Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine November 2023

NOVEMBER 2023

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or some reason this year I have been thinking more about Veterans Day as November approaches.

I think it started when I received Don Bachmann’s submitted column, “Forgiveness on Veterans Day”. In it, he writes; “One cannot exhibit courage without fear. The reckless can function without fear, but this is not bravery; the truly brave have to struggle to overcome fear. Beyond the moment, the tragedy is that in many instances that fear

continually returns to haunt one, and it cannot be put aside without help.”

I think about veterans in my family.

My father was a WWII veteran, enlisting after college as an officer and serving in Italy as an engineer building bridges for the Allies only to have them destroyed afterward to prevent enemy troops following.

My stepfather enlisted in the U.S. Navy also during WWII, at age 18, in some small part, I think, to spite his domineering French-Canadian mother. He served on an aircraft carrier where, one morning during inspection, a high ranking official snapped at him, “Did you shave this morning, sailor?”

“No,” he squeaked.

“And why not?”

“I don’t shave yet, sir.”

At which point the official turned to his second in command and said, “My God, they’re sending us children.”

But it is my father-in-law who troubles me most. A native of The Netherlands, he was 18 when the Nazis invaded Holland. Fascinated by electronics, he became a radio operator for the Dutch underground resistance during

which time he saw his fellow resistance fighters discovered and put to death.

He never ever spoke about that time, any of it. We would never have known if his sister hadn’t told someone in the family.

As fascinated with history as I am, I am sad that those stories are lost forever. But I am even more saddened by the fact that he was haunted for the rest of his life. As Bachmann said, “It cannot be put aside without help.”

That generation was not one to ask for help, or to talk about feelings. So, although he served in the Dutch Air Force after the war and had a wonderful life and family, I’m sure he remained haunted until the end.

May all veterans have our respect and our goodwill, and find peace.

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efore Ira Diamont could react, Dina had flown away.

Diamont, a retired sign language interpreter who lives in Warrenton, is inseparable from his beloved Jardine’s parrot who had been gifted to him 9 years ago by his daughter Leah.

He worried that Dina was gone for good.

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that warms Diamont’s heart, this story has a happy ending.

I visited Mr. Diamont in his apartment in a Warrenton senior community, and he immediately assured me I would have no trouble getting him to answer questions, telling me how an old friend of his used to describe him: “Instant mouth. Just add water.” It was clear that he is a very social man who is passionate about people, but especially passionate about his Dina. A humorously self-aware gentleman, he gestured over to a notebook, which he said contained roughly 30 pages of material on Dina’s story, but he didn’t need to refer to it once. He was more prepared for my questions than a college student before finals week.

Dina was also present for the interview, perched on my shoulder for much of the time. Diamont laughed as he told me most birds “don’t gravitate towards strangers, but Dina is different. She loves strangers more than me. I’m just chopped liver to Dina.”

In the end, Dina’s comfort with and trust of people may have saved her life.

The first day: Dina’s flight

Back in June, at the entrance to his apartment building, Diamont saw someone moving a large cardboard box and offered to help. As he often does, he had Dina accompany him on his shoulder.

But the box frightened Dina and, for the first time, she flew away, vanishing into some trees nearby.

He said, “The rest of that day, horrifying. And I was just in a bad way.”

His daughter put up a “lost bird” picture on social media, fellow residents of the apartment building helped him search the woods, and a woman down the hall even drove him around the neighborhood, asking people door to door if they had seen Dina. “All the

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Even now, months later, he is still blown away at how the community came together to help

people are seniors here,” he told me, “So I mean, it was just extraordinary.” Over the phone, his friend Frank from Maryland, a retired firefighter, recommended calling the fire department.

Thinking a call to the fire department would be silly, Diamont hesitated until he heard Dina calling her name in one of the trees. He walked down to the nearby fire station, and once he explained his situation to one of the fire fighters, he said, “It was all out of my hands in an instant.”

The firefighters jumped into action.

They brought a fire truck and sent one of their fire fighters up in the truck’s lift to retrieve Dina.

Other seniors in the community volunteered to help, including Jimmy, who volunteered to be the one to go up in the basket even though he was in a wheelchair.

Diamont said, “The fire department, the people here in this building, the level of faith and caring and loving and all that, and Jimmy to volunteer, and he was serious, to go up into the basket?”

Even now, months later, he is still blown away at how the community came together to help that day, and he spoke about everyone with deep reverence and appreciation.

Unfortunately, the fire truck lift scared Dina, and once again, she flew off.

The second day: the search

Frank drove down from Maryland to stay with Diamont, and on the second day

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of Dina’s disappearance, at 5:20 AM, they searched the surrounding woods together.

“Crickets,” he said, “Nothing. Couldn’t hear her calls, her tweets, her sounds, and we gave up after some hours.” Frank returned to Maryland, but Diamont found himself going back to the woods again and again the rest of the day, with no success.

Some neighbors prayed with him in the parking lot.

The third day: despair to celebration

Although he continued to look some more on the third day, Diamont said he began the grieving process. He called a friend and fellow bird owner, Joy, who he calls the “bird guru,” and she reassured him that there was hope. His 90-year-old brother from Alabama, Alan, also comforted him over the phone, saying how he shouldn’t get caught up in blaming himself.

Dina, as a pet, was not equipped to survive in the wild. Diamont couldn’t get past the fear that he caused Dina a “slow death” out in the wilderness, which he said was the worst part for him. He told me, “Every morning, she wakes up like a rooster, crowing, so joyous about living another day,” and he believed he cut that short when he lost her.

Then, that day, he got the call he had been hoping for.

At first, he worried it was a scam, but the woman on the phone, Sarah, told him a local couple, Drs. Jason and Jennifer Woodside, had found Dina. She landed on Jason’s shoulder while he was on his deck,

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Birds don’t normally gravitate towards strangers, but Dina landed right on Dr. Jason Woodside’s shoulder on his back deck in Warrenton.

and the Woodsides came into contact with Sarah over social media and found Diamont’s number from the “lost bird” photo Leah posted.

Diamont said, “All those people from this apartment complex, they were all shaking their finger at me, not just that night, but it happens still, two months later. They’d say, ‘I told you that bird was coming back.’” The Woodsides’ son and daughter brought Dina in a cat carrier, and Diamont celebrated in the apartment lobby with his neighbors.

He told me, “In some respects, I’m not the same individual that I was before this happened,” and continued, “Not a day goes by where I even remotely take [Dina] for granted anymore. No way.”

As Diamont walked me back to the apartment’s entrance, he introduced me to more neighbors and employees of the building, which he had done when I arrived as well. I could tell they were all friends of both Diamont and Dina. There was a warmness in each exchange he had with them, and he glowed at the sight of everyone he came across. The strength this community showed in its search for Dina had changed Ira Diamont. L

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Centre Company’s Nutcracker December 2 & 3, 4 p.m.

Fauquier High School 705 Waterloo Road, Warrenton Centre Performing Arts Company presents their annual Nutcracker, featuring dance students from the Lasley Centre alongside special guests and renowned principal dancers Cory Stearns and Devon Teuscher of American Ballet Theatre dancing the roles of the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy. LASLEYCENTRE.COM

Silver Tones Swing Band Holiday Celebration and Swing Dance Saturday, Dec. 2, Hope Church, 4173 Bludau Dr., Warrenton Start the day at 3 p.m. in the Hope Church Theater for a classic big band holiday show. Let the Silver Belles vocal trio, the Mint Condition Barbershop Quartet and the Harmonaires take you back to the 1940s and 50s with holiday classics and dance performers. Then at 7 p.m. head on over to the Hope church Dance Hall for a holiday dance to kick off the season right! The big band, Silver Belles vocal trio, Wendy Marie, and Gene Bates will bring you some of your holiday favorites plus favorite big band swing hits. Hope Church features a suspended wooden dance-floor with plenty of room to swing. Beginner dance lesson from Valerie Pyle included. Admission includes a holiday dessert reception and coffee. *Please note the two events are ticketed separately. SILVERTONESSWINGBAND.COM

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Old Town Warrenton Friday, December 1 6 p.m.

The Warrenton Christmas Parade has kicked off the holiday season for many years and features over 80 local businesses and nonprofits with lighted floats and decorated vehicles. The lineup also includes entertainment, education, sports, and music organizations for a fantastic show in Old Town, as well as Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Marshall Christmas Parade Saturday, December 2 11 a.m.

Main Street, Marshall Pretty, historic Marshall is once again hosting its Christmas Parade. Come out and join the fun!

Remington Christmas Parade Saturday December 2 6 p.m.

Remington The Remington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department sponsors the parade, which features floats, bands, and more.

GumDrop Square John Barton Payne Building, Old Town Warrenton GumDrop Square will open Saturday Dec. 2 and run for the 3 weekends before Christmas on Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m. (Hours subject to change)

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volunteers: teens (elves) for Santa’s Secret Shop and adults to handle tickets. Contact Experience Old Town Warrenton at DIRECTOR@OLDTOWNWARRENTON.ORG

GumDrop Square is a long-time Warrenton holiday tradition. The visit provides kids with a magical experience with Santa in a beautiful holiday setting including Christmas trees and a fireplace where parents can take as many photos as they like. Lines can be long, so come warmly dressed and prepared.

