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Reeves, Allers Sr. face off in GOP primary for Va. Senate

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Incumbent state Sen. Bryce Reeves and retired fourth-grade teacher Mike Allers are days away from the Saturday, May 6 firehouse primary – a one-day voting event that will determine who receives the Republican nomination in the newly drawn 28th District state Senate seat.

The 28th District includes the southern half of Fauquier County, part of Spotsylvania County and all of Orange, Madison, Rappahannock, Culpeper and Greene counties. The district leans strongly Republican, with about 62% of its voters backing Gov. Glenn Youngkin in the 2021 election.

As a result, the winner of the May 6 contest will be heavily favored to win in November. As of May 1, no Democrats had yet filed for the seat, but two candidates are running as independents: Tawana Campbell and Elizabeth Melson.

Running on similar conservative platforms, Reeves and Allers Sr. have just one day to draw their voters to three voting sites for the party-run

Va. Sen. Bryce Reeves

Michael Allers Sr.

firehouse primary.

Allers, 58, a native of Long Island, New York, calls himself the “grassroots candidate.” He is running on a platform of improving education, safety and prosperity. After his career as a police officer was cut short due to an injury, Allers spent 28 years working as a teacher and in administrative roles in the Orange County school division before retiring this past January due to issues with

his previous injury, he said.

Allers is advocating to improve public education under a slogan of “make education great again.” Allers’ has focused his campaign on parents’ rights, school choice, advocating against social and emotional learning programs and talking about gender issues in schools as well as ensuring that students have access to advanced classes.

“All too often, schools are being set up to become surrogate parents, and that’s just not how it should be,” Allers said. “So, making education great again involves doing exactly what I’ve done my whole career; bringing parents in, being 100% transparent with curriculum ... no agenda at all, no political bent. You can tell the truth about history.”

When asked about his “MEGA” slogan, Allers said he is a supporter of President Donald Trump and that his slogan is inspired by Trump’s “make America great again.”

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Love of students sustains teacher of the year

Bridget Hillen, of H.M. Pearson Elementary, is county’s top teacher

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

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Bridget Hillin, a kindergarten teacher at H.M. Pearson Elementary, was named Fauquier County’s teacher of the year earlier this month.

Fauquier County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Bridget Hillin is a veteran kindergarten teacher. In her class, students can be spotted alternating between lessons on writing sentences and taking dance breaks featuring glow sticks. And after 25 years spent working with 5- and 6-year-olds, it’s the love of her students that sustains her love for the profession.

“I just think about my love of being in the classroom with the students,” said Hillin, who teaches at H.M. Pearson Elementary in Bealeton. “And that’s the joy, actually, of teaching day-to-day; (that) keeps all teachers (teaching).”

Hillin, 49, was named Fauquier

County Public Schools teacher of the year earlier this month. Every year, other teachers, students and parents help to select one nominee from each school to represent the school division in the regional teacher of the year contest sponsored by the Washington Post.

The Fauquier County teacher of the year is chosen from the school nominees. The winner receives a glass apple engraved with the title “teacher of the year,” which is presented by Fauquier County Schools Superintendent David Jeck.

“Dr. Jeck came to my classroom the Tuesday after spring break, and I was working with our students,” Hillin said.

“He came in, and I just couldn’t even believe it. Because I look at teachers that have won previously, and they’re extraordinary. You don’t think you could measure up to that.”

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Town Council mulls raising tax rate for vehicles – not businesses

By Shannon Clark

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Warrenton Town Council debated raising the town’s property tax rate on residents’ vehicles – but not for businesses – as well as new town staff positions during an April 26 work session on the budget for fiscal year 2024.

Former acting town manager Tommy Cureton proposed on April 7 a $41.2 million budget for fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1. Notably, the proposed budget suggests getting rid of the yearly $25 motor vehicle license fee for residents but increasing the personal property tax rate on vehicles from $1.00 to $1.50 per $100 in assessed value.

The motor vehicle license fee is estimated to generate $236,000 in revenue for fiscal year 2023, according to Stephanie Miller, the town’s director of finance and procurement.

The town offers 100% property tax relief tax on personal vehicles valued at less than $20,000 and exempts the tax on the first $20,000 of value for those that are worth more.

“A large percentage of our population drives vehicles valued under $20,000,” said Mayor Carter Nevill in support of adopting the tax rate change and eliminating the license fee. “If it’s a minor $25 savings, that is a savings to a significant number of households in this community.”

If the town adopts the changes,

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Warrenton Town Council members, from left, Brett Hamby, Mayor Carter Nevill and James Hartman discuss the town budget during an April 26 work session.

Miller said the town’s estimated tax revenue would drop from $985,670 to $605,112 in fiscal year 2024, a loss of about $380,000. The town council is expected to vote on the tax rates during its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 9.

To offset the revenue loss, Nevill recommended delaying two of seven new town positions proposed for fiscal year 2024. The seven positions include a communications manager, a network engineer, a human capital generalist, a deputy town manager, an economic development manager and a building official and fitness supervisor.

Nevill recommended delaying the hiring of a deputy town manager and an economic development manager.

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The cost for the two positions is estimated at $369,905. If the town council adds all seven new positions, the estimated cost would be $952,315.

“What all of a sudden has changed in our posture that requires these new employees?” asked Councilman Bill Semple (Ward 2). “When in fact, the number of residents we are serving has remained the same over the last decade.”

Interim Town Manager Frank Cassidy said the new positions were previously requested and funded, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, budget cuts and layoffs required some current employees to stretch their job positions to meet increas-

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Jonathan Stewart, the town’s IT manager, asked the council to seriously consider approving the network engineer position. Stewart, who oversees four other IT employees, said his team needs more help to keep the town’s network secure. The cost of adding a network engineer is estimated at $124,433.

“I spend almost every waking moment thinking about how to protect this network and have been since the day I started,” Stewart said.

Councilmember Heather Stuphin (Ward 1) said the town has been working in the “19th century for quite some time,” adding she is in favor of hiring a network engineer.

Nevill and Councilmen David McGuire (At Large) and John Heroux III (Ward 5) also made statements in favor of the position.

While the town council took no votes on the tax rates or the new positions Wednesday, Cassidy recommended the communications manager, network engineer and human capital generalist are the most needed for fiscal year 2024.

The Warrenton Town Council will meet again on Tuesday, May 9 for a 9 a.m. meeting and will hold a public hearing on the budget the same day. The time of the public hearing has not yet been announced.

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ONE MORE TIME We begin with a heartfelt thank you to our neighbors and friends who showed up and stood up with The Front Porch at last month's Board of Zoning appeals meeting. Your support was overwhelming. We feel incredibly fortunate to live and work in a community where neighbors stand up for one another and where small businesses are appreciated and so fiercely protected. Thank you.

For those not in attendance at the last Board of Zoning appeals meeting, at issue is a challenge to our Special Use Permit and thereby The Front Porch’s ability to operate. We await the final decision by the Board of Zoning Appeals at their next meeting, scheduled for May 4, 2023.

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Judy Alvarez Bradley ES

Gemma Warren Brumfield ES

Kimberly Taylor Coleman ES

Deb Dalton Greenville ES

Ronetta Reed Miller ES

Michelle Edwards Pierce ES

Mary Cicotello Ritchie ES

Patrick Loewer Smith ES

Barbara Harrison Thompson ES

Jillian Funk Walter ES

Kelley Dever Auburn MS

Bill Hanlon Cedar Lee MS

Aaron Carter Marshall MS

Autumn Dillion Taylor MS

Kim Childers Warrenton MS

Susan Hilleary Fauquier HS

Kelsey Howald Kettle Run HS

Piper Newman Liberty HS

Fauquier County schools name 18 ‘teacher of the year’ nominees Staff Reports Eighteen teachers from Fauquier County’s 10 elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools were nominated for 2023 teachers of the year. The nominees include: Bradley Elementary School: Judy Alvarez, a second-grade teacher, was nominated for teacher of the year from Bradley Elementary School. Alvarez “provides a learning environment in which all students can be successful,” her nomination said. “She manages her classroom to be a safe, efficient and welcoming place.”

Brumfield Elementary: Gemma Warren, a second-grade teacher, was nominated for teacher of the year from Brumfield Elementary. Warren “works tirelessly to ensure the needs of her students – both educational and emotional – are supported each day,” her nomination said. She is also “an instructional leader who is flexible” and “an active supporter of the school community.”

Coleman Elementary School: Kimberly Taylor, a first-grade teacher, was nominated for teacher of the TEACHER from page 1 Hillin received her bachelor’s degree in geography and her teachers license from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. For the first four years of her career, she taught in Spotsylvania County. After she married her husband Jason, the two moved to Fauquier County where she has taught for the past 22 years.

And for Hillin, teaching runs in her family. One of the reasons she was drawn to teaching was due to her older sister working as a physical education teacher.

“I used to get to go to help (on) field day, and (my sister) was also my coach in high school,” Hillin said. “I got to see the aspect of it that you could do other things if you were teaching, and I had some great teachers. I think that helped shape the idea of wanting to be a teacher.”

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year from Coleman Elementary.

Taylor “makes it a priority to know as much as possible about each student and works to intertwine their interests with academic content,” her nomination said. “She seeks to find the best in each child she serves and works to help support her peers in all ways possible.”

Greenville Elementary: Deb Dalton, a kindergarten teacher, was nominated as teacher of the year of Greenville Elementary. Dalton has taught for 27 years and “models lifelong learning to her colleagues and students and is highly respected among the school community,” her nomination said.

Miller Elementary: Ronetta Reed, a second-grade teacher, was nominated as teacher of the year for Grace Miller Elementary. Miller was one of the inaugural staff members who opened Grace Miller in 1990, her nomination said. “Mrs. Reed is one of those teachers that each student lucky enough to have had her will remember,” it said. “She works with each student individually, meets them where they are and instills the belief that they can learn.”

Pierce Elementary: Michelle Edwards, a fifth-grade teacher, was nominated as teacher of the year at Pierce Elementary. Edwards “uses humor, creative instruction and critical thinking activities to engage her students,” her nomination said. “Students feel supported … and aren’t afraid to attempt a new skill.”

Ritchie Elementary School: Mary Cicotello, a fifth-grade teacher, was nominated for teacher of the year from Ritchie Elementary. “Mrs. Cicotello brings over 37 years of dedication, passion and knowledge every day,” her nomination said. “She is one of the (school’s) go-to teachers and is highly respected from administrators and peers alike.”

Smith Elementary School: Patrick Loewer, a health and physical education teacher, was nominated teacher of the year from Smith Elementary. Loewer “embraces new challenges and actively seeks new roles and responsibilities,” his nomination said. His “combination of excellence in the classroom, com-

mitment to going the extra mile for the school community, relationship-building with students and their parents and collaboration with his peers … sets him apart.”

Thompson Elementary: Barbara Harrison, a kindergarten teacher, was nominated as teacher of the year from Thompson Elementary. She “has been compared to the Mr. Rogers of elementary school,” her nomination said. “Through her gentle nature she exudes respect, compassion, kindness and humility to those around her, especially with her students.”

Walter Elementary: Jillian Funk, a Title I reading specialist, was nominated as teacher of the year at Walter Elementary. Funk has a “can-do, positive attitude” and has implemented “numerous community outreach programs that have helped to nurture a love of literature in children,” her nomination said. Funk’s impact on the school is more than academic, “she inspires other teachers by her willingness to learn and grow.”

Middle schools

Auburn Middle School: Kelley Dever, a sixth-grade math teacher, was nominated for teacher of the year from Auburn Middle School.

Her classroom “promotes fun, growth and a sense of family,” Dever’s nomination said. “Her students know they are important because they know she believes in their abilities.” Dever is described as a “master instructor, mentor, co-teacher, lead teacher and team player who consistently expands her professional repertoire.”

Cedar Lee Middle School: Bill Hanlon, a seventh-grade language arts teacher, was nominated as teacher of the year from Cedar Lee Middle School. Hanlon “has a way of encouraging students’ love for reading,” his nomination said. “He allows students to find the genre or author who engages students who normally do not enjoy reading.”

