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They were all set to start a family. The nursery was almost ready. Then one day everything changed when a young stranger appeared. Is this the trailer for a new soap opera?

No, it’s part of the drama that’s unfolded over the past month keeping viewers tuned in to the live camera feed at the Shepherdstown eagle nest.

The Shepherdstown eagle nest cam (search Eagle Cam|Outdoor Channel) is trained full time on an eagle nest on the west side of the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) campus near Shepherdstown. It rests high in a tall sycamore tree about a quarter mile from the Potomac River. A young pair of bald eagles built the nest in 2002 and it’s remained active since then.

The NCTC mounted a camera on a branch above the nest that first went live in 2006 and has delighted viewers every year.

Over the years the old tree has suffered storm damage to its upper branches, but it has survived. As successive pairs of eagles have added new sticks and grass to the nest each year, it has steadily gained size and weight. It’s now larger than a Volkswagen beetle.

Last December the current pair, nicknamed Bella and

Smitty, started bringing large sticks to reinforce the nest rim and dry grass and other soft material for the lining and nest cup. As the new year began, they spent more and more time at the nest, rearranging and sometimes squabbling over stick placement. The nesting season seemed off to a good start until a new female eagle attacked and tried to land on the nest on January 31. The next day Bella, the resident female, was back at the nest.

Fresh blood showed in several places on her head and neck, as if she was in a fight. Then she disappeared. Gone.

So in mid-February, the new female and Smitty started behaving like an old, mated pair.

He brings fish to the nest for her to eat. They vocalize to each other and mate frequently. The new female’s central tail feathers show black markings, indicating she is evidently a younger bird. It usually takes four or five years for a young eagle’s head and tail feathers to become completely white.

Viewers watching the eagle nest cam can chat and post comments at the site. Watching nature on live camera in real time isn’t like watching a nature show on television. Anything can happen at any time,

and folks often get emotional about it. Even seasoned viewers may risk becoming attached to the eagles as individuals, which makes unpleasant events very upsetting.

But this is normal eagle behavior. During the early nesting season bald eagles compete fiercely for prime nesting sites.

As their numbers increase, bald eagles are raising more young birds each year. When these young eagles reach breeding age, nest competition is a good thing. Hard as it is to watch, any eagle that can’t protect its nest from intruders is unlikely to be a successful parent.

But wait! Bella’s devotees were delighted to tune in one morning to find Bella back in the nest. No eggs as of March 10, though. Time is running out for this year. They must have time to feed the baby eaglets fish from the spring runs, which is a main reason they nest so early in the year.

First thing in the morning, my wife and I spend a few minutes checking in on our favorite nests. Dozens of such live cameras are set up throughout the country. Most of them operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Historic Preservation Commission Seeks Award Nominations

In 2021 the Historic Preservation Commission presented a Certificate of Merit to the White Post Village Association for its rehabilitation of the gas station on Berry’s Ferry Road. Photo by Clarke County.

Since 2000, the Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has honored property owners and nonprofit organizations for their efforts to preserve parts of the county’s past for the benefit of future generations. This year, the commission is asking the public to submit nominations for its 2022 awards. Awards are announced each May, which the National Trust for Historic Preservation established in 1973 as National Preservation Month.

HPC award nomination criterion is anyone or organization that has made distinctive efforts to preserve and maintain historic structures and places that are essential to defining Clarke County’s unique cultural identity. Nomination deadline is 5pm Monday, March 14.

Certificates of Merit awards are presented to those responsible for indi-

vidual projects such as the restoration of a property or reclamation of land. Lifetime Achievement and Stewardship awards are presented to those who have dedicated years to the preservation of Clarke’s history or who have created a body of work such as a book or research that contributes to the county’s narrative.

Last year’s HPC Certificate of Merit awards were presented to White Post Village Association for its rehabilitation of the White Post gas station, Frank and Luanne Carey for 8 E. Main Street in Boyce, Patricia Corbat for 41 Lanham Lane near Old Chapel, and Dion Bernier for 27 Old Waterloo Road in Boyce. Other recent award recipients are Matthew Hannan, Josephine and Steven Fleming, Bill and Anne McIntosh, the late Jay Hillerson, Alain and Celeste Borel, Page Carter, White Post Restorations and Don-

nie Carver, and Don and Mary Shockey.

