Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine December 2015

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I am incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful family.

My parents and three siblings are my best friends, and they always have been. I read a quote recently from the amazing Maureen O’Hara that said, “I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family Photo by Kelly Kuvakas Photography I could possibly have hoped for.” It’s true. While my siblings and I had our squabbles like anyone, we never hated each other. We loved being in each other’s company. My sister, who’s nine years younger than me, is one of the closest people in my life. And my brothers, although goofy and nerdy, are two of the most intelligent, thoughtful, and mature human beings I know. And, of course, I was blessed to marry a man who fits right in with all this eccentricity.

With Christmas nearing, it’s my family I think about.

My family has so many traditions that I miss being 800 miles away. A die-hard tradition among us kids growing up was on Christmas Eve we would all cram into one bedroom and sleep on the floor. The room seemed to shrink as we got older (or maybe it was the other way around). This continued until I got married (although I think they still do it without me!).

Another holiday tradition was my mom baking traditional Orechovnik (Czechoslovakian walnut roll).

My dad’s dad was born in Czechoslovakia and made walnut rolls every year I can remember. After he taught my mom, we had walnut rolls coming out of our ears every Christmas when our kitchen became a walnut roll factory for family and friends.

Although I miss sharing in my family’s traditions, I’m looking forward to developing new ones with my husband and enjoying the old ones during visits in Orlando. One tradition we’ve started is buying a new ornament each year to add to our collection. This year’s ornament came from glassblower Tom Veirs, who is featured in this issue. I’ll also probably continue a tradition from my husband’s side of the family - Spanish Eggs on Christmas morning. A scrambled egg casserole with chili, cheese, and Fritos doesn’t sound very “Christmasy,” or healthy, but it is delicious.

I like how a lot of traditions revolve around food.

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!

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2015 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:

Mille Baldwin Marianne Clyde Dave Colleran Louis Ginesi Dominguez Robin Earl Debbie Eisele Rebekah Grier Ann Harman Steve Herholtz

Jim Hollingshead Dr. Robert Iadeluca Andreas Keller Michelle Kelley Jennt Knox Danica Low Crystal McKinsey Sallie Morgan Holly Moriarty Lori Nicholson

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‘TIS THE SEASON FOR READING

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

by the Fauquier County Library HOLIDAY BRAIDED UPDO

An easy, five step hair-to

by Lori Nicholson

Foster homes for our four-legged friends

by Charlotte Wagner

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Powerful, informative and persuasive

by Dr. Robert B. Iadeluca

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY

Artist Bonnie Zacherle’s thoughts on what it means to be creative

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HE’S REALLY BLOWN IT

Professional glassblower Tom Veirs

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KEEPING FAUQUIER WARM

by Danica Low

A CLASSIC CASE OF GIVING BACK

Basketball charity classic looks to be a slam dunk

by Rebekah Grier

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GREATER WARRENTON CHAMBER

by Fauquier Health

Credit Reports and Scores by Jenny Knox and a Q&A with Poplar Springs’ Taylor Edgar FAUQUIER4FAMILIES

Exciting happenings for families in Fauquier County

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DISCOVERED HISTORY

SANTA CLAUS COMES FROM TOWN

Genealogical research uncovers many treasures, Part 2

by John Toler

by Aimée O’Grady

THE BARNS OF FAUQUIER

Landmarks of history and beauty, Part 2

by Chris Primi

THE BENEFITS OF HIKING

by Andreas A. Keller

THE SONG HER LIFE SINGS

Joan Broughton, 50 years of singing in the Warrenton Chorale, and a lifetime of thoughtfulness

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THE AROMAS OF CHRISTMAS

by Mille Baldwin

A TASTE OF WARRENTON

Guide to Warrenton’s restaurants

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Santa Claus COMES FROM TOWN

by Aimée O’Grady

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he fall leaves were just beginning to change color when Lurty Houff received the call, “It’s that time of year again, Santa.” Thus begins another holiday season in which Houff will don his red suit and hat for the Fauquier County libraries.

Declared the best library program of the year by organizers, the annual Visit with Santa program is a major event for each of Fauquier’s three libraries. They began coordinating their 2015 holiday program, which is centered on Jolly Old Saint Nick, just as the fall season reached its peak. “It’s a wonderful time of year with children,” Houff declares.

Houff has reprised his role as Santa for Fauquier libraries for eleven years. This is quite a shift from his former role as a tax assessor for Fairfax, Prince William and Fauquier counties. His wife, Mary Lou, retired from the Warrenton Branch library after fifteen years of employment. Everyone in the library was wellacquainted with the couple, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past March, and knew he would be the perfect person to take on such a role. “They weren’t scared of him,” teases Mary Lou. Houff recalls that in the beginning, the library rented him a suit. It wasn’t until after a few years that they bought him a new one. “They bought me a really beautiful suit to be Santa,” explains Houff. When asked what kind of Claus experience he has, Houff answers, “Forty years ago I played Santa at Church one time. I didn’t go to Santa class, but I had a little bit of experience,” he laughs.

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Each year since that first call, Houff has donned his Santa suit. Thanks to the Friends of Fauquier Library, which provides funding for special programs and services to bolster library programming, Santa has been reading stories to community children for over a decade. Mary Lou also plays a very important role — that of Mrs. Claus. With Mrs. Claus by his side, Houff spreads holiday cheer to community children and parents. “Mrs. Claus has her own following,” states Mary Lou. “She’s the one who gives out the candy canes.” Mary Lou loves the children and “gives them a lot of hugs,” she says.

Some of the kids are frightened of Santa, “but no one is scared of Mrs. Claus,” she counters.

That first year he became Santa, Houff’s main concern was, “What will the kids ask me?” Since then, he tries to stay on top of what items are most popular. “Thank goodness for Barbie dolls,” he adds. “They are always a popular toy.”

“The children I like the most are around the age of ten,” explains Houff. “They are beginning to doubt the existence of

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parents’ perspective, though, “It’s all about that photo,” he says.

Santa and Mrs. Claus don’t work alone. Santa’s helpers are members of each library’s Teen Advisory Group, a monthly program for students in grades 6 and up. Dressed like elves, they assist children at the holiday program with crafts and activities, and they keep the line for Santa moving in an orderly way.

The annual Visit with Santa varies in each library, but for one similarity: Santa’s grand entrance. In the Warrenton and Marshall libraries, Santa enters the room at the conclusion of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, ringing his bells and shouting his signature Ho-Ho-Ho! At the Bealeton library, Santa first meets with the children, and then manager Debbie Crosby plays the guitar as the group sings Christmas carols together.

The Houffs enjoy a large gathering for the holidays themselves. “For many years,” Lurty Houff shares, “Mary Lou would make cookies and cakes, and I would make special

Santa, but just in case they are wrong, they ask for something.”

Houff said the children who pretend to believe in Santa for the sake of their younger siblings are also touching. He’s always surprised by the number of requests for live animals, “From horses, to ponies and puppies, kids ask for them. Everything except kittens, no one seems to want any kittens,” he ponders.

Other Santa details include having the right chair. “While I would love a rocking chair to sit with the children, it’s hard to sit with a child in my lap in a chair that slopes downward,” he explains. “I need an upright chair to have the child sit comfortably.” Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus prefers to walk around with the children rather than sit at all.

When asked if he is the real Santa by children, Houff answers, “No, I’m one of his helpers.” He recalls one year a little girl who saw Santa at the Warrenton branch later told one of the librarians, I know that was the real Santa. “That certainly made me feel good,” reminisces Houff.

Occasionally, Houff finds exception with parents who insist on putting frightened children on his lap. He understands the

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meatballs and sausage balls and have 100-150 people over for a holiday open house. The secret to the sausage balls is to make them while watching football.”

These days, the Houffs celebrate the holidays with their three children, nine grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Mary Lou particularly enjoys decorating for the holidays. She prepares her Christmas decorations right after she puts away the Thanksgiving ones. “I’m a thrift shop girl,” she proudly declares.

After all his years playing Santa, Houff has only one regret that upsets him to this day. One year, at the conclusion of the Warrenton branch program, he had removed his suit and changed back into his clothes. As he was leaving the library, a little boy came in to see Santa and didn’t get to since Houff was on his way out. “I never felt so badly about anything in my whole life, that I didn’t go back in and put my suit back on for him.” While he is sure that the little boy saw other Santas in town, he wishes that he had put his suit back on just for him.

What does Houff gain from playing Santa? “I just enjoy having fun with kids and letting them enjoy life. I enjoy it and I plan to keep up with it for as long as my health allows me.” He recalls one little girl in the Warrenton Branch who was second in line: “After she met with me she just stood off to the side instead of going on to other activities. And after every child came up, she would come up and give me a hug! She didn’t want to let go.”

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and seemingly endless list of tasks to accomplish, Santa reminds us to hold on tightly to one of Christmas’ simplest of pleasures: the look of delight on a child’s face when he or she meets Old Saint Nick. Children lost in dreams of Christmas morning whisper “It’s Santa!” to one another and hug him with ear-to-ear grins. “There are a lot of hugs,” reminisces Houff with a smile. ❖

Fauquier Library 2015 Holiday Program Schedule John Marshall Branch Library Tuesday, December 8th at 4 pm. Stories, crafts, and holiday songs with Santa.

Warrenton Central Library Wednesday, December 9th at 4 pm. Stories, crafts and LEGO free play time.

Bealeton Branch Library Saturday, December 12th, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 13th, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Bealeton Library Open House and Piedmont Railroaders Train Exposition.

Enjoy warm cider and cookies and DIY crafts for the kids, then browse the Piedmont Railroaders Club’s model train exposition in the Depot.

Tuesday, December 15th, 5:00 p.m.

An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Bealeton branch library – The festivities begin at 5 p.m. with Early Bird Santa Visits. Children can sit on Santa’s lap and parents can take festive photos. Call ahead to register. Then join the sixth annual outdoor community caroling led by Liberty High School Chorus and community Christmas tree lighting at 6 p.m. The tree lighting and caroling will be immediately followed by another opportunity to visit with Santa, stories and crafts.

Thursday, December 17th, 10:30 a.m.

Special preschool story time with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Bealeton. Enjoy holiday stories and visit with the Clauses. Bring your camera to capture the moment!

Teen Advisory Group Teen Advisory Group members, and other teen library volunteers, assist at all three library locations – often helping with crafts, handing out treats, and working as Santa’s helpers during the holiday programs. This is a great way for students to make new friends, help library staff plan upcoming events, get involved at your library all while earning service hours for school. Meetings are held monthly. Applications to the Teen Advisory group are available at your local library.

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LD STAGECOACH STOP Traveling along Lee Highway toward Warrenton, I stumbled upon what may have been an old stagecoach stop. Intrigued, I met with landowner Ricky Brown who graciously took me on a tour of the old historic ruins on his property just off the highway. Prior to its construction in 1919, Lee Highway and other routes connecting through Warrenton were traveled by horse and stagecoach.