Then let the little ones shop by themselves! At Santa’s Secret Shop, “elves” will help kids select gifts for family and friends (gifts are $2 each, tickets available on site, cash and credit/debit accepted) which will be wrapped and ready to give.

Piedmont Symphony Orchestra Handel’s Messiah in Concert Sunday December 10, 3 p.m., Michael A Hughes Center for the Arts at Highland School Get into the holiday cheer with PSO. In conjunction with the St. James Church Choir of Warrenton, the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra presents the concert version of Handel’s Messiah. The performance will include a local premiere and additional holiday classics.

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Warrenton Chorale 70th Anniversary “Christmas in Music” Dec 7, 8 & 9, Warrenton United Methodist Church For many local residents, the Christmas season does not begin until they have heard the Warrenton Chorale’s annual Christmas concert, the eagerly awaited opportunity for the community and families to come together to experience and share the joy of Christmas. Dressed in formal attire, the Chorale members will once again bring color and beautiful music to the expanded sanctuary with an outstanding sound system at Warrenton United Methodist Church with a variety of religious and secular songs to celebrate the season. WARRENTONCHORALE.ORG

Holiday Celebration with the Fauquier Community Band Mon. Dec. 18, 7 p.m.

Fauquier High School Free community concert to celebrate the season. The performance will feature an audience sing-along, a complimentary dessert reception, a raffle with fun prizes, and a lineup of wonderful music to get everyone in the holiday spirit!

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best help parents can give is to read aloud: “From as young as you can to as old as they want to, I’d say read at home. And read with them! Some of the best things are having authentic conversations about the stories.”

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When Everest came calling, Ben Stern took the challenge Amissville man survives perilous climb to world’s tallest peak

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here is an adage about Mt. Everest, the tallest peak in the world and one of the most dangerous: “Not all who go up will come down.” Amissville resident Ben Stern did go all the way up, and what a harrowing tale he has to tell.

Stern, who reached the summit in May on his first try, made it down. But in the short 2023 season for climbing Everest, at least 17 other climbers and support personnel did not. It was the deadliest toll in a long history of attempts to reach the top at 29,029 feet above the earth’s surface or 5.5 miles above sea level.

Located in the Great Himalayas mountain range, the peak is so high it pierces the jet stream, its flanks so treacherous that nothing lives there, especially not in the “Death Zone” above 27,000 feet. That’s where the air is so thin it takes most climbers 12 hours to walk slightly more than a mile from the uphill side of the last camp to the true summit.

Stern, 38, recounted his climb and shared a journal of his adventure after he returned to his farm in Amissville this summer. His email journal, “Climbing Everest Is Hard,” is a blow-by-blow account of his climb and even more treacherous descent that was “very, very hard.” He was pushed to his absolute limit during the descent of the six-day summit push from basecamp. He tells how he and his two teammates, Bruce, a Canadian, and Schuyler, an

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Englishman, survived the climb – in large part – thanks to their two abiding guides, Pemba, a Sherpa, and Quique, an Argentinian.

From Old Rag to Everest

Did he have it in him? That question was something Stern needed to answer when he first became interested in tackling Everest.

Stern thought of himself primarily as a runner. He trained with driving ambition in high school and college, but turned in his spikes when he failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympic trials, but had no idea what would take the place of running in his life.

As it turned out it would be Everest.

Nominally a flatlander from the District and Maryland suburbs, with a bachelor’s degree in European History

The photo on Ben Stern’s left sleeve is of his fiance Margaret and their dog, Gus, on the top of Mary’s Rock near Sperryville, a mountain he used frequently for training.

from Princeton, a master’s degree in commercial real estate from Georgetown, and a lucrative job brokering residential real estate in Washington, D.C., Stern had not done much mountain climbing other than Old Rag and occasional visits to the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Feeling adrift, Stern heard about an opportunity to trek to the Everest base camp on the south or Nepal side of the mountain. He traveled to Kathmandu with his brother Alex and some friends and made the climb. After that first taste of Everest, he was hooked and wanted more. He went on to tackle other climbs including Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, and the Bavarian Alps, learning more and more about alpine tools and climbing techniques.

Then, he set his sights on Everest again, this time with the goal of reaching the summit.

Why? Stern quoted a British mountaineer who tackled

Everest three times in the 1920s: “George Mallory said it best: ‘Why climb Mount Everest? Because it’s there.’”

Stern explained, “I understand that answer because it’s a hard thing to express. It’s an emotional pull to try something that seems so daunting. I was excited about the challenge. I liked the idea of a big goal that would require diligent training, planning, endurance, and a little luck. I wanted to have the experience of a classic adventure I’d read so much about and know how it would feel to stand on the top.”

Training in Shenandoah

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Base camp at Everest during Stern’s climb.

After testing himself by climbing Denali, North America’s tallest peak, he mapped out his training plan and submitted his resume and alpine climbing credentials to Climbing the Seven Summits, an Everest guide company with an excellent reputation for the quality of its guides and successful preparation of its climbers.

For the next nine months, Stern self-trained stateside, climbing Old Rag, Robinson, and White Oak Canyon hauling heavy weight to develop cardiovascular and muscle strength.

In March, he flew to Kathmandu by helicopter to a small Nepali village to trek to Everest base camp and begin his life’s “greatest adventure.”

But his conditioning wasn’t quite over. First, he had to get his body acclimated to the altitude for the climb to Mt. Everest, a slow process of gradually climbing higher and then recovering, which took two weeks. When a good weather window opened, it was time to find out the answer to that original question: “Did he have it in him?”

He did.

Summit day

When Stern got to the last camp before the Everest summit, what is officially called the “Death Zone,” he wrote that when he took off his oxygen mask, he felt an immediate deterioration beyond physical weakness and mental cloudiness. It was more like “a hostile force had attacked,” he wrote. There isn’t enough oxygen in the Death Zone to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes.

Unfortunately, their weather window was closing and even though they were very tired and hungry, they had to set off for that last leg to the summit hours earlier than planned.

About 5½ hours into the pitch dark climb, the wind picked up, the temperature dropped, and “we were freezing,” wrote Stern. This “was about the coldest I’d ever been . . . and that includes summit day on Denali with a windchill of -58.” Frostbite was a real danger.

Stern wrote that he kept checking for the first hints of dawn. Then he saw the faintest twilight above the horizon in Tibet, and suddenly, dawn broke. “We were standing on the South Summit, with the true summit straight ahead and within sight.”

It was “the great moment of the entire trip,” Stern wrote. “To our left in Nepal, Everest was casting a perfect pyramid shadow all the way to the horizon. Some of the highest mountains in the world were in view far below us.

It felt like we had the mountain to ourselves.”

The descent

As the team was standing at the summit on May 17 in -70 degrees windchill, Stern wrote, “We saw a frightening

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On the trek from Lhotse face to camp

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The trekkers cross crevices using a ladder.

sight that literally dropped us in our tracks. There were at least 100 people, maybe 150, queued up body to body and climbing toward us, using the same fixed rope to come up that we would need to go down.”

For the first time in the two months he had known Pemba, Stern felt him getting nervous. “He knew much more than I did about the weather, the oxygen supply plus how long it would take us to get down, and “he was seriously concerned.”

Pemba set up a rappel, and the team descended that way until the route narrowed and the only option was to wade into the traffic in the wrong direction. The process

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of navigating through was complicated, tricky, slow, and nerve wracking.

After an hour, the worst of the traffic cleared and Pemba, concerned about oxygen supply, urged them on after only a short break. When you are that high up on the mountain, if someone can’t keep moving, “there was no possibility of getting help.” So every five to 10 steps, Stern would take a break, and then push on.

He found himself “in a pretty bad state of mind. I was so tired I knew I was prone to mistakes. Pemba and Quique were keeping a close eye on all three of us.”

“When you are that tired, at that altitude, people sometimes go to sleep and don’t wake up,” Stern said. And he was so very, very tired at this point that he clipped around a dead body and didn’t know it.

By the time the team made it to Camp 3, they had been climbing for 23.5 plus hours, “all above 24,000 feet with negligible calories.”

It was dark by the time the team reached Camp 2. They stopped five times in the short distance between the Lhotse face and the camp. Each time, Stern would collapse, rest his helmet on the ice, and immediately fall asleep.

“I really don’t know how much longer I could have kept going.”

It was the hardest day of their lives.

The next morning, the team hobbled around the camp, had a hot breakfast, then headed down to base camp where they finished off a special bottle of scotch Stern had saved for the moment while waiting for the helicopter.

All total, that adventure took 54 days beginning March 28 when he left his Rappahannock County home to May 21 when he arrived home. L Photos courtesy of Ben Stern

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Hanson said, “When we can build this association from an early age, that history is fun, it is fascinating, then I feel like we’ve done a good job, and by changing it up so there is a little something for everybody, I think we do well at it.”

Living in History

When Hauris was a child, a teacher read a story to her class about a girl who worked at a living history site. Her interest sparked. She explained, “When I saw a photo of a girl my age doing things in a historic setting, it was real.

And it was like there was suddenly this realization that these are people who lived lives and had dreams and deep thoughts and hobbies, who weren’t so different from me.”

