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Hot Supervisor Race

Statements from both Candidates - Indepth Questionaire

plus: community, what's cooking, only in keswick, travel, bookworm, horsin around, and much more

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Keswick, Virginia Albemarle County

Contemporary Cedar-Sided Home, approximately 14 miles into Charlottesville. Expansive views of Historic Southwest Mountains. Renovated, remodeled and enlarged to create beautiful living spaces, a large Master Suite w/Study, two large Guest Rooms en suite, open-concept Kitchen, large porch w/pergola. Other features include over 75acs of privacy with trails, fenced paddock, small barn, mature landscaping, flowing Mechunk Creek.

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BRAMBLEWOOD, A 522 acre private sanctuary in the Southwest Mountains and the heart of Keswick. The 2008 manor home, with 6 bedrooms and over 14,000 sq. ft of living space, boasts Italian plaster finishes, limestone floors, his/her studies, and 6 fireplaces. The property showcases the best in materials, craftsmanship, impressive grounds, mature landscaping, ponds, 2 other homes, and a large barn that complete this stunning estate. MLS 595091 $6,700,000

8 ON THE COVER Hot Supervisor Race Get Out and Vote!

As is the tradition, on the cover, Keswick Life goes deep and has caught up with

the candidates in the closely contested Albemarle Supervisor's race in the Rivanna District which governs the beautiful Keswick area. Our forum style question and answer format sets the bar high for the candidates and let's our readers get the indepth view they need to make an informed vote on November 5th. Read all about it starting on page 8 with Mike Johnson, and page 10 with Bea LaPisto Kirtley.

Murdoch Matheson 434.981.7439 mmatheson@frankhardy.com

12 COVER STORY - KESWICK HALL The beautiful and historic Keswick Hall is set to reopen late Summer 2020, following

the completion of an extensive and loving restoration that marries the resort’s classic style and sophistication with luxurious comfort and modern amenities.

As part of the expansive and transformative restoration, Molly and Robert Hardie are creating five speculative homes at Keswick Estates, which will debut in 2021.

Keswick Estates, the residential enclave that is part of the property, provides residents the opportunity of enjoying resort life all year round.

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Read the full story, and be sure to write in and tell your thoughts to Keswick Life, page 12.

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13 WHAT'S COOKING Although this is not one of Sam's own recipes, it is one that he loves so much he had to pass it on! It is an excellent hearty vegetarian meal full of flavor and great for those fall, chilly evenings in Keswick – a quick meal for friends with some great wine. It is now that time of year when all things are filled with boldness and spice.

Get the full story on page 13.

FAIRVIEW, c. 1856 Brick Georgian manor home, 9,000 s.f. with 11’ ceilings and heart pine floors. Fireplaces, original moldings and woodwork. 5 bedrooms and guest cottage. Formal gardens and rose garden, farm manager’s house, horse facilities and equipment barns.

Incredible views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Somerset, VA. MLS 585034 $2,975,000

18 KESWICK SCENE The Keswick Hunt Club's Puppy Show was established by Anne Coles in honor of

her late husband, Eddie Coles to encourage club members and guests to be aware of the young hounds all while having a wonderful party! The foxhounds are a major resource for the KHC and their lineage can be traced back hundreds of years. Read all about this year's puppy show held at Tivoli on page 16!

MEADOW HILL, c. 1910 Manor House, uncompromisingly updated throughout, on 14 stunning acres in Greenwood VA. Perched above Stockton Creek with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Only 15 mins to downtown Charlottesville in coveted Western Albemarle. MLS 595248 $2,300,0000

19 PHOTO JOURNAL Just when you think you are a retired photographer, they pull you back in!

Catch Lynne Brubaker and her wonderful photographs at the Keswick Hunt Club's annual Puppy Show held at Tivoli hosted by Will Coleman MFH. See the photo journal on page 17.

STONE’S THROW, Exceptional 42-acre country property with all the amenities. This 6-bedroom house completed in 2005 has every luxury you could hope for with an open floor plan and first floor master suite, exercise room and media, infinity pool and pavilion overlooking the gardens, lawn, and horse facilities (7-stall barn). Privacy and proximity to Charlottesville (12 min) with big views to the southwest and unforgettable sunsets. MLS 595734. $2,750,000

Murdoch Matheson 434.981.7439 mmatheson@frankhardy.com 23 THE LAST WORD On a Wednesday in October, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted a

resolution to reduce gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. What does this mean for residents of Keswick and how much time was put into researching this by the Supervisors who cast their votes for the resolution. Get some details, page 23.

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Here and there... in Keswick On and Off The Market

Sold in the Keswick Area were 2.7 acres at 4030

Years in business, Tastee Freez will shut down October 31 because the landlord is looking to sell and the people running the restaurant owners cannot afford to buy it. A destination in the Gordonsville traffic circle where all stopped by for their famous hot dogs, grilled cheeses and milk shakes etc.etc. The Gordonsville Tastee Freez will have a celebration on its last day to mark its many years of serving Orange County. Hopefully the owners will find a new location soon.

Fairway Drive, Keswick Estates. It was the lakefront lot where the home burned down last year.

Listed at $325k sold in 4 days at $315k. 2.4 acres also on Fairway Drive listed at 325k sold for $300k in 4 days. There were 5 homes sold in Rivanna Ridge. 3505 Keswick Road with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 2442 sf on 1.8 acres sold for $495k in 18 days.

In Glenmore 3369 Darby Road with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 2998 sf listed at $565k sold for $550k in 13 days. 3240 Darby Road with 5 beds, 5 baths and 6852 sf sold for $795k in 91 days. 3467 Devon Pines with 4 beds, 2.5 baths and 2805 sf listed at $538 and sold for $506.7 in 89 days

Baby Boys in Keswick Robert Ralston “Rollie” Scalise was

born October 18th. Rollie’s brother Crosby and parents Breck and Mike Scalise .

Under contract was 5432 Stony Point Pass with 3

beds, 3 baths and 3020 sf on 1.6 acres at $1.295m in 71 days. 464 Clarks Tract, “ Mechunk Creek Farm”, with 5 beds, 5+ baths and 6942 sf on 216.5 acres at $3.2m in 121 days. 4088 Fairway Drive in Keswick Estate with 5 beds, 3.5 baths and 4873 sf on 2.98 acres at $1.329m in 14 days. 6336 Louisa Road with 3 bed, 2.5 baths and 1869 sf on 6.47 acres at $367k in 3 days. 8 homes went under contract in Rivanna Ridge and in Glenmore 3221 Avebury Lane with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 3405 sf was $599k, and under contract when $499k in 163 days. 3345 Darby Road with 4 beds, 4.5 baths and 3722 sf listed at $675.5k, and under contract when $629.5k.

425 Fenton Court with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 2365 sf listed at $759.9k and under contract when $724.9k in 43 days.