“It is always an honor to recognize the owners’ unique properties for their investments in preserving Clarke County’s historic built environment,” said Betsy Arnett, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. “We hope the award program encourages other property owners to preserve and rehabilitate their properties. Every building that is saved and brought back to useful life strengthens Clarke County’s historic character.”

To nominate a person or organization for their recent preservation work, send an email to Historic Preservation Commission secretary Kristina Maddox at kmaddox@clarkecounty.gov.

Mail nominations to: Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville VA 22611.

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Faith Fellowship Church Fundraiser

Pine Grove Restaurant. 574 Pine Grove Rd. Bluemont. The restaurant will donate all proceeds from the restaurant from opening to 1pm. 540-554-8126.

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Inspirational Walk

Sky Meadows State Park. 11012 Edmonds Lane.

Delaplane. “Take into your heart the peace of wild things,” absorbing the transformative words of writers who love them as you walk along the Sensory Explorers’ Trail. Join the Shenandoah Chapter Master Naturalists as they read passages aloud. Free with $10 parking fee per car. 10–11am.

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Speaker Series: “Fox World”

Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Millwood. Author Jack Russell speaks about his most recent book. Masks required.

6–7pm. $25. 540-837-1856. www.longbranch.org.

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Bird Walk

Blandy Experimental Farm. 400 Blandy Farm Lane.

Boyce. Join Blandy director and birding enthusiast Dr. David Carr to hunt for tree swallows, eastern phoebes, migrating waterfowl and more. 8–10am.

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Fabric of America Series

Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Could you imagine Scarlet O’Hara without her iconic hoopskirt? Or Elizabeth Bennett striding

through the fields in anything but her narrow flowy gown?

The 19th century has some of the most iconic, well-known fashion shapes, but how much do you know about them? Join women’s historian Jennifer Parsley, as she explores some of the most recognizable fashions of the 1800s and uncovers how women’s fashion was shaped by a century of rapid change.

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Bunny Paint Night

Boyce Elementary School. 119 W. Main St. Invite your friends and family and enjoy a fun night of painting an adorable bunny. Presale only

Western Centuries Concert

Barns of Rose Hill. Berryville. Seattle-based roots band believes that the way forward is better together. $20 in

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Speaker Series: “What Happened to the American Health Care System: A Physician Perspective” Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Millwood. Dr. Laura Dabinett, a retired obstetriciangynecologist, gives talk. Masks required. 6–7pm. $25. 540-8371856. www.longbranch.org.

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Martin Hayes Solo Show

Barns of Rose Hill. Berryville. Soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for the exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. Masks and full vaccination required, at the request of the artist. $20 in advance, $25 at door. 7–9pm. www.barnsofrosehill.org.

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Pollinators Exhibit Opening

Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for the exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. Masks and full vaccination required, at the request of the artist. $20 in advance, $25 at door. 6pm. www.barnsofrosehill.org.

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Botany and Bloom Series

Sky Meadows State Park. 11012 Edmonds Lane.

Delaplane. Discover the beauty and diversity of spring ephemerals such as tulips and daffodils. Bring water and lunch to eat along the trail, dress appropriately and wear sturdy shoes.

Free with $10 parking fee per car. 10am–2pm. 540-592-3556.

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Sky Meadows State Park. 11012 Edmonds Lane.

Delaplane. Watch as a volunteer dons historic clothing and cooks delicious dishes using seasonal foods and 19th century cooking methods. Free with $10 parking fee per car.

12–3pm. 540-592-3556.

Downtown Berryville.

Rain date April 16. Rent table space for $5 or parking space for $20. Free admission. 8am–3pm. events@berryvillemainstreet.com.

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Spring Valley View Hard Cider Runs

Valley View Farm. 1550 Leeds Manor Rd. Delaplane. Come enjoy the challenging routes (5k, 10k and half marathon) of Sky Meadows State Park and Valley View Farm. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Sky Meadows.

Register ahead by March 31.

5k $30, 10k $45, half marathon $60. 540-592-3556.

