, Middleburg celebrates Greenhill and its commitment to present Virginia win in all its glory—one sip at a time. (Greenhill Winery & Vineyards is located at 23595 Winery Lane off U.S. Route 50 in Middleburg. The winery can be reached at 540-687-6968 and the website is www.greenhillvineyards.com. It’s open seven days a week from noon until sunset (March 14-Nov. 30) and noon-7 p.m. (Dec. 1-March 13) except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when it is closed. Dogs on leashes are permitted in outdoor areas.) n

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An Equine Explosion With Racing All Around GOLD CUP

he 78th running of the prestigious International Gold Cup gets underway on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Great Meadow in The Plains. These days, the event enjoys huge crowds and is one of the largest steeplechase events in the nation. And, you can bet on it. “As currently the only venue in Virginia with live pari-mutuel on-site wagering, we’re excited to feature betting for our fall races again,” said Dr. William Allison, president of the Vir-ginia Gold Cup Association. “It’s been a big success and a lot of fun for our races.” With about 40,000 spectators expected, the eight-race card, including three on the flat, will be particularly Virginia-centric, open to all Virginia-bred and sired horses. The second race, a $40,000 “Steeplethon” also has a unique feature. For the first time, there will be a similar sister race two weeks earlier at the Middleburg Fall Races at Glenwood Park on Oct. 10. Horses entering the Middleburg Races “Steeplethon” also can be entered in the same race on the Gold Cup card two weeks later. “The trainers all love it,” Allison said. “It’s a good purse. You have two weeks between races to prepare and it’s all in the same area.” Also on the Gold Cup card will be the $50,000 Zeke Ferguson hurdle race that used to be contested at Colonial Downs near Richmond. The race track has closed down and

the event hon-oring the late resident of Hume has now been moved to Great Meadow. The International Gold Cup, with a $75,000 purse, will be the fifth race on the card. And the eighth race is only open to Virginia-bred and sired horses. For the International Gold Cup, gates open at 10 a.m. with the first race going off at noon. General admission car passes are $55 and available online (www.vagoldcup.com), as well as at area Harris Teeter stores and through additional ticket outlets. For information contact the Virginia Gold Cup Association at 540-347-1215 or visit the website. Advance purchase of tick-ets is recommended. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. n

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WEST VIRGINIA BREEDERS CLASSIC

he 29th renewal of the West Virginia Breeders Classics will feature local favorites vying for championship honors when they break from the starting gate Saturday, Oct. 10. Nine races for the best of all ages will begin at 7 p.m. at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The feature race, the $500,000.00 West Virginia Breeders Classic, is the richest race for horses bred or sired in West Virginia. This year’s running will be a likely rematch of two of the best West Virginia breds seen in the history of the Classics. Another win by 9-year-old Russell Road would put his

earnings over $2 million. And if Lucy’s Bob Boy is victorious, his lifetime earnings would surpass $1 million. The entire card will b carried on HRTV. The $500,000 Classic and the co-feature for fil-lies and mares, the Cavada, will be shown on Fox Sports Net and Comcast MidAtlantic at 10:30 p.m. Kentucky Derby track announcer Travis Stone will be the voice of the Classics. The races cap a three-day celebration of the showcase of the West Virginia Thoroughbred industry. Thursday night sponsors, state and local dignitaries, race participants and their friends and fans will enjoy a black-

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t was a familiar setting at Great Meadow in The Plains last month with a new race meeting for Virginia Downs Racing, presented by the Virginia Equine Alliance. The non-profit alliance includes the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, the Virginia Horseman’s Benevolent and Protective Association, the Virginia Gold Cup and the Virginia Harness Horsemen’s Association. With six flat races to emphasize Vir-

encouraged to come early as they will get a taste of fox hunting with the finals of the Field Hunter Championships being held right on the race course at 9 a.m. Some of the nation’s top steeplechase horses and riders will race over timber, brush and turf courses. It’s truly a race fan’s delight at a venue that provides what has always been described as “the best view in steeplechasing,” where virtually every fence can be seen from

and 4,000 attended, with a pari-mutuel handle of about $12,000. “It was a good start,” Allison said. “The idea for all of this, including the Gold Cup, is that it all plays into what we’re trying to do, which is to benefit the Virginia horse industry. It creates country racing, where people can come out, have a tailgate, enjoy the scenery and the racing. It’s the way it was done in the old days.” n

