Broad Run Lifestyle Magazine March 2017

MARCH 2017

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H I S TO RY Unearthing Civil War Artifacts

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The cold weather may still be with us, but spring and summer are just around the corner. We are pleased to announce some new and exciting features for you.

In this month’s issue, you will find information on summer camps, because now is the time to secure your child’s enrollment for summer activities...the camps fill up fast!

Plus, we have included another special feature on private schools, with pointers on what to consider when choosing among all the education options in our area.

We are also launching a new home section within the magazine.

We will be covering more home topics in future issues, from home profiles to decorating to maintenance tips to other issues important to homeowners in our area. This issue, read a profile of Jonathan Caron of Jonathan Caron Construction, a custom home builder from Warrenton who has built houses—and treehouses— throughout our readership

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2017 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Danica Low Aimée O’Grady Steve Oviatt Andreas Keller Charlotte Wagner Debbie Eisele Marianne Clyde

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Our team here at Piedmont Publishing Group strives to bring new, informative, and exciting content to you, the reader. We hope you enjoy these new topics, and, as always, we welcome your input and look forward to hearing from you.

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Beat Winter Doldrums Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve

BY PAM OWEN

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Families 4 Fauquier

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Local events for families

Piedmont

SUMMER CAMPS 12

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The Thrill of Summer Camps of all types are enrolling now

BY PAM KAMPHUIS

Piedmont

PRIVATE SCHOOLS 18

Parents, Do Your Homework Choosing the right private school

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Fauquier Health Dry Needling Technique

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Staged to Sell Julia Foard-Lynch shares her thoughts

Diggin' in Virginia

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BY PAM KAMPHUIS

Old Salem Cafe

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Location & team effort are the keys to success

Create an Oasis For outdoor living & entertainment

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Builder Profile Jonathan Caron

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Civil War artifacts provide a connection to the past

BY AIMÉE O’GRADY

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Keeping The Spirits

Inspired by a Trendsetter

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Grandma Gatewood: first woman to thruhike the Appalachian Trail solo

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One of the many artifacts unearthed by Civil War relic hunters John and Rose Kendrick. Photo by Kara Thorpe.

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Flora and fauna on the preserve

Hepatica is one of the first wildflowers to bloom in the forests of the Bull Run Mountains preserve.

Beat Winter Doldrums Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve offers hiking and local flora and fauna STORY AND PHOTOS

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ast February, in looking for good places for casual winter hiking, I explored the trails at the Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve for the first time. Even at that bleak time of the year, I discovered how beautiful the mountains are and the great hiking opportunities they offer.

The Bull Run Mountains, just north of I-66, straddle Fauquier and Prince William Counties. A spur of the Appalachians, they make up the easternmost mountain range in Virginia. They also share much of the ecology of Appalachian ranges farther west, including some species

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that are not normally found this far east in the Piedmont (see sidebar on flora and fauna).

The preserve takes up 2,500 acres within the range.

The landmark white cliffs in the range top privatelyowned High Point Mountain and can be seen clearly from miles away on the west side.

They are composed of white quartzite and, along with the preserve, are managed by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF). The ecosystem at High Point, a favorite destination of hikers, was getting stressed from all the foot traffic, leading VOF to close the trails to the cliffs in January 2015 for an “indefinite period” to help them recover.

While the cliff trails are

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still closed, six miles of other trails in the southern 800 acres of the preserve have remained open to the public.

These looping, intersecting trails offer options for easy to moderate hikes and can be accessed at the end of Beverley Mill Drive in Broad Run. A few steps away is the headquarters of the Bull Run Mountains Conservancy (BRMC), which supports research on the preserve and offers outreach programs throughout the year and downloadable trail maps on its website.

I started my hikes, on a seasonably cold day, with the easy, one-mile Yellow Loop trail. The trail circled the top of Chestnut Ridge, named for the chestnut oak that

The Bull Run Mountains offer a diverse woodland habitat, dominated by mature oak, oak-hickory, and mixed hardwood forest communities that are more than 100 years old. The white cliffs of High Point Mountain, one of its signature features, host a rare, old-age tablemountain pine woodland.

The Bull Run Mountains are also home to some animal species that are rare this far east, including the Eastern Timber Rattlesnake, Common Raven, and several insects—Barrens Tiger Beetle, Mottled Duskywing butterfly, and Lilypad Clubtail dragonfly.

What you will see in the early spring: Streams and wetlands in low areas throughout the preserve host sphagnum mosses, Skunk Cabbage, and rare plants such as Epling’s Hedge Nettle, Nodding Trillium, and Blunt-Lobed Grape Fern. In early spring, ephemeral wildflowers, such as Spring Beauty, Rue Anemone, toothworts, and hepatica, bloom in the rich woodland areas, followed by ferns emerging, particularly in Fern Hollow. The new fronds of the ferns are known as fiddleheads because they start curled up, like the head of the fiddle. Redbud, flowering Dogwood, wild Hydrangea, and Azaleas also bloom on the preserve in the spring.

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dominates the forest there. Only patches of snow remained in the shade along the trail, which, at the top, offered views of Catlett’s Branch running through the wooded valley below.

Mountain laurel and patches of moss along the trail offered green relief from the otherwise earth-toned landscape. A few winter birds flitted around on the forest floor, and I heard a Pileated Woodpecker announce its presence with its distinctively loud, goony cry.

After the Yellow Loop, I decided to sample some trails on the west side of the preserve, starting with the Green Loop. Near its beginning, the trail paralleled Broad Run and the train tracks that are still in use. It passed the remains of a stone house and of historic Beverley Mill, which is just outside the preserve.

Soon turning north, the trail entered Fern Hollow, where interpretive signs note the location of several of the 15 fern species found on the preserve. At that time of year, only the cold-hearty, evergreen Christmas fern was visible, lying prostrate against the ground.

