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Warrenton police officers under investigation Off-duty incident left woman injured
By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill confirmed Friday the Virginia State Police are investigating a Sept. 19 altercation at a local bar involving six off-duty town policemen that left a woman injured. Nevill said Commonwealth’s Attorney James P. Fisher informed him in an Oct. 3 letter that Fisher had asked the state police to independently investigate the incident. In his letter, a copy of which was
shared with the Fauquier Times, Fisher wrote that he was informed of the incident by a private attorney who said his client, “a woman in her early 20s,” had “confirmed from a medical appointment that her nose was broken as a result of the assault.” Fisher also expressed concern that the town police department did not initially inform his office of the incident despite their responsibility under Virginia law to know of any instances in which police officers have been
reprimanded, suspended or “otherwise involved in a matter affecting their integrity or credibility.” By law, such information must be provided to any defendants charged by such police officers, Fisher wrote. “In this instance, there is troubling information involving numerous officers; a delay in pursuing an internal investigation; and no parallel investigation to determine if criminal charges are warranted,” Fisher wrote. Fisher’s letter did not say where
the incident took place or provide any details, except that the officers and the woman had been drinking and that the woman suffered a broken nose. “One version [of the event] indicates a potential criminal assault, while another version indicates negligence or potentially gross negligence,” Fisher wrote. “All versions include public intoxication on the part of more than one officer as well as the woman injured in the matter.”
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ISO: 1,600 Fauquier residents eligible for Medicaid Expanded income limits take effect Jan. 1; enrollment beginning now By Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writer
Starting Jan. 1, all adults making up to $16,700 a year — whether or not they have children — will be eligible for Medicaid. In general, Medicaid is designed for the disabled; low- and no-income adults and children; and low-income elderly residents. (See table for new income limits based on family size.) Everyone who currently does not have health insurance and thinks they might now qualify for Medicaid is encouraged to apply as soon as possible, said Holly Handy, a program manager with Prince William County’s Department of Social Services. Handy explained the details for the expanded Medicaid program during an Oct. 10 meeting at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. “Up until now, we were offering limited Medicaid coverage based on income and age. But those guidelines have changed,” Handy said.
The commonwealth has launched a campaign to spread the message far and wide: An estimated 400,000 Virginians will be eligible for free health insurance under Medicaid beginning Jan. 1, and an estimated 1,600 of them live in Fauquier County. As a result of the state legislature’s action earlier this year to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act, the eligibility requirements for the state- and federally-funded health-care program for low-income residents have expanded, opening Medicaid coverage to many who may not have qualified before. Under Virginia’s existing Medicaid program, even disabled adults could not qualify for Medicaid if they made more than $9,700 a year. Childless, non-disabled adults did not qualify for Medicaid at all, no matter how little they See MEDICAID, page 3 made. INSIDE Business...............................................9 Classified............................................34 Communities......................................26 Faith...................................................30
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Fisher also included in his letter a copy of an Oct. 1 email from Warrenton Police Lt. Art Mellon to Jamey Cook, Fisher’s chief deputy commonwealth’s attorney. Mellon’s email stated the Warrenton Police Department was conducting its own investigation of four officers and a sergeant who were present at the “restaurant” during the Sept. 19 incident along with a detective who drove some of the officers home. “This investigation is currently active, and we will be sure to keep your office in the loop on this matter,” Mellon’s email said.
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Fisher did not reply Friday to phone messages and an email requesting comment for this story. Lt. Tim Carter, who is serving as interim chief of the Town of Warrenton Police Department, declined to comment Friday on the details of the incident. But he acknowledged an investigation is under way. “I am aware of the allegations being investigated by the Virginia State Police, but since it involves personnel and an active investigation I can’t comment,” Carter said. Carter said he didn’t know when the investigation might be complete but said state police “move pretty quickly” in such matters.
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Mayor: Council should have been informed ‘immediately’
Nevill said he learned about the incident shortly after it occurred. He said he was told about it by Warrenton Town Councilman Bob Kravetz (Ward 4), who chairs the council’s public safety and transportation committee. Nevill said he is concerned councilmembers were not notified more quickly about an incident involving town police officers that might have amounted to criminal activity. “Our concern was that is should be investigated immediately. Personnel matters are within the town manager’s purview. Our greatest concern is that we were not informed of it as it progressed from an incident reported, to an investigation, and [then referred] to the state police. We have been informed after the fact,” Nevill said. “It is our opinion we should be informed immediately of a situation that’s a violation of conduct or has potential criminal activity.” Warrenton Town Manager Brannon Godfrey did not reply Friday to a message left at his office. Nevill said he is “pleased the state police are involved.” “It adds another level of transparency” to the process of finding out what occurred, he said. “We will not tolerate lapses of character and judgment. We expect a high level of professionalism whether in uniform or not,” Nevill said of the town’s police officers.
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Fisher’s Oct. 3 letter comes after a Sept. 25 letter to Nevill in which the commonwealth’s attorney criticized the town’s handling of the monthslong process to hire a new Warrenton police chief. Interim Police Chief Dan Boring was hired to take the helm of the town’s police department after former police chief Lou Battle retired abruptly May 1. Boring left the post Friday, leaving Carter in charge of the department. In his Sept. 25 letter, Fisher asked Nevill to delay the search and hiring process for the new police chief to give Fisher time to provide input “in a meaningful way” rather than just prior to rendering a job offer. “I am concerned that the ‘horse is out of the barn’ and I am being contacted after the decision has been made, and that there is no real interest in hearing what input I may have about the process and its applicants,” Fisher wrote. Hiring a town police chief is up to the town manager, but the town council has put a halt to the process while it studies how it has been handled, Kravetz said. Godfrey had the help of three committees formed to help screen applicants: one composed of citizens, one of composed of police chiefs and a third composed of town managers. “We’re taking it seriously. We’re concerned that [Fisher’s] concerned. We’re looking into the process a little more. We don’t want to do something that might be improper, not that anything improper has been done,” Kravetz said. “We want to ensure that we hire a police chief who will be good for the town and have a good relationship with council and the commonwealth’s attorney.” Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@ fauquier.com
Pilot in Culpeper crash identified as member of acrobatic flight team The pilot killed in a crash outside the Culpeper Regional Airport Friday night has been identified as Jon S. Thocker, of Cincinnati, Ohio, a retired airline captain and 12-year veteran of the Redline Air Shows acrobatic team. Thocker’s “RVA homebuilt aircraft” was conducting aerodynamic maneuvers when it crashed into a field on the 12500 block of Beverly Ford Road in Brandy Station, about 8:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, according to Corinne Geller, spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the crash site Friday. The cause remained under investigation Saturday, Geller said. Thocker was part of a team involved in a night performance at the Culpeper Air Fest, according to Redline Air Shows, which posted a notice about the crash on its website.
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ISO: 1,600 Fauquier residents eligible for Medicaid MEDICAID from page 1
or FAMIS, Virginia’s health-insurance program for low-income children — will receive letters inIn September, every child enrolled in Virginia forming them of their new eligibility for Medicaid, public schools was sent home with a flyer deliver- Handy said. ing information about this new opportunity to apOthers can apply in person at any Virginia Deply for Medicaid. partment of Social services office or by calling “We’re asking everyone to pass the word,” Cover Virginia at 1-855-242-8282 or visiting: Handy said. www.coverva.org. In Fauquier County an Oct. 5 meeting of PartnerAnyone applying who needs assistance with ship for Community Resources was the occasion for their activities of daily living should answer “Yes” community outreach about the new Medicaid rules. to question nine on the new application. This helps All community residents without health insurance to identify people with more are encouraged to apply for the complex healthcare needs. To apply in person new Medicaid program even if Applications for Medicaid Fauquier County they did not qualify in the past. can now also be filed on the Department of Social Services Medicaid is a health-inwebsite commonly known as 320 Hospital Drive, Suite 11 surance program that covers the “marketplace,” set up to Alice Jane Childs Building, Warrenton services such as doctor’s ap540-422-8400 help identify region-specific, pointments, hospitalization, Hours: Monday — Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. low-cost insurance plans based prescription medications, maon individual needs. ternity care, newborn care, behavioral health care The Affordable Care Act “marketplace” is availand more through the Commonwealth Coordinate able at www.healthcare.gov and www.commonCare Plus Medicaid programs. help.virginia.gov. Applying is easier and faster than ever before. Those who qualify for Medicaid will receive a Fauquier County will have four newly hired and packet in the mail within six days. New enrollees trained personnel — in full-time, permanent posi- must chose an HMO provider through which they tions — who will work to process the county’s new will receive Medicaid-covered services. If no speenrollees. cific doctor is chosen, one will be assigned. “Virginia is doing everything to make apply“This will lower the number of visits people ing and on-boarding new Medicaid recipients make to the emergency room, when what they reala simple, straightforward process. They want to ly need is a treating physician,” Handy said. make sure they don’t have the technical problems There is no dental or vision insurance offered Obamacare [the Affordable Care Act] experienced with the expanded Medicaid program, “but there initially,” added Virginia Hospital Association’s are other programs that might be available for the Kelly Cannon. applicant. We would only know by their applicaMore than 200,000 Virginians who are expected tion,” Handy said. to be eligible for Medicaid based on their current enrollment in other programs for low-income resi- No work requirement, for now Virginia lawmakers passed Medicaid expandents — such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, informally known as food stamps, sion with a work or volunteer requirement for new,
Who is eligible for Medicaid? Virginia lawmakers expanded the state’s Medicaid program to cover those making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. As of Jan. 1, lowincome adults making up to $16,754 are eligible for Medicaid. For married couples and children, eligibility depends on income and family size. Source: coverva.org Annual income Family Size is less than 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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non-disabled adult enrollees and have filed for a waiver from the federal government to add the requirement, as it is not part of the federal program. The state has not yet received its waiver, however, and therefore the work requirement will not immediately go into effect when the program is expanded Jan. 1. “Although that could change in the future,” if the waiver is approved, Handy said. As of now, there are also no co-pays for Medicaid recipients, although that could also change, especially for those earning near the income thresholds. Undocumented immigrants are generally not eligible for Medicaid. “We do look at citizenship status, but we do not report to any agency about that status. The applicant either qualifies for Medicaid based on the information they give us, or they don’t,” Handy said. Reach Karen Chaffraix at kchaffraix@fauquier.com
Coming soon: a county park with access to the Rappahannock By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to accept the donation of a nearly 200-acre site along the Rappahannock River west of Warrenton that will become a future public park. The site, off Leeds Manor Road, has eighttenths of a mile frontage on the river. Bryan Hofmann, programs manager for the Friends of the Rappahannock, spoke in favor of the acquisition during the public comment portion of the supervisors’ Oct. 11 meeting. The Friends group is a nonprofit group based in Fredericksburg that works to protect and restore the river. It has a presence in 18 Virginia counties. “About a year ago, the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District and we started having meetings about how to get more access to the river. Avid boaters and anglers always find a way. They ask friends or neighbors with access” but the general public may not have it so easy, Hofmann explained later. “We created a vision map and we outlined a
number of places where we’d like to see public access. Remington is one of our priorities. We’re hoping to see the final land acquisition there in the spring, and we’re hoping to get a boat launch installed,” Hofmann said. The donated site will bring public river access to an area of the county that currently lacks it. “This is one of those wonderful things that comes along once in a while,” said Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel, whose Marshall District
encompasses the new parkland. “It’s extremely exciting. There is no river access in the Marshall District and very little elsewhere.” Donated by Charles MacDonald, the river frontage is considered ideal for canoeing and kayaking, fishing and hiking. It could also be a destination for school field trips. The county will spend about $45,000 for signs, a kiosk, road gravel, river access construction, parking, entrance gate and trash cans. Annual operating costs will total about $12,500. A tentative budget includes expenditures for regular mowing and maintenance of the road and trails. The property has a mature forest, some open meadow and small streams. A family cemetery is there as well. The 196.64-acre tract is currently zoned for agricultural use. A gravel entrance road already serves the property, which includes a small outbuilding and some trails. A timetable calls for the property to be conveyed to the county in November. Work to get the park ready could start in December. Reach James Ivancic at jivancic@fauquier. com
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Friend says Warrenton couple ‘wanted to go together’ By Jill Palermo
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Linda and Clark Johnson struggled with serious health conditions and financial woes but were devoted to each other and often told friends that when the time came, “they wanted to go together.” That’s according to Sadia LaRose, a friend of the couple who lived across the street from them in Warrenton Lakes for four years. LaRose said she and her family moved to Midland about a year ago but still kept in touch. LaRose said Linda and Clark, both 75, had no children or grandchildren of their own and were close to LaRose and her family. LaRose called the news of the couple’s apparent murder-suicide “devastating” Thursday and said she doesn’t think the Johnsons would want others to think of their passing in that way. “She’s not a murderer. They did this together. I think it was a joint de-
Clark and Linda Johnson cision for them,” LaRose said of the Johnsons. “Clark was just doing so bad. He was in a lot of pain and he couldn’t take care of himself.” Clark and Linda Johnson were found dead in their Marr Drive home on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 10, when a home health-care provider called 911 about 12:31 p.m. after reading a note left on the Johnsons’ front door. The note warned not to come in the home “because of a suicide in the residence,” said Sgt. James Hartman, spokesman for the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, in a news release. Deputies and fire and rescue per-
sonnel entered the home and located the couple’s bodies. Based on evidence located at the scene, including written communications from Linda Johnson, the preliminary investigation determined Linda Johnson shot her husband with a handgun and then turned the gun on herself, Hartman said in the release. The exact cause and manner of death will be determined by autopsy, Hartman said. LaRose launched a Facebook fundraiser to help pay funeral expenses for the Johnsons, who she said have only one relative in the area, Linda Johnson’s brother. The fund had raised about $1,023 as of Tuesday. The couple made do with little income, La Rose said. They ran a wedding photography business several years ago but have long been retired, LaRose said. In recent years, the Johnsons relied on modest veterans’ benefits from Clark Johnson’s time in the
military and sometimes went to the food bank for groceries. The couple had no working heating-and-air-conditioning unit in their home except for one window unit. They used a wood-burning stove for heat, which the LaRoses helped keep stocked with wood, she said. Still, LaRose called the couple’s passing “a true Romeo and Juliet story.” “They couldn’t live without each other. … Everybody, all their friends, knew that’s how they felt if came down to it,” LaRose said. “But if I knew, if any of us knew, we would have gone over there to try to stop it.” Anyone who is considering suicide or knows someone who might be, is urged to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s toll-free number: 1-800-273-TALK(8255). Callers are connected to a certified crisis center near where the call is placed. Reach Jill Palermo at jpalermo@ fauquier.com
County moves to buy office building with eye toward future addiction-treatment center Fauquier County officials made an offer last week to buy a two-story office building in Warrenton as part of a plan to eventually open a residential addiction treatment center near Fauquier hospital. Under the plan, the office building, at 12 North Hill Drive, would house the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. The building currently occupied by the RRCSB, at 340 Hospital Drive, could then provide space for a residential treatment center for those suffering from
substance use disorders. It is not yet known, however, who would operate a possible residential addiction treatment center, how much it would cost to renovate the Hospital Drive building to accommodate such a facility or who would pay for it, according to Deputy County Administrator Katie Heritage. Still, the board of supervisors on Thursday, Oct. 11, authorized County Administrator Paul McCulla and County Attorney Kevin Burke to take steps to purchase the North Hill Drive property,
which is owned by Northrock Building 1, LLC. The purchase price is $1,140,000. Necessary renovations needed to accommodate the community service board offices would bring the total cost of the new building to $2,475,000. The purchase is contingent on the PATH Foundation providing $1,058,333 and the RRCS providing $708,333. The county would provide the remaining $708,333 from its undedicated capital reserve fund. — By James Ivancic
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Spread the word: Medicaid expansion is coming Jan. 1 Virginia is expanding its Medicaid program’s income eligibility brackets Jan. 1, meaning an estimated 400,000 Virginians will qualify who may not have in the past. That’s the message every county in the state is taking to the people, encouraging those who think they may qualify to apply as soon as possible. Flyers have been sent home with students, and community organizations are joining in the outreach efforts. Thankfully, the state is using technology to do some of the heavy-lifting. More than 200,000 Virginians who are expected to be eligible based on their current enrollment in other programs will automatically receive letters informing them of their ability to receive Medicaid benefits. Medicaid is a state and federally-funded program that pays health-care-related costs for no-wage or low-wage earners and their OUR VIEW families; the disabled and low-income elderly residents. Services include doctor’s appointments, hospitalization, prescription medications, maternity, newborn care, behavioral health and more. Prior to this expansion, which Virginia lawmakers approved earlier this year, Virginia’s existing Medicaid program was one of the stingiest in the nation. Even disabled adults could not qualify for Medicaid if they made more than $9,700 a year; and childless, non-disabled adults did not qualify for Medicaid at all — no matter how little they made. Starting Jan. 1, all adults making up to $16,700 a year — whether or not they have children — will be eligible. In Fauquier County, an additional 1,600 residents are expected to qualify under the new rules. The county is adding four full-time, permanent employees who will work to process new enrollees. Applications can be made in person at any Virginia Department of Social services office, as well as by telephone and online at coverva.org. Applications can also be filed on the website commonly known as the “marketplace,” set up to help identify region-specific insurance plans based on individual needs. Those who qualify for Medicaid receive a packet in the mail within six days. The insured then must chose an HMO provider, or one will be assigned. The Virginia General Assembly had planned to require able-bodied adults to work or volunteer to be eligible for Medicaid. The national program doesn’t include that requirement partly because such rules could inadvertently kick people off the program if they fail to file the right paperwork. Virginia has nonetheless applied for a waiver to add the work requirement, but it has not yet been accepted. Because of that, the work requirement is on hold for now. We applaud these “pull-out-all-the-stops” efforts by the commonwealth and our local county governments to spread the word so Medicaid can work for more low-income Virginians. So often, those most in need of help go without such services because they don’t know they are available or how to access them. County departments that help connect people to such programs are typically overworked and understaffed, hampering their ability to seek out those who qualify. This effort is an exception. But it’s only going to work if the entire community gets the message out. The debate over Medicaid expansion was a long and divisive one, but now resources are available to help more people access life-saving and life-changing medical care. We join the effort to spread the word so these important benefits don’t get left on the table.