Reduced around the area were 411 Keswick Glen

with 3 beds, 4.5 baths and 4140 sf on 1.7 acres from $499.7k to $449.7k in 102 days. 1113 Pelham Drive with 4 beds, 4 baths and 5110 sf on 5.6 acres from $625k to $575k in 209 days. 3432 Keswick Road with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 4206 sf on 7 acres from $699.9k to $674.9k in 91 days. In Glenmore 3523 Glasgow Lane with 5 beds, 4.5 baths and 5082 sf from $750k to $675k in 102 days. 3511 Wedgewood Court with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 3650 sf from $589k to $580k in 211 days. 1545 Elgin Court with 5 beds, 4.5 baths and 5031 sf from $799.9k to $699k in 258 days. 3164 Darby Road with 3 beds, 3+ baths and 5740 sf from $999k to $950k in 43 days.

Paul Coles Henry born on September 19th . His parents Katie and Chris Henry . sister Alice May and grandparents, Paul and Diane Manning.

Taking Over After many years of contributing to the history and

Engagement Mary and Ralph Morony of Barboursville announce the engagement of their daughter Annie Morony to Taylor Rash son of Susan and Tim Rash of Richmond. They plan a May wedding.

Grateful Montanova Thank you to so much for saddling up for the Fall Day of Giv-

ing! They exceeded the match challenge, and we were able to raise $21,926! With the generous $15,000 match from The Manning Family Foundation, that is a total of $36,926 raised for their students and programs! Many new donors contributed to this campaign and Montanova is excited by the level of enthusiasm for their work and many outreach programs for young riders.

heritage of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show(UCHS), Olympic legend and Virginia native Joe Fargis will be taking over the role of President of the Board for the Upperville Colt & Horse Show for the world-class event, scheduled for June 1-7, 2020. Deeply rooted in the tradition of UCHS, Fargis is dedicated to continuing the uniqueness of UCHS. In 2020, spectators and exhibitors can expect the return of all of UCHS’ feature events, including its FEI CSI4* rating and World Championship Hunter Rider designation. The Upperville Colt & Horse Show, founded in 1853, is the longest running horse show in the United States.

Held in picturesque Upperville, Virginia, under the oaks, this iconic seven-day event has been highly regarded as a boutique attraction and a fixture on the schedules of Virginia locals as well as world-class equestrians. Featuring a FEI CSI4* rating and World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) designation, this is a can’t-miss event for both competitors and spectators alike.

Seen "Keswickians”

Murdoch Matheson and Kinsey Marable were recetly “seen” in the September issue of QUEST magazine. Kinsey at the MEOW ball in Administrator Tom May the James G. Dunton Distinguished Southhampton and Murdoch at the Preservation SoService Award for Lifetime Achievement!Tom is recognized for ciety of Newport. his outstanding contributions to long-term care in Virginia. According to the Association, Tom is “a pioneer in the field of assisted living and a stalwart supporter of [our] engagement on assisted living issues.”The Virginia Health Care Association/ Running through the grit and grime on Keeneland’s Virginia Center for Assisted Living advocates for over 90,000 mud-splattered track in the $490,000 Juddmonte residents and patients at over 345 facilities and is Virginia’s Spinster Stakes (G1), Charlie Noell’s Merribelle Stable filly Blue Prize won for the second year in a row, largest association representing long-term care. in the 1 1/8-mile feature. Blue Prize is only the fourth horse in the Spinster’s 64-year history to win conrunnings. The Spinster is a “Win and You’re Daylight Saving Time Ends. When local daylight time is about secutive In” challenge race awarding a fees-paid berth into to reach Sunday, November 3, 2019, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned the November 2nd Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 3, 2019, 1:00:00 am local (G1). Blue Prize improved her record to 9-8-3 from 22 standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour starts, with earnings of $1,592,253. earlier on Nov 3, 2019 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

New in the area is 5350 Louisa Road, “Airslie”, Honors with 5 beds, 6+ baths and 8661 sf on 62 acres at The Virginia Health Care Association presented Gordon House $3.5m. 5525 Hackingwood Lane, “Hawkwood”, with 3 beds, 3.5 baths and 3315 sf on 75 acres at $814.9k. 1025 Pelham Drive with 4 beds, 4.5 baths and 3972 sf on 4.2 acres at $679k. Lot 1 near Cash Corner, Gordonsville Road with 3 beds, 2.5 baths and 1800 sf on 2+ acres at $399,900. There were 3 new listings in Rivanna Ridge. In Glenmore 1326 Kilchattan Lane with 4 beds, 4.5 baths and 4223 sf at $679k. 3470 Darby Road with 4 beds, 3+ baths and 3648 sf at $735k. 1564 Heathrow Lane with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 2958 sf at $519k and 3101 Darby Road with 4 beds, 4.5 baths and 5105 sf at $1.195m. 1782 Shelbourne Lane with 4 beds, 3.5 baths and 4914 sf at $559k and back for sale is 1683 Paddington Circle with4 beds, 4.5 baths and 4331 sf now at $632.9k.

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COVER STORY

9 Questions for 2 Campaigns

Write-In Candidate Mike Johnson's Responds

Albemarle Supervisor – Rivanna District Representing Keswick 1. Mike, in 100 words or less, tell us some- be micromanaging farms by an ever-growing body of affordable housing fund as a line- item in the regulations. Farmers remain the best stewards of their budget? Should the County purchase property thing about yourself: own land. and other real-estate to re-sell to low income I grew up on a farm in Oregon where I worked until I would like to see the rural areas have more represen- residents?

I left for college. I acquired degrees in math and computer science (B.S.), biochemistry (M.S.) and biophysics (Ph.D.). I joined the UVa faculty in 1979, as a scientist, working chiefly on biomathematical modeling.

As an educator I have taught classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and directed the biophysics Ph.D. training program. I have also managed several federal grants.

I have lived in Albemarle County for the last 40 years, and in Rivanna District with my wife Diane for the last 21. Both of my children attended Albemarle County Schools and graduated UVa.

2. Why are you running for Rivanna Supervisor?

I like the idea of serving the community that has given so much to me.

And truly, no candidate should run unopposed. Voters need to be offered a choice of two visions. My opponent’s vision is the same as the current supervisors who have started the county on an overspending and overtaxing spree that is making the county unaffordable for lower- and middle-income residents.

My vision is to let Virginia stay Virginia, where county residents are not overburdened with taxes and nitpicking regulations that interfere with their daily lives. Every new set of regulations calls for a new layer of bureaucracy to administer them.

I would like the County to take a more creative approach to solving problems, using free-market solutions, instead of throwing money at everything and setting up more inhibiting regulations. I want our county to be affordable for hard-working taxpayers, and more open to innovative solutions that do not cost money or add more regulations.

3. What are your priorities for Albemarle County and its residents?

My first priority is the well-being and prosperity of Albemarle residents.