Historians have since discovered that in 1835, a road connecting Warrenton to Alexandria ran through Buckland, a thriving stagecoach and Pony Express stop. Other such stops burgeoned and served the village trading post, such as the historic Red Store in Warrenton, located approximately where Rhodes Drug Store The old stagecoach presently stands. stop

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The proximity of Brown’s property indicates that his land was once used as a stagecoach stop. Just off the road exists a root cellar, a water spring, and an area in which Brown discovered horseshoes buried deep in the earth. Bordering the property is a small, long-standing cemetery with unmarked gravestones, perhaps for weary travelers who perished along their strenuous journey. The stagecoach house holds a beautiful old fireplace that would have undoubtedly made the upstairs a cozy sleeping quarters for past occupants. Brown showed me the custom joining of the wood frame, a method thought to be used prior to the 1800’s. Even the doorways were quaintly small, especially with Brown towering next to them. Although I did photograph his traditional red barn, now in use for his horses, the stagecoach house has a fascinating story of its own.

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Sings Joan Broughton, 50 years of singing in the Warrenton Chorale and a lifetime of thoughtfulness

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oan Broughton is not a professional vocalist, but this Warrenton native has been singing for more than 50 years.

Now in her late 70’s, Broughton joined the Warrenton Presbyterian Choir in her late teens and in 1960 also became one of the early members of the relatively new Warrenton Chorale after it passed in directorship from founder Dick March to Barbara Stinson.

Although Broughton had been involved with sports in high school and went to Longwood University to become a teacher, Stinson, who was also the Presbyterian Choir director, convinced Broughton to join the Chorale.

“I really enjoy it. I’m not a soloist or anything like that, but I really enjoy being a part of the Chorale,” Broughton said.

Sitting in Great Harvest sipping coffee one rainy Wednesday morning, Broughton reflected on her history with the Chorale, the upcoming holiday concert series, and how she stays active at 77.

After 50 years of singing alto with the Chorale (this year marks the official anniversary), three directors and several hundred performances later, the traditional music is still her favorite. “Beethoven, Bach, Night Before Christmas. I enjoy the traditional,

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but I do enjoy the variety, too. I’ve been exposed to so many different types that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Broughton explained that perhaps some of her least favorite songs were the ones sung in Latin or Spanish because of the difficulty level of pronunciation. “That’s more challenging for me,” Broughton said, but was quick to add, “but it’s a good experience.”

Broughton prefers the holiday concert series and her favorite song right now is Silent Night. “A lot of people in the community say - and this has been said to us a lot - that when they come to the [holiday] Chorale performance, they feel like that’s their Christmas.”

John Maerhofer, the most recent Chorale director, said

arrangements and different styles.”

When asked how her life would be different if she had never joined the Chorale, Broughton said, “I think I would have missed opportunities to meet many people in the community, and from other churches. It’s really opened up that opportunity to get to know other people and really develop a good fellowship and friendship together.

That’s what makes me look forward to it. I enjoy the music and all that, too.”

Broughton described the Chorale as

you could find. She is very involved at her church, Warrenton Presbyterian, where she’s been a member since she was a teenager. She helps with the middle school students, the church garden (it donates fresh vegetables to the Fauquier Food Bank and Family The Warrenton Shelter), bible study, the American Cancer Chorale Group (now the Society team, and the Warrenton choir. Outside of her Chorale) in 1961, church community, directed by Barbara Stinson. Broughton recently participated in the CROP Hunger Walk, attends most of her granddaughters’ swimming, cross country, dance, and piano activities, and volunteers weekly in Photo credit: the Reading Buddies Fauquier Democrat program at C. Hunter

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We consider ourselves a family. We call ourselves the Warrenton Chorale Family among our group there. Some of us have been together a long time. We’re concerned about the people in the Chorale. If there’s a hardship or anything for anyone in the Chorale, we try to support people.

To me, it’s a very warm and giving group of people, and that’s why I consider it a family.

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that Broughton is one of the many Chorale singers who has a strong love of singing that motivates her desire to pay attention, receive direction, and improve not only for herself, but for the whole section. “It’s wonderful to have people like that.”

When asked how long she plans to continue with the Chorale, Broughton said, “I take it year by year, and see how my voice is. I hope to have a few more years. It depends on how I feel I can contribute to it. Otherwise, I certainly could enjoy sitting and listening. That could be another phase I enjoy.”

Despite her love of music, it comes secondary as her favorite thing about the Chorale. The people come first.

“My favorite thing about the Chorale is the fellowship and the friendships I’ve made over the years. And I like the variety of music. It’s just a very special time together learning music and new

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a family several times. “We consider ourselves a family. We call ourselves the Warrenton Chorale Family among our group there. Some of us have been together a long time. We’re concerned about the people in the Chorale. If there’s a hardship or anything for anyone in the Chorale, we try to support people. To me, it’s a very warm and giving group of people, and that’s why I consider it a family.”

When Broughton joined the Chorale, there was a total of about 30 members.

There are now upwards of 80. Although they’ve continued to add and grow, “I think on the whole we’ve kept a pretty solid core,” Broughton said of herself and some other longtime participants.

For Broughton, others have always come first and it looks to stay that way.

After working in the local school system for 40 years, Broughton is still one of the strongest community participants

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She also prepares refreshments for when her husband’s reading group meets at their house on Wednesday evenings.

“She’s always doing a walk or a run, this or that to support people and groups she’s passionate about,” Maerhofer said.

Then, of course, there’s Chorale practice on Tuesday nights during the season. And she also operates the lights during performances, so if you attend a concert, you may not see her. Broughton described friends coming to a concert and saying, “Well, Joan, I see your name in the program, but I don’t always see you.” She replied, teasing them, “Well, when you’ve been singing as long as I have and you’re my age, you get to wander back and forth.”

Maerhofer described Broughton as the official lighting technician of the group.

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Tickets, $15 for adults and $5 for children K-12, are on sale now at Great Harvest Bread, G. Whillikers Toys and Books, New Baltimore Animal Hospital, and Allegro Community School of the Arts.

Tickets will also be available at the door. Don’t miss your favorite songs of the season sung by the Warrenton Chorale!

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be different if Broughton were not in it, Renee Breeding, a Chorale member for 30 years, said with earnestness and humor, “There would be a place missing. And it would be dark - she wouldn’t be there to turn on the lights.”

“It would be an absolute shame if she wasn’t in the Chorale,” Maerhofer said.

He went on to describe Broughton’s thoughtfulness to not only him, but the entire Chorale. “She always has been very supportive and complimentary of my work. After each concert or rehearsal, she will come up and have nice things to say.” And after every series of concerts concludes, about a week or two later, he will receive a personal note in the mail from Broughton. A small thank you with wonderful and meaningful thoughts.

Maerhofer’s wife, who is a writer, is amazed at how much she can fit into something that short. The notes are so regular, Maerhofer has come to expect them like clockwork.

Maerhofer also described Broughton quietly supporting behind the scenes, encouraging new singers and bringing concerns to his attention. “I’m really impressed by her.”

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“She’s so good at making you feel like you’re being thought of,” Breeding said.

Janie Mosby described Broughton as the unofficial cheerleader who cares for any member who may be struggling, whether it be illness or loss. “Joan always sends a handwritten note and often makes it from the Warrenton Chorale, though it’s really her effort,” Mosby said.

Mosby, although she confessed to feeling as though she doesn’t know Broughton well, was able to describe Broughton as “one of the most humble people I know. She always has positive things to say and not an unkind word has been heard from her.”

“I have known my friend Joan for over 30 years,” Jean Hines said. “She is a gracious, caring and lovely lady. She has been supportive to me in many ways through times of personal distress, but Joan has always managed to find a way to make me smile. I truly admire Joan for the unpretentious way she lives her life and how deeply she values her friendships. I am a better person for knowing Joan, I feel privileged to be in her company.”

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Broughton since 1974 and sung in the Chorale with her since 1983, said, “Her entire life is one of commitment - to her family, her church, the students she taught, and the various organizations dealing with hunger and health. Everyone who knows her has been touched by her love and care at particular times of their life. Her involvement with the Chorale is only just an example of the dedicated life she leads.”

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by Charles Dickens Each year I read A Christmas Carol around the holidays. In these days of over-commercialized holidays, it is very refreshing to read something that puts one right in the true holiday spirit. Scrooge is like so many nowadays, engrossed in daily affairs and the need to find the “perfect” gift. He neglects to step back and consider the true meaning of the season. I like the uplifting ending; the story gets me in the holiday spirit, no matter how often I have read it.

Muriel McCabe, Warrenton central library If you like this, try these: • The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge

by Charlie Lovett • The Night Before Christmas

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The holidays are right around the corner. For most of us, that means days filled with shopping, wrapping and baking. What’s our favorite way to combat the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and revisit the true meaning of the season? A good book, of course!

We asked our sta€ to share the books they turn to during the holidays and they happily shared their favorites (that is, after all, what they do best!). So pour yourself a cup of hot chocolate and pull up a comfortable chair ‘tis the season for reading!

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by Bess Streeter Aldrich This collection of short stories was given to me when I was 11 or 12 by my grandmother. It had belonged to her.

My favorite story is “Star Across the Tracks,” about a poor, rural family in Nebraska during the depression. It contrasts their gratitude for what they have and the simple way they celebrate Christmas with that of the better-off people in town. The main character’s observations, along with his wife’s quiet modesty of their own situation, are humorous, touching, and reflect the reality of the tough times they all were going through. What comes through in all the stories is the caring fellowship the characters have for one another.

Cheryl Crow, John Marshall branch library If you like this, try these: • The Christmas Mouse by Miss Read • Children of Christmas: Stories For the Season

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THE NUTCRACKER The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara, who goes on a Christmas Eve adventure featuring a life-size nutcracker doll, a Rat King, and other creatures dancing to the music of Tchaikovsky. It is special to me because it is a classic version of an amazing story. Reading it takes me back to those early holidays. Many versions of this perennial favorite are available, but my personal favorite is The Nutcracker: The Ballet, Retold and Photographed, which features photographs of the actual ballet.

Amanda Liss, Warrenton central library If you like this, try these: • Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild; illustrated by Diane Goode • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

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by Chris Van Allsburg Each year on Christmas Eve, my husband and I read our favorite stories to our children before going off to bed to wait for Santa’s arrival. The classic The Polar Express was one of our favorites.

Chris Van Allsburg has always been one of my favorite storytellers because there’s usually a twist to his stories and his illustrations are amazing! The Polar Express is the story of a young boy whose friend has planted a seed of doubt about the existence of Santa; he fears he will never hear the sound of sleigh bells again. But when he is invited to take a fantastical journey aboard a steam engine to the North Pole, he meets Santa and is given a very special gift that ensures he won’t lose his belief in Santa again.

Many people have seen the 2005 Robert Zemeckis film of the same name - a visual marvel in and of itself - but it takes all its cues from the original illustrations.

Dawn Sowers, Warrenton central library If you like this, try these: • The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

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by Jan Karon It’s hard to believe that almost 12 years have passed since I received this book as a gift for Christmas. I owned all of Jan Karon’s previous books and was eagerly awaiting this new one which I quickly read in one day. Since then, during the Advent/ Christmas season, I go back and read it much more slowly, absorbing its quiet lessons of patience, perseverance, generosity, hope and love. As Fr. Tim painstakingly restores the antique French Nativity set as a surprise gift for his beloved wife, Cynthia, the story restores my spirit as well.

Tuesday, December 8 Santa Visit at John Marshall Library 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Wednesday, December 9 Santa Visit and LEGO Free Play at the Warrenton Library 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Fran Burke-Urr, Warrenton central library If you like this, try these: • Lost December by Richard Paul Evans • Mr. Miracle: A Christmas Novel

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Saturday, December 12 Bealeton Library Open House 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Piedmont Railroaders Train Exposition at Bealeton Library Depot 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Each of these works is available at the Fauquier County Public Library. Fauquier County Public Library staff also compiles annual holiday gift lists with suggestions for children, adults and teens. Lists are available at all three library locations.

