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May 19, 2021

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A sketch of the proposed Brooks Corner roundabout submitted with the county’s 2020 SMART Scale application. A VDOT official told supervisors Thursday that the final design would take into account the concerns of surrounding landowners and businesses.

Route 55 roundabout on track for VDOT funding By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

In true Fauquier County fashion, the most heated discussion during Thursday’s monthly gathering of county supervisors revolved around a proposed roundabout; it would be at Brooks Corner, between Marshall and The Plains. At the end of the day, the Virginia Department of Transportation remains on track to approve funding for a traffic circle at the Va. 55 and Rt. 709 intersection near two public schools. See ROUNDABOUT, page 6

Marshall man arrested for abduction after hours-long stand-off By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

For several hours Monday night, Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office deputies shut down Atoka Road and Rector Lane near John S. Mosby Highway between Upperville and Middleburg as they dealt with a man who had barricaded himself in a home with another person, holding them See ATOKA, page 17

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COVID’S HIDDEN TOLL

The stealth epidemic

While the focus has been on the pandemic, drug overdose deaths in the state spiked to record levels By Randy Rieland Foothills Forum

Addiction thrives in privacy, it’s said. So as everything began to shut down in March 2020, and isolation became a way of life during the pandemic, people in the treatment world saw trouble ahead. Recovery in normal times is hard enough. Recovery alone is rife with peril. They were right to be apprehensive. According to the Virginia Department of Health, more people died of drug overdoses in the state during 2020 than in any previous year, a total of 2,297. That’s a 41% increase from 2019, which had already set a record. “The pandemic has had a devastating impact,” said Jan Brown, executive director of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul,

“We’ve seen more people relapsing. We’ve seen more deaths because of the isolation. People are using alone. Help can’t get to them in time.” JAN BROWN Executive director, SpiritWorks

which operates a recovery center in Warrenton. “We’ve seen more people relapsing. We’ve seen more deaths because of the isolation. People are using alone. Help can’t get to them in time.” See MENTAL HEALTH, page 8

Rash of burglaries reported here and in neighboring counties. See page 7.

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Fauquier farmers markets have room for growth, need more coordination, study finds

New farmers markets in Marshall, Upperville began last week By Coy Ferrell

Times Staff Writer

Two new farmers markets, in Marshall and Upperville, kicked off last week, adding to the county’s three existing farmers markets. Those existing markets experienced “explosive” growth in demand during the pandemic, a study commissioned by county supervisors found. With more investment and coordination, the study concluded, there’s room for even more growth in Fauquier’s farm market scene. The results of the study were presented to supervisors at a work session last week. Existing markets in Warrenton, Remington and The Plains have room to expand their reach and revenue, especially with more staffing, county-wide coordination and better marketing, the study found. (The report didn’t take into consideration the two new markets, since they had not yet opened when the study was completed in April.) “[E]ach market said they could significantly expand their operations if they had more staff, funding, mar-

keting support and overall resources,” the report summarizes. “Coordinated marketing was the most cited need that could bolster the county’s existing markets,” the report adds. The study was funded by a grant from the Virginia governor along with a grant from the PATH Foundation and an allocation from county super-

visors. West Virginia-based company Downstream Strategies was commissioned to conduct the study and produce the resulting report, which was based on interviews and surveys of residents, farmers, market managers and other stakeholders along with economic and demographic data. Many Fauquier residents who live near a regularly held farmers market

apparently don’t know that the market exists, a survey of residents found, indicating the need for more efficient public outreach. Additionally, only about 5% of the county’s farms participate in a farmers market in Fauquier County, the study also found, indicating there is room for improving outreach to local agricultural producers. See MARKET, page 12

COVID-19 snapshot - Tuesday, May 18 Vaccines

The vaccine data provided here is from Monday, May 17. Virginia: 48.3% of the population have received at least one dose; 37.8% are fully vaccinated. Fauquier: 34,254 have received at least one dose (48.1%); 27,712 are fully vaccinated (38.9%) Perspective: The percentage of the population in Culpeper that has been vaccinated with at least one dose is 41.5%; in Prince William County it’s 45.7%; in Rappahannock it’s 49%; and in Fairfax it’s 52.5%. TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ROBIN EARL

Brittany White of Abundant Acres Farm shows off some of the pasture raised chicken eggs she has for sale. She was also selling teas and sauces at Friday night’s farmers market in Marshall.

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New cases of coronavirus

Virginia: 378 Tuesday; 670,834 to date Fauquier: 0 Tuesday; 4,678 cases to date Perspective: The seven-day average of new cases in the state was 464 Tuesday, the lowest it has been since June 2020.

Cases in the Fauquier County School Division

Active cases: 6 – both in students Cumulative cases since Sept. 24: 187 -- 94 in students and 93 in staff members Quarantining (as of May 14): 50 students

Seven-day positivity average (total PCR tests vs. positive tests)

Virginia: 3.2% Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 4.8% Perspective: When the positivity rate is below 5% for two weeks, it is a signal that transmission is low enough to begin lifting some restrictions.

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Hospitalizations

Virginia: 29,290 Fauquier: 201 Perspective: In the RRHD, of the 518 people hospitalized, 83 have been older than 80 years old; 84 have been 70 to 79 years old; 95 have been between 60 and 69 years old and 107 have been between 50 and 59. One hundred and thirty-nine have been 49 or younger. (For 10 of the hospitalizations, age was not reported.)

Deaths

Virginia: 13 Tuesday; 11,042 to date Fauquier: 70 Perspective: In the RRHD District, of the 190 COVID-19 deaths reported in the RRHD so far, 86 have been in residents older than 80. There have been 52 deaths in those 70 to 79 years old, 21 deaths in those 60 to 69, and 22 deaths in those younger than 59. (For nine of the deaths, no age was reported.)

Outbreaks

Virginia: 3,519 total (1,059 outbreaks in long-term care settings -- resulting in 32,857 cases and 4,181 deaths – 1,360 outbreaks in congregate care settings, 161 in correctional facilities and 215 in health care settings. In the educational settings category, there have been 256 outbreaks in childcare settings, 113 for college/university and 355 for K-12.) Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District: 43 total (17 outbreaks in longterm care facilities, 15 outbreaks in congregate settings, 3 in correctional facilities, 1 in a health care setting, 2 in a childcare setting and 4 outbreaks in a K-12 setting); 1,527 cases have resulted from those outbreaks.

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New digital story map shines a light on Fauquier’s African American history By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County and The Piedmont Environmental Council in a Monday press release announced the launch of a new, interactive, online story map documenting the African American experience in Fauquier County. Created with funding support by The PATH Foundation, the story map will give people digital access to information about the history and contributions of Fauquier’s African American communities, schools and churches established before and after the Civil War – all in one place. In 1860, about half of Fauquier County’s population was made up of free and enslaved African Americans. On the heels of the historical periods of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, civil rights and integration, descendants of these residents now make up less than 10% of Fauquier’s population. Only remnants of their many communities are still visible. The story map attempts to tell the history of the lives of these often overlooked and forgotten Americans. The interactive story map, at www.aahafauquier. org/storymap, includes a map of Fauquier County that pinpoints African American schools, churches and communities. Visitors can click on each point to see a photo and read a short description. A “read more” cue takes visitors to an interactive webpage with additional history and photographs. AAHA President Karen Hughes White said, “For many years, I have envisioned a map of Fauquier County with various overlays pertaining to African American history. When Kristie [Kendall, PEC historic preservation coordinator] and I talked about it, I thought: yes! This would be one layer of

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African American heritage, and immediately my mind started racing about all the other stories and history that could be continuously compiled. A lot of Fauquier’s history is well documented, but the African American presence is often invisible.” Kendall said the project was a “massive undertaking” on the part of AAHA staff, who built upon decades of prior research identifying and documenting the history of African Americans in the county. The PEC and Fauquier County provided photography and expert mapping assistance to AAHA Digital Programs Director Aysha Davis, Hughes White’s granddaughter, who built out the interactive story map. Over time, Davis and AAHA will continue to add other African American contributions, including cemeteries, buildings, businesses, baptism and burial sites and landmarks pertaining to the underground railroad. The group hopes other community members will recommend additions as they realize they have photographs or other artifacts that can be shared through the story map. “This will be something that will definitely live beyond us,” Hughes White said. Cindy Sabato of the PEC said that AAHA had already spent years, probably decades, building the database that forms the historical content of the story map. “PEC was a catalyst to all of it coming together; we brought expertise and experience with story maps and provided the resources and knowhow to move all of the data points and information from the database into a mapping application.” She added, “Watsun Randolph, our senior GIS analyst, created the embedded web map and provided guidance for building it out. PEC also wrote the grant application and supported AAHA through project management.”

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Video explaining the digital story map: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6BhwlNcZ_s In addition, Sabato said, “Hugh Kenny, our communications fellow, provided the drone photography and the more current/modern imagery, especially where AAHA didn't have historical photos.” Sabato said that Dan Stell, of the Fauquier County Geographic Information Systems department, “provided tremendous geolocation assistance with specific and super-accurate longitude and latitude coordinates for many of the points on the map.” Stell said, “AAHA’s desire to utilize geospatial technology to highlight such an important part of history is another demonstration of the limitless uses of GIS in today’s world. Story maps give their audience the ability to connect people, stories and various forms of media to the places they occurred for a more relatable view of history. I know many generations to come will greatly benefit from AAHA’s commitment to preserving and highlighting our local history. Fauquier County was delighted to be a partner in its mission, and we look forward to future opportunities using GIS for historic preservation,” he said. See STORY MAP, page 5

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New digital story map shines a light on Fauquier’s African American history STORY MAP, from page 3 White envisions the story map becoming a resource for scholars as they are studying local history and believes that educators will find it an important resource within the classroom. Amy Acors, an instructional supervisor of history at Fauquier Public Schools, was enthusiastic about the project’s potential for making history accessible to students. She said, “It’s been so exciting to watch this project unfold. Many hours went into creating a tool that I cannot wait for our teachers and students to have at their fingertips. While we often feel history is something that happened long ago, and maybe even in a far-off place, the efforts to bring this local history to our students in ways that make it accessible remind me that we are so fortunate to have community partners who are dedicated to preserving and telling our stories for a deeper understanding of the place we live.” “It is important that children are able to connect to persons, places and things, and to have information that reminds them of who they are and gives them a sense of self-worth and humanity,” said Hughes White, who added that many in her own generation were often sheltered from the knowledge of their family’s lineage and difficult histories. White said that through digging through the area’s history, she has discovered connections that she didn’t know about before. For instance, Jim

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At the Afro-American Historical Association office in The Plains, AAHA staff work on the new story map that details the history of Fauquier County African American communities, schools and churches. Stribling of Markham came by the AAHA to share information about his family’s history. Through doctors’ records he provided, White discovered that her great, great, great grandfather Hezekiah Gaskins was a stone mason, “and we were able to find out where some of his work is. We also found out that someone in the family was a cobbler, because of bartering they did with the doctor after the war.” She added that Gaskins rented a house where Stribling’s Orchard is now, and that he bought his wife and three daughters out of slavery. For AAHA Board Member An-

gela Davidson, the story map project has given her “a whole new sense of pride in families that came through Reconstruction to today.” She is one of four generations living on property purchased in the early 1870s by her great-great grandfather, Brister Grigsby, in historic Morgantown. “Increasing development and rising property values are impacting our communities, Davidson said. “I think all of us, at my age and younger, are looking at how long these communities will remain intact. I’m afraid if we don’t get this history documented,

it will be lost. I think if new owners know the history of what’s taken place on the property they’re buying, they will take pride in these historic communities in which they’re living.” Kendall said, “PEC was honored to partner with AAHA … The information contained in the story map is an important testament to African American agency and determination to overcome obstacles and persevere in establishing strong, flourishing communities that remain to this day.” The mapping project was funded by a $25,000 Make it Happen grant to PEC from the PATH Foundation. The work was also informed by oral histories gathered in 2018-2019 with the help of a PATH $65,000 Program and Planning grant to AAHA, and aided by the digitization of AAHA archives through a 2020 Community Resilience grant of $60,000. “The partnership between AAHA and PEC will bring forth a wealth of knowledge regarding African American communities and stories throughout Fauquier County,” said Christy Connolly, president and CEO of The PATH Foundation, which provided funding for the project. “We felt that this project was a great collaboration between two exceptional nonprofits leveraging each other’s strengths to achieve a richer, fuller understanding of our region’s history and culture. The story map is an exciting tool for anyone seeking to know more about our region’s past, present and future.”

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Route 55 roundabout on track for VDOT funding ROUNDABOUT, from page 1 The project maintained official support from the county Thursday over the objections of Scott District Supervisor Holder Trumbo, who wanted more time to get affected landowners on board with the project. He also criticized VDOT for not reaching out to surrounding landowners and businesses, including El Agave and the Fauquier Livestock Exchange, before slating the project for funding. Other supervisors expressed skepticism at Holder arguments, saying it was the responsibility of the county – not the state -- to reach out to affected residents and businesses before submitting projects for VDOT funding. They also argued withdrawing local support for the project would jeopardize future money from VDOT. Ultimately, no other supervisors joined Trumbo’s effort to delay the project. The intersection has been on the list of local priorities for years through a state program called SMART Scale; it is also in the county’s adopted comprehensive plan. Most recently, it was approved in August 2020 as a priority, along with six other road projects in Fauquier County as part of supervisors’ annual priorities. A public hearing was held then, but no members of the public submitted comments. The resolution passed by four votes to none, with Trumbo abstaining.

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“I don’t want to be on record as the guy to put a business out of business.” SUPERVISOR HOLDER TRUMBO Scott District

In the SMART Scale program, local governments submit a list of road projects they would like VDOT to complete. The state then ranks the projects according to a scoring system, using traffic data, crash data and regional factors. The top-scoring projects are then completed on a sixyear cycle using money set aside by the state government for the program. Under new guidelines from the state legislature, VDOT recently updated its priority calculations to give more weight to rural areas in scoring potential roads projects. That change, along with the consideration of serious traffic crashes at the in-

The intersection is located at Brooks Corner, a crossroads about halfway between Marshall and The Plains. John Marshall Highway (Va. 55) runs east and west, with Va. Rt. 709 (Zulla Road to the north and Belvior Road to the south) intersecting the two-lane highway. The site of a total of 23 crashes from 2015 to 2019 that resulted in a fatality and 14 injuries, a VDOT analysis found a simple one-lane roundabout would reduce the chance of major crashes by more than 80%. It would also “significantly” reduce delays for drivers traveling north and south across the intersection, toward and away from Coleman Elementary School and Marshall Middle School, the report said. The schools are located a few hundred yards north of the intersection on Zulla Road. Construction on the $10.9 million project, funded entirely by the state, could begin as early as two years from now, according to VDOT officials, though the deadline for the project would be 2028. In June, the state transportation board will determine for certain whether the project is funded, but VDOT officials told supervisors the Brooks Corner project carries the recommendation of the department and the board’s approval seems likely. tersection in recent years, moved the project up on VDOT’s priorities for funding, according to VDOT officials who spoke at a work session Thursday. Trumbo said he was taken by surprise when, unlike in previous years, the Brooks Corner project scored highly on the state’s scoring algorithm this January, making the project likely imminent – at least relative to normally slow-moving timelines of road projects. In discussions with VDOT officials and other supervisors Thursday, he didn’t deny the need for significant improvements to the intersection. Instead, he expressed dismay that VDOT didn’t talk to the

landowners around the intersection before scoring the project so highly. The list of SMART Scale priorities was approved by supervisors last year “without any inkling that [the Brooks Corner project] was going to move forward,” Trumbo said. The argument from Trumbo’s perspective was that VDOT should have reached out to affected landowners before recommending the project for funding approval. VDOT officials, on the other hand, argued the public-input process that goes along with any VDOT project will take those concerns into account. See ROUNDABOUT, page 12

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3 local businesses burglarized in the middle of the night Commercial break-ins also reported recently in Prince William, Loudoun

Left: Little Ceasar’s Pizza in Bealeton was one of three businesses that was broken into early Friday morning. Right: Surveillance footage of suspects in three break ins Friday.