I want the county to stay affordable for all taxpayers.

We are a small community and cannot afford the lavish spending programs that are planned for us by our current supervisors, and by my opponent. Real estate revenues come from only 37,000 homes!

More spending means higher taxes, and that comes out of household budgets. That hurts a lot of people.

Fiscal responsibility means fiscal restraint.

I want to protect our agricultural community by keeping land-use values. County bureaucrats should not

tation in our local government. About 41 percent of Albemarle’s population lives in rural areas, and yet 25 percent of the rural secondary roads remain unpaved.

In 2008, Marcia Joseph, then chair of the County’s Planning Commission, stated: “I’d much rather put aside money for a park in the urban area than set aside money to pave a road in the rural area.” This means that the vehicles of many rural residents are ruined by washboard, pot-holed gravel road surfaces. Rural residents also risk longer EMS response times.

And the Rain Tax? One of my neighbors told me she and her husband would have to plow up their paved driveway if it were passed. How did it even reach the voting stage in the first place? Our supervisors and my opponent never met a tax they didn’t like.

Traffic is another problem. But bike lanes, walking paths, ride-shares and more bus routes will not solve it. (My opponent wants ride-share lots to be built in our rural areas.) See below for my views on transportation.

4. What are your views on education?

I want our kids to have the best education possible, and that’s why I’m a big believer in back-to-basics education: a strong and demanding curriculum of math, science, English, history and languages. With that kind of broad background, our students will have the widest possible choices when they graduate. And it will be easier for them to change their career choices later on in life.

I am skeptical of the new Project-focused high school center model. The same goals could be accomplished with summer internships and apprenticeships – and save the county millions of dollars in infrastructure.

It would also avoid shuttling students all around the county – increasing the already traffic-congested roads.

I worry too that time studying the core subjects will be minimized.

We all want our residents to be able to afford a home, but too often government action can make things worse.

I think taxpayers going into the real estate business is opening a huge can of worms. I most definitely do not want – in my opponent’s words – a “permanent affordable housing fund” to “buy up properties when they become available and put those as part of our stock of affordable housing.”

It’s not clear if this “stock of affordable housing” would be for sale or for rent.

Either way, the county would need an entirely new and expensive layer of bureaucracy to find, purchase, and sell or rent, and to continue to administer a yearly growing stock of taxpayer-funded properties. That would cost taxpayers millions and millions of dollars. Would the neighborhoods have anything to say about this?

And what if buyers defaulted on a loan, or failed to pay rent? Or, if they bought a cheap, taxpayer-subsidized house, then resold that house to make a profit – at taxpayer expense?

Look at what’s happening in the real world: The lack of affordability in housing has to do with the red tape that the builders have to navigate just to get to the construction stage. There could be three or four design and architectural reviews, more meetings and reviews with the Planning commission, more public meetings with more demands, and, as always, thousands of dollars in proffers – all of which get added to the housing price.

Plus, there are the “inclusion” requirements that a certain percentage of those homes be sold at below the builder’s cost. These demands raise the prices of all units by thousands of dollars.

You cannot solve this problem by throwing taxpayer money at it. But you can pull the county back from its overbearing regulatory environment which is the direct cause of the lack of affordable housing.

Creativity is finding links between things that no one else can see. You need broad and deep knowledge to start the creative process.

6. What suggestions do you have for solving the county’s transportation problems?

I should add that I support building a new high school to serve the students in northern Albemarle. This will take hundreds of vehicles off the Rt. 29 corridor, and save students the hours they spend on school buses.

Our population needs to be mobile, to get to work on time, to spend less hours in traffic. Our residents should not be spending an hour on a bus to go 3 miles. Maybe that’s why are our buses empty most of the time. The system is clearly not meeting our residents’ demand.

We could solve a lot of the area’s problems with some decentralizing.

5. How do you think the County can make it affordable to Albemarle residents to buy their own homes? Would you support a permanent

We do need smaller buses, but not the high-dollar electric kind that will cost taxpayers in the millions. And the bus routes should be studied and redesigned – what a great summer “project focused” effort for high school students using data and programs and real-time experimentation, and a great way to earn extra credit towards college admission.

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There is another “microtransit” solution that would save the county tons of money and transit riders lots of time. The county — perhaps in conjunction with the City using the county’s revenue sharing funds — could contract with a rideshare provider such as Via, Lyfft or Uber. The services use apps and smart phones to group travelers in a single vehicle that share a destination. This also works well for disabled constituents who need a more direct service.

This is being done in Arlington,Texas and in Innifsil, Ontario. I would not like to see the countryside dotted with (expensive taxpayer funded) rideshare lots. Carpooling should be a voluntary effort and individual decision.

7. What do you think of the County’s “new economic development plan” whereby county funds are used to lure new businesses to the area?

There are a lot of ways to attract new business without taxpayers footing the bill.

Our hard-working taxpayers should not be asked to invest in a business they know nothing about. That’s not right. How do we know that the businesses funded by our taxpayers will remain solvent? And which ones will be the favored ones? This program is not only costly, but an invitation to corruption.

The best way to lure businesses to Albemarle County is to have a business- friendly environment, to make our county an easy place to do business, to lighten the burden of regulations and taxes. That’s a far better incentive than doling out taxpayer funds.

8. Do you support the county’s Climate Action Plan?

Protecting our environment is a high priority with me.

I am proud that our county is 72 percent tree cover and has no heavy industry. Our air, water and soil is in prime shape.

Having said that, I do not understand why county taxpayers should spend hundreds of millions of dollars following an international directive when we have done our job, as a county, to maintain our own environment.

I am the only candidate for supervisor who regularly attended the county’s Climate Action meetings. I never saw my opponent. The county staff’s Climate Action Phase 1 reports, the result of 2,000 hours of staff time, which were never published or publicized, can be viewed on my website.

Albemarle taxpayers will be funding, among other things, free EV (electric vehicle) charging stations, and “fuel” for the private vehicles of all county employees (second largest employer in Albemarle,) Residents could be subsidizing large solar farms, and solar panels for the homes of private individuals. Among many, many other things.

Another goal is to replace the our 222 school bus fleet with EVs, each costing $200,000 more – and which only have a range of 120 miles. That’s $44.4 million dollars!

(Our county, with longer school bus ranges, will probably not be awarded any of Dominion Energy’s 100 subsidized EV buses.)

And that’s just for starters. The price tag for the county’s climate program is exorbitant. The goals that have been proposed have never been subject to cost-benefit

analysis, let alone any measure of effeciveness.

The program will also come with an intrusive – and expensive – bureaucracy to administer the plan and monitor the daily lives of county residents. (The county’s budget currently calls for hiring three new planners, at a salary of $90,000 plus benefits.)