When shopping, be sure to make The Book Cellar, the used book store located in the basement of the John Barton Payne Building, one of your stops. They have a wide array of gently used books, movies and music. All sales benefit the Fauquier County Public Library.

Happy holidays – and happy reading! ❖

Sunday, December 13 Piedmont Railroaders Train Exposition at Bealeton Library Depot 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tuesday, December 15 An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Bealeton Library 5:00 pm - 8:45 pm

The authors are familiar faces at the Fauquier County Public Library. Each is an avid reader who enjoys sharing what she has read with friends, family, other library staff and patrons. Together they have almost 70 years library experience serving library patrons of Fauquier County.

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BENEFICIAL FOR PETS Living in a stress-free foster home allows pets to successfully transition before pairing with their forever family. Behavior needs and training quirks can be addressed to ensure the animal is mentally sound before placement. Medical needs such as immunizations, spaying/neutering, bloodwork, oral hygiene, grooming, and treatment for disease will ensure the pet can thrive with their new owners.

LOCAL RESCUES NEED YOUR HELP! Our area boasts a variety of organizations that strive to rehome pets in need. It is a dedicated network of hard working individuals and families who volunteer their time to helping animals in need. If fostering seems like a good fit for you, visit an adoption event or get in touch with one of our local rescues!

FAUQUIER SPCA (Casanova, VA): The Fauquier SPCA in Casanova is a private, non-profit organization that is responsible for the intake and homing of stray, abandoned, and relinquished animals. The FSPCA offers fostering for unusual and emergency situations. Newborn animals, those requiring special care or medication, and pets undergoing behavioral modification may be placed in foster care. The FSPCA boasts an 11-acre campus where the majority of animals are located for viewing and adoption during normal business hours. They have dogs, cats, small animals, birds and occasionally livestock available.

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There is no consensus on the origin or age of human language. Talking is a uniquely human ability. According to fossil studies, the first humans who had an anatomy capable of speech patterns appeared about 50,000 years ago. As humans evolved, our throats got longer and our mouths got smaller enabling us to shape and control sound. How did words come into existence? Many theories exist. One is copying other sounds such as a bird’s ‘cuckoo’ or the ‘ta-ta’ of an infant.

Then came writing.

Writing, as compared to speech, is merely a technology that restructures thought. The world’s oldest known alphabet was developed by turquoise miners in the Sinai desert around 2000 years B.C. Even earlier than that the complexity of trade and administration outgrew the power of memory and the writing process evolved from the need to maintain financial accounts.

In the oral world, sound is evanescent. The spoken word disappears as rapidly as it is expressed. Nowadays, people want words pinned down. Only in recent centuries could a language be written. It’s disadvantage is that it is unresponsive. It does not speak back to the individual. Furthermore, it destroys the memory. One may say that it weakens the mind by relieving it of work.

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What emotions come to your mind when you read or hear or think the words ‘mother,’ ‘patriotism,’ ‘truth,’ ‘God,’ ‘Allah?’ How about the word ‘vomit?’

Some words, ordinarily nouns or adjectives, are concrete because they are available to the senses, can be seen or touched or felt, e.g. spoon or hot. Other words, described as abstract, are used in talking about ideas and concepts such as feminism or freedom. Their meanings are imprecise and mean different things to different people. Abstract words are almost entirely defined by their connotations.

A word’s definition is what is ordinarily found in a dictionary. That word’s connotation, on the other hand, is the idea or quality that the word makes you think about – what it may be implying – sometimes called its secondary meaning. Compare, for example, the feeling associated with ‘chair’ versus ‘armchair.’ Connotations, in many ways, have greater impact than definitions for the simple reason that they are comprised of emotions and one cannot argue emotions. Compare global warming to climate change. How about estate tax versus death tax?

Then there are ‘fuzzy’ words.

Their denotative meaning (dictionary definition) depends on who is defining them. Examples of fuzzy words are ‘love’ and ‘truth.’ What did our nation’s founders mean when they used the word ‘justice’ in the Preamble to the Constitution? To some people, justice may mean vigilantism – an eye for an eye.

Onomatopoeia is a fancy word of both Latin and Greek origin meaning a word created from a natural sound. Examples are buzz, swish, hiss, meow, chirp, bang, belch, and clang.

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Words are ever-changing in their meanings. When a patient tells me that things are ‘cool’ he is not talking about the temperature. When he says he is ‘gay’ I assume he is not sharing his happy personality. Not too long ago I

“As we go through our daily life, words shape our beliefs, our behaviors, our feelings, and ultimately our opinions and actions.” was amazed to be told that my dancing was ‘awesome’ until I realized it meant ‘not too bad.’ A ‘guy’ in my early years was male, but now a girl may say to other girls ‘C’mon guys.’ Etymologists are constantly revising dictionaries.

Individual professions have their own private language. Medical terminology relies heavily on Latin and Greek. The physician telling you that the illness is idiopathic is saying that he doesn’t know the cause. In the field of law words are the essential tools.

For over a century, French has been considered the working language of diplomacy. Words are the very essence of the diplomatic vocation. English

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is also, now, spoken by one in four people globally, totaling 1.75 billion people in the world. English is not only important in the business area, it is essential. English is now the mandated international language of aviation.

There are some words that people prefer not to use because to them the thought is unpleasant. These are replaced by euphemisms. For personal reasons they use the term ‘pass away’ rather than die. Not wanting to face that they are asking that their pet be euthanized, they request that it be ‘put to sleep.’ Legal sexual activity is described as making love, but immoral activity is called sleeping around.

Those in the military complaining about the incorrect decisions of their superiors shrugged their shoulders and created the unprintable version of ‘situation normal, all fouled up,’ later shortened to SNAFU. This acronym eventually became a word in itself.

Other acronyms which have become words are ‘scuba’ for ‘self contained underwater breathing apparatus’ and ‘radar’ for ‘radio detection and ranging.’

We are the language prisoners of the culture in which we live. One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter. Newly existent is email language wherein one may ask ‘How R U’ the letters R and U being considered words in themselves.

As we go through our daily life, words shape our beliefs, our behaviors, our feelings, and ultimately our opinions and actions. Words are not cheap.

They can be expensive. ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.’ Used carelessly, words can harm someone’s life, perhaps our own. Used with forethought they can fulfill our dreams. In writing and speaking, let us choose our words carefully.

Dr. Iadeluca holds a Ph.D. in Lifespan Developmental Psychology and has a practice in Clinical Psychology on Hospital Hill in Warrenton, Virginia.

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For others, it should be an integral part of everyday life. Creativity brings joy to the spirit. To be creative is to see the world in a wonderful new light every day.

The key word here being ‘new.’

As much as I enjoy the security that comes with routine, I find true joy in the discovery of new things.

The adage that nothing in life is truly new is hard to dispute. Often we see history repeating itself. Today we find art forms, motifs, and patterns that mimic those of ancient artisans. Everything old is new again.

Perhaps the draw of our latest technology is that it’s new! The gadgets we all love are certainly innovative, but aren’t they just a new means of delivering a message? Marshall McLuhan’s assertion that “the medium is the message” has come to fruition. I submit that the message is basically the same old thing. I think we are all merely enamored of new things and new ways of looking at them.

Creative people strive to make new things or expressions out of what already exists. I believe creativity does not come out of nothingness. We all need a place to start, examples of what have gone before us to encourage our imagination. The inventors of fire must have noticed sparks emanating from stones being struck together or the flames which were ignited after lightning hit a tree. Our primitive ancestors must have been aware that a round stone rolls more than a flat one — leading, most likely, to the invention of the wheel!

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Creativity is an individual thing (except when it isn’t). I tend to work alone, but welcome the opinion or advice of people whom I respect, people who appreciate my particular slant — not everyone does. I consider myself a “fun artist,” not a “fine artist”! As a commercial artist, I get paid for following the desires and instructions of those who hire me.

Collaboration, compromise and cooperation are necessary for the successful outcome of any project. Currently, I’m in pursuit of a career in book writing and illustration. The challenge here is to find patrons willing to invest in my style of art, prose and humor. What is my style? Where did it come from? I consider myself a humorous, whimsical artist who appeals to a juvenile audience. From childhood my interest has always been in drawing animals and people (mostly children) in a humorous, whimsical way. You might call it cartoony. It has always been a goal of mine to create an iconic character that could be loved by people through the ages — like Winnie the Pooh or Mickey Mouse. Perhaps I have partially accomplished this goal with my designs of My Little Pony and Mr. Potato Head, although neither can be completely attributed to me in their current state.

Being creative is to be in touch with yourself and the things that are important to you. How can we get in touch with our creative selves? I think the process starts with observation and awareness of the world around us and of our own insights into it. This leads to an appreciation of the wonders of the world and the urge to pay homage to the things we love by imitating and emulating those things in another form — be it art, prose, poetry, dance, or music.

During the process comes the joy of creating art and making discoveries. One goes through a series of thoughts and decisions about what is liked or disliked, what works,

what doesn’t work. Most of the time I consider a job complete when I reach the point of liking what I have done. I have to admit, though, even when I consider a job to be done, there is always a feeling of “it could have been better.” That selfdoubt and self criticism can be the enemy of creativity. Many of my students judge themselves too harshly, to the extent of throwing out a work I consider pleasing. We have to be open to what happens in the process, even to the mistakes we feel we have made. I once shared a toy design studio with a friend near Boston. My friend designed an infant mobile for a client and sent it off to a model shop to have a prototype made. The shop sent back a model of the mobile, apologizing for a hitch in the mechanism which made it stop in the middle of a rotation. The toy was reluctantly sent to the client. Soon after, a call was received from the client saying how delighted they were with the innovative movement which stopped in order for the child to observe the toy longer! They loved the mistake!

My Little Pony, as I envisioned it, was to have natural, horse-like colors — a test group of girls decided it should have fanciful pastel colors — a mistake, I thought, which has since proven to be a very successful formula!

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know what you’re going to like when you’re older. So, she did us an enormous favor,” Veirs confessed.

Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, Veirs moved to Cincinnati, where he lived for 10 years and met his wife, Carol, before moving to Northern Virginia in 1971. Four years before retirement from the EPA, Veirs and his wife attended a craft show where his wife found some glass tumblers she wanted to purchase. The craftsman only had his samples left, forcing Veirs to visit the studio later that week to pick up the glassware. “When I did that, I signed up for a class and then I was hooked,” he revealed.

After taking classes, eventually teaching in Maryland for three years, and showing at several galleries, Veirs decided it was time to find a place closer to home. Veirs opened his studio at 5197 Lee Highway in 2004. He not only blows glass for his own gallery, but he also teaches two classes a month (spring, summer, and autumn months), rents studio time to other glassblowers, takes special orders, creates

om Veirs is hot. Especially when he’s working.

But when you’re using a 2,080° furnace filled with molten glass, anyone would start to sweat a little.

Veirs started glassblowing near the end of his 37-yearcareer with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After his wife saw some glass tumblers at a craft show and Veirs signed up to take a class, he hasn’t looked back.