By Robin Earl

Times Staff Writer

In the early hours of Friday, May 14, three local businesses – Drum & Strum in Warrenton, and Cinco de Mayo and Ceasar’s Pizza in Bealeton – were burglarized, according to police. Surveillance cameras at Cinco de Mayo on Remington Road show three suspects removing a cash register from the business after they threw a rock through the glass in the front door. Fauquier County Sheriff deputies arrived on the scene and found the damage to the building. The investigation of that break in is ongoing. Around the same time, suspects also broke glass at Little Caesars Pizza on Marsh Road, although police say they believe no one entered the business. Earlier Friday, the Warrenton Police Department reported a burglary at Drum & Strum Music Center at 102 Main Street. When officers arrived, they found that the front door glass had been shattered with a large rock, according to Officer Chai Fuller of the WPD. Upon further investigation, it was confirmed that a gray, square, cash box was taken, she said. Sgt. Steven Lewis of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office added that in addition to cash, a banjo and a laptop were also taken from Drum & Strum. As part of the investigation by the Warrenton police, detectives are looking for any business owners or others who have surveillance cameras operating near the break ins. They are asked to contact Det. M. Hays at (540) 347-1107 ext. 245 or at mhays@warrentonva.gov.

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Lewis added that anyone who saw suspicious activity during the nighttime or early morning hours in these locations or has any information is urged to contact the sheriff’s office at 540-3473300. If requested, the caller’s identity can remain anonymous. This is an ongoing investigation.

Similar burglaries reported in Prince William and Loudoun counties

Also early on Friday, May 14, three similar commercial burglaries were reported in Prince William County -- at Comics and Gaming, Inc., at the Glass City Tobacco Store and the Nokesville Superette. Video surveillance at Glass City revealed that at approximately 2:40 a.m., two men used a large rock to shatter the front door to enter the business. The suspects are seen grabbing the cash registers and fleeing the area, according to Prince William police. The Nokesville Superette investigation revealed that a rock was thrown through the glass door to force entry into the store sometime between 7 p.m. on May 13 and 7:40 a.m. on May 14. Cash registers were reported missing, the police said. Five similar overnight burglaries were reported in Loudoun County, three of them during the early

morning hours of May 10. According to a press release from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the Purcellville Pharmacy, the Purcellville Cleaners and the Hamilton C Store were all forcibly entered in the early morning hours, between 4 and 5:30 a.m. In all three cases the stores’ glass doors were damaged to gain entry. In some of the cases cash was taken. On Monday, May 17, at approximately 3:03 a.m, Leesburg Police Department officers were dispatched to a shopping center at 108 South Street SE for a glass break alarm. Officers noticed that the front glass door of a business was shattered. Several items in the business were disturbed and a small amount of cash was taken. Another similar burglary happened May 18 in Sterling, at the Sterling Smoke and Vape store. The store was forcibly entered, and the cash register drawer was taken. Kraig Troxell, spokesman for the LCSO said, “We are working with other agencies in the region to determine if there are similar cases that are possibly connected.” Lewis said that the FCSO is working closely with both Prince William and Loudoun county police on the break-ins.

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Drug overdose deaths in the state have spiked to record levels MENTAL HEALTH, from page 1 Whatever progress had been made in what had been seen as one of the country’s top public health crises — the opioid addiction epidemic — has been eroded by the more pervasive threat of COVID-19. At the same time, those struggling with alcoholism have largely lost access to the in-person peer connections -- Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, for example -- that help sustain their efforts to stay sober. “You have the normal stressors, then you add the stress of COVID, then you throw in the social isolation,” said Cory Will, peer recovery program manager for Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services. “A lot of people in recovery rely on a network of other people in recovery. And some people just don’t connect as well virtually. “Ordinarily, they would be able to go to a meeting and talk through something that’s going on in their lives. They might say. ‘Has anyone had these issues? How have you been managing it?’ You take that piece away, and people are falling off the wagon.”

Sliding into crisis

It wasn’t too long into the pandemic before Dee Fleming started getting calls and emails from anxious parents. This was another ripple of COVID, tied to adult children moving back home after they lost their jobs. Many were using drugs or alcohol, and their parents worried that they were sliding into a crisis. “They were functioning, but the situation was no longer manageable,” said Fleming, whose website, Culpeper Overdose Awareness, is a source of information about recovery programs in the region. She created it after her son, Joe, died of an overdose of cocaine laced with fentanyl in 2017. She knows that many parents feel overwhelmed and ill-informed when they start looking for help. “It can be extremely challenging,” Fleming said. “I recommend that people first seek out a support group. Parents need somebody to talk to and walk alongside them.”

What family and friends should know

Conventional wisdom used to say that a person could not begin to address his or her substance use issues until they hit “rock bottom.” It’s a term you never hear in the treatment community anymore. As Renee Norden, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Fauquier and Rappahannock counties, put it: “If somebody had all the symptoms of diabetes, would you say we’re going to hold off until they go into diabetic shock before we do anything?” Here are other fundamentals of substance-use recovery. 1. Addiction isn’t a matter of choice. It’s a treatable, chronic disease. 2. Detoxification is only the first step of treatment and is rarely sufficient on its own to lead to long-term recovery. 3. It is very difficult for opioid drug users to quit by themselves. Relapse is common. 4. Many people with substance-use issues also have mental health disorders, which can make recovery even more challenging. 5. Boredom and isolation are top reasons for relapse early in the recovery process. 6. It’s important for people in recovery not to have temptations or triggers in their homes. 7. Long-term drug use can cause profound changes in brain structure and function that result in uncontrollable drug craving. 8. Treatment that addresses many aspects of a person’s life — including mental and physical health -- can be most effective at helping end or reduce using. 9. Treatment can include counseling, medication and behavioral therapies, which can also be used in combination. 10. Dwelling on the past is counterproductive for someone in recovery. SOURCES: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

“You have the normal stressors, then you add the stress of COVID, then you throw in the social isolation. A lot of people in recovery rely on a network of other people in recovery. And some people just don’t connect as well virtually.” CORY WILL Peer recovery program manager, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services

Unfortunately, the same pandemic that was fueling more destructive drinking and drug use was restricting the services that treat those disorders. The Boxwood Recovery Center, a 28-day residential treatment program in Culpeper, had to halve its capacity to meet social-distancing restrictions. No in-person visits were permitted, meaning any support from family or friends had to come through a video screen. Plus, the center closed its detox program to use that space as a quarantine area. The basic logistics of getting help have become more complicated, too. Instead of being able to just show up at the Warrenton or Culpeper outpatient clinics to be evaluated for mental health or substance use issues, people now must make an appointment a day in advance. And, while there’s more flexibility these days, initially most counseling was done virtually, a challenge for both thera-

pist and person seeking help, particularly if he or she didn’t have access to a reliable broadband connection. When support groups did start up again, they, too, usually met online. That made it harder for some people to engage, particularly those who were new to a group. And clicking on a Zoom link required considerably less commitment than getting dressed and heading out to a meeting. “I’ve seen meetings where somebody’s just lying in bed,” said Will, the RRCS peer coordinator. “Are they really trying to take the next step forward?” Renee Norden, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Fauquier County, suspects that the true impact of the pandemic on substance use is only now becoming apparent. “As we’re able to see more people in person, we’re going to find more people worried about friends and loved ones,” she said. “For example, people can be in denial about how much they’re drinking. It’s not until

“… people can be in denial about how much they’re drinking. It’s not until they get around other people who see they’re drinking three beers for every one everyone else is drinking.” RENEE NORDEN Executive director, Mental Health Association of Fauquier County

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Renee Norden is the executive director of the Mental Health Association of Fauquier County.

they get around other people who see they’re drinking three beers for every one everyone else is drinking.”

Responding to COVID

Last July, as drug overdoses kept climbing, a new state law went into effect. It prevents police from arresting for drug possession anyone who seeks help for a person experiencing an overdose. Supporters of the legislation say it will save lives because it keeps people from hesitating before contacting authorities. But Fauquier County Sheriff Robert Mosier contends that there also have been less positive effects: Officers are being called to the same house multiple times and are not able to take any legal action. That’s frustrating to them, he said, and it means a person with a drug use disorder is less likely to get treatment. Working with RRCS, Mosier’s department has been overseeing a program at Fauquier’s adult detention center where inmates can receive both counseling and access to Vivitrol, a drug that helps prevent relapses by blocking the effects of opioids. Research has found that former inmates are far more likely to die of a drug overdose within the first two weeks of their release from jail. See MENTAL HEALTH, page 10

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Drug deaths: A new record Fatal drug overdoses set a new record in Virginia in 2020, jumping 41% from the previous year. They were more than triple what they were a decade ago. This data is based on reports to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia.

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The stealth epidemic

Fighting alcoholism in the time of COVID

Taylor, 30, works in the home improvement industry in Culpeper. He started drinking when he was 15. Now, he says, it’s a “problem.” He asked not to be identified due to the stigma tied to his substance-use disorder. Here’s his take on what it has been like to deal with his drinking during the pandemic.

MENTAL HEALTH, from page 8 “Not everyone has the money to go to an expensive rehab program,” he said. At the federal level, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in response to COVID, has relaxed its regulations on people receiving methadone as part of medication-assisted treatment. Instead of being required to go to a clinic every day, patients receive 28-day take-home supplies. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration began allowing certified physicians to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug that reduces addiction cravings, without seeing a patient in person. A telephone evaluation will suffice. Just last month, federal health officials went a step further, announcing that doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners will be able to prescribe buprenorphine without going through a special training program. The goal is to make the treatment more accessible in rural communities, where doctors are in short supply. While he supports making buprenorphine available to more people in need, Dr. Ash Diwan, a physician at Piedmont Family Practice who is certified in addiction medicine, is concerned that with so

Where to get help Helplines

• 24/7 Crisis Hotline: Deals with mental health and substance use situations. 540-825-5656. • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. • NeverUseAlone: 24/7 peer-run call line. 1-800-484-3731. • Peer2Peer Regional Warmline: Not a crisis line, but callers connect with peers with experience in mental health and substance use issues. 833-6261490.

Therapy and recovery services

When did you start to think you might have a problem? Probably within the past two years.

Why?

In August 2019, I got my first DUI. That was kind of a red flag. That December, I went into a 30-day program. Then COVID hit a couple months later. With COVID, it was just hard. There were no AA meetings, and for me, in-person meetings are better.

When did you start going to Alcoholics Anonymous? TIMES FILE PHOTO

Dr. Ash Diwan is a physician at Piedmont Family Practice who is certified in addiction medicine. many health professionals permitted to prescribe the medication, other aspects of treatment will get short shrift. “It has to be about more than dispensing medicine,” he said. “There has to be a counseling component. If it was just like writing a prescription for an antibiotic, it would be easy. But it’s not. That would be treating a chronic problem like an acute one.” See MENTAL HEALTH, page 12 •

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https://the20minuteguide.com/ Come As You Are Coalition (CAYA): Fauquier nonprofit that maintains online listing of resources, treatment options and support groups. https:// www.cayacoalition.org/ Culpeper Overdose Awareness: Comprehensive online resource of treatment options, recovery meetings and support groups in the region. https://www. culpeperoverdoseawareness.org/ Families Anonymous: 12-step program for relatives and friends of people with drug or alcohol issues. https://www.familiesanonymous.org/ Mental Health Association of Fauquier County: Nonprofit that provides information and guidance on mental health and addiction resources and treatment for Fauquier and Rappahannock residents. 540-3418732. https://www.fauquier-mha.org/ Nar-Anon: Support chat rooms for those affected by another’s addiction. https://www.naranonchat.com/ ParentsHelpingParents: Virtual meetings for parents of children with substance use disorders. https://www. parentshelpingparents.info/virtualchapter Partnership to End Addiction: Website for parents seeking help for their children. https://drugfree.org/ SMART Recovery Family and Friends: Secular, behavioral-based program that offers online meetings for families and friends of those with substance use disorder. https://www. smartrecovery.org/family/

• Boxwood Recovery Center: 28day residential substance use recovery center in Culpeper that provides individual, family and group counseling. 540-547-2760. https:// www.rrcsb.org/boxwood-recoverycenter/ • Herren Wellness at Twin Oaks: Holistic residential addiction recovery center in Warrenton. 844-443-7736. info@herrenwellness.com • Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services: Agency that provides outpatient mental health and substance use counseling and clinical assessments to determine treatment needed. Warrenton clinic: 540-3477620. Culpeper clinic: 540-825-3100. 24/7 Crisis hotline: 540-825-5656. https://www.rrcsb.org/ • SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul: Peer-to-peer addiction recovery support. Warrenton office: 540-428-5415. https://www. spiritworksfoundation.org/

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Resources and family support

• Regional meetings: https://www. culpeperoverdoseawareness.org/ meetings/ • Alcoholics Anonymous virtual meetings: https://aa-intergroup.org/ • Narcotics Anonymous virtual meetings: https://virtual-na.org/ meetings/

• Al-Anon: Online meetings for those affected by the alcoholism of others. https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/ electronic-meetings/ • Center for Motivation and Change: A guide for parents and partners to people with substance use disorders.

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Peer support groups

I had actually been going to AA meetings and Restore Culpeper meetings before my treatment and even prior to my DUI arrest. I was trying to figure out if I did have a problem or didn’t have a problem. I don’t know that I so much have a problem with alcohol. I have some mental health issues from loss of family members. and worrying more about other people and not myself. That built up on me over the years, and alcohol was my solution.

Was being in a peer group beneficial?

Yes and no. It was beneficial if I listened. You can do anything or go anywhere for treatment, but until you decide for yourself that it’s time to get your act together, you’re not going to.

What was your reaction when COVID started?

It was kind of an “oh crap” moment. I have to do this on my own. With the sober network, it’s kind of like a family. I stayed in contact with people via phone. But it felt like you were suddenly on an island.

What did you miss most about it?

Well, Monday nights I was doing the Restore meetings*. And pre-COVID, I was doing at least two AA meetings a week. When you go to those meetings, it’s like being part of a team. We’re all trying to win the game of staying sober. I think mainly I missed the fellowship of being around people like me. I stayed plugged in with my community, but when COVID hit, it was more on-again, offagain, on-again, off-again.

Did you start to drink again once the COVID lockdown began?

Not right away. I made it to about the middle of summer. Then the wheels started to wobble. We had had our first child in January, and there was a lot of stress from that. You know, becoming a parent amidst all this COVIDness.

So, how did the drinking start again?

I was a closet drinker, so no one knew. I’d drink coffee to mask it. And you get into the mindset of “Well, I don’t know when I’ll be able to do this again, so I’ll drink as much as I can.” When I did, it got messy quick.

What’s been happening since then?

In March, I got my second DUI. I’ve been sober since then.

How has your drinking affected your relationship with your wife?