One part of the plan proposes “auditing” the utility usage of residents and businesses, to meet the challenges posed by lack of “transparency between energy providers and energy consumers.”

County taxpayers cannot afford it.

9. What is the biggest threats to Keswick and how would you address them?

Keswick finds itself at the intersection of growth in Albemarle and the surrounding counties. We need to protect its rural, historic character while making it affordable for all.

Keswick has a serious traffic problem on Rt. 22/231.

The huge trucks barreling around the curves are, in my opinion, the main danger. Police need to enforce the current truck traffic ban and perhaps impose a lower speed limit.. I would also push to reduce the maximum size of trucks allowed along Rt. 22/231. The road is not suited for large amounts of traffic, let alone a stream of tractor-trailers. These mammoth vehicles are destroying the surface of the road and ruining the road for local traffic.

Other threats include over-taxation and over-regulation. After the “Rain Tax” debacle we cannot trust our current supervisors – or my opponent – to keep taxes and fees down. I have visited working farms and talked to farm owners. One of these farms was 500 feet from the Orange County border, and the farmer told me how much he would save if he only lived in the adjacent county! Farmers take taxes very seriously, it could determine their very survival..

Unlike my opponent, I am thoroughly familiar with the county’s Climate Action Plan. It is chock full of intrusive regulations that will pose a threat to farmers and landowners not only in Keswick, but throughout the county. Our farmers who will be beset with regulations and accompanying fines will be threatened, as will be our way of life here. The county’s plan will eventually demand that farm equipment be electrically run! Have they asked our farmers what they think?

Without our farms, we have lost our historic, rural character. The same goes for all rural residents. I believe we need to trust our farmers and landowners to steward their land, otherwise Keswick will lose its open, relaxed, wholesome character.

About the Candidate: Mike

Johnson, a retired scientist and UVa Professor Emeritus, is a forty-year resident of the county and has lived in the Southwest Mountain District with his wife Diane for the last 21 years. As an educator, he taught pharmacology and biomathematics, and directed the biophysics Ph.D. training program, along with several federal research grants. The Professor worries that excessive spending will result in higher taxes that will make the county unaffordable for lower- and middleincome residents. He believes that ethnic, racial and economic diversity in our community is what makes us rich. But the California tax-and-spend policies of his opponent will have the same results that they produced in California. People will be forced to leave their homes for lower-tax jurisdictions.

“People who sit behind desks cannot micro-manage a farm through overbearing regulations and costs and expect it to stay solvent.” “The so-called ‘Rain Tax’ motivated me, and apparently the rest of the County,” he adds. “It showed how out-of-touch our Supervisors were. They were all prepared to rubber-stamp this destructive tax proposed by County staff. Now, how did that ever even get to the voting stage? That tells me– it’s coming back. Several Supervisors should lose their seats over that one.”

“We want ethnic, racial and economic diversity in our community.That’s what makes us rich,” he says. “The lavish spending programs proposed by my opponent and the current Board of Supervisors will put an end to that diversity.“You can see this in other localities that have put forth programs such as my opponent and the current Supervisors. Just look at what has happened in California. We do not want that to happen here.

“I am running to keep the County affordable, and to keep County regulations from stifling our vibrant agricultural and business cultures.”

To learn more about Mike Johnson, see his website: www.mikejohnsonforsupervisor.com.

To cast your vote for Mike Johnson this Nov. 5, you must fill in the bubble next to the word “write-in” then write his full name.

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SEPTEMBER 2019

COVER STORY

9 Questions for 2 Campaigns

Candidate Bea LaPisto Kirtley's Responds

Albemarle Supervisor – Rivanna District Representing Keswick 1. Bea in 100 words or less, tell us something about yourself:

marle County. An example of how Albemarle County can work with community partners to provide desirable accommodation for business is ensuring a trained and skilled workforce in the County, by supporting Albemarle County Public Schools, PVCC’s Network2Work, CATEC, Piedmont Workforce Network, and the City of Charlottesville’s GO workforce training programs. Another example of a partnership is with the Commonwealth of Virginia and Habitat for Humanity on the redevelopment of Southwood, originally a privately owned, low-income mobile home park which was in a severe state of disrepair. The partnership has included $2.25 million in grants from the state, and this community-based project will ultimately create a mixed income, mixed use development that can serve both the residential and business population.

I am a native Virginian from a military family. I have a Bachelors and a Master’s Degree and I had a long professional career as a teacher, principal and director of 24 elementary schools before retiring. I also served on my local city council for 20 years and on the planning commission for 4 years prior to that. I served on an air quality management board that focused on reducing the effects of air pollution. I also was on a transportation board that dealt with finding solutions to traffic congestion as well as on an organization of localities that found effective and economical ways of providing fire and police services. So, I feel that I bring a lot of experience in working on solutions to many of the same issues that the Board of Supervisors are tasked with.

8. Do you support the County’s Climate Action Plan?

2. Why are you running for Supervisor?

permanent affordable housing fund as a lineitem in the budget? Should the County pur- The County is still months away from formulating a I received a call from our current supervisor, Norman Dill, back in November and was asked because of my chase property and other real-estate to re-sell Climate Action Plan, so we will have to see what the finished product looks like, but one of my biggest conqualifications if I would be interested in serving on the to low-income residents?

County Board of Supervisors – and I said I would be. It does take a lot of time and fortunately I have the time, experience and energy that is necessary to effectively serve the citizens of Albemarle. I want to address the significant affordable housing issue in the county that affects a wide variety of citizens, including our growing senior population. I want to work on solutions for our transportation issues. I strongly support continued improvements to teacher compensation and investment in our school system.

3. What are your priorities for Albemarle County and its residents?

The primary issues on my platform are preserving the rural areas, education, transportation, planning for climate change, affordable housing, and sustainable growth.

4. What are your views on education?

I spent many years as a teacher, then a principal and finally a director of 24 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. I am very supportive of teachers and believe we must ensure our teachers are compensated enough that we continue to attract the best qualified individuals. I would want to make sure that the County funding allocated for the School System addresses the needs of our students and that there is a plan to make sure the programs to give additional assistance and opportunity where needed is provided.

The recent ProPublica report is a wake up call that we as a community need to solve the problem of equity in our schools. Not all families come with the same resources to provide extra advantages for their children but they all want the best education possible.

5. How do you think the County can make it more affordable for Albemarle residents to buy their own homes? Would you support a

I advocate property tax reimbursements for affordable housing projects to make them more attractive to build.

Developers should sign performance agreements that keep the units affordable for 30 years in exchange for the property tax reimbursements. I favor the formation of an affordable housing fund governed by policies that allow the county to buy affordable housing when it becomes available in order to keep and increase existing affordable housing stock. The fastest growing segment of our population is seniors. As our County population ages, it is critical that we ensure our lower or fixed income residents, which includes seniors, have reasonable and adequate options for housing.

