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NO FAIR? Fauquier County Fair canceled over parking issue By Robin Earl and James Ivancic Times Staff Writers
lack of funding for the state’s public schools was heard loud and clear. “It is unfathomable that Virginia teachers are making more than $9,000 less than the national average yet judged, by a number of indicators, to be delivering a first-class education,” Jeck said. Virginia Education Association President Jim Livingston, a former Prince William County middle school teacher, led the rally.
Fauquier County Board of Supervisors Chairman Chris Butler said Monday night “it’s a damn shame” the fair won’t be held this summer. The Fauquier County Fair Board, in a letter released Monday, Jan. 28, said a parking issue couldn’t be resolved in time to hold a fair as usual in July. Site work on the long-discussed Central Sports Complex is getting underway this year, which will impact the area typically used for parking by those who attend the fair. In a letter addressed to “the citizens of Fauquier County” and released Monday night, the Fauquier County Fair Board of Directors said they report “with great sadness and many heavy hearts” that they will not host a 2019 Fauquier Fair. The letter blames the timing of the construction on the Central Sports Complex for the parking issue. “Recently, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors approved new construction of the Central Sports Complex on the land located directly behind the fairgrounds, just off Old Auburn Road,” the letter said. “... The board of supervisors and the county Parks and Recreation Department have been working with the fair board to try to accommodate parking requirements for the fair and [have] also worked to ensure that future fairs will be able to utilize the new [sports] complex parking lots. Unfortunately, the timing and extent of the ensuing construction will not support the fair for the 2019 season.” Brenda Rich, president of the Fauquier County Fair Board, said Monday night the decision to cancel the four-day Fauquier County Fair this summer was a difficult one but added: “You can’t have the fair if you don’t have anywhere to put the people. We hope to come back better than ever next year.”
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Fauquier County schools Superintendent David Jeck stands on the Capitol steps, arms raised high, addressing some 2,000 Virginia educators at the Virginia Education Association rally in Richmond Monday. The crowd was dressed in “Red4ED.” Some 200 teachers represented Fauquier County.
‘Fund our future’
2,000 teachers rally in state capital for raises, better school funding By Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writer
More than 2,000 teachers and supporters of the Virginia Education Association descended upon INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classified............................................34 Communities......................................30 Faith...................................................27
Richmond Monday, visiting state lawmakers and then rallying on the Capitol steps. The group included about 20 teachers from Prince William schools and about 200 from neighboring Fauquier County. Fauquier County schools Superintendent David Jeck was one of eight speakers during the rally and the only superintendent to deliver a message to the sea of red-clad educators whose frustration over years of stalled salary increases and a general
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Two share top honors at Fauquier County Spelling Bee By Robin Earl
• Bradley Elementary: Delilah Dillion, Lenna Ike, Seneca Scott* • Brumfield Elementary: Ayden Cedar Lee Middle School Dionys, Ninna Nakamura, Sterling sixth-grader Rosalyn Holeman was Thomas* the first contestant in Saturday’s Fauquier County Spelling Bee. She • Coleman Elementary: Hudson Allen, was asked to spell “zero.” That might Lauren Sutherland*, Lucas Weeks seem like an easy word. But stand• Greenville Elementary: Melody ing at a microphone in front of a full Harlan*, Logan Lewis, Riley Min auditorium at Taylor Middle School, • Miller Elementary: Liberty Koval*, nothing is easy. After a short hesiAlessa Rodriguez, Cameron West tation, Rosalyn spelled, “Z-E-R-O,” • Pearson Elementary: Christian Foand they were off. gel, Alyssa France*, Colin MacMahon T-O-M-A-T-O, W-H-I-R-L-P-O• Pierce Elementary: Aliya Atkins, O-L, F-I-D-E-L-I-T-Y, L-O-A-M, Stevie Holeman*, Xander McKenna D-I-S-S-E-C-T, P-O-L-K-A, H-Y-PAt Midland Christian Academy, your child’s dreams are nurtured and O-T-H-E-S-I-S. • Ritchie Elementary: Eagan Dozier, developed our classical, cross curricular education that Twenty-seven roundsthrough later, 47 Maggie Gardner*, Kate Radzville students had left the stage. Haley encourages innovative, creative, and critical thinking. Children are • Smith Elementary: Tristan Bryant*, Phillips, an eighth-grader at Auburn Caroline Colvin, Miles Karner treated with love and dignity and inspired to reach their fullest Middle School, and Melody Harlan, PHOTO BY ROBIN EARL • Thompson Elementary: Markus potential. Through the individualized instructionHaley of our outstanding a fifth-grader at Greenville ElemenSpelling Bee co-champions Phillips, an eighth-grader at Auburn Middle Gillespie, Annabelle Grady*, Kailey tary, earnedfaculty, top honors as the spellstudents learn experientially and Harlan, develop at their own pace in Elementary. School, and Melody a fifth-grader at Greenville Jenkins substituted at the county ing bee’s co-champions. a nurturing, family-like environment. bee for school winner Madison Barb. Melody said she’s been practicing positive energy they could muster – The winners will advance to the her spelling ever since December, and that was quite a lot. The sisters 14th annual Free Lance-Star Re- • Walter Elementary: Alison Dean, named Please her joinschool’s us for one of our upcoming Open February Patrice Lightfoot*, Ashley Willingham squealed quietly every timeHouses their on when she was gional Spelling Bee to be held in th th th th 10 , February 24 , March 24 , or April 14 . Meet ourMarch teachers friend spelled a word. spelling bee winner. She admitted • Auburn Middle: Haley Phillips, Will 2019. Haley said she didn’t start studyshe hadn’t ever heard the words the Shanahan, Annie Sutliff* and staff, tour our facilities and learn all about a Midland The regional winner will be eligiing for the