The sound of I-66 receded as the trail wound around, passing the closed-off

New fern fronds, known as fiddleheads, start out curled up like the head of a fiddle, this Christmas fern shows.

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trails to High Point. Going down a sheltered, still-snowy hill, it bent east through a narrow ravine through which ran a small stream whose banks were lush with mountain laurel, ferns, and moss. Coming out of the ravine, the stream joined Catlett’s Branch. Nearby was a wonderful field of large, lichencovered boulders, apparently escaped from a low rock outcrop, that looked like building blocks lined up by a giant toddler.

Heading south on the trail, following Catlett’s Branch, I ran into a huge, crablike monster emerging from the stream.

On closer look, I saw it was an old tree that had fallen across the stream. On one side, huge, gnarled roots looked like legs trying to crawl out of the stream. On the other side, branches reached out from the other end of the tree’s large, heavily graffitied trunk, which was buried beneath the stream. Heading back toward the preserve’s entrance, I heard people for the first time since I started the hike; some teenagers laughing along the stream.

VOF closed the entire preserve for the winter this year “as an opportunity to improve the preserve’s wayfinding and interpretive signs, conduct deer management activities, and address erosion on trails, which are especially vulnerable during the winter months,” according to VOF’s website. Responding to an email, Amanda Scheps, the organization’s owned-lands manager, wrote that VOF expects to reopen the preserve “toward the end of March, beginning of April.”

By that time, the early spring ephemeral flowers there should be blooming. BRMC’s “Hike with a Naturalist” program, on the first Thursday of every month, features these wildflowers on the April hike, and ferns and their allies in May, according to the organization’s website. For more information on outreach activities on the preserve, go to brmconservancy. org, call 703-253-2631, or email info@ brmconservancy.org. For general information about the preserve, go to virginiaoutdoorsfoundation.org and dcr. virginia.gov. ❖

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Broadway camp is an intensive three-week intensive camp that brings visiting industry professionals in to work with students on all aspects of a performance: auditions, interviews, practice, choreography, set design, sound, and performance.

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This camp explores food, cooking and culture and includes field trips to markets and farms to understand the entire culinary experience from prep to table.

Star Wars camp offers exploration into the world of the Jedi and to learn about galaxies and space. Harry Potter camp takes participants into the world of Hogwarts to learn about the defense from the dark arts and spells and potions.

Highland School, Warrenton Culture, cooking and dance. Experience the world’s diverse culinary offerings through recipes from different countries while exploring their cultures and traditional dances.

You may be thinking, “but it’s only March!” The reality is that summer camps fill up fast, so doing your research now will get you in the camps of your choice. We’ve done some of the work for you and compiled a contact list of our preferred* summer camp providers. Good luck! ❖

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hoosing a school for your child can be a complex endeavor.

The decision is not as simple nowadays as it has been in the past.

It takes a lot of work to find the right place to meet your child’s educational needs.

In our area, there are lot of education options. Differences between public and private schools have narrowed and the comparison today actually can be quite close. What is good for your neighbor might not be satisfactory for your family. That's why it is important for parents to do their homework.

While many are aware of what county public schools have to offer, there is also a wide range of private elementary and secondary schools in the area that parents can consider. And they all offer something a little different.

To fully understand the choices, parents need to undertake some research, and perhaps even do a little networking. Location is probably one of the primary factors in the search for private schools. Some other issues to consider are a school's curriculum, special needs services, class size, sports programs, teacher qualifications, classroom technology, school security and safety, student diversity, testing procedures, extracurricular activities, and conduct/moral codes.

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of after-school academic assistance, individual student counseling, or community service opportunities.

College preparation and records of successful alumnae student performance may be high on a parent’s list. Parents may also may want to consider the opportunities available for parental involvement regarding school policies and procedures.

PRESCHOOLS THAT EXTEND INTO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS

While there are many private preschools, there are some that extend into higher grades. The Boxwood Montessori School in Warrenton extends to first grade. Other Montessori schools in the area that vary in age levels are Mountainside Montessori School and Montessori School of Middleburg, both located in Marshall. St. James Episcopal, which offers classes through fifth grade, and St. John the Evangelist School, which carries students through eighth grade, are both in Warrenton, and Hill School in Middleburg also offer preschool programs that extend into the upper grades. St. Paul’s School, Haymarket Baptist Church (through kindergarten), Linton Hall School, Youth For Tomorrow, and St. Michael’s Academy are all located in the Haymarket and Bristow area. Although a little further, Belle Meade School in Sperryville offers kindergarten through 10th grade, with the added twist of a sustainable living curriculum.

PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS

Schools in our area which extend from preschool through high school are Highland School in Warrenton, Wakefield School in The Plains, and Wakefield Country Day School at Flint Hill. Middleburg Academy offers grades 8-12. Foxcroft School, also in Middleburg, is a high school which also has boarding facilities.

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elementary levels, while others offer grades through 12. Fresta Valley Christian School in Marshall offers both elementary and secondary levels, along with Providence Christian Academy in Warrenton. Those parochial schools which only include elementary grades are Saint James’ Episcopal School in Warrenton, St. Michael’s Academy in Haymarket, and Midland Christian Academy in Midland.

Grades 1 through 8 are taught at Emmanuel Christian School in Manassas and St. John the Evangelist School in Warrenton, along with Manassas Adventist Preparatory School.

Manassas Christian School also offers both elementary and middle school levels.

HOMESCHOOLERS

Covenant Christian Academy in Warrenton offers supplementary classes for homeschoolers through grade 10, with plans to expand to older students.

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hysical therapists employ many techniques to try and relieve their patients’ pain. Whether the pain is caused by an injury, a chronic illness or is the result of a recent surgery, therapists may use corrective exercise, manual treatment, or other modalities to restore function. Functional dry needling is one lesser-known but effective option.

Functional Dry Needling is a treatment technique used to treat myofascial pain— pain that is associated with inflammation or irritation of muscle or fascia (connective tissue surrounding the muscle). A small monofilament needle is inserted into the muscle fibers, which typically contain a trigger point. The trigger point is a taut band of skeletal muscle, often tender to the touch, located within a larger muscle group.