6. What suggestions do you have for solving the County’s transportation problems?

In the urban ring, we must move the transportation system to the next level. Working with the City, UVA and JAUNT, we need to expand our coverage, especially in our growth areas. We also need to promote and expand Rideshare opportunities in rural portions of the County.

Implementing the use of smaller buses that run more frequently on a regular schedule is an efficient use of resources and is economical. More long term, complex solutions such as capital improvement projects designed to alleviate congestion and continuing to expand multimodal commuting opportunities in the urban portions of the County must also be addressed.

7. What do you think of the County’s “new economic development plan” whereby County funds are used to lure new businesses to locate in the area?

It is a common practice to incentivize the relocation or startup of businesses to an area seeking to expand its tax base, and so these practices are not unique to Albe-

cerns is Climate Resilience, which involves actions that a community can take to protect its population and physical assets from destructive forces associated with Climate Change, such as flooding, more frequent and severe storms, drought, etc. This includes public safety as well as land use. For example, we want to be sure we have sufficient, well trained public safety resources available and a really good emergency system in place.

This is something we really need to address, and in particular, a County-wide Enhanced 911 address and information system for providing citizens with correct addresses and road names, which includes assigning and installing address markers, road and street signs as necessary, and maintaining the database for the system. With regard to land use, flood plain locations are changing, and we need to be able to identify and adapt to those changes.

9. Bea, what are the biggest threats to Keswick and how would you address them?

Keswick is well known for its rural character and it is important to ensure it remains that way. County programs that help to ensure the preservation of our rural lands include the Agricultural and Forestal Districts designations and the Acquisition of Conservation Easements (ACE) program. The Districts are rural conservation areas reserved for the production of agricultural products, timber, and the maintenance of open space land as an important economic and environmental resources, and can provide the landowner with land use taxation benefits. The ACE program was designed to provide a financially attractive way for lower income landowners to protect family farms in Albemarle County and their unique open space resources. I strongly support these successful programs that help to preserve our farms, forests and natural beauty for today and for future generations.

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About the Candidate:

Bea LaPisto Kirtley is a Virginia native and a retired

educator who wants to represent all the residents of the Rivanna District on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. She and her husband, Ben, along with their two rescue dogs live in Keswick, where they bought land in 2005 and built their home.

Bea was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, where her father was stationed in the Army. Growing up, the family moved to a variety of locations with her father’s military transfers. “While my dad was Army, my oldest brother decided to join the Navy – which is why we moved to San Diego after Dad retired! California provided myriad opportunities for me – both professionally and in servce to my community and the region as a whole.”

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Before retiring, Bea was a teacher, principal and director in charge of 24 elementary schools and her husband is a retired deputy sheriff. Bea also served on her local City Council for 20 years and 4 years on the planning commission. Other boards where she served include being the president of an organization for fire and police services that worked together to provide better services at a reduced cost for cities. She was on the Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (serving 14 million people), which works to reduce air pollution.

“I was always cognizant of the balance between cleaning up the air and working with the various industries to do so – looking for a common sense approach. You can only do that by listening to both sides of the issue.”

She also served on a local council of governments, whose main mission was local transportation issues – something she considers urgent in Albemarle County as she listens to the needs of the residents. “It is imperative that we have a regional approach to solving our transportation issues – working with CAT, JAUNT and UVA, to improve services. “I’d like to see the use of smaller buses that run on a more frequent schedule.”

Bea believes improving public services, whether it is transportation, fire, police, affordable housing – all of these are regional issues and working together with our community stakeholders can provide improved service at a lower cost. “Being fiscally responsible is an obligation of all elected officials – that’s good governance.”

address our region’s climate change impacts in a way that ensures we have public safety programs in place for the increasing frequency of extreme weather events.

For example, storms are increasing in frequency and severity, and so people need to be prepared for issues such as flooding that is greater than we used to see.”

“One of my goals is to ensure excellent educational opportunities for all our children and to support our teachers to make that happen.”

For more information or to know more about Bea, please visit her website: BeaForAlbemarle.com

Climate change planning is another area of focus for Bea, especially with regard to climate resilience, which addresses the planning required to ensure, to the extent possible, protection of assets and citizens. “We need to

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“I am issue oriented and listen to both sides of any issue before making a decision.” A case in point is Bea’s interest in working with the local Farm Bureau. “I recently met with citizens who are serving on the Albemarle Rural Advisory Committee and are also members of the local Farm Bureau and we discussed their knowledge regarding farming, agriculture and forested areas – and they offered to the County their free advice and expertise. I offered to be the liaison.”

“A common sense approach to governance with practical solutions that will focus on the issues – that is what my experience has taught me. I don’t engage in drama and negativity – there is important work to be done and my priorities are there.”

Bea has not been idle during retirement – serving our community as a CASA volunteer, helping fundraise for the Hospice of the Piedmont Keswick 5K Race, member of 100 + Women Who Care (fundraising for local nonprofits) and the League of Women Voters.

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Hardie Perseverance – Big Plans and Vision Keswick Hall To Unveil a Dramatic, Expansive Transformation Setting Bold Goal to have the Facility Open by the Third Quarter of 2020 COVERED BY STEVE BESSETT FOR KESWICK LIFE

The beautiful and historic Keswick Hall is set to reopen

A Richmond native, Molly Hardie graduated from the UVa School of Medicine and has served on the UVa Health Foundation Board of Trustees, the Virginia Discovery Museum board and the Peabody School board of trustees. The couple lives on a farm near Keswick Hall and are raising five sons.

late Summer 2020, following the completion of an extensive and loving restoration that marries the resort’s classic style and sophistication with luxurious comfort and modern amenities. The Hardies are directors of the private investment firm H7 Holding Company, which owns Keswick Hall and The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, among other investments – including Clover Hill Farm and the adjacent Oakdale Farm.

They purchased Keswick from Orient Express Hotels in 2012. Orient had purchased the property from Sir Bernard Ashley, co-founder of Laura Ashley fabrics and decorating, in 1999. Ashley had purchased the property, which was then a club facing bankruptcy, in 1990, and turned it into an inn. The Hardies shuttered the inn to the public in January 2018 to start the renovation process. The remodeling is extensive. Much of the manor house has been taken down to the studs with the wiring and plumbing updated as well as the layout of rooms redesigned.

The entirety of Keswick Hall has been expanded and transformed, including a new guest wing that will increase the number of accommodations to 80 guest rooms, The room unveiled recently is one of 38 planned The inn’s new look may be a big change for old customers. Previously, Keswick rooms were smaller with darker woods, artwork and antiques. The new rooms are less formal and more open. The older rooms were all of different sizes and dimensions and they were smaller with dark woods and a variety of antiques and paintings. The new rooms will be lighter, brighter and more consistent in size, although there will be different suites available.