Fourteen years later, Veirs has made a piece for Laura Bush, trained the well-known Michael Hermann, created a sculpture for the Special Olympics in Ireland, and blown over 16,000 glass ornaments. The now 73-year-old glassblower with a studio in New Baltimore claims to have a few more years, and a few hundred more ornaments, left in him.

Remembering back to his childhood, Veirs credits an early exposure to glassmaking to his mother who used to drag him and his brother all around Ohio to antique stores and big glass manufacturers. “I hated it, but you never

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Classes are $400 and include four weeks of three hour sessions once a week.

Only two students are allowed per class for safety reasons.

Although he sells 1,200 ornaments a year, Veirs’ favorite pieces to make are the large sculptures. A Victorian sculpture garden made of glass and steel illustrating flowers and fish on a granite base now sits in the sweeping foyer of a historic Richmond home. It sold for almost $5,000. The most recent sculpture Veirs sold, Making a Beeline, is his favorite piece he’s ever made. The whimsical sculpture features two glass rondel flowers held up in ironwork as well as three glass daffodils hosting four curious bumblebees. “I miss it already.

I’d like to have it back...not really...yes, I would, but I like the money,” Veirs debated. “I’m not trying to make a lot of money, I just need to make sure I’m not taking money out of retirement.”

The largest sculpture Veirs has ever created, a mammoth piece made of tin flowers and glasswork was six feet high by 4 feet around and weighed close to 150 pounds.

Veirs has had some interesting requests over the years. He remembers a client who came in with a sterling silver horseback riding flask topper needing a new glass canister bottom to replace the missing original.

Perhaps one of his most important projects was a new glass insert he made for a Victorian perforated sterling silver vase belonging to First Lady Laura Bush.

The florist who brought it in didn’t want to leave it behind and wouldn’t tell him who it was for until he insisted that it would be impossible for him to get the correct shape without having the vase. “He finally told me whose it was so I could be as nervous as he was.”

Veirs’ work has even gone international. A large, flared bowl made of blues and

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When asked what part of the glassblowing process is his favorite, Veirs replied, “It’s not part of the process.

I like to talk to people. People are interesting and fun.”

For being such a niche business, Veirs is comfortably successful. He has a following of regulars who purchase seasonal items each year like his ornaments or harvest pumpkins. But he also sells to more than 80% of walk-ins, which he describes as being quite often.

He sells at least 1,200 ornaments and 200 pumpkins each year — most of that during his busy season October through January. He doesn’t currently have work in any shop besides the Fauquier County Old Jail Museum — and he only has pieces there because he enjoys supporting the museum.

When asked what the most satisfying part of his job is, Veirs replied, “People liking it. And, you know, there’s a significant sense of accomplishment in doing things with your hands.”

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Veirs purchases about four tons of glass per year, an expense totaling upwards of $8,000. Although he could buy powdered glass at half the price, because of the risk of inhalation (eventually causing silicosis), Veirs chooses to buy the premelted chunks.

“It’s all about safety,” Veirs said.

Although his one furnace crucible holds clear glass, Veirs explained how he can add color to each piece using frits, ground up colored glass rods. These come in every color of the rainbow imaginable but because of the different chemistries involved, they don’t always first appear the color that they will be in the finished piece. Some reds, for example, start out looking green, yellow, even clear, before heated. If Veirs were to work in solid colors as opposed to adding color to clear glass, he would need a different furnace for each color.

When the molten glass is dipped out of the 1,800 pound ceramic furnace, it looks (and similarly acts) like glowing honey on the end of a five foot honey wand. It must be turned constantly to keep a symmetric shape. If not reheated every 15 to 45 seconds, it will set up and become unusable — or crack from cooling too quickly. The reheating furnace, while smaller, is actually 100° higher than the first furnace.

Between furnaces, Veirs shapes and blows each piece using a variety of tools that look like they came from a Middle Ages blacksmith shop. Rolling the heated glass in colored frits provides color to be stretched and pulled into the design.

The initial furnace, that acts like a huge slow cooker for molten glass, is 2,080°. “It’s certainly hotter than Hansel and Gretel’s oven,” Veirs said.

If Veirs used powdered glass or needs to make thin glass work, the furnace would need to be turned up to 2,300°. Although no special chaps or gloves are required, Veirs said you must wear long pants and cannot wear any synthetic material due to the risk of melting.

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When a piece is finished, it must be placed in a special oven called an annealer to cool. The annealer is 900°.

“We don’t say ‘cool’ too often in here,” Veirs confessed.

The heat, in fact, is what is catching up with Veirs. “This is kind of a second career and now at my age, I’m feeling the heat a lot more. When you’re older, you dehydrate a lot quicker. So it won’t be long before I’m going to have to start

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We use a chainsaw sometimes, usually a splitter.” People in his congregation who have acres of land typically provide enough wood for the season. Wood donors have been so generous that there is actually a waiting list just to donate there is certainly no shortage of donated wood.

Smith continues, “We’re looking to help people who have no source of heat except a wood burner/pot belly stove or fireplace. Many times, Social Services determines who those people are that are truly in need and they contact us.

Occasionally, we receive calls from those who want firewood just to help cut down on bills – we don’t like to turn them down, but we’re really looking for those who can’t stay warm and are in serious situations. We want to take wood to people who have a wood burner or a fire place as their only source of heat.”

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any residents in the area will find it difficult to keep warm this winter. The combination of the high cost of gas, poorly insulated homes, and high electric bills cause some to live in freezing temperatures. Simply keeping a home warm can be a struggle.

Organizations like People Helping People can provide financial and practical assistance to families after a formal application process. However, there are no guarantees that families will be accepted and there are limits to the aid the program can provide. For example, a $300 cap per family per year is common among our local charities. Unfortunately, the need for assistance is overwhelming for organizations to help each family. Churches also do their best to share emergency funds with those in their congregations, however their resources are limited. Unfortunately, the need for assistance is overwhelming for organizations and churches alone to help each family. Staying warm is a more common problem than many people might think and even in parts of Fauquier county and Warrenton, families are struggling. As a result, wood ministries have developed across the county to help fill in the gap for residents needing assistance.

With no clear beginning or end to the wood ministry season, wood is cut and stored in private sheds year round to prepare for the winter months. It’s not uncommon for green wood to be cut and stored in June and come November, it is seasoned and ready to be delivered and used as firewood.

Paul Smith, a member of Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains and director of the church’s wood ministry, says the goal is to cut and store as much wood as possible before the winter weather starts. Last winter, his team made 75 deliveries to 22 households, sometimes making multiple loads a month. Most of their deliveries are made to homes in

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enjoy the outdoors and driving down a of Social Services and People Helping country road and the adventure in that.”

People in Warrenton are members.

He adds that if people want to know Says Smith, “The humbling part of about the wood ministry, they can contact this for me and everyone involved, is to Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains or realize the poverty in Fauquier County.

Warrenton Baptist Church in Warrenton Some people have plywood over a dirt for more information on how to get floor as their floor. There is no insulation involved. from the cold.”

“People who end up desperately The Coalition aims to alleviate needing warmth in this county often are problems such as these. Ward says, not the result of poor choices,” says Lynn “A family living on Route 605 had no Ward, who serves as the director of the heat or electricity for two months last wood ministry program at the Warrenton winter, and had three small children Baptist Church on Main Street, and the and one on the way. The father had director of the Fauquier Community no job, they had to get water from the Coalition. “These are extremely hardcreek to use for their toilets, and they working people who have health issues went to the neighbor’s house for baths. or bad luck that have put them in these The Catholic church, Baptist church, situations. I haven’t run into anyone who and Methodist church got involved.

I would say has made terrible choices The family did have a big wood stove that led them to be in need.” to stay warm, so we initially brought The Warrenton Baptist Church wood them wood. When we saw the ceilings Previous: Paul Smith and Fred Wunderlich get ready to deliver some ministry was helping a 70-year-old woman collapsing, the Coalition organized an effort who had been working, but had to quit her fi ewood. Top: From left - Jeff B own, to tear out walls to redo pipes. Ultimately, Calvin Burton, Tom Middleton and Jim job in order to care for her husband who enough money was raised among our Ivancic split wood prior to delivery to homes whose only source of heat is had been diagnosed with brain cancer. members to get their electricity back on.” a fi eplace or wood burner. Bottom: When the men delivering her wood met The wood ministries have been a Jeff B own, co-director of the Grace her grown grandson, he said he’d like way of finding people in desperate need.

Episcopal Church, The Plains, wood to help be part of the mission – he had “It is almost like a radar that takes you ministry shows off a shed filled wit fi ewood to be delivered to those in carpentry and wood cutting skills and a to people that need more help. And it’s need in Fauquier County desire to serve. Ward explains, “These are amazing how touched these people are not people looking for a hand out. They that we are bringing them wood. They have worked hard all their lives, but never are overwhelmed. I imagine they’ve been got a real shot at the American Dream.” flying on their own and struggling for so long, and then Grace Episcopal Church’s wood ministry served a someone comes and walks beside them. They are so dear and client in Bealeton who had a wood burner in a trailer and extremely grateful.” no electricity. They referred her to People Helping People Grace Bible Church in Marshall, St. James Episcopal for further care and help with electric bills. Going above Church in Warrenton, and St. Patrick’s Orthodox Church and beyond, the wood ministry once contacted a heating in Bealeton have recently begun wood ministries of their company to see if it would donate services to fix a family’s own, with the guidance of Ward and Smith. They will all be furnace because the family couldn’t pay for it on their own. working together to serve the far reaches of the county.

Situations like these are where the alliance with other Their biggest challenge is finding enough trucks to local charities and churches is most helpful, because one haul and younger workers for the heavy lifting. Smith says organization cannot fix every problem. that once the wood is split it’s not too heavy to lift, but it’s Ward says, “Wood ministry is a way to meet the people the heavy rounds that need to be moved that require more in need and vet their situations for further resources needed manpower. Volunteers donate their time, gas and mileage for by the Coalition.” The Fauquier Community Coalition is a the cause. consortium of churches that have banded together under a Deliveries begin early this month and will continue non-profit organization to cast a further net on poverty needs through March. ❖ in Fauquier County. Members include St. John’s Catholic Church, Warrenton Baptist Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Danica Low is a regular contributing columnist for Lifestyle Magazines and St. James Episcopal Church on Culpeper Street, Bethel a local marketing professional. For fourteen years, she has worked in private United Methodist, and more than 20 others. The Coalition and public sector public relations, administrative and non-profit work. Her real enjoyment is encouraging and connecting with others. Crafting a story to is looking for additional organizations – churches and groups bring light to a journey brings her joy. who serve the poor – to join. For example, the Department

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aDel McNair moved to Warrenton as a high schooler in 1998 and jumped into Fauquier High School basketball tryouts the very next week. Little did he know that the brand new FHS court he was running on would 16 years later host the Basketball Alumni Charity Classic he would also organize.

Although McNair only lived in Warrenton for a few years before leaving for college and eventually settling in Richmond, basketball has always been “a big part of my life. It’s been an important part of my life because it’s an escape, of sorts, for me. I just find it to be very healthy, not just physically, but mentally.