When I got arrested the second time, I thought that was going to be it for my marriage. We’ve been married less than two years. But my wife is phenomenal. She sees the potential in me. But I do think this is it for me if I screw up this shot. It’s more motivation to stay on track. I’m out of jail on bond [for the second DUI], and if I’m out drinking and get caught by law enforcement, I’m going to jail for a long time.

Are you feeling hopeful?

I’m starting a new outpatient treatment program three nights a week. It’s therapy and group meetings. All virtual. I didn’t want to do it, but I can’t really leave any option on the table now.

What do most people not understand about recovery?

It’s not that we’re bad people. As part of our addiction, we can make bad decisions. It’s really hard to get people to understand that. Also, anyone can go away for 30 days or 90 days, but if you don’t learn how to live your normal life sober, it’s not going to work.

Do you think there will be long-term consequences of the pandemic for people in recovery?

Absolutely. Our overdose death rates have been up. That’s as long-term as it gets. --RANDY RIELAND

*Restore Culpeper is a 12-step support group started by the Mountain View Community Church.

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The stealth epidemic MENTAL HEALTH, from page 10

Lost momentum

That’s a common concern in the treatment community, that the push to better educate the public about the chronic nature of addiction has lost momentum in the pandemic, that reducing the stigma of substance use as a moral failing rather than a medical condition has faded. There have been some gains. More patients have eventually gravitated to virtual support groups, not only eliminating transportation issues, but also enabling them to meet peers all over the world. Thanks to telehealth, more people are making their therapy appointments. Cory Will said he is encouraged to see that people with substance use disorders are more likely

“It has to be about more than dispensing medicine. There has to be a counseling component. If it was just like writing a prescription for an antibiotic, it would be easy. But it’s not.” DR. ASH DIWAN Piedmont Family Practice

to view their condition as a mental health issue. “I sat in on an AA meeting, and there were a dozen people there,” he said. “Not one person brought up drinking. They talked about mental health, about feeling alone and being anxious.” But the illicit version of the powerful painkiller fentanyl continues to be a deadly wild card,

playing a role in almost three out of four overdose deaths in Virginia last year. And deaths related to methamphetamine rose precipitously in the state in 2020. Will is worried about the long-term costs of such a prolonged period of stressful isolation. “You hear about alcohol sales going through the roof,” he said. “When is that going to start showing up?” Dee Fleming has the same concern. “We have people just starting their addiction journey because of COVID. We’ve had people who’ve been in recovery five years pick it back up again. People are using more alone than they used to,” she said. “I really think that if we don’t start getting a handle on the substance use issue again, five years from now we’ll be asking, ‘How did it get this bad?’”

Fauquier farmers markets have room for growth, need more coordination MARKET, from page 2 To this end, the report recommends establishing a county-wide committee with stakeholders from the markets, farms, county and town governments and nonprofits like the PATH Foundation. The goal would be to pool resources and advertise the markets more efficiently, tapping into what the report characterizes as a potentially bigger customer base in the area. Scott District Supervisor Holder Trumbo said Monday that, in his experience, Fauquier residents of all stripes would take advantage of a more robust farmers market scene. He was especially buoyed by the success of the first Marshall Farmers Market held Friday on Main Street. (The market took place in the parking lot of his business, H&H Auto Garage.) Going forward, he said, “the biggest thing is not to compete [among markets], but to complement,” he added, echoing similar guidance from the Downstream Strategies report. Another focus of the report is staffing; a bigger budget for paid farmers market coordinators would allow the markets to “flourish well beyond their current limitations,” the report says. “The Warrenton and Archwood (The Plains) markets have dedicated, paid market managers, and ‘the return on investment on their modest salaries has been almost incalculable.’” The Remington market, on the

Route 55 roundabout ROUNDABOUT, from page 6 Trumbo said he is especially concerned about a roundabout’s potential effect on El Agave Mexican Restaurant, located a few feet away from the intersection on the southeast corner. The rendering included with the county’s funding application shows a single entry point from Belvoir Road, to El Agave’s small parking lot. A single exit would be provided to Va. 55 eastbound. The roundabout could squeeze the restaurant’s limited parking, Trumbo said, and make it more

other hand, is run by volunteers from the Remington Community Garden. Trumbo said coordination among markets and advertising to potential vendors and customers could be improved, but he wasn’t sure if creating a full-time county market coordinator, for instance, would be warranted right now. Instead, he suggested in the short term it might be more appropriate to create a more direct role for the county’s community development department to help coordinate and advertise the markets. But in the long term, Lee District Supervisor Chris Butler said Monday, “I think at some point we’re probably going to get to the point

where … we have someone [on staff] who is solely committed to the farm markets.” Additionally, the report recommends two major items that would require significant financial investment. The first is a permanent building or covered pavilion for a year-round in-person market in Warrenton, the most robust market in the county. That would be the “next logical step” for the weekly market, the report says, building on a well-received pilot winter market held weekly earlier this year at the Warrenton Community Center. Trumbo said he hopes part of the

county’s $13.8 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act can go toward the project of supervisors and town officials agree it’s a good idea. The creation of a unified online platform for selling local agricultural products is the other major longterm expenditure suggested by the report. The idea is “a sensible way” to promote local produce sales without competing with in-person markets, the report says, especially as demand for online ordering has increased during the pandemic. Butler said he is also supportive of creating an online sales platform but emphasized the issue of limited meat processing facilities and cold storage in the area makes it more difficult for meat producers to sell online, since there are few places to store meat products for online orders. That problem needs to be addressed before an online marketplace would be feasible, he said. He also thinks a year-round market is viable, though any specifics would need to be worked out with Warrenton officials, he said. He especially credited Warrenton Town Manager Brandie Schaffer, Warrenton Farmers Market Manager Natalie Ortiz and Experience Old Town Warrenton Director Charity Furness for the success of the Warrenton market. Any coordinated county-wide effort needs to involve them, he said. More broadly, Butler added, he is confident Fauquier residents will continue.

difficult for customers to get in and out. “I’ve got a business right on the corner of the intersection that is just afraid for their lives,” Trumbo said Thursday evening, in reference to the restaurant. “I don’t want to be on record as the guy to put a business out of business.” Nesbit, a VDOT engineer, assured supervisors the design process will allow opportunities for affected residents and businesses to weigh in. “It’s a matter of working through the design and working with the property owners to try to come up with a design with the least impact while

still meeting the intent of the application,” he said, noting the rough design outlined in last year’s SMART Scale application is in no way set in stone. Board Chairman Chris Granger (Center District), like other supervisors, told Trumbo he empathized with his desire to make sure the people affected by potential road projects were consulted to make sure projects have the least negative impact possible. But Granger said he was reassured by the public-input process VDOT is required to follow during the design process. This situation, he added, should

be the impetus for supervisors to do more local outreach when considering projects to add to the county’s priority list. “I think it’s just a commitment that we’re going to have to make to ourselves and our residents that, even if we think it’s a long shot, that we have a list, we have open houses in our communities, and we say we’re thinking about putting these projects on so that people are aware,” he explained, emphasizing the need to work with VDOT “in good faith.” Reach Coy Ferrell at cferrell@ fauquier.com

Farmers markets in Fauquier County

• Warrenton Farmers Market: This outdoor market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot behind Warrenton Town Hall. It operates from April to November and is sponsored by the town of Warrenton. This winter, the first-ever winter market was held weekly at the Warrenton Community Center. • Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market: Located on Old Tavern Road just north of Exit 31 on Interstate 66, this market near The Plains is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from May to November and is sponsored by the The Plains Redevelopment Corporation. • Remington Farmers Market: Sponsored by the Remington Community Garden, the Remington market is a relative newcomer, having started in 2019. The market current operates on a pickup-only model from 1 to 2 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month; parking is available at Remington United Methodist Church on West Bowen Street. • Marshall Farmers Market: Hosted by Marshall Moving Forward, a business and residents organization, the Marshall market kicked off last Friday and will continue to operate on the second Friday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m. It is located in the parking lot of H&H Auto Garage on West Main Street. • Hunt Country Market of Upperville: This market opened for the first time on May 12 and will operate every Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. this year. The market is located at Buchanan Hall, next door to Upperville Park on John Mosby Highway, and is sponsored by Citizens for Fauquier County and Bluewater Kitchen.

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The “paved access” would connect to an existing farm road here.

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On Wildcat Mountain, in an idyllic setting in Fauquier’s horse country, a controversy is brewing. There a landowner obtained a county grading permit to build a paved road and a dirt trail on his property. He said the looping paved road was for access to a proposed barn, but the neighbors say it looks like a go-kart racetrack, which they don’t want in their neighborhood. From such questions, a serious dispute has arisen. The controversy has resulted in a rare kind of appeal to the county’s zoning board, brought questions about the zoning permit process, and raised doubts about a land trust’s ability to regulate what people can do on land held in conservation easements. The parties involved in the dispute won’t talk about it publicly, nor will some neighbors, or even the attorney enlisted by those neighbors for the zoning appeal. Najaf Husain, the property owner who secured the permit, did not respond to several requests for comment from the Times. The basic facts of the issue are laid out in public documents. Last October, Husain applied for a grading permit for a “paved access road to a proposed barn, and [for] building a grassed/dirt trail” on his property. As part of the exhibits for the application, Husain displayed an email from the Land Trust of Virginia, which holds a conservation easement on his land. That email approved a “barn access loop, and dirt loop.” On April 2, county zoning administrator Amy Rogers granted the permit. In mid-April, a neighbor, Ralph “Bobby” Kirk, noticed several pieces of dirt-grading equipment on Husain’s property, which he knew was under a conservation easement. Curious, he checked county records and found the permit application and engineering plans for the trail and paved road. The paved road was of particular concern: On the plans, a half-mile long straight road, 12 feet wide, connects to a 20-foot-wide oval loop with connecting interior loops. It is labeled “paved access loop.” “The shape of the access road concerned me. I have done a bit of SCCA race car driving, so had suspicions about this so-called access road,” said Kirk in an email. Suspicions were heightened because neighbors knew that Husain, a New Jersey native and software entrepreneur, was also an auto racer. Indeed, news stories about Husain, his unique 12,000-foot contemporary home on the property and his business ventures mention his penchant for international auto racing. A racing website lists his accomplishments: 20 races between 2017 and 2019 with two second places and a third at such fabled venues as Sebring, LeMans, Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. “You just don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see it,” said Peter Arundel, whose family lives on Wildcat Mountain. “It’s a curiously shaped access road, given that its owner is a Formula One guy.” According to the appeal documents, the neighbors came to believe the looping roads would be used for racing go-karts, miniature versions of Formula One type racers. If they have evidence to support that, however, they are not saying.

“How often do they [The Land Trust of Virginia] get something in for a 20-foot-wide road that’s paved, that does look similar to a race-track? I mean, would that necessarily pop up in somebody’s mind who works there?” KEN ALM

Approximate extent of 6-foot wide “dirt/ grassed trail”

Approximate location of a proposed 12-foot wide “paved access”

RALPH “BOBBY” KIRK

Approximate extent of proposed 20-foot wide “paved access loop” Approximate location of proposed 1,500 square foot barn

“The shape of the access road concerned me. I have done a bit of SCCA race car driving, so had suspicions about this socalled access road.”

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Source: Wildcat Farms, LLC, Access Road, Barn and Trail Plan, Sept. 30, 2020/Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors Arundel said that other landowners, plus “friends, family and lovers of the land,” have coalesced to oppose the construction, but he declined to release their names. Generally, he said, their concerns – if a racetrack were built – would include potential noise, traffic, effects on wildlife effects on the watershed and property values. Arundel lives in Middleburg, but his family has been on the mountain since his grandfather Russell Arundel bought the property in 1947. (Peter Arundel is a former owner of the Fauquier Times.) Over time, the family sold off about half of their lower pasture land and in 2014 Husain ended up with 250 acres of it. Two years earlier, he had bought from the Arundels a nearby leading horse-training center called Morningside Training Farm with indoor and outdoor facilities -- a place for his son, an equestrian, to train. Arundel’s mother and his cousin, Jocelyn Alexander, a county schoolteacher, still live on the family property. On April 29, Alexander filed a notice appealing the issuance of Husain’s permit; it will be considered at the June 3 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. The appeal has put the construction of the access road on hold. In her notice, Alexander claims that the permit was issued based on “misrepresentations” by Husain that the road was for “personal and ag[ricultural] use only” when it is actually to be used for “motorized mini ‘Formula-1’ type go-kart” vehicles. She also claims that it would be used by others besides the owner, and that its use as a “training facility for Formula One drivers” is not permitted by the zoning ordinance. The appeal included no evidence to support her claims, but under BZA rules, Alexander will have 20 minutes to make her case.

County Attorney Tracy Gallehr said this appeal, by a third party, is highly unusual – most appeals are filed by landowners not granted a permit or by those hit with zoning violations. Also unusual is that Alexander’s attorney David Konick asked the board to compel witnesses for their case. On May 12, Adam Shellenberger, the lead staffer at the BZA, sent a letter to Konick saying the BZA did not have procedures in place for compelling witnesses, that the chairman may or may not decide to do so, and that Konick should prepare to make his case without compelled witnesses at the June 3 meeting. Konick declined to comment, as did zoning administrator Amy Rogers. The matter has raised questions among those who see a racetrack in the plans as to why Rogers’ office and the Land Trust of Virginia approved them. Ken Alm, the land use chairman at Citizens for Fauquier County and a former Fauquier planning commission member, has an answer: He said most farm road permits are treated routinely. “How often do they get something in for a 20-foot-wide road that’s paved, that does look similar to a racetrack? I mean, would that necessarily pop up in somebody’s mind who works there?” he asked. Alm said he received a call in December from another neighbor complaining of ATVs being driven on Husain’s proposed trail. (The permit retroactively approved the trail loop, which had already been built.) He referred them to the county’s noise ordinance and the Land Trust of Virginia’s easement. Sally Price, executive director of the Land Trust of Virginia, which approved Husain’s plan, said people think that conservation easements can prevent activities they don’t like, but that often is not the case. Easements typically are designed to protect historic resources, scenic byways, forests, water and wetlands, agricultural soils and wildlife habitat, she said. “In this case there was nothing in his request to us that indicated that any of the values would be harmed.” Late Tuesday afternoon, Rogers provided to the Times a copy of what will be her office’s response to the appeal. It says the permit states the paved access road and trail are for personal and agricultural use only, that “there was no evidence to support denial of the permit ,” and that the application met the requirements of the zoning ordinance and county code. It adds that the appeal provides no evidence that Husain misrepresented the intended use of the paved road, and that the zoning administrator must evaluate applications based on the documents provided and a staff review. It asks that the BZA uphold Rogers’ decision. Julie Bolthouse, the land-use field representative at the Piedmont Environmental Council, said, “To me, looking at the design, it looks like a racetrack, it doesn’t look like an access road.” But she noted that there is no language in the zoning ordinance that covers the shape of farm access roads. She further noted there was nothing in the application that said Husain is going to be using it for racing cars, so the zoning office would have had no evidence that he was going to use it for anything other than farm access. On the other hand, she said, the permit says the road is for personal and agricultural use. “I’ve told the neighbors, the second he starts allowing other people to use it as a racetrack, he’s in violation. So, I mean, [if he does that] he’s setting himself up for disaster,” she said.