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Forest Bathing Walk

Sky Meadows State Park. 11012 Edmonds Lane.

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Delaplane. Gentle walk with a series of invitations and prompts to help you reconnect or deepen your connection with the natural world. $50.

9:30am–12pm. 540-592-3556.

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Civil War Medicine and the Body Lecture

VFW Post 9760. 425 S. Buckmarsh St. Berryville. Join National Museum of Civil War Medicine’s John Lustrea to explore how the Civil War changed how Americans thought of the human body, both dead and alive. During the war, many died horrifically far away from their loved ones. This program will explore how the 1860’s was a time of discovery in the medical field and how dissection played a key role in the expanding of medical knowledge and practices. Presented

by Clarke County Historical Association. 2–4pm. Nonmembers $20, members $15, virtual link $7. www.clarkehistory.org.

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Dinner and a Show Series: Heidi Martin

Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Heidi Martin’s voice has a heavy Rickie Lee Jones bottom with a suggestion of Joni Mitchell, Betty Carter

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Scott Miller Concert

Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Miller combines the emotional honesty and intelligence of a singer/songwriter with the swagger and enthusiasm of a rock and roller. $20 in advance, $25 at door. 7pm. www.barnsofrosehill.org.

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Egg-stravaganza

Sky Meadows State Park. 11012 Edmonds Lane.

Delaplane. Explore the park’s

egg-citing bluebird monitoring program, discover various egg laying reptiles and enjoy a natural egg dye take-home activity. Free with $10 parking fee per car. 12–4pm. 540-592-3556.

town Firearms. Tickets can be purchased at the Boyce Volunteer Fire Company fire hall or a Fire Company member. Information at www.boycefire.org/ upcoming-events.

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BVFC Gun Bash

Boyce Volunteer Fire Company, beginning at 4pm, $30. Food, drinks, and music by Dylan Woelfel included. Enter raffles for firearms. Must be 18 to attend and 21 and drink. No weapons will be given the night of the event. All winners must comply with all state and federal laws, undergo a background check and pick up at Middle-

–24 Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show

8 Ongoing Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Millwood. Open Monday– Friday, 10–4pm, and weekends, 12–4pm. Exhibit runs through March 31. Free. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.

Every Monday. 6–8pm. Join this safe environment where we will explore our inner beings and outer experiences through movement, guided meditation and sharing circles. $10–$20 sliding scale. www.sanctuaryberryville.com.

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Spring Landscape Show

Yoga at the Sanctuary: Vinyasa with Amy

“Textiles of Asia” Exhibit

Clarke County Recreation Center. 225 Al Smith Circle.

Berryville. Annual event showcases the quilting talent in the Shenandoah Valley and provides a venue for quilters to come together, see new techniques and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am– 4pm. www.nsvquiltshow.com.

Long Branch Historic House and Farm. 830 Long Branch Lane. Millwood. Open Monday–Friday, 10–4pm, and weekends, 12–4pm. Exhibit runs April 9 through May 8. Free. 540-837-1856. www.visitlongbranch.org.

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Pollinators Exhibit

Art at the Mill Opening Day

Burwell Morgan Mill. 15 Tannery Lane. Millwood. Runs through Sunday, May 8. More than 200 artists display for sale works of art in a historic 18th century, operating mill.

Saturdays 10am–5pm, Sunday–Friday 12–5pm. Adults $5, seniors $3, children 12 and younger free. 540-837-1799. www.clarkehistory.org.

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Barns of Rose Hill. 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville. Stop by the Barns April 2–8 and welcome spring by paying homage to the creatures without whose existence and hard work, we would not be here. Works created by local artists in multiple media. Gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays, 12– 3pm. www.barnsofrosehill.org.

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Community Dispatch

Main Street Chamber Orchestra to Perform in May Contributed by Jon Goldberg

The Main Street Chamber Orchestra will hold its concert, “American Melodies,” on May 22 at 3pm at Grace Episcopal Church in Berryville. This concert builds on the success of our recent Christmas season Nutcracker presentation that played to a crowd of nearly 200 people, mostly families with children. We believe it was the largest crowd to ever attend a classical music concert in Berryville.