FAUQUIER FLASHBACKS: FROM THE FAUQUIER TIMES 75 Years Ago Oct. 21, 1943 Jack L. Middleton of The Plains, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Middleton, was awarded his second lieutenant’s bars in the Coast Artillery Corps at graduation exercises of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis, N.C. on Sept. 2. Another Fauquier boy recently commissioned was William B. Pierce, son of Col. and Mrs. A. E. Pierce of Ravenswood, Warrenton, who received his pilot wings in graduation ceremonies at Randolph field, Texas on Oct. 1. Representing Fauquier County at the Virginia Education Association meeting in Front Royal last Wednesday were Superintendent C. M. Bradley, Elementary Superintendent H. M. Pearson, P. B. Smith, W. G. Coleman, Henry H. L. Smith, Mrs. Florence Thayer, Miss Lucy Harris, Miss Maud Lee, Mrs. Eliza Cochran, Mrs. E. M. Pearson and Mrs. Annie Beane. 50 Years Ago Oct. 24, 1968 Suspense movie director Alfred Hitchcock brought a 50-man crew and TV’s John Forsythe to Ayrshire Farm, Upperville, last Thursday through Saturday to shoot scenes for the upcoming thriller, “Topaz.” St. James’ Episcopal Church, Warrenton, will dedicate its Parish House addition and other renovations at the 11 a.m. service on Oct. 27. The Right Rev. Samuel Blackwell Chilton will dedicate the structure in thanksgiving for the long and faithful service of the Rev. Paul D. Bowden. The Rev. David J. Greer, rector, will preach. Leslie Cheek Jr. is retiring Oct. 31 after more than 20 years as director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, it was announced by the museum’s president, Erwin H. Will. During his career, the museum
County Commissioner of the Revenue R. Mason McCarty was featured as a ‘Familiar Fauquier Face’ in November 1951. It was noted that Mr. McCarty had a merchandising business in Delaplane before he was elected commissioner in 1927. He served until his death in July 1966. constructed the north wing housing its famous theater and began building the second wing, scheduled to open next fall. 25 Years Ago Oct. 20, 1993 Wakefield School has jumped yet one more hurdle to establishing a permanent home at Archwood Farm, just outside The Plains. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the special exception following Tuesday night’s public hearing. Quarles Petroleum Inc. has regained control of the clean-up of an unknown amount of gasoline that leaked from the Old Towne Texaco gas station on the corner of Ashby and Waterloo streets in Warrenton. According to state law, the company is responsible for $50,000 for the clean-up, and the stat picks up the rest until it reaches $1 million, according to Eric Hiltner, Quarles’ environmental manager. — Compiled by John T. Toler
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The pursuit of truth, or lack thereof I recently was discussing the Brett Kavanaugh hearings with a friend, and he told me he was for confirmation. When I asked if he watched the last interviews, he said that although he only saw bits and pieces, he viewed Kavanaugh’s rebuttal to the charges laid against him by Professor Ford as justified. I told him I watched both interviews and believed her testimony and thought Kavanaugh’s revealed both political bias and an unsettling temperament. When I asked him if he would revisit his decision if the FBI investigation corroborated Ford’s accusation, he replied “No.” When I challenged him on the need to discover the truth, he said he knew all that he needed to know. That he disagreed with me was not troubling but his acknowledgement that the truth of the matter didn’t matter to him, was. Upon further reflection, I came to realize that we’ll never know the truth of the multiple accusations brought against Brett Kavanaugh due to the White House-imposed “limited” scope of the FBI investigation. What I do know, however, is that we now have a politically biased new associate justice of whom a substantial portion of the nation disapproves. I also believe that Kavanaugh’s aggressive self-defense wasn’t
that at all but, rather, presidential pandering to keep his nomination alive. He is not the first person who has yielded to the corrupting hand of our president and he certainly won’t be the last. But in that moment, he showed me what he was made of and, in my opinion, came up wanting. What the country deserved was a thorough investigation to determine the facts. And what we got was an orchestrated sham that has tarnished our highest court. This was not due to a lack of professionalism on the part of the FBI, but is solely attributable to President Trump’s interference in the pursuit of truth, any truth that he perceives as inconvenient or personally threatening to him. None of us question that we live in a divisive political reality that constantly seeks to distort truth. But the real question to me is what happens to us when we no longer value or pursue truth…no longer can discern it…or no longer care? I fear the answer to that question more than anything. I remind you of John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make ye free.” We cannot remain a free and united society if we do not seek the truth, demand the truth, and have the ability to discern it. Don Bachmann Marshall
Kavanaugh nomination means time to flip House Flipping the House of Representatives is now even more urgent with [Judge Brett] Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court, imposed by Republicans. America’s court of last resort has lost its ability to serve as a check, today, to [President] Trump’s often shrill and misguided policies. How are Americans to believe, tomorrow, they will still get a fair shake? The surest antidote to the Republicans’ weaponization of the Supreme Court is to build a congressional majority prepared to do the hard work on behalf of all Americans (and I mean all) to adopt strong laws that will withstand the pressures of corporate special interests driving the Republican agenda. By flipping the House, Democrats can secure a voice and a place at the negotiations table for a growing majority of Americans who can
no longer count on Republicans to make the rights decisions, from affordable care to good jobs and from a clean environment to standing for our veterans. Everything that happened in the Senate — especially how the Republicans dismissed the testimony of a sexual assault survivor — crystallizes for me why I am getting involved to make the “Blue Wave” happen and support Leslie Cockburn, a tough person who knows how to ask the right questions, stand up to power and get things done. We cannot sit back and expect the nine “well-meaning” judges on the court to do the right thing anymore. We need to get involved. The first step, on Election Day, is to flip the House. Let’s do it together.
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The Town Duck keeps on giving Three decades on Main Street and still thriving By John Hagarty
Contributing Writer
The characteristics of ducks mirror one of Warrenton’s favorite shops: both paddle hard beneath the surface but one only sees calm and friendly faces. Working hard while projecting serenity is the heart of a shop almost every citizen in Fauquier County knows well. From its earliest years until today, The Town Duck has been the go-to place for gifts, jewelry, cheese, wine, gourmet foods and the freshest of fish. The eclectic range of merchandise and down-home hospitality offered by the retail legend is why generations of shoppers have awarded it a long and fruitful life. Founded by Robin Payne in the late 1970s, Bibi de Heller purchased it in 1986 and hired Annette Johnson a year later to help her run the shop. In 1993, de Heller moved to Switzerland and Johnson became the sole owner. de Heller returned to the states a year later and the partnership reunited and has been in play ever since. The winning team has worked flawlessly together and they are still the best of friends. Johnson recalls with clarity her first impression of the shop. “I was not in retail and it was absolutely the last thing I thought I would do. But the minute I walked into that shop I loved it. There was such a
sense of community there. “My late husband was in the horse world and he fox hunted so I already knew many people in the county,” said Johnson. Later, after Johnson purchased the business, she moved it to 215 Main St. The new location tripled the size of the original shop and business jumped dramatically. “There were days we could fill a UPS truck with all the outgoing shipments.” In 2008, the owner of the building did not want to renew the lease and the shop moved to its current location at 100 Main St. “We’ve been here 10 years. How time flies.” Today, de Heller focuses on the financial side of the shop, including bookkeeping. Owner Johnson manages the staff and merchandise procurement. So how did the shop get its name? There was no “Aha!” moment that struck original owner Payne. “She simply made the name up and then had a logo designed of a cute duck going shopping with a purse under its wing,” said Johnson. The shop has hundreds of items for sale; “perhaps thousands,” if you include all the various soaps and jewelry items. Products range in price from $5 for a simple piece of jewelry to more than $100 for a bottle of fine wine. They have something for everybody, including a bridal
Annette Johnson originally thought retail wasn’t in her DNA but decades later as a successful shop owner, she’s a happy camper and has no regrets. PHOTO BY ADAM GOINGS
registry. But the busy day of the week is Friday…fish day. Johnson had been selling fish for years but wanted to expand her selection and offer unusual items such as shad roe which run in the spring. Today, more than 500 people are on the shop’s email notification list that is posted every Wednesday. It describes what fish will be available on Friday. Customers place their order and pick up their fish on delivery day. “We use J.J. McDonald from Maryland who is one of the best fish purveyors in the business. We get a variety of fresh water and ocean fish each week.” The selections are impressive: seasonal availability of shad roe, sea scallops, farmed Atlantic salmon, mahi-mahi, Arctic char, Norwegian cod, flounder, swordfish, lane snapper, rockfish, Monk fillet bronzini, salmon, bluefish, PEI mussels and tuna loin. If the finest bounty of the
sea is your passion, be sure cast your line into The Town Duck’s pond. Premium seafood calls for premium wine pairings and again the shop does not fail. Dozens of selections of high-quality wines are available. The depth of choice is so deep The Washington Post wine critic, Dave McIntyre, often lists the shop as a source for wines he has recommended to his readers. While the satisfaction of providing Warrenton with quality merchandise, fish and wines, Johnson is most proud of the employment opportunities she has provided to more than 50 young staffers over the years. “These young people have gone on to enjoy great careers—huge careers—and they still come back to see us. They’re now married and have children. It’s very gratifying. They loved working in the shop. We were like second mothers to them,” said Johnson.
Characteristically, Johnson goes on to say the success of the shop is centered on her staff. Two of her long-time loyal and experienced employees are Anne Schalestock and Robbi Ryan. “They keep the shop looking great and the customers love them.” In her closing thoughts, Johnson opines that, “I wish people would realize that supporting, not just my business, but any local business with what they’re helping accomplish. The money stays in the community. I am a great believer in Main Street. “I turned 76 this fall and I’m still here because I believe in it. I’m still soldiering on. It’s a great shop; it’s been the greatest experience of my life.” For more business and wine tales, visit Hagarty-onwine.com
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Marshall retailer celebrates 40-year anniversary Tri-County Feeds debuts a family, fall festival for the event By Len Shapiro
Contributing Writer
A business that began operating out of a cramped Middleburg garage space in 1978, Tri-County Feeds, Fashions, Finds has come a long way over the last 40 years, as evidenced by its Marshall-based 12,000-square foot, three-story post and beam retail store attached to a 12,000-square foot warehouse, with 14 loading bays. The massive space now houses both the thriving feed business and a gorgeous retail store that features a huge selection of riding and sporting apparel, tack, fashionable town and country ready-to-wear styles, boots, shoes, hats, accessories, pet food, unique gifts from around the world and much more. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Tri-County will host its first Family Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together local businesses and organizations. The festival is free and open to the public and is intended to thank the Marshall and Hunt Country communities that have helped Tri-County achieve its 40 years in business. The festival will showcase both the feed store and local business vendors. Many of Tri-County’s product representatives will be on-site, with special promotions, door prizes and
giveaways. Local participants from the Marshall business community will offer samples, demonstrations and seasonal activities. “Whether you’ve been a customer for 40 years or for four minutes, we want to express our thanks and appreciation for your business,” said Tri-County founder Bill Jackson, alluding to his outlook on the clientele and community that have supported the business since he began selling horse bedding out of that garage way back when. The inspiration for the festival goes back to Jackson’s mission when he first founded Tri-County Feeds, Inc. With a keen reverence for Virginia’s history and passion for equestrian pursuits, Jackson identified a market for himself providing feed and equine products in the hunt country. Listening to the needs of their clients, Bill and his wife, Jeri Jackson, expanded Tri-County to include more products and services, becoming a true one-stop shop for the equestrian enthusiast, farmer, and nature and animal lover. Forty years later, the Jackson family continues to drive the business forward with the same energy and focus on the client. “This is a region where people have a strong sense of where they are and who they are,” Bill Jackson told Country Spirit magazine in August. “Unlike the internet, which
has drawn so many customers away from retailers, Tri-County Feeds acts as a hub to keep that sense of place alive, to bring people together, to offer a destination with a big, surprising ‘Wow!’ factor that brings them back for more. People crave that today. We’ve always offered that exclusively and we always will.” In the morning, festival attendees can look forward to freshly brewed coffee with pastries and cakes from Red Truck Bakery and children’s face painting by Mountainside Montessori School. Demonstrations and performances will be scheduled throughout the afternoon, including a K-9 and handler demonstration by the Fauquier County K-9 Unit, a violin duo performance by The Community Music School of the Piedmont’s students, a roaming magician, bluegrass music by Mike & the Maniacs, pony bounces from Banbury Cross Polo and several more children’s activities. In the afternoon, Field & Main, Gentle Harvest, Johnny Monarch’s, Nick’s Deli, Slater Run Winery, and The Whole Ox will offer complimentary nibbles and tastings. Slater Run Winery will also have wine by the glass available for purchase, Gentle Harvest’s new food truck will be serving throughout the day, and Tri-County will celebrate its anniversary with cake.
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Founder Bill Jackson takes pride in Tri-County Feeds’ “wow” factor and keen sense of community.
Tri-County’s mission has also grown to include preserving open space, providing wildlife refuge and bringing organically managed hay from the Finger Lakes region in New York to its customers. “Tri-County wouldn’t be successful today if it weren’t for caring customers, community and friends who helped to pave the way,” Bill Jackson said. “The people involved in the daily operations – from the truck driver, bookkeeping, inventory control people to the sales floor and the cashiers – everybody who puts time and effort into the feed store experience has a hand in its success.”
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Andy Gonzalez glides along making furniture Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market serves as his outlet By Vicky Moon
Contributing Writer
Craftsman and furniture-maker Andy Gonzalez always did have a knack for building. “The only training I’ve had is a shop class I took when I was in high school,” he said. “Of course, trial and error played a big role.” Surely he did plenty right, especially after founding and owning Gonzalez Home Improvements in the 1970s in the Falls Church area. It also led to starting his second career making furniture. “I started out building decks, putting on roofs, etc.,” he said. “Then I built additions. I built my first home in the ’70s. I built one home at a time. I eventually started doing excavation work for myself, and that led to forming an excavation company.”
A side table can be used as a night stand, small bar or end table.
Now, at age 74, Gonzalez toils away in a 732-square-foot workshop in the basement of his home in Woodstock. “It’s actually a crawl space,” he said. “But when I was building my house, I noticed that the space could have 7-foot ceilings, so I decided to make a space for a workshop, even before I started making furniture. I started making furniture to sell about six or seven years ago.” Gonzalez said he began crafting his rustic furniture mostly out of boredom after he retired. “I had the tools I needed from my business,” he said. “First, I made furniture for our house. Then, people would ask me to make something. I started making furniture to try to sell. I went to different markets and craft fairs.” Three years ago, Gonzalez heard about the Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market in The Plains. Now, he said, “That’s the only place I sell furniture. It keeps me busy.” Gonzalez grew up in Layland, West Virginia, a coal town with company houses and a company store. He attended Layland Elementary School, Layland Middle School, and went on to high school but did not attend college. “I lived there until I was 13 years old, when we moved
to Piney View, West Virginia.” It’s a 45-minute commute from his home in Woodstock to the Green Barns. And the best part of making furniture is seeing the finished product and having a satisfied customer. Definitely a no-nonsense fellow, he added: “I don’t find anything about it challenging. Just use common sense and make it. The goal of making furniture is the satisfaction of having something constructive to pass the time.” The furniture is made of red oak wood. He purchases the rough-cut wood from Neff Lumber in Broadway. “The first thing I do is plane it down to get it ready to use,” he said. “Most furniture pieces require me to glue boards together to get the size I need. Then, depending on the piece, I have to cut and attach pieces to form the furniture.” He described his efforts as “time-intensive,” but also added that, “If shown a picture, I can almost always make it.” One of his best sellers is a glider. A lot of people pick up the furniture from the Green Barns and once in a while he’ll deliver pieces if someone is unable to pick it up on their own. “Sales definitely vary over time,” he said. “Making furniture
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Andy Gonzalez relaxes in an Adirondack chair he made.
is time-intensive, so you don’t make much per hour.” Most of all, he enjoys talking to people when they come to the market. “Most people are very friendly,” he said. “We strike up a conversation and it helps pass the time. Some people buy something and some don’t.” Vicky Moon can be reached at vickyannmoon@aol.com
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Washington Capitals players Chandler Stephenson and Devante Smith-Pelly will answer questions at McMahon’s Irish Pub on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6-8 p.m.
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The Northwestern District competition cheer meet is Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Kettle Run. Competition begins at 6:30 p.m., with winners announced at 8. Cost is $6.
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A GREAT RIVALRY RENEWED IN BEALETON. NO, NOT THE BIRD BOWL. Liberty (4-3) leads series 9-3, but Kettle Run (7-1) looks stronger this year By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer
For much of the past 10 years, Kettle Run has been the underdog in its rivalry game against Liberty. Not this season. The Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the Week 7 Class 4 Region C standings with the Eagles at No. 10 as they awaited the release of the Week 8 rankings Wednesday and the start to their game Friday in Bealeton. “I still feel like people feel we’re the underdog,” said Kettle Run coach Charlie Porterfield, whose Cougars are 3-9 against the Eagles. “Liberty earned that right for people to feel that way. I want to still approach the game like that. I don’t want to think it’s going to be an easy game because it’s not.” The Eagles have won six of the past seven in the rivalry with only a 27-26 loss to Kettle Run last year. Three weeks later, Liberty defeated the Cougars 28-14 in the region semifinals, making Friday a revenge date for Kettle Run. “We’ve certainly mentioned it, and the long history with these guys, but it hasn’t been the main focus this week,” Porterfield said. Last week, Sherando beat Kettle
Kettle Run vs. Liberty 2008: Liberty 81-0 2009: Liberty 70-7 2010: Liberty 23-7 2011: Kettle Run 20-16 2011: Kettle Run 21-16 2012: Liberty 15-14 2013: Liberty 28-26 2014: Liberty 42-0 2015: Liberty 49-7 2016: Liberty 40-15 2017: Kettle Run 27-26 2017: Liberty 28-14 Liberty leads 9-3
Run 27-14, while Liberty (4-3) defeated Handley 20-7. “Even though they lost, they lost to a very good and talented football team,” Eagles coach Sean Finnerty said, “so I don’t think that’s going to deject them.” “I feel like the boys are handling it well,” Porterfield said. “Sometimes a loss can be a benefit to refocus you.” Liberty started 2-3 before winning its past two games, and appears to be on the rise. “Defensively we’re just rallying to the ball better,” Finnerty said. “We’re getting 11 guys to the ball and earlier in the season we just weren’t.” “They’re athletic as always,” Por-
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Kettle Run jolted Liberty with three unanswered fourth quarter touchdowns to win 27-26 last year and end a five-game losing streak in the rivalry. The Eagles avenged the loss in the playoffs and host Friday’s rematch in Bealeton at 7 p.m. terfield said. “From what I’ve seen on film, they look like a really solid football team. They have ways to beat you.” That’s the case even without offensive weapon Tre White, who the Eagles lost to injury during a 55-21 loss to Sherando three weeks ago. “A lot of kids have had to step up and make plays and grow up,” Finnerty said. “We’ve gotten Justin [Lawson] more opportunities.” Kettle Run also has a lot of weapons in its balanced offense. Quar-
terback Gabe Chumley can target Shannon Ferguson and Levi Carter and hand off to Ridge Scott and Cade Campbell. “Their quarterback’s a Chumley, so he makes good decisions, he’s athletic and he looks like a great leader,” Finnerty said of Liberty’s challenge defensively. “Even though they’re pretty effective throwing the ball ... at this level you want to make somebody be a passing team rather than a running team.”
Marshall repeats as middle school softball champs By Peter Brewington Times Staff Writer
Marshall Middle School softball coach Laurie Gilmore looked at her
veteran lineup before the season and figured the odds were good her Wolves could repeat as county champions. What she didn’t count on was funky weather that forced the eightgame schedule to be played in two weeks as practices were moved indoors almost exclusively. “We played five games in four days at one point,” said Gilmore. “Mother
Nature was being very uncooperative.” Using a talented squad featuring 12 returnees, Marshall went 7-1 and captured the county championship for the second consecutive year. “I knew I had a very special team starting day one of tryouts,” said Gilmore, who praised the team’s eight eighth graders moving on to Fauquier and Kettle Run high schools.
Marshall’s lineup included Brianna Moffett, Isabelle Cavins, Maddie Bayliff, Olivia Gaines, Audrey Hall, Kylie Wilkerson, Mikayla Gilmore, Kirsten Smith, Gracie Campbell, Sara Moore, Sophia Mesick, Ella Royal, Haley Pace, Madison Mood and Madison McClellan. Coaches were Gilmore, Jason Swart, Mike Wilkerson and Ed DeBerry.
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0-7 Falcons eye first win at Wood By Jeff Malmgren Times Staff Writer
Will James Wood be the friendly foe Fauquier needs right now? Losers of nine in a row and 14 of the last 15, the Falcons (0-7) visit the Colonels (2-5) Friday in quest of avoiding their first winless season since 1980. James Wood is the last team to lose to Fauquier, falling 38-8 on Oct. 20, 2017. Fauquier and Wood are runbased offenses. Both lost to Millbrook by similar margins, so they appear evenly-matched. Wood has beaten Skyline and Warren County and showed spunk by leading Liberty in the third quarter of a 32-23 loss. The Falcons have close losses to Dominion and Handley and own an 11-1 record against James Wood since 1999. With Sherando (7-1) and Liberty (4-3) looming, Friday represents the Falcons’ best chance of avoiding a winless season. In 55 years of football, Fauquier has just two winless seasons, going 010 in 1980 and 0-9-1 in 1967.
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‘MY BLOOD WAS PUMPING’ Falcons rally to beat Millbrook By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
Volleyball standings FAUQUIER 8-1
7-1 The Falcon volleyball squad James Wood 7-2 exorcised an agonizing demon Millbrook by beating Millbrook for the KETTLE RUN 3-5 second time this year, and they Sherando 3-6 Handley 2-6 did it in Winchester. LIBERTY 0-9 Last year the Falcons lost all three outings at Millbrook, including a regular-season contest, a playoff to determine the regular-season title and district’s tournament championship match. There was no gloomy bus ride home this time as the Falcons (14-4, 8-1) rallied from a 2-1 set deficit to knock off the defending district and region titlist, 22-25, 25-18, 13-25, 25-18, 15-7. “It was what high school volleyball should be all about. It was the excitement and the exhaustion they felt. The adrenaline they pumped through themselves. That’s what it’s all about,” said coach Diana Story. Millbrook won the third handily at 25-13, looking as if they were going to avenge an earlier 3-2 loss at Fauquier. “We were making mistakes and they weren’t,” Story said, believing a bit of counseling improved the outlook heading down the stretch. “This is a group, from top to bottom, that responds to knowing they can do it versus being told you are not doing it the right way, Story stated. “Stop trying to force things and just enjoy the games.” Fauquier’s Kiki Scott and Rachel Crowe each had twopoint services in building a fast 6-4 fourth-set edge as Jules Oravec had two kills and Molly Ayres one. The team them went through nine straight side outs before Scott scored off an Oravec spike for a 12-8 margin. Megan Constantino later enlarged the gap to 21-15 with three points. Tying the match was a significant confidence boost, Ayres said.