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Country Chevrolet donates van to Fauquier Boys & Girls Club By Robin Earl

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Representatives of the Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier gleefully watched Country Chevrolet owner Andy Budd turn over the keys to a bright and beautiful new van to the Boys & Girls Club Thursday afternoon. The donated van will allow the club to carry 20 children at a time on field trips to local sites and businesses. Budd said his team found the van at a used car dealership. It had been used by a daycare center that went out of business and has only 19,000 miles on it, he said. “It’s in great shape.” The dealership paid about $30,000 for the van, then personalized the exterior just for the Boys & Girls Club. Budd said he’s long been a supporter of the club, “ever since Jerry Wood and Buddy Curtis founded it 20 years ago.” He said the club fills an important need in the community, one that local parents are grateful for. “There are a lot of learning programs … it gives the kids a place to go and keeps them out of trouble.” Deanna Hammer, in charge of resource development for the Boys & Girls Club, is thrilled that the club now has a van, particularly for summer programming. She said the van doesn’t require a special driver’s license and is much easier to move around town than a school bus. She envisions trips to the Larry Weeks Community Pool or the Boys & Girls Club garden at the WARF. Local businesses, she said, “are so generous about welcoming us.” Chestnut Forks invites club attendees and Ellie’s Place may provide ice cream for the children on a hot summer’s day. If teens want to take a day trip, said Hammer, “we don’t have to try to find a bus and a bus driver.” The van will live at the Boys & Girls Warrenton clubhouse at 169 Keith St. Ginger O’Brien, central region

Fauquier County Sheriff Robert Mosier (left) was one of many Boys & Girls Club supporters who was present for the donation at Country Chevrolet Thursday. Dealership owner Andy Budd (right) was pleased to be able to once again support the local Boys & Girls Club. unit director for the club, said that two employees have had experience driving church vehicles, so are comfortable behind the wheel of a big passenger van. Sonia Johnson, the club’s longest standing employee, drove the van off the Country Chevrolet lot across town to its new home. O’Brien said the club is currently working with 32 children in its after-school program. The club is operating at 25% of capacity while COVID restrictions remain in place. The summer program has 65 registered, which O’Brien described as a good, workable number. Budd said Country Chevrolet “has probably donated $300,000 to $400,000 to the Boys & Girls Club over the last 20 years. “We have a great business, with great support from the community,” and he believes in giving back. “If you want a great community, you have to support the community. … To whom much is given, much is asked,” he said. When asked if he had any message for Fauquier Times readers, he said, “Tell them to donate to the Boys & Girls Club … $5, $10 whatever they can. The club needs the community’s support.” Reach Robin Earl at rearl@fauquier.com

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Adam H. Simpson, a 32-year-old Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office deputy, has been charged with reckless driving and failing to maintain control of his vehicle after a three-vehicle crash that resulted in Simpson and another driver being transported to the hospital. The accident happened May 11 at about 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Route 806 (Elk Run Road) in Morrisville. Simpson is a corporal and is assigned to the Adult Detention Center. Sgt. Brent Coffey of the Virginia State Police described the crash: “Two 2017 Ford Explorers were stopped in the northbound lane of U.S. 17 for a red light. A 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, also traveling north, was unable to stop in time and struck the rear of the first Explorer.” The impact caused the chain-reac-

tion crash into the second Explorer. Simpson was behind the wheel of the Crown Victoria, said Coffey. The Explorers were driven by a Warrenton police officer and a Rappahannock Regional Jail staffer. Simpson suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Mary Washington Hospital for treatment. The Warrenton police officer suffered minor injuries and was transported to Fauquier Hospital for treatment. The Rappahannock Regional Jail staffer suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. All three drivers were wearing seatbelts. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles. The crash is under investigation by the Virginia State Police.

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A Culpeper man was arrested and charged with felony eluding, reckless driving by speed and driving without a motorcycle endorsement on Monday, May 10. Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office units attempted to overtake a speeding motorcycle in Bealeton at about 7:30 p.m., said Sgt. Steven Lewis, of the FCSO. The motorcyclist failed to stop for deputies and travelled about

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Liberty High School will present a virtual version of Clue on May 22 A high school, stay-at-home edition of “Clue” will be presented by Liberty High School online via ShowShare on May 22. The show – loosely based on the Hasbro board game -- is described as a “murder-mystery comedy thriller” that follows six guests at a mysterious dinner party where they find themselves by turns implicated as murder suspects when their host and visitors to the house turn up dead. Wadsworth, the butler, leads Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Colonel Mustard,and other guests as they attempt to find the killer as the body count builds. Following in the footsteps

of the star-studded film of the same name, the project is billed as a “comedy whodunit.” Leah Ott, director of the LHS Theatre Department, shared, “Clue is everything you remember it being. Funny, engaging,and a good time! The mystery and fun is enough to tune in for.” Kiana Lewis, who plays Miss Scarlet, said, “This show is going to be so fun and captivating to watch; there will be plot twists, funny scenes and ones that make you think. It’s a great show for anyone to watch. My favorite part of this production is” … learning “to play a character that is similar, yet very

different from me.” Logan Taylor, playing Mr. Boddy, said, “People should tune in to the show because of the ride that it is! And of course, because it will be amazing! My favorite part is definitely performing and playing a fun character!” Tickets are $8 and may be purchased at bit.ly/LHSTheatreVACLUE. Patrons will be given a link to view the show at 7 p.m. on May 22. Viewers will need to create an account in order to purchase tickets. For more information, Ott can be reached at leah. ott@fcps1.org. The stage show has adapted from

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY NOTICE TOGAS THEOF PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION COLUMBIA VIRGINIA, INC., TO AMENDBY AND COLUMBIA GAS OF VIRGINIA, INC., TO AMENDAND AND EXTEND ITS NATURAL GAS CONSERVATION EXTENDRATEMAKING ITS NATURAL EFFICIENCY GAS CONSERVATION PLAN AND RATEMAKING EFFICIENCY PLAN CASE NO. PUR-2021-00027 CASE NO. PUR-2021-00027 On April 19, 2021, Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc. (“CVA” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for authoOn Aprilto19, 2021,and Columbia of Virginia, Inc. or “Company”) filed(“CARE with the Plan”) State Corporation an application (“Application”) for Comauthorization amend extend Gas its Conservation and (“CVA” Ratemaking Efficiency Plan pursuant to Commission Chapter 25 of(“Commission”) Title 56 of the Code of Virginia. According to the rization amendCARE and extend its Conservation andofRatemaking Efficiency (“CARE Plan”) pursuant to Chapter 25CVA’s of Titleresidential 56 of the customers Code of Virginia. Accordingmechanism to the Com-that pany, itstocurrent Plan includes a portfolio programs that promotePlan conservation and energy efficiency among and a decoupling pany, itsactual current CAREdistribution Plan includes a portfolio of programs thatallowed promote conservation and energy efficiency among residential customers and a decoupling mechanism that adjusts non-gas revenues per customer to the distribution revenues previously approved byCVA’s the Commission. In its Application, the Company proposes adjusts actual non-gas distribution revenues customer toand theamendments, allowed distribution revenues three-year previously period, approved by theDecember Commission. In its(“Amended Application,CARE the Company to extend its CARE Plan, along with certain per modifications for an additional through 31, 2024 Plan”). proposes to extend its CARE Plan, along with certain modifications and amendments, for an additional three-year period, through December 31, 2024 (“Amended CARE Plan”). The proposed Amended CARE Plan would only be available to residential customers, including a specific program for low-income and elderly residential customers. The proposed The proposed Amended CAREextend Plan would only beconservation available to and residential including and a specific program for low-income and residential customers. proposed Amended CARE Plan would three current energy customers, efficiency programs add one new program, for a total of elderly 29 measures. Specifically, theThe Company Amended CARE Plan wouldthe extend three three current conservation and energy efficiency programswith andcertain add onemodifications, new program,for forana additional total of 29 three measures. the Home Company requests approval to extend following conservation and energy efficiency programs, years:Specifically, (1) Web-Based Audit requests to Savings extend the following conservation and energy efficiency programs, withThe certain modifications, for anapproval additional (1) Web-Based Home Report Audit Program;approval (2) Home Program; andthree (3) Residential Income and Age Qualifying Program. Company also requests of athree newyears: program, the Home Energy Program; Home Savings to Program; andcustomer (3) Residential Income andhome Age Qualifying Program. and Theenergy Company also requests approval a new program, the Home Energy Report Program, (2) which is intended encourage engagement with energy management efficiency to reduce energyof consumption. Program, which is intended to encourage customer engagement with home energy management and energy efficiency to reduce energy consumption. The Company expects to invest $5.3 million over the three years of the Amended CARE Plan. According to the Company, the proposed Amended CARE Plan is designed to The Company expects tocosts invest $5.3 million the three years the Amended CARE Plan. as According Company, the proposed Amended CARE Plan is designed recover the incremental associated withover its conservation andofenergy efficiency programs, incurred,tobythe means of a surcharge mechanism described in Section 12.4 oftothe recover the incremental costs associated with itsCARE conservation and energy efficiency programs, as incurred, by means of aproposed surchargeAmended mechanism described Section 12.4the of the Company’s General Terms and Conditions (the Program Adjustment (“CPA”)). The Company estimates that the CARE Plan’s in CPA will cost average Company’s General Terms CARE approximately Program Adjustment (“CPA”)). Company estimates that the proposed Plan’s CPA will the average residential customer, using and 63.6Conditions dekatherms(the annually, $6.74 in 2022. In The its Application, CVA requests authority to Amended implementCARE the CPA effective withcost the first billing residential using 63.6 dekatherms approximately in 2022. In its Application, requests authority implement CPA effective withincentive the first mechabilling unit for thecustomer, Company’s January 2022 billingannually, cycle (i.e., December 31,$6.74 2021). The Company’s proposedCVA Amended CARE Plan to also includes athe performance-based unit thea Company’s January 2022 billing cycle (i.e., December 31, 2021). The Company’s proposed Amended CARE Plan also includes a performance-based incentive mechanismfor and decoupling mechanism. nism and a decoupling mechanism. The details of these and other proposals are set forth in the Company’s Application. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Company’s Application and supporting testiThe details of thesefor andthe other proposals areproposals. set forth in the Company’s Application. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Company’s Application and supporting testimony and exhibits details of these mony and exhibits for the details of these proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may set any associated service, rates, terms, and conditions in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting docuTAKE NOTICE that adopt the Commission mayterms, set any rates, terms, andappearing conditions manner differing from that in thedocuments. Application and supporting documents and thus may service, rates, andassociated conditionsservice, that differ from those in in thea Company’s publication andshown supporting ments and thus may adopt service, rates, terms, and conditions that differ from those appearing in the Company’s publication and supporting documents. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Comment in this case that, among other things, directed the Company to provide notice to the public and provided interested The Commission enteredtoan Order for and Comment in this case that, among other things, directed the Company to provide notice to the public and provided interested persons an opportunity comment onNotice the Company’s Application. persons an opportunity to comment on the Company’s Application. The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the declarations of emergency issued The Commission hasfederal taken judicial of the ongoing public health emergency related the spreadrequired of the coronavirus, and the declarations of emergency at both the state and levels. notice In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other to documents to be servedor inCOVID-19, this matter shall be submitted electronically to issued the at both authorized the state and In accordance briefs,Rules or other documents to (“Rules be served this matterConfidential shall be submitted electronicallySensitive to the extent byfederal 5 VAClevels. 5-20-150, Copies andtherewith, format, ofall thepleadings, Commission’s of Practice and required Procedure of in Practice”). and Extraordinarily extent authorized VAC 5-20-150, Copies andand format, of comply the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules Confidential andduration Extraordinarily Sensitive Information shall by not5be submitted electronically should with 5 VAC 5-20-170, Confidential information, of of thePractice”). Rules of Practice. For the of the COVID-19 Information shallperson not beseeking submitted electronically andphysically should comply 5 VAC 5-20-170,orConfidential information, of the of Practice. For the duration the COVID-19 emergency, any to hand deliver and file or with submit any pleading other document shall contact theRules Clerk’s Office Document Control of Center at (804) 371emergency, any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at (804) 3719838 to arrange the delivery. 9838 to arrange the delivery. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and Staff in this matter shall be Pursuant to 5 VAC 5-20-140,means. Filing and service, of the the Commission’s Commission’s Order Rules for of Practice, theComment Commission has directed that service on parties and Staff or in Extraordinarily this matter shallSensitive be accomplished by electronic Please refer to Notice and for further instructions concerning Confidential accomplished Information. by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information. An electronic copy of the Application may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company: T. Borden Ellis, Esquire, and Katherine C. Creef, Esquire, NiSource Corporate Company, 1809 Coyote Drive, Chester, aVirginia and kcreef@niscource.com. An electronic copy ofServices the Application may be obtained by submitting written 23836, requestor totbellis@nisource.com counsel for the Company: T. Borden Ellis, Esquire, and Katherine C. Creef, Esquire, NiSource Corporate Services Company, 1809 Coyote Drive, Chester, Virginia 23836, or tbellis@nisource.com and kcreef@niscource.com. On or before June 21, 2021, any interested person may file comments on the Application by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Commenters aremay urged submit comments electronically, though comments also may be sent to the Clerkwebsite: of the Commission, c/o Document On or before June 21, 2021, any interested person filetocomments on the Application by following the instructions on the Commission’s scc.virginia.gov/casecomControl Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. ments/Submit-Public-Comments. Commenters are urged to submit comments electronically, though comments also may be sent to the Clerk of the Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. 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On or before June 21, 2021, any interested person or entity may file with the Clerk of the Commission, in accordance with the Rules of Practice, a request that the Commission convene hearing on 21, the Application. All requests fororhearing mustfile include email of address of the filer orinits counsel, along withRules (i) a of precise statement of the party’s interest in On orabefore June 2021, any interested person entity may with the Clerk the Commission, accordance with the Practice, a request thatfiling the Commission conthe proceeding; statement of the soughtmust to theinclude extentthe thenemail known; (iii) of a statement thecounsel, legal basis forwith such(i)action; andstatement (iv) a precise statement why the issuesin vene a hearing on(ii)thea Application. Allspecific requestsaction for hearing address the filer orofits along a precise of the filing party’s interest raised in the request hearingofcannot be addressed adequately hearing. 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No, it’s not 1974 On May 12, as reported in the U.S. Sun, U.S. News & World Report and the New York Post, former President Donald Trump and a few of his Republican supporters in Congress likened the Colonial Pipeline gas crisis to the 1974 gas shortage, comparing President Joe Biden to former President Jimmy Carter. For those of us who are old enough to remember the 1974 gas shortage, we know that this comparison is completely false and irresponsible. For others, it may seem true: long gas lines, gas stations literally running out of gas and increases in the cost of gas. Let’s set the record straight. The Arab oil embargo in October 1973 was in retaliation for the U.S.’s support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War. The embargo lasted for months and those of us who experienced it recall the long lines at gas stations, the rationing of gas, the locking gas caps to protect consumers from gas siphoning and the high per gallon cost. By contrast, the Colonial Pipeline gas crisis is a direct result of a cyberattack by Russian ransomware operatives. In fact, if there hadn’t been so much panic buying and folks (you know who you are) hoarding gas by filling up large containers at the pumps, it might have been less remarkable. Colonial sadly felt obligated to pay $5 million to the ransomware agents, and the situation is stabilizing with the pipeline operational again. It is worth noting that the Trump administration weakened the U.S. cybersecurity infrastructure in several ways: eliminating the National Cybersecurity Coordinator position, ironically almost exactly three years ago, on May 18, 2018; destabilizing the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity initiatives in April 2019 when he ousted Director Kirstjen Nielsen, who was a highly regarded cybersecurity expert, leaving a political ally with no cybersecurity background in charge; and firing Cybersecurity Director Chris Krebs, in 2020. Why? Due to Trump’s anger over the election results and Krebs’ assertion that the 2020 election was one of the most secure in U.S. history. The more apt comparison is not with the 1974 gas shortage. but with the actions of the previous administration. The undercutting of the government’s cybersecurity efforts during the Trump administration left the U.S. vulnerable to the Russian hackers who shut down the Colonial Pipeline. We let our guard down, much to Vladimir Putin’s delight. President Biden has issued an executive order to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity program. Hopefully, we will be ready when the next attack occurs. KATHY KADILAK The Plains