The main manor house, which was built in 1912 as a private residence and served as a country club before becoming a luxury hotel in the 1990s. The hall is currently under heavy renovation that will reduce the inn’s former 48 smaller lodgings by 10 while expanding the size of the new suites. An additional residential wing featuring 42 suites will join the manor house as well as the addition of a redesigned spa, a new infinity pool and cabanas and reimagined resort grounds.

In addition, the renewed Keswick Hall will feature a signature restaurant by legendary Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. For this project, owners Molly and Robert Hardie tapped the architecture firm Hart Howerton distinguished lighting design firm, L’Observatoire International and the renowned landscape architects Nelson Byrd Woltz to work together and redefine the art of American hospitality.

“It has been no small undertaking to transform this special and iconic retreat and we cannot wait to unveil the new Keswick Hall,” said owners Molly and Robert Hardie. “We poured our hearts into thoughtfully redesigning the property and we feel confident that our passion for this project will be embraced by everyone who visits following our reopening.”

“When we first saw Keswick Hall, we fell in love with it.

We’re only about six miles from Charlottesville but it is like being in a different country. We realized it was time to update the property and we thought, why not us?”

Robert Hardie said.

Guest accommodations will feature four signature suites, including a distinctive two-The new signature restaurant by acclaimed Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten invites guests to take in the expansive views of the Virginia Mountains while feasting on organic and sustainable ingredients from local family-owned food supplies and farms. Comprised of 130 indoor seats, 20 bar seats and 70 outdoor seats, the new space will feature white tiled and wooden floors, custom-designed light fixtures from L’Observatoire International, ceramicface bar, a stone fireplace and vibrant outside area. As a pre-dinner treat, guests are encouraged to partake in a game of boules on the Pétanque court with a cocktail in hand.

Other property enhancements will include a Market located off the lobby, offering a selection of artisanal breakfast items, teas and coffees in the morning, thereafter transforming into a retail shop featuring a range of sundries, gifts for children, bathroom amenities and more. The newly designed ballroom with a pre-function space can accommodate up to 250 guests. There will also be several new areas specifically designed for weddings and special occasions, one housing a natural amphitheater adjacent to outdoor-tented areas that can hold events for up to 400 people.

To highlight the outdoor experience at the new Keswick Hall, landscape architects Nelson Byrd Woltz are creating an enchanting outdoor destination that will allure guests to explore myriad walking paths and beautifully designed resort grounds –all sustainable and reflective of the native Virginia landscape. Additionally, a striking infinity pool will be the focal point of Keswick Hall’s brand new pool pavilion and cabanas, providing a unique, hammerhead design – unusual for this type of pool – that will allow for more guests to take in the breathtaking views of the stunning Virginia countryside. Opening in spring 2021, will be Keswick Hall’s new spa featuring eight sumptuous treatment rooms with services that incorporate indigenous ingredients employing organic red flower products.

The pair has strong Charlottesville connections. Robert Hardie is a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors and earned a bachelor’s degree from the university as well as a master’s degree in business and a doctorate degree in management from its Darden School of Business.

“We love the property and we can care for it and treat it with the respect it deserves,” he said. “We’re lucky to be the ones to bring it into the 21st Century.”

As part of the expansive and transformative restoration, Molly and Robert Hardie are creating five speculative homes at Keswick Estates, which will debut in 2021.

Keswick Estates, the residential enclave that is part of the property, provides residents the opportunity of enjoying resort life all year round.

Keswick Hall, nestled in the heart of Virginia’s Piedmont region, among lush, rolling hills at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, will also offer exceptional local experiences for guests. This peaceful and pastoral property will provide access and transportation to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, James Madison’s Montpelier plantation, the University of Virginia, and gastronomic and cultural experiences including visits to local wineries, craft breweries, distilleries and farms The goal is to have the facility open by the third quarter of 2020.

Robert and Molly Hardie: “We love the property and we can care for it and treat it with the respect it deserves,” he said.

“We’re lucky to be the ones to bring it into the 21st Century.”

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What's a Virginia Fan Supposed to do?

BY TONY VANDERWARKER

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true fan stands by Virginia sports team through thick and through thin, in good times and bad. The problem is, until recently, in Charlottesville it’s been all thin and awful. So we’ve developed emotional armor to protect ourselves from the pain, thinking, “In our hearts we know we’re going to lose.” It’s more than surface protection, it’s organic since we’ve inoculated ourselves with an anti-optimism agent to protect ourselves from what we know is the eventual disappointment. It’s not just “cover your bets,” it’s “save your ass.”

How many times have you heard, or said yourself, “Well, that’s Virginia football,” or “Well, that’s Virginia basketball.” We grin and bear the setbacks, the loss to UMBC in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. The loss to William and Mary in football a couple years ago or the heartbreaker to Tech last season because we know “That’s Virginia sports for you.”

They buoy you up and then drop you down. While out lopsided win in the Belk bowl gave everyone hope about the 2019 season, it was a hope tinged with doubt. As Oscar Wilde once said about second marriages, “It is the triumph of hope over experience.”

So unless you want to be truly bummed out, Virginia fans resign themselves to the fact that no matter how well a team plays, at some point in time, they are destined to bum you out. We get into the NCAA tournament with an astounding 16-win season only to get shellacked in the first game. George Welsh gave us some winning seasons only to have the bottom fall out in his last years. Dom Starsia won us three national championships, then his program collapsed.

It’s in the cards, in our blood, our favorite teams are going to let us down.

But this year we’ve got a problem. What are we supposed to do with this basketball program, this lacrosse program, this football program? Two teams win national championships and one is voted as the top team in the Coastal. We can rejoice in the incredible victories but we’ve been so burned over the years, shouldn’t we own up to the fact that they might just be one-offs, that they are certain to self-destruct as they always have.

I remember being a fierce Chicago Bears fan, going through season after season with terrible records. Then we get Re-

frigerator Perry and a great quarterback, go to the Super Bowl and whip the living daylights out of the Pats. But then we dived back into the ditch and only recently had a playoff opportunity.

But then some fans start thinking that maybe if we win two national championships in basketball and lacrosse that will attract talented athletes who previously wouldn’t have considered UVa. Is that what’s happening with football? Could it happen across the board and make Virginia an athletic champion? Make Virginia a nationally ranked and recognized sports powerhouse?

Then the anti-optimism inoculation kicks in and you think, “C’mon, stop that crazy thinking, after all, this is UVa. This is just a passing phase. Another disaster is just around the corner.”

So we’re in football season and every fan is on the edge of their emotional seats.

Not sure to go all-in and think that like Columbus, we’ve found the New World or if we’re heading back to the bad-oldtimes and are going to fall off the edge of the earth.

I see people walking around with “UVa National Champions” T-shirts on and I begin to wonder, should I buy one also or should I just wait for the bottom to fall out and pick one up for cheap at Goodwill?