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Fauquier (14-4) hosts Kettle Run Thursday for Think Pink Night to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. Freshman and junior varsity games at 6 p.m. Varsity at 7. “My blood was definitely pumping. I was determined to win,” Ayres said. “This is our game; we are not going to lose this.” Millbrook held a brief 3-2 margin in the final set before Oravec lined two serves off helpless Pioneers to place her tem into the lead for good at 5-4. The margin grew to 10-5 and Scott admitted she was celebrating. “When it got to 10 and they were still at five, I was ‘We got this,’” she smiled. “We can’t let up because we’ve worked so hard this entire night.” Leading 13-7, Scott came to the service stripe. A hitting error had her serving for match point. A hard back row spike off the diving libero clinched the match. “It was a team win. I’m proud as the coach to say that,” Story said.
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DID YOU HEAR A WHISTLE? Nullified goal hurts hard-luck Eagles in 2-1 loss to Fauquier By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
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The Northwestern District cross country meet is Oct. 24 at Millbrook.
The race is on to qualify for regions By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
Who survives the very competitive Northwestern District championship cross country meet on Oct. 24? Fauquier is the defending boys and girls district champion and should be a contender when the district’s seven Class 4 members and the six Class 3 schools race next Wednesday at Millbrook to determine Region 4C berths at Oatlands.
The top four teams advance, plus others as individuals. The Class 4 girls involving Fauquier, Kettle Run and Liberty are scheduled for a noon start. The boys will begin at 12:30 p.m. The Class 3 girls race starts at 11 a.m. followed by the Class 3 boys at 11:30.
FHS boys take ninth
All three county schools ran Saturday in The Third Battle of Win-
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chester meet at Millbrook. Fauquier’s boys were ninth out of 36 scoring teams, as Nick Matthews covered the 5,000-meter course in 16 minutes, 9 seconds to place 20th among the 223 entries. Brian Bolles was the next Falcon finisher in 28th in 16:19.3. Liberty’s Sam Rodman was 33rd in 16:24.6 as the Eagles took 30th. The Falcon girls took 14th of 30 schools, paced by Bianca Cabral who was 76th of 203 runners in 20:18.6. Kettle Run’s Abby Gray was 62nd in 20:04.4 as the Cougars took 29th. Fauquier’s girls upper class junior varsity entry placed third, led by Morgan Strickland (8th, 20:58.8), Kayla Leonard (11th, 21:09.8) and Katelyn Argo (13th, 21.14.30). Falcon Tom VonTomaszewski (23rd, 7:51.3) was the first county boy to finish in the boys upper class JV race.
Was it goal or not? The answer may depend on your allegiance. The controversial final five minutes of Friday’s Fauquier-Liberty field hockey battle concluded with a 2-1 Falcon victory after an Eagle goal was taken off the board. Jamie Renzi’s strike off a Lucy Arnold feed won it after Kaila Lacey appeared to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead. Officials took off the Lacey score and awarded a penalty corner when several Falcons stopped play after saying they heard a whistle. Liberty, of course, was not happy. Fauquier won the first meeting this fall, 1-0. Following that game, Liberty coach Katie Norman noted several players said they heard a whistle and stopped as Fauquier scored from close in. The outcome, along with wet weather, hurt Liberty’s shot at making the four-team Northwestern District championship game on Oct. 22. A Liberty win versus Fauquier would have sent the Eagles into second in the standings and Fauquier third. Now, due to cancellation of the semifinals, only consolation and championship games will be played. First place Culpeper is 3-0, Fauquier 3-2 and Kettle Run and Liberty each 1-3. Liberty and Kettle Run were scheduled to play Tuesday. Fauquier has one game with Culpeper on Wednesday. The top two seeds battle for the crown Monday at Liberty, with No. 3 and No. 4 playing at 5:30 for the bronze medal. Liberty took a 1-0 lead on Abby Keller’s goal three minutes into the game off a Daphne Daymude assist. Fauquier tied it on Arnold’s strike top set up the late drama.
Hot Cougars ride volleyball elevator up By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
After an 0-3 start, Kettle Run has won three of its last four matches to climb into fourth place in the Northwestern District volleyball standings. Now 3-5, Kettle Run’s latest success came at home last Thursday with a draining and exciting 29-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22 battle with Handley (2-6). The Judges won a five-set decision earlier this fall in Winchester. Kettle Run had posted a 2-0 win in the Rock Ridge Invitational to win the Silver Bracket.
Wakefield edges Foxcroft Sophia Petricoin had nine aces as Wakefield (8-4) overcame a one-set deficit to beat local rival Foxcroft 25-18, 17-25, 18-25, 25-21, 15-7 in volleyball. Hannah Toney also had nine kills for the Owls (8-4), Haley Malinowski had six kills and Abby Christensen had three aces.
The host Cougars trailed 20-15 in the opening set before Claire Sutliff and Caroline Sapp had kills. Erin Salzman’s two aces in a three-point service tied the set 20-20. Sapp paced the Cougar hitters with 10 kills to eight for both Jordan Dixon and Mae Sutliff. Meghan Meador had six kills and a team-high four block assists. Chelsea Dodson and Lily McIntyre both collected nine digs, with McIntyre handing out 18 assists. Kate Pohlmann assisted on 13 kills. Kettle Run’s junior varsity also was a winner, 25-6, 25-18. Victoria Adams had three aces, while Ava Duszynski and Anna McGrath each had three kills.
Wakefield boys soccer is 10-0
With two goals each from Conner Edgar and Farmer Stubblefield, the Wakefield Owls defeated Chelsea’s boys soccer team 4-1 in The Plains. Wakefield is 10-0.
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A BEAMING BENNETT
Senior’s goal propels Kettle Run to rare win over Fauquier, 1-0 By Fred Hodge
Special to the Times
It was a storybook ending for Jill Bennett. The Kettle Run senior and three field hockey classmates entered last week’s intra-county battle with Fauquier never having defeated the Falcons. When the scorebook klaxon sounded to the end the hotly contested Senior Night fray, Bennett’s goal accounted for the lone tally as the Cougars prevailed, 1-0. “It’s definitely a memorable Senior Night,” said a smiling Bennett, whose goal with 4 minutes, 35 seconds helped the Cougars avenge an earlier 4-0 loss to FHS on Sept. 25. The Falcons had multiple threats without converting, including many more penalty corners. During a timeout at the 7:12 mark, Cougar coach Beth Todd reminded her squad, “We all can’t play defense,” Todd recalled. “Play as you would normally. And they did.” Both teams were down a player due to penalty cards, but the Cougars went back to full strength first, and capitalized 21 seconds later as Cara Preston dribbled it up the right sideline into enemy territory and sent a flat pass to Amanda Deliee. “Then Amanda sent it right to the stroke, and I drove it home,” Bennett said. “It was an amazing transition. We did what we always practice, get [the ball] into the goal. I was just so excited. It was the first time in my four years we’ve beat Fauquier.” “I feel happy for Jill. That was a nice touch,” said Todd.
Other action
• Fauquier received a pair of goals by Lindsey
Sammie Muma and the Cougars earned a happy 1-0 win over Fauquier. The Northwestern District tournament is Oct. 22. PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER
Finks and single scores by Lucy Arnold and Ella Irvin in a 4-1 win at Orange. Assists came from Paige Keith, Madison Filson, Jamie Renzi and Arnold. • Kettle Run fell to Culpeper, 3-2, despite scores by Aubrey Kearnes and Sammie Muma off passes from Bennett and Jessica Woods,
respectively. • The Fauquier JV edged Kettle Run, 1-0, when Kennedy Kolar assisted Quinn Holden on a penalty corner as the first half ended. Kettle Run downed Culpeper, 2-0, the day before on a pair of scores from Samantha Malloy. Abbey Smith assisted on both goals.
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HORSE BRIEFS SEMINAR Feeding management lecture Oct. 30 Dr. Tania Cubitt lectures on the therapeutic effect of forage on sport horse nutrition on Oct. 30 at Piedmont Equine Clinic near The Plains. It’s free. Call 540364-4950.
PACE SERIES Orlean event is Sunday
The Virginia fall hunter pace series visits the local Old Dominion Hounds this Sunday, Oct. 21, with Rappahannock hosting Oct. 28 and Farmington Nov. 4. The Bull Run Hunt rescheduled their pace for Nov. 11. Details on the series are at bullrunhunt.com
TRAIL RIDE Join CHS at Phelps Oct. 21 PHOTO BY BETSY BURKER PARKER
In a possible preview of the Oct. 27 International Gold Cup, Le Chevalier prevailed in the timber stake at Saturday’s Virginia Fall Races. Above, Mike Smith’s gray jumps past two-time Virginia Gold Cup winner Ebanour at the last. Locally-owned and -trained Canyon Road, far right, was second, with Ebanour fading to fourth. Complete results are at nationalsteeplechase.com
Le Chevalier wins $40K Virginia Fall Races headliner By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times
Launching a strong move in the final furlongs of Saturday’s featured $40,000 National Sporting Library and Museum Cup, Mike Smith’s Le Chevalier powered to victory in the headliner at the Oct. 13 Virginia Fall Races. Current leading rider and Irish pro Jack Doyle tucked the gray veteran off the early pace set by novice Rodriguez (Mark Beecher up), settling at the back of the pack for the first two tours of the Glenwood Park course north of Middleburg. On the back straight with a halfmile to run in the 3¼-mile slugfest, Doyle angled the 9-year-old son of Broken Vow outside late leader Ebanour (Darren Nagle) at the last and inched away in the long Glenwood run-in for the definitive win. Trained by Upperville’s Julie Gomena, Le Chevalier finished in 7:35 4/5. He was 4 1/2-lengths clear
of Gordonsdale Farm’s Canyon Road in second. Bruton Street’s Two’s Company was a neck back in third, with Irv Naylor’s pair, Ebanour and Super Saturday, fourth and fifth. Le Chevalier narrowly missed topping the elite timber ranks earlier this season, second in both the Middleburg Hunt Cup in April at Glenwood and the Virginia Gold Cup in May at Great Meadow. Smith hopes Le Chevalier can repeat his winning ways at the International Gold Cup at Great Meadow Oct. 27 as well, although he won’t be there. The Middleburg businessman plans to attend an industry conference. “But I was glad to be here for this one. It’s fun to get your photo taken at your hometown meet,” Smith said.
The undercard
A native of Cork in southeast Ireland, journeyman Barry Foley partnered three winners for trainer Doug Fout. He opened the Glenwood account with Sharon Sheppard’s Undis-
closed in the maiden special, following up with a pair for owner Peggy Steinman – Shamsaan in the maiden claimer and Deposit on the turf. Fout, longtime clerk of the course at Glenwood, said producing winners at his home meet is something of a balancing act. “A lot of times … the weather messes up your training and you can’t be consistent on your works,” said Fout, who trains near The Plains. “My hometown and home course is always the best place to win.” Willie Dowling saddled Maryland shipper Katnap (Darren Nagle) to win the cross-country Sunnybank Bowl. Second over England’s Aintree course last spring and sixth in the American Grand National at Far Hills, New Jersey last fall, the French-bred hurdle and hedges veteran jumped well in his first try over the varied obstacles of Glenwood’s Alfred Hunt course. “He’s got the class for anything,” said Dowling.
Shenandoah Downs concludes successful third season By Betsy Burke Parker Special to the Times
A championship slate capped the third annual Shenandoah Downs standardbred meet Sunday, with eight division titles determined on the $350,000 program at the popular Woodstock venue. Trainer-driver Mark Gray scored twin Virginia Breeder’s Championship titles. His Great Am I took the 2-year-old colt trot and his Flaming Trix captured the 2-year-old distaff trot. Both are owned by Anne McDonald of Alexandria. Leading driver Chuck Perry directed Lemonaideshine to victory in the 3-year-old colt pace. Lemonaideshine won seven times at the half-mile Shenandoah
PHOTO BY DEE LEFTWICH
Sketcher (on the inside in red silks) edges Rusty’s Houdini for Virginia’s 2-yearold colt pace championship Oct. 14 at Shenandoah Downs. For more photos visit shenandoahdowns.com venue from nine starts this season. Perry also directed Shez In Orbit to wire the field in 2:02 3/5 in the sophomore filly trot. Fan favorite and track record
holder John’s Dream won his fourth open pace of the season, the 5-yearold Dream Away gelding closing to win for Perry in the weekend’s fastest – 1:55 3/5.
The Clifton Horse Society hosts their monthly trail ride at the Phelps Wildlife Management Area in Remington Sunday, Oct. 21. The ride moves out at 11 a.m., with several groups going out for a twohour ride on the 4,500-acre preserve. Plus, CHS has a scrabble ride Nov. 10 from the Fountainhead Regional Park in Fairfax Station. Email kkmcdaniel2015@ gmail.com to reserve space.
HORSE SHOWS Fall series underway
Locke Meadows in Berryville has a schooling hunter show Oct. 21. Details are at lockemeadows.com. The LTD show series returns to Hunt Club Farms in Berryville Oct. 27. Visit ltdhorseshows.com
OPEN HOUSE IN LOVETTSVILLE Equine Rescue League event this weekend
The Equine Rescue League hosts their annual fall open house Oct. 20-21 at their facility at Promises Kept Farm in Lovettsville. Proceeds benefit the horse rescue and rehab group. More details are online at equinerescueleague.org
DRESSAGE Homestead hosts Sunday event
Homestead Farm in Midland has a dressage show scheduled Oct. 21. Riders can select any test to perform for judge Carolyn Jackson. Entry information is on the facility’s website: homesteadhorsefarm.com
Awards
End of the season awards were presented, with Perry claiming the driver title with 26 victories over the 12-day meet. Marna Shehan’s 11 wins were tops among trainers in a tightly-contested conditioners’ race. Arlene Cameron was second with 10, with Roger Hammer and Jimmy Viars tied for third with nine each. • Horse of the Meet honors went to Shehan’s Peppermint Candy, a 5-year-old mare who won all three of her Woodstock starts this fall. • On Saturday, a pair of 14-year-old veterans were brought into the winners circle for the last time in a special retirement celebration. B Blissfiul, the winningest horse ever at Shenandoah Downs, and Go Easy On Me were recognized by an appreciative capacity crowd. They were each awarded a large bag of carrots by Virginia Racing Commissioner Clint Miller.
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200 years strong and growing Warrenton United Methodist Church celebrates its bicentennial By John T. Toler Associate Editor
The Warrenton United Methodist Church will mark the closing of its second century and the beginning of its third this weekend with special events planned for Oct. 19-21. Fellowship activities on Friday include a spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m., followed by a hymn-sing of traditional and contemporary songs in the sanctuary. On Sunday at 9:30 a.m., a special worship service noting the 200th anniversary will be celebrated by Bishop Sharma Lewis of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, followed by a reception in the Memorial Hall. For several months, the 200th Anniversary Committee, headed by Jennifer McAndrew, has been working on the bicentennial observance. In addition to fundraising efforts and event planning for the anniversary, the group conducted its “Community Love Projects,” supporting those in need and others serving the community, all with a common thread: 200. Projects include receiving at least 200 food bags prepared for FISH; 200 gift cards for residents of the Fauquier Shelter; 200 sets of socks and gloves donated to the Fauquier County Department of Social Services; 200 kids’ badges to be given out by the Warrenton Police Department; and perhaps most important, 200 prayers for our community by the congregation.
A long history
Since its early beginning 200 years ago, the Methodist Church has had a significant role in the history of Fauquier County. Even before the American Revolution and the subsequent changes that affected the established Church of England, less formal Protestant Christian religious
“When we look back at our past, it gives us some clues for where we can go in the future. This grounds us – and being grounded, we are able to look to the future, toward what God wants us to do.” The Rev. Tim Tate groups were being organized. Baptists, for example, established the Broad Run Baptist Church in 1762. Methodist societies were active in the colonies as early as 1768, and soon afterward Francis Asbury – who remained in the new United States after the Revolution, became “the father of Methodism in the New World,” according to Jennings H. Flathers in “Methodism in Warrenton” (1980). Itinerant Methodist preachers visited Fauquier County in the post-Revolution years, and the first Methodist church in Fauquier County was established in 1781 at Rectortown, and in 1784 the American Methodist Episcopal Church was formed. It would last until 1795, when it separated from the Church of England and became the American Methodist Church. In 1790, Johnzie Tongue, a Methodist formerly living in Maryland, moved to Warrenton and invited Methodist preachers from his home state to come and preach at his home. Later, services were held in the county courthouse before Warrenton’s first Methodist Episcopal Church was built on present-day South Second Street. Flathers notes that the deed for the property was recorded on Sept. 21, 1818, and that “…perhaps none realized that on this property would
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The second Warrenton Methodist Church, completed in 1849, was at the corner of Lee and Culpeper streets. be the embryonic beginning of one of the great institutions and houses of worship of the community.” It was described as a plain frame structure, whitewashed inside and out, and was the first church of any denomination in the Town of Warrenton. From 1818 to 1833, the Warrenton Methodist Church was served on a circuit out of Stafford; the first preacher in 1818 was George Brown, assisted by Richard McAllister. In 1833, the Warrenton Circuit was formed, and it became part of the Baltimore Conference of the Potomac District. In the years that followed, the Warrenton Circuit included as many as 16 churches. Big changes arrived in the mid1840s, when the conflicts that led to the Civil War were being felt by
Methodist Episcopal churches in Virginia. The result was a split in many congregations, with those supporting southern causes aligning with the Virginia Conference of the Southern Church (Methodist Church, South) and the others remaining with the Baltimore Conference (Methodist Church, North). The split in the Methodist congregation in Warrenton became clear in 1849, when church member and trustee Richard M. Smith gave the Warrenton Methodist Episcopal Church, South, a building lot at the corner of Lee and Culpeper streets. The church bought an adjoining lot, and built a new, much larger church building on the site. A three-story house across Culpeper Street was acquired for the parsonage. See UMC, Page 19
See Ad on Page 17 Warrenton United Methodist Church as it stands today.
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Elk Run Church Historic Site – past, present and future Great strides have been made at Elk Run. In 1999, the church embarked on an archaeological quest to discover, and then uncover, the foundation and remains of the 1750s Anglican Church at Elk Run - the first such church in Fauquier County. A total of 129 volunteers provided more than 5,803 hours of service between 1999 and 2006. Conversion of the archaeological site to a Historical Church Park started in November 2006. The construction of a mini-museum over an excavated segment of the old church foundation was completed in August 2010. A dedication ceremony for the new mini-museum building was held on Nov. 14, 2010, and a short church service was held within the outline of the old church foundation for the first time in more than 200 years. About 1,631 volunteer hours
of service were provided from late 2006 until the end of 2010 to complete the construction of the museum and related supporting activities. The museum’s goal is to depict the history of the area (Native Americans and settlers), the church and its first minister, the Right Rev. James Keith, grandfather of Chief Justice John Marshall. The mini-museum will also cover the seven-year archaeological effort, and its conversion to a Historic Church Park. The adjacent Elk Run Church Cemetery has changed owners over the years but on Nov. 20, 2011, William C. Patton, Jacqueline E. Patton and Christina A. Patton graciously donated the property to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church so that it could become part of the Elk Run Historic Church Park and held in perpetuity. The acquisition of this 10,000-square-
foot cemetery property adds to the historical significance of the Elk Run Church site. Another key objective for 2011 was the preparation of a new Cemetery Interpretative Sign summarizing its discovery which was also unveiled on Nov. 20. In 2012, used glass display cases were obtained for the museum. They were modified, painted and artifacts and photos placed within them. In 2015, a new corner artifact case was built to display some Manahoac Indian artifacts along with period Indian pictures and map. In 2016, the last exterior archaeological interpretative sign was install to describe the “Discovery of the Elk Run Anglican Church Site” and the work accomplished there. Also, Elk Run received a donation of a new museum wall panel from the Germanna Foundation showing the relationship of Ger-
mantown to the Elk Run Church. In 2017, two new corner display cases were built: one beneath the Germantown Wall Panel and one beneath the newly framed Chief Justice John Marshall Wall Panel. In 2018, a museum wall display of 18th and 19th century houses in the Elk Run vicinity was displayed. Our video documentary is being used in Fauquier schools and is available in county libraries. Donors can have their names or organizations affixed to specific items at the site or in the Museum. To preserve this site for future generations, your financial gift and check may be made payable to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 8695 Old Dumfries Road, Catlett, VA 20119 for the “Elk Run Church Site Preservation Fund.” All donations are tax-deductible.
Elk Run Church hosts ‘mini-museum’ open house
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Elk Run Mini-museum open this weekend.
