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Hospice Cup Polo Charity Match Council Approves Salamander Zoning Daniel Morrow Katherine (“Bundles”) Murdock, who had Page 28 consistently opposed the project under both t its regular monthly meeting on Au- Mayor Tim Dimos and Mayor Betsy Davis, was gust 9, 2007, the Middleburg Town absent. Council passed four key motions, The End of the Beginning amending the Town’s zoning ordi- Anances and maps, and granting a special use The fi nal vote, the culmination of almost six permit that will allow construction to begin years of hard work, controversy, debate and com- on the Salamander Inn and Spa and its related promise, was, at fi rst, greeted with silence by a housing and mixed-use developments. packed gallery, representing an almost complete Two of the four critical motions passed cross-section of the roughly 640 residents of the unanimously: one granting Salamander a criti- town, reinforced by a large contingent from Shi- cal “special-use” permit; the other amending loh Baptist Church, on hand to witness passage the Town’s zoning ordinance to allow con- of an offi cial resolution honoring the140th an- struction of a resort and spa. niversary of its founding in 1867. More problematic were motions to create Only when Mayor Davis quietly broke the a new “Mixed Use Village” zoning designation silence did the crowd appear to realize the full for Middleburg, and the all-important motion impact of what they had just witnessed. formally rezoning the 341.28-acre Salamander “I’d like to extend my congratulations,” she property. began, “to Dr. Johnson, her family, and Sala- Both these motions mander Hospitality; . . . to our staff . . . for all passed 4-2. Eura Lew- their hard work; and to Council . . . “ is, Trowbridge Little- As she spoke, glances were exchanged, ten- ton, Lisa Patterson and tative smiles broke out, and whispers began to Karen Robinson voted spread around the Council chambers. “yes.” “I’m looking forward, along with Council, Vice Mayor to having a great project,” Davis continued, “in Darlene Kirk which we’ll all work together. I know we’re all and Mark going to be proud of this and make it the best Snyder resort in the nation.” voted By the time she fi nished, it was clear what “no.” had been done. Cheers and applause spread around the room. As the applause faded, Sheila Johnson, edu- cator, entrepreneur, co-founder of BET, and by Continued Page 33 Pan American Glory for Karen O’Connor and Theodore, World’s Bravest, Most Beloved Event Pony Patricia Vos imagine how plucky a 14.1 and a bit pony appears as it does so. Theodore O’Connor, the 12-year old he XV Pan American Thoroughbred/Arabian/Shetland cross, is now quite Games took place July 13- possibly the bravest, most beloved event pony in all 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Bra- the world. zil, featuring 5,500 ath- While getting a pony to an international event Tletes from 42 countries competing is never a sure thing, the purported troubles at the in 28 different sports. The US del- Rio venue nearly made it a non-starter for the entire egation was made up of nearly 600 squad. As the team was being selected, prepared, athletes and they brought home an trained and beginning their travels with a trip to Mi- impressive 237 medals with the ami for quarantine, word from Brazil was not encour- Marc Swedenburg US leading the fi nal medal count, aging. The cross country course building was behind not-so-closely followed by Cuba schedule. There were health concerns. The dressage and host nation Brazil. teams that had traveled ahead for their competitions Continues His But does anyone from reported back with stories of nightmarish bureaucra- Middleburg pay much mind to medal cies. Parents’ Legacy sweeps in synchronized swimming Back home, veterinary concerns over two of the or table tennis? Unlikely. Not to take horses chosen for the US Event team forced last min- anything away from the Herculean ef- ute changes to the squad. When, at last, they left for Page 6 forts of the judo team or the swimmers or Rio, the US team was comprised of Phillip Dutton of badminton players who came home with West Grove, PA with Truluck, Gina Miles of Creston, the gold, but our concerns tend to run with all things CA with McKinlaigh, Stephen Bradley of Leesburg, equestrian. VA with From, Mara Dean of Round Hill, VA with Lucky for us then that the equestrian event Nicki Henley and Darren Chiacchia of Springville, squad, a decent percentage of whom were locals, NY with Better I Do It. Speaking Up in came home with a small pile of medals, including Continued Page 33 a few for The Plains resident and The Plains eventing star Karen O’Connor PRST STD who rode a pony, yes a pony, to Request in homes by Thursday 8/23/07 US POSTAGE PAID double gold medal glory. POSTAL CUSTOMER BURKE VA PagePage 48 If an event horse always PERMIT NO 029 strikes one as a particularly brave creature as it approaches daunting ditches, banks and solid obstacles, Editor’s Desk: Page 10 • Faces & Places: Page 26 • Friends for Life: Page 36 Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page News of Note
P.O. Box 1768 Middleburg, VA 20118 540-687-3200 Shiloh Baptist Church Celebrate 140th Anniversary fax 540-687-8035 www.mbecc.com [email protected] Middleburg churches, it origi- In describing the challenges conveyed the Town’s congratula- nated in the Middleburg Baptist the church has faced during his tions and best wishes to the Shiloh Cover Photo Church. The fellowship we share tenure, Pastor Nelson emphasized members in a resolution passed by by Dee Dee Hubbard with the Middleburg community that there is nothing that can’t be the Town Council acknowledging and its pastors is priceless. We are overcome or accomplished with the Church’s important historical Editor In Chief so grateful for that fellowship and God’s help. and spiritual contribution to the Dee Dee Hubbard ~ [email protected] it excites me about the promise of “Middleburg, and our mem- Middleburg Community. Design & Production Director our future.” bers have gone through a profound “We are extremely proud of Jay Hubbard Pastor Nelson’s distinguished transformation during the life of the Church’s heritage and its sig- bearing and deep sense of mission our church, but it is clear that we nificance in the greater Middleburg Publisher is inspirational and reflects his ca- can do all the things we are called community,” she stated. Dan Morrow reer as an officer in the Air Force. to do,” he continued, “because, in Pastor Nelson spoke elo- Copyright ©2007 All rights reserved. No part of When he retired twenty-one years Christ, all things are possible.” quently about his gratitude to the Middleburg Eccentric may be reproduced without written permission of the Eccentric LLC. Middleburg ago as a Lieutenant Colonel and Many families whose history Middleburg’s mayors, Shiloh’s Eccentric is not responsible for unsolicited manu- was called to the ministry, he was is linked to Shiloh Baptist Church neighbors and the many benefac- scripts or artwork. Middleburg Eccentric reserves the right to accept or reject any and all copy. Middleburg invited to Shiloh Baptist Church are well represented in the mem- tors who have helped the church Eccentric is published monthly on the 4th Thursday to take a position as interim pas- bership. Organized by a young and its members over the years. by Middleburg Eccentric LLC. Controlled circula- tion: 41,000 to Loudoun, Prince William, Fauquier & tor. He stayed to lead the congre- preacher named Leland Warring at “Our members have estab- Clarke Counties. gation for twenty-one years. the home of the late Deacon Peter lished themselves in trade, educa- We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Vir- ginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity “When I arrived, this church Tibbs, Shiloh has had only nine tion, travel and many other profes- throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and was, and still is, a very viable