There is no solution injected. Most people will not even feel the needle inserted through the skin, but once it is in the muscle, a couple of responses are possible. If the tissue is healthy, very little discomfort is typically reported. If the tissue is sensitive, shortened, or has a trigger point—causing a neuromuscular dysfunction—a muscle cramp sensation or a “muscle twitch” is often reported.

The twitch response elicits a biochemical response that can deactivate the trigger point, decrease pain and restore the function of the muscle.

The number of “sticks” required can vary, depending on the condition and number of body parts being treated. Most patients can expect a minimum of three sticks per treatment.

Functional dry needling is not the same as acupuncture. The monofilament needle used is similar, but acupuncture is a modality of traditional Chinese medicine.

Functional Dry Needling is based firmly in western medical philosophy and

Left: The needle used in the therapy is so thin most patients hardly feel it. Once in place, it can be stimulated for a better effect. Right: Dr. Kristen Pierce, PT, DPT, performs dry needling therapy at Fauquier Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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supported by research.

It is one treatment modality that may be used after a physical therapist completes a thorough, individualized PT evaluation.

The evaluation allows the therapist to determine whether dry needling is appropriate, and guides the therapist to insert needles into the correct muscle tissue.

Functional dry needling is an effective treatment for acute and chronic pain management and sport-related injuries.

Some conditions that may benefit include: repetitive stress injuries, muscle tendonitis, neck pain, back pain, rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder, sacroiliac dysfunction, sciatica, muscle strains, iliotibial band syndrome, patellofemoral dysfunction, tennis/golfers elbow, piriformis syndrome or headaches.

Orthopedic and sport-related conditions of the hip, lumbar spine, thigh, cervical spine, shoulder, and upper/lower extremity can be treated as well.

Dry needling is just one modality used in a course of a PT session. Just like with any other treatment, patients should start to see some type of improvement in their symptoms or function in three to four visits. The patient is assessed and reassessed after each needling session to determine if their function has improved.

Functional dry needling is performed at Fauquier Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 253 Veterans Drive in Warrenton. In order to perform dry needling, Dr. Kristen Pierce, PT, DPT, has completed 54 contact hours of continuing education classes dedicated to the modality.

Anyone with further questions, or who would like to schedule an outpatient PT evaluation, may call (540) 316-2680. ❖

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Interior Design in a Home for Sale Do you need to create the bland model home look?

BY PAM KAMPHUIS

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any people assume that preparing their home for sale will be an expensive process involving renovations, new kitchens, and other complicated shenanigans. The good news: it is simple to freshen up your home so it shows well in the real estate market without being complicated and spending a fortune. Local realtor and interior designer Julia Foard-Lynch has some pointers.

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Accessorize!

Paint Paint is, of course, an easy way to spruce up, and removing outdated wallpaper or eccentric colors of paint can go a long way in giving a house a facelift.

The biggest thing, Julia stresses, is to have visual continuity and flow in color and feel throughout the house. Continuity makes the space seem bigger and prevents a “choppy” look.

So if you’re up to painting, choose colors or tones that can flow from room to room.

Today, softer tones are in vogue. Grey is very popular, and it is a good, neutral choice which shows well and has many options of shades and tones to fit your existing decor. A word of caution: always use matte paint; glossy paint creates a harsher look and draws attention to any imperfections in the drywall. And make sure the paint is applied to a professional standard.

It helps to start with a good base, so advance planning is helpful in this case.

When you are purchasing big items like furniture, go with a classic, neutral look. Then, small things like rugs, throw pillows, throw blankets, vases, and lamps can be used to bring a little color. A browse through Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, or the like will give you ideas for the most up-to-date look.

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Light

Take every opportunity to maximize whatever natural light your home has.

Stay away from heavy and ruffly curtains or blinds, go for a simple, clean look.

Don’t keep the blinds drawn, it makes the room feel smaller. Light will make your home seem bigger.

As far as creating light to supplement the available natural light, Julia recommends using lamps as opposed to ceiling lights for a softer, homier feel.

Especially stay away from anything florescent or visually harsh—it can make the room feel utilitarian rather than cozy.

When showing your house, it is important that it be sparklingly immaculate, and as uncluttered as possible. Personal decorative items are not necessary to remove, but there shouldn’t be toothbrushes, medication, paper clutter, or other non-necessary items. Think minimalistically about what is visible.

Contrary to popular belief, according to Julia it is not necessary to remove family photos; buyers actually like a homey feel. But make sure the frames and mats are chosen carefully to either match or complement each other, and make sure they are arranged with balance and symmetry on the wall in a nice, tasteful arrangement.

It is actually not necessary to create a bland look. Keeping your personality and taste is fine, as long as it’s not over the top. Even if your buyer’s taste is not similar to yours, if the house is put together correctly, has continuity of color scheme, balance, uniformity and flow, it will show well. ❖ Even if your buyer’s taste is not similar to yours, if the house is put together correctly, has continuity of color scheme, balance, uniformity and flow, it will show well.

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t’s getting to be that time of year again when it’s great to stretch your legs and enjoy being outside. Outdoor living spaces are no different from indoor areas except they are exposed the elements.

They can be an extension of your home and provide an opportunity for families to gather and entertain.

When making decisions on where to put your outdoor space, consider privacy, the slope and topography of your yard, exposure to the sun/ shade, as well as accessibility.

Be sure that your site will provide a “sense of place” that you are drawn to, and will enjoy and utilize. Also, consider how the space will be used. Will you install a hot tub, swim spa, outdoor fireplace,

cooking area, or an outdoor theater with a movie screen?

There are many decor options for your walls and floors.

Traditional brick and flagstone provide durable surfaces and lots of options as far as design is concerned; different patterns and angles utilized during installation can create visual appeal. And there are many lighting and decor options to consider to finish your outdoor oasis.