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WHAT'S COOKING Creamy Chickpea Pasta with Spinach and Rosemary

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Although this is not one of

my own recipes, it is one that I love. This is an excellent hearty vegetarian meal full of flavor and great for those fall, chilly evenings in Keswick – a quick meal for friends with some great wine. It is now that time of year when all things are filled with boldness and spice.

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Ingredients

• Kosher salt • ¼ cup olive oil • 1 (14-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary, plus more for garnish • ½ teaspoon Aleppo pepper, or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes (optional) • Black pepper • 1 large shallot, finely chopped • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 1 cup heavy cream • 1 (6-ounce) bag baby spinach (about 6 packed cups) • 12 ounces spaghetti or bucatini • ½ cup finely grated Parmesan • Lemon wedges, for serving

Instructions:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high.

• In a wide, deep skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. Add the chickpeas, rosemary and Aleppo pepper, if using. Season generously with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until chickpeas start to caramelize at their edges and pop, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer about half the chickpeas to a bowl. Reserve for garnish.

• Reduce the heat to medium, add the shallots and garlic to the skillet, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are softened, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the spinach and season to taste with salt and pepper.

• Add the pasta to the boiling water and reduce the heat to medium. Cook the pasta until a couple minutes short of al dente according to package instructions, about 5 minutes. Do not drain the pasta, but using tongs, transfer the pasta directly from the pot to the spinach and cream sauce. Add 1 cup pasta cooking water and the Parmesan, and cook over medium-high, stirring vigorously with the tongs, until the sauce is thickened and the noodles are al dente, about 2 minutes. Add a splash of pasta water to loosen sauce, if needed.

• Transfer to bowls, and top with reserved chickpeas, rosemary and black pepper.

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OBITUARY

Kay Walker Butterfield Kay Walker Butterfield, nee Katherine Braxton Walker, was born on September 5th, 1940. Kay was a fifth generation Washingtonian, and when she graduated from Wellesley College in 1962, she “galloped’ to Charlottesville , Va. At an early age, Kay fell in love with everything having to do with horses. Her passion began with riding ponies in Rock Creek Park and her horse showing calling reached a pinnacle in 1959, when she won a reserve championship in Madison Square Garden in the USET Division.

Kay was an avid fox hunter. For over twenty years she was a Field Master for Farmington Hunt. The Butterfields loved their life of breeding and raising Thoroughbred hunters and jumpers in White Hall.

In 1962 Kay began a long relationship with St. Anne’s Belfield School. As a young lady, Kay joined the staff of St. Anne’s and began teaching Old Testament and American History. Kay was active in the STAB community until June of 2019. She culminated her long career as the school’s archivist. The highlight of her 57 year association with STAB was the writing of the school’s history,”Teach Them Diligently,” which was published when the school celebrated its centennial. Kay enjoyed reading and writing…she was a voracious reader. Often, while on vacation, she would consume five or six books in a two week period.

Kay was the daughter of Dr. Allen E. Walker and Katherine Hall Walker. She attended Potomac School, Madera School, and Wellesley College. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William Patrick Butterfield; her son Michael Walker Butterfield, and wife Sandra; her son Alexander Braxton Butterfield and wife Elizabeth; and three grandchildren, Katie, Sophia and Braxton. Kay was a member of St. Paul’s Ivy Church, Farmington Hunt Club, Keswick Hunt Club, and Farmington Country Club.

Kay passed away on September 26th with her family in attendance. A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA. A tribute from St. Anne’s Belfield School: “It is impossible to express adequately the depth and breadth of the impact Kay had on our School during her 57 years of service. Her history class was a milestone experience for hundreds of students, with legions of alumni sharing stories of her intellect, rigor, exactitude, care, and of course, the memories of her research paper assignment.

Even decades later, Kay was still able to recall the topics that each student had written about in her class.

Kay’s love for St. Anne’s-Belfield was unmatched. In celebration of the School’s centennial, she authored Teach Them Diligently, a meticulously researched, detailed, and loving history of our School. In the ensuing years, alumnae of St. Anne’s School for Girls and alumni of St. Anne’s-Belfield School returned to campus to hear her speak about the finest details of this history and share pictures and stories from her beloved archives. Kay served our alumni and faculty faithfully, writing and editing articles for Perspectives and maintaining strong connections across generations of students and teachers. In her most recent role as School Archivist, Kay singlehandedly memorialized the long history of our School and ensured that present and future generations know and appreciate our shared story and are prepared to carry it forward with the same level of dedication, love, and integrity that she herself modeled.

We look forward to the opportunity to raise our voices to Mrs. Walker Butterfield and to celebrate the impact she has had on St. Anne’s-Belfield. We will share information about memorial services as soon as we learn them. In the meantime, please join me in mourning the loss of this legendary educator and dear colleague and friend, and expressing our deepest condolences to Michael, Alex, and Pat.”

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Vixen Hill was aptly named for the little Vixen that ran through the front field when we came to look at the property. I think of the dinners we have had on the front porch.

I think of watching the sun set and listening to a squadron of geese as they fly in formation over the barn or wait for one of the Bald Eagles to take flight from the old Hickory tree. I wait for our little vixen to come out from her den and hunt for the mice that inhabit the front field. I will always remember the wind in my face as I galloped the fields, in preparation for my beloved sport of Eventing. The sound of my mare’s hooves crunching on the gravel road and the smell of freshly cut hay bring me a sense of peace. Vixen Hill is a slice of Heaven tucked away in Orange Virginia, peaceful, quiet and graceful, There is plenty of room for legging up a horse and practicing some cross country jumps as well as stadium. The dressage ring is standard size with room to enlarge to full size. There are paddocks with sheds for new horses and one is connected to the broodmare stall in the barn. There are two large grazing fields, all have electric for water heaters, post and board fencing and faucets with underground shut offs. The barn has three stalls on one side and a tack room, wash stall and grain room on the other. The barn was built with supports for over hangs if desired. The need for more stalls would be an easy build as this Morton barn is already a sturdy yet simple design.

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KESWICK SCENE Photo Journal – Keswick Hunt Club Puppy Show 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNNE BRUBAKER

Pictured above, top row: (l-r) A Bronze Sculpture "Hunters With Horns & Hounds" by H.F. Moreau & P. Lecourtier (French 19th century) welcomed guests out to the lawn at Tivoli where the Puppy Show was held; Cathy and Tad Zimmerman, MFH Piedmont Hounds ; Jordan Hicks, Piedmont Hounds Huntsman judged the Puppy Show and Paul Wilson Keswick Huntsman ; Will Coleman jt.MFH Keswick Hunt and Ivonne Wilson Second row: Barclay Rives, whipper-in Keswick Hunt Club and Nancy Wiley jt. MFH Keswick Hunt; Breck Scalize and Will Coleman; Mike Poindexter, kennelman Keswick Hunt Club Third row: Jeff Ayers. whipper-in Keswick Hunt Club and Paul Wilson, Huntsman Keswick Hunt Club Photos courtesy of Lynne Brubaker Photography

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BOOKWORM

Fall Weather Reading

BY SUZANNE NASH

Halloween is right around the corner so once again it’s time for eerie tales filled with suspense and atmosphere. While not all of these are filled with ghosts and ghouls, they speak more about the monsters within us and in the people we know.