pastors in its entire history. The sions,” he explained. “Without the support advertising and marketing programs in which hen the congrega- there are no barriers to obtain housing because of race, tion at Middleburg’s member of the community,” he church was relocated to 304 East support of God, the town and the color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial recalled. “Although time and cir- Marshall Street in Middleburg in fellowship of our community pas- status or handicap. Shiloh Baptist All real estate advertised herein is subject to Church celebrates the cumstance create ebbs and flows, 1913 and has been active at that tors, we could not have achieved Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to we are now growing again and the site every since. as much for our members.” advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination church’sW 140th anniversary next because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, el- month, Pastor Herman Nelson will only obstacle in our paths is our- The church membership was “Everyone is invited to our derliness, familial status, handicap or intention to make selves and our sins.” active in Civil Rights and politics 140th anniversary celebrations,” any such preferences, limitation or discrimination.” officiate at four days of thanks The newspaper will not knowingly accept ad- and celebration September 19th Deaconess Elizabeth Wash- and has always been committed Pastor Nelson said. vertising for real estate that violates the fair housing ington Wallace is beginning the to the betterment of education for “We’ll begin on September law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings through the 23rd. advertised in this newspaper are available on equal op- “Our church is one of the process of applying for National African-American children. Many 19th; something is planned every portunity basis. For more information or to fi le a hous- Historic Preservation status for of the descendants of the original day and we’ll conclude with 11 ing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing offi ce at great blessings of this commu- (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247. For the nity,” Pastor Nelson explained. It Shiloh Baptist Church. founder families have become, and a.m. worship on Sunday, Septem- hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhous- “We hope to complete the pro- now are, leading members of the ber 23rd.” [email protected]. Web site: www.fairhousing. was established by freed slaves in vipnet.org 1867, just two years after the end cess during the next year,” she ex- Middleburg business community. of the Civil War and, like many plained. Recently, Mayor Betsy Davis Water – Our Most Precious Resource Go Green Middleburg Richard A. Engberg Another infrastructure concern, Generally, the political system in general. Kenneth D. Reid* especially in major cities is aging wa- of the United States is reactive (prob- So what can we do as citizens of ter distribution systems both within lems are addressed after they develop) Middleburg, of Loudoun County, of n the July issue of the Eccentric, and outside of homes. Just today, NPR rather that proactive (problems are Virginia, and of the Nation do to ad- we presented several water facts reported that several children each anticipated and are addressed before dress these concerns? Probably the as to why the Nation’s fresh wa- year in Washington, DC, are poisoned they develop). An example of this is best thing we can do is to contact our ter resources are increasingly from lead leached from ancient pipes drought. Droughts are cyclic. When elected representatives at all levels of Iin peril. The concerns included cli- in their homes or from the water dis- and after they occur, big money goes government to point out these water mate change, water demand, drought, tribution system. Particularly in larger to provide drought relief. When the resources infrastructure problems. We fl oods, water quality, and our aging cities but in many small communities droughts abate, very little is done to can emphasize the need on their part to water resources infrastructure. too, water distribution systems are develop contingency plans for the next address these problems sooner rather In this month’s article, we will antiquated and are in dire need of up- one. than later. At the local level, we can focus primarily on water resources in- grade. Nationally, water issues, infra- attend town council or county board frastructure concerns in our Nation. Defi ciencies also occur in waste structure or otherwise, are potentially meetings and speak to water resources The recent, tragic collapse of the removal systems and treatment facili- big ticket items and both Congress needs. We can write, call, or e-mail I-35 bridge in Minneapolis and the as- ties. In areas where sanitary sewers and the Administration (regardless of our elected state and national repre- sociated loss of life focused attention and storm sewers are combined and the party in power) are loathe to re- sentatives to point out that it is in the on potentially unsafe bridges. This where excessive runoff from storms quest and allocate the necessary funds best interest of all of us to have clean disaster is something that some engi- occur, there have been many horror (which might mean tax increases) to and safe water, dams and levees that neers have been warning of for years. stories of raw sewage fl owing directly anticipate and address water prob- will protect, and bridges that are safe Dam and levee safety are real into our rivers and streams. This has lems proactively. When a member to cross. We can demand that they concerns. Certainly the levee failures caused massive fi sh kills and increases of congress is able to earmark funds, should move water issues from the associated with Hurricane Katrina the potential for water borne diseases. for example, a state-of-the art sewage rear to the front burner. Finally, we focused national attention on the loss Treatment technology has not kept treatment plant, they receive kudos can join organizations like Go Green of life and the long term suffering of pace with new contaminants found in from the citizenry they represent and Middleburg to have our voices heard those impacted, not to mention the treatment plant outfl ows. These in- aid their own re-election. States of- in the community on these important enormous cost for repairs and restora- clude pharmaceuticals, personal care ten are equally loathe to address these issues. Ultimately, fi xes for our water tion. Levees in the San Francisco bay/ products, yard care products, and a problems. A bright spot, however, resources infrastructure problems will delta area presently are in imminent host of other contaminants not even are the efforts of California and a few depend on our commitment to them. danger from earthquakes or fl oods. measurable a few years ago but that other states to address climate change Many dams in the United States have now show up regularly in our receiv- and this willingness bodes well for ad- * Respectively, Technical Director and exceeded their planned lives and the ing streams. We could go on with this dressing water problems in more ma- Executive Vice President of the Ameri- water storage areas behind them are litany. jor ways. But these isolated successes can Water Resources Association, nearly fi lled with sediments-ingredi- Why have these problems devel- do not translate to the needs of the Middleburg, VA. Both are Loudoun ents for potential disasters. oped (or were allowed to develop)? nation’s water resources infrastructure County residents.