Hauris had her mother take her to see various living history sites until she was old enough to actually volunteer herself. When she was 10, She started at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean, which closed a few years ago. She said, “I was home educated, so I had weekdays free and I could go weed the corn fields and salt fish and stuff like that [just like they did in the colonial era] in colonial garb. And it was awesome.” Volunteering led to a job handling publicity and the educational programs for the site when she was older.

Hanson’s love of history comes from a similar place.

At the age of 19, she began volunteering in living history. Ironically, she hated history in the classroom, but enjoyed historical fiction and her volunteer

American Revolution Unboxed Elizabeth Hauris, left, and Stephanie Hanson, right, outside History Unboxed’s Culpeper Street office.

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ccording to Elizabeth Hauris and Stephanie Hanson, it is the humanity in history that makes it so fascinating. But unfortunately, Hanson said, “There is just so much emotion from it that’s missing when you boil it down to the facts for a test.”

But that’s all that many of us remember. When looking back at our days in school, what we associate with history, whether we like it or not, are those plain facts. Who won which battle. What happened on which date. Hauris, founder and owner of History Unboxed, and Hanson, the creative director and writer for much of the company’s material, seek to change this and make history come alive for kids.

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Topics Students can explore three timelines: Ancient History (5000 BC/BCE to 400 AD/CE.) which includes 18 boxes, Middle Ages (500 AD/CE to 1350 AD/CE), which includes 12 boxes, and American History (ancient times through the Civil War), which includes 12 boxes in chronological order. Each box is available in two versions: Youth, appropriate for ages 5 - middle school, and Young Adult, appropriate for students in high school. Materials can be purchased individually, by monthly subscription, or by full curriculum.

work. It wasn’t until taking a mandatory American history course in college that she really connected with it.

She described her professor as being “really passionate about the people in history, and the entire American history curriculum was told through stories of people. And it was really relatable, and it was so much not about dates, or battles, or even always the most important people. It was about humanity, and I changed my major at the end of that semester to history.”

After earning her degree, she continued on to get a masters in elementary education while working at Mount Vernon’s colonial farm during the summer, learning many skills such as historic cooking. She said, “I ended up bringing that into my classroom too when I was teaching.

I did a lot of hands-on history with my students.”

Both longtime residents of Amissville, Hauris and Hanson ran the numbers and realized they could save significantly by bringing most of the production and fulfillment in house, rather than subcontracting it out as they had been doing. So, they opened an office on Culpeper Street in Old Town Warrenton this past summer which gives them the space to operate at a lower cost and create jobs in the area, something Hauris feels strongly about. Also, with the operations at hand, it was easier to assess for quality and keep on top of things. Hanson said, “It’s such a wonderful community here in Old Town. There’s such a spirit of collaboration.” They plan to open a community location in Old Town where they hope to host classes and activities for children, such as historic cooking classes.

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When referring to her time doing living history, Hanson described feeling “moments of time travel.” Their goal is to supply moments like these to students with their products. Hauris said, “The idea was that hand-on history, like history crafts and recipes, could be available for kids who don’t participate in reenactments and for time periods where you don’t really see reenactments.”

By including a variety of activities based on actual crafts and work from each culture and era discussed in History Unboxed (including all needed materials), they

A serial entrepreneur with previous successful businesses under her belt, Hauris created History Unboxed in 2014. Roughly 6 months later a mutual friend put her in contact with Hanson after hearing she was looking for a writer. They have been working together ever since while simultaneously home schooling their children: seven for Hauris, and four for Hanson.

The company grew by leaps and bounds, with a gross income projected to reach a million this year. They ship over 10,000 boxes a year, throughout the US and internationally to the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Affiliations with homeschool groups and charter schools have helped the business grow.

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It’s okay that the 4-year-old’s not going to remember anything about history, but what she is doing is building this association that history is fun. the first to process chocolate as a liquid, and the Viking box, featuring a project that involves building your own drinking horn.

Hauris’s daughter, who was four when using the Viking kit, used other crafts in the box to make a strap for the drinking horn. She laughed, “She had this drinking horn slung across her shoulder, and she would just fill it up with a hose.”

While talking about her own kids working on a project, where her 9-year-old meticulously painted a historically accurate terracotta warrior as her 4-year-old “went to town with paint,” Hanson said, “It’s okay that the 4-yearold’s not going to remember anything about history, but what she is doing is building this association that history is fun.” One family reached out to them saying they still fly a kite built from one of the boxes each spring.

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aim to make history and the people in it relatable to everyone. Each box also contains additional enrichment material and a full color magazine.

Some of their favorites include the Egypt box, which has an activity that shows how mummification works by providing the materials and instructions for kids to actually mummify an apple or hot dog themselves, the Olmec box, which teaches them about an ancient ball game and includes a hot chocolate recipe since the Olmecs were

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Bringing an appreciation of other cultures throughout history to children in an authentic way has been part History Unboxed’s mission, and as the company has grown, Hauris and Hanson have had the opportunity to collaborate with creators in other communities, such as Kelly Tudor and Laticia McNaughton, who are both Native American educators that helped them cover topics from American history. Some of the boxes include reading lists recommending works created by other cultures, like the Australian box’s reading list that features Aboriginal writers and artists.

After mentioning some ancient graffiti preserved from Pompei that Hauris said was not far off from the type of graffiti you’d find today, she said, “People don’t change that much. Their situations change, but I think that any one of us, if dropped in the past, we’d adapt to what was going on around us, but we’d fit in with our thoughts and our feelings in so many ways because I think people are more alike than different.” L

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Meeting a Demand Laurel Ridge Community College celebrates opening of Skilled Trades Center

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A Laurel Ridge staff member learns about heavy machinery operation through a virtual simulation at Laurel Ridge’s new Skilled Trades Center.

The grand opening of the Skilled Trades Center was held on October 12.

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aurel Ridge Community College celebrated its Fauquier Campus’ 35th anniversary with the grand opening of the highly anticipated 8,000-square-foot Skilled Trades Center in October. The center will enable the college to offer skilled trades classes to both college and high school students in the county.

“This Skilled Trades Center is an example of what is possible when our community comes together and we have a shared vision for what we need to accomplish,” Kimberly Blosser, president of Laurel Ridge Community College — formerly known as Lord Fairfax — said in her speech to the attendees. “There has never been a better time to enroll in a community college program for high demand skills areas.”

The new building, which began construction in August 2022, will provide a host of spaces specifically designed for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, heavy equipment operator and welding programs with an additional flex space available for future trades programs. Next year, the college expects to launch welding programs, a new opportunity for Fauquier campus students.

While Laurel Ridge’s Middletown Campus has been able to offer trades programs for decades, trades education in Fauquier has, up until this point, only been possible at borrowed or leased locations.

The program began in an auxiliary gym provided by the Boys and Girls Club in Warrenton. Starting with an electrical program in December 2014, the program rapidly expanded to include HVAC and plumbing courses. It was later moved to the Vint Hill location in 2017, where they launched Virginia’s first heavy equipment operator program.

The Skilled Trades Center marks the culmination of a 15-year vision, said Jeanian Clark, vice president of workforce solutions and continuing education.

“To say we were nomadic is an understatement ... 10 years ago, we were in half of an auxiliary gym that was just used for storage space and full of dust and mice,” Clark recounted. “The program received its humble beginnings in Vint Hill and is now home in this beautiful new facility.”

According to the Laurel Ridge website, the construction of the facility was made possible by the donation of 62 acres of land to the Laurel Ridge Educational Foundation. The project was funded with public and private support, including $1.5 million in contributions from community members, industry partners and the PATH Foundation.

At the grand opening, guest speaker Chris Butler, a county supervisor from the Lee District, emphasized the Skilled Trades Center’s role in meeting the demand for skilled workers in the construction industry.

“This wonderful facility now educates students to use their heads and hands and fill the raw need for the demand for skilled workers in so many fields in the construction industry,” he said. “The ability to hire local,

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by local, sends a great message to the customers of these local contractors. I hope the message is clear that you can get an affordable high-quality education right here at home in Fauquier County.”

Morgan Wylie, an alumnus of Laurel Ridge’s Heavy Equipment Operator Program, shared his personal journey from high school graduate to a skilled professional in the industry.

“I was born and raised in Fauquier County, and when I was a senior in high school, I knew I wasn’t going to take the university route, I had different goals,” said Wylie.

He stressed the value of the program and the opportunities it offers to young people in the region. “My instructor at Laurel Ridge is a well-respected dirt foreman at S.V. Rogers, and he taught me a lot in the classroom and in the field. Upon completion of the class, I was also able to talk to many of the companies prominent in the Warrenton area.”

State Del. Michael J. Webert hopes that many young men and women follow in Wylie’s footsteps by receiving an education, making a living and raising a family here in the region.

“The completion of the building and the work that has been done at Laurel Ridge is certainly something special,” said Webert. “This region is saying that there is dignity and respect in having skills, and you can make a living

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Guests view the Skilled Trades Center’s new plumbing lab.

in trades. That is something that has been missing in our communication and education of our young kids for a very long time.”

Webert praised the college’s role in recognizing the value of vocational skills and the need to provide opportunities beyond traditional four-year colleges, highlighting the bipartisan support for community college systems and initiatives like the G3 financial assistance program and FastForward job-training program.