Bipartisan dialogue in Fauquier: An example for us all A small but significant bipartisan dialogue occurred this month in Fauquier. More than 70 residents volunteered to read and discuss Arthur Brooks’ book “Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.” The initiative was organized by Leadership Fauquier with collaboration from the Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, The Open Book in Warrenton and the Fauquier County Democratic and Republican committees. Brooks offers “5 Rules to Subvert the Culture of Contempt:” • Refuse to be used by the powerful • Escape your bubble -- Go where you’re not invited • Say no to contempt -- Treat others with respect, even when it is difficult • Disagree better -- Be part of a healthy competition of ideas • Tune out -- Disconnect from unproductive debates. These are good lessons for all of us, and especial-

ly our elected officials! Republicans have an opportunity to witness the “competition of ideas” with the formation of “A Call for American Renewal” announced by five well-known moderate Republicans (Washington Post, May 14), and other initiatives such as Representative Adam Kinzinger’s “Country First.” Democrats are also airing and acknowledging internal differences of opinion as they work to formulate a policy agenda with the thinnest majority in Congress, which places each individual Democratic senators (such as Sen. Joe Manchin) into a unique “veto” position. Arthur Brooks ends his book with a reminder that each of us can be a leader by example. And while some sources report that the saying “Be the change you want to see in this world” is imprecisely attributed to Mahatma Ghandi, it is surely wisdom for all of us today. NIGEL OGILVIE The Plains

Lord Fairfax’s history is being misrepresented as college seeks to change its name After 50 years of orogenic calm, the directors and associates of Lord Fairfax Community College are trying to change the college name and in doing so, are smearing the namesake, Lord Fairfax the 6th. We know he had slaves, but let’s examine what else they have been saying about him. The former college president wrote that Fairfax was a “very minor historical figure.” Yet, like it or not, he was the face of local colonial rule and settled over 5 million acres in Virginia. He opened his home library to no less than two future Founding Fathers, Justice John Marshall and George Washington. Washington grew up to protest the colonial slave trade (1774 Fairfax Resolves) and lead the army which ended that rule. They said Fairfax was a stingy aristocrat, and “never had to work.” However, he donated land and served as a Frederick County justice of the peace and county lieutenant. Historian Bishop Meade wrote “that titled as he was, and rich, he never failed to perform his duty as a citizen and neighbor.”

He came unto his land holdings through the colonial system. That land had to be surveyed, appropriated and governed, by foot and horseback. Fairfax eschewed English castle life and settled in something visually similar to a horse barn, in the wilderness of White Post, Virginia. Now for the ringer! From the LFCC’s website: “There are historical records indicating he also engaged in long-term sexual abuse of enslaved women.” One member of the re-naming board said he “partook in a pay-for-rape scenario.” Partook? Forsooth? Where is the Proof? Similar claims are flying around the internet (Wikipedia included) and likely derive from Stewart Brown’s biography on Lord Fairfax, published in 1965, a book referenced by the board’s re-naming committee. So, let’s take a look at it. In the appendix, Brown said he had in hand a receipt to Fairfax’s clerk, to wit: “February 27, 1777. Received of Curtis Corley ten shillings on the Lords ship account, for bring a negro wench

to bed. Cary Balengar.” Let’s assume that is an exact quote of the receipt, because accuracy matters here. Elsewhere in his book, Brown altered the receipt’s included phrase into, “bedding down a negro wench.” Either way, he claimed Fairfax was paying for sex. He further speculated that this was evidence on a rumor that Fairfax had children by numerous slaves, and that he was “virile” at the age of 84. Remarkable, but Brown gave no foundation for his opinion or the rumor, nor did he offer a recipe for colonial Viagra. Yet, the Collins Dictionary says “to be brought to bed” is an archaic British English expression meaning “childbirth.” This is the only interpretation of the receipt which makes sense. Brown’s mistake has already been noted by others. Descendants of Cary Balengar must be relieved that she was likely a midwife, not a pimp! The real “dirty deed” here is how fast LFCC dumped Lord Fairfax in the trash can. JOHN THOMSON Front Royal

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An hour and 45 minutes of great pitching Palmer and Dispanet hurl gem, Mehaffey has winning triple as Cougars down Falcons 4-0

District standings

Millbrook (6-0), Kettle Run (5-1), James Wood (4-1), Fauquier (4-2), Sherando (3-3), Culpeper (2-4), Handley (0-5), Liberty (0-8)

By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer

Unless you’re New York Yankees superstar pitcher Gerrit Cole, it’s unusual to see major league pitchers go seven innings. That’s why the two near seven-inning gems by Fauquier starter Damen Tapscott and Kettle Run starter Colllin Palmer on Monday night had to please both coaches. Both kept putting up zeroes in a quick, clean game that featured limited scoring threats until Kettle Run broke loose for four runs in the top of the seventh to win 4-0. This 6 p.m. game was over before the lights were needed, ending at 7:45 p.m. Thanks to a key triple by sophomore third baseman Peyton Mehaffey, Kettle Run remained in second place in the Northwestern District at 5-1. The Cougars were coming off a tough 3-2 loss to Millbrook (6-0) in 10 innings. Fauquier fell to fourth at 4-2. Palmer, a solidly built senior righthander who will attend Mary Baldwin University, escaped Falcon threats with clutch strikeouts to end the second, fourth and fifth innings and picked off a runner at second to end the third. Both pitchers showed command of at least two pitches and limited walks and hits. Palmer is 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and has emerged as Kettle Run’s top pitcher, along with Harrison Yergey.

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Kettle Run shortstop Harrison Yergey (left) is expected to pitch against Braedy Peck (right) and the Falcons in Friday’s rematch at Kettle Run. The Cougars won 4-1 on Monday thanks to stellar pitching from Collin Palmer. “Collin was lights out again,” said Kettle Run coach Ty Thorpe. “Fauquier got base hits of the infield variety, but Collin did a good job commanding his stuff. When guys got on base, he did not let it bother him.” Fauquier’s Tapscott was sharp, too, and completed all seven innings. “Damen threw the ball well for us. I could not ask anything more,” said Fauquier coach Matt O’Saben of his sophomore, who switched to jersey No. 7 in honor of his grandfather, who recently passed away and wore No. 7. O’Saben agreed Kettle Run executed a little better. “Their guy threw it well and their outfield caught a

couple of balls that ours didn’t,” the Falcons’ coach said. Kettle Run’s decisive seventh inning began when Mehaffey hit a oneout triple to deep right-center that was almost caught. A Fauquier relay throw to third sailed over the Falcon dugout and out of play, allowing Mehaffey to trot home for a 1-0 lead. Kettle Run added three more runs as Trey Western walked and Evan Mitchell was hit by a pitch. Dan Dispanet then drilled a hard single to center that got past the center fielder, allowing Western and Mitchell to score for a 3-0 lead, with Dispanet going to second. Matthew Twomey then tripled

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District standings

Fauquier (6-0), Kettle Run (5-1), Sherando (4-1), James Wood (3-1), Liberty (2-5), Culpeper (1-4), Millbrook (1-5), Handley (0-5)

First-place Fauquier softball team is 6-0, averaging 11 runs per game By Fred Hodge

Special to the Times

Wanna see some runs? Watch the Fauquier Falcons softball team. The team has 68 runs and allowed only eight in its 6-0 district start, often scoring five or more runs in a single inning in those victories. The trend continued late last week with two double digit wins over Kettle Run, 12-2, and Culpeper, 14-2. Kettle Run came in to Warrenton 3-0 and hoping to hand Fauquier its first loss and take over first place. After two innings, the teams were scoreless, with each having one hit. The Cougars threatened in their half of the third with a walk and a single but could not score. The hosts then broke the ice in the bottom half of the third. Katie Harrington led off with a single. With one out, Meredith Wayland drew a walk, and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Mikayla Gilmore’s sacrifice fly scored Harrington, with Wayland reaching home on Skye Corum’s single just inside the left field line. Fauquier broke the game open in the bottom of

into the right-center field gap to score Dispanet for a 4-0 lead. “Mehaffey’s hit got things going for us. Even if they had not thrown it away, we had a runner at third with no out. Peyton put more of a charge into that ball than people think. Maybe their kid got a late jump, but he put a good bolt into that baseball. The same thing for Twomey,” said Thorpe. After Palmer allowed a leadoff single to Blaine Smith to open the bottom of the seventh, Dispanet came on to record two strikeouts and a popout to earn this third save. Dispanet is an undersized lefty with good pop on his pitches and a slightly whippy motion. “He’s done a great job. He might be 5-foot-7. He’s not a big guy, but he’s full of heart,” said Thorpe, who also praised Dispanet’s work as leadoff hitter. Fauquier had chances to score in the second, third, fourth and sixth innings, putting runners in scoring position, but getting denied each time. In the second Garrett Kramer singled, reached second on an errant pickoff, then moved to third on a balk, but Palmer recorded a strikeout to end the inning. In the third, Ethan Hall reached second on a tricky liner to right, but was picked off second.

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Kettle Run pitcher Kylie Wilkerson isn’t afraid to get dirty to create some velocity. the fourth, sending nine batters to the plate in a six-run outburst for an 8-0 margin. Catcher Helena Lovell drew a walk, with courtesy runner Brooke Owens moving to third on two errors on Emma Carter’s ground ball. Haley Saulsbury’s opposite field double plated Owens and Carter.

Payton Swart’s one-out single scored Saulsbury, and she tallied the fourth run of the inning on Gilmore’s single. Corum capped the surge with a two-run homer over the center field fence. Kettle Run refused to concede, scoring twice in the top of the fifth as Jillian Brunton doubled home Abby Boldt and Kylie Wilkerson. Kettle Run loaded the bases in the top of the sixth but left empty handed. The Falcons then scored three times for the mercy rule decision. Meghan Harrington was the winning pitcher with eight strikeouts over five innings. Wilkerson absorbed the loss, allowing 11 hits while striking out six. She and Brunton both had two hits for the Cougars.

Cougars bounce back

Both teams won the next day. Kettle Run recorded a 14-4 win at Millbrook, while Fauquier used a nine-run fifth to overpower Culpeper, 142. The Falcons clubbed 15 hits, led by home runs by Corum, her fourth of the season, and Meghan Harrington. Carter and Gilmore both had three hits, with Wayland, Harrington and Corum all adding three.

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APPLE BLOSSOM SMILES Falcon girls win major track tuneup before district meet By Fred Hodge

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In the lone major warmup track meet before the Northwestern District championships June 2 at Millbrook, local performers had a big day at last Saturday’s Apple Blossom Track Invitational in Winchester. Fauquier’s girls tied James Wood for first place with 85 points. Handley (82) and Culpeper (80) were close behind in third and fourth, with Kettle Run (60), Sherando (43), Millbrook (18), Liberty (16), George Mason (15), Skyline (15), Warren County (14) and William Monroe (7) completing the field. On the boys side, Handley (124) and Skyline (88) claimed the top two positions ahead of Fauquier (73), James Wood (59), Liberty (49), Sherando (36), Kettle Run (33), Culpeper (32), Millbrook (14), George Mason (9), William Monroe (5) and Warren County (1). Fauquier’s depth was a prime factor in its team finishes, but Kettle Run amassed the most local gold medals with five to four for the Liberty Eagles and two by Fauquier. The Falcons countered with six silver medals and eight bronzes, while the Cougars had three seconds and a third to one bronze for Liberty. “It’s not like we had a ton of wins. Our name wasn’t getting called all day long,” Fauquier coach Quentin

Jones admitted, but he was pleased . “We asked some people to do things they don’t normally do, and they said ‘Sure, I do it,’” Jones said. The Virginia High School League prohibits the usual slew of large invitational meets due to COVID-19 precautions, requiring no more than four teams to a meet. But larger events involving only district members are permitted. Still, Jones said a full picture was not available. “I think some of the people are still holding [some] cards. I did get to see other teams have gotten better,” he said. “I know this sounds generic, but we need to refine our skills. Every team has tried to jam a whole year into one month. The major thing is we need to stay healthy.”

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Liberty’s boys 3,200-meter relay team of Matthew Paratore, Sam Rodman, Jacob Phelps and Gabe Sealock won gold at Saturday’s Apple Blossom Invitational Champions meters (10.91) and 200 (22.13). Seconds went to Colleen Schaner (pole vault, 10-6), Roger (discus, 115-6) and Alden Williams (200, 23.26). Ashley Nickerson was third in the girls pole vault at 10-6.

Ahmal Williams takes two golds for Kettle Run

Kettle Run’s girls captured three wins, with Nia Rogers taking the shot put at 39 feet. The 3,200 relay team of Kaiya Stone, Kendall Schlueter, Becca Harkness and Rachel Grant combined to win in 10 minutes, 20.15 seconds. Cougars Lauren Carpenter, Harkness, Zoey Lyons and Stone placed first in the 1,600 relay out of the slower section in 4:22.02. For the Cougar boys, Ahmal Williams was the top sprinter in the 100

Three golds for Rodman

Liberty’s Sam Rodman returned with three gold medals. He won the 800-meter run with a strong time of 1:56.46. He combined earlier with Jacob Phelps, Matthew Paramore and Gabe Sealock for the 3,200 relay title (8:31.98) before joining Phelps, Paramore and Aidan Neidich for 1,600 relay crown (3:33.88).

Eagle Maya Turner won the girls 400 (1:03.21), while Phelps was the boys 400 bronze medalist (53.31). Cassidy Scott accounted for both of Fauquier’s wins. The freshman was first in Friday’s 3,200 in 11:29.12 and added the 1,600 Saturday, winning in 5:18.0. Placing second for the FHS girls were the 3,200 relay of Kiki Wine, Aubrey Fernandez, Rachel Singleton and Mikhaela Ulewicz (10:24.97) and Sydney Trussell (100,13.15). Boys silver medalists included Peter See TRACK, page 23

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‘WE WANT TO DOMINATE THE COUNTY Fauquier boys lacrosse runs past Liberty, 24-10 By Billy Marin

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From the faceoff, it was one step forward, two steps back for the Liberty boys lacrosse team in last Wednesday’s loss to rival Fauquier. The Eagles had flashes of brilliance and quality, but were ultimately outmatched by the Falcons, 24-10. Fauquier took control early as Wyatt Croson moved in from the outside and ripped a goal into the top corner for the Falcons, who closed the quarter leading 7-0. Fauquier middie Matthew Fischer made it 2-0 when he took the ball from the faceoff and ran straight through the heart of the Eagles defense for another deadly strike. Fauquier’s attack looked unstoppable in handing the Eagles their first loss after a 3-0 start. Fauquier moved efficiently, cutting in and out like they could do it in their sleep. “We were all moving the ball and doing exactly what we were supposed to do. Everyone was in the right spot at TRACK, from page 22 Paccassi (800, 2:03.85) and Jackson Schreher (pole vault, 11-6). Fauquier’s Josue Salmanaca, Jonas Reutzel, Aidan Stanton, Colin Ashby placed second in the 3,200 relay in 8:41.03. Schreher, Ashby, Henry

the right time, there was no hero ball,” said senior attacker Shane O’Hara, who finished with seven goals. Fauquier is now 3-1 after routing George Mason 24-11 a day after the Liberty win, while Liberty is also 3-1 heading into a Monday clash with Kettle Run. The Eagles showed fight and talent in the second quarter as senior Michael Baldwin got Liberty its first goal by moving in from behind the goal, spinning around a defender and scoring into the bottom corner. Liberty goals from Keegan Shipe and Tylor Dyson prompted some shifting seats in the Fauquier fan section. “Play smart, you’re in this,” Liberty coach Michael Gesiotto told his team. The small comeback may have awoken Fauquier, as speedster J.T. Diehl took the ball straight from the faceoff into the Liberty net as the game shifted Fauquier’s way again. “We were great in transition. J.T. Diehl was amazing, Matthew Fischer, Ian Napolitano coming out of the Burke and Aidan Stanton formed the runner-up 1,600 relay foursome in 3:39.59. Falcons Dayvonte Hill, Sergio Frias, Schreher and Darrien Mascall were third in the 400 relay (45.95).