When I play basketball, I can let go of everything and just enjoy that space I’m in,” McNair said. After graduating from Fauquier High School where he played as a point guard for the Falcons his senior year, McNair went on to a career in financing and mortgage banking. Quite a talented basketball player, McNair

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Demond Tapscott (1998 Fauquier graduate) attempts to block the shot of Stephen Richards (2002 Liberty graduate). Photo Credits: Adam Goings, first published by The Fauquier Times.

turned down several opportunities to play basketball in college in order to focus on his studies. Last year, the lifelong basketball lover finally decided to fuse his two passions — basketball and community service — to create LaDel’s Basketball Alumni Charity Classic held in Warrenton at FHS. “I’ve always been a person who likes to help, who likes to give. I feel that that’s important. It’s necessary. I feel that we have unlimited opportunities to help and to give and serve, but I also feel like there’re ways to do that that are enjoyable and we don’t have to be miserable in the process. There are many ways we can improve things, but, honestly, I don’t like to go outside and pick up trash all day.

So I thought, using some creativity and focusing on things that i’m passionate about, I can find ways to help within that realm,” McNair explained.

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so important to serve and give back, I thought I could fuse the two and come up with a charity event that’s wrapped around a basketball game. The game would draw people in and be the fun piece, the exciting element, but the important piece would be the actually giving. People could come out to the game and give whatever the donation called for,” McNair described. To keep the event fresh, McNair would change the charity every year. Last year was a coat drive.

The idea of hosting a basketball game as a way to raise money or goods for charity was something McNair had been thinking about for awhile. “It had been on my heart for a few years, actually. I talked to a few close friends about it and they were kind of giving me the nudge. I finally decided to step out and do it. I didn’t want that to be something that I regretted not trying. So I jumped out there.”

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scores of red tape, and drumming up a lot of interest, McNair hosted the inaugural Basketball Alumni Charity Classic at Fauquier High School on December 6, 2014. The game, an alumni rivalry face-off between FHS and Liberty High School grads, was “a huge success in the opinion of all the attendees and myself. I was very proud of how it turned out,” McNair said. The event drew 800 to 900 attendees and collected several hundred coats to be donated throughout the community. The Fauquier Alumni Falcons won 55 to 52.

Coach Wayne Brizzi, McNair’s basketball coach at FHS, friend, and attendee of the inaugural game, said of McNair and the event, “He always has been just a good young man. It’s nice to see the young people give back. He had to go through a lot of red tape, but he just stayed with it. He just worked and worked. Didn’t give up.”

After the great reception he had last year, McNair plans to host the Second Annual Basketball Alumni Charity Classic this December 5 at 2:30pm in the Fauquier High School gym. The charity element will be a canned food drive to benefit the Fauquier County Food Bank (the Fauquier County Food Bank serves approximately 16,000 people per month).

“My goal is just to build upon what we did last year.

We had people drive from as far as four hours away.

All different states. All different graduating classes.

People really came out,” McNair said.

One of McNair’s 2015 sponsors, Shavonne Atkinson, said, “I expect and hope that he gets more people involved than last year, that he beats last year’s attendance record. As well as, I hope they get a lot of donations, tons and tons of donations for the food bank — so much that he’ll need help to deliver all the stuff!” Atkinson, McNair’s cousin and also a FHS grad, lives in Nashville but has made giving back to where she grew up a priority.

“Fauquier County and Warrenton, that’s my family. That’s where I grew up. So anything to support a good cause. I think the food bank is an awesome organization that helps people in need.

When he explained to me that that was going to be the charity event, I thought it was a wonderful thing. It’s helping the food bank boost their supplies so they have more to give to those in need.

If that’s something I can do to help others, I would love to be a part of that,” Atkinson continued.

Despite living in Nashville, Atkinson hopes to fly up for the event.

Another of McNair’s sponsors, Priscilla Halterman, also a FHS grad, said of becoming a sponsor, “I thought it would be a great way to support my community and where I came from. I thought it would be fun to see some of our old friends and to

help out and give back to the community.” Halterman lives in Stanton but comes back to the Warrenton area often to see friends and family who still live here. She plans on inviting as many friends and family to the game as she can.

When asked if he plans on attending the game again this year, Coach Brizzi said, “Oh, yeah. Seeing all the guys again. It’ll be a lot of McNair in his school fun! Looks like it’s going to days at FHS. be even better this year.”

McNair never releases the full alumni roster, but some confirmed players for this year are: Eagles alumni Tav Venia (1998), Ryan Ramirez (2012), and Jordan Taylor (2007); and Falcons alumni Derek Tapscott (2006), Chris Dietrich (2004), and reigning “MVP” Demond Tapscott (1998).

When asked why he’s participating in this event, Ryan Ramirez, an LHS alum and player for the Alumni Eagles this year, said, “I support what LaDel’s trying to do. I think that’s always a good thing, to give back. And it’ll be fun to get out on the court.”

Mitchell Fields, also an LHS alum, remembers meeting McNair in high school and competing against him on the court. When McNair called him out of the blue, Fields said he agreed to play in the classic because “First and foremost it’s for a good cause. Anything I can do for the less fortunate. I gotta jump at the the chance to help any way I can.

The icing on the cake is that I get to play against Fauquier one more time.”

Although he could have organized this event in Richmond, McNair has chosen to take the extra effort and give back to the place he considers home. When asked how he would encourage people to attend this year’s game, McNair said, “It’s one of the easiest and most fun ways to give back. I’m making it super simple for people. You get to come out and see an awesome basketball game. You have great players. You have a good game that’s high quality and all you have to do is bring a canned good, or goods. There’s no pressure, we don’t turn anyone away. We just encourage people to bring a canned good that will go to the Fauquier County Food Bank. This is you giving back to the very community you’re a part of in the most simple way possible. I would say there’s no way to lose. Come out, have a good time, feel good about doing something in the community, helping others.” ❖

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Part 1, published in November, dealt with the genealogical research done by the family of Mrs. Joan Caton Anthony of Warrenton, and the story of her great-great grandfather Sgt. Martin Caton, a Union soldier. Part 2 is the account of another great-great grandfather, Sgt. Enos C. Kennedy, who also served in the Union Army and spent time in Fauquier County during the Civil War.

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t became apparent after the First Battle of Manassas that the “Rebellion” was not going to be put down quickly. With the expiration of the “three-months men’s enlistments” approaching, pro-Unionists like John F. Farnsworth, of St. Charles, Illinois went to Washington, D.C. to get authorization to organize a regiment. Mr. Farnsworth was a former U.S. Senator from Illinois, and a friend of Pres.

Abraham Lincoln.

Permission was granted, and now-Col. Farnsworth established a regimental headquarters at Camp Kane, outside of St. Charles, Illinois.

By early September 1861, over 1,100 volunteers had signed up, including Enos Cook Kennedy (1838-1900), who enlisted as a private on Sept. 10, 1861. Eight days later, the regiment - designated the 8th Illinois Cavalry - was mustered into U. S. service for a tour of three years, or the duration of the war.

The son of Dr. William Kennedy (1815-1862) and his wife Polly (b. 1821), Enos was born in Crawford County, Pa. He had a younger brother, W. H. Harrison Kennedy (1840-1879).

About 1857, the family moved from Pennsylvania to Lodi, Illinois. There, Enos started farming, and in July 1861, met Miss Paulina Carpenter (1840-1870), a local girl he considered his “intimate friend.” Apparently Dr. Kennedy wanted Enos to become a doctor, but he did not, and due to this disagreement, Enos enlisted in the military.

Shortly after leaving Illinois for duty, Enos began writing nearly every day to Miss Paulina.

The content of these letters provides a rare insight into the life of a Union Enos Cook soldier.

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Kelly’s Ford on the Washington, D.C., for additional troop Rappahannock and the village of Kellysville, readiness training. as they appeared “We reached when occupied by Washington early Union troops in 1863. on the morning Drawing by Union Pvt. of the 18th of Robert K. Sneden.

October,” wrote Enos to Paulina. “On approaching the city, the country for several miles around seemed to be almost covered with camps.

Soldiers drilling, drums beating, banners flying, were to be seen and heard in every direction.”

Enos proposed marriage, in a letter to Paulina, in late November 1861, and she accepted.

As early as Jan. 20, 1862, the 8th Illinois was expecting orders to attack Manassas, which Enos described as “… one of the strongest fortifications that the Rebbles (sic) have.”

However, the regiment remained in Washington and Alexandria until March 18, 1862, when they moved on Manassas as part of a large Union force. All that they encountered were a few Confederate stragglers “…and Rebel cavalry that kept a respectable distance.” They arrived at Manassas Junction, and found that the village and rail yard had been destroyed by the Confederates before they left.

The 8th Illinois returned to Alexandria, where they remained until March 28, 1862, when the regiment was part of a Union force sent on a reconnaissance down the Orange & Alexandria Railroad tracks. There, they had their first confrontation with Confederate cavalry at Bealeton Station.

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by Dr. Murray, who had “…gone with the enemy, leaving his furniture, library, etc. to be destroyed by the troops,” according to the regimental history. “As usual in such cases, the men made free use of the library, taking such books as they wanted to read, and on leaving, threw them away.” From there, the regiment spent time along the Rappahannock River looking for Rebels before returning to Alexandria.

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As part of the Army of the Potomac, the 8th Illinois Cavalry became part of Gen. George B. McClellan’s plan to invade the Peninsula and take Richmond.

They set sail for the Peninsula on April 25, 1862. The regiment was carried on two steamboats, the Emperor and the Knickerbocker; one steam tug, and 20 transports. While loading, Enos was knocked overboard by a horse and lost his revolver, but was not hurt. After a rough voyage, they disembarked on May 30 at

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Shipping Point Harbor at the mouth of Cheeseman’s Creek. The landing was completed the next day.

The 8th Illinois was involved in a cavalry skirmish on May 4, the day before the Battle of Williamsburg. Union forces drove the Confederates from the city, but for them it was more of a delaying action than a defeat. “We have had as hard a battle here as has been fought in Virginia,” wrote Enos.

He was wounded in the right shoulder, but had recovered sufficiently to participate in other actions on the Peninsula during July and August. The regiment was there during the brutal Second Battle of Manassas. Shortly afterward, Enos was promoted to corporal.

September found the 8TH Illinois Cavalry in Maryland, and during the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 16-18, 1862, Enos was wounded in the left foot.

Mid-October found the 8th Illinois Cavalry on its way to Belle Plain, east of Fredericksburg, for winter quarters. Enos was promoted to the rank of sergeant, but was taken ill and was absent on sick leave during November and December 1862.

It was during this time he returned home and married Paulina on Dec. 14.

He soon had to return to his unit at Belle Plain. The regiment then moved to Hope Landing, where they spent the rest of the winter and early spring on picket duty.

In late February, the 8th Illinois was sent toward Warrenton in an effort to overtake Confederate cavalry under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Union troops which had attacked occupied Melrose Castle, the home of the 16th and 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Dr. James Murray near Casanova, and captured a at different number of men and times during the their horses. However, Civil War. This Stuart had a 24photograph was hour head start, and taken by Timothy when the 8th Illinois O’Sullivan in reached Warrenton, November 1863.

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the Confederates were long gone.

In a letter written March 29, 1863, Enos predicted that the war would end soon. “The Rebs of the South have come to two rations a day for their men, and one for their horses,” he wrote. “Now it is only time, and one or two good victories and the Confederacy is smashed.”

The 8th Illinois participated in a grand review of cavalry near Falmouth on April 6, 1863, at which Pres. Lincoln and the first Lady, Generals Stoneman, Hooker and Pleasanton were present. According to a contemporary account, it was “…in all probability the largest body of cavalry ever assembled on this continent.”