This Saturday, Oct. 20, a Community Open House will be held at the Elk Run Church historical site, 12187 Elk Run Road in Midland, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. A special artifact display on the Manahoac Indians, who occupied the area before Virginia settlers, is provided. New history panels showing the relationship of the nearby Germantown settlement with the church, highlights of the Anglican Church in colonial Virginia, and a
panel on Chief Justice John Marshall is available for viewing. Artifacts of the seven-year archaeological dig that were recovered at the site are shown in two glass display cases. The mini-museum was built over an open excavated segment of the old church foundation. Much of the history and past events at the historic Elk Run Church site are on its website at www.elkrunchurch.org. Information handouts and refreshments will be provided to visitors.
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Warrenton United Methodist Church celebrates its bicentennial UMC, from Page 17 “The smaller Methodist group which aligned itself with the old Baltimore conference and the Methodist church of the north purchased a site across the street north of the Presbyterian Church on Main Street,” wrote Flathers. “It was there they built their new place of worship.” It was completed in 1854. When the conflict came to Warrenton in early 1862, most of the churches in the town were used by the Union occupying force as hospitals, headquarters and even stables. The building once used by the Methodist Church, North, was abandoned, and the Methodist Church, South, “…suffered as a casualty of the war, with broken windows, blood-stained floors and walls, doors that had been removed and used as operating tables, furniture lost or broken,” according to Flathers. “There is no record of the federal government paying reparations.” The former Methodist Church, North was acquired by the town and used as the town hall and other public uses for many years. There were difficult times after the war, but the church continued to grow, and in 1872, the Baltimore Conference met there. Revivals were held, punctuated by visits by horsedrawn gospel wagons. Following a disastrous fire in October 1910, the congregation met in the Methodist church while undertaking rebuilding. In the meantime, the Methodists were making plans for a new church and attached parsonage at 44 Winchester St., on a lot vacant since the Great Fire of 1909. The property was purchased from Dr. C.S. Carter for $3,000. Work was started by local contractor William F. Hanback in 1911, and by the following year, the new Romanesque Revival-style church was dedicated. The $40,000 debt to build the church was paid off by 1921. By 1917, the number of churches in the Warrenton Circuit was reduced to five: Orlean, Wesley Chapel, Bethel, Hebron and Warrenton. Another change came in 1939, when the Methodist Episcopal churches, North and South, were reunited, along with the smaller Methodist Protestants.
The Methodist church at 44 Winchester St. was dedicated in 1912, and would serve for the next 70 years.
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Walter Brown and Tom Nutt headed the Building Committee in the late 1970s.
In October 1940, the Warrenton Women’s Society for Christian Service was organized, and the following December, the Methodist Men (originally the “Wesleymen’s Club”), giving the church laity a structure by which to engage in church projects and ministries. An organization for the young people of the church existed as early as 1896, as members of the Epworth League, and by the 1930s, when it was replaced by the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Throughout the years, the focus for young people has been on spiritual, educational, missionary and social development.
Growth and change
In 1954, the Warrenton Methodist Church purchased 7.5 acres on “Methodist Avenue,” later renamed Church Street, and in 1955 bought property across the street for the parsonage. It was consecrated in 1957 and is still in use. In 1968, the Warrenton Circuit ceased to exist when Bethel was dropped from the circuit. Also, that year, the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to become one: The United Methodist Church. Realizing that a larger church building was needed, in 1976 a building committee was formed. The question was whether to expand the existing church or build a new one. After much debate and study, a vote was taken, with 158 in favor of building a new church, and 147 for expansion. Plans for a 19,000-square-foot church building with a sanctuary seating 350 worshippers were drawn up and accepted. Ground was broken
on the property on Church Street on Dec. 20, 1981. Included were a fellowship hall seating 250, 14 classrooms, offices, a library and maintenance rooms, at a cost of nearly $1 million. One day short of a year later – on Dec. 19, 1982, the first service in the new church was conducted by the Right Rev. Mason Cosby. The church accepted 11 new members at that service, and five baptisms were conducted. The original footprint of the church has remained the same over the years, but there have been improvements to the interior and the grounds, including the construction of the “Walking Prayer” labyrinth, memorial garden and gazebo. On Oct. 3, 2003, the mortgage on the church property was burned. Ministries and spiritual outreach continue as always, with missions to Nicaragua for many years, and the monthly ministry to the homeless at
Franklin Park in Washington, D.C. Closer to home, the church serves as the distribution point for the monthly food collection program run by volunteers from area churches. Reflecting on the church’s long history, Pastor Tim Tate notes, “When we look back at our past, it gives us some clues for where we can go in the future. This grounds us – and being grounded, we are able to look to the future, toward what God wants us to do.” Currently, plans are in the works to identify the critical needs facing the community, and organizing teams to actively address those needs. Contact John Toler at jtoler@fauquier.com
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Tackling winter in 10 easy steps “Be prepared” is more than a Boy Scout motto By John Hagarty
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It’s still fall in Virginia, temperatures have dipped but haven’t kept us from fall festivals and pumpkin picking. But, as this is penned, it’s snowing in Montana and Wyoming. So, is winter far away? First, an inside secret. A tried and true writer’s trick is to create a headline with a tantalizing list of actions. It creates curiosity and pulls a reader into the subject matter. Why is that necessary? Because readers are notoriously fickle about jumping into a story to begin with and staying there once they’ve made the leap. And for good reason. There’s precious little time to waste in today’s hyper-world. Just get on with it. But first some science. Lists catch the eye. They also promise to deliver the goods in a quick and easy-to-read format. The brain is on a constant search for the new and the intriguing. Numbers pop to the forefront and pull us in. Moreover, short lists offer the possibility of solving a problem quickly without unnecessary research. Psychologists have known for some time
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Here’s one of the least enjoyable tasks a homeowner faces. Not only does it involve dirty work, but it creates stress about what to keep and what to pitch. The lack of pursuit typically results in a garage so full of stuff it’s difficult to move around in it. If you don’t act during the autumn, chances of cleaning up the mess during the winter months is almost non-existent.
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Grass benefits from a boost in plant sugars that will help protect the plant roots from freezing. Those sugars are produced by chlorophyll when nitrogen is present in the plant. Apply a late-fall application of a slow-release granular 24-0-10 nitrogen- intense fertilizer to protect the roots from freezing and produce energy for a spring growth spurt.
3. Test for home drafts.
A loss of home energy is both uncomfortable and costly. To test where heat may be escaping, close all doors and windows and turn on the bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans. Then take a lit incense stick and hold it over any potential drafty area. If the smoke waivers and/or is pushed into the house, add insulation or calking to the offending leak.
4. Clean the chimney.
It’s tempting to skip an annu-
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PHOTO BY JOHN HAGARTY
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, predictions for winter 2018 call for a “wintry chill, wet and white” winter with “above-normal precipitation.” al chimney cleaning. Big mistake. There are more than 25,000 chimney fires a year in the U.S. resulting in $125 million in property damage. Soot, blockages and creosote buildup is real and its lethal.
5. Place a bag or box of survival gear in your vehicle.
The weather will soon be wintry, but the pumpkin patches are alive and well. These two siblings, Piers and Maria Sherman, enjoyed a recent visit to Hartland Farms for apple picking. After they had filled several baskets they headed for the farm’s pumpkin patch. Hartland Farm Fall Festival, 3205 Hartland Lane, Markham, runs through Oct. 28. Visit www.hartlandfarmandorchard.com. Contact: 540532-0436 tection against deadly viruses. Put on your winter armor now.
8. Fight the winter blues.
Twenty-one percent of the U.S. population suffers from either seasonal affective disorder or simple winter blues. Be prepared to fight the blahs with bright clothing, a well-lit home, vitamin D, movies and books, positive friends, outdoor walks and wood-burning fires, if available.
Tens of thousands of motorists get stranded each winter. Two benefits accrue by planning ahead: it will build your confidence when out and about on a cold or snowy day. And, you may be able to offer help to a stranded motorist. Items to consider: jumper cables, small shovel, flares, flashlight, blanket, first aid kit, hat, gloves, energy bars and some folding cash.
9. Test run the furnace.
6. If you own a snowblower, fire it up.
Ever wonder why the useful life of hoses and their rubber washers seem to be limited? It could well be they’ve endured cold winters outside filled with water. The freezing and thawing takes its toll. Drain them and hang then in the garage. They will thank you in the spring with spraying delight. There’s joy in tackling a “go do” list during a seasonal change. It’s the zest of blending the tried of a fresh beginning with the true of a job well done. Bring on winter. We’re ready. For more business and wine tales, visit Hagarty-on-wine.com
Nothing can be more frustrating than when eight inches of snow blocks your driveway and your snowblower goes on the fritz. Take the machine out for a test drive now when nary a flake is on the ground. Also change the oil and fill the tank with fresh gas.
7. Get your flu shot.
Millions of people come down with the flu each winter and thousands die. Yet many consider the shots a waste or worst. Flu vaccines are safe and cause antibodies to develop in your body, providing pro-
It’s counterintuitive to fire up the furnace when it’s still in the 70s but a smart move nonetheless. Set the thermostat to 80 degrees and if heat is not forthcoming within minutes, try to run down the problem or call your HVAC company for service.
10. Disconnect your outside hoses.
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Virginia’s Heritage wine
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Collaborative effort captures 400 years of lightning in a bottle By John Hagarty
Contributing Writer
On July 30, 1619, the first legislature in the English colonies met and established a set of laws governing Virginia. The House of Burgesses set in motion events that shaped the democratic process, cultural diversity, historical traditions and the entrepreneurial spirit in the United States. Yes, it was that important. The Virginia Tourism Corporation will celebrate the four-century seminal event with numerous activities during 2019. But a select number of Virginia wineries have taken the lead in observing a segment of the watershed moment in American history. The nexus for the industry’s involvement was a document emanating from the young government called Acte XII. It established a wide-ranging set of laws directing the growth and success of the new colony. One section addressed the importance of establishing a commercial wine industry. Specifically, it read, “…be it enacted by this present assembly that every householder does yearly plant and maintain ten vines, until they have attained to the art and experience of dressing a vineyard…”. To support the nascent wine culture, in 1621 King James directed that 10,000 grape vines be sent to the colonies. They were accompanied by eight French winemakers to ensure the success of the endeavor. Alas, the early efforts did not take root in the state’s hostile climate that included heat, cold, humidity, insects and fungi. The delicate French grapes balked at being forced to work under such conditions and did not thrive. Nonetheless, it launched a wine industry in Virginia that ebbed and flowed until the late 1970s when the cumulative experience of nearly four centuries, coupled with scientific advances, catapulted Virginia into the fifth largest wine producing state in the nation. Today, the commonwealth has more than 300 wineries producing more than a half million cases of wine annually and generating $747 million to the state’s economy. King James would have been proud.
Celebratory bottle
Fauquier County’s own Chris Pearmund recognized the state’s yearlong celebration as an opportunity to showcase the success of Virginia wine. Pearmund, 56, owns Pearmund Cellars, Vint Hill Craft Winery and Effingham Manor Winery and has been involved in opening numerous other Virginia winer-
ies over the past two decades. Virginia’s 400-year history will be celebrated far beyond just its contribution to winemaking in the new world. So much has unfolded in the state in the ensuing four centuries Pearmund knew he had to highlight the state’s role as the cradle of wine production in the U.S. “I started the Heritage wine project two years ago. I realized no one was talking about the wine industry as it related to the birth of the state. If we were going to do something, we needed to get started,” said Pearmund. If you want something done, ask a busy person. In this case, Pearmund appointed himself as the doer bee. He developed the concept of creating a celebratory bottle of red wine that reflected the best the state had to offer. He reached out to a select number of quality producers asking them to contribute one barrel of their best red wine to the project. Sixteen wineries responded. Back in his cellar Pearmund began blending the wines into a unique, full-bodied dinner wine. He aged it in Virginia white oak barrels for 16 months, designed a shaved Birchwood label and packaged the bottle in a presentation case. “The entire effort was focused on Virginia components, including a mid-1800s machine that was used to make the presentation box in Richmond. We produced 10,000 bottles to commemorate the 10,000 vines that were shipped to Virginia back in the early 1600s,” said Pearmund. Each participating winery has a supply of the wine that went on sale the last weekend in September in concert with October’s Virginia Wine Month. The retail price is $59 a bottle and once sold out will not be reissued, making it a unique collector’s wine. The 16 participating wineries are: Aspen Dale, Cooper Vineyards, Glass House, Effingham Manor, Ingleside, New Kent, Pearmund Cellars, Phillip Carter, Rappahannock Cellars, Potomac Point, Rosement, Naked Mountain, Narmada, Vint Hill Craft, Williamsburg and the Winery at Bull Run. Nine of the 16 wineries are in or border Fauquier County. “The wine can be aged for at least 10 years. It’s a blend of 44 percent Merlot, 25 percent Petit Verdot, 12 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 percent Cabernet Franc and nine percent Tannat. It’s a big wine. “The reason the wine exists demonstrates how the industry worked collaboratively and in unison to produce a wine representing the Virginia industry. We sold 20 cases to the gov-
Fauquier County’s own Chris Pearmund recognized the state’s yearlong celebration as an opportunity to showcase the success of Virginia wine. The retail price of Virginia’s Heritage wine is $59 a bottle and once sold out it will not be reissued, making it a unique collector’s wine. PHOTOS BY JOHN HAGARTY
ernor’s office for a dollar a bottle that will be used throughout next year’s celebrations,” Pearmund said. The wine mirrors a Spanish Rioja Alta in style. Its focus is on dark fruits of black cherry, with spicy notes of cinnamon and vanilla on both the nose and mid-palate. An earthy and smoky texture of sweet tobacco, cedar and
cherry liqueur presents on the finish. While drinkable today, its flavors will deepen with further aging. For a full description of the wine, its production and an informative video pull the cork at www.virginiasheritage.com For more business and wine tales, visit Hagarty-on-wine.com
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Treasure trove awaits at Fox Den Antiques By Anita L. Sherman Comminity Editor
It’s rare not to see cars in the parking lot at Fox Den Antiques on Shirley Avenue. Usually there are items hovering near the doors, tempting passersby to stop and take a peek or antique aficionados who have traveled specifically to check out the latest at one of Fauquier’s best loved and most popular treasure hunting grounds. Inside, you’ll find owner Tom Benjamin walking the myriad of aisles of goodies. And there are many. “Depending on the month we sell between two to five thousand items per month for our 30 to 40 dealers and consignors,” says Benjamin adding, “we can never tell what is going to sell since it depends on who walks through the door. We sell items for 50 cents to thousands of dollars for one item. Furniture, advertising items, jewelry, coins and stamps, china, glassware, pottery, paintings, sculptures, toys, photos, Civil War relics, collectibles of all kinds, military items, almost anything can be found from the rare one-of-a kind item to a million-year-old fossil.” Benjamin has lived in Catlett since 1984. Fox Den started in Wayland Corner. “I bought Fox Den from the previous owner and was there for three years as owner and three years as a dealer. I had spaces in Catlett, Upper Level on Main Street and at Fox Den when I started in Virginia in 1984,” says Benjamin who has been at his
FAUQUIER FOCUS current location for 25 years where he has approximately 7,500 square feet. His interest in antiques started as a teenager and he is thankful for how he got his start. “I started buying, selling and trading antiques in 1964 to make some money to go to school and it worked so well that I just kept doing it after I graduated college,” said Benjamin. “I have to thank the antique dealers that were my mentors and helped me get in the business when I was a teenager. Without their open sharing of their knowledge I probably would not have had the money to go to college.” Benjamin has a legion of faithful fans who regularly frequent the store. He was surprised and delighted when one of those couples from Front Royal announced their engagement on a Saturday morning along with a purchase of a very special cabinet. “That was really fun,” he said. Getting to know his customer base is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying aspects of his job. “The customers who are always
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sharing great personal memories and teaching me about the items in the store…I never cease to learn something new each day from customers who are willing to share their knowledge with me,” says Benjamin, who does develop a connection with many of the items in his store. “I also enjoy the fun of finding that unique item that has historical value and finding a caring home to save the item for future generations,” added Benjamin, who has seen his share of interesting pieces over the years. “I have had a vase that was given to John Marshall by Lafayette. Letters and papers from Abraham Lincoln and other presidents. Furniture made by colonial furniture makers that were signed and documented. Colonial silver made before 1750. Military documents from every war in America from the Revolutionary to current conflicts. A Mississippi rifle used by the Mississippi militia before and during the Civil War,” recalled Benjamin. With so much going on within the walls of Fox Den Antiques, it’s a wonder that Benjamin has time for much else. But you’d be pleasantly surprised to learn that his life interests expand well beyond. While humble and not self-serving, Benjamin’s work is stellar and to be noted. “I have been a professional fundraiser and consultant to domestic and international nonprofit organizations since 1984. I have worked directly in 31 countries and helped start
Fox Den owner Tom Benjamin has been at the current location for 25 years. TIMES STAFF PHOTO/ ANITA SHERMAN
projects in more than100 countries. I have been on church mission trips to 15 countries and have installed water systems, solar and wind energy systems, aqua farms and agricultural projects. I am a founding board member and volunteer executive director for A Future Without Poverty, an international nonprofit that has affiliates in 50 countries. I started the Fauquier and Rappahannock Food Pantries and the Fauquier Community Farm,” says Benjamin of his charitable outreach projects. Happily married for 44 years to Mary Jane, Benjamin has two children who graduated from Liberty High School. On Nov. 17, Fox Den Antiques will hold an open house featuring a local winery or brewery along with light refreshments from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you’re a fan, stop by. If you’re new to the area and haven’t discovered Fox Den Antiques, it’s a great place to find a new treasure. And getting a chance to meet owner Tom Benjamin is a treasure in itself. Fox Den Antiques, 355 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Contact: 540-3471162
THE WARRENTON LIONS CLUB PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE OFFICIAL 2018 WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT The official 2018 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of Harry S. Truman, who served as the 33rd president of the United states and whose farsighted alterations and restorations of the White House made it the building that is known and loved today. The ornament is crafted from shiny brass plate with nickel and 24 karat gold.
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Live Music & Entertainment
Email event info to asherman@fauquier.com
his music over a beer. Visit www.beerhoundbrewery.com. Warrenton’s Got Talent: The Farewell Show: 6-9 p.m. 430 E. Shirley Ave. Warrenton. Come see talents of all kind battle it out to be crowned the final Warrenton’s Got Talent Champion at Warrenton Community Center. Free admission. Donations accepted to help local children. Contact Mary Ballinger at mballin2@gmail.com Gingerfunk Allstars: 8-12 p.m. 11326 James Madison Highway, Bealeton. Zombie Prom themed dance. BYOB mixers and non-alcoholic beverages will be sold. Costumes and/or makeup required. All proceeds to American Cancer Society. Visit www.zombiesfightingcancer.com or contact 540-270-5827
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Friday, Oct. 19 Junkfood Live: 9 p.m. 251 West Lee Highway, Warrenton. Come see the best cover band out of NOVA at Fats Tuesday. $10 at the door. Beers on tap. Contact: 540-680-2550 Manassas Ballet Theatre: “Dracula”: 7:30 p.m. 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas. Repeats Saturday, Oct 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. Hylton Performing Arts Center Merchant Hall. Tickets $25-65. Visit www.hyltoncenter.org/tickets. Contact: 703-257-1811
Saturday, Oct. 20 Randy Thompson Live on the Taproom Stage: 5-8 p.m. Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill, menu by UFO. Contact: 540-347-4777 Crossthreaded: 7 p.m. Live music at Orlean Market, 6855 Leeds Manor Road in Marshall. Local Hume band plays bluegrass, country and oldies. RSVP for dinner. Contact: 540-364-2774 Live entertainment at Inn at Kelly’s Ford: 7-10 p.m. 16589 Edwards Shop Road in Remington. Contact: 540-399-1779 Wil Gravatt: 7-10 p.m. 201 Waters Place, Culpeper. One of our favorite musicians performs at Beer Hound Brewery. Enjoy
Cuts for a cure It’s Rett Syndrome Awareness Month. Rett syndrome is a rare non-inherited genetic postnatal neurological disorder that occurs exclusively in girls and leads to severe impairments, affecting nearly every aspect of the child’s life: their ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily. If you have been affected by Rett Syndrome, please join us for a complimentary haircut or treatment. Get a purple extension for $10. Wear purple to support everyone in this fight. All proceeds donated to the cause. Join us Tuesday, Oct. 23, at PR@Partners in Warrenton, 251 W. Lee Highway, Warrenton. Contact: 349-1255
Sunday, Oct. 21 Live Irish Music: 5-8 p.m., Come enjoy live Irish music and a relaxed dining atmosphere every Sunday. Wonderful free event perfect for family and friends. Roast beef special. 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Visit www.mcmahonsirishpub. com Contact: 540-347-7203
Saturday, Oct. 27 The Nighthawks Uplugged Live at
GINGERFUNK ALLSTARS // OCT. 20 Drum and Strum: 8 p.m. 102 Main St. Warrenton. Classic rhythm and blues. Ticket $20. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.drumnstrum. com Contact: 540-347-7484 Letters to Abigail Live on the Outdoor Stage: 5-8 p.m. Old Bust Head Brewery, 7134 Farm Station Road, Vint Hill, menu by Good Grubbin. Contact: 540-347-477 Halloween Costume Party: 6-10 p.m. 201 Waters Place, Culpeper. Spooktac-
ular Halloween Costume Party at Beer Hound Brewery. Prizes for both two- and four-legged. Spine-chillin DJ. Treasure hunt for Beer Hound Specials. Visit www. beerhoundbrewery.com.