Marshall Middle School: Aaron Carter, a U.S. history teacher, was nominated for the teacher of the year from Marshall Middle School. Carter is sixth-grade team lead and mentor teacher as well as an interim history representative, his nomination says.

Taylor Middle School: Autumn Dillion, a seventh-grade language arts teacher, was nominated for teacher of the year from Taylor Middle School.

“She is always patient, kind and willing to do whatever it takes to ensure student success, whether it is regarding their education or their behavior,” her nomination said. “Even to the most veteran teacher, she is inspiring and influential.”

Warrenton Middle School: Kim Childers, a sixth-grade language arts teacher was nominated for teacher of the year from Warrenton Middle School. “Spend time with Mrs. Childers, and you will learn she is patient and caring, yet has classroom management down pat,” her nomination said. “Every student who comes through Mrs. Childers’ door is treated with respect and is destined to learn.”

High schools

Fauquier High School: Susan Hilleary was nominated teacher of the year for Fauquier High School.

She was called “the guru of the greenhouse and all things agriculture,” in her nomination, as well as “a gem who is passionate about teaching students skills in all facets of agriculture.” Hilleary also oversees Future Farmers of America.

Kettle Run High School: Kelsey Howald, an English and Teachers for Tomorrow, was nominated teacher of the year for Kettle Run High School.

Howald is described as “phenomenal” and “a dynamic educator who is passionate about her subject matter and making Kettle Run High School a better place,” her nomination said.

Howald “builds rapport with all stakeholders and truly cares about the well-being of students and staff.”

Liberty High School: Piper Newman, a special education teacher, was nominated teacher of the year from Liberty High School. Newman was called “the backbone of Liberty High School’s ASOL program for over a decade,” in her nomination.

When Liberty High developed a transitions program for post-graduate students, Newman “created an amazing program that inspires life skills learning and encourages individual growth of students.”

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Reeves, Allers Sr. face off in GOP primary for Va. Senate PRIMARY, from page 1 Allers lives in Greene County with his wife Camille, to whom he has been married for 32 years. The couple has three sons and one grandson.

Allers has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from St. Joseph’s University in New York and a master’s in elementary education and teaching from Dowling College, as well as a graduate certificate in school district administration from Stony Brook University, also in New York.

Reeves, 56, is a California native, a former Army captain and a former narcotics detective with the Prince William County Police Department.

He is seeking his fourth term in the Virginia state Senate. Reeves represents the former 17th District, a large portion of which is included in the 28th District.

Reeves said he’s running again because he is “not yet done with public service.” Reeves works as a State Farm Insurance agent in addition to serving in the state Senate.

Reeves has a bachelor’s degree in industrial education from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University.

While in office, Reeves co-sponsored SB 908, a 2013 law that generally allows parents to make decisions regarding the “upbringing, education and care of their child.” During the 2023 legislative session, Reeves

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minors and another that would have barred biological males from playing on school sports teams designated for girls. Neither was successful.

“I live by my faith, I’m a bornagain Christian, and I believe in those tenets, but I also believe in the Constitution,” Reeves said when asked about those bills.

“Here’s my challenge to transgender (issues) in our schools. (I’ve seen) a systematic approach from certain entities within our school system -- without giving knowledge to parents of what they’re doing or counseling their child on. I think there’s a deficiency from the education side of letting parents know what the situation is, and I think it’s wrong.”

Last fall, the Youngkin administration released controversial new “model” policies for schools that would have required parents to approve of any changes to nicknames or pronouns students use at school. Schools also would have to inform parents if their children sought counseling related to gender-identity issues. The policies were voted down by a joint legislative commission in January.

Reeves has also advocated for veterans while in the state Senate, including sponsoring SJ 278, which exempts certain disabled veterans from having to pay personal property taxes on their vehicles. If elected, Reeves said he would continue to work on veterans’ issues and would combat inflation by working to reduce the tax burden on small businesses.

Reeves lives in Spotsylvania County with his wife, Anne, and their two children. Reeves has far outraised Allers, pulling in $166,085 in donations during the first quar-

• What: Local Republicans will hold and run a primary election to pick their party’s nominee to run for the 28th District state Senate seat in November.

• Candidates: Va. Sen. Bryce Reeves and Michael Allers Sr. • When: Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Where: Fauquier, Rappahannock voters: Grace Elementary School, 6248 Catlett Road in Bealeton.

Culpeper, Madison and Green voters: Reformation Lutheran Church 601 Madison Road, Culpeper.

Orange, Spotsylvania voters: Unionville Elementary School 10285 Zachary Taylor Highway, Unionville.

ter of 2023 compared to Allers’ $20,536, which includes $15,000 Allers loaned to his own campaign, according to campaign finance records compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.

Reeves had $184,856 in his campaign coffers as of March 31, while Allers had $34,936, according to VPAP. Reeves received $68,205 from donors in the gambling industry during the first quarter with a notable $25,000 from Michael Pace and another $10,000 from “Pace-O-Matic.”

Pace-O-Matic, founded by Pace, develops coin-operated gambling “skill games,” according to its website.

During this year’s legislative session, Reeves sponsored and passed SB 836, which establishes the “Virginia Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Committee,” which is slated to create gambling-addiction treatment resources for Virginia residents.

Reeves said contributions to his campaign from those in the gambling industry will not affect his votes on gambling-related bills.

“When I first got to the Senate, (Democratic state Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw said to me) ‘If you can’t take somebody’s money and vote against them, then you’re not in the right job,’” Reeves told the Fauquier Times. “My job is to take care of the citizens of the commonwealth and look out for their best interests.”

Allers said the disparity in campaign donations does not worry him, adding that it should not cost people hundreds of thousands of dollars to run for political office.

“It’s completely disingenuous to say that these races should cost $700,000,” Allers said. “It’s a complete fallacy, and that’s why regular people don’t do it. Because they look at it, and it’s so daunting and they say, ‘I can’t do that.’ All it really requires is driving, meeting people, introducing yourself and speaking three, four, five times a week, and you’re right in the race.”

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Report: Antisemitic incidents rise in Va. in 2022

By Anya Sczerzenie

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Incidents of antisemitism across Virginia and the U.S. rose sharply in 2022. In Fauquier County, there were two antisemitic incidents in 2022, up from zero in 2021. The increase reflected a nationwide trend, according to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation League.

According to the ADL, 2022 had the highest number of antisemitic incidents on record since 1979 when the organization began tracking them. Incidents nearly doubled in Virginia and Maryland since last year, the ADL report said.

In Prince William County, incidents of antisemitic harassment and vandalism included swastika graffiti—on highway sound barriers, overpasses and in a high school bathroom – as well as threatening emails sent to a local synagogue.

The majority of incidents reported in both Prince William and Fauquier counties, however, involved the distribution of pamphlets from Patriot Front, which is “one of the United States’ most visible white supremacist groups” and is responsible for most white supremacist material distributed in the country, the ADL website said.

Rabbil Shmuly Perlstein, of the Chabad of Greater Gainesville, says that even though his congregation has not had any incidents this year,

2022 Antisemitic incidents in Fauquier County Warrenton • March: Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, distributed propaganda that read: “Reject poison,” “Not stolen, conquered,” “Better dead than red” and “United we stand.”

• June: Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, distributed propaganda that read: “For the nation, against the state,” “America first,” “Not stolen, conquered” and “America is not for sale.”

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he is still taking precautions to keep events safe.

“We don’t have our own center, so the security concerns are different,” Perlstein said. “We try to keep the locations of our events members-only and not put them out on public forums. We also have security at our events, and we have a good relationship with the local police department.”

Incidents that the ADL counts as antisemitic include harassment of Jews; vandalism including drawings of swastikas or vandalism of Jewish places of worship; and assault with or without weapons. The ADL counted 3,697 incidents throughout the country in 2022, which is a 36% increase nationwide since 2021, when 2,717 incidents of antisemitism were reported. There was one fatality attributed to antisemitism in 2022.

Many of the antisemitic incidents were reported in states such as New York and California, which have

large populations as well as large Jewish populations. In Virginia, 69 incidents were reported in 2022, up from 46 in 2021.

There were no antisemitism-re-

lated physical attacks or assaults reported in Prince William or Fauquier counties.

Perlstein says that the local Jewish community is small, and he would rather focus on spreading positivity and reaching out to new members, including those who do not have a community with whom to celebrate the Jewish holidays.

“As disturbing and gut-wrenching as these incidents are, there’s a lot of beauty,” Perlstein said. “In every generation we stand up to attacks, and we endure.”

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING FAUQUIER EVENTS MAY 3 TO 10 ONGOING EVENTS Farmers Market Warrenton Farmers Market Peak Season When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 22, to Nov. 18 Where: 21 Main St., Old Town Warrenton Info: Indoor and outdoor spaces

Sarah Bright (front) and the ensemble perform the musical number “Here I Am” in act I of the musical comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.”

Marshall Farmers Market When: 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, May 12, to October 27 Where: 8238 W. Main St., Marshall Info: Celebrating and supporting local farmers, businesses and artisans in Fauquier County, sponsored by Marshall Moving Forward Buchanan Hall Farmers Market When: 4:30 to 7:30 Wednesdays, May 24, to October 25 Where: Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville Info: Farm fresh meats and produce; artisan goods; live music; food trucks Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, May 7, to November 19 Where: Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market, 4557 Old Tavern Road, The Plains Info: Fruits; vegetables; baked goods; goat cheese; meats; and seafood (fresh and frozen) Exhibition What: Endurance-Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50 When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, through May 14 Where: National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Info: 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown Food assistance What: Peas and Grace When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains Info: Those in need of food assistance Spiritual Care Support Ministries What: Support groups/counseling and special events for those experiencing the death of a loved one, divorce and chronic illness When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday; closed on Sunday Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: 540-349-5814 or www.scsm.tv The S.E.E. Recovery Center What: Recovery-oriented groups, meetings and the opportunity to speak with someone about mental health or

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Fauquier Community Theatre’s “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is continuing its run on Fridays and weekends through May 14. The musical, based on the movie by the same name, elicited cheering and standing ovations on its opening night, April 28. As Director Matt Moore predicted, it’s “a great big show with huge dance numbers and vocals, hilarious plot twists and characters and a cast with heart. Audiences will love it!”

Audience members came from all over Virginia to enjoy the show. Woodbridge resident and local actress Amy Simms Treat attended opening night and said, “Such a wonderful evening of excellent music and theater. I laughed so much.”

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is set in the French riviera. It features a delightfully jazzy score by David Yazbek (“The Full Monty”) and was nominated for 11 Tony Awards. MTI designates the show as PG-13. FCT’s production includes a cast of 25 local actors.

FCT actor Ken Wayne is in the hilarious role of substance use recovery When: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Where: The S.E.E. Recovery Center, 710 U.S. Ave., Culpeper Info: 540-825-3366 or email: SEERecovery@rrcsb.org Wednesday, May 3 Books What: Banned Books Book Club When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: The book club will meet every first Wednesday of every month; this month’s pick is “Milk and Honey,” by Rupi Kaur; receive 10% off book club books with purchase at The Open Book

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Lawrence Jameson. With a long commute, Wayne had been waiting for the right role to return to FCT, and the role combines his comedic timing with his trademark “pitch perfect” vocals.

Actress Sarah Bright plays the heiress Christine Colgate. Bright is new to FCT and a triple talent of acting, singing and dancing with an impressive resume. Jack Tessier plays the role of Freddy Benson. While onstage at FCT in many roles, Tessier shows a new side in the role with his comedy, antics and hilarity that bring lots of laughter.

The musical is produced by Mary Beth Balint. The music director is Cate Murray, and choreography is by Gabrielle Tessier. Costumes are by Heidi Santchi, with lighting design by Dan Martin and set design by Doug Barylski.

Performances take place at the Vint Hill Theater on the Green, located at 4225 Aiken Drive, in Warrenton.

Friday and Saturday performances take place at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. All tickets are for reserved seating and may be purchased online at www.FCTstage.org, by emailing Tickets@FCTstage. org, or calling 540-349-8760.