spelling bee as early as she judges asked herChristian to spell during the Academy Education. Please contact us for additional ble to participate in the 92nd annual • Cedar Lee Middle: Avery Baird*, last few rounds – words like “zeppe- should have. “My parents convinced Rosalyn Holeman, Michelle Weon For seventh grader Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Mariah, information. me to stop slacking off,” she said. lin” and “altiplano.” • Marshall isMiddle: Emma Brown, Resort at the the U.S. Na- Constitution Taylor Middle School reading spe- Gaylord National studying “I didn’t know them, but I just Evan Hunter, Caroline Sutherland tional Harbor in May 2019. as fascinating as it is exciting. John Lucas is theNow school divi- full day, 5 tried my best,” 10-year-old said. cialist the New for the 2018-2019 Academic Year! offering • Taylor Middle: Reagan Ellis, Maia Participants in Fauquier County’s Mariah has big dreams of one Haley had an advantage during sion’s spelling bee coordinator. Eileen day a week Kindergarten, Pre-School (3) and Pre-Kindergarten MacMahon*, Lucas Reingruber Bee were: (School champions and the competition. Two close friends, Burgwyn, retired Fauquier County day working in the criminal (4). Not ready for a full day program? We will continue to offer co-champions are designated with • Warrenton Middle: Hannah Carlson, Angie and Gabby Matamala, were Schools instructional supervisor, was justice system as either a Matthew Phillips, Erin Soldon* in the front row, the for the pronouncer thePre-Kindergarten event. anas asterisk.) thesending half dayalloption Preschool for and well. detective or a federal agent. Times Staff Writer
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Construction underway on new airport terminal By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
It’s bound to be warmer in August for the ribbon-cutting of a new terminal under construction at the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport than it was in early January when airport manager Dave Darrah took this reporter for a visit. It was cold and windy – bone-chilling weather that makes it uncomfortable to be outside more than a few minutes. Yet, workers were standing on beams high above ground going about their work. Just the day before, it was too windy to work safely, so the construction crew stood down. Taft Companies of Culpeper is the contractor. The frame of the building was up by the end of the second week of January. An access road and parking lot were in place. The new terminal is off Midland Road at the end of the new Iris Trail. Iris is the name of a horse belonging to Bobbie Crafts, who, with her husband, Ralph, donated $500,000 so that the new building would have a second story. The second story will have restrooms, a pilot’s lounge, flight-planning space, a 750-square-foot conference room and a warming kitchen. The larger conference room and kitchen will provide the space and meal-serving capability now lacking for group meetings at the airport. “The terminal itself will be a real showpiece. To my knowledge there’s not a building like it with the combination of green technology. There will be solar panels on the roof with rainwater harvesting,” said Ralph Crafts. “There’s a green development zone across from the airport, but there’s no infrastructure for water and sewer. The area is all on wells now. The airport uses bottled water and the sewer system is septic, and that can handle the airport.” Besides the money he and his wife have contributed to the new terminal, Crafts said they have contributed $100,000 to cover a shortfall in the geothermal and rain-harvesting work. Del. Michael Webert, R-18th, has introduced House Bill 1949 that would make rainwater collected by harvesting systems acceptable for human consumption if it meets health standards.
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Workers keep going on a cold day on the site of the new airport terminal in Midland.
Improvements to cost $4.2 million
The terminal building’s cost is $4.2 million which includes geo-thermal HVAC and rainwater harvesting for potable water. The state is covering 57.7 percent of the cost, while the county will cover 42.3 percent. The county’s portion includes the Crafts’ $500,000 donation. The new terminal will be 10,000 square feet. The first floor will cover 7,000 square feet. The second story will be 3,000 square feet. The building’s exterior will have metal siding as well as brickwork. The terminal’s floor will be polished concrete rather than tile to make cleaning easier. “The building is designed to last 50 years. It’s built for the future,” said Darrah, who was a Marine Corps pilot and still flies a plane. “This is way for Fauquier County to say it’s not only serious about drawing new businesses but it’s putting money where its mouth is,” added Crafts.
A rendering shows what the new terminal will look like. The airport already has the advantage of being cheaper for pilots to use. Fuel prices are lower. “But services are minimal. To get ice for a meeting somebody has to go to 7-Eleven. If linens need to be washed, Dave has taken them home to his own machine,” Crafts said. “They’ll be able to sit in a conference room in a nice environment.” The airport currently sees four to five corporate aircraft visits per month. “We hope to increase that,” said Darrah. There are 30 to 40 flights of other types per month, some the “touch-and-go” variety by pilots practicing landings and takeoffs. County officials see the area adjacent to the airport as prime for business development, extending the benefits of a new terminal and other improvements beyond those who fly in and out of
the facility. “If you can build a base of businesses here, they will buy stuff and pay taxes. With more businesses paying taxes that’ll help keep household taxes down,” Darrah said. “We’re in an area where the county would like to have economic development. The airport is a piece of that.” For those who fly, the airport is the “front door” to the county, he said. The current building that serves as both terminal and as office space for airport operations is in an old hangar. A staff of three runs airport operations. “We’re not trying to become a Dulles or even Manassas,” Darrah said. “We want to increase corporate business use. The kind of thing every other airport has.” Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier.com.
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