www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page News of Note Windy Hill Foundation Flood at Windy Hill Residents Evacuated Breaks Ground for t 8:30 AM on Saturday, places, the water was nearly four rived quickly on the scene, locat- August 18, Middleburg’s feet deep in a closed storage area, ed the meters and valves serving New Elderly Facility fire and rescue squad re- and had flooded the apartment both lines, and shut them off. By Photo by Dee Dee Hubbard sponded to an unusual manager’s office. that time roughly 20,000 gallons report:A there were sounds rushing Two water mains serve the of water had been pushed into and water coming from underneath complex, with one providing wa- through the building apartments at 300 Windy Hill ter under pressures of 80 pounds Dominion Power was called Road. per square inch for a fire suppres- to shut down electrical service. According to Police Chief sion system. That line apparently As the water receded, the Fire Steve Webber, fire, rescue and burst, at a 90-degree elbow joint Marshall prudently ordered the police responded to find water underneath the basement floor. evacuation of the building, noting spewing from the Southwest cor- By the time the break was dis- that there was no way to deter- ner the building’s cinder block covered water pressure had lifted mine just how badly the building foundation, flowing into the park- and buckled parts of the four had been damaged. ing lot, across an adjacent road, to five-inch concrete slab floor, As of Monday morning, best Left to right: Kim Hart, Windy Hill Development Company; Betsy Davis, Mayor of and into a stream. separating it, in places, from the reports indicated that residents of Middleburg; Jim Chandler, Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA); Tom Closer inspection revealed foundation. fifteen apartments had been evac- Wahl, Hamel Builders; Tommy Dodson, Levis Hill House, LP; Lang Washburn; Jan water backed up inside the build- Middleburg’s on-call Utility Boothby, Loudoun County CDBG; and Margot Thompson, daughter of John P. Le- Continued Page 33 vis, Jr. in whose honor the new facility is being named. ing. Rising to doorknob level in Superintendant, Gary Garret, ar- ith strong financial of Middleburg and his very quiet help from the Vir- but very generous support of the Marshall National Bank’s History Preserved by PNC ginia Housing De- community. velopment Authority Levis Hill House will serve hen PNC Bank re- tor, Dr. Mary Beth Corrigan, who Marshall National Bank and Trust (VHDA),W the Loudoun County those 62 and older who are capa- cently acquired Mer- joined PNC in 1998 to organize at 8372 West Main Street and an Community Development Block ble of independent living but who cantile Bankshares and archive the records of Wash- exhibit of the history found in Grant Program, and $800,000 have limited financial resources. Corporation, Mar- ington D.C.’s Riggs Bank when the bank will feature select arti- from local donors, the Windy Hill There will be 14 single and 6 dou- shallW National Bank and Trust, a PNC acquired it, will now lead the facts, recordings of oral histories Foundation has raised all the nec- ble units on three floors served Mercantile Bankshares affiliate Marshall National Bank and Trust recorded with employees and cus- essary funds to begin Levis Hill by an elevator. Five units will be was included in the acquisition. initiative as part on the ongoing tomers. House, a 20-unit apartment for el- fully handicapped equipped, in- Fortunately for the Marshall insti- corporate-wide PNC Legacy Proj- “PNC recognizes that Mar- derly residents to be constructed cluding roll-in showers, and all tution and for the many Piedmont ect. shall National Bank and Trust just west of the fire department in units will be specially designed to communities it serves, PNC has Once completed, The Riggs contributed to local commerce, Middleburg. An official ground accommodate elderly residents. an outstanding tradition of ar- Bank Archive of Historical Re- government and the citizens and breaking ceremony took place on Levis Hill House will also be chiving, preserving and dissemi- cords was donated to George organizations he has served in July 27, 2007, at the building site. a “Green Building” with durable nating the historic records and Washington University, ensuring and around Fauquier County for Actual construction is to begin at brick and stucco construction, primary source treasures stored in that the thousands of records from over 100 years,” said Executive the end of August. extra insulation, high efficiency the ledgers and vaults of the banks the institution that was known as Vice President Kevin Lee. The The project is to be named in lights and appliances, and low- it acquires. The Bank of Presidents would be bank helped build and support lo- honor of long-time Middleburg water-using fixtures. It has been “Marshall Bank has been inte- available to scholars researching cal businesses, schools, places of resident, John Levis, who began designed by local architect Bill gral to its community for over 100 the history of the capital city. worship and non-profit organiza- serving on the Windy Hill Foun- Turnure to the highest standards years,” explained Vice President The PNC Legacy Project tions including volunteer fire and dation Board of Directors in the set by Virginia’s EarthCraft Pro- of Corporate Communications So- honors the history of predecessor rescue companies.” early 1980s. John Levis was re- gram who will test and certify nia McCormick. “We respect that banks, the employees and officers “The PNC Legacy Project will membered with great fondness by the high energy efficiency of the history and intend to preserve it who guided them and the commu- showcase the enduring trust placed his life-long friend, Lang Wash- building. as part of our commitment to our nities they serve. in the Bank by the Marshall com- burn, who reminded all attend- Continued Page 33 customers and to the community.” In Marshall, the project will ing the ceremony of John’s love PNC’s archivist and cura- be housed at the headquarters of Continued Page 33
www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page News of Note Swedenburg Continues His Parents’ Legacy Middleburg Fitness Club Hosts homas Jefferson would com- Tech. Today, he is very impressed with the Nanette’s Walk September 15 pletely understand Marc Sweden- advances the agriculture department there burg’s devotion to the vineyard his is making in enology or wine making and he fi rst annual Nanette’s Walk will istration is at 8:30 am, followed by a kick mother and father planted at Valley viticulture or vineyard management. be held in Middleburg on Septem- off by the Master of Ceremonies, Betsy ViewT Farm outside Middleburg. “It takes the commitment of a uni- ber 15, 2007. Nanette’s Walk is a Davis, the current mayor of Middleburg. At Swedenburg’s determination to im- versity to establish and support a success- fundraising event for the Cherry 10:30 a.m. all participants will meet back prove his vineyards at the circa 1762 farm ful wine making industry. In California, it BlossomT Breast Cancer Fund, a fund of the at the Fitness Club where they will be eli- is also reminiscent of Jefferson’s dedication was the commitment of the University of Piedmont Community Foundation, and a gible for a drawing and awards which have to farming and agricultural innovation. It is, California at Davis that really made the dif- tribute to Nanette Hewett White. Nanette been generously donated by merchants in in fact, precisely these qualities in a young ference when wine making began to evolve White was a beloved civic leader and long Loudoun and Fauquier County. Children wine maker like Marc that vintners in the in Northern California. I’ve been very time member of the Middleburg communi- under 12 are free, well behaved dogs on Napa Valley should pay close attention impressed with the strides Virginia Tech is ty who lost her ten year battle against breast leashes are welcome as are strollers. to as the quality of Virginia wines begins making in this area. cancer in 1999. Sponsors of the event include The two mile walk will raise funds Armfi eld, Miller & Ripley, Fine Proper- to refl ect the pleasure and the passion so “When my parents began to bottle details before we can really capitalize on the fundamental to