Yoga What: Sunset Yoga When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Wollam Gardens, 5167 Jeffersonton Road, Jeffersonton Cost: $20 Tickets: https://www.wollamgardens. com/shop/flowers-and-yoga-at-the-farmsunday-july-14-1-330pm Info: Bring mat

Info: Longer stories, finger plays and songs

Story times Raising Readers Story Time for 2-to-4year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton

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CALENDAR, from page 8 “Raising Antiracist Children” Registration: https://bit.ly/fplauthor ESL class What: English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: 540-718-8243 Health What: Wednesday Wind Down for adults When: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: De-stressing activity Skill building What: Pre-K Skill Builders for ages 3 to 5 with caregiver When: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Get ready for kindergarten with fun activities and crafts Trivia Trivia Night When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Hosted by Fauquier Trivia Trivia When: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, and Wednesday, May 10 Where: Barking Rose Brewing Company, 9057 Old Culpeper Road, Warrenton Thursday, May 4 Theater What: Casting Call When: 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6 Where: Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St., Warrenton (May 4) and John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton (May 6) Info: Fauquier Community Theatre will hold auditions for the musical “Evita,” seeking ages 10 and up for roles Registration for audition time: www.

FCTstage.org or 540-349-8760 Meet the author What: Author Visit - Corban Addison When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Presentation; Q & A; and book signing of “Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial”; 540-878-5358 Crafts May the 4th Be With You- Craftson-the-Go for preK/school age and tweens When: All day, Thursday, May 4 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton; Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton; and John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Bags available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last; only one bag per child Make a Travel Journal or Sketchbook for adults and elementary, middle and high school students When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Supplies provided Senior supper What: Senior Supper for 55-plus When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11

Where: Bistro on the Hill, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton Cost: $7.50 Coffee and conversation What: Fellowship, encouragement, hope through conversation with others When: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Where: Spiritual Care Support Ministries, 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton Info: Coffee, tea, light refreshments; 540-349-5814 Food pantry What: Fauquier FISH Food Pantry for residents of Fauquier County When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4; 9:30 to noon Saturday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 9 Where: Fauquier FISH, 24 Pelham St., Warrenton Info: Ready-to-cook meals and additional food who need help; bring ID and proof of county residency Exercise What: Tomba When: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, Saturday, May 6 and Thursday, May 11 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Tom Sweitzer’s version of Zumba; 540-687-6373 Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: All day Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Where: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive, Bealeton Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Story time What: Live Online Story Time for young children and caregivers When: 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Where: Virtual Info: Finger plays and sing-alongs Registration: https://fauquierlibrary.org/ services/kids Pajama Story Time When: 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Stories, songs and activities; PJs are welcome ESL classes English-as-a-second-language class presented by Piedmont Regional Adult and Career Education programs When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Wher: Bealeton Branch Library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton Info: 540-718-8243 ESOL-English conversation group-all levels for adults and high school students When: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and Thursday, May 11 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Practice English in this conversation-based program to help English language learners navigate everyday situations Live music: Open Mic Night for all ages When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Where: Old Bust Head Brewing Company, 7134 Farm Station Road, Warrenton Info: Held outdoors; performers get a beer (or root beer) on the house Featuring Bailey Hayes When: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Where: Death Ridge Brewery, 5393 Higher Ground Trail, Jeffersonton

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FALCON SOFTBALL IS THIRD IN DISTRICT RACE

Fauquier sits in third place in the Northwestern District softball standings at 6-4 with two games left. The Falcons, who downed Meridian 10-6 on Monday, hosted sixth place Liberty (3-9) on Tuesday, and close at fourth-place Kettle Run (4-6) on May 5. Fauquier has a non-conference game at Class 6 Battlefield this Friday. Sherando (9-0) and James Wood (8-1) are district leaders.

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TWO FAUQUIER HOOP STARS ARE D-III NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Caleb Furr, Tyler Trimble help Christopher Newport win it all in Fort Wayne, Ind.

By Peter Brewington

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

The Christopher Newport University men’s basketball team won its first NCAA Division III national championship on March 18 with help from two Fauquier County stars.

Caleb Furr, who starred at Highland School and Fauquier High, and Tyler Trimble, who shined at Kettle Run, were members of a historic Captains’ squad that finished 30-3 and downed Mount Union (Ohio) 7472 in the title game, played in Fort Wayne, Ind. “I didn’t imagine it happening.

We got to the postseason with six games we had to win. We just kept adding on. Losing wasn’t possible,” said Furr, a sophomore in his first year at the school.

A 6-foot-6 backup small forward, Furr had a massive role in the title game, drilling all four of his shots, all three-pointers, and scoring 12 points.

He hit one from the corner in the first half, then added three more triples in the second half with the game on the line, including one for the lead.

Furr was playing so well, he was in the game for the final dramatic sequence as Mount Union tied the game with CNU inbounding and rushing upcourt to win as Trey Barber banked home a short running shot as time expired.

“Our big man took it coast to coast. I was running upcourt parallel to him to spot up,” said Furr. “I ended up under the basket and had

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2021 Highland School graduate Caleb Furr (left) and 2018 Kettle Run graduate Tyler Trimble helped Christopher Newport University in Newport News win the NCAA Division III men’s basketball title in March. one of the best seats in the house.”

After the buzzer sounded, “I ran up to our coach and told him, ‘The shot was good. We won, it’s over.’ I was right under the basket and saw it go in ahead of the buzzer,” Furr said.

As for Trimble, the 2018 Kettle Run grad did not play in the final but was an important veteran. A fifth year player majoring in computer science, the 6-6 backup center appeared in 18 games this past season and mentored Furr and others.

Said Furr of Trimble, “He was the best teammate. An older brother to look after everyone on the court,”

adding, “Me and Tyler are really close. We played against each other in high school when I was at Fauquier. We were two solid players from Warrenton on this team and we reconnected when I got here.”

For Furr, Christopher Newport was his second college stop. After graduating from Highland in 2021, he accepted a full scholarship to play at NCAA Division II University of South Carolina Aiken, where he played his freshman year before entering the transfer portal.

He said he transferred to CNU on the advice of Logan Miller, then a

DING-DONG, HERE COMES TROUBLE

James Wood coach Adrian Pullen said.

“Their hitters are scrappy, put the ball in play.

1, James Wood (9-0) But when he settled in, 2, Millbrook (8-1) he was able to make use 3, Sherando (5-4) of all three pitches well.”

4, Kettle Run (5-5) Following a 10-0 5, Fauquier (2-7) win over Eastern View T6, Liberty (2-8) on Monday, the Eagles T6, Handley (2-8) are 4-12 and sixth in the Northwestern District at 2-8. The Colonels (14-2 overall, 9-0 district) lead second-place Millbrook (8-1) with four games left.

Player development has been the focus for Mecke as the Eagles’ program gradually makes progress. “We basically started over the last couple of weeks, putting some new faces out in the field. So, we just all got to work together and get through this year and push for the future,” he said.

“I’m excited for the future here.”

The Colonels scored six runs in the top of the first against Liberty starter Aiden Beier. Eli Miller, Jared Neal and Colin McGuire hit singles while Kemper Omps and Bell walked. John Copenhaver and Trevor Strosnider drove in runs on groundouts, then Michael Jackson hit a two-run double to the left field wall.

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Ace Nick Bell and first-place James Wood shine in 13-1 win over Liberty

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

Getting hits, much less a run, against a legendary pitcher like James Wood’s Nick Bell is a tall order. For a young and inexperienced baseball team like Liberty, it was an uphill battle last week.

Bell set school records for wins (11) and strikeouts (123 in 82.1 innings) last year in earning first team all-state, all-region and all-Class 4 Northwestern District honors and helping the Colonels advance to the Class 4 championship game.

The senior superstar was every bit as dominant against the Eagles last Thursday with seven strikeouts in his three shutout innings as first place James Wood took a 13-1 five-inning victory in Bealeton.

The Eagles got off to a great start when Matt Matteson belted a leadoff double against the mighty Bell, but it was slim pickings after that.

“It’s the first time seeing somebody like that for probably five or six (batters) out of the lineup, so it’s a huge adjustment for them. Some of them are

CNU assistant coach. Furr said after he decided on CNU, Miller left to become Highland coach. “I said, ‘Hey man, you got me to CNU and you just took the Highland job!’ He said, ‘You’re gonna be alright.’’’

Furr is studying economics and will play summer league basketball in Richmond. The team is being outfitted for national championship rings and he’s excited for two more years.

“It was one of the happiest days of my life,” he said about the national title. “We went out and did what we talked about all year. Toward the end it all became real.”

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Tanner Eaves and the Eagles downed Eastern View 10-0 on Monday. a little scared and nervous and stuff like that, but we’re getting it,” Liberty coach Jason Mecke said.

In 31 innings this season, Bell is 4-0 with 47 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA. The 6-0, 170-pound senior features a mid-80s fastball with a cutter and a changeup that makes him appear unhittable at times.

“He’s a good pitcher. In the first, he kind of struggled a little bit, and then he got loose in the second and third, started commanding a little bit better,”

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Liberty soccer forwards Holland, Kraiwan sign with D-III programs

By Matthew Proctor

stepped onto the campus that Knox was the place for him. Galesburg is a small Nash Holland is known for at- city of 32,195 in northwestern Illinois tacking and Thanuwat Kraiwan for and the home of poet Carl Sandburg.

“The team is 70% international, playmaking. which is really interesting. I really like The two gifted Liberty High boys that diverse environment because I am soccer forwards are taking their talpart Thai, so going somewhere where ents to the next level. it’s accepting of my nationality is reBoth seniors signed with NCAA ally important to me,” Kraiwan said.

Division III programs: Kraiwan will After Knox coach Kevwe Akpore attend Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., with Holland staying local at reached out, the two talked over the Randolph-Macon College in nearby phone, then later over a video call that resulted in Kraiwan planning a Ashland.

“They’re both great kids and they’re visit and making the 13-hour drive.

“It’s a well-knit community. You both passionate about the sport. This is no surprise that both of them are going can tell everyone there knows everysomewhere to play soccer,” Liberty one and that’s what I really like. It’s a real small college, 1,200 undergrads, coach Chase Cox said.

Kraiwan realized his college playing and walking around everyone was welcoming. There’s potential at Liberty. “I also a main focus on never really imagined soccer. All the faciliI’d be playing soccer ‘They’re both ties were very nice for in college until these great kids and such a small campus,” recent years. Then it both passionate he said. really became a foKraiwan describes cus,” Kraiwan said in about the sport.’ himself as a playMonday’s ceremony -LIBERTY COACH maker, someone that at LHS. CHASE COX sees the field well and For Holland, it’s knows how to set up been a goal for a teammates and create while. “I honestly can’t remember when I wasn’t play- scoring chances. With Knox being a ing soccer. It’s kind of something young team mostly comprised of unthat’s just been a daily routine in my derclassmen, he believes he can comlife, like something that stuck with pete right away but is more focused on learning the college game and develme,” said Holland.

Kraiwan knew the second he oping as a player.

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

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Thanuwat Kraiwan (left) and Nash Holland will play at Knox College (Ill.) and Randolph-Macon College, respectively. Also pictured is coach Chase Cox. Planning on studying physics and aerospace or nuclear engineering, he values his education highly and chose Knox partly because of their academic programs, which he said are amazing.

Holland picks Randolph-Macon

Although Holland received interest from Bridgewater College and Roanoke College, he instantly knew Randolph-Macon was where he wanted to go on his first visit to the Ashland campus.

“Once I visited Randolph-Macon and met the team and everything, it was my number one school. This is who I want to be with. No matter what, this is what school I want to go to,” Holland said.

Holland initially visited the school before he ever came in contact with head coach Josh Laux but was so impressed on his tour that he decided to reach out in December. After exchanging emails, Laux invited Holland to an

ID camp where he had the opportunity to showcase his skills in an intense and competitive environment.

Holland committed a week later. “When I talked to the coach and when he gave me an offer and everything, it was probably one of the best days of my life,” he said.

Holland said the coaches liked him for his presence and ability to create chances around the box but knows playing time could be hard to come by initially.

“I want to go in there, I want to try to prove myself. I want to have a challenge for myself so I can get better at the game because I always love having a challenge,” he said. “Competition there is just crucial for the development.”