Joel Barkman, vice chair of Laurel Ridge Foundation Board of Directors, concluded Thursday’s event by expressing his pride in the college’s role as a bedrock in the community, emphasizing the significance of community involvement and donors. He acknowledged the critical need for workforce education in the region and honored the vision of community members like Bob Sowder, a longtime supporter of the community college system in Fauquier.

“This education is so needed,” Barkman said. “I just want to challenge us to think, ‘What can we do for this community that is long-lasting and will make a difference, not just in our time, but in times to come?’”

The event concluded with brunch and a walk-through of the Skilled Trades Center, where attendees had the opportunity to tour six equipped trades labs, engage with trades instructors and explore the programs on offer. L

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A Heart in Country Music Singer and Songwriter Maddie Lenhart

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ith raw talent, hard work, and determination, 28-year-old Warrenton native Maddie Lenhart has just released her first country music single.

Looking back, Maddie has some wisdom for younger musicians with dreams of a career: “Start now. Show up, even if you’re not confident, and do it anyway. For so many years I didn’t believe in myself and stood in my own way … but when I decided to do it anyway, that’s when my life started changing.”

It’s definitely working for Maddie now. The song, “Sober”, released on September 8, is featured on all music streaming platforms. After just one month, it has already reached 60,000 streams across platforms, a huge accomplishment for a completely independent artist.

Maddie, her music, and her career are still evolving.

She said, “There's a lot of pressure to define your "artist style," and I think that’s part of why I’ve waited so long to actually put my own song out. I think I am still trying to figure out exactly what my artist sound is, and it will probably evolve as I continue to grow. Whatever subgenre may characterize my music, it’s definitely in the country music genre. That’s where my heart is.”

A Fauquier girl at heart

Maddie has not had any formal training in music, but thrived in an environment where it was always around. “I come from a musical family, and I have been singing since I could talk. My dad is very musical and plays a lot of instruments. He’s great at guitar. When I was younger, he was like my very own live karaoke machine. I’d ask him to learn to play a song I liked so that I could sing it, and

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he would. I grew up in the era of strong and empowering female artists like Christina Aguilera, Shania Twain, and The Chicks, but we would listen to everything. I had a very diverse musical upbringing. We always had a music room in the basement or the garage. He taught me basic guitar chords, but singing came naturally.”

Maddie grew up in Warrenton, and said, “I had the quintessential Fauquier County childhood. I was class president my senior year at Fauquier High. I worked at Carousel as a teenager. I’m very proud of where I’m from.”

Growing up, Maddie was performing and singing every chance she got. “I was involved in choir, musicals, theater, the Fauquier Fair Talent Show, Fauquier Idol…everything that was available.” As a sophomore at Fauquier High School, she played the lead role of Tracy Turnblad in the school’s production of “Hairspray”. In college at JMU, she sang in the acapella group, unaccompanied.

In her senior year at JMU, she was deciding between furthering her education or pursuing her music. After graduating with a degree in political science, Maddie decided to follow her heart to Nashville. “I knew that if I wanted any shot at this as a career, I needed to be there.

It’s Music City, the best place to write music,” she said.

The birthplace of country music

Once in Nashville, Maddie didn’t immediately dive into the creative world of the music industry. She first took a job at SESAC, a music licensing company, and worked behind the scenes. Completely unfulfilled, the Covid-19 pandemic gave her the opportunity to dive into her own original music. She began writing right away, playing cov-

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“Maddie’s writing style is genuine, heartfelt, and every word is intentional. Her musical talent matched with her writing skills help her paint the most beautiful stories and bring you into the moment with her.

Collaborating with Maddie is always a joy because of her kind spirit. That along with her ability to connect with you and express what you’re feeling in a clever, catchy way is a true gift.”

— MARGARET HAYNIE, COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST AND SONGWRITER

er gigs, networking, and eventually quit her 9-5 job.

Producing songs involves a lot of collaboration. For Maddie, it started with writers’ rounds, where musicians play at bars or venues and meet others in the industry.

“That’s how I met basically every music friend I have here,” she said. “Then you develop a rhythm with someone, and it gets really good. I’ll write with anyone who asks, or I’ll ask people. I say yes to everyone. never know what’s going to come out of it.”

so many years I didn’t believe in myself and kept talking myself out of it, but when I really showed up and did it, it worked. I feel like it’s going really well. I feel supported and very loved, and I think I’m on the right track. There’s a lot of self-doubt in music, it’s nice to have so many people make me feel like I deserve to have my place in the industry.”

“Sober”

For “Sober”, she collaborated with fellow songwriters Sam Blasko and Aubrey Toone for both writing and lyrics. The song is a story of longtime friends who become romantic one night, and the outcome of one putting the interlude down to a drunken mistake, while the other, who was sober, disappointed that the evening was not the beginning of a further relationship.

When writing music, she explained, collaborating musicians draw from situations, sometimes personal, sometimes not, to tell a story. “It’s not something that specifically happened to me, it was just a story of unrequited feelings, where a kiss meant more to one person than the other, that everyone could relate to that we wanted to tell. I think we all pulled from personal experiences in some way to help tell that story.”

Maddie is pleased with the outcome of the release. “For

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listen to “sober”

As for the immediate future, Maddie is working toward a dual goal: continuing to produce her own music and writing music with others. “I’m going to continue working towards writing great songs every day, and hoping someday they get placed. My biggest goal right now is to secure a publishing deal, and get paid a salary to write music. I think I’ll always want to put my own music out too, but it would be a dream come true to make a living writing music for other artists. Your favorite songs wouldn’t exist without writers.” L

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Veteran-owned 4J’s Farm and Brewery

BY SUE BALDANI

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hen Jonathan and Jessica Waldron moved to Warrenton in March of 2020 with their two children, they knew it would be a great place to establish their family farm. “We began with chickens, pigs, and other livestock, expanded our gardens and just focused on homesteading,” said Jessica. Today, they also have Irish Dexter Heritage cattle, Catan sheep, ducks, and turkeys.

Although neither had a farming background, Jonathan has always loved being

outdoors. “We lived with my grandparents for a while when I was growing up, and my grandfather had big gardens,” he said. They were both into canning and preserving and the whole self-sufficient lifestyle.”

After graduating from college in 2001 with a degree in natural resource management and environmental policy, he entered the United States Army in 2002 doing water treatment and purification. He served 3 years in Korea, and then 10 years as a government contractor on important assignments in Afghanistan and New Orleans for Katrina cleanup. He was used to hard work, and farming was no different. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to make a living as a small farmer, so he and Jessica set their sights on an additional venture – a brewery.

“We have almost 50 acres, and we figured everybody likes beer,” said Jonathan.

“I knew we could do something that fit with the character and quality of the land.”

4J’s Farm and Brewery was named after their and their children’s names. “Jonathan’s family has always named the first born son after the father or at least used the same initials,” said Jessica. “So, our son is Jameson and he shares his Dad’s middle name. We decided to choose a J name for our daughter too. Her name is Julianne and she has my initials.”

Since opening, they’ve been busy not only brewing and selling beer, but also getting to know their community and neighbors. “We’ve had them in and we’re building memories and relationships with them, which for us was always a big part of doing this,” said Jonathan.

Of course, beer is the main focus. “We hired a phenomenal brewer named Kirk Hurd,” he said. “He has about 10 to12 years

A family-friendly community: kids can play on the two big swings hanging from a massive old oak tree as well as enjoy the farm itself.

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All in the family: 4J’s Farm and Brewery derives its name from the family: Jonathan, Jessica, Jameson, and Julianne.

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in the brewing industry and has worked with a couple of large-scale breweries. He has really helped develop our beer selection and we’ve had nothing but positive feedback from everybody who comes in.”

4J’s Farm and Brewery currently has eight beers on tap. “We pride ourselves on the quality over the quantity and our selection is varied enough that there’s literally a beer for just about everybody,” said Jonathan. The brewery also has seasonal offerings such as a Bavarian Hefeweizen, a Fall Spices Ale, a Veterans Day Blend, and a Raspberry Weiss/Sour.

Since the brewery likes to welcome families, it offers free popcorn and non-alcoholic beverages like lemonade. In the fall, the brewery serves apple cider from a local farm and hot cocoa in the cooler months.

Inside the brewery, which Jessica likes to call ‘rustically refined,’ the couple reused and repurposed many items. “We’ve got some old benches and tables that were donated to us that we’ve refinished and cleaned up,” said Jonathan. “I made the bar tops and some of the tables from black walnut. There’s an old farmhouse in the woods

Beers are brewed on site with their farm-grown, housemilled grain by their “mastermind behind the brews” brewer Kirk Hurd.

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Jonathan’s brother Nick, a big part of the operations at 4J’s

welcome,” he said.

In warmer months, the wrap-around porch and picnic tables are other great places to hang out and enjoy the views, which include the family house up on the hill and cattle grazing. Kids can play in the bounce house or on the two big swings hanging

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on the neighbor’s property that had a tin roof and a bunch of old oak board-and-batten siding, so I went in and salvaged that to make the bar sides and some other projects.”

They wanted it to be understated, casual and comfortable – like an extension of their home. “We want people to come in and feel

from a massive 150 to 200 year-old oak tree.

They may also spot the two Great Pyrenees, Bear and Nala, in the distance doing their jobs protecting the livestock.