On April 22, 1863, the 8th Illinois Cavalry again moved up the Rappahannock toward Warrenton, camping three miles east of town, where they remained until moving south to Kelly’s Ford on April 28. A train bringing forage for their horses was sent from Alexandria, likely using the Warrenton Branch Line for the delivery.

In his letter to Paulina dated April 27, 1863, Enos noted that “Warrenton is a pretty place, and full of Reb sympathizers…I had quite a talk with Mrs. Singer and other Sesesh Ladies.”

Fighting resumed on April 29, 1863, when the 8th Illinois Cavalry participated in a lively skirmish at Kelly’s Ford, in which several horses were killed, but no troops.

From there, the 8th Illinois passed through Culpeper, and on May 1, 1863 they were involved in a day-long skirmish at Cedar Mountain. To the east, the Battle of Chancellorsville raged from April 30 to May 6. “Firing was heard all day in the direction of Fredericksburg, where it was supposed Hooker’s army was fighting that of Lee,” wrote Enos. After picket duty along the Rapidan River, they moved north along the Rappahannock, first to Ely’s Ford and then to United States Ford.

the prelude to the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War. It was during the action at Beverly Ford that Enos was slightly wounded in the right eye by a shell fragment. But he remained with his regiment during the epic battle at Brandy Station that followed, and in his letter of June 11, he described the action: “Day before yesterday, we were in one of the greatest cavalry fights that ever was. We fought all day. We have seventy men killed and wounded…I had some very narrow escapes, but came out all right. The 8th Illinois could be seen cutting and slashing in the thickness of the fight from early morn till late in the evening, and if our men were being driven in any place, Pleasanton was sure to send us there to check them.

“The 8th New York was the first to attack the Enemy, and the Enemy drove them back and nearly ran us over, but as soon as they got back out of our way, we belted into Mr. Rebel and fought them some 20 minutes before they began to waver.

“The reason that we crossed the river and fought the Rebels was they had assembled some 20,000 of their cavalry to make a raid into Pennsylvania, and were to start the day that we fought them, which put a stop to their fun. But they may attempt it yet.”

Indeed, the Confederates conducted such a raid, which ended at Gettysburg less than a month later. Remarkably, it was an officer of the 8th Illinois Cavalry who fired the first shot of that historic battle.

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INJURY AND HOSPITALIZATION

The 8th Illinois Cavalry was back at Kelly’s Ford by May 6, where they dug rifle pits to defend the ford, and stood guard at the railroad bridge at Rappahannock Station (Remington). The rest of the month was spent on picket duty and foraging.

At the end of May, members of the regiment went on an 11day raid along the Rappahannock River south into the Northern Neck. “We dressed in Reb clothes and they took us for their men, and would cross the River with a boat for us,” wrote Enos. “Then we would take them prisoners and burn their boats.” They also captured a large number of horses from the enemy, one of which Enos got to keep. “He is a nice grey, so you can see I’m mounted upon a Rebel horse,” he told Paulina.

They were resupplied with food and ammunition at Catlett’s Station on June 7 before returning to Kelly’s Ford. The regiment moved up river, and early on the morning of June 9, 1863, they were engaged in a skirmish at Beverly Ford. The fight was just

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A few days after the Battle of Brandy Station, the 8th Illinois returned to Catlett’s Station. After filling his canteen at a well, Enos started to mount his horse. When the animal balked, Enos started to “…give him a little flogging.” But the horse wheeled around and kicked him in the face with both hoofs, knocking him down and further injuring his right eye.

The pain was excruciating, and he had to walk the half-mile back to camp to get his wounds dressed. His eye was completely swollen closed, and when he tried to eat, he was unable to chew.

Enos initially thought he would recover in the field, but after examination by an Army doctor, he was told he was going to Mower U.S. Army General Hospital at Chestnut Hill, Pa., outside of Philadelphia.

The trip was anything but pleasant. After being taken to the depot at Catlett’s Station, Enos laid “…all day and part of the night on the floor, waiting for cars. When they came, I had to lay in a

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Mower U.S. Army General Hospital at Chestnut Hill, outside of Philadelphia, could accommodate up to 4,000 patients in its 47 wards. It operated from January 1, 1863 until the end of the Civil War. It was later razed.

boxcar in dirt six inches deep. The cars got to Alexandria the next morning, and I was taken to the Fairfax Seminary Hospital, where I had good care for two days.

“Then the order came to send us all to Philadelphia, so we were loaded like a lot of hogs into government wagons, and sent to the Depot. There we were loaded into a lot of open coal cars and ran to Washington.

There we were put in boxcars and ran to Philadelphia, where we were received at the Citizens Volunteer Hospital.” The kind volunteers fed the men and dressed their wounds.

Built in 1862, Mower U.S. Army General Hospital was a sprawling medical complex located on 27 acres, consisting of a central compound surrounded by 47 radiating wards. It could accommodate 3,600 sick and wounded soldiers, most from the Army of the Potomac. Brought in freshly wounded from some Southern battlefield, the experience was recalled by many patients as “…leaving the seven circles of Hell and going to Heaven.”

“It has the name of being the best hospital in the United States, and I believe it is,” wrote Enos on June 20, 1863. “All I have to do is to eat my meals, read the papers and sleep, and I do not neglect any part of it, especially the eating and sleeping part.”

He later added that there were 57 men in his ward, all wounded, and “…if anyone envies me my position, they can very easily get one like it by enlisting and going to the front.”

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FINALLY REUNITED

Back at the front the fighting continued, and the 8th Illinois Cavalry spent from mid-1864 until the end of the war in Northern Virginia, where they earned praise for their courage and abilities from their adversaries. Former Mosby Ranger James J. Williamson declared that “The 8th Illinois Cavalry was undoubtedly at the time (August 1864) the best cavalry regiment in the Army of the Potomac.”

This sentiment was echoed by former Ranger John Alexander, who stated that the men from Illinois were “…by considerable odds the best fighters we ever tackled.” In his Memoirs, Col. Mosby confirmed that the 8th Illinois was regarded as the finest regiment in the Federal Army.

During his absence, Paulina had been living with Marcella “Celia” Kenyon Kennedy, the wife of Enos’ brother Harrison. It was a less than ideal situation, and Enos encouraged her find another place to board. Recovering from his injuries, Enos was ordered to report to the Drug Department of the hospital, where he was trained to work in the dispensary.

Enos excelled at the job, and the doctor on his ward requested that he be detached from the 8th Illinois Cavalry to stay on at the hospital after he recovered.

This was approved, and Enos spent the rest of his tour of duty at the hospital.

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“I am very busy all the time,” he wrote Paulina on July 7, 1863. “We have between three and four thousand patients, and only six of us to deal out their medicine.”

Certain that he would not be going back to his regiment, in a letter dated July 19, 1863, Enos asked Paulina to join him in Philadelphia. “I shall try to make arrangement for you to come and stay out here… but the board is higher than I thought it was. It is from four to five dollars per week.”

Fortunately, Enos found affordable lodging in a home a few blocks from the hospital. “Now, my dear, come right away if you have the means. Fetch nothing but your clothes,” he wrote on July 22, 1863. “I shall look for you here in two weeks.”

Paulina arrived in Philadelphia shortly afterward, first living in a boarding house.

In January 1864, Enos was reduced in rank to corporal and transferred to the Invalid Corps, and in May, he was given a disability discharge from the Army.

However, he was still needed at the hospital, where he was employed as a steward. Finally, the couple was able to live together as man and wife, and on Dec. 10, 1864, their first child, Bertha Delores (d. 1961), was born.

Remarkably, Mower U.S. Army General Hospital was closed shortly after the war ended, and Enos and his family returned to Lodi (later re-named Maple Park) Illinois, where their son Homer H. Kennedy, was born on Oct. 14, 1868.

Enos received a pension for his disability, and farmed in Illinois, and later in Iowa. In addition, he put his medical experience to work as a druggist and physician. Paulina died in 1870; Enos would be widowed again in 1893, and married a third time in 1895. He died at his home in Belvidere, Ill., on Nov. 7, 1900. ❖ Author John Toler is a writer and historian and has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including 4 decades with the Fauquier-Times Democrat. He has written and lectured about many legendary characters in Fauquier County’s history. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years.

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he phrase “mens sana in corpore sano” freely translated from Latin meaning “a healthy mind in a healthy body,” is a well known motto guiding the world of sports.

Forgotten, however, is the whole quotation of Rome’s most powerful satirist and poet Juvenal who said, “Let us pray that there might be a healthy mind in a healthy body.”

In today’s complex and confusing world, we need all the help we can get to keep a healthy mind in a healthy body, and nothing can accomplish this better than a long hike in the woods.

Studies have shown that a brisk walk or hiking releases feel-good endorphins, washing away stress and anxiety. This alone should encourage us to integrate daily walking and regular hiking

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into our goals for 2016, but there are countless other reasons to make hiking a priority.

Outdoor hiking puts you in control of your workouts. You decide how much and for how long. You decide the scenery and choose your terrain. Starting out slowly and increasing your workout gradually ought to keep your joy of exercising alive and growing. Hiking is inexpensive and living in Northern Virginia offers plenty of wonderful hiking spots nearby.

Outdoor hiking can get you in great physical shape. It can be a powerful cardio workout improving blood pressure and blood sugar levels, lowering the risk of heart disease, boosting your bone density, and toning your glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings and many micro muscles.

Hiking strengthens your core, improves balance and helps control weight. With a pack on your back, you can build strength in your upper body. With trekking poles, you burn about thirty percent more

Andreas A. Keller is an avid hiker, backpacker and a Charter Member of Boots ’n Beer. He can be reached at aakeller@mac.com. Should hiking not be your portal to health and happiness but you would like to support Boots ’n Beer Charities without breaking a sweat, you can help us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Go to smile. amazon.com and designate Boots N Beer Charities as the charity you support. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. We are grateful for your contribution. Thank you.

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calories. And as you lengthen your hikes, you build endurance.

Outdoor hiking is natural to humans, it connects us with earth and nature, rejuvenates and energizes our bodies, minds and spirits — bringing peace and balance into our hectic modern lives.

Forest walking, especially, is becoming known worldwide as the most gentle and efficient healer of our bodies and minds. It positively affects our innermost chemistry down to our very genes.

Hiking with a group or a friend makes it fun and often entertaining, particularly when hiking with likeminded people. It is sure to make you feel better. Hiking in a group of nature enthusiasts can grow beyond the momentary happiness of the hike by building long-term friendships and keeping you ‘on the trail,’ sticking with your wellness goals. Over time, hiking will become your new and exciting lifestyle.

No better or inspirational lifestyle advice was ever given to students than when Professor Edward Albee said:

“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast … a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space.

Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards.” ❖

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Warrenton and the surrounding area is home to amazing activities, events, learning opportunities, as well as hidden adventures that you might not know about. Take a look at our pick of some of the area’s top attractions this month.