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ginia’s comprehensive equine breeding and racing industry, the splendid Sept. 20 afternoon also offered an opportunity to place a bet. Pari-mutuel wagering was available at Great Meadow for an inaugural series of eight flat races held on the property. According to state law, a portion of the proceeds also must be donated to a local charity. In this case, the Fauquier SPCA was expected to receive about $25,000 from the Sept. 20 event. A crowd estimated between 3,000

tie gala at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown, WV. Friday brings a variety of sports figures and amateur golfers to the Locust Hill Golf Course in Charles Town for an 18-hole tournament. Race day Saturday begins with the Sam Huff Hall of Fame Charity Sports Breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Some of the featured guests include Hall of Fame Trainer King Leatherbury, Hall of Fame Jockey Braulio Baeza and Washington Redskins two time Super Bowl championship linebackers Neal Olkewicz and Rich Minot. n

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t’s the 61st running of the Virginia Fall Races at Middleburg’s Glenwood Park on Satur-day, Oct. 10. Racing highlights include the running of the feature race of the day, the National Sporting Library & Museum timber classic. There will be a Family Fun Fair with a petting zoo, pony rides and big slide provided by INOVA Loudoun Hospital Foundation. Along with a full card of racing, spectators are

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any-where in the spectator areas. Gates open at 8 a.m. with post time for the first race at 1:30 p.m. Tickets, box seats, rail side and tailgate picnic parking spaces can be purchased in advance by calling the race office at 540-687-5662. General Admission is $50 per car (4 people maximum). Or visit the website at www.vafallraces.com or on Facebook. n

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he Orange County Hounds have scheduled the annual Team Chase Event for Sunday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. at Old Whitewood Farm near The Plains. Foxhunters of all ages and levels will ride over a series of jumps spanning several hundred acres, competing for prizes in both children’s and adult divisions. The Team Chase, founded by Eve Fout in 1987 and modeled after the traditional English team chase, has been a popular event for foxhunters from near and far and is renowned for the beautiful course of jumps in the heart of Virginia countryside. Pairs of riders compete in the Hilltop Pairs over a course approximately 2’6” while teams of four riders compete in the First Flight division over a longer course of jumps approximately 3’. Awards are given for Best Turned Out, Best Hilltopper Pairs, and Hunt Teams. Special trophies are awarded to the best junior and adult First Flight riders. On Sunday afternoon, after the conclusion of the Team Chase, the Orange County Hounds will host the Virginia Field Hunter Championships. Masters of Foxhounds from across the state of Virginia select two riders to represent their hunt clubs for this prestigious competi-tion. The three-phase competition begins with work on the flat to test horses’ manners and way of going. Next, Neal Morris, Orange County Hounds MFH and winner of the 2014 Virginia Field Hunter Championship, will lead a mock hunt which will simulate a day out hunting; testing each horse’s power, courage, speed and attitude in the hunt field. Finalists will be selected to ride a shortened course designed by the judges to test the skills and teamwork that develop between the horse and rider in the hunt field. The event will start at approximately 2 p.m. n

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he 27th Annual Piedmont Ball, “La Noche En Habana” hosted by Jean Perin and George Ohrstrom, II with Nadia and Michael Stanfield at Sweet Bay Farm in The Plains, was to benefit The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), an organization that protects and promotes the natural resources, rural economy, history and beauty of the Virginia Piedmont. Gala co-chairs were Gertraud Hechl and Jean Perin. About 300 guests who believe in safeguarding the quality of life in our region were in attendance. Several exciting auction items were sold, including a raffle drawing for a week in Cuba. “The event is always a wonderful occasion, and we’re grateful to our supporters who join in the fun each year,” said Chris Miller, PEC president. Following dinner, the guests were treated to the lively music of The Wallers. Couples took to the dance floor, showing off their salsa and chacha moves.