While at Randolph-Macon, Holland will study mechanical engineering with the hopes of developing his game enough to transfer to a Division I school to advance his education and playing career.

Kettle Run girls soccer settles into third place entering final two weeks

By Matthew Proctor

With only three games left in the regular season, coach William Brummett is confident his Kettle Run girls soccer team can make a run in the Northwestern District playoffs.

“I think we have a shot. We have a young team, but now they’re seeming to fire on all cylinders.

So, I think we can hang with anyone in this conference,” Brummett said.

Although they’ve dropped four of their last six games, the Cougars (5-6 overall) remain over .500 in district play at 5-4 and sit third behind James Wood (9-0) and Handley (8-2).

“We’ve been playing well. We’ve started connecting the ball through the middle and getting our outside people up and around. So, I think from the beginning of the season, we’re looking a lot better than we did,” he said.

Brummett said he has been particularly happy with the level of play he’s seen in the midfield.

Freshman Maggie Gardner is “very composed on the field, distributes the ball well and will take shots on goal,” while versatile sisters Reagan and Addy Patrick have also impressed in various roles.

On the defensive end, Brummett said center backs Mikaela Brunda and Gracie Mehaffey have stuck out with their strong play, while freshman Peyton Lloyd leads the team in goals.

While Brummett likes how Kettle Run has progressed, it hasn’t reflected in wins quite yet.

Kettle Run was 3-2 after the first two weeks despite not playing their best ball according to Brummett, and they’ve since struggled to find

ways to put the ball in the back of the net. “(In) previous years we’ve had a true striker up there. Right now, 1, James Wood 9-0 we’re still trying to find (12-1 overall) that player that finds 2, Handley 8-2 (9-4 the back of the net evoverall) ery time,” he said.

3, Kettle Run 5-4 (5-6 Brummett is enoverall) couraged by what he’s 4, Sherando 4-3-1 (4seen from the offense 7-1 overall) despite their struggles 5, Millbrook 4-6 (6-8 to score. overall) “We want to play 6, Fauquier 2-8 (3-10 two-touch soccer, keepoverall) ing triangle shapes and 7, Liberty 0-9-1 (0-11moving the ball. Keep 1 overall) the ball moving in our favor as far as possession goes. And I think it’s clicked for them. We’ve been playing that style and trying to play a fastpaced game, switching the ball from side to side and getting it up the field and into the net,” he said.

Kettle Run visits Liberty on May 5 and Fauquier on May 9 before ending the year at home against fourth place Sherando on May 12, a crucial game for the district playoff seedings.

“Just keep up with the speed of play that we are trying to be accustomed to and go out there and play like we have the last two or three games and we’ll be fine. If we can keep the ball moving and maintain possession, we should come out with W’s,” Brummett said.

Northwestern District girls soccer standings

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

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Freshman Maggie Gardner has provided midfield punch for the Kettle Run girls soccer team, which sits third in the district with two weeks left. wins, going 2-4 after spring break.

After falling to Brentsville 4-0 on April 11, the Cougars defeated Fauquier 1-0 on April 14 before dropping three straight one-score games to James Wood, Brentsville and Handley. In their most recent game on April 25, they beat Millbrook 2-1.

Brummett believes the Cougars must find more

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CLOSE LOSSES HAVE POTENT FALCONS AT .500 Fauquier boys lacrosse squad still capable of deep postseason run

By Matthew Proctor

Fauquier Times Staff Writer

It’s been a tale of two halves for the Fauquier High boys lacrosse team this season as the Falcons have lost four of their last five games after opening the year on fire.

Following a 4-1 start, Fauquier has dropped to 5-5 as the back-to-back Class 4 Region B champions sit in fourth in the region at 2-3 after a 10-9 loss to Meridian Monday night.

“We lost a couple of close games.

We’ve been competitive in each and if we had a bit more luck, things could’ve been a bit different,” Fauquier coach J.B. Tippett said.

The Falcons’ high-scoring of-

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Kobe Link (pictured last year) and the Falcons hope to get on a hot streak before the region playoffs start in mid-May.

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Junior Braden Perry and the Eagles visit Kettle Run Friday.

In the top of the second, the first five Colonels reached base as Omps and McGuire singled, Neal reached on an error, Bell was hit by a pitch and Copenhaver walked. McGuire and Copenhaver drove in the Colonels’ seventh and eight runs before Strosnider made it 9-0 on an RBI groundout.

James Wood scored three

fense has kept them close. With juniors Kobe Link and Billy Brooks and sophomore Christian Friedl leading the way, Fauquier averages just under 13 goals a game.

They fell to Loudoun Valley 11-9 on April 11, then lost another nailbiter in overtime to James Monroe 11-10 on April 13. After beating Culpeper County 17-7 on April 24, the Falcons dropped two more close ones to the region’s two frontrunners, Kettle Run, 15-12, and Meridian, 10-9.

Against Kettle Run on April 26, Fauquier fell behind 8-5 at the half and couldn’t come back against the Cougars potent attack. “They are a speedy unit that can handle the ball well. You cannot give them opportunities, we gave them a few too many last Wednesday,” Tippett said.

Kettle Run’s dynamic offense was on full display at Fauquier as Matt Green scored four goals and Bryce

more in the top of the third to make it 12-0. “(Our) pitchers throw, they hit spots. It’s just an overpowering lineup that got to us, nothing we could do,” said Mecke.

After Matteson led off the Liberty first with a double to right, Bell struck out two of the next three to end the inning. In the second, it took Bell 11 pitches to strike out the side. In his final inning,

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McAnany and Scotty Barone added hat tricks.

While Kettle Run’s attack seems as if it’s never slowing down, Tippett believes the Falcons can hold their own against them.

“I think we matched up very well.

Kettle Run played a great game and moved the ball very well. Their experience showed in the game as they played a bit more disciplined than we did,” he said.

With four games remaining, Tippett knows it’s now or never for the Falcons if they hope to win a third straight region title.

“We need to continue to grow as a team, really focusing in on how we run our offense, as well as playing more disciplined defense. Our hope is to play our best ball over the next four games as we prepare for the regional tournament,” he said.

Ashton Mock led off with an infield single then Bell struck out two more and forced a groundout to end the third.

Mecke called Mock to the mound to start the fourth, and the freshman looked comfortable as he allowed just one run in two innings against a potent Colonels’ lineup.

After three near-perfect innings, Bell was done for the day with a 12-0 lead.

Ethan Pingley took the

mound in the fourth, allowing a single to Beier before escaping unscathed.

Liberty got its lone run in the bottom of the fifth against Bradley Kimble.

Tyson Schrum led off with a walk, advanced to third on a single by Mock and scored on a wild pitch to end the shutout. Kimble then retired three of the next four to give James Wood the 13-1 five-inning win.

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A 19-YEAR-OLD CHAMPION AND A 40-YEAR-OLD BUG BOY HAVE JUMPED TO THE SAME CONCLUSION: A BAD RIDER CAN CERTAINLY WRECK A HORSE’S PERFORMANCE, AND MAYBE A GREAT RIDER CAN MOVE A HORSE UP A FEW PLACES, BUT THE TRUTH IS, WITH A SAVVY JOCKEY ABOARD, IT’S UP TO THE ONE DOING THE RUNNING: THE HORSE.

Applying strict scientific method to steeplechase Question: Does winning races require a ‘special’ relationship – some kind of My Little Pony effect between horse and rider?

By Betsy Burke Parker In a game that’s as much sport as business, the relationships that form between horses and humans in racing get blurred somewhere between cozy and commerce.

The defending national champion jockey and a regional rider took time out of their busy schedules this Gold Cup week to talk in whispers: horse whispers: We wanted to apply strict scientific method to a theory that’s more ethereal than exact.

Parker Hendriks and Michael Woodson were tasked with tackling this hypothesis: Can you just “get on and go” with a racehorse? Even if you’ve never met before post time?

Or does it take forming a personal bond with one another over months – years – before coaxing a winning performance?

Their answers might surprise you.

Jockey Michael Woodson, here winning with Virginia-bred Grunion at Blue Ridge, says the rider’s job is to “set it up right” for the horse’s natural talent, speed and skill.

Hypothesis

Predict the outcome to the problem.

You’re riding a half-ton animal pumped up on adrenaline and running nearly 40 miles an hour, hurtling a se- north of Baltimore. “But some of my ries of hurdles – or solid stacks of tim- (race) rides, even for her, are horses bered rails, on a ribbon of turf encir- I’ve never sat on. cling the Great Meadow racecourse.

“That’s not unusual for us, and You’d want a connection with it’s absolutely the case every day for your equine partner. the riders at the flat track.”

But what if you’ve never before As a professional rider, Hendriks met? adds, it’s his job to have enough exParker Hendriks says what looks perience with enough horses that he like a long-standing relationship can read their cues – get into their between jockey and horse might be minds, in the few minutes he has beyears in the making, but it can also tween the post parade and the start. develop over a matter of minutes.

“It’s really not a big deal.”

That’s the advantage of thouHendriks’ father Ricky was sands of hours in the National Steeplechase saddle and a lifetime Association champispent around horses on rider in 1986 and and racing, Hen‘87; mother Sanna driks says: most Neilson champion successful jocktrainer in 1998; eys spend years and grandfather gaining the skillPaddy Neilson set to make race was one of the riding look sursport’s all-time prisingly easy. leading amateur National Steeriders. He grew up plechase Associain the saddle, first tion jockey titlist Hengalloping racehorses driks is already a veteran Parker Hendriks when he was still eligible at age 19. for pony races.

“In racing, there’s a Hendriks says most chance that the rider knows the racehorses are – surprisingly – quite horse” – maybe he exercises the similar. “I mean, some of them want horse every morning, maybe she to lean on the bit – they like that taught the horse to jump, maybe he ‘snug hold,’ and others might want helps out at the barn where the horse a lighter contact, other stuff too. But lives and trains, “but there’s as good once you get it sorted – usually just a chance that they don’t,” Hendriks a few seconds, they’re pretty same.”

Hendriks knows from experience: maintains. “I gallop a half-dozen, sometimes more, every day for (de- he’s ridden 78 winners from more fending champion trainer) Keri Bri- than 350 races in a career that started on at the Fair Hill Training Center in the junior division eight years ago.

The jockey gets input and instructions from the trainer in the paddock before each race, Hendriks explains. “But it helps to do your homework, too, looking up (your mount’s previous racing) form, watching video replays (of prior races, if any) to see how a horse wants to run – on the front end, or come off the pace.

“In the post parade, you’ve got a couple minutes to feel the horse out,” Hendriks adds. “They pretty much tell you how they’re feeling, what they’re like. Say, if a horse is running off with you going down to the start before the race, you can be pretty sure he’s going to run off with you down to the first. You adjust to what you’ve got.”

One surprising discovery Hendriks has made is how uniform the imported horses are to each other, likewise American-born, -raised and -raced have similar traits. “At Keri’s, we get a lot of Irish imports, some from England,” Hendriks says.

“I’d say about 80% of those are pretty much the same as each other. I guess that’s some of it because of the bloodlines, the (similar) raising and handling as young horses, how they’re broke and trained, and if they’ve learned to jump over there and maybe run once or twice, how they learn to ‘race’ ” over the slightly different style of hurdles and the slightly different footing on most British racecourses.

“There’s not a trick to it. Horses are horses. Just use your experience.”

Analysis

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Like champion Hendriks, apprentice jockey Michael Woodson grew up in racing. His grandfather, Franklin Woodson, was a trainer; an uncle, Roosevelt Woodson, still rides races at age 60 at Charles Town in West Virginia.

Woodson has been entranced with racing since his godfather, 1989 and 1993 NSA champion rider Chuck Lawrence – Woodson’s neighbor, like his own father a trainer and a lifelong family friend, tossed him up on the back of Charles Town claiming specialist Irish Swinger to return the gentle veteran to the stable after a workout on the old Belvoir training track south of Marshall.

Woodson was 7.

It ignited a passion for racing in Woodson, now 40 and long a valued work rider and exercise rider at private area farms and the Middleburg Training Center. He rides for trainer Chris Kolb and Hall of Fame steeplechase horseman Don Yovanovich and others.