“They are a bonded pair,” said Jessica.

“Nala just had her second litter of puppies, and we’ll probably do one more. It’s really great to educate people on this giant, lovable breed of animal. They love our children and they love us.”

Although the brewery doesn’t serve its own food, it does have various food trucks that

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The Waldrons’ livestock guardian dogs, Great Pyrenees Bear and Nala, in front of the farm’s stone silo, believed to be the last standing historic stone silo in Fauquier County.

The brewery coexists with the sustainable family farm on the Waldrons’ 48 acres where they raise food for and livestock (chickens, turkeys, cattle, and sheep) for themselves.

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CUSTOMER FAVORITES AT 4JS: Scottish Style Red Blonde Ale Pale Ale Sweet Stout West Coast style IPA Seasonal Beers: Bavarian Hefeweizen Fall Spices Ale Veterans Day Blend Raspberry Weiss/Sour

do some water reuse and recapture and use that for the orchard and gardens.

“We want to invest in keeping the environment and keeping our land as it originally was as much as possible. We live here, we’re part of the community, and we want to make sure we’re being smart about what we’re doing.”

He hopes that one day his children, who are now 4 and 6 years old, will want to take over and keep it in the family.

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rotate on site at different times, and people are welcome to bring in their own food as well.

There’s live music on Saturdays and Sundays (and occasionally on Fridays). “We also have open mic nights where a lot of up-andcoming musicians play for about an hour and Trivia Nights,” said Jonathan.

The Waldrons are huge supporters of veterans. In November, in honor of Veterans Day, 4J’s Farm and Brewery will be hosting a fundraiser for the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Virginia Fellowship Fund, which helps veterans start farms. “Being a veteran, I wanted to support other veterans in the community,” he said.

The brewery is also on the Fauquier County Farm tour. “We’ve partnered with two of the 4-H clubs in order to benefit children and have them become more involved in farming,” said Jessica. “We’re going to be a living classroom.”

Since the couple cares about the sustainability of their land, they are ever vigilant about how they run their business. “We use as many environmentally-friendly cleaning processes and chemicals as possible, and have one of the most state-of-the-art septic systems in the county,” said Jonathan. “We

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Bea and the New Deal Horse

By Laura M. Elliott

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ew York Times best-selling author Laura M. Elliott, a lifelong Virginian with a fascination for history, grew up in Fairfax County when, she said, it was rural farmland a lot like Fauquier and western Loudoun Counties are today. After a career as an award-winning Washington, D.C. based magazine journalist, she went on to write 19 books which include children’s picture books, young adult historical fiction, and adult nonfiction. Her novels explore a variety of eras (the Italian Renaissance, the American Revolution, the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War), and many are based in Virginia. Her works have been named NCSS/ CBC Notables (National Council of Social Studies/Children’s Book Council), Bank Street College of Education Best Books, VLA's Cardinal Cup Historical Fiction Award winner, a Jefferson Cup Honor Book, Kirkus Bests, and Grateful American Book Prize winner.

Elliott spoke with Warrenton Lifestyle about her writing and her latest book, Bea and the New Deal Horse, which is set during the Great Depression in our local horse country.

and life. But he’s gone, leaving only a note that he thinks the farm’s owner, a long-ago acquaintance named Mrs. Scott, might take care of the girls the way he no longer can.

Is this your first book?

Bea is my thirteenth novel for young adults. My first and perhaps still best-known work, Under a War-torn Sky, was inspired by my father’s experiences as a B-24 bomber pilot and the French civilians who saved him behind Nazi enemy lines.

Your historical fiction has been used by teachers and librarians in lessons. When you first started writing this genre, did that surprise you? Do you keep that in mind when writing now?

Yes, surprised, but mostly because I didn’t want to be presumptuous! But, as a longtime journalist, I make sure all my stories are woven tightly with facts—events, real life leaders or speeches, backdrop details of “pop” culture and lingo. Fact-rich novels can be really helpful because teen readers can learn a lot purely by osmosis—without realizing or fighting it—in well-researched historical fiction because these books humanize history. When we feel something, we remember it. That’s the way we humans have always made sense of ourselves: story.

Why did you decide to write this book?

I realized I hadn’t yet written about the Great Depression. As I researched what the Depression was like in

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Synopsis: In this young adult historical fiction novel, Bea wakes in a hayloft near Middleburg, where her father has brought her and her little sister after the stock market crash took everything: his job, their home, their Mama’s health

But Mrs. Scott has problems of her own and is in danger of losing her farm. How is Bea supposed to convince the formidable and haunted horsewoman to take in two stray children? Is there a way to save the farm and maybe even win a place in Mrs. Scott’s heart? Is convincing the beautiful but volatile chestnut horse Mrs. Scott rescued from abuse to trust her the key to it all?

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EXCERPT: Virginia, I was stunned to learn about a 1930 drought that took this area, which at the time was the biggest producer of dairy in the country, to its knees and produced a horrific financial crisis for family farms. How would Virginians help one another get through such a terrible drought during the worst economic disaster our country has ever faced? That felt like a story screaming to be told.

Bea and the New Deal Horse is likely to be popular with readers in Fauquier County, since we are right in the middle of horse country. Why base the story in this area, and why center it around horses?

I am purely a pleasure rider, but became a happy volunteer trailer-driver, and groom for my daughter who competed her jumpers and eventers all over the area.

Fairfax County, where I grew up, was rural then; a lot like Fauquier and Loudoun, and it was a world I grew to love deeply. The book is an homage to the area as well as my chance to write a kind of love song to horsewomen, young and “old”—those fiercely independent, blunt, strong-willed trainers who are so devoted to schooling brave teen riders to achieve the breathtaking symbiosis possible between horse and well-schooled riders.

What is your favorite part of the book?

Honestly, I love it all! But the moments of Bea riding along Middleburg’s rolling hills and competing at the Warrenton Horse Show were a particular joy to write. And crafting Mrs. Scott too. I was lucky as a child to know several formidable older ladies, who had a dry and affectionate wit and were absolutely the most devoted champions possible for those they cared about, to use as a basis.

Does the book reflect any themes that are important to you?

Yes—digging down deep inside to find compassion and resiliency during crisis. The gift of “found family.” The power and bravery of kindness and empathy. Respect for the partnership between rider and horse.

Did you have the whole book planned before starting it, or did your characters have surprises for you as you wrote?

I am definitely a planner—to a point. I create a basic outline, but then within that are more organic moments when characters begin to speak for themselves. Bea’s little sister, for instance, grew into quite a sprite; Ralph, the elderly stable hand became a wonderful source of practical hope and country philosophy; the rainmaker an even wilder charlatan than I had initially planned.

Your website is very extensive with many interesting features and opportunities for readers to learn much more about the history of each book. What inspired you to do so much more than most authors do?

Because my books are often picked up by schools, I very much feel this responsibility to provide “further learning” sources—for interested readers of any age. I include brief essays on historical figures and events, links to academic resources, and study guides for each book. L

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Bea and the New Deal Horse March 2023. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books

“Mr. Malachi, that chestnut horse, there are a bunch of little scars all over his sides.”

Malachi nodded.

“During a foxhunt, Mrs. Scott saw his rider spurring that horse until he bled. The chestnut was set off by the hounds’ ballyhoo. Rearing and refusing. He was young and skittish.”

“Still is,” I murmured.

“Mrs. Scott rode up to the man, grabbed his reins, and demanded he get off that horse if he was going to misuse it so brutally. Caused quite an uproar because she was holding up the chase. Finally, she told the man she’d buy the horse from him if he’d dismount then and there. Offered him a ridiculous amount of money. The man laughed at her. Said she clearly didn’t understand what it took to make a stubborn horse go.”

“That’s the thing about Mrs. Scott— if people dare her, or demean her, or she sees them being cruel, she’s going to stand up to them.”

“She stuck to her guns. He got off and stormed home. She emptied out her bank account—lean as it already was—to buy that horse. Said she reckoned she could train him to jump beautifully. Compete him at shows that awarded prize money and make back her investment. Even speculated that he could make it to the National Horse Show. If anyone could achieve that, it’s Mrs. Scott. But that very afternoon the stock market crashed.” *** I caught my breath. Show competition. Prize money. Could this mercurial, quarrelsome, but beautiful chestnut save Mrs. Scott? And therefore, Viv and me?

I ran to catch Mrs. Scott before she went into the house and could call the glue man like she’d threatened.

“Mrs. Scott!” I called, waving my arms.

She stopped. Waited.

“Yes?” her tone was icy.

Winded, I spluttered, “Did you see him jump the fence?”

“Yes.” “He did that earlier today, too,” I raced on, trying to ignore the unspoken “what of it?” in her expression.

“Jumped all the stone walls in and out

of the pasture.”

“He obviously cannot be controlled. It is time to be rid of him.” She rubbed her forehead. “And as for you and your sister, I can’t have a child around my stable who doesn’t have the sense to stay away from a—” I broke in before she could say what was logical and prudent—given my little sister’s foolish entry into the dangerous horse’s stall which caused an injury to Mrs. Scott’s stable hand— but spelled doom for Vivian and me.

Used what Malachi had told us. “That chestnut is a beautiful jumper, Mrs. Scott. I bet he could win all sorts of shows. With prize money.”

She pursed her lips.