Our May concert is also designed to appeal to a broad range of music lovers. We will feature nationally recognized American jazz violinist Charlie Burnham playing songs from the “Great American Songbook” specifically arranged for the Main Street Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Burnham is an electrifying performer who feels this music deeply and effortlessly projects his joy to the audience.

The concert opens with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s “Nonet.”

Coleridge-Taylor belongs to that group of minority classical composers whose works have unjustly suffered a hundred years of neglect. His father was an African from Sierra Leone who studied medicine in England. He fathered Samuel with a English woman shortly before returning the Sierra Leon.

Samuel showed prodigious musical talent at an early age and his mother saw to it that he received the highest quality musical education available in England. Although a British citizen, his three concert tours of America were highly acclaimed, with him being hailed the “American Mahler.”

His 1898 cantata “Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast” was as popular

on both sides of the Atlantic as Handle’s “Messiah.” After his early death in 1912, his music suffered the same fate as many minority composers of his time.

It was marginalized and soon disappeared from performances. It is only now the composers such as Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, William Grant Still and others are finally beginning to receive their muchdeserved recognition.

Coleridge-Taylor’s “Nonet” is a wonderfully tuneful work that shows the influence of Dvorak much more than Mahler. The piece has a distinct “American” feel, much like the music of Dvorak. Even with today’s spotlight on neglected composers, the “Nonet” is seldom performed because of its instrumentation. It is too large for the standard string quartet or woodwind quintet, yet not large enough for the forces of a

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By popular demand, the concert closes with a performance of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” in its original version chamber orchestra version for 13 instruments. Truly one of the most iconic of works of American classical music. This Pulitzer Prize winning work, written for the Martha Graham Ballet, wonderfully captures the American Pioneering spirit.

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Music Month

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Ask just about anybody how they learned their ABCs, and they will probably recall singing that little alphabet rhyme.

And you might have learned to count backwards in a bus full of rowdy kids singing “100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.”

March has been officially declared Music in Our Schools Month by the National Association for Music Education. The purpose is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children.

A lot of attention is given to science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) education, so Music Month is a good time to recognize the importance of music in schools, particularly at the elementary level.

Music plays a part in all of the meaningful events in human activities — weddings, funerals, birthdays, holidays. It is an essential part of rituals in many religions. It cheers on sports teams and sends armies marching off to war.

There are people who think that music is just an enjoyable pastime or a luxury that we can do without, but music is basic to humanity. We were making music before there was written language. Mothers all over the world have rocked their babies

D.G. Cooley Elementary music teacher Derek Boyce, says music helps kids remember, communicate, and connect. to sleep as they sang or hummed lullabies. Oral histories and myths were passed on from one generation to the next as songs.

The oldest known humanmade musical instrument is the Neanderthal Flute found in a cave in Slovenia. It was carved from the thighbone of a cave bear. It dates back at least 50,000 years and can still be played.

Clarke County Schools are fortunate to have a strong music program with enthusiastic and talented teachers. Boyce and D.C. Cooley elementary schools each have a full-time music teacher. There are choral and band programs at Johnson-

Williams Middle School and Clarke County High School. All of the music teachers are talented musicians in their own right. Teachers Derek Boyce and Kristi Snarsky spoke with Clarke Monthly and shared some thoughts about music.

Snarsky teaches at both the middle school and high school.

She expressed that — at the risk of giving a trite answer — music is an important part of the fundamental human experience.

Asked whether she knew of any children who did not like music, she said, “Generally speaking, even if they don’t respond in music classes, they do have their own music that they like.

Same goes for adults. They may say they don’t care for music, but they get in their vehicle and turn on their favorite tunes.”

Derek Boyce, who sings and plays piano and trumpet, teaches at Cooley. He explained that the importance of music at the

Music is fundamental part of the human experience, says Kristi Snarsky, teacher and choir director at the middle and high schools.

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He observed that if a child is not doing very well in another subject, success in music builds confidence and can lead to improvement in other subjects.

Boyce reports that K-5 students have at least one 45-minute general music class per week, and there is Honors Choir for Grades 4–5 and 5th Grade Band. He looks forward to a new “Chimes” program, like hand bells but easier for children to hold.