FLOORING Paver manufacturers are raising the bar with new materials that simulate flagstone at a lower price point, and new products, referred to as “slabs,” have a more modern design than the traditional pavers. One such product is

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They are anti-slip, frost-proof, and resistant to salt, moss, and molds. They can be installed on a gravel base which allows for the expansion and contraction of the ground during our crazy winters where the temperature can fluctuate between 70 degrees and 20 degrees within a day. The ground moves, but the gravel base will allow flexibility for the pavers to move and settle back in place. Concrete applications, on the other hand, can crack because they are not flexible.

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Walls can traditionally be installed with stone and flagstone caps, or brickor paver-manufactured materials. But again, the paver manufacturers have “upped the bar” with new options in stone veneers such as “EZ Fit.” These man-made veneers look just like actual stone. Sort of a “peel and stick,” if you will. The options for materials are endless! Be sure to do your homework and check with your contractor.

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So, my best advice is to visit Pinterest and Houzz to get some ideas together and share your vision with your landscape designer, if you are working with one. Let your imagination take you away. The possibilities are endless! ❖

LIGHTING Most of all, don’t forget the lighting!

There are so many options to create ambience with light. Low-voltage lighting is not expensive, and it can add so much visual interest and extend the use of the space.

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Relationships Are What It’s All About Local custom home builder Jonathan Caron brings the craftsmanship of yesterday to your dream home of today

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Facing, left: Traditional Virginia rambler conversion to Craftsman style home.

Facing, right: Modern, wall-hung vanity.

Left: Custom made, built-in bunkbeds, as featured in Irish Times. Above: Farmhouse Kitchen island with custom wood top

“In a small town, you have to do a good job,” believes Jonathan Caron, owner of Jonathan Caron Construction, a custom home building and custom remodeling company in Warrenton.

Caron prides himself on his work, but also his relationships with not only clients, but everyone involved with each of his builds. It is these relationships that are carrying his business to success, as his long list of testimonials on his web page, and continued referrals from past clients, attest.

As a self-described military brat, Caron grew up all over the country, but mostly defines himself as a New Englander. It was there, through exposure to the distinctive colonial architecture that defines New England, that he developed his love for architecture and home building. He has great appreciation for the craftsmanship, perseverance, and incredible amount of labor it took to build houses hundreds of

year ago without the technology—and machinery—available today.

He met his wife, Amy, at VA Tech, where they were both pursuing civil engineering degrees and both were members of the Corps of Cadets. After their marriage, they continued the nomad lifestyle, following jobs, moving between Virginia, Rhode Island, and the west coast, working as civil engineers.

It was then that Caron realized sitting behind a computer at a desk all day long wasn’t for him; he needed to be outside, moving, and working, which led to a switch in career to outside construction.

During those years he had the opportunity of working for—and gaining experience from—many different custom builders and construction companies. He and his wife settled in Warrenton for good in 2010, and started the business in 2013.

In the six months it took for the business to get rolling, Caron cold-called

architects, looking for opportunities and making connections. His first job was a renovation of a mid-century modern in Amissville, now he and his team have two to three jobs going at any given moment.

The business most often works with high-end custom home building and creative renovations, and Caron thrives on the meticulous quality he bestows on each job. At this time, he is also offering custom treehouses, both recreational for children and true homes built in trees.

He has teamed up with a leading expert in treehouse engineering, Charles Greenwood, to offer his clients this creative new option.

Caron considers his relationship with his customers as paramount to his success. “Unique custom home building is very personal,” he says.

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builders. He is very in tune to the emotions of his clients because, he says, “Not only are you working with them to create their dream home, which is very personal, you are also working with what is likely a significant amount of their money. The clients are the boss, they are paying us.” Doing his best to remain in budget is another part of Caron’s business formula that his customers appreciate; according to client Charles Schaub, “He found creative ways to make changes that allowed us to stay within our budget.” State-of-the-art

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subcontractors, which he also considers crucial. He has one full-time employee; his construction manager Josh, a cabinet maker by profession. Josh’s brother Joel does a lot of interior work on a part time basis. Everyone else on the job is a subcontractor.

Within each industry, he has

Above: Mid-century home with modern additions. Facing, left: Children’s treehouse with red cedar siding and spiral slide. Facing, right: Cool, clean kitchen with modern stylings.

“[I] have never worked with such a trustworthy and reliable contractor as Jonathan Caron.”

— JOCELYN THOMAS, CLIENT

developed, and prizes, his core team of tradesmen.

He uses the same subcontractors every time, having chosen them because they are responsible, care about their work, finish things on time, and, most of all, are very good at what they do. “Their work is clean. They know the specs for their job, and work to spec every time, avoiding run-ins with inspectors and regulations which can lead to delays. It is in everyone’s best interest to get the jobs done quickly and efficiently.”

Caron’s role right now is similar to an orchestra conductor, organizing which people need to be where, when. With two to three jobs going at any one time, Caron is juggling—or managing— between 20 and 30 people at once, from all the different industries involved in home building: architects, concrete finishers for basements, electricians, framers, drywall installers, plumbers, HVAC crews, and more. But he misses the outdoor, physical labor and likes to spend time out on job sites. His goal is to have Josh move into doing more of the management and scheduling, to free Caron up to spend more time marketing, selling, and developing more business relationships.

Being a part of the community in Warrenton and Fauquier is also important to him, but with six children (four girls and two boys) between the ages of four and sixteen (who are homeschooled

by Amy), opportunities for socializing mostly revolve around the kids’ activities. They all play soccer, and swim on the swim team at the Fauquier Swim Club during the summer, where Caron and Amy manage the concessions. When his oldest daughter auditioned at Fauquier Community Theatre and was cast as the lead in Annie, it began a relationship with the theatre that involved most of the family and continues to be a big part of their lives. Caron was cast as the butler in Annie in the same production, and has since performed in supporting roles in Music Man, The King and I, White Christmas, and was cast as the male lead “Bert” in Mary Poppins. His other girls are often in productions also, and Caron himself became more involved in the theatre; he is in his third year on the board of directors, and has, of course, helped with renovations of the Vint Hill Theatre, a joint effort with Fauquier County Parks and Rec. Caron’s carefully cultivated, and maintained, relationships and the trust he has built with everyone in his community have served him well in developing his business and enables him to do what he loves; helping clients to realize their dream home.