“He just needs a good rider. One he likes. Did you see how he just came to me? I . . . I think . . .”

“That he likes you?” Mrs. Scott let out a derisive scoff.

I frowned but held my ground.

“Aren’t you afraid of him?”

I lied. “No, ma’am.”

“That so? Then you haven’t the sense God gave a flea.” *** “Can you jump—truly?”

I thought of the bitty two-foot-high jumps Dandy Boy would hop over, me whooping and giggling. “Yes, ma’am.

A little.”

She studied me. “All right. Tomorrow let’s see what you can handle in the ring.”

I smiled.

She held up her pointer finger—a gesture I was learning was her sign for hold your horses, don’t get ahead of yourself.

“We’ll see,” she cautioned. “A horse liking you doesn’t guarantee he will take a jump safely, or listen to you in a moment of doubt, or go through a whole course at a collected pace,” her voice was getting weirdly quivery, “or won’t dump you in a fit of insolence or . . .” Again, she stopped mid-thought. She straightened the small scarf she had knotted at her throat. “Tomorrow I will see if you know how to take a jump on a sane horse, not just a pet pony. Then, and only then, will I think through what is best—and safest—for everyone. If there’s even a chance of training that cursed chestnut.”

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stops along the way

AN ESSAY BY DON BACHMANN

Forgiveness on Veterans Day

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y mother was a nurse who administered to WWII’s returning veterans. When I go to church, I light a candle for her. I light it in acknowledgement of her wartime sacrifices and for her sacrifices after the war to provide me with a better life. I also light it in gratitude for her forgiveness of my many transgressions.

She was my hero.

It took me 40 years to truly appreciate my father’s heroism.

In 1943, my father, who was a corporal in the U.S. Army, stood picket duty in the freezing cold of the Aleutians. The fog at times was almost impenetrable, and the only way he could define his patrol area was the barbed wire that outlined the perimeter of their Army camp.

He knew that his mission was to serve as a tripwire in case the Japanese were to invade the U.S. via Alaska’s chain of islands.

The mission was justified as the Japanese did land troops in the Aleutians and bombed western Alaska’s coast. This resulted in my father’s company being put on constant alert status – ever vigilant and unable to release the tightly wound spring.

All knew that they were expendable.

It was during this time, that my father received a citation for bravery, earned when he crawled across a thinly iced river to rescue fellow soldiers.

Their transport had skidded off a bridge and fallen through the ice into the river below. My father had managed to jump free and crawl to safety, but others

were not so lucky. The partially submerged survivors clung to the edge of the ice unable to climb out due to their water soaked clothing and the collapsing ice around them. And, adding to the urgency, they knew the longer they stayed in the freezing water the greater the chance of hypothermia and death.

Realizing the danger, my father crawled back over the cracked ice carrying a lifeline to his buddies. I’m sure he knew the consequences if the ice gave way. I’m also sure he must have been terribly afraid; a fact which only compounded his bravery.

I say this because one cannot exhibit courage without fear.

The reckless can function without fear, but this is not bravery; the truly brave have to struggle to overcome fear.

Beyond the moment, the tragedy is that in many instances that fear continually returns to haunt one, and it cannot be put aside without help.

My father was a good person, but the war changed him. Like many men in his company, when my father returned from the war he suffered from combat fatigue, which we now recognize as PTSD. It manifested in several ways. He experienced traumatic flashbacks, was partly paranoid, and easy to anger. And, to overcome these inadequacies, he often assumed a demeanor of masculine bravado, sought the acceptance and praise of drinking buddies and walled himself off from his family.

He hid behind a mask unable to reveal himself.

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When I was a boy, my mother drove everywhere; my father never drove. One day, I realized why. On a long trip, when my mother became exhausted, my father volunteered to drive. He was confident, but my mother stayed vigilant.

At first, he seemed to do well; but, as the road became more twisting, he became more anxious. And then, as we came out of a turn, there appeared a small bridge overlooking a running stream. My father stiffened and just seemed to freeze behind the wheel. My mother saw it too and grabbed for the wheel to prevent us from toppling off the side of the bridge. We skidded to a stop along the dirt shoulder on the other side of the bridge.

It was a close call.

In a minute my father’s panic was replaced by anger. He said that he was in control and that she almost caused an accident.

In truth, she saved us, but he couldn’t admit it – to admit it was to acknowledge the constant fear that he was living under, an unacceptable admission.

When I was old enough, my mother tried to explain it to me, but it took me over 40 years to understand. You see, inside, my father was still afraid, and just like when he walked that picket line in the fog, he had to choke down his fear and disguise it. I didn’t know this at the time, but now I know it to be true; it all finally makes sense to me.

My father died in 1973 – never able to fully recover from the wounds inflicted upon him.

Some of you may have noted the title of this piece, “Forgiveness,” thinking it is about me absolving another for a defect or a transgression. In truth it is not about forgiveness given, but rather about forgiveness sought. I seek forgiveness for not understanding what my father and so many other veterans went through and still do.

They saw their duty and performed it to the best of their ability. When a veteran returns from war missing a limb or is disfigured, we acknowledge the suffering they endured on our behalf. But, many times, we miss the wounds that do not appear on the surface; we miss the emotional and mental scarring.

Today, when I go to church I light two candles. One is for my mother; the other is for my father. I now realize that he suffered in silence. I realize that his war scars ran deep inside him and prevented him from ever becoming whole again. And finally, I realize that he walked that picket line all his life – living with demons he could never fully expunge.

May you both rest in peace; you both are my heroes. L Stops Along the Way is a Virginia Press Association award-winning column from Orlean resident Don Bachmann

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Hero’s Bridge Expands Battle Buddy Program with New Call Center

BY AIMÉE O’GRADY

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n June 1, 2023, the Warrenton-based nonprofit Hero’s Bridge expanded its Battle Buddy services to include a Call Center to serve Northern Virginia and seven other counties throughout the Valley and Shenandoah regions.

Hero’s Bridge is the only non-profit organization that focuses exclusively on providing rapid and direct assistance to aging veterans through its four programs which address social isolation, mental health, the therapeutic value of pets, and safe housing. The Battle Buddy Call Center’s purpose is to bring these services to more veterans.

“Our purpose is to see that none of our senior heroes are living in social isolation, severely substandard living conditions, food insecurity, or battling substance abuse alone,” said CEO and founder Molly Brooks.

The new Battle Buddy Call Center implements a dual-focused assessment that includes both quality of life and suicide risk. “We have found that organizations rarely consider both senior and veteran factors when conducting assessments. With the aging veteran population we serve, we have two distinct assessments to consider all factors affecting aging veterans,” said Brooks.

Hero’s Bridge plans to continue expanding these vital services to more aging heroes across the country, such as Vietnam-era Army veteran and Randolph County, North Carolina resident David Moore who reached out to Hero’s Bridge for help after reading about its national call center on a veterans’ blog.

Moore’s request was simple. The combination of poor health and summer heat kept him from being able to maintain his yard and cut wood. It was quickly becoming out of hand. He reached out for help and connected with Battle Buddy Call Center coordinator Rachel Brown, who began making calls in Randolph County.

Rita Honeycutt of the Randolph County Department of Veteran Services received one of those calls.

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Battle Buddy Call Center’s full-time coordinator Rachel Brown

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After time in Fauquier County with Mosby’s Rangers, Lewis Thornton Powell became embroiled the Lincoln assassination plot

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n his twenty-first birthday, Lewis Thornton Powell (1844-1865) found himself in a very unhappy place.

Accused of involvement in the April 14, 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Powell and co-conspirator George Atzerodt were confined to the hold of the U.S.S. Saugus, a Monitor-class ironclad anchored in the Potomac River off the Washington Navy Yard.

They were two of the main figures alleged to have been involved in the assassination plot. John Wilkes Booth was to assassinate Lincoln, while Atzerodt was to murder Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Powell was to kill Secretary of State William Seward.

Cornered by Union cavalry at Port Royal, Va., Booth was killed on April 26, and his remains were brought to the U.S.S. Montauk, anchored nearby.

The surviving conspirators remained aboard the Saugus until April 29, when they were taken to the Arsenal Penitentiary at Ft. McNair to await trial.

Powell was born in Alabama, and his brief adult life was consumed by the Civil War. He lied about his age and enlisted in the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment at the start of the war.

Wounded and captured at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Powell recovered in Union hospitals at Gettysburg and later in Baltimore. With the aid of Mary Branson – a sympathetic nurse who was later implicated in the assassination plot – he escaped and made his way south.

A presence in Fauquier County

In September 1863, Powell showed up at Granville, the home of Dr. Scott Payne about four miles northwest of Warrenton. According to Lewis Edmonds Payne, 11-year-old son of Dr. Albin S. Payne, Powell walked into the front yard dressed in a ragged Confed-

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Awaiting trial, Lewis Powell was shackled in ‘lily irons’ and confined for two weeks in the hold of the USS Saugus in the Potomac River near the Washington Navy Yard.

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erate uniform. His arm was bound with bandages and a splint. A pathetic sight, he was taken in given medical care.

It was during his recuperation at Granville that Powell learned about Capt. John S. Mosby and his Partisan Rangers operating in the area and sought to join them. At some point Powell and Mosby met. Helped by the fact he was related to Gen. John Brown Gordon, in October 1863, Powell was enlisted in Mosby’s Co. B, 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry.