Friday, Nov. 9 Bud’s Collective Live at Drum and Strum: 8 p.m. 102 Main St. Warrenton. Tickets $10. Children under 12 free with adult. Seating limited. Advance tickets recommended. Visit www.drumnstrum. com Contact: 540-347-7484
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UPCOMING EVENTS Send your events to asherman@ fauquier.com at least a week in advance. Entries need to include address and contact number. Visit www.fauquier.com for more events.
and we strongly encourage families with children to sign up for these. All tours start at the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, located at 10 Ashby Street Warrenton.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Saturday, Oct. 20
CroppMetcalfe Drops the Puck: 6-8 p.m. 380 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Come to a unique event at McMahon’s Irish Pub and Restaurant as JP Flaim from 106.7 The Fan’s Sports Junkies and Alan May of NBC Sports Washington sit down for an open discussion with Washington Capitals and Stanley Cup Champions Chandler Stephenson and Devante Smith-Pelly. Time for Q&A. Tickets are $15 and include appetizers. Visit www. eventbrite. com for tickets. Contact Eric Tessel at 703-698-8855 The Smart Stepfamily: 7-8:30. 76 Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Discover the key steps to building a healthy stepfamily by expert and therapist, Ron Deal. Through video and group discussion you’ll lean usable solutions for everyday living in line with biblical principles. Sponsored by Spiritual Care Support Ministries. RSVP 540-349-5814
Fauquier SPCA Mutt Strutt Rescue Dog Show: 12 p.m. 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane. Held at Barrel Oak Winery. The Fauquier SPCA Mutt Strutt Rescue Dog Show is designed to showcase awesome, amazing rescue dogs. Why do the AKC registered breeds get to have all the fun? This is the first year of this annual event that will include some of the best rescue dogs in town as well as celebrity judges Jeff Locke, Melissa Huie, Tray Allen, Will Ashwell and Mayor Carter Nevill. Participating dogs need to be spayed/neutered. Contact Sarah Harvey at 540-788-9000 or events@FauquierSPCA.com Country Breakfast and Blessing of the Hounds: 8-10 a.m. 5108 Weston Road, Casanova. Celebrate Virginia history with breakfast and the blessing of the hounds at Grace Church Parish Hall. Breakfast served from 8-10 a.m. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, fried potatoes, cheese grits, bacon, sausage and beverages. Free will donations to help local family whose home was destroyed by fire. At 9 a.m. the riders will come up Weston Road surrounded by excited hounds and ride onto Casanova Green. Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Hendrix. Dress for the weather and bring your camera. Contact Dale Cirillo at 540-905-2196 Tri-County hosts fall festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Tri-County Feeds, Fashion, Finds, 7408 John Marshall Highway, will host its first Family Fall Festival bringing together local businesses and organizations. The festival is free and open to the public and is intended to thank the Marshall and Hunt Country communities that have helped Tri-County achieve its 40 years in business. Music, food, activities, magician and lots more. Contact: 540-364-1891. 10th Warrenton’s Got Talent – The Farewell Show: 5:30 p.m. 430 E. Shirley Ave. Warrenton. Come to the Warrenton Community Center to see talents of all kind battle it out
Friday, Oct. 19 Unaccompanied Veterans Ceremony: 2 p.m. 501 E. Chandler St. Culpeper National Cemetery, annex side next to the American flag across from Shelter 2. Unaccompanied veterans are those who were interred without formal recognition, military honors, or family and friends present. This standalone ceremony will incorporate volunteers, area residents, staff from Hero’s Bridge, special guests and more. Contact: 540-825-0027 Warrenton Ghost Tours: Fridays Oct. 19 and 26 7 p.m., 8.p.m., 9 p.m. Saturdays Oct. 20 and 27 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. Come out and enjoy an hour of ghostly tales as the Fauquier Historical Society’s costumed guides lead you through Old Town Warrenton. Tickets are $15 for adults/children over 12 and $5 for children under 12. Tours are limited and sell out quickly so get your tickets early! Due to limited tour sizes all tickets are non-refundable. 6 p.m. tours are specially designed for families with younger children
to be crowned the final Warrenton’s Got Talent champion. Free. Donations gladly accepted to help local children. Concessions and silent auction available. Contact Mary Ballinger at 540-878-8339. Sumerduck Ruritan Club Scrapbooking Party: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus desserts, snacks, bottled water and soft drinks. Door prizes and silent auction. Vendors will be attending and showing lots of new goodies and a few make and takes. $50. To reserve your space, send checks made out to Sumerduck Ruritan Club. Mail to: Lettie Glenz, 14667 Days Hill Lane, Sumerduck, VA 22742 or call the Event Line 540-445-1714
Sunday, Oct. 21 Climate Change Conversation: 4 p.m. Highland School Rice Theatre, 597 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. Flooding, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes... the new normal? Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Talk followed by Q&A. Light refreshments. Free and open to the public. Contact Penny Dart at 540-270-3026. Bake sale and petting zoo: 10 a.m. Fauquier Farm Tails 4-H club will have a bake sale and small petting zoo at Tractor Supply Store, 41 West Lee Highway, Warrenton. All proceeds will support our Holiday Adopt-A-Family community service project. Contact: 540-347-3134 Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company Open House: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 167 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Fun and educational day featuring station tours, fire safety, equipment demos, apparatus displays, CPR instructions, face painting and food. Helicopter landing and vehicle extrication demo. Visit www. warrentonfire.org Walk in the Woods at Montpelier: 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station. Walk with Virginia Master Naturalists and enjoy the crisp autumn air in the Demonstration Forest at Montpelier. Learn about the ecological and economic contributions a well-managed forest provides to our society in terms of habitat, wildlife, and more. $5/ person; children under 6 free. Meet at Visitor Center. Visit www.montpelier.org Contact: 540-672-2728. Communities of Peace: Noon. 32 Ashby St. Warrenton. What if we’re all children of God, here making it up? What if who you are is love, and this life is your love story? You’re invited to a complimentary meditation/inner journey to begin the remembering. Another gathering Wednesday, Oct. 24, at noon. Spon-
sored by Communities of Peace. Visit www.communitiesofpeace.org
Tuesday, Oct. 23 Cuts for a Cure: Rett Syndrome Awareness Month: all day. Pr@ Partners in Warrenton will offer complimentary haircuts or treatment for those affected by Rett Syndrome. Purple extension for $10. All proceeds donated to the cause. Contact: 540-349-1255 Warrenton Chorale: 7-9 p.m. The Warrenton Chorale has begun rehearsals for the “Christmas in Music Concerts.” Past singers and new singers welcome. Rehearsals are every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Heritage Presbyterian Church, Warrenton. Concerts presented on Nov. 29 (7:30 p.m.), Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m.) and Dec. 1 (3 p.m.) at Warrenton Methodist Church. Visit www. WarrentonChorale.org
Friday, Oct. 26 Fauquier Community Theatre auditions for “The Lion in Winter:” Fauquier Community Theatre announces a casting call for the classic play “The Lion in Winter” written by James Goldman. Auditions are Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. in Vint Hill at the Fauquier Enterprise Center, 4137 Weeks Drive, Warrenton. More information and registration here: www.FCTstage.org or by calling 540-349-8760.
Saturday, Oct. 27 Halloween Party: 7-9 p.m. 5073 Jeffersonton Road. The Jeffersonton Community Center is hosting a Halloween party with prizes, refreshments and a cake walk. Costume contest begins at 7: 30 p.m. Contact: 540-937-9979
Saturday, Nov. 3 Breakfast with Bunny at Buchanan Hall: 10 a.m. Author Linda Jane Holden will speak and autograph copies of her book, “The Gardens of Bunny Mellon,” at Buchanan Hall, 8549 John S. Mosby Highway in Upperville. There is no charge to attend. For details go to buchananhall.com. For questions and advance purchase, send to: whoanews@aol.com.
Sunday, Nov. 4 Sunday Sketch: 2-4 p.m. 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. Free drawing session in the National Sporting Museum galleries led by local artists. Today join Lori Goll. All ages and artistic abilities welcome. Materials provided. Register with ABarnes@ NationalSporting.org. For more details, visit www.NationalSporting.org.
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Festive for Fall
James Cornwell was born and raised in Fauquier County. In fact, he believes that he may be the fourth generation of Cornwells. For the past three years he has lived in a large brick house with a large front porch on the corner of Fifth and Lee Streets in Warrenton. And, when the leaves start to fall, it’s his signal to hit the ground running with decorations. Vendors and folks who visit Saturday’s Farmers Market take notice and appreciate his artistic flare. Some will come onto the porch, swing in the hammock and share photos on Facebook. “It’s very exciting,” says Cornwell, “people stop while they are out walking…or they will stop and take a selfie…I enjoy doing it…having a glamorous front porch.” Cornwell decorates for each season – spring, summer, fall and winter. Creativity is his calling card. By profession he is a hair stylist and creative director at Iva Bella Salon in Vint Hill. “The pressure is on,” he laughs, “wait until Christmas.” Got decorations? Send your photo(s) to Community Editor Anita Sherman at asherman@fauquier.com We’d like to share a few with our readers.
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report on the speed of climate change and the immediate measures that must be taken to combat it. The Warrenton Garden Club, with support from Finley’s Green Leap Forward and the Piedmont Environmental Council, is pleased to host C-Change Conversations at our Annual Conservation Forum. Kathleen Biggins, co-founder of the non-partisan, non-profit organization, will present clear, unbiased, scientific information on climate change. C-Change Conversations: • Promotes a discussion about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change now and in the future; • provides answers to many of the questions most Americans have on the topic; and • encourages action to blunt the most significant threats and support efforts to adapt to a changing environment.
ONGOING EVENTS 2018 Warrenton Saturday Farmers Market. The Saturday Market, 97 E. Lee St., is open from 8 a.m. until noon through Nov. 17 and is held in the municipal parking lot at the corner of Lee Street and 5th Street. Fruits, vegetables, flowers and locally grown or made products. Visit www.warrentonva.gov or contact 540-347-2405 Archwood Green Barns Farmers Market. Sundays, through October, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Welcome to Archwood Green Barns, 4555 Old Tavern Road in The Plains, Virginia’s gateway to horse country. Our community will be celebrating our farmers market’s 20th Anniversary in 2018. Indoor market offering fruits, vegetables, baked goods, goat cheese, meats (fresh and frozen) as well as orchids, bamboo, gourds, quilted specialties and more. Visit www.archwoodgreenbarns.com or contact 540-253-5289 Parkinson’s Piedmont Support Group in Warrenton. Covers Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock area. Meets the third Monday of every month at Chestnut Forks Tennis and Fitness Club, 6379 Airlie Road, in Warrenton, from 12:15 to 2 p.m. Persons with Parkinson’s, as well a care partners, are welcome to attend. Share experiences, treatment interventions, resource information, and fellowship with others going through the same challenges Contact Kendal Blaser at 540-222-6000 or Ann Proctor at 703-967-8525. Brew your own beer. The Warrenton Brewers Guild meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Powers Farm and Brewery, 9269 Redemption Way in Midland. Contact president Robert Ridgell at 703-906-1783. Checkmate! Calling all chess lovers of all ages, beginners through masters. The United States Chess Federation-affiliated Warrenton Chess Club meets every Thursday from 6:45 - 10:45 p.m. to host ongoing tournaments! $50 monthly prize to best score. Meets at 73 Culpeper St. (St. James’). Visit www.warrentonchessclub.com or contact 540-660-2822 Families Overcoming Drug Addiction First and Third Thursday of the month at Fauquier Hospital Sycamore Room, 500 Hospital Drive in Warrenton, 6:30 p.m. Information: Call Caroline Folker at 540-316-9221 or email MyFODAfamily@gmail.com Spiritual Care Support Ministries. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact Chaplain Liz Danielsen at 540-349-5814. Located at 76 W. Shirley Avenue in Warrenton.
The C-Change presentation has been developed in consultation with independent scientists and public policy specialists who span the political spectrum and relies heavily on charts and visual media to help the science come alive. A non-partisan conversation on climate change will be held this Sunday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. at Highland School’s Rice Theatre, 597 Broadview Ave., in Warrenton. Flooding, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes… is this the new normal? Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. The talk will be followed by Q&A. Light refreshments served. The event is free and open to the public; however, reservations through Eventbrite.com are appreciated. The C-Change Conversation could not come at a more important time. “We want to get the word out, so people will come,” said Penny Dart, a member of The Green Corner. “It’s an important discussion we need to have…while reservations are appreciated, I don’t want that to keep folks from coming. It’s free and open to the public.”
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breakfast area leading to a deck. The owner’s suite has a large bedroom with vaulted ceiling, walkin closet and luxury bath with double-sink vanity, two-person soaking tub, separate shower and private toilet. The upper level also includes three bedrooms, full bath and the laundry room. A pass-through computer work area leads to a bonus room. There’s lots of room for every occupant as the home includes a powder room, mudroom, hardwood floors, new carpeting, plantation shutters and large trim and moldings. There’s also an energy-efficient, dual-zone HVAC system, natural gas, high-speed internet and a two-car garage with a large paved driveway. A tiered deck and fenced rear yard overlook the
common area behind the home. The commuter-friendly Vint Hill community offers various options within walking distance: Vint Hill Craft Winery, Old Bust Head Brewing, Covert Café, Cold War Museum, swimming pool, Fauquier Community Theatre and a dog park to name a few. Shopping can be completed in the quaint town of Warrenton or in bustling Gainesville. This home is offered at $509,900.
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THE OFFICIAL 2018 WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT The official 2018 White House Christmas ornament honors the administration of Harry S. Truman, who served as the 33rd president of the United states and whose farsighted alterations and restorations of the White House made it the building that is known and loved today. The ornament is crafted from shiny brass plate with nickel and 24 karat gold.
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Take a ghostly tour through Warrenton It is the season for ghostly tours and you have a chance to be guided by members of the Fauquier Historical Society, dressed in costume, who can lead you through Old Town for an hour, starting at the Old Jail, 10 Ashby St. Tours are Friday, Oct. 19 and 26 at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. On Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27, tours begin at 6 p.m. for families with young children. Tickets are $15 for adults and children over 12 and $5 for children under 12. If you work on Main Street in Old Town, you can get a treat at VonCanon’s General Store for a discount. A wide selection of candies and drinks are available, along with other items such as spices and teas. Just tell the sales clerk that you work on Main Street. If you haven’t dropped into the new location for Latitudes at 78 Main St., you must do so soon. It is a wonderful expanded space with gorgeous fair-trade items. There are lots of holiday items and you will find it hard to make a decision on just what to buy! While you are in Old Town, Warrenton residents can take advantage of various merchants’ participation in a fun program called Birthday
Thanks for a successful Celebrate Orlean Day Celebrate Orlean Day is over! Despite a very chilly and rainy day start, everything went well. The apple pie contest was judged by two Virginia state troopers: Steve Lowe, Dublin, Virginia and Bret Boteler, Fauquier County. There was a tie with the guys, so their wives stepped up to resolve that. The first-place pie winner was Alison Jackson; second place was taken by Julie McGuire. The photo contest winners will be published next week. The silent auction proceeds ($350) went to the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the Pine Ridge Christmas bake sale brought in more than $250. We want to thank everyone who helped by making donations and the purchasers who took home auction items and baked goodies. The committee would like to thank all of the volunteers and neighbors who stepped up to help with the “dirty work” of set-up and cleanup and to the folks who loaned tables, chairs, etc. We could not have done this without you! This was truly neighbors helping neighbors! Birthday greetings to Mark Smith and Susan O’Leary Campbell. Hope their special day was a great one. The Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department breakfast will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 8-11 a.m. The Goodies -to-Go Table will be open, also. Come, meet your
ALICE FELTS WARRENTON 540-349-0037 warrenton.news@gmail.com Bash. If a merchant has a Birthday Bash decal on the storefront window, it means that you can get a special free treat if you visit the store on your birthday. It’s a great way to get a little remembrance as you celebrate, and you can shop for other items while visiting each store. Another way to celebrate any day is by listening to live Irish music every Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere at McMahon’s (380 Broadview Ave.) for the free event with family and friends. For more information, call 540-347-7200. During the month of October, the WARF has a membership special, regardless of age or residency. You can get two months of membership for $79, with unlimited access to pools, the fitness room and group fitness classes. Sign up at the front desk for the special offer until Oct. 31.
ANNE DAVIS MARKHAM HUME ORLEAN 540-364-1828 hlfmhouse@aol.com neighbors, enjoy the visit and take part in this bountiful meal. Moving is always stressful and the OVFRD will be making plans for the big move to the new station very soon, but we are very happy to make this move to serve our community better. Here is the scoop on moving plans: The November breakfast will be the last one held in the old building; there will be no Trunk -orTreat event this year; the ham and oyster dinners will not be held until late 2019. We plan to continue these popular fundraising events as soon as possible. Fire and rescue services will continue without interruption. The Orlean Market has graciously offered to sponsor a trunk-or-treat event across the street on Oct. 31. There will be a free pizza party following the “sweet” event. Watch for the event times and bring the little ones in their finest and scariest costumes. Thank you, Orlean Market, for continuing this fun tradition for our kids in a safe place. Send in your news, please. We need you; this is your column.
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Support Shop with a Cop at spaghetti dinner Congratulations to John Embrey on his second-place win at the Virginia State Fair Forestry Field Day Competition. John is a member of the Liberty High School Future Farmers of America. He just recently celebrated his 15th birthday, too. Happy Birthday, John! Start your Saturday off with a delicious home-cooked breakfast. There will be a country breakfast and Blessing of the Hounds on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 5108 Weston Road, in Casanova starting at 8 a.m. Breakfast will consist of eggs, pancakes, fried potatoes, cheese grits, bacon, sausage and beverages. Free-will donations will be accepted at the door. All proceeds will be used to assist a local family whose home was destroyed by a fire. The Blessing of the Hounds will begin at 9 a.m. The riders will be traveling up Weston Road surrounded by the excited hounds, and ride onto the Casanova Green. Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Hendrix have graciously hosted this event. Be sure to bring your camera, too, so you can snap a photo of the hounds and horseback riders! A good way to end your day on Saturday, Oct. 20, would be to support the Shop with a Cop Spaghetti Dinner at the Fauquier Fairgrounds, 6209 Old Auburn Road, Warrenton. The meal includes allyou-can-eat spaghetti, bread, salad, dessert and beverages. Dinner will be served from 4 to 8 p.m. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, bake sale and many other raffle items. All food is donated by Café Torino and Bakery. The cost for this event is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12 and free for children under 5. Come and support this wonderful program that brings the spirit of Christmas to young children in our community. Sunday, Oct. 21, Fauquier Farm Tails 4-H Club will be at Tractor Supply in Warrenton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The club members will have a small petting zoo, bake sale and raffle. All proceeds from this event will support our holiday outreach project of providing Christmas to a family in need in our community. All are welcome to come; learn about 4-H programs, and meet 4-H’ers in Fauquier County. Get your free smoke alarm by calling 540-422-8800 or complete an online form at www.fauquierfirerescue.org. You can schedule an appointment and someone from Fauquier County Fire and Rescue will come to your home or business to install your smoke alarm. Fauquier Fire and Rescue reports that fire–related deaths and injuries are the highest in homes without smoke alarms and you have as little as two minutes from the time the smoke alarm sounds before the smoke has spread throughout your home. Smoke inhalation is the cause of more fire deaths not burns. Virginia has already experienced 39 fire fatalities in the first quarter of 2018. This is a 40-percent
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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, age, familial status, or national origin. All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia and federal fair housing laws, which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or elderliness, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint, call the Virginia Fair Housing office at 804-367-8530 or toll-free at 888-551-3247. For the hearing impaired, call 804-367-9753. EMAIL: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov WEBSITE: dpor.virginia.gov/fairhousing
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These property transfers, filed Oct. 5 through Oct. 11, 2018 were provided by the Clerk of the Court in 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.) Top dollar deal: $1,750,000 in Marshall District Cedar Run District CBAY-VA
LLC
to
Center District
Fauquier
County Board of Supervisors, 51.0048 acres on Rt. 28, Catlett Road. $572,638.80
Paradigm Farm LLC to Atkins Construction
Group
LLC,
2.1999 acres off Green Road, nr. Warrenton. $100,000
OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC AS AIF to Mara Desmedt, 3.4786 acres known as 4300 Ringwood
Gabriella R. Six to Matthew
Wahlstrom, 1.3944 acres at 6278 Millwood
Antonio Barriga, 5 acres at 1562 Sowego Road, Catlett. $135,000
Cummings Investment Associates
to Justin S. Johnson, 15.7731 acres
on Rt. 610, about 1 mile southeast of Midland. $50,000
Gregory A. Rizzo to Zachary
W. Gregor, 0.9578 acre at 7678 Greenwood $415,000
Way,
Nokesville.