Woodson’s jockey engagements have been limited, but he won his first race last summer. He thinks the day-to-day work gives riders deep insight into the horse-human bond.

“In my opinion, if a jockey has a good head on his shoulders, and good sense, you get along with almost any horse,” Woodson says.

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Saturday’s seven-race card highlights some of stee Post time for the first of seven races is 1 p.m.

Saturday. Races run at 40 minute intervals, with the headline, $100,000 Virginia Gold Cup to go off at 3:40 p.m. as the fifth.

Purses total almost $400,000.

The grade 2, $100,000 David Semmes me-

morial hurdle stake attracted six of the nation’s top handicappers including highweight (158) and last year’s Semmes winner, Redicean. Top English pro David England gets the call.

The cross-country steeplethon attracted

an elite field of five, including timber veterans Storm Team (Graham Watters), Stooshie (Barry Foley) and Mercouer (Harrison Beswick).

Rounding out the card are a pair of maiden hurdles, an allowance hurdle and a full group

in the newly-p rial 4-year-ol man Smithw Fame trainer Steeplechase Smithwick.

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1. Mystic Strike

Owner: Upland Partners Trainer: Todd McKenna Rider: Gerard Galligan Veteran has won four Pennsylvania Hunt Cups at 4 miles (same as Gold Cup)

2. Andi’amu

Owner: Ballybristol Farm Trainer: Leslie Young Rider: Jack Doyle Goes for fourth Virginia Gold Cup victory at age 13

3. Renegade River

Owner: Kiplin Hall Trainer: William Dowling Rider: George Daly Will be ridden by 22-year-old English amateur George Daly

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penned Speedy Smithwick memold hurdle stake. Middleburg horsewick is the son of the late Hall of r Mikey Smithwick and Virginia Hall of Fame trainer, the late Dot

Speedy Smithwick, who died last year at age 62, won the 1984 Virginia Gold Cup aboard Constantine for the late Joe Rogers.

Complete entries and past performance form are available at nationalsteeplechase.com.

By the numbers

The first Virginia Gold Cup was run in 1922 near downtown Warrenton.

That makes this year’s running the 101st, right?

Not quite.

Like elsewhere around the nation and around the world, racing was suspended during World War II, with no Gold Cup in 1943, 1944 and 1945.

The organizing committee is planning for a big “100th running” celebration in 2025. Find more at vagoldcup.com.

old Cup line-up

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4. Cracker Factory

Owner: The Hundred Acre Field Trainer: Mark Beecher Rider: Jamie Bargary Second to Andi’amu in the ‘22 International Gold Cup

5. Notjudginjustsayin

Owner: Northwoods Trainer: Jack Fisher Rider: Graham Watters Hall of Fame trainer Fisher has saddled more than 200 timber winners

6. Tomgarrow

Owner: Leipers Fork Steeplechase Trainer: Leslie Young Rider: Harrison Beswick Won his Gold Cup prep at My Lady’s Manor in April

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Defending champion jockey Parker Hendriks had never ridden Iranistan before the stake at Glenwood Park last April. Hendriks says the veteran ‘wanted to lean on the bit’ over his hurdles and that a brief miscommunication over the first two jumps nearly resulted in disaster. One of the most experienced riders on the circuit, Hendriks figured out the key to making Iranistan happy by the third fence (“strong contact”), and the pair drew off to win by 2 lengths.

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“Part of it to make a successful rider is to have confidence in yourself. Not cockiness, confidence.

“They’re different.”

Woodson rode his first winner in a race at Laurel Park, part of an international invitational series. The first time he’d met his mount – Hall of Fame trainer Janet Elliot’s Saigon, was in the paddock in the Maryland track’s saddling enclosure.

It applied empirical evidence to Woodson’s theory about the importance of understanding horses in general – not necessarily requiring a prior relationship with your horse in the race.

Woodson did his homework, pulling up some videos of her other races to watch and studied the filly’s past performance record. Though Saigon had not previously won a race, she’d placed well a couple times at Laurel and at Delaware Park, both from a stalking position.

In her pre-race instructions, Elliot backed up what Woodson had already extrapolated from his research – Saigon was a late closer, one relentless move that could bring her home in front with a clear trip.

It was a matter of finding the opening and delivering a clear message to her at the right time, Woodson says.

“The important thing for the rider is to listen. Listen to the horse. Listen to the trainer.”

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Off alertly from the one post, Woodson let Saigon settle, parking the filly midpack and quiet in the saddle with a snug hold letting Saigon find her stride. “Ms. Elliot had told me to wait with her, wait for the opening.”

On the backstretch, Woodson saw a seam, space between horses.

Woodson called on muscle memory from thousands of practice miles over the decades to wordlessly convey to the gray to swap to her inside lead – her left, while angling outside one horse, inside another.

It was like threading a needle.

Woodson threw a fresh cross, splitting the fading frontrunners as Saigon advanced. Woodson sat steady as she switched back to her right lead at his subtle cue. He opened his right rein to drift out for fresh ground as they hit the top of the stretch.

Saigon understood. Saigon responded. Saigon drew off to win by five.

As perfect as it was, their partnership had lasted only 1:47.30 plus the few minutes of the post parade.

But it was enough.

“I’m a firm believer in having a relationship – a short one, sometimes very short, but it’s a relationship – with your horse,” says Woodson. “If a horse trusts you, they’ll try for you.

“Having a happy horse, one that’s feeling what you’re feeling – that makes your job easier.”

Conclusion

Compare the data extrapolation to the experiment’s results.

Hall of Fame trainer Max Hirsch once famously said he thought a winning effort was 95% horse, 5% jockey. He maintained that riders need to possess a sympathetic connection, a confident communication with their mounts, but he believed

that it is, otherwise, up to the horse.

Middleburg trainer Chris Kolb knows from experience. Kolb grew up on the horse show circuit in his native Chicago, moving east after his junior years to train with and work for Hall of Fame show trainer J. Arthur Reynolds when he was based at historic Fenton Farm near Warrenton.

Kolb was introduced to racing through Reynolds and at his second Virginia post at Gordonsdale Farm near The Plains.

Since he took out his trainer’s license in the late 1970s, Kolb has saddled almost 1,400 starters earning nearly $1.8 million.

From his own experience with horses and decades in the business, he’s learned to trust his riders, both exercise riders and race riders.

“I don’t think it can hurt for a rider to ‘know’ the horse they’re listed on in the afternoon,” Kolb says.

“But those flat riders, and the steeplechase jocks, too, they can jump on one horse to the other horse and not have any problem getting a good (performance) from any of them.

“Most horses I’ve run – from the not so good to the best – I’ve never thought a rider not (having ridden the horse before) made a bit of difference.”

Kolb mostly trains flat horses at his Middleburg Training Center base, but one of his best was timber titlist Canyon Road. “Canyon Road is a perfect example,” Kolb says. “I bet 10 different riders rode him in 10 years he ran. And most of them won with him. He was a machine.”

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Shenandoah Downs Spring Harness Racing Schedule in Woodstock, VA

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Horses, humans are surprisingly similar when it comes to the meat of the matter One eats grass, the other mows it; one walks on four legs, the other on two. As different as we might seem, horses and humans share nearly identical skeletons.

Horses average 205 bones; humans average 206. Both horse s and humans have more bones when firstborn – about 300, but some bones fuse together as each species ages.

To understand the comparison, picture a human athlete “standing” on his toenails and fingernails – human fingernails are the equivalent as horse hooves. The human evolved to stand erect with hands and fingers for dexterity; the horse evolved to be fleet and fast on four legs, standing “up” on a single toe (the hoof.)

The equine developed strong “nails” (hooves) and joints with enough strength to pull and carry heavy loads and launching power to run 40 miles per hour and jump fences as tall as 7 feet high.

Much of the explanation of why horses can run so fast for so long is tied to their status as prey animals. Horses evolved to be well-equipped to flee from danger (real or perceived) rather than to

The horse skeleton and human skeleton are surprisingly similar. fight a predator.

Comparison of humans to horses logically starts with bone structure. Humans stand up-

right; horses stand on four limbs. From the ground up, the human fingernail is the same as the horse’s hoof, the coronary band at the top of the hoof generating hoof growth much like the human fingernail cuticle ties the blood and skin of the body to the solid, bony tissue of the fingernail growing out of it.

What is seen as, and called, the horse’s knee has it’s human skeletal equivalent in the wrist. From the wrist to the first knuckle is the same as the horse’s cannon bone – you’d call it a human shin. Splint bones along both sides of the cannon bone are remnants of toes from prehistoric equine ancestors.

The human finger is analogous to the horse’s fetlock and pastern bones.

A human’s hands and feet have a few muscles in addition to tendons and ligaments. In the horse, the lower limbs of the horse are essentially devoid of muscle below the knee (in front) and hock (behind.) In short, horses evolved as potential super-athletes, with tendons and ligaments lending a “spring loading” system of recoil that adds efficiency of movement, power and speed.

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The new watering system at Great Meadow will ensure good turf growth during dry spells.

Great Meadow updates course irrigation system Lush turf, well-drained but forgiving footing is best for horses and riders

The Virginia Gold Cup will benefit from a new, state-of-the-art irrigation system that will water the entire Great Meadow racecourse when rainfall isn’t sufficient.

On-demand watering of the course ensures full turf cover for both the Virginia Gold Cup in May and the International Gold Cup in October.

A dense thatch of grass is protection for horses’ bones and joints when racing – much like the rubberized surface used for track and field events for human athletes.

Too, healthy turf and a regularly watered base mean that horses are less likely to slip when rounding the turns.

“The Virginia Gold Cup rents the race course from the Great Meadow Foundation, which is a separate entity,” explained Dr. Al Griffin co-chair and director of racing for the VGCA and National Steeplechase Association president. “Great Meadow just invested in a lot of new course maintenance equipment, including a new irrigation system for the course. The new head of grounds at Great Meadow is Mike Smith, a long time steeplechase horse owner.

“He (recognizes) the importance of ‘good’ ground for horses to run over and has put a lot of his own resources into the effort, and we are all very grateful.”

The racecourse comprises about 70 acres of Great Meadow’s 380 acres. The irrigation system is similar to one used at the Cheltenham racecourse in Gloucestershire, England. There are four large, movable Amadas watergun reel systems. Each sprays 900 feet by 300 feet, fed by a series of underground pipes that transport water from holding ponds through six-inch hydrants from a series of three ponds and a brook.

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Wagering includes on-site betting at self-serve kiosks and online (on-site and from home.)

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HORSE BRIEFS KENTUCKY DERBY? YOU BET. For the first time ever, Shenandoah Downs will hold a Kentucky Derby party in conjunction with its harness race card this Saturday and offer pari-mutuel wagering on the classic.

The regular Saturday harness program starts at 2:30 p.m. on May 6. Derby post time is 6:45 p.m.

The Skill Billy’s Band plays live, and there is a hat contest with $500 in prizes.

Admission to Shenandoah Downs is free. The track is located in Woodstock at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. More details are at shenandoahdowns.com.

PLAN FOR POLO LATER THIS MONTH Polo school is in full swing as the summer season approaches in the region. Great Meadow Polo’s Twilight series runs Saturday nights May 27 to Sept. 17 in the lighted arena near The Plains. GMP president John Gobin also has Friday night games and Sunday matches at his facility near Middleburg.

Find railside box and tailgate information as well as a full schedule on the Great Meadow Polo Facebook page.

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Nonprofit ‘Community Touch’ helps area homeless find their path to self reliance Herb Lisjak

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Each year, CENTURY 21 New Millennium honors just one of approximately 1,000 extraordinary agents who carry our business card for the meaningful and positive impact they have on our community.

As an advertiser, we are allocated this editorial space once annually and typically use it to spotlight a unique property or a community or subdivision within our community. For 2023, we felt it more appropriate to use this prominent position in our local paper to thank Robin Garbe for her efforts to make the Piedmont a better place for all who call it home and to spotlight Community Touch, the organization she so passionately supports.

We hope to raise awareness of the critical need Community Touch fulfills and the life-changing work they do within the Piedmont’s homeless population.