Perhaps to hide the fact that he had deserted his Florida unit after Gettysburg, Powell assumed the alias Lewis T. Payne (sometimes spelled “Paine”), the name of his Fauquier benefactors.

As Pvt. Lewis “Payne,” he soon gained the reputation as a spirited fighting man, ready to take on any task or duty assigned to him. A skilled horseman, he soon learned the roads and shortcuts in “Mosby’s Confederacy.”

Like the other Rangers, he lived under an assumed name and boarded with sympathetic families when not fighting Federals. In addition to boarding at Granville, Powell stayed at The Willows, Dr. Albin Payne’s home in Paris, as well as at Nalley, an old Payne home place nearby.

Blending in with his new surroundings, Powell became acquainted with other Payne families, including Gen. and Mrs. William H. Payne, and was especially fond of their children. He was briefly romantically involved with Miss Bettie Meredith, a Payne family friend from Prince William County.

One of his early forays in the fall of 1863 was a skirmish with Federals committing the “burning raids” of civilian homes and farms in Loudoun County and the Shenandoah Valley. Caught by Mosby’s men in the act of setting a house on fire, the Federals suffered 18 casualties.

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In a later clash near Salem (now Marshall), Powell was one of two Rangers under Lt. Edward Thompson who made a daring attack on Federal cavalry in the town. The Federals counter-attacked and chased them, where they were drawn into a trap. The rest of Thompson’s command closed in from behind, and thinking they were surrounded, the Federals surrendered.

A bizarre encounter happened in Paris during that winter. John Cornwell, a former member of Mosby’s battalion, had deserted and gone to the Union side. Knowing the landscape and partisan tactics, he led an expedition to capture Mosby, with his men dressed in Confederate gray uniforms.

Near Delaplane, they surprised and captured Powell and several other Rangers.

Heading into Ashby’s Gap with their captives, they encountered a group of Union troops in regular blue uniforms, and the fight began.

The Rangers quickly grasped the opportunity, and charged the column in blue, which then commenced firing at anyone in gray – including Cornwell’s men. The fight raged in the streets of Paris, with several Federals killed or wounded. In the confusion, Powell and the others escaped.

Perhaps Powell’s most dramatic action was the capture of Capt. Richard Blazer, who was specifically ordered to capture Mosby.

Leading “Blazer’s Scouts,” a company of 100 dragoons experienced in counter-insurgency, Blazer had some success before encountering

Mosby’s partisans in November 1864.

Blazer’s men had ambushed and killed two Rangers, and clearly angered, Mosby ordered two of his companies under Capt. Adolphus Richards to avenge their deaths. Richards tracked Blazer to Kabletown, W.Va., and on Nov. 18 – and much like the tactic used at Salem – the Federals were lured into a trap at the front, and surrounded at the rear.

Suffering 42 casualties, the Federals scattered. Blazer was hotly pursued by four Rangers, including Powell and Syd Ferguson, who knocked Blazer from his saddle with his pistol. After bringing their captive to Capt.

Richards, they were ordered to take Blazer to Libby Prison in Richmond, where he remained until the war was over.

Assassination plot

After the Blazer incident, Powell became restless, and in December left the Rangers.

Upon departing Fauquier County, he told his close friend W. Ben Palmer that he was leaving to take part in a plot to kidnap President Lincoln and take him South for a prisoner exchange. He promised Miss Bettie that he would be back “in a few months.”

While he was in Richmond, Powell had connected with the “Confederate Secret Service,” a group of spies and collaborators working in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

To add to his cover, on Jan. 13, 1865 he went to Alexandria and signed an Oath of Allegiance to the United States, and later traveled to Baltimore to meet his “new friends.”

The Willows, home of Dr. Albin Payne, in Paris, VA, was a safe house for Powell and other Mosby Rangers during the war.

Before and while serving under Capt. John S. Mosby, Powell stayed at Granville, the Payne family home northwest of Warrenton. The original section (shown) dates from 1830, with several additions over the years.

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Powell’s first stop in Baltimore was at the boarding house run by Mrs. Mary A. Branson, mother of Mary Branson, his former nurse after Gettysburg. This place, like the Surratt boarding house in Washington, D.C., was a Confederate Secret Service gathering place.

Powell was soon in on the conspiracy – not to kidnap Lincoln, but to assassinate the three top U. S. Government Administration officials and throw the country into chaos.

Leading the effort was John Wilkes Booth.

After weeks of preparation, the day arrived, and three simultaneous attacks were planned for the evening of April 14, 1865.

Booth fatally shot Lincoln in the head at Ford’s Theater in Washington, escaped capture, and fled to Maryland and later to Port Royal, Va. accompanied by David Herold.

Tasked with killing Vice President Johnson at his hotel in Washington, Atzerodt – who had rented a nearby room to give him access – lost his nerve and headed back to Virginia.

Entering the Seward home, Powell at-

tacked the Secretary in his bed, stabbing him several times. When they intervened, Powell fought with Seward’s sons William and Frederick, and his soldier/nurse, Sgt. George F. Robinson. His rampage finally halted, Powell fled the scene. Herold, who was to be his look-out, was nowhere to be found.

Powell lost his horse and wandered in the woods outside of Washington until April 17.

He returned to the Surratt boarding house, where the authorities were interviewing the people living there. He was recognized and immediately taken into custody.

The trial of Powell and the co-conspirators began on May 9, with the reading of the charges against them. Powell had requested that two people from Warrenton be called as character witnesses: Dr. Albin S. Payne and Mrs. John Grant. The trial lasted until June 27.

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Also caught in the dragnet was Miss Virginia Lomax of Warrenton, sister of Confederate Maj. Gen. Lindsay Lomax, who was in Washington that day. She was briefly incarcerated with Mrs. Mary Surratt.

Sentencing was on July 5. Powell, Mrs. Surratt, Atzerodt and Herold were charged with Conspiracy to Assassinate President Lincoln. They were ordered to be hanged, which took place at the Arsenal Penitentiary on July 7. Dr. Samuel Mudd, Michael O’Lauglin and Sam Arnold, who had minor roles in the plot, received life sentences.

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here are so many computers out there that it can be bewildering, and if you are in the market for a new one, the upcoming holiday sales make it a good time to invest in new technology. If you are planning on shopping for a new computer it’s a good time to think through basic questions and essentials before diving into the deals.

Laptop or Desktop?

Are you planning to use it on the road? If so, go for a smaller, lightweight but sturdy laptop. And don’t forget to invest in a well-padded computer backpack or case.

If this will be a relatively stationary laptop for home or business use, a bigger laptop with a larger screen is better. If design work is intended, make sure that the model you choose has good fans. As a rule of thumb, the smaller and lighter the laptop, the fewer ports it will have. However, you can buy USB hubs that turn one port into 3 or more ports.

Be wary of touchscreens - unless you plan on using it frequently, it might not be worth the additional cost. They are also expensive to repair if broken.

Chromebooks, while cheaper, are basically just tablets set up for Google programs. They are okay for surfing the web and working online, but remember that they have no storage or space for downloads. And if your Internet is spotty or down, a Chromebook is useless.

Microsoft is pushing their Surface laptops as the coolest on the market, but generally their hardware can be repaired only by Microsoft. If you decide to buy this kind of computer, make sure you invest in an extended service warranty.

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A desktop is better if you want a robust, stationary computer that has more room for upgrades, better air flow, and is easier to repair. They come in different sizes, and the smaller ones can be just as powerful.

Generally you can attach any size and quality of monitor screen you like. Many desktops can accommodate more than one monitor, which is great if you work remotely or do Zoom conferences. Your desktop should have an ethernet port, but also check if it has WiFi connectivity pre-installed. If you plan to use it for gaming or design work, make sure the desktop comes with a dedicated graphics card; anything made recently by NVIDIA or AMD should be fine.

All-in-one computers are another alternative. They have big, built-in screens and are often used by our business clients. However, many of them come with components that aren’t any better than a laptop, and are more difficult and expensive to repair.

Processor & Memory

A processor handles the tasks running on a computer whenever you use a program or click on something. You might notice that most Windows computers are sorted into different processor categories. With Intel, you can usually choose between an i3, i5, or i7 core processor unit (CPU), but you need to keep an eye on the generation; a 12th generation i3 will have more processing power than say a 3rd generation i5. Pentium processors

are also on the market, especially in budget computers, but these are extremely slow and don’t handle Windows well.

While the saying goes “the more the better”, you will only benefit from investing in an i5 or i7 processor if you actually need that much processing power. Meaning, if you generally use the computer for internet browsing, basic Word documents and such, then you are more than fine with an i3. If, however, you are using the computer for more intense applications, I recommend a computer with a recent generation i5 CPU. An i7 processor is generally best for gaming, bookkeeping, or high-end graphics software. The average user won’t benefit from the increased cost of a laptop or desktop with an i7 CPU. AMD is another common processor on the market. They also have more powerful processors that are great for gaming units. They have CPUs for regular computers, too. Just remember this rule of thumb: the lower the cost of the computer, the slower the processor.

I regard 8 GB RAM (processor memory) as the absolute minimum. More is needed if you need to run powerful programs.