the creation of truly great Swedenburg vintages in 1987, they knew for breast cancer prevention and early de- ties, LLC; George White Fencing and ruling,” Marc explained. “It isn’t easy to or- tection through screening and education; Middleburg Self Storage; and The Graham vintages. how important individuals like Steve Read- ganize a system that ensures that alcoholic When Juanita Swedenburg, Marc’s er and Tony Wolf had been to them when provide support and community outreach Companies, Ltd.. beverages are signed for by individuals to those individuals and families facing For those interested in participating, mother, died earlier this year, the future of they planted our vines in the early ‘80’s. who are over the legal age limit every time the winery and the vintages that now have Steve helped my parents from the time they breast cancer in Loudoun and Fauquier please visit the Middleburg Fitness Club Federal Express or UPS comes to the door. counties; and to advance scientifi c research website at www.middleburgfi tnessclub. a serious following, rested squarely in his began. He went on to become a famous This is being resolved right now. Custom- hands. His commitment to continue her winemaker on the west coast as the head in the fi ght to eradicate breast cancer. com and look for the registration form ers who cannot visit our showroom will be The walk will begin at the Middleburg which can be printed and mailed in along and his father’s work is clear and without chardonnay maker at Kendall Jackson.” able to purchase our wines later this year.” question. “Tony Wolf, of Winchester and Fitness Club, located at 7 West Washington with team and pledge information. Please The rapid growth and related change St. in Middleburg, and continue through a send registration forms and donations to “My mother was a marvel at making Blacksburg, helped my parents enormously in Loudoun County has not gone unnoticed excellent wine,” Swedenburg notes. “She in the area of viticulture.” portion of our historic town as well as the CBBCF/PCF, P.O. Box 402, Middleburg, by Swedenburg. beautiful grounds of the Hill School. Reg- VA 20118. could correct for almost anything. I want to In the ‘80’s, when his parents were “We have to keep a really sharp eye focus more in our 15-acre vineyard and at- planting their fi rst vines, there were only on Loudoun County, to be certain that tempt to ensure that our vines are producing three of them working the fi elds. Marc, Loudoun, Fauquier and Clark counties re- truly excellent fruit.” now an information technology executive spect rural enterprise. If we simply respect Born in Santa Barbara, California dur- who can often work from the farm, arrived land owners, we’ll protect agricultural en- ing the years his parents spent in the United at the farm faithfully every weekend to help terprise as it changes and evolves to refl ect States, Marc grew up in Khartoum, Sierra in every area that needed attention. After the changing times.” Leone and Mogadishu. His memory is viv- his father Wayne died in 2004, Marc and Clark, Fauquier and Albemarle coun- id about his childhood near the sea in West his family moved to the farm to help with ties already face issues with legislators in and East Africa. the vineyard and their herd of Charolais. Richmond refl ecting the Not In My Back- “I’ve been fortunate to see so many “I wish I could have worked side-by- yard persuasion. beautiful parts of the world. My parents side with my mother on a more consistent Whether you enjoy a dry and fruity were from Illinois and Kansas but they met basis,” he recalls. I want to continue her Riesling that recalls a French vintage rather in Indo China, and worked in Saigon when commitment to quality and to make certain than a German, or Swedenburg’s Chest La it was one of the most beautiful cities in the that the farm continues agricultural produc- Vie, a delicious rosé, it is clearly an asset to world. After a few years in the States when tion.” the Northern Virginia community to have my mother taught while my father worked Juanita Swedenburg was in the news Marc Swedenburg and his family at Valley in Fiji and the Sudan, they agreed that we shortly before her death when she won her View Farm. would return to the Foreign Service. They case before the Supreme Court that now al- “Valley View Farm has been in con- Greg and Teresa Ramsay took there 1934 Ford Hot Rod custom missed the romance of their life abroad.” lows wine makers to accept and fi ll orders tinuous operation for 250 years. The farm farrier rig to the Summer Thunder Cruise at Franklin Park. This Marc went to school in Alexandria from other states. has to be self-suffi cient, but it is my sincere one of a kind rig drew a big crowd and took his business degree at Virginia “We still have to fi nalize the shipment hope to continue this legacy.”
www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page It’s Your Business Speaking Up in The Plains Alex Cudaback There’s a three-way stop sign at cided to locate in The Plains,” says founding from, quite literally, a one group of dedicated individuals pull- the town’s main intersection, nothing Dan, referring to his wife, the Se- speaker fi rm to one of the most for- ing together towards a single, simple that one could call rush hour traffi c nior Talent Liaison for The Agency ward thinking agencies in its indus- goal: success, not only for them- he Plains, estimated 2006 with a straight face, and a sense of Speakers. try, representing an All-Star stable of selves and for their speakers, but for population of 289 accord- calm and peace that seems to bake “Interaction with our clients, well over 30 speakers, from business their clients and their audience. ing to City-Data.com, is up from the sidewalks as you make most typically corporate meet- and political leaders to entertainment “Professional speaking is not probably best known in your way around. ing planners, and our speakers, the and sports hall of famers. for everybody. When you realize the theT region as the home of the famed About the only thing missing incredible men and women with “I had been working as a speak- time and effort the top speakers have Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase, or from the Rockwell-ian sense of place whom we get to work, more often er agent for several years already,” put into their careers, the dedication maybe as the closest incorporated is a sign on the outskirts of town wel- than not takes place over the phone, recalls Dan, “when I decided to form they have shown and the sacrifi ces town to Halfway, home of Mr. and coming you to “The Plains: A Nice or on email. We had the wonderful my own agency. I’d worked with they have made, you begin to un- Mrs. Robert Duvall. Place to Live.” opportunity to literally be wherever Jerry Coffee quite a bit in the past, derstand how similar they are to any There is also reported to be a All of which were precisely the we wanted, as long as there was and he was the fi rst speaker to join other elite professional. Our job is to corn maze in The Plains, though I things that Dan Simms was looking broadband connectivity, FedEx, and our team.” make sure that these men and wom- admit to never having visited. for when he opened his international an airport. Finding ourselves smack Captain Gerald Coffee (ret.) en have everything they need to do The Plains is that most idyllic of talent management fi rm, The Agen- in the middle of hunt-country was served for 28 years in the United their jobs at the highest level of their American towns, sleepy, cozy, and cy Speakers, just two short years ago sort of a bonus.” States Air Force. During his distin- abilities, from liaising with hiring easy to drive right by if you blink at and decided to drop it straight in the Based out of a non-assum- guished service, Captain Coffee was agents to working out all the logisti- the wrong time or let your eyes drift middle of town. ing, bungalow style home on Main awarded the Distinguished Flying cal details, from