Community Touch provides a path forward that allows families to break through a cycle of reliance to become self-sustaining over the course of a year. Their approach involves so much more than shelter, sustenance and safety for those in need. They make available the counseling to heal wounds that may go back genera-

tions as well as vocational training; interviewing skills and appropriate attire; living by a budget for perhaps the first time – life’s building blocks that many take for granted – provided while families have a place to sleep at night and food on the table for the kids. The transformation is simply remarkable for all the souls they touch.

All of us at New Millennium are inspired by what Community Touch can accomplish with and for families fortunate enough to be taken into their program. However, the needs of our homeless community significantly exceed the resources needed to offer this level of support to all those hoping to break through and out of desperate circumstances. The adage “it takes a village” comes to mind, and if you are reading this, you are our “village.”

We hope you will read on to learn more about Community Touch and their unique approach to “helping people help themselves.” If it inspires you, like it has us, we hope you will lend your support.

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Saturday Night Live with Jeremy Fox When: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 6 Where: Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road, Marshall Sunday, May 7 Playground What: The Arc at the Park for the whole family When: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7 Where: The Bright Spot Accessible Playground, Culpeper Sports Complex,

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Winchester St., Warrenton; Bealeton Branch Library, 10977 Willow Drive, Bealeton; and John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Pick up kit while supplies last Art What: Art Cart for preschool and elementary school children When: All day Monday, May 8 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Info: Express creativity with the library’s art supplies Tiny Tots Story Time for infant to 2-year-old children with caregiver When: 10:30 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 8 Where: Warrenton Central Library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton Info: Songs, rhymes and simple stories Family Storytime - Meet Pete the Cat for all ages with caregiver When: 4 to 4:30 Monday, May 8 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: Meet a favorite cat and do some activities Book club What: Adult Book Club When: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 8 Where: Middleburg Library, 101 Reed St., Middleburg Info: The group will discuss “The Giver of Stars,” by Jojo Moyes Tuesday, May 9 Book club What: Young Adult Book Club When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Where: The Open Book, 104 Main St., Warrenton Info: Brand new book club every second Tuesday; members will discuss “This May End Badly,” by Samantha Markum; all book

club titles are 10% off; 540-878-5358 Community What: Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services board meeting When: 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Where: Orange County Airport, 11275 Aviation Way, Orange Info: There will be a Community Reception at 3 p.m. where leadership will be on hand to discuss RRCS services and answer any questions, followed by the board meeting at 4 p.m.; individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate should contact Tammy Keaton at 540-825-3100, ext.

3146 Jobs What: Career Fair When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Where: Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg Info: Network; find a job; find new employees Mental illness support What: Mental Health support group for family members of individuals living with a mental illness When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Where: Virtual Info: Hosted by National Alliance on Mental Illness Piedmont Registration: 540-347-9104 Painting What: Magic of Natural Dyes for teens When: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Where: John Marshall Branch Library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall Registration: Mert Cook, 540-422-8525 Info: Use the ancient art of applying plant dyes to create an original work of art on watercolor canvas using a variety of plants; program and supplies provided by Oak Springs Garden Foundation

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Pamela Irene James to Vincent S. Aylor, 0.7126 acre at 8489 Meetze Road and 0.197 acre on Meetze Road, Warrenton. $425,000 Kenneth W. Champ by Sub. Tr. to Capital Companies LLC, Trustee Deed of Foreclosure, 4.6055 acres at 6087 Fry’s Lane, Warrenton. $386,000 RFI WC LC to NVR Inc., 0.5940 acre on International Drive, Warrenton. $294,000 Shelly Nicole Borja to Juan A. Solorzano, 2.5589 acres at 9121 Green Road, Warrenton. $500,000 Steven Hoyle to Kyle Missar, 0.7048 acre on Greenville Road, 2.6110 acre off Greenville Road, and 2.6110 acres at 7562 Greenville Road nr. Nokesville. $650,000

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Ethel M. Jones Estate by Executor to James Alan Ramenofsky, 22.2361 acres at 13540 Marsh Road, Bealeton. $700,000 Angela C. Carle to Jared Frank Roberts, 27.4306 acres on Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck. $380,000 FFC Properties LLC to Ryan James Daniels, Unit 306 at 6185 Willow Place, Bealeton. $206,500 Titleist Rentals LLC to Michael W. Cornwell, Unit L at 11256 Torrie Way, Bealeton. $194,000 Daniel Lee Broyles to Morgan Llewellyn Heflin, 11.21125

acres at 13177 Golden Drive, Sumerduck. $374,000 FFC Properties LLC to John Harley Morgal, 7.5625 acres at 7524 O’Keefe Road and 6.9375 acres on O’Keefe Road, Bealeton. $1,160,000 Titleist Rentals LLC to Philip John Mast, Unit K at 11242 Torrie Way Bealeton. $196,000 Black Bear Investment Group LLC to James Maurice Robinson Jr., Unit D at 11256 Torrie Way, Bealeton. $194,000

Center District

NVR Inc. to Justin Sproles, 1.0236 acres at 4055 Oakland Drive, Warrenton. $930,960 Richard L. Matthews to Moby Dick LLC, Lot 61-A at 593 Plain Road and Lot 61-B at 591 Plain Road, Warrenton. $620,000 Jacqueline Keppler by Spl. Comr. to Frank Haywood Nelms III, ½ of Lot PRT 21; Lot 22 at 115 Moffett Avenue; and Lot 23 on Moffett Avenue Warrenton. $475,000 RFI CM LC to NVR Inc., 1.1672 acres on Oakland Drive, Warrenton. $265,000 Samuel E. Kiffer to Ian Stewart, 0.5195 acre at 7315 Wythe Court, Warrenton. $542,500 Paul R. Kendall to Anmesh Gaire, Unit 20-B at 751-B Cedar Crest Drive, Warrenton. $283,000 Luke LLC to Old Alexandria Venture LLC, 0.1347 acre at

52 Main Street, Warrenton. $975,000

Scott District FS Development LLC to NVR Inc., 0.5798 acre on Highlander Court & Thoroughbred Road Warrenton/New Baltimore. $310,000 Gerald Mittleman III to Devon Montgomery, 1.2740 acres at 6564 Gray’s Mill Road nr. Warrenton. $495,000 Paul Anthony Polanski to Grant J. Hobar, 6704 Rile Road nr. Warrenton. $552,580 Parks-Grande Co. LLC to Marshall South Station LLC, 0.7698 acre on Rt. 17 S. of Marshall; 1.6030 acres at 4369 Winchester Road; 25.6283 acres on and 1.9042 acres on Rt. 17 nr. Marshall. $2,000,000 Barak J. Holtslag to Alec Vines, 1.35 acres at 6578 Gray’s Mill Road nr. Warrenton. $470,000 Danielle Renee Nitz Tr. to Troy Michael Toureau, 50 acres at 7140 Fallen Oak Trail nr. The Plains. $1,426,000

Marshall District Bruce Daniel Kelleher to Gary Buesser, 11.01521 acres at 867 Meadows Road nr. Warrenton. $955,000 Bernice Ann Pearson to Anthony J. Nuanes, 1.4609 acres at 5410 James Madison Hwy., nr. The Plains. $500,000 Lotus Homes LLC to Brian Andrew Edwards, 2.4362 acres at Walnut Heights Drive nr. Warrenton. $660,000

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OBITUARIES Aida Luz Pariona Aida Luz Pariona, 64 of Warrenton, VA went to be with the Lord on April 30, 2023. She was born on August 28, 1958, in Peru to Pedro Pariona and Maria Ramos.

Aida leaves her siblings to cherish her memory: Dora, Ana, Ada, Diana, Juana, Lidia, Maria, Pedro, and Carlos; in addition to many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Moser Funeral Home in Warrenton, VA from 5-7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 12:30 PM at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Bright View Cemetery.

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Barbara F. Burgess With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother, Barbara F. Burgess on April 18, 2023. Barbara was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dearly beloved friend. Her gift for making people laugh and sense of humor will be deeply missed by those fortunate enough to have been a part of her life. Barbara was a traveler, animal lover, music lover, baker, cookbook collector and true people person who loved working with children. The lives of many children were touched during her early years as a teacher’s assistant at Potomac View Elementary, then in her later years volunteering both at Mountain View Elementary School and Vacation Bible School.

Family reunions were another favorite as everyone always looked forward to her famous Lemonade. She loved her church family at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Warrenton. While their Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Study was the highlight of her week, her favorite part was always the lunch gathering afterwards.

Barbara was also deeply proud of her family, as her love for them brought her the greatest joy in life. One could not enter her home without noticing their photos proudly displayed. She rarely left home without a small photo album in her purse. Her life was full, both in experiences and people who loved her and whom she loved. While we mourn her loss, we are eternally grateful for her beautiful life and the countless lives she touched.

Born on July 25, 1936 to the late Hallie Mae & Russell Ervin Ferrence, Barbara grew up in White Sulphur Springs, WV with late brother William E. Ferrence and sister Terri F. Jordan. Known for being fiercely independent from a young age, she loved telling the story of how she took the train one summer, alone, from WV to PA to visit her grandparents at the age of 8. While in nursing school, she met her late husband, George G. Burgess, Jr. and started a family in Woodbridge, VA. Barbara moved to Haymarket, VA in 2004, where she spent the remainder of her life.

Barbara is survived by three children, son George G. Burgess, III and wife, Shelia; daughter Jean B. Sellers; and daughter Nancy L. Burgess. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Amy S. Primorac, and husband Ben, Amanda J. Sellers, George G. Burgess IV, Justin B. Case, and two great-granddaughters Abigail J. Primorac and Catherine M. Primorac.

Barbara is also survived by sister Terri F. Jordan and husband Rodney, her much loved sister-in-laws, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and countless cherished friends.

Funeral services will be held on May 6, 2023 at 11:00 am in Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 6194 Dumfries Road, Warrenton, VA 20187.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to: Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 6194 Dumfries Road, Warrenton, VA 20187. EIN #54-1130475. Or by using their online portal: https://oslc-warrenton.org/ donate/ Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.’

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Karen Elizabeth (Duke) Goff Karen Elizabeth (Duke) Goff, 66, a resident of Stephens City, passed away on April 17, 2023, at the home of her daughter, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born on February 21, 1957 in Richmond, a daughter of the late Coy Dayne and Norma Jean Duke.

Karen graduated from Fauquier High School in 1975 and from Virginia Tech in 1979 with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught in Highland County for several years before moving to Roanoke, then to Mt. Airy and Damascus, MD, where she later became the church secretary at Taylorsville United Methodist Church in Taylorsville, MD. She later retired after working hardware retail at Christophers Hardware in Sandy Spring, MD. Karen brought joy and love into everything she did and to everyone she met. No one was ever a stranger to Karen. She was particularly proud of the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren, and enjoyed watching them participate in area sports and 4H events. Other than spending time with her family, Karen enjoyed antiquing, kayaking and taking photos of whatever mother nature showed her along the water.

Karen spent many years making and selling jewelry with her best friend, Carolea Gordon, at tradeshows throughout Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. Karen had a great eye for decorating and making everything beautiful.

On April 14, 2018, she married her high school sweetheart, Wayne Goff, who survives. She is also survived by her children, Matthew Mitchell and wife, Jennifer of Troutville, Danielle Hunter and husband, Willie of Hedgesville, WV, Allan Mitchell and wife, Jen of Sykesville, MD; three grandchildren, Mark and Dayna Hunter and Grayson Mitchell; sister, Debbi Stephenson and husband, Jim of Monterey; nieces Kathy Newton and husband, Tyler of Asheville, NC, and Pam Carter and husband, Chris of Richmond; mother-in-law, Dorothy L. Jeffries of Warrenton; brotherin-law, Darrell Goff of Fairfax; sister-in-law, Robyn Goff of Midlothian; step-daughters, Lauren Hancock and husband, Alan of Huntsville, AL, and Erin Friend and husband, Dan of Clarksville, TN; and stepgrandchildren Alexz and Austin Hancock, and Carter and Kaleigh Friend; as well as many more beloved extended family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 6, 2023, at The Church at the Old Oak in Monterey, with Pastor Bobbie Jo Gardner officiating. Committal will follow in the Monterey Cemetery. The family with receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. The Monterey United Methodist Church welcomes family and friends for a meal immediately following the burial.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, WV, 25430 or at www.hospiceotp.org.