The debut novel, Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce, certainly will be perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train. Everyone in this novel seems to be pushing boundaries and you are unsure from the get-go whether you can trust the narrator or not. Alison is a criminal barrister who is at the top of her game. She has just been handed her first criminal case and it seems pretty straight forward. A very posh woman has stabbed her husband and admits to doing so. When Alison tries to learn a bit more and push the accused to try and save her from hanging, Alison finds herself hampered by her supervisor. To make matters worse Alison is having a torrid affair with her cad of a supervisor, Patrick. And did I forget to mention she is a married woman who has a drinking problem with a young daughter? Despite many cringe inducing drunken scenes, Tyce manages to get the reader to empathize with Alison and pull for her recovery and redemption.

This a great psychological thriller that will completely surprise you at the end.

Haunted Ground is the debut in a series about Nora Gavin and Cormac Maquire

by Erin Hart which was published in 2003. In this first mystery a head is discovered in a bog in Ireland and experts are called in to determine the date of death. Years before a local woman disappeared with her son and her husband, Lord Hugh Osborne, was suspected of murdering them. The Osborne home, Bracklyn House, holds many secrets which Nora and Cormac must unearth as both archeology and forensics are employed to uncover the truth. This is a very atmospheric book filled with Irish folklore, beautiful haunting landscape and the background of the traditional Irish music. You can even order a soundtrack meant to accompany your reading of her books! I love all things which remind me of Ireland, so this was wonderful return to the green island.

Greer MaCallister gives us another type of horror and mystery in Woman 99. Set in San Francisco in the late 1880’s, this novel examines the life of women who didn’t conform to the strictures of society and family and what they risked by their behaviors. Growing up in Nob Hill provided a luxurious lifestyle but as Charlotte Smith and her sister, Phoebe, discovered, if you stepped out of line the consequences were horrific. Phoebe is unfortunately bi-polar and refuses to tow the line as her mother wishes. She soon finds herself committed to Goldengrove Asylum, much to the horror of her sister, Charlotte. When Charlotte attempts a rescue, the reader is given a glimpse inside the world of the women’s asylum and all that an asylum entails.

Stripped of your identity and given a number, your days are ruled by the wardens who insure you are mindlessly taken through your day. The treatments and punishments are cruel and barbaric, though considered cutting edge at the time. There are references to the investigative work of journalist Nellie Bly, who exposed the inhumane practices found in these institutions. This is a historical fiction that hits the mark with mystery, romance and family.

A creepy tale that will keep you up at night is The Hush by John Hart. Johnny Merriman lives secluded within 6000 acres that includes swamplands and mountainous areas in an area called Hush Arbor. There is a mystery around what happened to him 10 years ago, but he rarely shows his face to the world. As long as Johnny stays within his area, he has strange and amazing powers, seeming at one with the nature that surrounds him. Once he leaves the 6000 acres his gifts begin to wane. Where have these powers originated from and how do they relate to the deaths and disappearances in Arbor Hush? When billionaire William Boyd decides he wants to buy up Johnny’s land to enhance his lodge and allow his guests to hunt big game, a confrontation is sure to take place. What is out in the swamp that refuses to let anyone trespass? People are scared of Hush Arbor and they should be!

One of my favorite creepy novels this

year is The Mere Wife by Maria Dabvana Headley. I am a big fan of Beowulf and Headley has borrowed upon this classic epic poem to create a wonderfully written tale. Herot Hall is the perfect little community but hidden in the mountains overlooking this contemporary suburb is a former soldier, Dana, and her son, Gren. Of course, Gren is short for Grendal, as in…the monster in Beowulf. But as the reader quickly learns, monsters aren’t always obvious. Somethings that are labeled as monsters often aren’t and some things labeled as proper and good, often hide monstrous hearts. When Gren makes friends with Dylan, a young boy from Herot Hall, perceptions collide. The thin veneer that hides the true monsters of Herot Hall begins to crack and the chorus of the mothers plays backdrop to this amazing remake of an ancient story.

The writing is brilliant! If you have never read Beowulf, it is one of the most important works of Old English literature and it is worth reading it, or even reading a little bit about it, before reading this novel so that you can see the parallels between the two.

vival, love and loss that will play in your heart for a long while.

If you aren’t interested in tales fit for the season of Ghouls, try these last two novels which are beautifully written fiction that you can enjoy any time of the year.

Canadian Christine Higdon offers up her debut novel, The Very Marrow of Our Bones, and I am hooked by her story telling style. It’s 1967 and two women have disappeared from a small town. Both Bettie Parsons and Alice McFee have gone missing, leaving their families and friends wondering what might have happened. Rumors circulate but not trace is found of either of them. Ten-year-old Lulu Parsons, daughter of Bettie, strikes up a strange and toxic friendship with Alice’s abandoned husband, Mr. McFee. She and her autistic brother are vulnerable after their mother’s death, while her older brother, Trevor, takes off to escape the family drama. Lulu’s resentment builds and after a pivotal incident she runs and keeps running for 40 plus years. It is only when she returns home after the death of her brother that the pieces begin to fall in to place under the watchful eye of the ever-present Doris Tenpenny, the mute egg seller. Upon his death, McFee has left his house to Doris and Lulu for some reason and once a body is found under the privy, the pace quickens. Who might the body be? And what could have happened? This is a remarkable tale, jumping from past to present and yet it is not difficult to follow. Often when stories switch from past to present with frequency in the telling, I feel jarred. But in this case, I felt there was smooth transition and real movement in the story line due to this technique. The characters are very real and have substance that keep you invested in the story line. I especially felt drawn to Doris as we, the readers, have access to her thoughts while the other characters are not privy to her inner world. I look forward to reading more of Higdon’s work.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens transports you to the North Carolina coast and reminded me a bit of a book I loved as a child, Girl of the Limberlost

by Jean Stratton-Porter. The story of Kya, who grows up poor and isolated in the marshes, fending for herself and shying away from the town and its inhabitants, slowly intertwines with a murder mystery that involves an older Kya. Kya’s appreciation and attention to the details of the marsh life feature prominently in the story and it paints a beautiful picture of the marshlands and the unspoiled nature that is threatened by an encroaching civilization, and the narrow minded views of a small town who doesn’t welcome anything that is outside their sphere of influence. Kya’s gifts aren’t appreciated or acknowledged, yet her vision is pure and bound to the land in ways the townspeople could never understand.

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