GUMDROP SQUARE IN OLD TOWN

WEEKENDS IN DECEMBER

2 Courthouse Square, Warrenton & John Barton Payne Building, Warrenton Experience the splendor and tradition of Christmas in Old Town Warrenton. The crown jewel of Christmas is the award winning GumDrop Square and Santa’s Secret Shop where Santa will be on-hand for those lists, complimentary photos (one per family) and where all gifts are $2 and will be gift wrapped. Stroll down Main Street on Friday night December 12th and 19th enjoying carolers, orchestras, choirs, merchant open houses, a live nativity, food trolleys with hot cocoa and warm snacks and take a ride with the beautiful Clydesdales with their horsedrawn hayrides. Festivities begin Friday, December 5th at 6pm with the Christmas Parade, the arrival of Santa, the lighting of the Old Town Christmas tree, and the opening of GumDrop Square. For more information call (540) 349-8606, or visit partnershipforwarrenton.org.

Fridays, 6pm - 9pm, Saturdays, 10am - 2pm, Sundays, 1pm - 3pm

TREE OF LIGHTS CELELBRATION

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

6:00 P.M.

The State Theatre, 307 S. Main Street, Culpeper Hospice of the Piedmont invites you to the 24th Annual Tree of Lights Celebration. This event, held in memory of loved ones we wish to honor and cherish this holiday season, is open to the public and free of charge. The Celebration will include music by One Voice, poetry, and a reading of the dedicated names, all by the glow of luminaries! Following our program, please join us in the Black Box room of the State Theatre for the grand tree illumination, refreshments, and fellowship. For more information or o donate a light, call Hospice of the Piedmont at 540-825-4840 or visit our website hopva.org/donate-now/tree-of-lights.

THE NUTCRACKER

DECEMBER 5-6 & 11-12

Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton All four family-friendly shows will feature exciting new choreography and never-before-seen costumes handcrafted just for us by an acclaimed Broadway costume designer. Before and after the show and at intermission, audience members can enjoy gourmet treats from the Land of Sweets and get some holiday shopping done at our Nutcracker Boutique, including all-new items for 2015. Tickets can be purchased online at lasleynutcracker.com.

SWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12

7:00 - 9:30 P.M.

Marshall Community Center, 4133 Rectortown Road, Marshall The Silver Tones will be performing a special Saturday night dance for the holidays! Swing into the holidays by celebrating the season with Big Band classics! Songs you’ll hear will include a wonderful mix of 1940s hits and holiday favorites, including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Santa Baby, Big Band Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Begin the Beguine, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Moonlight Serenade, Jingle Bells, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, among many others. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Refresher/beginner swing dance lesson starts at 7 pm. Admission is just $10. More info at 540-422-8580.

A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14

7:00 P.M.

Fauquier High School, 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton Join the Fauquier Community Band for a celebration of the season! The band will be playing all your holiday favorites, including Sleigh Ride, Feliz Navidad, and A Christmas Festival, in addition to other holiday selections to put you in the spirit! This concert will also feature our special “conduct the band” winner from our last concert raffle Concert admission is free, and donations to the band are gratefully accepted.

A complimentary dessert reception will follow the concert.Please enter the FHS auditorium through door D10. For more information, visit fauquiercommunityband.com.

FRAMING BY CYNDY CLEARANCE

MONTH OF DECEMBER

36 Main Street, Warrenton After nearly 30 years of framing in Warrenton, Framing By Cyndy will be closing it’s doors after Christmas. Stop in and see Cyndy before she closes, enjoy the big clearance sale, and see what’s in store for the future!

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grandmother’s home in North Carolina where we would occasionally visit just as the season began. It was such a fun and special treat to accompany my grandmother on her annual trip to order “Christmas Cakes.” Today they’re called Moravian Spice Cookies and can be purchased by almost anyone no matter where they live in the USA. But when I was little, the cookies were only made in small batches in Salem, North Carolina, by a single Moravian bakery. Because of their cinnamonspice flavor, delicate, crisp texture, and fanciful Christmas shapes, the cookies were a highly cherished gift by all.

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after cookie was placed to air-dry before baking. My grandmother would place her order and we would return home, greatly anticipating the day when the cookies would be ready for pick-up.

In the meantime, my grandmother had her light and dark fruit cakes to prepare. Piles of candied fruit to mince and mounds of ingredients to incorporate quickly. The lighter version needed to be soaked and aged after baking, but before gifting. Other than the incredibly delicious flavor (yes, I am serious), of my grandmother’s fruit cakes (the dark is my personal favorite), I remember being and continue to find myself, literally up to my elbows while mixing the batter — there just isn’t another way with her recipe. Each time I make one (or six), I remember the laughter, the joy of doing something special for someone else, and the love poured out on us grandchildren and into the batter.

My mother only cooked if necessity required it, which happily for her was not often. But while she helped in building the gifts of laughter, love and joy, my mother had the great gift of inclusion. For my entire life, as long as my mother lived and her health was good, we always had friends, family, and relative strangers at our holiday table. If Mom heard of someone being alone or separated from their family, they were invited to be a part of our family for the holiday. In my mother’s mind, Christmas was a time of sharing and inviting — not of solitude.

From these memories my views on Christmas were formed: love, laughter, joy, sharing, and warmly embracing

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those whom God puts in our path.

Loving to bake and starting my own bakery gives me the perfect venue for having the wonderful, lifting aromas of Christmas throughout most of the fall and holiday seasons. Pumpkin, ginger and cinnamon being the frequent headliners. Who can resist gingerbread twinkles or reindeer cookies, pumpkin scones or peppermint chocolate bark?

My patrons, whether frequent or not yet met, are cherished by me and my staff. We delight in taking the extra time to create their special holiday cake or season’s favorite. My team and I work hard to make each patron feel valued and special. I especially enjoy creating the beautifully packaged gift baskets and bags — passing that love and care on to the patron’s clients, friends and loved ones. The best part of Christmas can be felt all year long, so we make sure to work hard to share the gift of attention and genuine-care always — from each biscuit, box of cookies, cherry pie, ridiculously-fun celebration cakes, and elegant wedding cakes.

As my thoughts turn to my own family celebrations, and I anticipate the joy and laughter, sharing and caring, visiting neighbors and sharing the season with friends, family and those newly acquainted with, I’d like to share a family favorite that has, sadly, gone out of style. But it is so delicious, it’s worth a revisit! Eggnog. Homemade, fabulous eggnog. Spiked or not, it’s still delicious!

From my family to your’s, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ❖

Grandmother Lucia’s Homemade Eggnog Makes about 1/2 gallon or one good full punch bowl’s worth Non-alcoholic version: 6 fresh eggs, separated 1 cup sugar 11/2 tablespoons rum extract 11/2 tablespoons vanilla 1 pint (16 oz.) heavy cream 1 pint (16 oz.) fresh, whole milk (organic tastes best, if possible) Alcoholic version: 2 tablespoons of rum 2 tablespoons of bourbon Leave out the vanilla.

More alcohol can be added afterward by taste.

Beat the 6 egg yolks until foamy. In another bowl, beat the six egg whites adding the sugar slowly as the whites begin to become opaque and stiffen a bit. Next, add beaten yolks to the egg white mixture.

Beat again thoroughly. Mix in Rum and vanilla or whiskey at this point. Finally, add cream and milk. Mix well one last time and serve. Sprinkle the top of the glass with a little nutmeg for the perfect finish!

Mille Baldwin is the owner of Eloise’s Pastries, an heirloom bakery located in Warrenton, VA, where she is licensed and insured to operate from her home as she also cares for her adult quadriplegic daughter. When not running the bakery, Mille divides her time between her dogs and being with her daughters.

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The Warrenton Lifestyle dining guide provides information on Warrenton area restaurants and nightspots. The brief comments are not intended as reviews but merely as characterizations. We made every effort to get accurate information but recommend that you call ahead to verify hours and reservation needs.

Listings include Best of Warrenton award winners as well as advertisers and non-advertisers. Please contact us if you believe any information provided is inaccurate.

CAROUSEL FROZEN TREATS

(540) 351-0004 • 346 Waterloo Street carouselfrozentreats.com

Soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, fried-oreo’s, smoothies, hot dogs, sliders, grilled cheese and boardwalk fries.

CHICK-FIL-A

(540) 347-9791 • 256 W Lee Highway chick-fil-a.com/warrenton

CHINA JADE

(540) 349-1382 • 275 W. Lee Highway

Authentic Chinese, Thai, Fusion, and Seafood cuisine.

Offer lunch buffet everyday. Feature China Jade specialties and Kid’s menu (includes chicken wings and grilled cheese). Casual dress.

CHINA RESTAURANT

(540) 351-0580 • 589 Frost Avenue chinarestaurantva.com

CLAIRE’S AT THE DEPOT

(540) 351-1616 • 65 S Third Street clairesrestaurant.com (877) 988-7541 • 6809 Airlie Road airlie.com

Enjoy modern Virginian cuisine centered on locally sourced and sustainable ingredients in an upscale setting.

Menus include sophisticated dishes that honor the labor of love and sustainable practices of local farmers. Seasonal cocktails, local wine, and Virginia craft beers complement the menu at The Garden Bistro and allow for a true taste of The Old Dominion State. Open for Sunday brunch from 10:30 to 2:30 and dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

APPLEBEE’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR (540) 341-2044 •105 W Lee Highway applebees.com

Casual yet elegant restaurant offering locally inspired seasonal American cuisine. The service is as first rate as the food. Open for lunch and dinner and brunch on Sundays.

Broad wine list and craft beers available.

COLD STONE CREAMERY

(540) 349-8077 • 147 Alexandria Pike #101 coldstonecreamery.com

Cold Stone is back at its new location. They offer unique ice cream cones, shakes, smoothies and cakes. Ice Cream is prepared on frozen granite stone. Fun, family environment.

Open year round.

(540) 428-1005 • 32 Main Street blackbearbistro.com

Restaurant offering local beers and wines, soups and salads, appetizers, and entrees. A wide variety of American food with a twist, wood-fired brick oven pizzas, Italian inspired appetizers and desserts. Try the muffaletta sandwich! Also features Sweeney’s Cellar, located one floor below.

BURGER KING

(540) 347-3199 • 34 Broadview Avenue • bk.com

Restaurant offering authentic Italian pasta, seafood, appetizers, and desserts. Breakfast served in the morning.

Lunch offers sandwiches, pasta, and more. Dinner usually

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FAANG THAI RESTAURANT & BAR

(540) 341-8800 • 251 W Lee Highway #177

Authentic Thai cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner. Full bar with an emphasis on California wines. Happy hour with $2 drafts and selected appetizers M–F 5-7pm. Sunday 50% off wine by the bottle. Delivery available. Casual dress.

(703)385-5717 • 251 West Lee Highway

New Orleans-themed bar and restaurant serving fresh seafood, beer, wine and Cajun-style food. Over a dozen large televisions for watching sports and an extensive lineup of musical talent each week make this a great hang out.

FAUQUIER SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB GRILLE ROOM (540) 347-4205 • 9236 Tournament Drive fauquiersprings.com

Fauquier Springs Country Club’s Grille Room is an exclusive restaurant for its members and their guests. The Grille Room is open Tuesday thru Sunday and offers a variety of dishes to suit everyone’s taste. Lunch & dinner weekdays with breakfast available on weekends.

FIVE GUY’S RESTAURANT

(540) 878-2066 • 6441 Lee Highway fiveguys.com

COVERT CAFE

Burgers, French fries, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, milkshakes, wings, and salads. Daily specials. Patio seating available.

(540) 349-5776 • 20 Broadview Avenue fostersgrille.com

(540) 351-6155 • 7168 Lineweaver Road covertcafe.com

Serving up home-style, hot and cold sandwiches, soups, sweets like gobs and muffins, and side items like potato and macaroni salad.