Drive,
$444,900
Warrenton.
Jr., 20 acres at 9255 Hart’s Mill
Road, nr. Warrenton. $1,750,000 Paul Smith Jr. Estate by Executor to Umvinho Investments LLC,
Eric Brindley to Joshua B. Sowers,
approximately 7.5 acres at 5472
$375,000
$325,000
6481 Lancaster Drive, Warrenton.
Merry Oaks Rd., The Plains.
Michael Straight to Robert J.
Rill, Unit 7 at 156 Topaz Court, Warrenton. $322,000
Road, Nokesville. $323,100
Lucille B. Washington to Jose
Susan W. Lewis to Alan W. Smith
Scott District Natalie A. Erdossy to Justin Edward Mehaffey, 2222 Pumphouse Court, nr. Warrenton. $520,000
Lee District Dorris Mary Baringer to Marco
Michael A. Oliver to Gary M.
7211 Covington’s Corner Road,
Road, nr. Warrenton. $459,000
A. Oliva Padilla, 1.0195 acre at Bealeton. $337,000
Khalid Majeed to Donald L. Sherbeyn,
Sumerduck $94,500
0.75
acre
Road,
at
7472
Remington.
Bronson, Fauquier
7124
Shepherdstown
Lakes
Limited
Partnership to NVR Inc., Lots 109
and 101, Phase 11-D, Brookside nr. Warrenton. $415,561
William Brendan Ellis to Daniel Lipovsky, 5564 Angus Hill Drive,
Marshall District
nr. Warrenton. $600,000
NVR Inc. to Gregory B. Howell,
Raine Michaux Gilbert to Medici
Peter G. Johnson to Stephen J.
Drive, Warrenton. $523,755
Rt. 691. $210,000
Warrenton. $500,000
0.5954 acre at 6431 Bob White
Investments LLC, 15.16 acres on
Miles, 6827 Averbach Court, nr.
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Monroe Park to celebrate 20th anniversary Oct. 27 I toured the Library of Congress Packard Theater recently. It was very interesting! They only hold these tours once a year on Columbus Day and tickets are required (but free). I highly recommend that you attend and see the great work they do at their facility. The Bealeton Book Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m. This month, they will be discussing “Killers of the Flower Moon.” New members are welcome. Bealeton “Paws to Read” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20. This program is geared to children ages 5-10. Children can read to trained therapy dogs at the Bealeton Library from 10:30 a.m. until noon. These sessions are free, but a parent or caregiver must be in attendance. The Sumerduck Ruritan Club will hold its Fourth Annual Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27. It will be held at the Remington Lions Club. The doors will open at noon and the music will begin at 1 p.m. Admission is $10 and lunch will be available for purchase. There will be barbecue, desserts and drinks
Enjoy a Halloween Hop before Halloween Everyone is invited to a free Harvest Luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 20 from noon to 2 p.m. Enjoy bingo with prizes for adults and children. Cool Spring United Methodist Church, 3322 Cobbler Mountain Road, Delaplane. Got blood? Then the Red Cross needs you! Blood Drive Monday, Oct. 22-Marshall Baptist Church, 2-7 p.m. Contact Suzy Neessen 540317-3344. Walk-ins are welcome but it is best to make an appointment. Tickets now on sale and sponsor opportunities available for First Annual Concert for the Animals: A Pop Music Songbook on Friday, Oct. 26
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PAM VAN SCOY GOLDVEIN 540-379-2026 pamvs2000@yahoo.com available. Bands scheduled to play are: Debbie Zinn and Natural Grass, Wishful Thinkin’, John Cook and Cook’s Express, Freddy Frazer and the Mountain Boys. This event will be held indoors, rain or shine! It’s hard for me to believe that Monroe Park will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 27. The Northern Virginia Gold Prospectors will demonstrate gold panning at the sluice from 1-4 p.m. At 1 p.m., Shelby Hadeler will present a talk on genealogy in the Goldvein/ Sumerduck area. After Shelby’s talk, you can learn about the history and development of Monroe Park. At 2 p.m. Remington Steele will perform outside the bunkhouse. There will also be a horseshoe demonstration and a contest. Have a fantastic week! in The Plains, benefiting Gray Face Acres Senior Dog Rescue and Retreat in Haymarket. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains. Reception with the artists to follow. Purchase tickets at www.concertfortheanimalsapopmusicsongbook. com. Big Band Halloween Hop on Saturday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. at Marshall Community Center, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall. This special masquerade dance will take place on the Saturday before Halloween. Costumes are encouraged, but are not required for attendance. Special songs for the evening will include “Witchcraft,” the “Transylvania Polka,” and a repeat perfor-
Free children’s winter coat giveaway Saturday Caring for the Angels’ Daycare & Preschool will provide children’s winter coats, sizes 2-12, including gloves, hats and scarves - all for free. Come to 10499 Jericho Road, Bealeton on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m.- noon. There will also be prizes, games, balloons and free food. For more information, call 540-4391244. There are two new national laws to help prevent patients from overpaying for prescription drugs. The two new laws are Patient Rights to Know Drug Prices Act and Know the Lowest (Prescription Drugs) Price Act of 2018. These new federal bills were signed last week by President Donald Trump. Medical insurers will no longer be able to bar pharmacists from telling consumers when
JOE KORPSAK REMINGTON BEALETON OPAL 540-497-1413 joe.korpsak@yahoo.com paying cash, that would be cheaper than using their insurance for their prescriptions. These two bills give patients the right to know about ways to pay the lowest prescription price. The new laws apply to private health insurance and Medicare. No longer can pharmacists be contractually prohibited from informing consumers when they would actually save money by not using their insurance plans.
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mance of “YMCA” with the Village People (audience participation encouraged!). Complimentary refreshments will be served. Refresher/beginner swing lesson included during the band break. The band will start its first set at 7 p.m. at this dance. There will be a prize for best costume! Admission is just $10 at the door. Come
have some spooky fun with the Silver Tones! Visit www.silvertonesswingband.com for updates. Happy birthday to: Oct. 20 – April Gannon, Abby Payton, Beverly Wells, Lori Sisson and Kristina Brown; Oct. 21 – Madison Cominsky and Maria Dunn; Oct. 22 – Mandy Ingram and Dave Newman; Oct. 23 – Jessica Gerald; Oct. 25 – Pam Peterson. Happy anniversary to: Oct. 18 – Justin and Megan Carter; Oct. 19 – Eddie and Debby Waln; Oct. 20 – Jim and Joyce Helm, Kevin and April Swain and Scotty and Robin Williams; Oct. 22 – Chad and Morgan Heflin; Oct. 24 – David and Amanda Carter Have a great week!
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Fabulous opportunity-One of a Kind-1 level living. Spacious open Floor plan with Formal Living and Dining Rooms, Family room with gas fireplace, large eat in kitchen, morning room. Upper level offers guest suite with full bath and amazing Bonus Room. Property is complimented by beautiful landscaping, rear fenced yard, trex deck and screened gazebo. Convenient to town and shops.
Custom Cape Cod on 36 acres with frontage on Germantown Lake. Home features metal roof, open floor plan, custom kitchen, large front and screen back porch. GEO thermal heating and main level bedroom suite. The property contains, a small cottage, barn, out buildings and pond. Offered for $874,900
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Halloween at the library: from stories to story times Halloween, celebrated each year on Oct. 31, has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Its Celtic roots shroud it in mystery, magic and superstition, as the Celts believed that it was a time when spirits came out to haunt and would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated Nov. 1 All Saints Day, and the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and eventually Halloween, incorporating some of the traditions of Samhain. Halloween gained popularity in America during the second half of the 19th century with the arrival of Irish immigrants and, over the years, evolved into a day of trick-ortreating, carving pumpkins, eating sweets and wearing costumes. Fauquier County Public Library will celebrate Halloween with Halloween Hoopla, a not-too-spooky story time offered at all three library locations. This special story time for preschoolers and rising kindergarteners includes songs, crafts, rhymes and trick-or-treating around the library.
Halloween Hoopla
Bealeton and Warrenton: Thursday, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m. John Marshall: Friday, Oct. 26,
10:30 a.m. Before donning your costume or carving your Jack-o’-lantern, here are a few Halloween facts and figures: • Jack-o’-lanterns were originally made out of turnips, beets and potatoes, not pumpkins. • Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. • Scarecrows, a popular Halloween fixture, symbolize the ancient agricultural roots of Halloween. • In 2016, Mathias Willemijns of Belgium, set the record for the largest pumpkin – a whopping 2,624.6 pounds. • The largest pumpkin ever recorded in U.S. history weighed 2,528 pounds and was grown in 2018 by New Hampshire’s Steve Geddes. • One quarter of all candy sold annually in the United States is bought for Halloween. • Halloween is the second-highest grossing commercial holiday, after Christmas. If all this talk of ghouls and goblins has you eager for a good ghost story, check out the following, available at your nearest Fauquier County Public Library location, or stop by
the reference desk for suggestions: • “50 Strange Stories of the Supernatural” by John Canning • “Ghosts of the Old Jail” by Frances Allshouse • “The Ghosts of Virginia” by L.B. Taylor Jr. • “Monsters of Virginia: Mysterious Creatures in the Old Dominion” by L.B. Taylor Jr. • “Spooky South: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings and Other Local Lore” by S. E. Schlosser • “Virginia Ghosts” by Marguerite du Pont Lee • “Virginia Folk Legends” by Thomas E. Barden Lisa Pavlock, Public Information Coordinator, Fauquier County Public Library
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Wednesday, Oct. 17 Half Pints Story Time 10:30-11 a.m. (B) 2’s & 3’s Together Story Time 10:30-11:15 a.m. (W) English-as-a-second-language class, 6-8 p.m. (W) 6:30-8 p.m. (JM) Thursday, Oct. 18 Preschool Story Time 10:30-11 a.m. (W) (B) Mystery Book Club noon-1 p.m. (JBP) Warrenton Adult Writing Group 1-3 p.m. (W) Bealeton Book Club 2:30-4 p.m. (B) GED classes 5:30-8 p.m. (B) * Friday, Oct. 19 Book Cellar open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (JBP) Preschool Story Time 10:30-11 a.m. (JM) Saturday, Oct. 20 Book Cellar open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (JBP) Sensory Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m. (W) Paws to Read 10:30 a.m.-noon (B) Monday, Oct. 22 Baby Steps 10:30-11 a.m. (W) Scrabble for Adults 6-8 p.m. (JM) Tuesday, Oct. 23 Half Pints Story Time 10:30-11 a.m. (W) Book ‘N Stitchers 12:30-2:30 p.m. (JM) Homework Help for school-age children 5-7 p.m. (B) GED Classes 5:30-8 p.m. (B) * Pajama Story Time 6-7 p.m. (W) Socrates Café 7-9 p.m. (W) * Registration is required B – Bealeton branch library, 10877 Willow Drive North, Bealeton JM – John Marshall branch library, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall W – Warrenton central library, 11 Winchester St., Warrenton JBP – John Barton Payne Building, 2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton For full program descriptions, visit fauquierlibrary.org or pick up a calendar of events from any library location.
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FAITH NOTES Submit your religious news events to asherman@fauquier.com at least a week in advance for publication. Please include address/ contact information for your event.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 Community Voices in Total Praise: Join the Voices of Harmony at First Baptist Church, 39 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton for its Annual Music Ministry Workshop and Concert. Workshop dates are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17, 18, 1nd 19 at 6:30 p.m. A concert will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m. For more information, contact Charlene at 856-889-0112.
Friday, Oct. 19 Liberty UMC hosts Harvest Dinner: Liberty United Methodist Church will have a Harvest Dinner Friday, Oct. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the church, 10513 Old Marsh Road, Bealeton. Free-will donation requested with all proceeds going towards the UMCOR Mission. Pastor Rob Almy welcomes one and all. Movie to follow. Contact: 540-439-0267.
Saturday, Oct. 20 Country Breakfast and the Blessing of the Hounds: Looking for a way to enjoy a family-friendly fall event? Plan to attend the Country Breakfast and Blessing of the Hounds, Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Grace Church Parish Hall, 5108 Weston Road, Casanova. From 8-10 a.m. a delectable Country Breakfast will be served at the Parish Hall. The menu includes eggs, pancakes, fried potatoes, cheese grits, bacon, sausage and beverages. Free-will donations will be taken at the door with the funds going to help a local family whose home was destroyed by fire. At 9 a.m., there will be the Blessing of the Hounds. The riders will come up Weston Road surrounded by the excited hounds, and ride onto the Casanova Green. This fun event is hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Hendrix. Be sure to dress for cool weather and damp grass and drive slowly when you arrive. Don’t forget your camera! Free community harvest luncheon: All are invited and welcome to attend the community
harvest luncheon at Cool Spring United Methodist Church, 3322 Cobbler Mountain Road, Delaplane on Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon to 2 p.m. Good food and bingo with prizes for adults and children. Oak Shade Baptist Church hosts Women’s Conference: “Walk by Faith” at the Women’s Conference hosted by Oak Shade Baptist Church on saturday, Oct. 20. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The keynote speaker is Gerri Nelson and the program includes prayer, praise, worship, and lunch is provided. Oak Shade Baptist Church is at 3287 Old Catlett Road, Catlett. For more information, call 540788-4160 or visit www.oakshadebaptist.com. Family Worship Center holds fall festival: Family Worship Center, 12077 Marsh Road, Bealeton, will hold a fall festival featuring vendors, food, moon bounce, games, baked sale, alpacas and more. All activities are free, charges only for food and drinks. Contact: 540-439-2900 Grace United Methodist Church hosts Harvest Moon Family Fun Night: Grace United Methodist Church invites you to participate in the Harvest Moon Family Fun Night for free pizza, food, games and candy. Please join us for ‘Trunk or Treat’ in the Grace parking lot and wear your costume, if you wish. All are welcome; bring your friends and family! The free event is Saturday, Oct. 20, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church-Hartwood, 13056 Elk Ridge Road, Fredericksburg (in southern Fauquier County). For information, contact the church office at 540-7525462 or office.graceumc@gmail.com. Amissville United Methodist Church breakfast: Amissville United Methodist Men will serve breakfast Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 to 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. Donations are accepted, and all proceeds are used in service to others. Questions concerning this activity should be directed to Reg at 540-987-9001. Prayer, dinner and discussion offered: Are you called to pray for our nation, our community, our families, and our neighbors?
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 EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH
If so, please join us at Christ Church Anglican, 95 Green St., Warrenton, Saturday evenings. First for dinner/discussion from 6-7 p.m., followed by prayer and worship from 7-8 p.m. Ask and receive answers to your questions. RSVP by text to Chaplain Jim Craft at 703300-3479 or email to Chaplainjimcraft@ outlook.com by noon on Saturdays.
Sunday, Oct. 21 Warrenton UMC celebrates 200th anniversary: Warrenton United Methodist Church is celebrating its 200th Anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be one service at 9:30 a.m. with Bishop Sharma Lewis preaching. Everyone is invited to attend. The church is at 341 Church St., behind Pizza Hut. Mount Zion Baptist holds Missionary Day: Mount Zion Baptist Church, 33 S. Third St., Warrenton, will have its Missionary Annual Day at 3 p.m. Guests include Grannies for Christ, Gospel Dynamics and Brother Lenny Wright (former lead singer for the Mighty Spiritual Lights). Lunch served after the morning service. Contact: 540-347-3735 Bethel Baptist Church celebrates Deacons and Deaconess Day: Join Bethel Baptist Church as it celebrates Deacons and Deaconess Day on Sunday, Oct. 21. The sponsor is Deacon Ben William, chairman. Morning service is at 11 a.m. featuring guest speaker is the Rev. Loretta Strothers, senior associate minister, Swift Ford Baptist Church, Madison. Evening service is at 3 p.m. featuring guest speaker the Rev. George W. Coghill and his choir from Ebenezer Baptist Church, Midland. Bethel Baptist Church is at 705 View Town Road, Amissville. For more information, call Jennifer Gray at 540-522-6942, or call 540937-5012. Beulah Baptist Church celebrates Deacon, Deaconess Day: Beulah Baptist Church, Markham, will celebrate its annual Deacon, Deaconess, Men’s, Women’s and Women’s Ministry Day on Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Madeline Montgomery and the congregation of Mount Mariah Baptist Church, Amissville, will be the guests. Lunch will be served immediately after the morning service. Mt. Nebo celebrates 143rd anniversary: Mount Nebo Baptist Church, 4679 Free State Road, Marshall, will celebrate its 143rd anniversary and Pastor Rodney L. Smith Sr.’s 18th pastoral anniversary with services every Tuesday during the month of October. Services start at 7:30 p.m. Guest preachers are as follows: Oct. 21 (the Right Rev. Gillison Wanser); and Oct. 23 (the Right Rev. Robert Taylor). Contact: 540-222-4408. Ordination service for Elder William Hines: Join at 6 p.m. to celebrate the ordination of Elder William Hines at Faith Christian Church & International Outreach Center, 6472 Duhollow Road, Warrenton where Dr. Decker H. Tapscott is the senior pastor. Contact the church office at 540-349-0178. Trinity Lutheran Church holds services: Trinity Lutheran Church, 276 Cleveland St., Warrenton, is now holding services at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Located next to Taylor Middle School and across from the Food Bank. The
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Monday, Oct. 22 Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church celebrates Pastor’s Appreciation Services: The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 1175 Delaplane Grade Road, Upperville, family invites you to their annual Pastor’s Appreciation Services. A revival will be held Monday-Friday, Oct. 22-26, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Pastor Terry Streeter of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. On Sunday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m., their guest will be Pastor Ron Johnson and congregation of Hopewell Baptist Church, Rapidan. A meal will be served following morning worship. The Right Rev. Phillip C. Lewis is pastor. Contact: 540-592-3530.
Friday, Oct. 26 Amissville UMC to host Harvest Party: Amissville United Methodist Church will host a community Harvest Party from 6-8 p.m. at the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. All children are welcome. For questions concerning this event, please call Missy at 540-937-3590.
Saturday, Oct. 27 Amissville United Methodist Men host Fish Fry: Amisssville United Methodist Men will host a Fish Fry from 5-7 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 14760 Lee Highway, Amissville. Donations are accepted, and all proceeds are used in service to others. Questions concerning this event should be directed to Reg at 540-987-9001. Walnut Grove Senior Harvest Program: The Seniors with a Purpose Ministry of Walnut Grove Baptist Church invites you to its Annual Senior Harvest Program and lunch on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. The event will feature Conway Porter and the Spiritual Brothers in concert. All are welcome! Free-will offering will be collected. Walnut Grove Baptist Church is at 8909 Meetze Road, Warrenton. Contact: 540-347-0974.
UPON REFLECTION
Because an epitaph leaves an indelible impression of the person it is meant to reflect, many people choose to compose their own. While some might think that, in this age of cryptic social media messaging, it is easy to sum up one’s life and attitude in a few choice words, it is not necessarily so. Whether one elects to be solemn, philosophical, witty, folksy, ironic, vengeful, sweet, loving, dear, spiritual, casual, formal, selfrighteous, dignified, or hilarious, it is no simple task to distill one’s being into a few words. With this in mind, one woman named “Kay” chose to have her fudge recipe carved into her granite gravestone, followed by the words “where ever she goes, there’s laughter.” The funeral home is an important part of any community. In addition to providing a variety of necessary services to the community such as burial services, cremation services, memorial services and celebrations of life, funeral homes also serve as resources for those grieving the loss of a loved one. If you are interested in making funeral arrangements for a loved one, we invite you to call MOSER FUNERAL HOME at (540) 347-3431. Please tour our facility, conveniently located at 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton. We’ll also tell you about our BRIGHT VIEW CEMETERY, just outside of Warrenton. One descriptive epitaph inscription reads “Inclined to mischief.”