Hard Drive

Make sure that you are getting a Solid State Drive (SDD) and not the older standard mechanical hard drive (HDD). Many cheaper computers still come with HDDs, which can slow operations of a Windows 11 unit down to a crawl.

Consider how much data storage you really need. A 512GB should do for most users, but photos, videos, some games, and design work may require 1TB or more. I recommend investing in a 2TB external drive for off-loading and backing up files.

Dok’s Ideal Computer

I have several computers for work and home use, but if I were to buy a new laptop, these would be my specifications for a high quality Windows unit: 17” non-touch screen with a full keyboard and number pad, an i5 or i7 Intel processor of 12th or higher generation, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB or larger solid state drive. Unless you’ve found a good deal, this combination won’t be cheap, but should last for many years with careful use and maintenance.

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Sound good? Great! Invite your peeps for coffee and let’s get into the kitchen!

First the Coffee

Get fancy and serve a signature coffee. It’s a fun change from everyone’s day to day cup. Plus, there’s sooooo much you can do with coffee! Flavored creamers, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, spices, spirits. If you crave it, you can make it. Here’s some ideas...

Start off by brewing your favorite coffee. Perc-ed. Dripped or however you like it. Regular and (purists will cringe) decaf. Serve in big mugs or tall, heat safe glass cups. Get creative with your choice of ad ins to taste. No exact recipe needed. Let your guests stir in the optionals as desired.

Café Cinnamon - Black coffee with a cinnamon stick. Cream and sugar optional.

Peppermint Stick - Black coffee and a peppermint stick or candy cane. Sugar optional.

Honey Bee - Black coffee, honey and a sliver of orange peel. Milk or cream optional.

Pumpkin Spice - Black coffee, pumpkin pie spice. Milk and sugar optional.

Maple - Black coffee and maple syrup. Cream optional.

Café Mocha – Equal parts black coffee and hot ½ & ½, two or three Tablespoons of chocolate syrup. Sugar optional.

Café Caramel - Equal parts black coffee and hot ½ & ½, a Tablespoon or two of caramel

ice cream topping. Sugar and whipped cream on top optional.

Spiked

Spirited Coffee - Black coffee, a jigger of spirits – Cointreau, Southern Comfort, Irish Whiskey. Sugar and whipped cream on top optional.

Café Brandy Alexander Black coffee, brandy, a slash of heavy cream, sugar.

Hot Buttered Rum Café Black coffee, rum, a little sugar

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and a pat of butter.

Cafe Italiano - Black coffee and anisette. Sugar optional.

Toasted Almond Café - Equal parts black coffee and hot ½ & ½, Amaretto.

Bee Sting - Black coffee, honey and Southern Comfort or bourbon. Cream optional.

Santa’s Candy Cane Coffee - Black coffee, peppermint schnapps, whipped cream on top and a candy cane.

Now the Food Inviting guests for coffee is easy because you only need a few simple sweets for nibbling.

Compare that to inviting guests for tea with it’s made-at-the-last minute array of sandwiches, scones, and tarts.

These three cookies are makeahead magic. Why not get a head start on your holiday baking by making an extra batch or two?

They freeze great!

No Bake Honey Rum Balls

Almond and Orange Biscotti Impress your guests with these coffee shop favorites. Easier to make than they look.

Make things super simple with these spirited, no bake treats. Sinfully delicious. The longer they age, the better they taste.

They’re naughty but oh so nice.

MAKES 20 TO 24 ( 4 I N C H E S W I D E X 1 I N C H TA L L X ½ INCH THICK) BISCOTTI USES 1 COOKIE SHEET AND BAKING PARCHMENT

MAKES 2 DOZEN (1 INCH) BALLS

INGREDIENTS

REFRIGERATE 1 WEEK

¾ cup sugar 1/3 cup light olive oil 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 Tablespoons orange zest (about 2 thick skinned oranges) 1 cup sliced almonds (blanched or not) 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 cups all purpose flour

BEFORE SERVING INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

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In a medium bowl, microwave chocolate and honey (or corn syrup) together till almost melted – about 40 seconds. Stir to finish melting. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Form into 24 (1 inch) balls. Roll in powdered sugar to coat.

Refrigerate (covered) 1 week to mellow before serving.

BY K A R L A J O N ES S E I D I TA

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 Tablespoons honey or corn syrup 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup powdered sugar (sifted) 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped) or raisins 1/4 cup dark rum For rolling – extra sifted powdered sugar (about ½ cup)

Oatmeal Lace Cookies Crackly shards of toffee tasting sweetness. The kind of cookie that comes from an expensive bakery.

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2.

MAKES 3 DOZEN (2 ½ INCH) COOKIES USES COOKIE SHEETS AND BAKING PARCHMENT INGREDIENTS

3.

1 stick butter (melted) 1 ½ cups old fashioned oatmeal (uncooked) ¾ cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon all purpose flour (Yes - only 1 teaspoon!) ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla DIRECTIONS

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2.

BAKER’S TIP

If the mixture seems dry, mash it together before adding more rum. It may surprise you. If it’s still too dry to hold together, add more rum. If too moist, add more crumbs.

DIRECTIONS

3.

Position oven rack so cookies will bake in center. Preheat to 325 degrees. Cover cookie sheets with baking parchment. Set aside.

Mix all the ingredients. Use 2 teaspoons of dough for each cookie, drop onto lined cookie sheets - 6 cookies per sheet leaving space between. They spread a lot.

Bake till golden on edges – about 10 minutes. Cool on pan 5 minutes. Slide baking parchment (with the cookies) onto a rack to finish cooling and crisp.

BAKER’S TIP

Only a small amount of dough is used for each cookie. Use a measuring spoon or a 2 teaspoon size scoop to portion.

4.

Position oven rack so biscotti will bake in center. Preheat to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with baking parchment. Set aside.

Mix sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, zest and almonds. Stir in baking powder and flour. Dough will be heavy and slightly sticky.

Put dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Dampen hands with water and form dough into a loaf measuring 3 inches wide X 12 inches long X 3/4 inch high. Bake till light brown on top – 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven.

Immediately cover loaf completely (still on the cookie sheet) with foil. Let rest 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, remove foil and put loaf on a cutting surface.

Using a serrated knife, cut loaf into ½ inch thick slices. Put slices, cut side down, back onto cookie sheet. Return to oven for 10 minutes to dry a bit. Remove from oven and cool on rack.

CUTTING TIP

To prevent crumbling edges when slicing, put the knife across the top of the loaf and, using a sawing motion, cut straight down. L

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wine&dine LOCAL INGREDIENT OPTIONS:

The Stone Fence An autumn cocktail to remind us

INGREDIENTS

3 oz. unfiltered hard apple cider 2 oz. bourbon whiskey ¼ oz. Grade A dark amber maple syrup Apple fan for garnish

Death Ridge Brewery Draft Cider, Death Ridge Brewing Co., Jeffersonton Belmont Farm Kopper Kettle 6 Year Bonded Virginia Whiskey, Belmont Farm, Culpeper Backbone Mountain Maple Pure Maple Syrup, Backbone Mountain Maple, Sugar Grove, WV Garnish with apples from local orchards such as Stribling, Williams, and Hartland

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients and stir to mix. Enjoy over ice in a Collins glass, or as a shooter.

Cheers!

BY DANIEL DUCA PHOTOGRAPHY BY JORDAN KOEPKE

W

hen we walk onto the open fields of Fauquier County where only the backroads can take us and embrace the changing winds, we remember. The way the trees looked when the last of the leaves fell, before the cold pushed us indoors. How the hillsides hollowed out to reveal the deer in the meadow.

The sun sets ever slowly, stealing color with it as it goes, but before it fully takes leave, we’re allowed a moment to breathe it all in. All this, while resting together on our old stone fence.

This Thanksgiving season, let us take note of the beautiful landscape we are blessed with, and the history of those who made it so. For my part, I will keep this memory by sharing with you a cocktail that has its origins in the Revolutionary War. The night before the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, it is said that Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys drank heavily of this notably “savage mixture” of New England rum and hard cider. After centuries of development, it has transformed into a “suave and smooth” bourbon cooler, and today I present it to you with ingredients sourced locally as much as possible. For a drink to remind us of where we’ve come from and what we’re to be thankful for, here is The Stone Fence. L

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DANIEL DUCA is the founder and head bartender at Duca Bar Company, a high-end private event bartending service. calendly.com/ducabarcompany/consultationcall

Garrett Street Warrenton, Virginia 20186 1931 Plank Rd Suite 201 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 Office: 540-373-2000 | Fax: 540-373-7224 | Email: janet.light@c21nm.com

Pecan Pie Bars

Happy Thanksgiving!

2 c flour ar 2/3 c powdered sug r 3/4 c softened butte mixture resembles til un er eth tog Mix o bottom of 13x9 coarse meal. Pat int approx 20 min for 0 35 @ pan. Bake ed. wn bro or until edges are brown sugar 1/2 c packed Light up syr n cor 1/2 c dark tter 12 tablespoons bu cream 3 tablespoons heavy ans pec ed pp cho of c 31/2 1 tsp vanilla ients to a boil, Bring first 4 ingred add pecans and remove from heat pared crust. vanilla, pour over pre 25-30. Cool rox app for 50 Bake @3 before cutting

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