negotiating speaker to the radio dial as the signal begins “Quality of life was a big deal Street, The Agency Speakers has Cross for fl ying low-level reconnais- fees to furthering the ‘brand’ of that to crackle and fi zz. for Michelle and me when we de- grown in the last two years since its sance missions over Cuba in his F-8 particular speaker.” Crusader and taking the photos that As he speaks, Dan’s passion for helped the United States’ Ambassa- his work comes through loud and dor to the U.N. prove the existence clear. of Soviet missiles there in 1962. “Corporate meeting planners, While fl ying combat missions over our primary clients, really began ex- the jungles of Vietnam in 1966, Cap- pecting, requiring even, that speaker tain Coffee’s jet was shot down and managers be able to show that they he was taken prisoner; after being had a real relationship with their held as a POW for seven years he speakers. That’s really what we was “repatriated” in 1973. He served bring to the table here. We have per- twelve more years of active duty sonal relationships with each and ev- before retiring from the Air Force. ery one of our speakers; we have to. During his service, Captain Coffee We’d insist on it even if the meeting was recognized with the Silver Star, planners didn’t. How else would we two awards of the Legion of Merit, be able do the best job for our speak- the Distinguished Flying Cross, two ers if we didn’t?” Bronze Stars, the Air Medal, two Chicago and Washington, D.C., Purple Hearts, and the Vietnam Ser- with their large numbers of associa- vice Medal with 13 stars. tions, corporations and government “Jerry is a remarkable man, and agencies, are hot-beds on the public a gifted speaker,” says Dan. speaking circuit, so setting up shop Gifted speaker may not convey less then 30 minutes from Dulles exactly the full extent of Coffee’s airport and just a bit longer to get to speaking prowess. He has been rec- downtown D.C. made perfect sense. ognized as one of the nation’s top 10 Besides, a lot of Dan and Michelle’s speakers in a poll of corporate meet- clients like the opportunity to get ing planners and is one of only 173 OUTside the beltway. CPAE’s, the professional speakers’ “It was an unexpected bonus to version of a Hall of Famer, in the opening our offi ces in The Plains,” world. says Michelle. “When we do need to Other speakers represented by have a face-to-face meeting, we’ve The Agency Speakers include Olym- really found that people love to come pic Gold Medalists Dan Jansen, out here. We’ll offer to meet them in Bonnie Blair and Kerri Strug, NFL D.C. or Tysons and they’ll say ‘No, Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, War- no, let us come out to you guys.’ ren Moon and Steve Young, NBA Turns out a lot of them like to spend Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas; John time out here in the area after our Alston, Matt Weinstein, Tim Gard meeting is done, sometimes staying and Willie Jolley, all CPAE’s, mem- for the day or even the weekend. It’s bers of the Council of Peers Award a real treat for people to be able to for Excellence, a lifetime award for come out this way.” speaking excellence and profes- It’s apparent how much the sionalism granted on material, style, people at The Agency Speakers en- experience, delivery, image, profes- joy what they do and the people with sionalism and communication, are whom they work. It’s just as appar- all also represented by The Agency ent how much they enjoy where they Speakers. get to work, and what an asset that How Dan and Michelle have has become for them. created such a titan in their industry “We love what we do and we in such a short period of time is a tes- love the people we get to work tament to any number of things, not with,” says Dan. “But we also love least of which have been a willing- where we get to do it.” ness to listen to their clients and the The Plains: A Nice Place to speakers they represent, a palpable Live…. enthusiasm for the work they do, and ….AND Work. a staff that feels more like a team, a CATCH THE BIZ BUZZ AS THE MIDDLEBURG BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION HOSTS ANNUAL MEETING he Middleburg Business and Director of Downtown Culpeper and Professional Association will speak on “The Changing World (MBPA) will host the an- of Retail.” nual membership meeting on Please RSVP to (540) 687-6082 Tuesday,T September 11 at The Red or email [email protected] by Tues- Fox Inn. The meeting will be held day, September 4. from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and will fea- The Red Fox Inn is located at 2 ture guest speaker Diane Logan. East Washington Street, Middleburg, Diane Logan is the Executive Virginia 20118 www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page Editor’s Desk Only the Best Letters to the Editor Rant & Raves To the Editor: and grows. We haven’t had of candidates who promise faux-leather shoes and bags. pulous and altogether dishon- Red vs Blue the kind of transparent effec- to, and will, bring fi scal, eco- Old Navy, Urban Outfi tters, orable decision by Myers! The long debate and concerned critique, both pro and con, Ken Reitz writes, in the 29 August edition, “The Federal tive government that listens nomic, environmental, and Forever 21, and other retail- Myers registered as a del- The Enablers of Sheila Johnson’s plans for the Harriman estate only under- defi cit is getting smaller and to the People these past four social sanity back to Loudoun ers offer a fantastic array of egate at the Republican con- score the high regard Middleburg citizens have for the history projected to disappear com- years. Instead we’ve had a through a resurgence of faux-fur fashions and better- vention and signed a pledge Republican majority on the democracy and transpar- than-wool sweaters. of loyalty to support all the Dan Morrow - (D) tration. our county, they enable incompetence, and legacy of this beautiful countryside. pletely next year.” Odd, that. The mainstream economists Board of Supervisors that ent effective government of For a free guide to com- Republican candidates in Those who were not active were corruption, and disaster on a national disenfranchised Loudoun’s balanced growth. That is passionate shopping or to the elections this Fall. I fi nd “ . . . . act as if complicit by their silence. and, in the world of the 21st century, on see the budget defi cit now On thee and on thy deed It took more than Bush, Cheney, a global scale. We have grown accustomed to a land of rare abundance at 10% a year, and mostly voters at the outset of their why the voters on Novem- sign PETA’s “Go Faux for it appalling that Myers’, a Depended the fate of all . . ., Rumsfield, and Rove to produce the In an odd reversal of the usual and delightful nuances that remains, for the most part, an ac- fi nanced by China, as getting term as they stole the authori- ber 6th will elect those who Fall” pledge (and get a free so-called leader within the And thou alone must answer for string of embarrassing failures that flow, every jobseeker they reward, ev- worse as baby boomers try to ty granted by the voters to the truly want a government that button), visit PETA.org. Republican Party and within it.” have marked the past six years like the ery contract they steer toward a cro- curate reflection of the Northern Virginia hills and dales our retire. This country, counting only County-wide elected of- represents the PEOPLE of Loudoun County, would ac- sad scars of a smallpox survivor. ny, every appointment they make to a forefathers loved so passionately. Our village is, without taking care or our wounded fi cial -- the Board Chairman, Loudoun County, the Demo- Matt Rice tively campaign against an- As we go to the polls this November John Warner, Frank Wolf and even county board or commission, produces doubt, charming and seductive, centered in a place so lovely for years to come, has poured Scott York. They then moved cratic slate. Senior Campaign Coordinator other Republican running