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OBITUARIES Neil Allen Hunter Neil Allen Hunter, age 79, of Warrenton, VA passed on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 at Fauquier Hospital. He was born on October 15th, 1938 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, son of the late Donald & Avis Hunter. Neil is a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and Dracut High School where he played trumpet in the band. He also played baseball and basketball in high school and later at Wentworth University in Boston, MA, where he earned an Associate degree. Neil is survived by his two sons, Eric N. Hunter & his wife, Annette of Columbia, MD and Adam D. Hunter & his wife, Vicki of Prospect, TN; two siblings, Joanne G. Hunter of Warrenton, VA and Earl W. Hunter & his wife, Faye of Willow Springs, NC; seven grandchildren, Ashley Stevenson, Austin White, Zachary Hunter, Maura, Jessica & Joshua Hunter and Corey Conway; and one great grandchild, Aspen Stevenson. In addition to his parents, Neil was preceded in death by his wife, Betty G. Hunter. Friends called at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA from 10 to 11 am on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 that was followed by a memorial service at 11 am. Interment at Warrenton cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s or Diabetes Associations. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Arman Robert Simone Arman Robert Simone, businessman philanthropist and longtime resident of Warrenton Virginia, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday October 13, 2018. He was 90 years old and the cause of death was congestive heart failure. Arman Robert Simone was born in Detroit in 1928 to immigrant parents of Armenian origin. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania, graduated from University of Michigan and attended University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. After graduating from law school, he founded the Simone Corporation which focused on commercial buildings and medical offices. Mr. Simone served for many years on the board of directors of the Masco Corporation, a company which designs, manufactures and distributes home improvement and building products worldwide and is ranked as one of the top 200 companies in the United States. Arman Simone believed in service, cared for the wellbeing of others, and supported social change movements, as well as lifelong learning. After retiring from active business, he created a foundation for spiritual philanthropy in support of peace, social justice and community engagement. Committed to nonviolence, he supported programs that were directed at peace and conflict resolution and helped to establish a Graduate Scholarship Fund for peace studies at American University. He participated in growth and development of Mind -Body Institute at Harvard Medical School and worked closely with its founder Dr. Benson, a pioneer in mind -body research in medicine. He also supported the Center for Mind -Body Medicine in Washington DC founded by Dr. James Gordon to help train health care professionals in mind-body medicine trauma relief and suicide prevention. With a lifelong commitment to service, he was involved with Catholic charities, helped build a hunger relief organization with Deacon Carl Shelton of San Diego and SHARE Food Network, a community based organization in Washington DC to provide service to people in need. In memory of the suffering of the Armenian genocide victims, he visited the war ravaged southern Sudan where, with the assistance of the local Catholic Bishop, helped distribute desperately needed food among the victims of genocide. He supported Child Help, a Virginia-based organization for abandoned, neglected and at-risk children and served on the board of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. A lifelong supporter of peace, social justice, and the environment, Arman Simone was involved in organizations such as the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Non-Violence International, and Physicians for Human Rights. He supported the writer-conservationist Sir Laurens Van der Post, the Wilderness Fund of Ian Player, and organizations such as the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Nature Conservancy among many others. In addition to his wife Fera Simone, Mr.Simone is survived by his brother Charles Nickson, his three children from his first marriage Mark Simone, Christine Simone, and David Simone, and two grandchildren Kathleen and Alec Simone. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to SHARE Food Network, Catholic Charities DC 3222 Hubbard Rd. Landover, MD20785
Doris W. Meade Doris W. Meade, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, age 75, of Nokesville, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at her home. Doris was born December 3, 1942 in Fauquier County, VA, daughter of the late Floyd and Ida (Sours) Walters. She was preceded in death by one brother, Jesse Walters, and three sisters, Mildred Walters, Ella V. Bowling, and Shelby Polk. She was a member of Chapel Springs Assembly of God and had a long-time career as an office manager, first at Vienna Radio & TV, then in the funeral industry at Lee Funeral Home and Pierce Funeral Home, retiring in December 2016. She was well known in the community for her kindness and compassion which helped many families through some of the most difficult days of their lives. She viewed her role in the funeral home as her ministry rather than simply her job. She loved Southern Gospel Quartet music and looked forward every September to the convention in Pigeon Forge, TN. She had just returned from another wonderful Pigeon Forge trip, accompanied by her son and two of her granddaughters, the week prior to her death. Doris was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, David L. Meade, Sr. Survivors include two children, Darlene Dawson and husband David of Orange, VA and David Meade, Jr. and wife Jackie of Manassas; five grandchildren, Brittany Lester and husband Brandon of Culpeper, VA, Eric Dawson and wife Amber of Rhoadesville, VA, Makayla Meade and boyfriend Caleb Phillips, Shailyn Meade, Madisyn Meade and boyfriend Aiden O’Malley; one great-granddaughter, Harmonie Marie Dawson and one great-grandson, James Ryan Lester; two sisters, Charlotte Mae Lightner of Amissville, and Mildred M. Langhorne and husband David of Nokesville; two brothers, Rev. Paul H Walters of Bear, DE and Floyd L. Walters, Jr. of Mathias, WV; many nieces and nephews, extended family and countless friends. The family received friends from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 14 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA. Funeral services was held at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, October 15, at Chapel Springs Church, 11500 New Life Way, Bristow, VA with Pastor Doug Chapman and Rev. Bill Tatum officiating. Entombment followed at Stonewall Memory Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of flowers or contributions to Chapel Springs Assembly of God Missions. Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com
David Bruce Stuart “Gravy Dog” David Bruce Stuart, “Gravy Dog,” age 55, of Manassas, Virginia passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. He was born on January 18, 1963, in Gloucester, MA the son of the late Lawrence Roger Stuart and Marilyn Elizabeth Stuart. Along with being one of the owners of L.R. Stuart & Son, David owned, and operated Stuart’s Luxury Limousine and Stuart’s Luxury Disposal located in Manassas, VA. Survivors include his two children, Staci Lee Witsman and husband Thomas of Warrenton, VA and David Matthew Stuart of Leesburg, VA; his mother, Marilyn E. Stuart of Manassas, VA; one brother, Lawrence Michael Stuart of Manassas, VA; two sisters, Lisa Marie Stuart of Manassas, VA and JoAnn Welch and husband Michael of Manassas, VA; three grandchildren, Gavin, Landon and Elijah, along with several nieces and nephews. Known to many as “Gravy Dog,” David’s contagious joy was derived from his family and friends, and through illuminating the lives of others daily with his exuberant kindness, friendliness, and graciousness. A humanitarian by nature, David’s heart overflowed with love for his fellow man. He expressed this love through simple acts of kindness, whether by giving to and aiding those in need, preaching the Word of Jesus, quoting poems about the power of a positive attitude, or cheerfully and indiscriminately complimenting strangers with the hope of bringing smiles to their faces. His vivid brightness will live on through its reflection on the hearts of those who love him. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2018 at The Life Church located at 11234 Balls Ford Road, Manassas, VA with Pastor Josh Baird and Pastor Pete Lackey officiating. In lieu of flowers, any financial gift/donation would be greatly appreciated by the family to go toward funeral costs through https://www. gofundme.com/funeral-support-for-david-stuart.
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OBITUARIES Landon Wade Bowers Landon Wade Bowers, age 29, of Aroda, VA passed away on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 in Culpeper, VA. Beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, Landon will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend, Lindsey Nichole Bowers and their two precious children, Leighanna Lynne and Landon Richard, also of Aroda; his parents, Kimi and Richard, of Warrenton, VA; his brothers, Richard Leslie, II of Culpeper, VA, Gregory Louis of Baltimore, MD and Christopher Evan of Warrenton, VA; and his maternal grandmother, Barbara Rodriguez of Fredericksburg, VA. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Nanny& Pop, Ruth Evelyn & Robert Leroy Bowers. Landon was an avid outdoorsman, spending much of his time with friends and family fishing, hunting, four-wheeling... and climbing trees. Also a skilled mechanic, Landon loved to tear down and re-build anything he could get his hands on. Landon’s dynamic personality, his infectious smile and laugh, endeared him to everyone he came into contact with! The family invites his friends and colleagues to join them for a memorial gathering to share remembrances and celebrate his life from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday, October 20th, 2018 at his parent’s home, 6311 Nordix Drive, Warrenton, VA 20187. Interment private. Memorial contributions may be made to www.GoFundMe.com and/or via check to: Union Bank & Trust, 216 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, VA 20186. Please make checks payable to Lindsey Bowers with memo “Landon Bowers Memorial Fund” For wire information please contact the family. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Charles A. ‘Charley’ Maidens, Sr. Charles A. ‘Charley’ Maidens, Sr., age 95, passed peacefully on Friday, October 12th, 2018 at his home in Warrenton, VA. He was born in Washington, DC on February 17th, 1923, son of the late William and Flora Maidens. Charley grew up in Washington DC, and became a civilian aviator during WWII with the Army Air Corps. He flew the C-54 airplane in overseas missions to Europe. Charley began his career in electronics after the war, and initially retired from Research Analysis Corporation, but he continued to work in the telecommunications industry for Verizon until his final retirement. Charley was an avid model builder of WWII aircraft, railroad engines and handcrafted boats. He learned and enjoyed wood carving of various birds and waterfowl, wrote poetry, and spent time fishing on the family trips to Nags Head, NC. Charley loved the company of his family, friends and neighbors. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jane Maidens; six children, Charles Maidens, Jr., Paula Tafrawe, Leslie Keller, Laura Jirsa, Mark Keller & Stephen Keller; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by son, David Maidens and daughter, Beth Farrell. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 17th at 1 pm, at Brightvew Cemetery, 8265 Lunsford Rd., Warrenton, VA 20186. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
It’s not the length of life but the depth of life – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Allan Keith Knicely “Big Al” Allan Keith Knicely, 57 of Warrenton, Va passed away on October 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 17, 1960 to Owen Knicely and the late Peggy Knicely. He was preceded in death by a brother Mark Knicely. He was married to the love of his life for 36 years Sherry Crocker Knicely, two sons very dear to his heart, Jacob and Adam Knicely both of Warrenton, brother Randy Knicely of Manassas, Sister Lisa Knicely Casto (Rodney) of Harrisonburg, Sister-in-law, Stephanie Settle (Brian), a Special Niece Krystal Settle, the family dog Cole Trick. Allan also had several nieces/nephews Katie, Keith, Kristen, Dillon, Christopher, Bridget and Brittney, and many cousins and lots of close friends. He will truly be missed by all. Allan worked as an electrician for over 40 years and was a member of the IBEW local 26. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson and was a HUGE Dallas Cowboy Fan. Big Al had a contagious laugh, a kind smile and a Big Heart. He would light up a room with just his presence. He spent 20 years on the baseball fields coaching and watching his two sons play baseball. He also enjoyed hunting with his good friend Floyd Breeden III. RIDE FREE BIG AL Memorial Service will be at Mosers Funeral Home on Saturday October 20th from 3-5, followed by a time of fellowship at Warrenton Moose Lodge from 5-7. In lieu of flowers you can donate to the Capital Caring Hospice, 2900 Telestar Ct, Falls Church, VA 22042
Edward Lee “Hack” Thompson, Sr. Edward Lee “Hack” Thompson, Sr., 82, of Warrenton, Virginia, passed October 13, 2018, at his residence. He was born on February 6, 1936, and was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Thompson Winston. Edward is survived by his wife, Louise Hughes Thompson of Warrenton, VA; two daughters: Denise (Briane) Russell and Ednida T. (Scottie) Minor both of Warrenton, VA; one son, Edward Lee (Cindy) Thompson Jr. of Leesburg; and 8 grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Saturday, October 20, 2018, from 2 pm until 3 pm with funeral services starting at 3 pm at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 2932 Atoka Road, Rectortown, Virginia, 20140. Pastor Rodney L. Smith Sr. will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Mt. Morris Community Cemetery, Hume, Virginia. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
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OBITUARIES Bertha Lee Jones Bertha Lee Jones, age 82, on October 9, 2018, of Dale City, VA. Owner/operator of Bertha’s Beauty and Barber Salon. Friends may visit from 9am to 11am Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 18410 Chapel Dr, Triangle, VA 22172; funeral service at 11am. Pastor Dr. Alfred Jones officiating. Interment Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Ames Funeral Home, Inc.
Kermit Wilson Cantrell Kermit Wilson Cantrell, age 80, passed away on October 10, 2018 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. He was born on April 11, 1938 in Wise County, Virginia to the late Hiram and Nellie (Meade) Cantrell. Kermit worked for Virginia Concrete for 44 years as a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting, listening to bluegrass music, watching his grandkids play ball and excavating with his son. He was never found without a toothpick in his pocket. Predeceased by his parents and 5 siblings. Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years, Annie Cantrell; one son: Glenn Cantrell and wife Jacqui; one daughter: Alice Wickline and husband Barry; three brothers: Joel Cantrell and wife Sally, Lee Cantrell and wife Betty and Ray Cantrell and wife Judy; one sister: Deliah Bishop; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 12, 2018 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Catlett Methodist Cemetery in Catlett, VA. Condolences may be sent to: www.piercefh.com
Ann Gertrude Walker Ann Gertrude Walker, 82, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Warrenton, VA, passed October 7, 2018, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas. She was born on March 5, 1936. Ann is survived by her son, Billy D. Rodgers of Overland Park, KS; two sisters: Marion Davis of Washington, DC, Gloria Johnson of Falls Church, VA; two brothers: Robert L. Walker of Warrenton, VA, Charles McCottry of Falls Church, VA; and two grandchildren: Zacchary and Matthew Rodgers of Overland Park, KS. Family will receive friends on Saturday, October 20, 2018, from 10 am until 11 am with funeral services starting at 11 am at First Baptist Church, 39 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, Virginia Rev. Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. will deliver the eulogy. Interment will be in Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
Pastor John Walter Green Pastor John Walter Green, age 79, on October 8, 2018 of Manassas, VA. Founder and Pastor of the House Of Prayer for Everyone Church, Manassas, VA. Retired Financial Analyst with IBM, Manassas Plant. Served in U.S. Air Force. Friends may visit from 6pm to 8pm Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the House Of Prayer for Everyone Church, 7225 Nathan Court, Manassas, VA and from 10am to 11am Monday October 22, 2018 at First Baptist Church, 9258 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110. Funeral service at 11am. Pastor Jesse Jones, eulogy. Interment at Quantico National Cemetery at 2pm, 18424 Joplin Rd, Triangle, VA 22172. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to C.I.T.Y. (Christians Involved Together with Youth) in memory of Rev. John W. Green, P.O. Box 167, Manassas, VA 20108. Arrangements by Ames Funeral Home, Inc.
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Antique (1920´s) Home Comfort wood cook stove, 10 yrs out of box, like new. Gray speckled & cream enamel, scaff of wheat design on bread warmer. Beautiful. $3200. 540-547-2348
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Rentals — Office OFFICE SPACE IN THE HEART OF OLD TOWN WARRENTON 39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY ● Up to 7,000 Rentable SF ● Will Subdivide to Suit ● Short Term Leases Considered ● Brokers Welcome and Protected ● Central Business District ● Aggressive Market Rates Available ● ● Conveniently located in the heart of Old Town Warrenton at the intersection of Culpeper & Lee Sts. ● ● Next door to Piedmont Media LLC (Fauquier Times Newspaper) & Allen Real Estate. Close proximity to the Fauquier Government Center, Historic Courthouse Building and numerous local restaurants & retail stores.
Bunk bed for mattress size 40 x 77. Like new, made in Brazil. Bunk can be separated into two separate twin bed frames. $100/ offer Located near Marshall, call/text(703)919-7202 Computer Desk 45.00 540 937-4513 Console Game Table Play 6 Casino Games 50.00 540 937-4513 Contemporary Sofa 250.00 540 937-4513
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Glass Top Kitchen table with 4 chairs 200.00 540 937-4513 Metal Lawn Chairs 6 @ 10.00 each 540 937-4513 Victorian Camel Sofa 250.00 540 937-4513 White Wicker Rocking Chair 150.00 540 937-4513
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Warrenton, 7051 Skyland Dr, 10/20, 8a-2p, Rain/ shine. Oak furn, M/F jeans, brand name JR clths, kit, glassware, antiques, jewelry. Lots & lots. 540-341-1897
240 Horses P I N K L E AT H E R CHAPS! New custom made, never worn, medium, upper thigh 23. No fring. $100 OBO (540)905-9037 SPANISH LEATHER BOOTS. Caster made by Eric Michael. Dark brown, size 39 Euro; size 8 USA. Never worn. $150 OBO OXBLOOD DESIGNER LEATHER BLAZER. Etienne Aigner. Size 12, New. $150 OBO. Both pieces in perfect condition. (540)905-9037
Miscellaneous
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Decorative painting books and wood surfaces. Vintage hand tool. Amissville. 540-937-5356
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END ROLLS. We have newspaper end rolls. Very limited. Located at Fauquier Times, 540-878-2491 Floral daybed cover with two shams and trundle cover, excellent condition. (703) 494-3618 FREE Panasonic 50“ High Definition Plasma flat screen TV. Working condition. You haul. 540-347-4845 Living, dining room & bedroom, furn ALL for $1500. Lge collection southern gospel music cassettes, CD’s and videos. 703-408- 4168. After 5pm or 703-361-2457. P I N K L E AT H E R CHAPS! New custom made, never worn, medium, upper thigh 23. No fringe. $100 OBO (540)905-9037 Robland 31. Tablesaw, jointer/planer,mortiser, shaper. 3 motors. Excellent condition. Extra large sliding table. Cost new $6,000, sell for $3,000 OBO. Phone: 540-270-5351 or 540-347-6636. Trek 7100 Hybrid bicycle in excel cond. Has front suspension & sprung seat post for comfort. Ergonomic. New Chain & rear cassette. 21 gears. Call or text Peter at 703 216 9131
Vintage Garden seating, benches, tables chairs, stone lion, rusty bit for wall art. 540-341-7527
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Buying: Antiques, Military, Guns, Hunting/ Fishing, Tools. 540-836-7448
273 Pets AKC, ACA, CKC reg. golden retriever pups. Shots, wormed, vet checked, health guarantee. Parents on site. 540-810-0093 FREE aquarium. 10 gallon. No accessories. 540-347-5192.
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Location: 6437 Old Meetze Rd. Warrenton, VA 20187 540-347-1166 Directions: East 1 mile on Meetze Rd. Turn right on Old Meetze Rd. 2/10 of a mile on left Virginia Self Storage Act 55-416 Thru 55-423 May Sell contents of unit No. A 69 A 214 D 29 A 96 A 227 A 124 B 129 A 141 C 117 A 180 D 24 Note: All units sold complete Terms: CASH ONLY
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FALL FLEA MARKET Start your holiday shopping early @ Warrenton Moose Lodge 6415 Colonial Road, 20187 Sat. Oct. 20th 8am-Noon. Over 25 Vendors!
American Legion Post 72 is having a Halloween Carnival October 27, 2018 from 4 t o 8 P M . Games, prizes, costume contests, treats and fun for the whole family. Free, but donations gratefully accepted for Shop with a Cop. Bring the whole family in costume and have a great evening. 345 Legion Dr. Warrenton 20186
Holiday Charity Bazaar
10/27/18 10-3. Raffle, Crafts, Bake Sale, Chili Lunch. Marque Apartments 13550 Heathcote Blvd, Gainesville. Benefits Haymarket Food Pantry YOU´RE INVITED...
Grace Miller Elemetary Annual Craft Fair December 1st; 9a-3p 60+ vendors and cafters Pictures with Santa For vendor info email: pto.gracemiller@gmail.com Calling Vendors and Crafters for Two-Day Annual Holiday Bazaar at First Baptist Church, Warrenton The First Baptist Church Annual Harvest and Holiday Bazaar will be held on Friday, November 9th from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm and again on Saturday, November 10th from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Table Spaces are available-$55 for the two-day event. Call for information: 540-219-6954. 2018 Walnut Grove Baptist Church Senior Harvest Program 2018 Seniors Harvest Program Seniors with a Purpose Ministry of Walnut Grove Baptist Church cordially invites you to our Annual Senior Harvest Program and lunch on Saturday, October 27 @ 2 pm. We are honored to have Conway Porter and the Spiritual Brothers in concert. All are welcome! Free will offering will be collected. We hope you’ll join us at Walnut Grove Baptist Church , 8909 Meetze Road, Warrenton, VA. 540.347.0974.
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Family Worship Center in Bealeton va is having a fall festival on October 20th´ we are seeking vendors. E m a i l m e a t fwcsecretary18@ gmail.com
Patriot HS PTSA presents 2018 Fall Bazaar! November 10, 10a-3p Over 40 crafters & a BBQ truck! Patriot HS, 10504 Kettle R u n R d . , Nokesville, VA, 20181.