Field Notes

Tyler Cadle (left) and the Falcons controlled the ball superbly in last week’s masterful 24-10 win over Liberty. Both teams are 3-1. TIMES STAFF PHOTO/COY FERRELL

defensive end. Those guys moved the ball so quickly,” said Fauquier coach J.B. Tippett. Injuries and lack of depth forced Liberty to start a young back line, including moving a player to pole out of his natural position in midfield. Predictably, Liberty’s young defense looked vulnerable, and missed its senior poleman Bryce Utterback who Gesiotto called his “anchor.” “Lacrosse is a simple game. We both have good offenses, and not great defenses, so possession is going to change the tide, and they possessed the ball more than we did,” Gesiotto said. Liberty started the second half strong, as two goals from Keegan Shipe and one from Colin Cooper brought the score to 14-7, but the Falcons reasserted their dominance

with four more goals. Fauquier’s experienced Fauquier front six made it look like a drill at times. “We played too much defense. We needed better passing. We have a lot of guys who don’t have experience in big games like this, and we struggled out there today because of that,” said Shipe. Shipe closed the game with a singular highlight, executing a great spin move before firing the ball into the top of the net at the buzzer. In the end, Fauquier’s impressive play left the most lasting memory. “We want to dominate the county and the region and then go to states, and that was the first notch of that. We’ve got Kettle Run coming up (this Thursday) and we want to continue our success there,” Tippett said.

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Make a Saturday play-date for Twilight Polo Popular summer tradition returns and expands this season By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times

Polo continues expanding from the popular Twilight Polo model started more than 25 years ago, with new arenas, more fields and increased tournament action this summer. John Gobin returns for his 15th season at the helm of the popular series that started at Great Meadow in The Plains. It has grown this year to include a second arena in Middleburg and Sunday morning field polo at the new Sunset Field in Middleburg. Sunday afternoon matches at Great Meadow will be offered by the Virginia United Polo League. “When Mr. (Arthur W. ‘Nick’) Arundel brought me here 15 years ago, he had one mission in mind,” explained Gobin, who runs the Twilight Polo Club out of Great Meadow and from his farm in Middleburg with Whitney Ross Gray. “He wanted to promote polo, get everybody involved and find a whole new audience. Players, students, spectators, fans. ‘Get ‘em hooked’ is what he said. “I think that’s exactly what we’ve done.” Polo – arena, field, schools, tournaments, popularity – has grown in Virginia’s Piedmont since Twilight Polo developed the popular Saturday night series model. Holding arena games “under the lights” on weekends introduced the ancient

Saturday evening arena polo returns to Great Meadow for the popular Twilight Polo series.

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Polo season returns to the area this month, with school games underway at the Twilight Polo Club and Virginia United Polo League. Twilight founder John Gobin, in red, vies for the ball with Beverly Polo’s Bill Ballhaus, with Ralph Lauren supermodel – and polo pro -- Nacho Figueras, right, on the Great Meadow field. Ballhaus and Figueras are set to play the June 13 VUP field opener sport to a modern, new fan base. “People come from all over Northern Virginia, from the district, from around this area to the Saturday night games,” Gobin said. First they watch, he explained, then get interested and often sign up for school lessons. Next comes league match and tournament play, with the final step of backing a team and continuing the growth cycle. “It’s come full circle,” Gobin said.

Twilight Polo co-founder and manager Whitney Ross Gray said that in addition to the Saturday night series at Great Meadow, Sunday morning grass games are set through the summer season at Sunset Field. The polo school is open, Gobin said, with lessons being taught and school games played, through May until the Twilight opener at Great Meadow on June 5. Virginia United Polo hosts a

field polo series Sunday afternoons at Great Meadow, with additional matches at Kingland in Middleburg, Foxlease in Upperville and Beverly Equestrian in The Plains. Professionals Tolito Ocampo, Marcos Bignoli and Juan Ghirlanda operate VUP with the support of Beverly patron Bill Ballhaus. “We’re thrilled to participate in Virginia United Polo’s inaugural year of Sunday Polo at Great Meadow,” said player Rebekah Greenhill. She said the first VUP game is June 13, an “All-Pro match” featuring headliners Ralph Lauren Polo model and polo pro Nacho Figueras and Work to Ride program graduate Kareem Rosser. “Virginia United was formed in 2020 to organize tournaments and higher levels of play across multiple clubs and fields in Virginia,” Ballhaus explained. “The spectator experience at the Great Meadow polo field is one of the finest in the U.S.” Greenhill added that leashed dogs are welcome at afternoon matches, with the series running through Sept. 5. Ticket information is at vaunitedpolo.com. Details on Twilight Polo are at twilightpolo.com.

BASEBALL, from page 21 In the fourth, Garrett Hoffman-Cockerille singled and reached second on a fielder’s choice, but Palmer recorded another strikeout to thwart the Falcons. In the sixth, Grayson Kramer was hit by a pitch and Braedy Peck singled to give the Falcons men on first and second with no out, but the Falcons failed to execute a bunt. Soon Palmer recorded a strikeout and induced a double play grounder to second to end that threat. “We need better plate approaches. That bunt has to get down,” said O’Saben. Kettle Run also had some potential runs kept off the board. Dispanet and Jake Ascari executed a double steal in the first inning to reach third and second bases, but Tapscott recorded a strikeout to end the threat. In the fourth, Chase Rogers walked and Harrison Yergey singled, but Mehaffey was retired on a hard groundout to second base. In the fifth, Evan Mitchell reached on an infield single to third, and stole second, but Tapscott recorded another inning-ending strikeout.

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Fauquier has four regular season games left, including a big game with James Wood Tuesday and road rematch at Kettle Run on Friday. The Falcons close with Sherando (May 25) and Culpeper (May 28) next week. Kettle Run faced Sherando (3-3) Tuesday, then hosts the Falcons Friday, and closes with James Wood (May 25) and Liberty (May 28) next week. The district tournament is June 3 and June 8.

Kathleen Caron was one of 70 volunteers who placed flags by the graves of fallen soldiers at the Warrenton Cemetery during the Flags In project in 2019.

Flags in project to honor veterans looking for volunteers The John D. Sudduth American Legion Post 72 will once again sponsor the “Flags In” project to honor U.S. military veterans buried in the Warrenton Cemetery. The project is set to be launched before Memorial Day (May 31), according to Claude Davenport, commander of the American Legion post. On Saturday, May 22, starting at 9 a.m., small groups of volunteers will meet at the cemetery to place U.S. flags on the more than 920 graves of identified veterans interned there. “The U.S. flags will remain at the grave

sites during the Memorial Day period to allow visitors and family members time to honor their loved one with this show of respect,” said Davenport in a letter to the community. Volunteers from Warrenton and Fauquier County civic, church and youth groups are encouraged to participate. Lulu Baer is the post’s point of contact for those who would like to volunteer. She may be reached at flagsin72@ gmail.com. Potential volunteers may also call the post at 540-347-7740.

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These property transfers, filed May 6-12, 2021 were provided by Clerk of the Court of Fauquier County. (Please note that to conserve space, only the first person named as the grantor or grantee is listed. The kind of instrument is a deed unless stated otherwise.) Cedar Run District Christopher Paul Coppock to Peguy Laure Tcheuppi Djiamo, 0.7461 acre at 7743 Warrenton Chase Drive, Warrenton. $690,000 Maria Lea Salazar Hoffman to Douglas Bell, 1 acre at 4270 Dumfries Road, Catlett. $480,000 Karen Miller to Jennalee Dawn Allen, 1.5003 acres at 8149 Tall Pines Lane nr. Catlett. $486,200 Brandy R. Glascock to William A. Hamp IV, 9.7872 acres at 11534 Bristersburg Road, Catlett. $530,000 Michael P. MacKay to Bethany L. MacKay, 3860 Dumfries Road, Catlett. $400,000 Zara Slader to Stuart Jackson, 5.7388 acres at 4539 Old Auburn Road, Warrenton. $540,000 Jack C. Thompson to Nathan Bendy, o.9490 acres at 9674 Meetze Road nr. Midland. $360,000 Hazel Marie Carter to Fauquier County Board of Supervisors (Condemnation Certificate), 0.05975 acre and 0.05975 acre adjacent to Tenerife Road, Catlett. $1,187.40 Woodward Land Holdings LLC to CMH Homes Inc., 10 acres on Bristersburg Road nr. Midland. $150,000 Claybourne Brooks Hrs. by Spl. Commrs. to Jose E. Morales, 1.03 acres at 7396 Kennedy

Top Dollar Deal: $2,700,000 in Marshall District Road, Nokesville. $290,000 Pine Tree Court, Warrenton. $338,500 Lee District Katrina Amber Wilson to Ryan Thompson, RGS Family Realty LLC to Christopher 0.0275 acre at 118 Oak Tree Lane, Warrenton. Nicely, 0.4116 acre at 12475 Lucky Hill Road, $315,000 Remington. $295,000 Nghia Van Ho Nguyen to Mary Beth Theodore S. Richardson to Juan C. Amaya Stephenson, 522 Highland Towne Lane, Lainez, 10786 Blake Lane, Bealeton. $307,000 Warrenton. $351,000 Goldvein Farm LLC to Morgan Tyler Pence, William Duffy Successor Tr. to ASM2 LLC, 802 2.9380 acres on Robert J. Drive nr. Goldvein. Colonel Edmonds Court, Warrenton. $335,000 $80,000 Paul Suijk to Lorraine Mary Riche, 0.2400 acre Mary L. Embrey to Mary L. Embrey, 1 acre & at 113 Winchester Street, Warrenton. $550,000 easement to Union Church Road, Sumerduck. Swapna Adireddy to Lance Wolff, 814 Wide $22,320 Oak Court, Warrenton. $300,000 Nancy L. Mountjoy to Katherine Y Jimenez Herbert H. Hicks to Gary C. Tvrdik, 0.3721 acre Soza, 6752 Willowbrook Drive, Bealeton. at 635 Galina Way, Warrenton. $661,000 $355,000 Robert C. McAndrew to Brant Mims, 700 Black James M. Fowler to Deer Ridge LLC, 55 acres Sweep Road, Warrenton. $590,000 on Courtney’s Corner Road nr. Mt. Holly Scott District Church, Sumerduck. $240,000 Mee Hya Jo to Walter A. Sorto, 7340 Little NVR Inc. to Carlina McCottrell, 5145 Penn River Lane, The Plains. $900,000 Street, Bealeton. $301,460 Glenn T. MacNaughton to Timothy Edward Center District Voth, 9.3262 acres at 6275 Covey Road nr. Kathryn Elizabeth Watts to Marcella Liddick, Warrenton. $720,000 0.2056 acre at 52 North Street, Warrenton. Jeffrey C. Urban to Nissim Rodriguez, 11.2879 $633,000 acres at 5138 Laurel Lane, Broad Run. $650,000 Pamela A. Bray to Rebecca Nell Clarke, 475 Daniel W. Riley to Barbara V. Foor, 1 acre at Denning Court, Warrenton. $280,000 4276 Broad Run Church Road nr. Warrenton. Brandy R. Glascock to Katie E. Diamond, 729 $375,000

Barbara Carrico Pitts to B. F. Stephens Inc., 1.1267 acres at 7946 Rogues Road, Catlett. $140,000 Stephen Michael Ponce to Timothy Thompson, 6.64966 acres at 6080 Sarah Lane, Broad Run. $802,500 Marshall District Daniel J. Spoden to Andrew Kioko, 6.1783 acres at 6367 Carter’s Run Road, Marshall. $549,000 Fortunate Daughters LLC to Jane Wanda Johnson Tr., 10.1988 acres nr. Waterloo. $156,000 Carl Eric Madison to Donald Lyle Germeroth, 1.8040 acres at 6517 Wincewood Drive, Marshall/Orlean. $551,000 Ashland Mead LLC to James M. MacIntyre IV, 24.7423 acres at 8714 Holtzclaw Road nr. Warrenton. $2,700,000 Karen D. Whitecotton to Allen Michael Bongiovi, 3.0488 acres at 12064 Deerfield Lane, Amissville. $450,000 Scott Keithley to Jonathan Mathisen, 10 acres at Lower Waterloo Road, Warrenton. $700,000 Donna D. McClure to DC Partners LLC, 12.2506 acres at 6743 John Barton Payne Road, Marshall/Orlean. $545,000

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OBITUARIES Albert F. “Frankie” Walther, Sr. Albert F. “Frankie” Walther, Sr., 77, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service was held on Saturday, May 15, at 11:00 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home with Sammy Campbell officiating. Interment followed in Panorama Memorial Gardens at Waterlick. There was a celebration of Frankie’s life following the interment. Frank was born May 7, 1944 at Remount in Warren County son of the late Jesse and Virginia Walther. He was a farrier for over 60 years. He shod for several large farms in Loudoun and Fauquier counties including Springhill Farm, Buckland Farm, Blue Ridge Farm and White Oaks Farm. Some of his accomplishments include shoeing Secretariat as a yearling and Pleasant Colony through his triple crown bid. In his later years he had a horse shipped to Virginia from the owner of Secretariat to shoe and correct. He shod for several clients which included Washington Mill Co., Domino sugar, Thomas English Muffins, Mars candy bar and Busch beer to name a few. He worked the Warrenton Horse Show and was a farrier for several Steeplechase races over the years. Frank enjoyed being with his grandchildren, fishing, hunting, cooking and telling stories to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Surviving are his wife of 56 years Alice M. Walther; two children Frank “Dootz” Walther, Jr. and wife Teresa and Tracy Clatterbuck and husband Craig; siblings Lewin “Bo” Walther, William Walther and Judy Jenkins; four grandchildren Jessica and Hannah Walther, Chance and Taylor Clatterbuck; three step-grandchildren Josh, Shane and Tommi Michael; and several nieces and nephews. Frank was preceded in death by a sister Virginia Edwards. Pallbearers will be Gary “Clerb” Clark, Gary Pancione, Nick Pancione, Stephen Mudery, Johnny Jenkins and Jan Salvato. Honorary pallbearers will be Wade McGhee, Ronnie Bell, Duane Lawson and Galen Ellison. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 15 from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. maddoxfuneralhome.com Arrangements are being handled by Maddox Funeral Home, Front Royal.

