Middleburg’s Community Newspaper Volume 14 Issue 4
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Oath of Honor
Middleburg Town Council Report
When the academic year begins at Hill next month, Bee Stribling knows full well that when the new fourth graders come into his classroom for the first time, many will immediately want to know when the “twenty percent” project on his curriculum might begin
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t the regular August meeting of the Middleburg Town Council on August 10, 2017, Police Chief Panebianco conducted Oath of Honor ceremonies for the town’s newest Police Officer, Jason Davis. Davis, of course, had already been officially sworn in by Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court. In Middleburg, however, a special oath, introduced here by Police Chief Panebianco at the very beginning of his administration of the department. The Oath of Honor, taken by a new Middleburg Policeman in front of Town Council, the officer’s family and the citizens he will protect and serve, is designed to hold him to a higher standard. Chief Panebianco noted that Officer Davis had taken this oath once before, when he became a part-time officer in Middleburg but was reaf-
firming it as the Town’s newest full-time police officer. A significant part of the ceremony is marked by the officer’s family members pinning his badge on his Middleburg uniform. At the conclusion of the ceremony on August 10, Officer Davis thanked the Council for trusting him to serve, noting that he had worked as a parttime officer, as well as at Middleburg’s Safeway. Davis said he “loved this area” and thanked the Town for letting him “come home.” Seven Loaves Stephen Plescow appeared before Council to thank the Town for their ongoing support Seven Loaves and its efforts to provide food for those in need. Though the organization had “another good year,” Plescow told Council that the organization had “experienced a dip in patronage after the election, although the numbers were coming back.” Their Board of DirecPOSTAL CUSTOMER
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