Reach him at jonathancaron.com ❖

STAGING SPECIALIST Julia Foard-Lynch, Realtor

THE FOARD-LYNCH GROUP Julia Foard-Lynch, Realtor Relocation Specialist | Interior Designer 492 Blackwell Road, Warrenton 540-270-4274 (c) 540-347-2250 (o) Julia.FoardLynch@LNF.com As a Member of The Interior Design Society since 1999, Julia Foard-Lynch offers Interior Design consulting to all her buyers and sellers. Whether you are getting ready to sell, remodel or just purchased, your home will thank you!

Old Salem Café

Donna behind the bar with her hostesses and friends, Cheryl and Donna

Location and team effort are the keys to success.

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he Old Salem Café in Marshall has weathered the storm. The restaurant has changed hands several times, survived the recession, and only two years ago relocated to a prime location off Winchester Road in Marshall. For the past eight years, Donna Armstrong has been at the helm while also weathering her own personal storm.

For nearly 30 years, Armstrong commuted daily from Marshall to Dulles to work at the Airline Tariff Publishing Company. Over the course of nearly three decades, Armstrong took on several roles in the company.

While she enjoyed the work, the commute was taking its toll. When the company offered voluntary severance packages, she decided to take one.

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Armstrong then considered growing her part-time DJ business. “My plan was to focus on being a DJ and have some fun,” she says. However, life had other plans.

She was working a recurring gig hosting karaoke at the Old Salem Café when the owners decided to sell the restaurant. The previous owners called Armstrong and encouraged her to buy it. “Doris and Mary, who owned the restaurant before the sellers, called me and told me to go for it.”

Armstrong didn’t have any experience in the food industry, but that didn’t stop her from closing her eyes and taking a leap of faith. She and a business partner moved headlong into the restaurant business at the height of the recession. They rose to the challenge of the café and hit the ground running.

Then, the same year Armstrong bought the restaurant, she lost her sister, followed by the passing of her brother-in-law and then her brother not long after. She had already lost her mother and father in 2009. With five deaths in four years and moving into a new industry, Armstrong was overwhelmed. “I had left a secure job and taken on something I knew nothing about,” recalls Armstrong. “I thought about quitting and selling many times over the years and going back to just dealing with the commute. The restaurant was hard work and there was a sharp learning curve,” she remembers.

“But then I decided the restaurant was all I had, and I had to make it work.” That was eight years ago, and only recently has Armstrong begun to feel that she made the right decision. “I wanted to give up so many times, but I didn’t. I stuck with it and today I’m glad I did.” It’s a testament to Armstrong’s strength and belief in herself that she stayed the course and persevered with running the business.

Armstrong inherited most of her original staff, several of whom still work for her.

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recession. She credits her team for making the restaurant what it is. “It’s a team effort for sure, we have a terrific wait staff and wonderful cooks and help in the kitchen.

Together, everyone helps to make the restaurant succeed.”

In 2014, Old Salem Café relocated from Main Street in Marshall to a prime location near Route 66. “We have so many new people coming into town,” says Armstrong. The new location gives the café great traffic flow from the neighboring businesses and from the highway. “Things here are going great. I bought my partner out and now own the business 100 percent on my own. It’s terrific being able to make decisions by myself.”

Armstrong has now settled into the new routine and enjoys spending her days at the restaurant with her staff, who have become family to her. Today, the restaurant is visited by regular customers, as well as newcomers to the area and those passing through. “I have had a lot of regulars over the years and even named one of the dishes after one.” The “Patty Melt” was renamed the “Alex Green Special,” after one of her most dedicated customers who recently passed away.

Clockwise from left: Fried catfish with potato salad, lima beans and hush puppies.

Fried oysters with hash browns and tartar sauce.

Steak with shrimp, baked potato and green beans.

With a trusted staff and the help of her family, Armstrong can leave the restaurant in capable hands and take some time off. She needs this now as she prepares for the arrival of her first grandchild, a girl, due in late spring. Her son, a career firefighter, and his wife make their home in Warrenton, where Armstrong also lives.

With a five-year lease and plans to renew, Armstrong intends to stay in the restaurant business for at least another eight years; after that she doesn’t know.

“Maybe I’ll renew the lease and continue the restaurant, or maybe move to North Carolina with my husband,” she says.

Old Salem Café continues to offer a wide variety of country cooking from spaghetti Fridays to fried oysters to steak, and has upheld its reputation as a family-friendly and inviting restaurant.

It is located at 4197 Winchester Road, Marshall. Call 540-364-8150 or visit oldsalemcafe.com for more information. ❖

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their four children in Warrenton.

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A survey of local wineries finds that many source their grapes from their own vineyards. Locally, the latest figures show Fauquier County had 221 acres in vineyards in 2015 that produced 539 tons of grapes. Similar 2015 figures for Loudoun County show corresponding, even larger, numbers since more than 500 acres of vineyards existed there. With the opening of even more wineries in both counties last year, these numbers have since increased. Unfortunately, at press time, there were no numbers available for Prince William County.

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However, some wineries cannot grow enough grapes to produce the volume of wine they need, resulting in a market for more locally-grown grapes. This opens up opportunities for locals, whose land would support vines but who are not interested in making wine themselves, to supply local vineyards.

A poll of local brewers and distillers shows all the grain that goes into making local beers and spirits comes from Virginia farms. As the industry grows, they would like to continue to source locally. In fact, KO Distilling in Manassas made the commitment to source all their corn, wheat, and rye in Virginia and received grant money to help expand.