DENNY’S

(540) 347-0401 • 323 Comfort Inn Drive dennys.com

FROST DINER

(540) 347-3047 • 55 Broadview Avenue

24-hour old fashioned diner serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts. Casual dress.

GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO.

(540) 878-5200 • 108 Main Street warrentonbread.com

Loaves of bread handcrafted using whole grain wheat grown on family farms and ground daily in the bakery.

Sandwiches, muffins and a coffee bar.

(540) 347-0001 • 81 W Lee Highway dominos.com

(540) 347-2713 • 388 Waterloo Street cafetorinoandbakery.com

Authentic Mexican restaurant offering a variety of dishes for lunch and dinner. Menu has lunch specials and traditional entrees like chimichangas, burritos, and quesadillas. Children’s menu available. Full bar. Casual dress. Dine-in or take-out.

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(540) 341-0126 • 86 Broadview Avenue

COUNTRY COOKIN’

(540) 349-9120 • 623 Frost Avenue countrycookin.com

BLACK BEAR BISTRO & BRICK OVEN

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FAT TUESDAYS

Authentic Chinese cuisine. All you can eat buffet Saturday 11am to 3pm, Sunday noon to 3pm. Dine in, carry out, or free delivery available ($15 minimum and within 5 mile radius).

AIRLIE GARDEN BISTRO

Authentic Mexican restaurant offering a variety of delicacies for lunch, dinner, and dessert. Menu has specials for lunch and dinner combinations including fajitas, enchiladas, and burritos.

Children’s menu available. Full bar. Casual dress. Dine-in or take-out.

EL AGAVE

(540) 351-0011 • 251 W Lee Highway el-agave.com

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THree CHeerS TO THE HOLIDAyS. There’s more than one good reason to celebrate at Poplar Springs this holiday season.

HOLIDAY LUNCHEONS

NEW YEAR’S EVE PACKAGE

December 2 – 18, 2015 Wednesday – Friday $20 all-inclusive menu Reservations required

December 31, 2015 Seven-course dinner cocktails • live music • midnight toast Stay tuned for details!

Purchase a $100 gift certificate for a friend or loved one, and receive an additional $25 gift certificate for yourself.* *Offer must be purchased by 12/24/15. Gift certificate of $25 must be redeemed by 3/31/16. Valid for use toward the Poplar Springs Inn, Spa and Manor House Restaurant. May not be used in combination with any other offers.

5025�� CASANOVA ROAD • WARRENTON, VA 20187 540-788-4600 • POPLARSPRINGSINN.COM

HIDDEN JULLES CAFÉ

MANHATTAN PIZZA

A cafe serving a wide selection of fresh and organic foods like stacked sandwiches, fruit smoothies, salads and more.

Open for breakfast and lunch.

The place to go for a bit of Italy and Greece. You’ll find pizza, calzones, souvlaki, gyros, pasta, salads, and hot and cold subs here. Free delivery.

(540) 316-3121 • 70 Main Street #22

HUNAN CAFÉ

(540)-680-2302 • 41 W. Lee Hwy. #57

An authentic asian cafe offering a wide selection of soups, rice, and noodle dishes.

IHOP RESTAURANT

(540) 428-1820 • 6445 Lee Highway ihop.com

JOE & VINNIE’S

(540) 347-0022 • 385 Shirley Highway joeandvinniespizza.net

Family owned, traditional Irish pub. Open for lunch and dinner. Laid back, fun environment. Traditional Irish fare and lots of sandwiches available. Sunday brunch from 11am – 2pm. Full bar. Live entertainment four nights a week.

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800-490-7747 • 5025 Casanova Rd

(540)349-4111 • 5 Diagonal Street

The Manor House Restaurant blends “old world table” cuisine together with an emphasis on fresh food from raw and artisanal local sources. Enjoy the new à la carte selections for lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. The ambience that is elegant, yet unpretentious: a fieldstone manor house with stained glass windows, a soaring fireplace, a richly appointed bar, and a terrace overlooking a quiet rural countryside.

MCDONALD’S

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MCMAHON’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT

Organic Deli offering traditional sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. Choices also include vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free selections. All organic fruit and fresh vegetable juices. Take-out and catering available.

NORTHSIDE 29

(540)347-3704 • 5037 Lee Highway

Comfort food at its best. Featuring Greek/American specialties this restaurant is family owned and operated.

Banquet room available.

(540) 347-7888 • 351 Broadview Avenue

OSAKA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE (540) 349-5050 • 139 W Lee Highway

(540) 347-7200 • 380 Broadview Avenue mcmahonsirishpub.com

(540) 347-3900 • 200 Broadview Ave. • kfc.com

LEDO PIZZA

Never cutting corners this pizza, sub and pasta shop serves many Italian favorites. Known for their large square pizzas, Ledos also carries fresh salads, calzones, shareable appetizers and sandwich combos. Casual attire.

Family owned, traditional Irish pub. Relaxed environment offering traditional Irish favorites. Open for Lunch and Dinner 7 Days a week. Irish Music Seisuin and Dinner Special on Sundays. Free Wi-Fi. Private dining room available. Full bar area with happy hour specials and appetizer menu. Outdoor Patio. Live entertainment.

Casual dress.

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251 West Lee Hwy 668 • littlecaesars.com

(540) 349-5300 • 36 Main Street mollysirishpub.com

MANOR HOUSE RESTAURANT AT POPLAR SPRINGS

Family owned pizzeria for over 20 years. Offers pizza, subs, pastas, and seafood. Daily lunch specials. Pizza available by the slice.

(540) 341-8580 • 8504 Fletcher Drive ledopizza.com

MOLLY’S IRISH PUB

(540) 680-2412 • 177 W Lee Highway

Japanese steakhouse serving Hibachi style chicken, steak, shrimp, fish and sushi. Sushi available for take out. Fun, family environment.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

(540) 349-0457 • 6419 Lee Highway outback.com

PANERA BREAD

(540) 341-4362 • 251 W Lee Highway panerabread.com

(540) 349-8833 • 251 W Lee Highway #157 mojitosandtapas.com

LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE

(540) 341-0392 • 505 Fletcher Drive longhornsteakhouse.com

MANDARIN BUFFET & SUSHI

(540) 341-1962 • 514 Fletcher Drive

Authentic Chinese restaurant offering a large buffet selection of sushi, soups, and meats.

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PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA

(540) 349-7172 • 322 W Lee Hwy papajohns.com

The only true Cuban/Spanish restaurant in the state of Virginia. Authentic Cuban staples, Spanish tapas and a wide variety of mojitos. Family owned, smoke-free. Open for lunch and dinner. Known for their signature Cuban sandwich and seafood Paella. Happy Hour, Ladies Nights and Special Events. Full bar. Casual dress.

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PIZZA HUT

(540) 347-5444 • 95 Broadview Avenue pizzahut.com

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PIZZARAMA

SPITONY’S

Pizza, sub, sandwich, and Italian entrée restaurant. Available for pickup and delivery. Offer both hot and toasted and cold subs. Gourmet pizzas and calzones also available.

Authentic hand-tossed New York style pizza. Dough made fresh daily on premise. Family owned and operated since 1974 - three generations. Voted Best Pizza in 2012.

(540) 349-7171 • 251 W Lee Highway pizzarama.com

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TIPPY’S TACO HOUSE

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(540) 359-6215 • 251 Lee Hwy. #167 redzonewarrenton.com

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Redzone is a great place to dine while watching your favorite sports teams on their large screen televisions that surround the dining room and bar. Or, enjoy a meal on their patio. Redzone is known for their burgers, wraps and extensive appetizer list. Try the Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots and Chicken Fried Rice. Check their schedule for periodic live entertainment.

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SIBBY’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

Business & Delivery Hours Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon - 9 pm

(540) 347-3764 • 11 S. 2nd Street sibbysbbq.com

Dinner Special

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(540) 349-2828 • 185 W Lee Highway

Asian restaurant serving authentic Chinese food. Daily specials and combos available. Dine-in or take-out.

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ

(540) 428-1818 • 251 W Lee Hwy #679 tropicalsmoothiecafe.com

Café offering bistro sandwiches, wraps, gourmet salads, soups, and smoothies.

Meals served with either chips or fruit.

Also offer pick-two combination. Catering and kid’s menu available.

VOCELLI PIZZA

(540) 349-5031 • 484 Blackwell Road vocellipizza.com

WATERLOO CAFÉ

(540) 349-8118 • 352 Waterloo Street

(540) 349-0950 • 41 W Lee Hwy #53 102 Broadview Avenue • subway.com

(540) 347-5528 • 281 Broadview Avenue wendys.com

SUNNY HILLS AMERICAN GRILL

YEN CHENG

Tuesday & Thursday Lunch Special $4.10 all lunches

(540) 347-4355 • 294 W Lee Highway yencheng.com First Chinese Restaurant in Warrenton.

Wide range of appetizers, soups, and meats. Offer chef specialties and daily combos. Also offer a healthy food section and thai food options.

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11am - 2:30 pm

Gift Certificates Available

251 W Lee Hwy - The Warrenton Center 2015

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WARRENTON LIFESTYLE

TOP’S CHINA RESTAURANT

WENDY’S

Restaurant conveniently located on Main Street. Offering breakfast, and burgers, wings, entrees and more for lunch and dinner. Check out their soup du jour as well.

one coupon per table on regular prices only

Mexican restaurant offering different quality specials everyday. Menu offers tacos, burritos, quesadillas, desserts and more. Dine-in or take-out. Open for Breakfast at 7am. Casual dress.

SUBWAY

79 Main Street • (540) 351-0550

With Coupon - Expires 12/31/15

(540) 349-2330 • 147 W Shirley Avenue tippystacohouse.com

Asian food available for dine-in, take-out, or delivery. Wide range of dishes available to order. Dishes served with a side of white rice. Casual dress.

Sibby’s was voted one of the top BBQ places in Northern Virginia . Catering - Banquet Room. Home of Boss Hawg BBQ

589 Frost Avenue, Warrenton, VA 20186 (Warrenton Towne Center) chinarestaurantva.com

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(540) 341-4206 • 316 W Lee Hwy tacobell.com

RUBY TUESDAY

We will cater your Holiday parties.

(540)359-6401 • 488 Fletcher Drive sweetfrogyogurt.com

RED, HOT & BLUE

Gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads and sweets. Open for lunch only. Limited patio seating or grab-and-go options available. Soups are the specialty at Renee’s – each day there are two news soups. She-crab soup available every Friday. Catering and business lunches available.

All You Can Eat Buffet - Open Every Day from 11 am-3 pm - $6.50

Call to reserve our Party Room for your Holiday Party!

Bakery located in Old Town Warrenton next to the Old Jail Museum. Serving fresh pies, quiches, breads, cakes, and coffees daily. Online ordering available.

(540) 347-2935 • 15 S Third Street

CHINA

351-0580

SWEET FROG

(540) 349-7100 • 360 Broadview Avenue redhotandblue.com

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4 Hard or 3 Soft Shell Meat or Bean Tacos with 16oz. Fountain Drink $5.39

RED TRUCK BAKERY

(540) 347-2224 • 22 Waterloo Street redtruckbakery.com

(Next to Fire Station)

(540) 347-9669/9666 • 5063 Lee Hwy

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