for (and next), let us remember the critical Lorie Waters may well have been em- effects that flow . . . uphill . . . to the almost a trillion dollars on the on from this coup and sought People for the Ethical public offi ce by supporting role of local and state Republicans as barrassed by the actions done in the national party. that it is revered as a Horse Country paradise in all corners of sands of Iraq. 5% of middle vigorously to work the will of Thom Beres Treatment of Animals Simpson who, by the way, has enablers of the national tragedy that is name of the party they served . . . but When you vote in November re- their developer contributors LCDC Chair dishonorably abandoned the now the legacy of the Bush presidency. they served nevertheless. member Ficte’s dictum, quoted above. the world. class home owners are be- Under the tutelage of Karl Rove, Theirs is the tragedy of decency in Remember Iraq and Katrina; foreclo- hind on their mortgages, and and a small cadre of prop- To the Editor: GOP. At what point do our the GOP at long last learned the lesson service to demonstrable incompetence, sures and corruption; Gitmo and Gon- few know if they will have a erty owners working hand in To the Editor: Has anyone noticed that so-called leaders and elected that all politics is local. corruption, and criminality, whether by zales; oversight and habeus corpus; If a love of this land can become a magnificent obsession, good job in fi ve years. Ken, glove with these same devel- Is there a skeleton in your lack of integrity and the in- offi cials have to uphold their As a result, a succession of own, intention or neglect. Their virtues thus healthcare and pseudo-science; and the we are all proud to be guilty, and it is our good fortune that, in don’t Bogart that joint, my opers to maximize their prof- closet? Maybe not, but if you ability to keep one’s word is word and keep their prom- county, state, and congressional Repub- help enable people and policies they local state and national Republicans her wisdom, Sheila Johnson is as guilty as any one of us. friend. its while raising the costs, own a fur-trimmed jacket, on the rise? I read with great ises? At what point do these licans gave or raised money, appoint- privately despise. who were and are the enablers, willing taxes, and traffi c congestion leather shoes, or a wool interest the recent Leesburg folks get a pass on integrity? ed cronies to jobs, talked the talk and Delgaudio, Snow, Staton, and and unwilling. Harrison Picot for everyone in the county. sweater, you do have an em- Today article “Campaign It’s time for Myers to stop walked the walk of the Bush adminis- Tulloch not only corrupt the polity of We congratulate her on the vote Salamander Hospitality Haymarket VA This all happened at the balmed corpse in there. Most Targets Myers for Support of skirting around party policy received that allows her organization to proceed with the Inn same time they were pledg- of us have a natural affi nity Simpson” which highlighted that apparently everyone else To the Editor: ing lower taxes while actually for animals but rarely think Dale Polen Myers’ - a for- within the Party is obliged to Blame Bush and Raise Taxes & Spa, and we encourage her to never forget the first time she raising them with unbalanced about the immeasurable suf- mer county board chairman adhere to but that she seems What we’ve seen in residential growth. We’ve to think doesn’t apply to her. saw this spectacular Countryside. Loudoun County’s govern- fering that goes into every and a current member of the Ken Rietz - (R) class. partisan effort. Over 50 years later, focus- seen growth of the wrong piece of fur, leather, or wool Loudoun County Republican It’s time for Myers to stop ment over the past four years type in the wrong places for breaking her pledges. Where In their rush to blame Bush, Demo- ing on repairing that invaluable system Our best wishes and sincere advice is simply: be wise, be is a total disregard for dem- clothing. Committee - help in resur- A bridge collapsed in Minnesota. It crat leaders failed to mention the $1 billion should also not be partisan. too long now. In suffering This year, as you’re shop- recting the campaign of Ste- is the integrity in breaking was a tragic accident. Within hours, how- Minnesota is spending on a new football SAFETY is in everyone’s interest. ocratic norms. Loudoun’s that we’ve endured an un- one’s word? If she can’t well and proceed with caution as you endeavor to enhance and Democratic Party isn’t alone ping for the season’s must- phen Simpson who lost his ever, the Democrat talking heads were on stadium or the millions of transportation Just like a lot of things in Washington, protect Middleburg. This is an area that deserves only the best precedented backward step have styles, why not add bid for the Republican nomi- keep her pledges, perhaps TV blaming President Bush. dollars the state is spending for ‘beautifi - if we take out the hypocrisy and partisan- in concern about this fact, be- -- a denigration of democracy she shouldn’t make them in cation’ rather than for repair of infrastruc- ship of the decision making process we and, just as discretion is the better form of valor, less is often cause we share it with many compassion to your shopping nation for Sheriff at the June Despite the $300 billion transportation and disregard of citizens in list by leaving dead animals 9 Convention by actively the fi rst place. She should act Bush had signed earlier in the year, the ture. will accomplish great things. We have more in every aspect of life. Independents and Republi- Loudoun that has cost us all resign from the Republican Democrats were trying to somehow equate Perhaps the biggest hypocrite is Con- enough money to repair our bridges if we cans alike. But I believe we off it? PETA’s fi rst annual gathering signatures in sup- gressman John Murtha, who while decry- stop building ‘bridges to nowhere’ and dearly not only in lifestyle but Compassionate Fashion Day, port of Simpson’s run as an Committee immediately to the spending in Iraq with the failure of this stand uniquely poised for the also basic confi dence in our restore some level of dignity. bridge. A REAL stretch that didn’t make ing the lack of funds for infrastructure and providing money for every Congressman’s Middleburg Eccentric welcomes and encourages Letters to the process by which citizens in August 18, is the perfect time Independent. Circulating a sense in any way. Then Democrats in Con- equipment for our military, slipped an ‘ear- favorite pork barrel project. local government to do the to start. petition to put Simpson, who mark’ into the Defense Appropriation Bill Editor. Letters must be signed and include writer’s name, address all walks of life, in all eco- right thing for the residents Kyra Maass gress fell back on their traditional song of nomic strata, living in town Fortunately, animal- is no longer a Republican, on ‘we need more money, so let’s raise taxes’. to provide billions of dollars for something Ken Rietz, a resident of Delaplane, is and daytime phone number. Please submit letter via email: editor@ rather than special interests. friendly shopping is easy the ballot while at the same Leesburg, VA The gasoline tax all of us pay is already in his district called “The National Drug a former Deputy Chairman of the Republi- mbecc.com or P.O. Box 1768, Middleburg VA 20118 houses, large homes or in That’s why, this year, farms or rural hamlets can and affordable. Stores like time signing a pledge to sup- over 18 cents per gallon. An increase in Intelligence Center”. can National Committee. Loudoun County Democratic Payless, T.J. Maxx, and Tar- port the candidates elected at that tax would hurt the very people Demo- When President Eisenhower launched have an effective voice in how Committee supports a slate crats say they are defending – the middle our national freeway system it was not a our County operates, changes get are great places to fi nd the Convention is an unscru-