Local farmers are not yet seeing a big impact from these relatively new operations but have hopes for this new market in the future. Melody Powers of Powers Farm in Warrenton, which grows and sells hops to Old Bust Head Brewing, notes that producing hops is not very profitable. But it has enabled Powers and her husband, who hope to open their own brewery soon, to transform a patio hobby in the city into a growing farm. Dudley Rinker of Rinker Orchards in Stephens City is more enthusiastic. He says the growing demand for hard ciders from Mt. Defiance Cidery in Middleburg and others has helped his business and neighboring orchards stay profitable.

Rinker also says the demand has also helped the preservation of previously endangered heirloom apples.

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Left: Hoag ID Disk.

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or Diggin’ in Virginia’s owner John Kendrick, it is the connection of the past to the present that means the most to him. He recalls, “During one dig [Civil War relic hunt] I was driving around on my ATV when I saw a first-time hunter crying. I asked if she was ok and she told me she had just dug up her first Civil War relic. ‘A Civil War soldier was the last person to have touched this,’ she said to me. That made my dig.” Many other hunters feel the same way. Relic

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hunter Ed Korcel has relatives on his wife’s side of the family who fought in the Civil War. “There were three relatives that fought for the 58th Va. Two returned home after the war to Franklin County, Va, while one died in Highland County of camp fever.” His interest in the artifacts stems from the fact that “every time you find a Civil War relic, the last person who touched it was a soldier.”

Diggin’ in VA, LLC (DIV), owned by lifelong Fauquier County residents John and Rose Kendrick, is an organization that coordinates Civil War relic hunts in

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Fauquier and Culpeper counties. Their mission is to help relic hunters with the proper recovery and identification of historical artifacts. The first dig, DIV I, was in March of 2004 and included 60 hunters who dug side-by-side on a fiveacre lot. When the business celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2014, 525 hunters came out and dug on 1,600 acres.

Now, twice a year, John and Rose Kendrick arrange a three-day dig for relic hunters on large, privately-owned farms mainly in Culpeper County. Due to relationships he has developed over the

Left: Cathedral pepper sauce bottle found by Doug King from the first DIV. Right: The same bottle cleaned up.

Photos courtesy of Doug King.

years, John is able to lease properties on which Civil War soldiers had camped from landowners for DIV’s digs. This makes land that had previously been off-limits available to his clients, who are able to keep their finds. “Living in this area, we appreciate our access to Civil War history; it has been a pleasure to invite people from out of state to experience it for themselves,” says Kendrick. “We return to the Brandy Station area because we know the soldiers camped here over the winter of 1863-4 and this is where the relics are,” says Kendrick. The three-day dig culminates with a large lunch gathering for the hunters who share their experiences and finds. Dean Arbogast, who has participated in 26 DIV hunts, contributes to the lunch by providing

passion for relic hunting was reignited.

“I went home that day and counted my savings from delivering papers and bought a used metal detector.” From that moment on, Kendrick became a Civil War relic hunter. Before he could drive, the self-described lone wolf would have his father drop him off at a nearby field and pick him, and his finds, up ten hours later.

Rose Kendrick uses her talent as a successful event planner to pull all the pieces together for the three-day event, from on-site coordination to helping guests with accommodations. “I used to coordinate large corporate events and this isn’t much different,” she says.

Finds his smoker/cooker to help with cooking the pork and baked beans.

About the Kendricks John Kendrick began his passion for relic hunting as a nine-year-old on the island of Saipan, where his father was stationed, finding remnants from World War II which had ended 15 years before. Years later, as a student at Fauquier High School, a friend showed him a belt buckle he found digging for Civil War artifacts, and Kendrick’s

On April 4, 2008, a group of relic hunters gathered in a field on the Fauquier/Culpeper County line near the Rappahannock River and prepared to dig. One hunter, digging in a wooded area, uncovered an identification disc; a small round piece of metal, pewter in this case, with a soldier’s name inscribed on it. Upon returning home, he researched the soldier’s name. It was discovered that the soldier, Samuel Hoag, was part of the 43rd New York Infantry. He had been in the camp from November of 1863 to May of 1864.

Left: John and Rose’s son Todd after he dug his 1st inkwell at DIV I in March 2004.

Right: First DIV March 2004. Photos courtesy of Rose Kendrick.

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WHO WAS

Samuel Hoag?

18-year-old Samuel Hoag enlisted in the Civil War on August 11, 1862 in Bethlehem, NY as a private fighting for the Union cause. On September 14, 1862, he mustered into Company H, NY 43rd Infantry. Records indicate he was captured on May 4, 1863, in Marye’s Heights during the Battle of Chancellorsville, and paroled May 24, 1863. He was wounded May 10, 1864 during the Battle of Spotsylvania. Private Hoag received a promotion to corporal during his career and transferred from Company H to Company B on September 22, 1864. He was mustered out of the army on June 16, 1865, in Washington, DC. Throughout the war, Private Hoag corresponded with his mother in New York. He recounted the battles and conditions of the camps, as well as his well-being.

He also requested money, writing paper, and pens. In one letter dated, October 12, he requested a piece of wedding cake. In a letter dated one month later, he asked that newspapers be sent to him with any letters as the soldiers heard no news updates.

On November 30, 1862, he wrote about washing day, boiling the clothes while in camp near Fredericksburg.

One month later, he wrote about the Battle of Fredericksburg where 12,500 Union soldiers and 5,000 Confederate soldiers were killed. He described the rotation of soldiers during the five-day battle

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as they alternated fighting, sleeping, eating, and cooking while the battle raged nearby.

On April 4, the same day the ID disk was found by the DIV hunter in 2008, Private Hoag penned a letter to his mother near Brandy Station 144 years earlier. Samuel wrote asking if his mother remembered telling him to “not turn his back on an enemy, or act cowardly.”