The school has Showcase Evenings where students sing and show their artwork. Grades 2-3 will have the next one on March 23. Fourth Grade will be singing May 4. Fifth Grade will be singing for the Promotion Ceremony with three vocal music pieces, and the band will do entrance and exit music.

Boyce noted that there are no auditions for band, but he expects band students to maintain good attendance, good academics, and good behavior. “All are welcome. For some kids, it’s the first time ever picking up an instrument. It’s about building skills, reading notes. Mainly learning their instrument. We work to develop talents. If one instrument doesn’t work out, try another.”

Clarke native Snarsky, who participated in band when she attended CCHS, plays many instruments, including piano, marimba, trumpet, and sax. “Most band kids play several instruments,“ she reported.

Snarsky directs the middle school choirs for three grade levels as well as the high school chamber and concert choirs, in addition to teaching song writing and International Baccalaureate (IB) music classes

at the high school. The high school choirs are open to all students, even if they didn’t come through the middle school program, but audition is required for Chamber Choir.

“We don’t exclude anybody.

The Concert Choir has students of all ages and abilities,” she said.

Snarsky has the highest praise for music students. “Music kids are a disciplined and compassionate group. They are a very close-knit social circle.

We [teachers] identify goals and direct them — they have high expectations. They help each other — they are stronger together. If I had to leave a group of kids alone for a few hours, I’d choose choir or band kids! When I came back, everything would be in order — and they might have even created a presentation!”

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When I worked in human resources for six years, we would often attend workshops, training, and speaker sessions on any number of corporate HRrelated topics. The sessions typically ranged from obliga-

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is that fun engages employees, who then feel more motivated in their jobs and with their customers, creating a circular effect of good returns for the company. In this workshop, I ended up meeting several new people, laughing, taking notes, and feeling excited for what we could do at our company.

The workshop and a book by Gianoulis addressed something I had been struggling with: the feeling of a constant swim against the tide of meetings, rigid schedules, and targets that made the office culture feel monotonous.

I think the precepts of obligation, repetition, and periodic burnout can be related to many roles we play in life, at work, home, and even within sports.

There seems to be a new slate of research on the topic of play that goes deeper than simply a few happy anecdotes, to show that novel activity changes our brains for the better.

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Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman recently released a fascinating podcast on “Using Play to Rewire and Improve Your Brain.” Huberman discusses the playful mindset that anyone can and should cultivate. It is not necessarily about smiling and jumping around, he says, it’s about placing yourself in new situations and scenarios where “you might not be the top performer.” Huberman talks about the willingness to engage in new activities that could have many different outcomes, which are by nature of novelty not under your direct control.

For the sake of example, take the idea of trying a ballroom dance class, and let’s say you’ve never taken ballroom dance. A playful mindset would find you open to the experience of learning new things about yourself (like, “I can spin to the right, but get stuck going left”), and also learning about others in the class (“When Jack starts off the dance, we get it right, but when I do it, everyone seems confused”). You can do all of this without the need to perform well. This novel experience has you working out

new possibilities in what Huberman calls a low stakes activity. And such experiences “can open up the prefrontal cortex circuitry of the brain.” (This is also known as neuroplasticity.)

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The prefrontal cortex of the brain, Huberman explains, is typically more rigid: (“If A, then B”). “There are very few opportunities in this life to figure out new contingencies,” such as, if A, then maybe B or C, or something else entirely, according to Huberman. Working out these new contingencies increases neuroplasticity in the prefrontal cortex,“ Huberman says, “so play is powerful in making your prefrontal cortex more plastic.”

Huberman does distinguish between play and fun by stating that novel activities might not seem fun at the outset (or ever). It might feel uncomfortable to put yourself in a situation where you’re not that great, or even bad at something. But the benefits of working out contingencies in your mind and being open to many different outcomes can overflow into the rest of your life and your well-being. And to

play does not necessitate purely physical activities. It can apply to games, like chess or an artistic expression. The main requirement is a new activity that you’re not good at out of the gate.Put simply: “Play can change your brain for the better, and that is true for every stage of life,” Huberman says.