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Kimberly Dale Hosen With sadness we announce that Kimberly Dale Hosen of Woodbridge, Virginia passed away April 13, 2023 following a long battle with cancer. Kim was born April 29, 1952 to Robert Emmitt Harrison and Alva Pierrelli Harrison in Baltimore, Maryland.

After college, Kim moved to Austin, Texas and started her first career at the technology firm National Instruments. It was not until she moved to Woodbridge, Virginia in 1989 that she was able to fully embrace her passion for environmental education, environmental management, and community engagement. This began with the founding of the environmental education non-profit, Nature’s Wonder World in 1998. Thousands of local middle school students learned from the innovative outdoor field trips that she organized. When development threatened Prince William’s Cherry Hill peninsula in 2000, Kim became more engaged in land use policy and the organization evolved into the Prince William Conservation Alliance. Leading the Conservation Alliance for over two decades, Kim worked tirelessly to protect Prince William’s natural spaces and improve quality of life in the County. Her signature achievement was the preservation of Merrimac Farm, a property of over 300 acres that is home to sensitive wetland habitat and is now visited by thousands of people each year. Kim was also a tireless defender of Prince William’s Rural Crescent, a land use policy that has preserved open space and natural resources in the County while reducing costs for new infrastructure. Kim also served on the Prince William County Planning Commission for over a decade, representing the Occoquan District and advocating for smarter growth. Her legacy lives on in her many contributions to the environment of her community and beyond.

Kim is survived by her sons Eli Hosen and Jake Hosen (Lindsay Bloch), and by many dear friends.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Kim’s life on Saturday May 6 at 2:00pm at Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area located at 15014 Deepwood Ln, Nokesville, VA 20181 (RSVP alliance@pwconserve.org). In honor of Kim, please wear pink. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations be made to the Prince William Conservation Alliance (http:// pwconserve.org).

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Mary “Susan” Coleman Mary “Susan” Coleman, 71, of Warrenton Virginia, unexpectedly passed away April 28, 2023. Susan was a 1969 graduate of Glebe Arces High School. She was an avid equestrian and spent most of her career and free time working with horses. She participated in horse shows and rode with Casanova Hunt. She was a talented photographer and successfully ran Winning Photos for many years.

Later in life, she found another passion for fishing. She traveled the world looking for the next big catch. She competed in deep-sea fishing tournaments including Big Rock.

Among other hobbies, she loved to gamble at casinos near and far, loyally play the lottery, and attend bingo night. Her sense of humor and generosity will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her.

She is survived by her beloved cats, Layla and Leon, and brother, Charles Hagedorn III of Floyd, VA. Nieces, Sarah Bowman of Virginia Beach, and Rosa Criggedorn of Grovetown, GA. A special cousin and best friend, Elizabeth Conrad of Warrenton, VA. A host of cousins and friends that were like family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Coleman, and parents Charles “Duke” Hagedorn, and mother, Sara Senseney Hagedorn.

The family will receive friends Thursday May 11, 2023 at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. with a funeral service to begin at 2:30. Burial will follow in Cannon Branch Cemetery, Route 28 and Godwin Drive, Manassas.

A traditional fox hunt tailgate in her honor will be held at Warrenton Horse Show Grounds, 60 E Shirley Ave Warrenton, VA at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s name may be made to Old Friends Equine, 1841 Paynes Depot Rd, Georgetown, KY 40324. https:// oldfriendsequine.org/ Online condolences may be expressed to Mary’s family at www. moserfuneralhome.com

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Ribbon awareness is the act of wearing a short loop of ribbon to support a cause, like the pink ribbon that’s used to symbolize breast cancer awareness. Black ribbons are used in times of grief to symbolize mourning; they may be worn to grieve for an individual or for widespread moments of grief, like after a national tragedy. If you’ve recently lost a loved one, you may choose to wear a black ribbon for a period of time, or you could choose to dress in all black or wear a black armband to show you’re in mourning. Mourning ribbons come in all styles, sizes, and materials, but the most common is a simple loop of ribbon worn over the heart.

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Stephen Patrick Lofaro, aged 74, of Delaplane, VA, after a long illness died peacefully on April 26, 2023, at his home, Longview Farm, surrounded by family and friends. Stephen was born on January 28, 1949 in Tarrytown, NY to Susan Roina Lofaro (of Greenwich, CT) and Joseph M. Lofaro (of Tarrytown, NY), both of whom predeceased Stephen, as did his wife, Nancy Herlihy Lofaro (of Somers, NY).

He graduated from Irvington High School, Irvington, NY in 1966 and then attended Champlain College in Burlington, VT as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. Stephen is survived by his loving wife Gunda Lofaro; daughter Stephanie Lofaro (Charles Gerlach) of Fairfield, CT; son Kevin Patrick Lofaro (Kim Giardina) of Atlantic Highlands, NJ; sister Susan Lofaro McMahon (Michael) of Sudbury, MA; nieces: Michelle Downer (Scott) and Clare Graff (Richard); Gunda’s children: Maximilian Fisher and Anna Pettigrew (Jarrett); and Gunda’s grandchild, Quincy Pettigrew.

Stephen joined the U.S. Army in 1974, and was a proud member of the Army Corps of Engineers. He retired from the Army as an engineer officer and rotary wing aviator and began his new career with private government contractors. His Army training and background afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively to the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, and to Europe, working with host nations to train their military personnel. He retired as a VP of Business Development for Army programs. After retirement, Stephen spent his time renovating his beloved 1850s farmhouse while staying involved with many local businesses and charities in and around Marshall, VA. He was a dedicated member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Front Royal, VA and the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Warrenton, VA, where he helped raise funds for disabled veterans and scholarships for young adults. He was also involved in multiple animal rescue organizations around Fauquier and surrounding counties.

Viewing will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Royston Funeral Home, 4125 Rectortown Rd, Marshall, VA 20115 (540-364-1731), followed by a Catholic service at the same location, following the service a Celebration of Life at Longview Farm. Burial with military honors will take place on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Culpeper National Cemetery, 305 U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, VA 22701. In addition to flowers, the family is also accepting donations to the Stephen P. Lofaro memorial foundation. Please make checks payable to: Elks Lodge 2382 and send to 4088 Guard Hill Road, Front Royal, VA 22630.

Credit card donations can be made by calling the Elks office at 540-635-2330 after 1:00 p.m. on business days. Donations are tax deductible and will go toward veterans and children in need.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE § 8.01-316 CASE# JJ018772-02-00; FAUQUIER COUNTY J&DR-JUVENILE ( ) General District County (X) Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SAUCEDO-HERRERA, NANCY E Herrera-Levia, Marina v. Saucedo-Lopez, Rony F The object of this suit is to: DETERMINE CUSTODY OF SAUCEDO-HERRERA, NANCY E It is ORDERED that the defendant appear at the above-name Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/20/2023 8:30 AM Nicole Foddrell, Deputy Clerk

Full name(s) of owner(s): Jessica Brose Trading as: SERENDIPITY CATERING, LLC 12 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia 20186-3205 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Mixed Beverage Caterer - Full license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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In execution of the Deed of Trust dated September 6, 2019 and recorded on September 9, 2019 in Book 1606 at Page 1883 of Fauquier County land records, Trustee Services of Virginia, LLC, the appointed Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia on June 1, 2023 at 03:00 PM the property more particularly described in the aforementioned Deed of Trust, located at the property address listed below and briefly identified as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND BEING SITUATE IN LEE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, DESCRIBED AS LOT 10, CONTAINING 0.4697 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PINEY FOREST SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON SURVEY OF JAMES G. BUTLER, JR., AND ASSOCIATES, DATED MAY 4, 1981, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 431, PAGE 144, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO USE IN COMMON WITH OTHERS THAT CERTAIN THIRTY (30) FT. INGRESS AND EGRESS ROAD DESIGNATED AS PINEY LANE, LEADING TO VIRGINIA ROUTE 655, AS SHOWN ON THE AFORESAID PLAT AND SURVEY. Tax No.: 6887-46-5542-000 Property address: 12274 Piney Ln, Remington, VA 22734 The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, covenants, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, as might be listed in this notice or may be announced at the sale.

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FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the Warren Green Building at 10 Hotel Street in Warrenton, Virginia, and will hold a regular meeting and public hearings at 6:30 p.m. in the same location on the following: 1. AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE I, SECTION 12-13, SUBSECTION 11 OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE – A public hearing to consider amendments to the Fauquier County Code that would reduce the County’s itinerant merchants/peddlers fee from $500.00 annually to $75.00 annually. (Eric Maybach, Staff) 2. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIX, DIVISION 2, SECTION 8-120 (b)(i) & (ii) OF THE FAUQUIER COUNTY CODE – A public hearing to consider amendments to the Fauquier County Code that would adjust the wage requirement to qualify for the Tourism Zone Incentive. (Doug Parsons, Staff) 3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-22-018543, SIOCHAIN, LLC (OWNER) / EDEL KUNKEL (APPLICANT) – MOUNTAINSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL – An application to amend a previously approved Category 5 Special Exception (SEAM13-SC-009) and Special Permit (SPPT13-SC-025) for a Primary School and Preschool, and to obtain a Category 20 Special Exception for a Sewage Treatment System. The property is located at 4206 Belvoir Road, Marshall, Marshall District. (PIN 6979-68-1334-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 4. SPECIAL PERMIT SPPT-23-019416, GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES (OWNER) / MARGARET E. CROGHAN & MICHAEL GENTILE (APPLICANTS) – GRACE PLACE PRESCHOOL – An application for a Category 5 Special Permit to operate a Preschool. The property is located at 13056 and 13058 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg, Cedar Run District. (PIN 7836-95-6293-000) (Kaitlyn Worley, Staff) 5. SPECIAL EXCEPTION SPEX-23-019239, FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (OWNER) / FAUQUIER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (APPLICANT) – FAUQUIER COUNTY CENTRAL SPORTS COMPLEX – An application for a Category 20 Special Exception for a Sewage Treatment System and a Category 20 Special Exception for an Aboveground Water Storage Tank. The property is located at 5405 Rodgers Drive, Warrenton, Cedar Run District. (PIN 6993-16-9798-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 6. ORDINANCE TO ABANDON AN UNNAMED CONVENIENT CROSS STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET BETWEEN LOTS 8 AND 9 IN MARSHALL, VIRGINIA – A public hearing to consider an ordinance to abandon an unused, unnecessary public road in Marshall, located on the north side of Main Street between Lots 8 and 9. The street lies between parcels owned by Douglas W. McFarland and Rita & Vinod K. Datta. Said public street is shown on the Plat of Survey of the Town of Salem that was prepared by John Mauzy, dated April 27, 1797, and recorded in Deed Book 15 at page 425 on July 26, 1803. (Adam Shellenberger, Staff) 7. CLAIMS FOR SURPLUS TAX SALE PROCEEDS – A public hearing to consider paying claims by Sandra Y. McGinnis and Carol A. Dailey, two heirs of the Isaac Colmes property, more than two years after conclusion of a tax sale for the property. (Tracy Gallehr, Staff) 8. GRANT OF AN EASEMENT WITHIN A COUNTY OWNED RIGHT-OF-WAY – A public hearing to consider the grant of an easement to Columbia Gas within a County owned right-of-way known as Dovetail Lane. The easement would be entirely contained within the area of the right-of-way and extend from the intersection of Dovetail Lane and Dumfries Road (Rt. 605) to a property with a residence under construction, PIN 7905-50-5606-000, for the purposes of establishing residential natural gas service to that property. (Tracy Gallehr, Staff) Copies of the above files are available for review by contacting the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling (540) 422-8020.

Interested parties wishing to be heard on any of the above are encouraged to send written correspondence in advance of the meeting to 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, or by e-mail to BOS@fauquiercounty.gov prior to May 11, 2023. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting is also livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities or requiring any other assistance related to the meeting should contact Ms. Renée Culbertson, Deputy Municipal Clerk, at (540) 422-8020.