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The Red Rider from Orange,Virginia

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hen Rodney Jenkins entered the ring at the D.C. Amory in Northeast Washington in October, 1970 for the jump-off in The President’s Cup, his jumper, Idle Dice, floated in at an extended trot. Bejeweled women swathed in mink settled back, diplomatic Washington hushed and many of his admiring fellow competitors stood watching on the plywood flooring at the back of the temporary box seats on each side of the arena. That night, Jenkins, who will be inducted into the Washington Horse Show Hall of Fame later this month, was up against a future World Champion, the West German Hartwig Steenken, and his great mare, Simona. Steenken went first in the jumpoff and delivered a fantastic, and some thought, unbeatable clear round. As

his father, Ennis, and brother Larry watched from the in-gate, Jenkins halted momentarily, nodded to the officials and let “Ike” get a sneak peek at one particular jump. As the pair broke into a gentle canter, Jenkins took the reins in his left hand and reached up with his right to smoosh his helmet down tight on his famous shock of red hair. In his other pre-jump off ritual, (much the way golfers waggle and hitch up their pants before putting) he pulled his right boot up. The helmet and boot routine was an unspoken gesture that he meant business… flat out at warp speed. The pair went on to thrill the crowd with tight turns to towering jumps and breathtaking coiled leaps. Jenkins went last with Idle Dice and when it was all over, they had beaten Simona’s time by an incredible five seconds. For his part, the 17 hand brown Thoroughbred gelding Idle Dice, foaled in 1963, began life as Jonlyle. As a racehorse

by the stallion Hay Hook out of a brown mare D.K. Dor, he started 28 times and won a total of $1,087. Jenkins grew up in Orange, Virginia where his father, fondly referred to as “Chief,” was a professional horseman and hunted a pack of hounds for many years. Rodney later served as a whipper-in with his father. “I think the atmosphere of riding through the woods and across country is more conducive to good training,” the late Ennis Jenkins once said. Rodney Jenkins rode in his first show in Culpepper at age nine on a horse named Rocket. His mother, Aileen, helped clean tack and sister Bernice held the horses between classes. But each time Rodney and Rocket jumped the first brush fence, Rocket went left (trying to get back to the van) and Rodney went right. But he got right back on and finished the course. By the end of that summer they were gathering ribbons for the family stable, Hilltop. This was the

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coaching and judging. He now trains race horses in Maryland. Toward the end of his show jumping career, writer Sharon Robb of the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida made an observation with which many would agree… “At the core of this redhead`s success is a simple philosophy -- he loves horses. ``That`s the reason I stayed in it so long, I enjoy the animal,`` Jenkins said in a 1988 interview with Robb. ``It`s nice to see a horse come from knowing nothing and making him a Grand Prix jumper. It`s a great feeling of development. It`s like watching a kid grow up.`` Many thanks to M. Nixon Ellis who also contributed to this story. n

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Cup at Washington in 1970, he won again in 1971. In 1976, when the show moved to the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland he tied for first place with Number One Spy with Terry Rudd on Mr. Demeanor. Jenkins had two horses entered in the event, but had to choose only one to ride. Jenkins and Rudd agreed to remain tied with no jump-off. Jenkins’ other thrilling victories at Washington included the ever popular Puissance (high jump) class: in 1993 with Idle Dice (tying with Gird Wiltfang and Askan of Germany; in 1972 on Idle Dice; in 1970 with Brendan and in 1969 on Idle Dice. Before Jenkins left the horse show world, he briefly turned to

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his year’s Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), will take place Oct. 20-25 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled for Saturday evening Oct 24, the same night as the $125,000 President’s Cup. The winning rider of The President’s Cup will be presented with the show’s most prestigious prize, the President of the United States Perpetual Cup, a trophy given to the show in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Tickets are available at the Verizon Center box office, online at www. Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800745-3000. The show runs Tuesday through Sunday with day and evening performances except Sunday (daytime only). Daytime tickets (general admission only) are $15 (plus applicable service charge) with children 12 and under admitted free. For evening performances, VIP, reserved and general admission tickets are available starting as low as $20. For group discounts, contact Verizon Center Group Sales at 202-661-5061. For more information on tickets and discounts for military, seniors and students, visit http://www. wihs.org/tickets/. The week’s featured events also include The Boeing Company Puissance, a thrilling high jump competition on Military Night (Friday) and the prestigious WIHS Equitation Finals for the top junior riders in the country (Saturday). Special entertainment designed for children includes WIHS Barn Night presented by Dover Saddlery, featuring contests, scavenger hunts and the entertaining Gambler’s Choice Costume show jumping class (Thursday), and WIHS Kids’ Day, the popular street festival with free, fun and educational horse-based activities for the local D.C. community (Saturday). Highlighted events support community organizations and charities providing services, including military family support, therapeutic riding programs for veterans and breast cancer care centers in the local and surrounding Washington D.C. areas. n