He suggests at least one hour of pure play per week. Do something new or something you are not good at already, and don’t worry if you don’t become good at it. Just give it a try and see what happens.

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And Shawn Reynolds is the firefighter-EMT tasked with gathering Pre-Plan information. Reynolds wants to visit all businesses in the county to see where hazardous materials are stored and where fire department connections are located. At each business, he will take notes about any chemicals, petroleum products, lumber, or other highly combustible materials on site. He will note available water sources and update contact information for use in emergencies.

Reynolds wants to go to large commercial facilities, auto body shops and garages, any building or barn that stores hazardous or highly flammable materials, restaurants, retail shops, schools, and churches. Reynolds also wants to visit child-care and adult-care facilities so firefighters know how many people may be in a building and how many may be invalids.

“More information about a building’s construction and its contents — especially in an industrial setting — is better,” said Reynolds, noting some businesses maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), which are invaluable documents for firefighters.

Reynolds will also draw floorplans of each building. He will digitize these floorplans using a computer-aided dispatch program, and they will provide potentially life-saving information to firefighters responding to calls.

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Clarke County Fire, EMS & Emergency Management interim director Don Jackson He acknowledges Clarke’s Pre-Plan project will take time, and is never actually finished as there are always new businesses in the county.

Jackson said, “Our response to a fire actually starts before we respond, and that relates to our Pre-Plan,” because essential information about the destination is shared while firefighters are enroute to a blaze.

“Our goal is to know everything we need to know to fight that fire and affect rescues when we enter the building.”

He added, “No one should worry about being cited during Pre-Plan visits. We don’t have the authority to do that. However, Shawn may suggest changes to how and where hazardous materials should be stored in order to save lives and property.”

Jackson explained that the first firefighter on scene also provides a “size up,” communicating details about what they are seeing to those who are arriving.

“A ‘size up’ at a business is better affected when I can call up information about hazardous materials while on my way to the fire,” Jackson said.

Reynolds only recently began meeting with business owners, and is pleased they appreciate what the county’s volunteer fire companies do and what the Pre-Plan project aims to do. “I have only received positive reactions during visits.”

For more information about the Pre-Plan project, contact Reynolds at sreynolds@clarkecounty.gov or Jackson at djackson@clarkecounty.gov.

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Call for Local Artists to Create Outdoor Art Installations Wellmore Partners is seeking artist qualifications to create outdoor art installations. This initiative is part of a 550-acre Wellness and Nature Resort planned in Shenandoah County.

Each artist’s qualification should include the artist’s resume (no more than two pages), and a letter of interest describing why you want to work on this project and the general process you follow (one page or less is fine). Later, Wellmore Partners will select a group of artists to receive a $500 stipend to create a full design and proposal in accordance with the schedule below.

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“We are only accepting proposals from local artists who live in the western part of Virginia, the eastern part of West Virginia, or have heritage tied to the Shenandoah Valley or Appalachian Mountain areas,” said Mike Marburg owner Wellmore Partners. “We value diversity and each artist’s work must be original and contain no copyrighted or trademarked images.

Submissions must sustain year-round weather conditions. No artist is too young, and no idea is too simple.”

The Art Installation Committee will make selections based on input from ownership, the design team, Native American and local communities, and the land itself.

“Mike and Jennifer are doing an excellent job trying to support and include our local artists into this one-of-a-kind awe-inspiring nature facility,” said Clarke County Native Americans Chris (Comeswithclouds) White (Cherokee) and René Locklear White (Lumbee) who are volunteering as Indigenous liaisons on this project. “Our local artists in the Shenandoah Mountain Valley are uniquely talented to tell nature’s story for the next seven generations.”

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Sandra Jackson Jenny Memorial Scholarship Trust Gives Back to the Community

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Sandra Jackson Jenny was a beloved Clarke County educator for more than 20 years. She choreographed musicals at Clarke County High School, ran Clarke’s gifted and talented program, and supervised the yearbook production for the high school for many years. She ran the Governor’s School Program and taught 4th and 5th grade classes

for years at D.G. Cooley Elementary School.

Sandra died in 2017, and two years ago, her husband Brian Jenny decided to create the Sandra Jackson Jenny Memorial Scholarship Trust to honor her memory and serve Clarke County students.