He assured her that he would remember what she said and would “behave like a soldier.” He closed his letter commenting on the stormy weather and that it is “near time for to shoot at target so I must close. Keep up courage and write soon.”

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Further research uncovered a letter that he had written to his mother from the camp. The letter was dated April 4, 1864, the same date the soldier’s ID disc was discovered one hundred and forty-four years later.

Among Dean Arbogast’s most significant finds is a soldier’s handmade 6th corps badge made from a silver coin. The digs and the relics found remind Arbogast of “the way that people had to deal with the hardship [of war] and the way their life was turned upside down for four years.”

Warrenton Superintendent Richard Wines has participated in twenty-five DIV hunts. It is the lure of

the past that brings Wines back for each dig. “I had ancestors who fought in the war. Everywhere one goes in Fauquier and surrounding counties has evidence of the War Between the States. Each artifact I uncovered had a story to tell.” Among his most significant finds is the tongue portion of a Confederate soldier’s belt buckle. Also, “On DIV XIV I found what is referred to as a camp trash pit.

In this pit alone I recovered 19 bottles, a frying pan, the remnants of a shoe with a sock in it, many buttons, a breastplate, an inkwell, and various other artifacts.”

Baltimore resident Doug King participated in the first DIV hunt in 2004 and nearly every one since. One of his more significant finds was a Civil War bottle. “I dug it from a hut at DIV I, it was a cathedral pepper sauce bottle. I remember it as though it was yesterday! I was so very afraid that I would either break it or it would be excavated in pieces. It was thrilling to have my hands on this bottle which had last been touched by the soldier who had lived in that hut,” he says. With this find, King felt a personal connection with that soldier who fought for a cause 140 years earlier.

DIV’s Legacy Over the past 12 years, many of the original DIV hunters have returned to reunite with their fellow hunters in the same places Civil War soldiers formed brotherhoods. King says, “Most folks would probably tell you that their most valuable or exciting find has been those friends found at a DIV event. DIV is more

Aimée O’Grady is a freelance writer who enjoys transforming stories told by Fauquier residents into articles for Lifestyle readers. She learns more and more about our rich county with every interview she conducts. She and her husband are happy with their decision to raise their four children in Warrenton.

Left: Civil War Winter Huts Below: Civil War Shoe found at Oak Knoll Farm

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BY AIMÉE O’GRADY

than a relic hunt, it is a reunion, a camaraderie, and a way of giving back to the community in so many charitable ways.”

DIV hunters are required to submit a record of relics uncovered during the dig. The Kendricks possess a comprehensive record of thousands of finds from nearby farms submitted by hunters over the years, which they intend to publish for public access.

Because of their rarity, some relics can go for several thousand dollars. A collection of 905 Shaler three-piece bullets in one hole found by a DIV hunter is worth close to $100,000 because of the limited number of bullets issued and the fact that a full box would have contained 1,000 bullets. The Kendricks feel that the public would be interested in knowing about the items that were found in the soil in Fauquier and Culpeper Counties.

What began as a curiosity evolved into a ministry. Since formally retiring from their full-time jobs and focusing their energy on the DIV events, the Kendricks have had the opportunity to make charitable contributions to a number of Fauquier and Culpeper County nonprofits. “We have been very blessed,” says Rose, “and this is our way of giving back.” Over the years, the Kendricks have made donations to the Fauquier Shelter, Fauquier Food Bank, Hospice, Culpeper Food Closet, People Helping People, the Salvation Army, Pregnancy Center, and SAFE. John and Rose look forward to arranging more digs for interested relic hunters. “As long as we are able to coordinate digs, we will continue to host them and help connect people with the past.”

The Kendricks can be reached at mytreasurespot.com at profile “Rose K. in Va.” ❖

Winters

From April 1861 until May 1865, Americans fought each other in the American Civil War. Men ranging in age from 18 to 39, some as young as 15 by war’s end, left their families, fields, and farms to join a group of strangers all fighting for a common cause. Each fall, soldiers built camps for winter shelter and remained there during the non-campaigning cold months. These small villages included soldier huts with chimneys for warmth, “company streets,” churches, and sutlers’ shops that sold soldiers’ provisions. However comfortable—or uncomfortable—the makeshift villages were, their lack of basic sanitation led to rampant disease.

Fatigued, dirty, and lice and flea infested, Civil War Soldiers trudged through the wilderness of 19th century Fauquier and Culpeper Counties.

A winter warm spell would thaw the frozen roads, creating knee-deep mud which would mire the shoes off soldiers’ feet, to be left behind as the soldier marched onward. Wagons carrying supplies were abandoned since horses and mules were unable to pull the weight of the load through the mud. Many things were left behind.

During the winter of 1863-1864, upwards of 100,000 soldiers settled

in a camp near Brandy Station in Culpeper County. Winter camps were hard on soldiers, physically as well as mentally, but it was also a time when the men bonded and brotherhoods formed. The 1863-64 winter encampment of the Federal Army of the Potomac at Brandy Station turned the wilderness into a city of huts for six straight months.

When spring arrived and it was time to pack up camp and continue war campaigns, soldiers would collect essentials and march on, casting off items that would weigh them down: bottles and jars sent from home, epaulettes used only in parades, ammunition and body armor deemed cumbersome. Other items were lost in the surroundings: wedding rings and lockets were buried, even coin purses stashed for safekeeping were lost as the wilderness regained control of the former camp site. Garbage holes filled in with dirt which buried the contents.

For nearly two hundred years, Civil War artifacts have rested just beneath the surface. Some have decomposed and returned to the earth, others, such as metal, glass, and pottery, have been preserved by the soil, waiting for discovery.

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Hikers Inspired by a Trendsetter Grandma Gatewood: first woman to thruhike the Appalachian Trail solo

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randma Gatewood is considered a trendsetter.