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1956 Chevy Belair sedan, 4DR, number matching, excel cond, drivable, ask $30K. Fully restored in and out. 540-547-1797
1996 Chevy Tahoe; John Deere Zero turn commercial grade. $800 for both. 540-341-7527
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2017 Forest River Cherokee Limited $16,500. Warrenton, VA. Awesome camper, like new. Queen bed, BRtub/showerOutside fridge and burner. Dual propane tanks and lots of storage. Patrick at 540-272-5828
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2012 Toyota Prius, AT, 79K miles. Excel cond. $9,950. 540-849-7922
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Motorcycles
2016 Ducati Panigale 959 Artic White, $13K OBO. One of a kind. ONLY 2333 miles! Contact Brian.Rees@ fluor.com - O 703.793.1555 or C 540.272.9271
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2008 GMC Envoy 4x4 Non smoking, No accidents, Remote Start, Tow Pkg, Scheduled Maintenance, Very Clean, 4 wheel drive. Must sell due to moving to another country. Ambiancedesign@ hotmail.com or 540-272-0944
Motorcycles
1987 Suzuki S40 650 Corbin Seat, numerous upgrades, runs great. $1800. 434-962-0051 2007 Yamaha VSTAR 1300 Tourer, exceptional cond, 4,300 mls, garaged, one owner, black/chrome.Many extras. $5,499 434-242-9528
Airstream 2011 Bambi, 22 ft, pet and smoke free $14,200. 804-528-2752
Set of 4 wheels & tires fair condition $150.00 Size 26575R15 Call 540-270-9995
Sport Utility
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2007 GMC Yukon XL Denali, 175K mls. Excel cond. $9,500 434-882-1038
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2010 Ford Ranger, 4WD, 6 cyl, AT, 94K, new tires, brake pads & rotorssynthetic oil only, well maintanned, all manitenance records. Exc cond, $ 1 2 , 5 0 0 . 540-547-2348
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Overall responsibilities include market and sell equine feeds, products and service to customers and/or potential CFC customers. Make technical service calls to CFC customers and customers of our dealers. Assist with equine marketing programs and promotional events as the need arises. Minimum experience requirement – Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Nutrition with a minimum of five years Agricultural and/or Equine business experience. Send resume to: employment@cfcfarmhome.com
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Immediate full-time opening for energetic, organized, team-oriented individual to support the sales, merchandising, receiving and warehousing functions of established farm and home retail business in Marshall, Virginia. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications with past supervisory experience in retail or small business. Ideal candidate will possess some knowledge of farming and agriculturalrelated business, Associates Degree in Business preferred. Regular workweek Monday-Saturday, store hours. Full benefit package includes 401K plan, health insurance, holiday, vacation, and sick leave. Interested applicants must apply in person: CFC FARM & HOME CENTER 8222 East Main Street, Marshall, VA No phone calls.
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Beef cattle farm near Warrenton need FT employee to help Manager with cattle & general farming. Exp. with tractors, mowers, chain saw & other farm equip. Resume to: kanemanor @aol.com or 571-215-8651 Your Ad Could be HERE Call Today 347-4222
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Must be reliable & experienced for Merry Oak Farm, The Plains, VA. Weekends required. Wed - Sun. $20/hr Email resume & cover letter to: jcobert@fauquier.com
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for licensed home daycare, Warrenton. Must have some exp. working with small children, be outgoing, energetic, & dependable. Must be able to pass background checks, & conform with licensing policies. Hrs 8:15am-1:15pm; Mon-Fri. Only serious inquires please. E-mail Ms. Gloria at: childrencome1st@yahoo.com
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Medical Receptionist FT. Expereince preferred. Immediate opening! OB-GYN office, Warrenton, VA Fax resume to: 540-349-4401
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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE 6370 Redwinged Blackbird Drive Warrenton, VA 20187 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated November 11, 2005, and recorded in Book 1190 at Page 1295 as Instrument Number 003078570021, of the Fauquier County land records the undersigned Substitute Trustees, will offer for sale at public auction on October 25, 2018 at 11:00 AM on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia, the following property: LOT 74, PHASE 2, THE WOODS AT WARRENTON, AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A PLAT ATTACHED TO THE DEED OF SUBDIVISION AND IMPOSITION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 1011 AT PAGE 1571, AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Tax No.: 6994-03-0976-000 The property and improvements will be sold in “as is” physical condition without warranty of any kind. TERMS OF SALE: A nonrefundable bidder’s deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the successful bid payable by cashier’s/ certified check required at time of sale except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss on purchaser from date and time of auction. Balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Real estate taxes will be pro-rated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit will be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including, but not limited to, determining whether prior to sale a bankruptcy was filed; a forbearance, repayment or other agreement was entered into; or the loan was reinstated or paid off. In any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. This communication is from a debt collector. Old Dominion Trustees, Inc., Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. 1861 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 300 Reston, Virginia 20190 (703) 796-1341 x 145 File No. 8207.81699
Classified Ads Work Call 347-4222 TRUSTEE’S SALE 7718 Movern Lane Warrenton, VA 20187 In execution of the Deed of Trust dated November 20, 2013, and recorded in Book 1448 at Page 1844, of the Fauquier County land records the undersigned Substitute Trustees, will offer for sale at public auction on October 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM on the front steps of the Fauquier County Courthouse located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, Virginia, the following property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the County of Fauquier, Commonwealth of Virginia, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 154, WHITES MILL, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 1093 at Page 1952, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia. BEING the same property conveyed to Thomas James Ross Il, Trustee from Samuel I. White, P.C., Substitute Trustee and Shane A. Stevenson and Jodi L. Stevenson, by Deed dated July 22, 2013, and recorded on August 2, 2013, in Deed Book 1440, Page 177, as Document No. 007043780003. AND FURTHER BElNG the same property conveyed to D. Gene Merrill and Daniel V. Lawson, Trustees, by Deed of Trust from Shane A. Stevenson and Jodi L. Stevenson, dated February 11, 2008 and recorded on February 12, 2008, in Deed Book 1287 at Page 1930. Tax No.: 6984-85-3844-000 The property and improvements will be sold in “as is” physical condition without warranty of any kind. TERMS OF SALE: A nonrefundable bidder’s deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the successful bid payable by cashier’s/ certified check required at time of sale except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss on purchaser from date and time of auction. Balance of the purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Real estate taxes will be pro-rated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit will be forfeited and property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expenses and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustees do not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including, but not limited to, determining whether prior to sale a bankruptcy was filed; a forbearance, repayment or other agreement was entered into; or the loan was reinstated or paid off. In any such event this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. This communication is from a debt collector. Old Dominion Trustees, Inc., Substitute Trustees FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: BUONASSISSI, HENNING & LASH, P.C. 1861 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 300 Reston, Virginia 20190 (703) 796-1341 x 110 File No. 8207.81655
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TOWN OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Sealed proposals will be accepted until October 30, 2018 at 4:00 PM to provide the following:
YOUR AD COULD BE HERE!
RFP 19-009: Town Manager 360 Evaluation Copies of the Request for Proposal are available in the above office, by calling (540) 347-1102, by emailing staff@ warrentonva.gov or by visiting the website: www. warrentonva.gov The Town through its duly adopted policy may reject any or all proposals and waive all informalities. All contracts are awarded by the Town Manager. In the event the Town Manager rejects all proposals, the Town may readvertise or make the purchase on the open market in conformance with state code and established Town procedures. The Town of Warrenton 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.
CALL YOUR REP TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD 540-347-4222 OR FAX 540-349-8676
NOTICE FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS NOVEMBER 1, 2018 The Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a work session at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday November 1, 2018 in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia to review the agenda. The following will be on the agenda for the Fauquier County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting to be held on Thursday, November 1, 2018, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Warren Green Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, Virginia: SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-18-009900 – JAMES J. (SR.) & JACQUELINE SELLERS (OWNERS)/JAMES J. SELLERS, SR. (APPLICANT) – SELLERS CONSTRUCTION – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to operate a small contracting business as a major home occupation, PIN 6986-67-4702-000, located at 6535 Blantyre Road, Center District, Warrenton, Virginia. (Ben Holt, Staff) SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-18-010029 – ALEXANDRA LAMETT & DAVID C. VARGAS AYAYLA (OWNERS)/ALEXANDRA LAMETT (APPLICANT) – SUNSHINE HOMECARE – An application for a Category 2 Special Permit to operate a family day home as a major home occupation, PIN 6889-61-7939-000, located at 6890 Maplewood Drive, Lee District, Bealeton, Virginia. (Kara Krantz, Staff) SPECIAL PERMIT #SPPT-18-010050 – SEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS (OWNER/APPLICANT) – SEMPER K9 ASSISTANCE DOGS – An application for a Category 13 Special Permit to operate a kennel, PIN 7848-94-2431-000, located off Brent Town Road, Cedar Run District, Catlett, Virginia. (Kara Krantz, Staff) APPEAL #AZAD-18-010081, THOMAS & JODY A. SCHOTTLER (OWNERS)/ R.C. HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. (APPLICANT) – SCHOTTLER PROPERTY/PAIGE LEIGH ANNE WAY – An appeal of a Zoning Administrator’s determination related to the storage or disposal of nonagricultural fill material in excess of the amount limited by Zoning Ordinance Section 5-1816.2 without approval of a Special Exception and the expansion of a non-conforming use without approval of a Special Exception, PIN 7847-88-1968-000, located on Paige Leigh Anne Way, Cedar Run District, Midland, Virginia. (Rob Walton, Staff) Note: This is a public meeting, not a public hearing. Copies of the Zoning Appeals and Variance applications may be examined in the Department of Community Developmentʼs Zoning Office at 29 Ashby Street, Suite 310, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To review files on all other items, please visit the Department of Community Developmentʼs Planning Office at 10 Hotel Street, Suite 305, Warrenton, Virginia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 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 Fran Williams, Administrative Manager, at (540) 422-8210.
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Bids & Proposals
Full name(s) of owner(s): CHESTNUT FORKS TENNIS AND FITNESS LLC Trading as: CHESTNUT FORKS TENNIS AND FITNESS 6379 Airlie Rd, Warrenton, Virginia 20187-4154 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and Beer On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. John T. Maloney Jr.
BIDS & PROPOSALS Fauquier County Govt & Public Schools has the following solicitation available on their website: www. fauquiercounty.gov RFP 35-19sm, Audit Services Sealed proposals due by 2:30 p.m. 11/15/18. Contact susan.monaco@ fauquiercounty.gov
NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.
ABC Licenses
Full name(s) of owner(s): Molly´s Cockles and Mussels, LLC Trading as: Molly´s Irish Pub 36 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186-3330 The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Casey Ward, Manager NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.
Public Notices Request for Proposal to Produce and Complete A Short Documentary Film The Buckland Preservation Society (BPS) is seeking Proposals from creative organizations to develop, produce and deliver a short documentary film of Buckland’s history with a focus on its role in the development of transportation in Virginia. The Project is jointly funded by BPS and Virginia Transportation (VDOT) grants, under the Federal Transportation Equality Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21), which were made available through the State’s Transportation Enhancement Program. The selected firm will be determined based on a thorough evaluation of the firms previous projects, the quality and creativity exhibited as well as references, overall experience, proposed budget, and the caliber of the proposal and interview. To respond or receive additional information regarding this project please call (540) 908-6063 or email john.bucklandlove@gmail.com.
Legal Notices NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON A PORTION OF BOWERS RUN DRIVE FROM THE SECONDARY SYSTEM OF STATE HIGHWAYS Pursuant to Code of Virginia § 33.2-909 the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice of its intention to abandon an approximately 1,050 foot section of Bowers Run Drive: Intent to abandon a portion of Bowers Run Drive (State Secondary Route 837) from where the road intersects with Marsh Run Road (US 17) and running parallel with Marsh Run Road for approximately 1,050 feet. Said road is in the Mintbrook Development within the Lee Magisterial District of Fauquier County, Virginia. Any petition for a public hearing must be filed with Marie Pham, Transportation Planner at the address below, on or prior to November 2, 2018. Copies of the proposed maps, plans, applications, ordinances or amendments may be examined in the Fauquier County Community Development Department, 10 Hotel Street, 3rd Floor, Warrenton, VA 20186, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 10988 Southcoate Village Drive Bealeton, VA 22712 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $394,240.00, dated August 27, 2015, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Fauquier County on August 31, 2015, as Instrument Number 2015-00007997, in Deed Book 1494, at Page 2441, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, 40 Culpeper St, Warrenton, VA on November 9, 2018 at 12:30 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 178, SOUTHCOATE VILLAGE, Phase III, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded. in Deed Book 1099, at Page 1965, among the land records of Fauquier County, Virginia. Tax ID: 6889-43-1528-000. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $12,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (Trustee # 584438) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.orlans.com Towne #: 5000.1628
Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 49 CULPEPER STREET, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA 20186
In execution of an original Deed of Trust in the original principal amounts of $460,000, with an annual interest rate of 7.75% per annum, a late fee of 5%, and attorneys’ fees of 15% of the unpaid balance of the Commercial Note, dated December 14, 2006, and recorded on December 14, 2006, among the land records of the Circuit Court for the COUNTY OF FAUQUIER as Deed File Number 2006-19022, at Book 1245, Page 1240, and a Fourth Modification Agreement, dated June 14, 2017, in the original principal amount of $372,504.15, with a late fee of 5% and attorneys’ fees of 15% of the unpaid balance of the Commercial Note, the undersigned appointed Trustee will offer for sale at public auction all that herein-described property located in the COUNTY OF FAUQUIER, at the front of the Circuit Court building for the County of Fauquier located at 29 Ashby Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20186 on November 2, 2018 at 12p.m., specifically the property with improvements to wit: Tax Map No. 6984-33-8254-000; Property Address: 49 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, VA 20186; legally described as: “All that certain lot or parcel of land located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Lee Street and Culpeper Street in the Town of Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, containing 1,073 square feet, more or less, and being more particularly shown and described on plat of survey by James G. Butler, Jr. & Associates, P.C., dated May 15, 2001, entitled ‘Plat of Boundary Survey Property of Raymond E. Heflin’, recorded in Deed Book 905 at Page 1244 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia.” THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of 10% of the sale price, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustees may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. Contact JASON E. HICKMAN, Substitute Trustee, c/o COMPTON & DULING, LC, 12701 Marblestone Drive, Suite 350, Prince William, Virginia 22192, Telephone: (703) 583-6060 for inquiries regarding the sale.
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system allows us to come to you or you can come to us. We Our process is chemical free and environmentally friendly. SAFE ON Masonry • Concrete • Brick • Stone • Metal Vehicles Wood • Trailers • Pools • Wrought Iron Pipelines • Tractors • Heavy Equipment TOUGH ON
Making America Beautiful One Job at a Time! We use authentic DUSTLESS BLASTING® equipment to perform our surface preparation services.
Bush Hogging
Home Improvment
Driveways
Fencing
HEARTWOOD CONSTRUCTION FENCE PAINT / REPAIR Jack Pinnell | Warrenton, VA 540-905-9332 | heartwood.3677@gmail.com
Home Repair
Additional Services
G RAVEL ALL PROJECTS
We deliver days, evenings and even weekends!
CALL ANYTIME
Lawn
Michael R. Jenkins
540-825-4150 • 540-219-7200 mbccontractingservices@yahoo.com
Excavation
Furniture Repairs/Restore
Carpentry
Repair, Restoration, Touch up
Lawn Maintenace • Planting • Mulching Bed Design • Spring/Fall Cleaning • Seeding Aeration • Dethatching • Top Soil • Sod Fertilization Programs • Trimming/Pruning Gutter Cleaning • Debris Removal Family Owned & Operated • Licensed and Insured
540-347-3159 •703-707-0773
We buy antiques
Jim Caudle 540-937-2105
Gutters JACK’S SEAMLESS GUTTERS JACK’S SHEET METAL CO, INC.
Builder
Free Estimates
5,6,7,8 and 1/2 gutter sizes.Colors Avail. Hidden Hangers. Gutter Guards. Aluminum & Copper
703-339-6676 | 540-373-6644 FREDERICKSBURG LORTON We keep our minds in the gutter!
Home Improvment Nutters Painting & Services
Landscaping
– SPECIALIZING IN – • Painting (Int&Ext) • Roofing/Repairs • Siding • Gutters • Drywall • Carpentry
• Fencing • Vinyl Trim & • Gutter Cleaning Fascia Wrap • Bathroom • Brickwork • Pressure Washing Remodeling • Deck Water Sealing • Crown Molding • Yard Maintenance • Tree Removal
Call Erik 540-522-3289 Free Estimates 20 years exp. Licensed/Ref’s Available • Discount Pricing nutterspainting@aol.com
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BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY Professional Services
Landscaping
Windows Cleaning
POTOMAC WINDOW CLEANING CO. Window Cleaning Power Washing
CHASE FLOOR WAXING SERVICE
Working Owners Assures Quality & Knowledgeable Workmanship
Family Owned & Operated for 30 Years
Landscaping Masonry
703-777-3298 • 540-347-1674
Licensed • Bonded & Insured
Real Estate
Roofing
Roofing
Tile
George Mason, Owner
Design & Installations • Sod Installs Patios & Walkways • Maintenance Top Soil • Fill Dirt • Excavation Credit Cards Accepted Discounts for Seniors, Military & 1st Responders
703-819-5576 | gm4stl@yahoo.com
Painting/Wallpaper
T&J Ceramic Tile, Inc.
Moving/Storage
LICENSED & INSURED • FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
Free Estimates • Installation & Repair • Residential & Commercial • New Homes or Remodel Work
Tim Mullins (540)439-0407 • Fax (540)439-8991 tandjceramictile@comcast.net www.tandjceramictile.com
Tree Service/Firewood CHARLES JENKINS TREE SERVICES Family Owned Since 1970
Instruction
LOT CLEARING • TOPPING • TRIMMING • MULCHING EDGING • FERTILIZING • TREE REMOVAL • SPRAYING
ALSO
SEASONED FIREWOOD & MULCH DELIVERY FREE ESTIMATES • REASONABLE RATES 7 yards of mulch delivered and dumped $320.00
Cell: 540.422.9721
FOX TALE THEATER COMPANY
Paving
A non-profit company
“A Country Boy’s Dream”
INSURED - BONDED - LICENSED
SEEKS ACTORS & ACTRESSES
SEAL COATING DRIVEWAYS
Classes for Beginners to Advanced Voice, Diction, Public Speaking Study & Perform
540-775-9228 | 804-867-8016
Seeking staff also: Writers, Stage Managers and Tech People Everyone(!) is encouraged to audition or interview!
Ross A. MacKenzie I am a trained actor (New York & London), artistic director, and past theater owner.
540-364-5679 rossalexandermackenzie.com
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Pet Sitting Services 4 200
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Daily Visits & Weekends Overnight Stays & Holidays Dogs cats and Horses Licensed & Insured
Call Suzy
540-347-1870
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If you want a Classy Job call ... Painting & Decorating, LLC
• Home painting & carpentry repairs • 30 years of hands on experience • Small company with personal service Free Consultations & Estimates. Creative • Professional • First Class Painting Services
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Tree Service/Firewood
NORTH'S TREE SERVICE & LANDSCAPING Family Owned & Operated for Over 30 yrs. Quality Work Guaranteed CALL ABOUT - COMPLETE TREE SERVICE OUR
- ALL PHASES OF LANDSCAPING 25% OFF - All phases of Masonry - Gravel & Grading Driveways - Fencing Honest and Dependable
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Free Estimates • Lic/Ins • BBB Member • Angie’s List Member
Food & Beverage 19 Culpeper St. Warrenton, VA 20186 540.359.6624 fax 540.359.6853
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Call or fax in your order and we’ll have it waiting for you
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CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659 *Stone Rambler w/3bd/2 baths *Full basement, Huge Garage *Hardwood floors, Fireplace Warrenton, VA—$349,000
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REDUCED CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659 *Quality built on quiet street *Front porch, 3 bd, 2 ba * Patio for cookouts Luray, VA—$189,000
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*2700+ sq ft Custom Rambler *Stone fp, New SS appliances 2 Stall barn, Kennels, Shed The Plains, VA—$599,000
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CALL Tammy Roop 540-270-9409
*New Metal roof & HVAC, Updates through-out, Skylights, Brick frpl *Wood floors, French doors to Deck, 4 Bd, 3 1/2 Baths *No Covenants, Bring the animals, 1+ Acre Country Living
Catlett, VA $325,000
CALL Brenda Rich 540-270-1659
*2.26 Acre Lot Culpeper, VA—$50,000 *4.70 Acre Lot Culpeper, VA—$50,000 *5.63 Acre Lot Culpeper, VA—$50,000 Old Office Rd, Conventional Perc—3 lots for sale total
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