She has touched the lives of many. Gloria Jean Vitayanuvatti passed away peacefully on May 12th, 2021 at the age of 70 in Warrenton, VA. She was surrounded by the comfort of friends and family. Even though cancer took her life, it did not beat her. She did not express fear for herself, only the concern for others until the very last breath. Gloria preferred to be called Jeannie. Her accomplishments throughout life were unmeasurable, and words alone can not convey even a fraction of what she has done. Most recently, her most important contribution was to the dedication and caring of her parents and aunt. She had an unrelenting passion for helping others. Her service to adult education in PD 9. Her masterful work in the criminal justice system, helping those who have been forgotten and mistreated. Her occupations were many. First she was a hairstylist. Then worked at Bell South, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Avaya. She had a leadership role in the CWA (Communications Workers of America). She was involved in Civil War reenactments. She loved gardening, history, genealogy, and gemology. Jeannie was preceded in death by her father, Edgar N. Pool; and her Nephew, Roy Pool, Jr. Jeannie is survived by her two sons, Michael and Tyler Vitayanuvatti; her daughter, Angie Overstreet; Two Sisters, Margaret Buraker and Joyce Wake; a brother, Roy Pool; her mother, Bette C. Pool; her grandchildren, Brandon, Kyle, Andrew, Alyssa, Austin, and Anya; and so many amazing cousins, nieces, and nephews. There will be a graveside service at Bright View Cemetery 8265 Lunsford Road Warrenton, VA 20187 on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 2:00PM followed by a gathering with friends and family. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Cancer Society at Cancer.org. Your gift means we can bring hope to other cancer patients. Online condolences can be made at: moserfuneralhome.com

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Roger passed away at his Palmyra, Virginia home surrounded by loved ones and his faithful dog Ozzy. He valiantly fought against cancer and diabetes and never once complained. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Anita, two sons Sean Leon Paul (Tricia) and Brian Leland Paul (Amanda), as well as grandchildren, Jeremy, Jason, Adriana, Katelyn, Michael, Gage, Talia, Ember (Chayton) and great granddaughter Lily. Roger is the 13th child of 14 children born to Charlie and Sallie Paul in Goldbug, KY. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Molly, Earl, Monroe, Charles, Carl, Lonnie, Ralph, and Bobby. Roger is survived by siblings Lawrence, Curley, Donnie, Wanda, and Barbara. He also has many loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss him. Through the years, Roger has come to be respected, befriended and loved by many coworkers during a career spanning over 50 years from serving as a Marine in Vietnam, a police officer rising through the ranks in Jacksonville, NC, to Chief of Police in Ayden, NC, then as Chief in Oxford, NC, and finishing his local law enforcement career in Warrenton, VA. He then became a Captain with the FBI Police in charge of the Quantico, VA division. During all of this time he also created mountain dulcimers, rehabbed and built houses, earned his private pilot license, and later became a licensed boat captain where he operated airboats and tourist boats in Florida. Roger with his wife Anita also ran a successful upholstery business for several years, and in retirement they both operated a home watch business. Roger emphasized family and always found time to enjoy his. His love, strength and humor were always present, whether it was father’s day trips, fishing, woodworking, taking cruises with the family, or sitting around and having a laugh. Roger and Anita called their life together “our big adventure” and through the ups and downs they stuck together. Roger will always be the light and love of Anita’s life. She thanks God for giving him to her and for giving her the strength and ability to love and care for him as he loved and cared for his family through all of life’s adventures. One family friend referred to Roger as “The selfless servant to Jesus” Ephesians Chapter 4. It couldn’t have been said better. We will miss his smile that would light up a room, but know he is at peace and waiting for Anita to stroll across heaven with him.

Vicki Lynn Johnson, age 75, a resident of Warrenton, VA, passed away on May 10, 2021, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, of natural causes. She was born in Monongahela, PA, attended Donora High School, and lived in Donora and Eldora [Monessen], PA, as a child. She was a devoted mother, sister, and daughter to family members, often putting others needs ahead of her own. She made life-long friends because of her service and dedication to others. She was particularly fond of her grandchildren and often traveled, played games, watched movies, and dined with them. Vicki had a long career with Fairfax County Government as a Land Acquisition Specialist. Part time jobs included a sales clerk at Safeway in Warrenton, and J.C. Penny in Winchester, VA. She was also a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), Warrenton Ward, and served in volunteer positions with the church’s Relief Society Presidency, Primary Presidency, Visiting Teacher, among other callings. Vicki worked several years as an administrative assistant for the LDS Church Education System. She was also a past employee and volunteer with Hospice of Fauquier. Vicki was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Beatrice Meek; and, a brother, Robert F. Meek. She is survived by three children, Daryl W. Johnson of Martinsburg, WV, Jennifer L. Johnson-Carter (Tim) of Culpeper, VA, and Kenneth D. Johnson (Julie) of Warrenton, VA.; five brothers and sisters including Nancy Godfrey (Dennis) of Monessen, PA, Rebecca Loving (David) of Orange, VA, Daniel Meek (Sue) of The Villages, FL, Philip Meek (Jill) of Otego, NY, and Jonathan Meek of Monongahela, PA; eight grandchildren, Chris Schneider (Kylie), Matthew Johnson, Meghan Johnson, Brooke Johnson, Madisyn Carter, Gabbi Ladue, Cole Ladue, and Sadie Johnson; as well as, one great grandson, Grayson. Visitations are planned for Monday, May 24, 2021, and Tuesday, May 25, 2021, from 6-8pm (both days) at Moser Funeral Home. Services will be private and she will be laid to rest at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton, VA. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice of Fauquier in Warrenton, VA. Arrangements by Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA, 20186, online condolences can be made at: moserfuneralhome.com.

Gloria Jean Vitayanuvatti

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OBITUARIES Robert W. (Bob) Scates, Jr. Robert W. (Bob) Scates, Jr., 88, of Stuarts Draft, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Shenandoah Nursing Home, Fishersville. He was born April 28, 1933, in Warrenton, Virginia, son of the late Robert Walter Scates, Sr. and Lucille Virginia Moffett Scates. Bob was an Accountant by trade and he retired from SunTrust Bank in 1987 and from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in 2001. For 13 years he was on the Augusta Regional SPCA Board, where he had also served as Vice President for 8 years. He was a member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association and the Legacy Society. He was an avid Civil War Collector and relic hunter as well as an amateur Civil War Historian. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Robert W. Scates, II and his daughter, Allyson Lynne Scates Goff. Survivors include his son, Michael Stuart Scates and wife, Beth of Raleigh, North Carolina; three grandchildren and his longtime companion, Nancy W. Alfred. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A. M., Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1904 Mt. Vernon Street, Waynesboro, conducted by the Pastor April Cranford and Bob’s longtime friend, Pastor Roger Dove of Harrisonburg. Serving as Active Pallbearers will be Michael Scates, Robert Ridings, Donnie Lawhorne, Scott Duckworth, Stephen Schickel, Scott Carter and Bryce Carter. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tommy Rosen, Eric Campbell, Park Thompson and Harry King. Friends may view and pay their respects from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Charlton and Groome Funeral Home, 619 Lifecore Drive, Fishersville. In lieu of flowers Bob has requested that contributions be made to the Augusta Regional SPCA, 33, Archery Lane, Staunton, VA 24401 or to Hospice of the Shenandoah, in care of the Augusta Health Foundation, P. O. Box 1000, Fishersville, VA 22939. Share memories and condolences at www. charltonandgroomefuneralhome.com

Wesley Landon Edwards Wesley Landon Edwards, 97, of Madison went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2021 at his home. He was born January 27, 1924, the eldest of ten children, to the late Franklin Webster Edwards and Ethel May Soper. He was predeceased by his four brothers, Gordon, Clarence, Irvin, and Berkley and five sisters, Myrtle, Mildred, Leola, Janie, and Dora. He was also predeceased by one son, Thomas Landon Edwards. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Duel Edwards, son Boyd Landon Edwards, daughter, Lisa Ellen Needham, and eight children from his first marriage to Rosa Mae Beale. They are Barbara Wyne, Linda Sadaatamand, Dora Cabezas, Franklin Edwards, Mary Lou Hamer, Ann Cagel, Sandra Lagana, and Betty Botalli. He also leaves 27 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Barboursville, Va. He was helping to build Vint Hill Farm Station when he was drafted into the Navy in 1943 and was honorable discharged in 1946. He was a mechanic before he went to work for B.M. Brosius at Broken Hills Farm in Warrenton. After Mr. Brosius died, Ed Miller bought the farm and renamed it Brookfield. Wesley worked there for a total of 60 years. He was always happiest outside where he could make hay and care for the beef cattle. He was a jack of all trades and was responsible for the upkeep of the farm and keeping the equipment running. He was not happy when he was forced to retire at age 86 when the farm went into development. A graveside service was held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Little Georgetown Cemetery in Broad Run with Pastor Dave Knighton officiating. Preddy Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Madison Young Farmers, P. O. Box 1063, Madison, Va. 22727.

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Albert Donald Noonan Albert Donald Noonan of Culpeper, VA was a caring father, brother, friend, officer and veteran. He left this world suddenly on April 30, 2021. Born in Bridgeport, CT, Al as he was known to friends and family, graduated high school and proudly joined the United States Marine Corps, serving for 12 years. During his service, he served around the world, always remembering his time in the Mediterranean, traveling within the Arctic circle and serving 2 years aboard the USS America CV-66. At the time of his death, he was serving his 17th year as a Pentagon Police officer. Albert is survived by his sons, David E Noonan, daughter-in-law Elizabeth Leonard of Warrenton, VA and Dustin A. Noonan of Culpeper VA.; Grandson Dempsey Reid Noonan; Brothers, Bobby Noonan of Ct, Tommy Noonan of Ct, Johnny Noonan of Ct, and Brian Noonan of WVA. Albert’s memory will be honored on May 22, 2021 at 8275 Maple Tree Farm, Warrenton, VA with an outdoor service at 10am. The family is asking in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 444 E Street, NW Washington DC 20001. Online condolences may be offered at moserfuneralhome.com.

Joanna Farra Born to Giovanni and Michelina DiCroce, Joanna grew up on New York’s Long Island with an older sister and two brothers who predeceased her. She attended Lawrence High School and State University Teachers College at Potsdam, New York. She later moved to Saratoga Springs, New York to raise a family with husband Ron. The couple enjoyed a happy and fulfilling marriage for 64+ years. Joanna was befriended and loved by all she met. She was the mother of five children, and grandmother to 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Throughout her adult life, she participated in a wide variety of athletic activities including biking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and skiing. She was active in music and other cultural events including church choirs. Joanna is survived by her husband Ronald Farra, daughters Kathleen Palermo of Chantilly, Virginia; Eileen Gallant of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; Christine Kiracofe of Bridgewater, Virginia; sons Michael Farra of Hollywood, Florida; John Farra of Heber City, Utah; 10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and dozens of nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

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OBITUARIES Elmer Mae “Punkin” Thorn Elmer Mae “Punkin” Thorn, 92 of Remington, VA passed away on May 16, 2021. She was born on September 3, 1928 to Elmo and Jane Wheatley in Fauquier County, VA. In addition to her parents, Punkin is preceded in death by her husband, Enos Thorn, Jr., and her siblings, Milford Wheatley and Anna Marie Abel. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Alvin Thorn and his wife Joan of Goldvein, VA and Roy Thorn of Remington, VA. A graveside service will be held at Mt. Holly Cemetery on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations kindly be made to the Remington Volunteer Fire Department. Online condolences may be expressed at moserfuneralhome.com.

Katherine Jean Gaither Katherine Jean Gaither, age 62, a resident of Sumerduck, VA passed away on May 13, 2021 from an unexpected cancer at Prince William Medical Center, in Manassas. She will be sorely missed by all her family and friends. She was a Secretary for Manassas Transfer. Katherine was predeceased by her father, George William Hollingsworth, Sr.; a son, Clifton Michail Heflin; a brother, Randy Cornett. She is survived by her husband, Robert Stanton Gaither of Sumerduck, VA; two daughters, Rebecca Lynn Heflin and her husband, Michael Thurston of Richmond, VA and Amanda Katherine Heflin of Stafford, VA; Her mother, Jean Louise Hollingsworth, Spencer, VA; three siblings, George William Hollingsworth, Jr. of Midland, VA, Patricia Louise Simpson and her husband, David Lee of Bealeton, VA, and Janice Lee Clapsadl and her husband, Michael of Spencer, VA; and her two grandchildren, Stefan Michael Thurston and Preston Michael Heflin. Online condolences can be made at moserfuneralhome.com

William Jefferson Sexton It is with heavy heart that the Sexton family of Marshall, Virginia announces that William Jefferson Sexton passed away on May 13th, 2021, at the young age of 69. William was born July 10th, 1951 in Horsepen, Virginia to the late William Cicero Sexton and Ellen Elizabeth Weaver, thou Fauquier County is where he called his home for the last 42 years. William was an active member of the community and served for many years through the local Lions Club and the Lonesome Pine Hunt Club. His passion in life was farming and he was the perfect envisionment of a farmer. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he loved his garden and the outdoors, and he was dedicated to the care and stability of his family. William never passed an opportunity to offer help to all who needed it, whether through his knowledge of life or his hardworking hands. He was a dedicated husband and father, a devoted grandfather, and a beloved friend and brother. William leaves behind his loving wife of 52 years, Betty Jean Combs Sexton; his children, William Thomas (Amanda) and Jennifer; three grandchildren, Annalise, Bryson, and Tanner; one brother and 7 sisters. William is being reunited with his parents and one brother, William Cicero Sexton, Jr. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held: May 29th, 2021 at 10:30am at Leeds Ruritan Park in Hume, Virginia All who wish to attend are invited. In lieu of flowers please make donations in William’s name to: Your local Lion’s Club, www.lionsclubs.org Hunters for the Hungry, www.h4hungry.org William was always exploring where the roads would lead, never going the same way twice. May the road he has taken now lead him to peace and may he offer his continuous guidance to all those he has left behind.

Leona Elizabeth Heflin Leona Elizabeth Heflin, 97 of Midland, VA passed away on May 11, 2021 at her home. She was born on Nov. 13, 1923 in Fauquier County, and at her death was the last of nine children of Michael M. and Minnie Ritenour Lenox. In addition to her parents and siblings, she was preceded in death in 1984 by her husband, Howard L. Heflin. She was longtime member of Zoar Baptist Church, Bristersburg. Surviving are her children, Elizabeth H. Ryder, Edna H. Davis, Shirley H. Embrey, Sue H. Clarke, Carolyn H. Starr and Eva H. Thorpe; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. The family received friends on Sunday, May 16 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, VA where funeral services were held on Monday, May 17 at 2:00 PM. Interment followed at Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery, Somerville, VA Memorial contributions may be made to Zoar Baptist Church, 11036 Elk Run Rd., Catlett, VA 20119. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Ruth Wilson Payne Ruth Wilson Payne, age 97, of Marshall, VA passed peacefully at Gainesville Health & Rehab. on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021. She was born in Conde, VA on November 5th, 1923, daughter of the late, Beverly & Leo Wilson. She is survived by her daughter-in-laws, Margaret Payne and Jean Payne; four grandchildren, Gregory S. Payne, Jr. & his wife, Tammy of Burke, VA, Shannon N. Payne Silvious & her husband, Matthew of Florida, Jared M. Payne & his wife, Michelle of Manassas, VA and Douglas Johnson; ten great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her three children; Varnell C. ‘Butch’ Payne, Jr., Scott Payne Sr. and Annie Mae Payne; and nine siblings. A graveside service will be held at Leeds cemetery, Leeds Manor Rd. in Markham. VA at 11 am on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and /or the American Diabetes association. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.