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Brian Lichorowic Problem is…if you have one bulb of fennel, ome of our friends are developing a cult fol- no problem...but what do lowing with their homegrown produce. you do with six of them? Bob & Jean Kaplan’s monster zucchini How about the ten pounds is legendary, Stephanie Bates’ butter pick- of green beans that you re- les,S canned herself, are mouth watering and Paul ceived? I always seem to have the same inventory Hoogenveen’s ten year-old vine ripened Heirloom this time each year - bags of green beans and zucchi- tomatoes are without peer in my book. These things ni, dozens of tomatoes and peppers, and suitcases of I have prepped and practically devoured before the fennel amongst other goodies. Nothing should or has front door closes. to go to waste here. If these vegetables can’t be en- I always accept all free bounty with open arms. joyed at their peak most can be fl ash frozen for later But I’m as guilty as the next for not taking advantage consumption, especially for use in sauces. of fresh food when I have it. I’ve been on a spa cuisine kick for the last couple I’ve made the mistake of thinking that a fresh lo- of months - light fare and very nutritious using as cal pepper will last as long as the chemically and ge- much fresh food as is possible. Summer is my per- netically modifi ed and heavily waxed covered pepper fect time to do what has been tabbed as “No Cook “ I picked up at the grocery store. I occasionally will or “Raw” meals. Nearly all spa dishes have a unique go into my produce drawer and with revulsion, fi nd dressing or sauce to enhance the fl avor. This is due an interesting science experiment going on and curse to the lack of seasoning when preparing the dish and myself for not eating them when I had the chance. the use of fresh natural ingredients. Vinaigrettes seem Wasting food is a mortal sin in my book. to rule.
www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page Pastimes Great New Books Coming Our Way This Fall Exploring Books Genie Ford writing; the descriptions are vivid, to 55. This exciting book tells the wonderful philosopher-sleuth tale of the orphan boy who made the the action is nonstop, and the story of the American and French heroine (The Right Attitude to ultimate birthday wish: unlimited n Thursday, September entertainment factor is extremely Revolutions, and shows just how Rain) who has recently become a wishes! Now he grants wishes 27th, a very special high. deeply intertwined these two mother grappling with complicated himself through his Wishworks visitor will be coming Plans are still being fi nalized extraordinary events actually were. relationships, professional Factory, but watch out! There’s to Middleburg. Frank as to time and location, but this is Gaines, a thoughtful and insightful challenges and the mysterious trouble ahead in the person of the Beddor,O former Hollywood an event you won’t want to miss. historian, provides a fascinating death of a Scottish painter. mean-spirited Penelope. producer-turned-children’s author, Beddor is a charming storyteller look into the psyches of George For non-fi ction buffs, pick Author Lynne Truss (Eats, will be speaking to young readers who is as captivating in person Washington and Marquis de up The Blair Years: The Alastair Shoots and Leaves) gives younger (and not-so-young readers) about as he is on the page. Call Books Lafayette and their own personal Campbell Diaries. Campbell was readers a grammar guide of their his wonderful series that proposes & Crannies at 540-687-6677 for transformations that occurred Tony Blair’s spokesman and main own in The Girl’s Like Spaghetti: to tell the true story of Alice in more information. within the context of revolution. political strategist from 1994 to Why You Can’t Manage Without Wonderland. The Looking Glass For history buffs, author This should be an extraordinary 2003. This is perhaps the best Apostrophes! Truss and illustrator Wars introduced us to Alyss Heart, James Gaines (For Liberty and evening with one of our country’s chronicle so far of the rise of New Bonnie Timmons make it fun the Princess of Wonderland who Glory: Washington, Lafayette and major historians. Call Books & Labour and the transformation to learn about this particularly lost her parents in a battle with Their Revolutions)) will also be Crannies for more information. of British politics, set against the dangerous punctuation mark. the evil Aunt Redd. Now Alyss visiting us on Monday, September On Sunday, September 23rd tumultuous events of the late 20th There are a few books ahead returns in Seeing Redd, the second 17th. . We are planning a reception , Ellen Crosby (Merlot Murders) and early 21st centuries. that might pique your interest in Beddor’s planned trilogy. Alyss in our store, followed by a ticketed will sign her delightful new book, For young adult readers, enough to pre-order a copy. discovers being queen is not event including dinner at the Red Chardonnay Charade: A Wine Stephanie Meyer’s Eclipse is out Alan Alda has written Things piece of cake. Beddor brings his Fox Inn. You’ll need to reserve Country Mystery. You’ll fi nd the at last! Readers who loved Twilight I Overheard While Talking to moviemaking sensibility to his your seat early as space is limited setting of her second wine country and New Moon will devour this Myself, a candid, wise and funny mystery familiar: Atoka, Virginia. third installment in the author’s book that asks, and tries to answer, Lucie Montgomery, the heroine vampire love saga. As if being some of the toughest questions of Merlot Murders, returns in this an adolescent wasn’t challenging we know (e.g., What do I value? installment with more trouble enough! What is a good life?) Bill Clinton among the vines. Publisher’s Also out is Quantum has written Giving: How Each of Weekly enjoyed this book, and so Prophecy: The Awakening by Us Can Change the World. The did we. We think you will, too. Michael Carroll. Described as an title says it all; this is an inspiring Join us for a reception (with wine, action-packed story in the tradition look at how individual efforts can of course) and great conversation. of the X-Men, this book is about save lives, solve problems and Among new releases is the the search for super heroes a make a huge difference. Master second in the Fourth Realm decade after they were supposedly storyteller Garrison Keillor gives Series by John Twelve Hawks. all wiped out. But are they really us yet another wonderful book The Dark River brings back gone? And are all the super villains about a little piece of America siblings Gabriel and Michael really gone too? that he has made very real over Corrigan (The Traveler), who now Secrets of My Hollywood Life: the years. In Pontoon: A Novel of know they are part of an ancient On Location by Jen Calonita is a Lake Wobegon, he introduces us to lineage of prophets fi ghting to novel about what it might really the late Evelyn, dedicated church- survive in a world controlled be like to be a teenage actor, with goer, devoted mother, and serious through a computer known as an entourage, a boyfriend, a best quilter, who also turns out to have the Vast Machine. The brothers friend, a worst enemy, as well as a secret life with a Las Vegas man. view this revelation from two great clothes, shoes and accessories. All of Keillor’s characters have distinct vantage points: One sees This is more than just a story about a lot going on besides baking responsibility, the other sees profi t. a girl and her problems; readers biscuits or hanging out at the The ensuing tension builds to a will get a glimpse inside the inner local bar. These people, eccentric shattering climax. circle, including some great stuff though they may be, are utterly Need something a little less about how movies are made. endearing—a bit like the author ominous? Try The Careful Use For younger readers, there’s himself. of Compliments, #4 in the Isabel Wishful Thinking (Benjamin