She was a strong, independent, elderly woman who reinvented herself, revolutionized hiking, and inspired ultralight backpacking. She fully understood what she had accomplished when she told her daughters, “When I am dead and gone, they’re going to erect monuments to me.”

Building a New Future After caring for a family and reaching the end of one’s working life, most of us look forward to the promise of leisure in retirement.

This was not the case for Emma Rowena Gatewood.

She was born in 1887 in Ohio to a farm family of 15 children, and at the age of 19 married a school teacher, P. C. Gatewood. Together they had 11 children. She lived through the horrors of a highly abusive marriage for 33 years, and would often escape violence by running into the woods where she found peace and solitude. In 1940 she succeeded in divorcing her husband and raised her youngest three children on her own.

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Determination In the early 1950s, Emma Gatewood stumbled upon an article in an old National Geographic magazine romanticizing a hiking trail that stretched for 2,050 miles along

the Appalachian mountain range from Georgia to Maine. When she learned that no woman had ever hiked the Appalachian Trail, she felt challenged and told her daughter, “If those men can do it, I can do it.” Her attempt in 1954 to hike the AT ended in failure after eight days. She broke her glasses, got lost, and the rangers looking for her told her to go home. She did not tell anyone at the time about her illfated adventure.

One year later, Emma Gatewood, at the age of 67, was determined to succeed. She started out in Georgia at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. In one continuous hike, she finally reached Mt. Katahdin in Maine after 147 days. Emma Gatewood became a national celebrity known by the trail name “Grandma Gatewood,” the first woman to thruhike the AT by herself.

When Grandma Gatewood was asked by a reporter about her impression of the trail, she said that the National Geographic article she read made her think “…it would be a nice lark. It wasn’t.” She added, “… this is no trail. This is a nightmare …I would never have started this trip if I had known how tough it was, but I couldn't and wouldn’t quit.”

And again….

In 1956, Grandma Gatewood hiked the AT again, making her the first person to successfully tackle the trail twice. By this time, she was a superstar. And then she tackled it a third time at the age of 76. This time, she hiked it in sections, but was still the first to complete the AT three times. Over the span of 18 years, between the AT, the Oregon Trail, and many other hikes, she had hiked more than 14,000 miles.

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Grandma Gatewood, both a superstar of endurance hiking and a national celebrity, inspired the movement of long distance hiking.

Grandma Gatewood’s shoes (source pinterest)

“I would never have started this trip if I had known how tough it was, but I couldn’t and wouldn’t quit.”

She had opened the “door” to the Appalachian Trail to other women, and to the general public, and in doing so she increased not only interest in hiking but also in maintaining the trail. In 1964, during her third hike on the AT, four other thru-hikers completed the trail, and by 1971 twenty-one thru-hikers finished the 2,050 mile trail.

Our hiking club, Boots ‘n Beer, reveres Grandma Gatewood and has benefitted from her experience. We have also come across others who have also been inspired by her during our local hikes, which sometimes cross the AT where it comes through our area. Last year, we met a young German lady who was thru-hiking.

She had completed 900 miles, logging between 15 and 22 miles every day.

When I asked her what motivated her do such an adventure she answered, “I read this wonderful article about

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the Appalachian Trail in a German magazine and decided that I could do this. Now I am here, and I am tired, but I want to reach Katahdin by early August.” She shouldered her backpack, waved goodbye, and bounced off, back into the green tunnel.

We have also learned the benefits of ultralight backpacking, following Grandma Gatewood’s pioneering practice of paring down what you carry to the bare essentials to keep your pack light. I try to keep my backpack as light as I can, around 20 pounds (although it’s a struggle), and I know my back thanks Grandma Gatewood every step I hike on the trail.

I am also proud to carry with me a rain cape by the name of Gatewood Cape. At only 12 ounces, it serves me as a rain cape or as a tent. Grandma Gatewood has been not only an inspiration for women hikers, but for me, as she inspired me to become an ultralight backpacker.

To Grandma Gatewood's indomitable spirit, Boots ‘n Beer raises a pint of beer to one of the early pioneers of our beloved Appalachian Trail. ❖

Andreas A. Keller is a passionate hiker, avid backpacker and a charter member of Boots ’n Beer, a drinking club with a hiking problem. He can be reached via email at aakeller@mac.com.

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Andreas Keller uses his ultralight backpacking gear.

Ultralight Backpacking In 1970, at the age of 83, she was asked what she thought about the latest lightweight backpacking gear. Emma advised, "Make a rain cape, an over-the-shoulder sling bag, and buy a sturdy pair of Keds tennis shoes. Stop at local groceries and pick up vienna sausages ... most everything else to eat you can find beside the trail."

In a self-made drawstring knapsack she carried a few essentials: a coat, a shower curtain to keep the elements at bay, a Swiss Army knife, a flashlight, a bottle of water, a pencil, and notebook. In a Band-Aids box she kept some matches, bobby pins, iodine and Vicks salve. She hiked in dungarees and tennis shoes, so, just in case it would be needed,

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she also stuffed a gingham dress and slippers into her handmade sack that she carried slung over her shoulder. Knowing how to feed herself off nature’s bounty along the trail, her food supply that she carried was equally sparse—tin cans of vienna sausages, raisins, peanuts, powdered milk, and bouillon cubes.

At the outset of her journey, the weight of her shoulder bag slowed her daily mileage progress.

After gaining confidence in her ability to live and forage in the wilderness, she was able to pare down to the absolute essentials for her long trek. She had reduced the weight of her backpack from 25 to 17 pounds. Today, Grandma Gatewood is rightly considered the pioneer of ultralight hiking.

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The friendly smile of accredited care.

Fauquier Health welcomes Dr. Raj Manchandani to the Center for Cancer Care, now a Commission on Cancer Accredited Program.

You can get treatment anywhere, but compassionate, patient-centered care makes a difference. I’m happy to join an excellent team of physicians that know our patients on a personal level.

Raj Manchandani, M.D. Hematology/Oncology

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