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Legal Notices TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6:30 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s):

The Town Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

The proposed budget includes a proposed increase in the personal property tax rate from $1.00 per $100 of assessed value to $1.50 per $100 of assessed value. It also proposes to eliminate the Motor Vehicle License Fee.  Base Charge (for usage <2,000 gallons): Meter Size

IN TOWN RATES Water

Sewer

OUT OF TOWN RATES Total

Water

Sewer

5/8

8.78

13.35

22.13

13.17

20.03

33.20

3/4

13.17

20.03

33.20

19.76

30.04

49.80

1

21.95

33.38

55.33

32.93

50.06

82.99

1 1/2

43.90

66.75

110.65

65.85

100.13

165.98

2

70.24

106.80

177.04

105.36

160.20

265.56

3

153.65

233.63

387.28

230.48

350.44

580.92

4

276.57

420.53

697.10

414.86

630.79

1,045.65

6

570.70

867.75

1,438.45

856.05

1,301.63

2,157.68

8

702.40

1,068.00

1,770.40

1,053.60

1,602.00

2,655.60

Commodity Rate, per 1,000 gallons: Water

Sewer

Total

Water

Sewer

Total

> 2,000

10.20

10.70

20.90

15.30

16.05

31.35

Real Estate Taxes

128,257

500,000

Charges for Services

760,877

1,090,439

Miscellaneous Revenue

319,770

221,633

2,971,638

2,971,638

-

539,913

Bond Proceeds

200,000

-

Use of Fund Balance

440,232

4,378,808

$

16,413,084 $

23,052,786

$

2,157,328 $

4,664,219

Public Safety

4,255,790

3,791,492

Public Works

4,568,483

5,547,571

Parks and Recreation

2,608,455

2,410,203

Community Development

1,346,411

1,556,705

Contributions

68,354

58,954

Non-departmental

352,645

389,666

Debt Service

855,618

824,238

-

(606,971)

200,000

4,416,709

$

16,413,084 $

23,052,786

$

50,000 $

2,770,359

General Asset Replacement Fund

150,000

1,646,350

Water and Sewer Operating Fund

6,596,935

8,082,832

Water and Sewer Capital Fund

4,111,102

5,466,700

Stormwater Management Fund

1,957,867

1,479,428

640,963

-

Information Technology

1,638,011

-

ARPA

2,101,642

3,269,910

17,246,520 $

22,715,579

(2,478,974)

(4,956,622)

31,180,630 $

40,811,743

State Revenue Transfers

Expenditures General Government

Total General Fund Expenditures Other Funds Capital Projects Fund

Proposed FY 2024

831,380 $

844,000

Personal Property Taxes

581,000

985,670

Other Property Taxes

36,855

42,000

Motor Vehicle License Taxes

225,000

-

Local Sales Taxes

670,422

999,500

BPOL Taxes

2,272,525

2,272,525

Meals Taxes

4,500,000

5,500,000

Lodging Taxes

220,000

250,000

Cigarette Taxes

427,321

338,000

Consumer Utility Taxes

495,419

490,020

Utility Franchise Taxes

64,452

63,076

Bank Franchise Taxes

800,000

1,200,000

Licenses, Permits & Fees

328,064

288,064

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TOWN OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 Adopted FY 2023

Proposed FY 2024 77,500

Salary Savings Credit

A copy of the proposed budget, including rates, is available on the Town’s website www.warrentonva.gov and in the Finance Department located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. A synopsis of the proposed budget is provided below:

General Fund Revenues

Adopted FY 2023 139,871

Total General Fund Revenues

Total

Usage

General Fund (continued) Fines & Forfeitures

Motor Pool

Total Other Funds

$

Less Interfund Transfers Total Estimated Appropriations

$

People having an interest in the above are invited to participate in the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. Copies of all applications and full versions of the proposed text amendment changes are available for review in the Department of Community Development located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities.

Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION May 18, 2023 The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a work session beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia.

The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: 1. SPECIAL PERMIT – SPPT-23-019629 – WAYNE F. BERG, JR. AND LAURA E. NIX-BERG (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – THE ACORN LOFT – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to operate a Tourist Home.

The property is located at 8861 and 8863 Springs Road, Warrenton, Marshall District. (PIN 6973-11-0910-000) (Kaitlyn Worley, Staff) 2. SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-23-019437 – ALEXANDER YURGAITIS JR. LIVING TRUST, TWILA J. ADAMS CO-TRUSTEE, GEORGE D. SCHEULEN CO-TRUSTEE AND YURGAITIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. (OWNERS)/DOUGLAS AND KAREN SNOW (APPLICANTS) – SNOW PROPERTY – An application for a Category 27 Special Exception to reduce the Common Open Space requirement. The properties are located between Bethel Drive West and Bethel Drive East, off Cadet Lane, Warrenton, Center District. (PIN 6986-13-2814-000, 6986-13-7448-000 and 6986-13-5605-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 3. REZONING – REZN-22-018853 & SPECIAL EXCEPTION – SPEX-22018854 – PATRICK MARROUM (OWNER/APPLICANT) – SHIPPS STORE ROAD – An application to Rezone approximately 33.82 acres from Industrial Park (I-1) to Industrial General (I-2) with Proffers and an application for a Category 14 Special Exception to operate a Junkyard. The property located at 12689 Shipps Store Road, Sumerduck, Lee District. (PIN 7806-97-6638-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 4. 4TH RENEWAL – FIERY RUN AGRICULTURAL & FORESTAL DISTRICT (AGFO-23-019118) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 5. 5TH RENEWAL – ROUTTS HILL AGRICULTURAL & FORESTAL DISTRICT (AGFO-23-019119) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 6. 4TH RENEWAL – THUMB RUN AGRICULTURAL & FORESTAL DISTRICT (AGFO-23-019120) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 7. 3RD RENEWAL – TRUMBO HOLLOW AGRICULTURAL & FORESTAL DISTRICT (AGFO-23-019121) (Kara Marshall, Staff) 8. WITHDRAWAL – MIDDLEBURG/MARSHALL AGRICULTURAL & FORESTAL DISTRICT (AGFO-22-018928) · Sheila Van Doren Cochran Trust/Trustee (Owner)/Carson Land Consultants (Applicant), located at the intersection of Landmark School Road (Route 776) and Parsons Road (Route 627), The Plains, Scott District. (PIN 7003-42-4740-000) (Kara Marshall, Staff) The application materials can be found on the Land Development Online Portal at: https://commdevpay.fauquiercounty.gov/Energov_Prod/SelfService#/home.

Approximately one week prior to the public hearing, staff reports for all items will be available online at: www.fauquiercounty.gov/meetingagendas. To arrange a time to review files in person, please contact the Department of Community Development’s Planning Office at (540) 422-8210, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Members of the public who would like to provide comments at a regular public meeting of the Planning Commission are encouraged to send advance written comments to Fauquier County Department of Community Development, 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 or email to meredith. meixner@fauquiercounty.gov. Citizens wishing to appear in person should arrive prior to the start time of the meeting. Comments are limited to three minutes. The meeting may be viewed on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and is livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

Fauquier County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission or access to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request. Citizens requiring reasonable accommodation for disabilities should contact Ms. Meredith Meixner, Administrative Manager – Planning and Zoning, at (540) 422-8210.

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Town of Warrenton, Virginia NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITATION TO BID ON A NONEXCLUSIVE LEASE/FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, EXTEND AND OPERATE CABLE AND INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WITHIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF WARRENTON Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Warrenton, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, pursuant to § 15.2-2102 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and after advertisement required by §§ 15.2-1800 and 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and in the mode prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, intends to receive bids and adopt an Ordinance for the lease/franchise of Town-owned property located at and along right of ways within the Town Warrenton, as indicated in the submitted site plan for consideration, for cable and internet communications equipment and associated facilities for a term of up to Five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to Five (5) additional terms. Bids shall be in writing and delivered to Council Chambers, Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia on March 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., local time, in open session of Council, to the Clerk of Council. After the council has had a public hearing concerning such grant of lease, bids shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the mayor or other presiding officer.

If an acceptable bid is received, the Town Council may adopt an Ordinance to grant nonexclusive use of the Town’s property to the successful bidder. Such Ordinance shall include required terms, such as, monthly lease amount, length of lease, and tenant’s obligations. A copy of the full Ordinance is available at the Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia, from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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TOWN OF WARRENTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the Town of Warrenton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia, on the following item(s): Special Use Permit (SUP) 2022-06 Chick Fil A – the Applicant, Chick Fil A, Inc/Doug Wolfe, and Owner, Warrenton Crossroads LLC, seeks to amend SUP 2006-08 approval to allow for a dual drive through lanes, meal order canopy spanning both lanes, updated elevations, and a building addition of approximately 413 square feet for a total 4,642 square foot building. The existing SUP was granted for the existing drive through and building elevations. The subject parcel is located in the Commercial (C) District of the Town of Warrenton Zoning Ordinance and the New Town Character District of the Future Land Use Map. The subject parcel (GPIN 6984-28-8927-000) is located at 256 W. Lee Highway on approximately 1.21 acres.

Special Use Permit (SUP) 2023-01 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church – the Applicant, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, and the Owner, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, seeks to amend a June 3, 1986 SUP approval to allow for the demolition of an existing building and the construction of a new 13,000 square foot office building. The subject parcel is located in the Residential (R-10) District of the Town of Warrenton Zoning Ordinance and is designated as Live/Work on the Future Land Use Map. The subject parcel (GPIN 6984-36-7135-000) is located at 271 Winchester Street on approximately 11.0664 acres.

People having an interest in the above are invited to attend the hearing and state their opinion regarding the issue. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town’s website or by emailing citizencomment@ warrentonva.gov during the public comment period which will end at noon the day of the public hearing. Information is available for viewing on the Town website www.warrentonva.gov. If there are any questions, please call 540-347-1101 or visit Town Hall located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to its programs and activities. Town Hall meeting facilities are fully accessible. Any special accommodations can be made upon request 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION Commonwealth of Virginia VA. CODE 8.01-316 FAUQUIER COUNTY JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Reyes Moreno, Diego A Case No. JJ018419-01-00 The object of the above named suit is to OBTAIN SOLE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF THE MINOR CHILD REYES MORENO, DIEGO A. It is ORDERED that the defendant appear at the above named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 06/02/2022; 9:00AM. Kayla, Deputy Clerk

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Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Warrenton will hold their Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Warrenton Town Hall Council Chambers (First Floor) located at 21 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia. Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on the following items: A Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget by $1,600,000 to Appropriate American Rescue Act Funding for the acquisition of the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds. This resolution increases the budget to utilize American Rescue Plan Act funds.

People having an interest in the above are invited to participate in the hearing and state their opinion regarding the above issues. The public may also choose to submit written comments through the Town’s website or by emailing citizencomment@warrentonva.gov during the public comment period, which will end at noon the day of the Public Hearing, May 9th, 2023. Copies of the FY23 Budget and resolution are available for review at Town Hall located at 21 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Town of Warrenton desires to make its programs, services, facilities, and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations or auxiliary services, please contact the Town as far in advance as possible.

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We’ve been in business for over 40 yrs, & look forward to talking with you about the specifics of the opening we have. Please send resume & salary requirements to: mjfapply@gmail.com

Town of Warrenton, Virginia NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITATION TO BID ON A NONEXCLUSIVE LEASE/FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, EXTEND AND OPERATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF WARRENTON Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Warrenton, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, pursuant to § 15.2-2102 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and after advertisement required by §§ 15.2-1800 and 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and in the mode prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, intends to receive bids and adopt an Ordinance for the lease/franchise of Town-owned property located at 34 North Fourth Street, Warrenton, for cellular communications equipment and associated facilities for a term of up to Five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to Five (5) additional terms. Bids shall be in writing and delivered to Council Chambers, Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia on March 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., local time, in open session of Council, to the Clerk of Council. After the council has had a public hearing concerning such grant of lease, bids shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the mayor or other presiding officer.

If an acceptable bid is received, the Town Council may adopt an Ordinance to grant nonexclusive use of the Town’s property to the successful bidder. Such Ordinance shall include required terms, such as, monthly lease amount, length of lease, and tenant’s obligations. A copy of the full Ordinance is available at the Town Office, 21 Main Street, Warrenton Virginia, from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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