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first glimpse at his deep determination and great skill. At age 13, Rodney successfully rode Storm Peak and Sylvia’s Comet in the pony divisions for the Durury family. After that, Roland Cronk bought Storm Peak for Rodney to ride. He also bought a pony, Blythe Spirit, and his determination once again surfaced when he fell and broke his leg after his foot caught in the stirrup. “Rodney got back on just as soon as he could walk,” his mother once recalled. On a junior hunter named Playboy, he won the Virginia Horse Shows Association championship in 1961. At age 17, Jenkins joined trainer Gene Mische at Fairfield Farms in northern Florida. He rode a great bay mare, Let’s Dance, and a lanky brown jumper, Nanticoke. He was a regular in the winner’s circle at Washington with Theodora Randolph’s Quiet Flight and Peggy Tauskey’s, Set-A-Spell. Jenkins missed Virginia so much that he returned to the family farm in 1966. He rode in a few point-to-point races and began to build a string of champion hunters with Not Always and Quiet Flight, who captured many blue ribbons at Washington. After Idle Dice captured the President’s

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Go All In With Allium

lthough it’s often nestled among its Allium cousins, another unusual and prized variety is currently classified as Nectaroscordum siculum subsp. bulgaricum. One may ask, why is it no longer an Allium and what does Nectaroscordum mean? According to John E. Bryan’s brilliant twovolume work “Bulbs,” nectar refers to the preferred beverage of the Olympian gods and scordum alludes to the smell of garlic. Unlike Allium, although closely related, the three or four varieties in the genus Nectaroscordum have more nerves, have swollen flower stalk tips and are capable of producing

more seeds per plant. If you’ve ever observed the evolution of Allium bulgaricum as it grows, you’ll see its slender green stalk emerging stealthily from the soil, and, as it approaches the one to two foot mark, one can discern the development of a paper-sheathed hot Chile pepper look-alike at its apex—kind of like a strange vegetative spear. As it matures, the papery sheath tears itself open to expose 20 to 30 tightly clustered, tiny pendant buds per 6”-wide umbel (the composite flower with an umbrella rib-like structure). As the days pass, you can see the little nodding buds giving each other space as they grow on wiry 4” stems. Then, as if by magic, the buds start to levitate. As they slowly elevate into position, the little bell-shaped, plum flowers with creamywhite petal margins open to reveal interior green eyes and pink to deep plum striations. Some call it the Sicilian Honey Lily, likely because it was native to southern Italy and its sweet nectar attracts appreciative bees. A Mediterranean native circa 1873, Allium bulgaricum Catherine Adams, president of the Piedmont Garden Club, hovers two to three feet tall Andrea Wulf and Gertraud Hechl. Wulf spoke about her new above strappy, ground-level book, The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s foliage that usually starts to New World at the Middleburg Community Center for a lecbrown out prior to flower ture and luncheon presented by the Piedmont Garden Club. development. Blooming in

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June depending on the weather, it’s hardy from horticultural zones six through ten. Good mulching mediums include straw, salt marsh hay or oak leaves. Plant Allium bulgaricum bulbs in the fall when the soil has cooled down to about 55 degrees (after two weeks of sweater weather when night time temps have hovered in the 40s). Plant them 4” to 6” deep and 6” to 8” apart in a nice spot with bright to dappled sunlight and very well-draining, neutral pH soil. It’s also a terrific and unusual cut flower. No garden is complete without the pres-

ence of some of the big globe purple Allium like albopilosum, Ambassador, Gladiator, Globemaster, Pinball Wizard or rosenbachianum. The white globes, like multibulbosum, jesdianum White Empress and stipitatum Mount Everest and White Giant, are just as impactful and showy. For big garden purple and white jewelery, select The Tall Big Globe Allium Mixture. n

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October 2015

with special guest Maimah Karmo

www.middleburglife.net

Tuesday, October 13 6-8pm Stone Tower Winery 19925 Hogback Mountain Rd. Leesburg, VA 20175

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to benefit Tigerlily Foundation

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