Captain Thomas O. Nutt, Jr, (USN Retired) Captain Thomas O. Nutt, Jr, (USN Retired), (Tom), of Reedville, Virginia, passed away at his home. Tom was born in Burlington, Iowa to Thomas O. Nutt Sr and Madelyn Blakeway Nutt. He was the oldest of three, his siblings being Caroline Kunzmann of Albuequerque, New Mexico and John C. Nutt of Bloomington, Minnesota. Tom grew up in the small town of Douds, Iowa along the Des Moines River. Tom enlisted in the Navy at age 17, and graduated from Northwestern University in 1947. Tom’s Navy career took him to Charleston, South Carolina, where he met his future wife, Wynnona Tisdale, they were married in Long Beach California. Tom and Wynnona had four children. Tom’s Navy career included assignments during the Korean and the Vietnam Wars with numerous ship commands, retiring in 1974. Tom and Wynnona lived in Long Beach and Alameda, CA, Charleston, SC, Burlington, IA, San Juan, PR, Yokosuka, Japan, Fairfax, Broad Run, Catlett, and Reedville, VA. Tom was a member of the Masonic lodge for over seventy years. Tom is predeceased by his wife Wynnona and daughter Lynne-Rose. He is survived by his sons Tom 3rd (Kathy), Ted (Gail), Fred, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p. m. Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Bethany United Methodist Church, Reedville, Va. Following the service, Tom will be interred next to his devoted wife at the Roseland Cemetery in Reedville, Virginia. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

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OBITUARIES William (Bill) H. Bundens

Places of Worship Grace Episcopal Church • HOLY EUCHARIST: Sundays, 9 a.m. • SUNDAY SCHOOL: Children & Adults 10 a.m. 5096 Grace Church Lane, Casanova (1 mile off Meetze Road) The Rev. James Cirillo, Priest • (540) 788-4419

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St. John The Baptist Anglican Church

Anglo Catholic in worship and order Mass Schedule: Sunday 8AM & 10:30 AM Wednesday 10 AM Holy Days 6PM Father Jonathan Ostman, Rector

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William (Bill) H. Bundens, 54 of Warrenton, Virginia died Saturday at Fairfax Inova Hospital in Falls Church, VA

A WAKE A wake is a solemn service usually occurring before a funeral. It can take place days prior to or the day of the actual funeral service. Traditionally, wakes take place in the home, but more often these days, funeral homes now serve as a venue. Wakes are sometimes referred to as visitations or viewings, which are typically less formal. These events offer a chance for the deceased’s family and friends to gather together to share memories and celebrate the deceased’s life. During a wake, loved ones will also come together to comfort one another and pay their final respects. The remains may or may not be present. Wakes are not the same as funerals or memorial services. When you meet with a member of our staff to discuss your arrangements, we’ll ask you about your loved one to gain an understanding of the person the services will honor. Our professionals will use this information to guide you in the creation of a personalized, meaningful celebration of your loved one’s life. At MOSER FUNERAL HOME, we can assist you in planning and coordinating all of the details of a funeral service. To learn more, please call (540) 347-3431. Please stop by our tastefully appointed facility at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, and be sure to ask about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, located just outside of Warrenton

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In commemoration of Memorial Day, the Fauquier County Veterans Council will hold a private wreath laying ceremony at the Warrenton Cemetery on Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m.

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NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS JUNE 3, 2021 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2021 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to consider the following items: 1. APPEAL – AZAD-21-015164 – WILDCAT EQUESTRIAN FARM, LLC (OWNER)/JOCELYN L. ALEXANDER (APPELLANT) – WILDCAT EQUESTRIAN FARM, LLC – An appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s issuance of a Zoning Permit for the grading of a paved access road to a proposed barn and a dirt trail, PIN 6976-49-8096-000, located on the west side of James Madison Highway (Route 17), Marshall District, The Plains, Virginia. (Amy Rogers, Staff) Note: This is a public meeting, not a public hearing. 2. SPECIAL PERMIT – SPPT-21-015093 – BRANDT & MARTHA WILLIAMSON (OWNERS/APPLICANTS) – STONEY COBBLER HILL – An application for a Category 3 Special Permit to allow a tourist home, PIN 6041-21-4394-000, located at 10551 Cobbler Valley Lane, Marshall District, Delaplane, Virginia. (Kara Krantz, Staff) 3. SPECIAL PERMIT – SPPT-21-015156 – OPAL OIL, INC. (OWNER)/ANGELA JRAB (APPLICANT) – A & M PUPPIES, LLC d/b/a THE PUPPY SHOP – An application for a Category 13 Special Permit to allow the continued operation of a kennel offering pet sales in a Commercial District, PIN 7906-83-4511-000, located at 5021-A Lee Highway, Scott District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Lauren Kopishke, 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: http://agenda.fauquiercounty.gov/. 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. Due to the threat to public health and safety of the residents of Fauquier County from exposure to COVID-19, and pursuant to the County’s emergency continuity of government ordinance adopted April 9, 2020, citizens are encouraged to participate virtually in this process. The meeting may be viewed on Fauquier County Government Channel 23 and livestreamed at http://fauquier-va.granicus.com/ ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Citizens desiring to participate in the meeting remotely are required to register in advance. Instructions are available on the County website at: www.fauquiercounty. gov/BZAVirtualMeeting. Comments will be limited to three minutes. Participants will be required to wear a face covering and maintain strict social distancing measures that may involve waiting in line outside of the building. 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 Meredith Meixner, Planning Associate, at (540) 422-8210.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA In the matter of: The Adoption of ASHLYNN ELIZABETH WEBB, an infant. CASE NO.: 21-A-42 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION The object of the above proceeding is to obtain a termination of the parental rights of Brion M. Webb, and to change the name of the said minor child. Take notice that a hearing will be held before the Honorable Stephen Redding, Judge, Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, on the 29th day of June 2021, at 2:30 o’clock p.m. at which time you may be present to protect your interests. A copy of the petition filed in this matter may be obtained in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkley County, West Virginia. Virginia Sine; Berkeley Co Circuit Clerk

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VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF FAUQUIER IN RE: FEMALE CHILD BORN TO TRACEY DUNIVAN ON 11/21/2018 Case No. JJ017338 FEMALE CHILD BORN TO TRACEY DUNIVAN ON 6/17/2021 Case No. JJ017961 CONSOLIDATED ORDER FOR PUBLICATION The object of these suits is to fully and completely terminate all residual parental rights of the Unknown Father of the female child born to Tracey Dunivan on November 21, 2018, to the child, and to fully and completely terminate all residual parental rights of the Unknown Father of the female child born to Tracey Dunivan on June 17, 2021, to the child. Based on an affidavit filed herein, the Court finds that there exist sufficient grounds for causing service of process by publication. Said Unknown Father of the male child born to Tracey Dunivan on November 21, 2018, the father, is hereby notified that his failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and at the time may result in entry of an order terminating his residual parental rights with respect to said child. The father is hereby notified that if his residual parental rights with respect to said child are terminated, he will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit with said child or have any authority with respect to the care and supervision of said child. Further, the father will have no legal and/or financial obligations with respect to said child. Further, as a result of the termination of the father’s residual parental rights, the Department of Social Services of Fauquier County, Virginia, may be granted the authority to place said child for adoption and consent to the adoption of said child. Said Unknown Father of the male child born to Tracey Dunivan on June 17, 2021, the father, is hereby notified that his failure to appear on the hereinafter noticed date and at the time may result in entry of an order terminating his residual parental rights with respect to said child. The father is hereby notified that if his residual parental rights with respect to said child are terminated, he will no longer have any legal rights with respect to said child, including, but not limited to, the right to visit with said child or have any authority with respect to the care and supervision of said child. Further, the father will have no legal and/or financial obligations with respect to said child. Further, as a result of the termination of the father’s residual parental rights, the Department of Social Services of Fauquier County, Virginia, may be granted the authority to place said child for adoption and consent to the adoption of said child. This notice by order of publication is being provided pursuant to Section 16.1-263(A), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. It is ordered that Unknown Father of the female child born to Tracey Dunivan on November 21, 2018, the father, and that Unknown Father of the female child born to Tracey Dunivan on June 17, 2021, appear at the above-named Court to protect his/their interests on or before the 6th day of July, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Date: May 6 , 2021. Melissa Cupp, JUDGE

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Employment Social Services – Benefits Program Manager

Fauquier County located in 45 miles west of the Nation’s Capital is seeking candidates for the position of Social Services Program Manager. The ideal candidate will have a positive can-do-attitude with a commitment to the highest level of customer service and professional excellence. This role will have the oversight of the Benefits Programs in the Department of Social Services. Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of Virginia public assistance programs, previous experience as a supervisory, strong communication and time management skills, and a proven ability to work in a detailed, fast-paced, and dynamic environment with the versatility to manage multiple priorities successfully and simultaneously. We offer a comprehensive benefits package! Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. All employment offers are contingent upon a successful criminal background check. Submit your online application & resume today by visiting: jobs.fauquiercounty.gov. Questions? Call 540-422-8300 EEO/AA/M/F/D

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Fauquier County is seeking a motivated, team leader and player to join the Finance department, Procurement Division as the Procurement Manager. We are looking for a seasoned and knowledgeable individual with experience working in local government, to lead a team of six professionals in providing procurement services and contract management for various commodities and services. Our procurement team works professionally and efficiently to meet the procurement needs of both Fauquier County and Fauquier County Public Schools. Desired candidate will have: - 5+ years in procurement and strong background and experience in the methods of procurements (including IFB, RFP, sole source, and emergency purchases), and state and federal laws and guidelines for procurement. - Knowledge and experience procuring a variety of commodities (including services for complex construction projects) and in contract creation, review, modification, and monitoring. - Strong communication skills (oral presentation and technical writing) and experience in creating and updating, and communicating procurement issues, policy and procedures. - Supervisory experience and leadership of a team to include managing team outcomes and workload. - A professional approach to providing customer service, meeting customer needs, and resolving problems. - Enthusiasm and desire to learn and be engaged with issues surrounding and affecting local government and School division procurement. - Willingness to be innovative and bring fresh eyes and experiences to examining processes for change adaptation, and improvement. - Certifications, to include Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO), Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO), and/or have obtained any other nationally recognized procurement certification(s). We offer a comprehensive benefits package! Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. For more information and to submit your online application & resume, visit: jobs.fauquiercounty.gov. Questions? Call 540-422-8300 EEO/AA/M/F/D

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Practice Manager

for mental health outpatient service near Culpeper, VA. Candidate must be familiar with payroll, medical ins. billing (support only), some internet & website capability. This position will start as PT and can open to FT with benefits. Some work can be done from home. Please email resume & cover letter to: bwyman@evergreenbehavioralhs.com

Full Time Flagger Traffic Plan seeks FT Flaggers to set up and control traffic around construction sites. A valid drivers license is a must, good pay, & benefits. If interested please fill out an application at 7855 Progress Court Suite 103 Gainesville, VA on Wednesdays from 9am to 12pm or online at www.trafficplan.com

CARPENTERS & FOREMAN

for a Rappahannock County Builder. Non-smoking, reliable transportation & tools req´d. Benefits include health ins, holidays & vacation. Call 540.423.8469

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Concession Worker II Park Laborer II Pool Cashier Assistant Pool Manager

Questions: 540-422-8550. Apply ONLINE: jobs.fauquiercounty.gov

LEAD TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS Full or Part Time

Fauquier County is seeking excellent candidates for the following positions!

Kitchen Manager (part time temporary)

Fauquier County Adult Detention Center is seeking an experienced, reliable, team player! Working beside the Kitchen Manager, this employee will: - Assist with planning, developing and coordinating the food service program - Assist with preparing and serving meals Clean utensils and kitchen - Assist with ordering food and maintaining records and files

Maintenance Mechanic III – Roofer

Ideal candidate will have experience and expertise in roofing and roofing repairs

Skills Trades Technician II – HVAC

Ideal candidate will have knowledge of and experience with: Maintains and repairs building utility systems, such as electrical wiring and controls, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, EMS, kitchen equipment, and refrigeration - Installs, services and repairs mechanical equipment - Journeyman’s license a plus

Environmental Services – SWM Operator III

Looking for an experienced heavy equipment operator working at the County solid waste management facility. Great job if you like to work in the outdoors. CDL Class B is a plus.

Fleet Maintenance Mechanic I

Seeking skilled repair mechanic to work on county fleet. Tools uniforms and PPE provided

Fleet Services Aid (Temporary)

Earn valuable job experience and get your foot in the door! Deliver fuels to school locations for lawn equipment on a weekly schedule; Pick up and deliver lawn equipment; Assist mechanics when needed in lawn equipment repairs; Clean/maintain Fleet’s fueling sites, vehicle wash bay; Pressure wash equipment; Pick up and deliver parts and supplies; Clean, dump trash, sweep floors in shop area.

Visit jobs.fauquiercounty.gov for more information. Questions? Call: 540-422-8300 EEO/AA/M/F/D This Could be Your Ad! Call 540-347-4222

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Walnut Grove Child Care 540-347-0116 or 540-349-9656 PARALEGAL Warrenton based woman-owned firm has an immediate FT position for contracting/admin position. Excellent communication, grammar, writing skills required with good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Candidate that has first-hand legal experience in commercial real estate experience a plus.

STRONG ADMIN POSITION Also looking to hire an administrative assistant. Excellent communication, grammar, writing skills required with good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Will train. Send resume and salary requirements to: info@mkassociates.com

Adult Court Services

Excellent career opportunity to join a great team! We are currently seeking a full time permanent Local Probation/Pretrial Court Services Officer. Ideal candidate will have previous probation experience as well as Criminal Justice or related degree. Job duties include but not limited to providing probation/ pretrial supervision, drug screening of offenders, court-room testimony, monitoring compliance with Court’s Orders. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package! For more information and to submit your online application & resume, visit: jobs.fauquiercounty.gov. Questions? Call 540-422-8300 EEO/AA/M/F/D

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Heating and Air Conditioning

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Roofing

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Auto

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Excavation

EMPLOYERS! GoWell Urgent Care in Warrenton offers pre-employment and DOT physicals, PFTs, drug and breath alcohol screens, and workman’s comp cases!

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Lawn

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Landscaping

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Builder

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Excavation

Home Improvment

Masonry

Construction Moving/Storage

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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Painting/Wallpaper

Painting/Wallpaper

Hauling

Moving/Storage

Tree Service/Firewood

Siding

Professional Services

WARRENTON SELF STORAGE Across from Fauquier County Courthouse • 17 to 455 square feet • Constant Temperature • Wooden Floors • 1st floor access • Month to Month • No hidden fees

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Roofing

Tile

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Roofing

Remodeling

Tree Service/Firewood

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Welcome to the new legacy! Still your bank. On April 1, 2021, The Fauquier Bank merged with Virginia National Bank. The combined bank will cover the counties of Fauquier, Prince William, Frederick, and Albemarle, and the cities of Richmond and Charlottesville. Bringing together over 140 years of combined banking experience to our community. The transition of the combined bank will take some time, but we expect to serve all clients at all locations by August 2021. Welcome to the new legacy! As we continue to grow, we will never lose sight of the critical ingredients to our continued success. Exceptional service begins and ends with people. That’s why we say, “It’s all about people . . . and always will be.” Visit TFB.bank/about-us for more information!