“I met Sandra in high school,” Brian said. “We began dating when she happened to transfer to my college (GWU) in 1969. We were married in 1975. Sandra was determined, disciplined, decent, imaginative, creative, open-minded, and sweet.

“I set this trust up two years ago. I’ve funded it out of pocket, but a handful of people have donated, mostly friends of ours, but also Shelly Pine, a teacher in Clarke. At first I donated to

an elementary school near where we live in Winchester, but right now, I only donate to Clarke.

In addition to the foundation, her legacy lives on in the words of just a few of the many people who remember her fondly.

“She was my 5th grade teacher,” said Claire Irvine.

“Sweetest lady in the world!”

“Sandra Jenny was one of the best educators Clarke County has ever had,” said Ellie Bouchard Mackintosh.

“Her students reached beyond their capabilities and explored grand ideas!”

“I truly enjoyed working with her at Cooley!” said Amy Elizabeth Lowell. “She was a true blessing.”

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For Black History Month, the trust delivered books

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Just a few of the many other books the Trust has given to Cooley include: “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Corn is Maize,” “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses, A True Story,” “Frog and Toad All Year,” “Ramona” books, a Spanish-English picture dictionary and a Ruth Bader Ginsburg biography. Snacks, sunglasses, and erasers were also included in recent boxes sent to D.G. Cooley.

“I have received some wonderful books, pencils, pencil sharpeners and erasers,” said Lisa Knick, an ESL teacher and reading specialist at D.G. Cooley. “I appreciate all the donations Mr. Jenny has given to my

students. I have sent these items directly into their homes to promote literacy and the books were greatly appreciated by the children and families.”

“We have been so grateful to benefit from the Sandra Jenny Trust that was created by Mr. Jenny,” said D.G. Cooley principal Molly Tinsman. “He has sent books, classroom materials, and even personal items that have been sent to our social worker and given to local families. Teachers and students look forward to receiving materials and Mrs. Knick has had students write ‘selfcreated’ thank you notes to Mr. Jenny.

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The Trust can accomplish even more with the help of community members who feel led to contribute. If you are interested in donating, contact Brian Jenny at 217 Parkway St., Winchester, VA 22601, or brianpauljenny@gmail.com.

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Pictures of Clarke A quilt of history now history itself Clarke County’s Sesquicentennial quilt has returned home after 36 years. Janet Martin of White Post won the quilt in June 1986, and she officially gifted it to the Clarke County Historical Association during the Apple Valley Needle Threaders meeting in Berryville on March 10.

Five women who worked on the quilt in 1985 and ’86 attended. They are (standing at left) Nancy Thompson, Barb Berry, Retta McLarney, (seated) Lennis Pyne and Louise Elsea. Janet Martin stands at right with Clarke County Historical Association director Nathan Stalvey and Apple Valley Needle Threaders president Barbara Corey. See the Sesquicentennial quilt when it is displayed at the Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show, April 22, 23, and 24, at the Clarke County Recreation Center in Chet Hobert Park. Go to nsvquiltshow. com for details. Photo provided by Clarke County.

Matthew Deacon honored by Va. Angus Association Matthew Deacon, Cattle Genetics Manager at Audley Farm, shows the 2021 “Virginia Angus Cattle Manager of the Year” award he received during the Virginia Angus Association annual meeting in Natural Bridge on Feb. 19. “Over the past eight years, Matthew has led our purebred Angus seedstock program into local, state, regional, and national prominence and recognition,” said Turner Kobayashi, general manager of the 3,000-acre farm near Berryville. Deacon earned an animal nutrition science degree and a reproductive physiology master’s degree from West Virginia University. As a certified embryologist, he uses embryo transfer and artificial insemination extensively in breeding Audley’s Angus. Deacon is assisted by Cattle Operations Manager Ben Lloyd, Sean Myles, and Caleb Galbraith. They oversee the sale of bulls and cows to farms up and down the East Coast and as far away as Texas and Idaho. Audley Farm also sells its beef at its own farm market, at the Clarke County Farmers’ Market, and to a few restaurants in the Winchester and Berryville area. Photo provided by Audley Farm.

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