Dalhousie series. Alexander Bartholomew Piff Series #2) by McCall Smith brings back our Jason Lethcoe. This continues the Year IV of the SCOG Seventh Inning Stretch Alex Cudaback name of good fun, charity, and the based on nobody on the team doing priceless opportunity to say I told anything egregiously stupid, like eptember 6, 2007, is less you so. getting arrested or hurt or anything than one month away. It is, else, during this two-week span. If in fact, mere weeks away, So, without further ado, the sea- someone does, all bets are off. two weeks from Thursday, son that will be…. Week fi ve should be a gimme andS with it comes rebirth, renewal Week one will see the Burgundy against a much-improved but still and reaffi rmation of all that is right and Gold start things off on the right awful Detroit Lions team. The de- with the world. foot, pounding on the hapless Miami fense will score at least two touch- Michael Vick and Tim Donaghy Dolphins to go a commanding 1-0 downs and the offense will score at will be temporarily pushed to the on the season. Newborn baby boys least three. This game will be the back of the sports section. Major across the region will be named Ja- highpoint of the season. League Baseball’s playoff race, re- son in record numbers, in honor of Week six will see the Redskins ally just getting interesting, will be the ‘Skins quarterback, and fans freezing their tookases off at frozen momentarily forgotten. Wars in far- will start inquiring about how to get Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Freak away lands, fi nancial crises here at playoff tickets. early season storms will dump snow home, and political games of the Week two will be far gloomier, in record amounts and the ‘Skins pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey will all as the ‘Skins will venture north to will be glad get out without any seri- briefl y fade away. Philly for a Monday night game and ous cases of frostbite. For on Thursday, September get resoundingly smacked around by Week seven should be a win 6, 2007, the NFL will return and one of the two preeminent teams in at home against Arizona, but Matt all will be right with the world, at the division. The only thing that will Leinart and the rest of Cardinal na- least through the fi rst week’s Sunday keep the game vaguely respectable tion may just have a few nasty sur- when every Monday-morning-quar- will be Gregg Williams’ retooled, prises up their sleeves. Keep an eye terback across the land will begin refocused defense. on this game. second-guessing his or her team In week three Washington will Week eight is a dreadfully com- and asking the football gods “Why? bounce back at home against the plete loss to a vastly superior Patri- WHY?! WHY?!?!?! are the [your Giants, without a doubt one of the ots team in Foxboro. That’s gonna team’s name here] so feeble / lame most bipolar teams in the entire be one quiet locker room after this / terrible / ineffective / overrated / league. This particular week, I see game, you watch. etc.” the Redskins catching the Giants in Week nine is a win at the New I love it. the midst of one of the many emo- York Jets, a Cinderella last year, a In the interest of fair play and tional meltdowns they’ll experience post-strike-of-midnight country being a good sport, I’ve used an throughout the season. pumpkin this year. elaborately complex and convo- Week four is a bye, so a record of Weeks ten and eleven are both luted formula to determine what, 2-1 will probably earn the Burgundy losses, in the division, the fi rst at exactly, the hometown team’s record and Gold some extra time off. This home to the Eagles, completing the will look like at the end of Year IV, will be the key week of the season, season sweep, and the second at Big SCOG (Second Coming of Gibbs.) believe it or not. All my prognostica- I’m ready to stick out my neck in the tions for the rest of the season are Continued Page 16 www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page Pastimes Liatris, A Pleasurable Perennial Is it the real thing? The Plant Lady Adrienne Lewis Karen Rexrode each piece as an endorsement definitions maybe helpful to which eats into the exposed include gay feather, blazing star, common Liatris spicata or blazing that he/she believes the giclee you when purchasing prints of surface. snake root and button snake root. star is possibly the least showy of ot too long ago I is a good representation of any kind. ·Mezzotint: An intaglio Signed and numbered: ost of us know liatris Two plants share a common name the lot - not to say it’s ugly - simply of button snake root yet only Eryn- boring. As I grow some of the most visited an art gallery their original work, or has the Intaglio: Any technique process in which the plate Authenticated with the artist’s as a cut flower, popu- which was filled with signature, the total number lar with florists, the gium yuccifolium (the other snake recently acquired liatris and watch artist given a stamp of his/her in which an image is incised surface is roughened and then an upright flower spikes root) actually helps with a snake them flower, I’m amazed at how N wonderful canvases signature to the publisher of the below the surface of the plate, image is created by smoothing of impressions in the edition, areM covered in small purple, but- bite. Liatris, it seems, was used variable the genus can be. by an artist with whose work print? including etching, engraving, the areas to be printed. and the order in which the ton-like flowers. In the garden for liver and bladder ailments, oc- This cormous perennial can I was familiar. Struck by what Since many giclées are and mezzotint. Lithograph: A graphic impression is signed; “5/20” they are fabulous, in fact the en- casionally for snake bites, but with grow from 2 to 6 feet tall and the I thought were extremely low no longer numbered and can ·Engraving: An intaglio process in which images are indicates that the print is the tire genus is from Eastern North no success. I never hesitate to order flowers can be 1/4 to 1” across. prices for this particular artist’s be printed individually, it’s process in which lines are cut drawn with crayon or a greasy fifth signed of an edition of 20 America, found in variable habi- corms of various liatris every year. Butterflies rely on them for sum- work, I looked carefully at the important to trust the source into a metal plate and then ink on stone or metal and then impressions. tats from rich streambank soils to Corms are how they store food dur- mer nectar and they are one of the description cards the gallery from whom you are buying. As filled with ink to transfer the transferred to paper. Adrienne Lewis is the owner poor sandy dunes. There are about ing prolonged periods of drought, 1st plants to consider when attract- like a bulb only filled with starchy ing butterflies. The smallest spe- has prepared to accompany always buy what you love, but image onto paper. Serigraph: A stenciling of Trowbridge-Lewis Galleries 35 species with flowers confined each piece. The card listed the on main street in Middleburg to white or various shades of lav- food and prone to producing lots of cies, Liatris microcephala grows 18 ask questions. Any reputable Etching: An intaglio process method in which the image is ender, as flowering plants they all small cormlets, hence your liatris to 24” tall, a native of the Southern name of the piece, the artist, dealer or artist will be more in which an image is scratched transferred to paper by forcing Va. The gallery sells original produce upright spikes with flow- patch gets bigger and bigger. I find Appalachians, the many fine stalks the size and the price but the than happy to discuss all aspects through an acid-resistant ink through a fine mesh in oil paintings and sculpture. ers that resemble round florets with them highly ornamental and joy- give it a delicate look, remark- descriptive line “oil on canvas” of purchasing original and print coating on a metal plate. The which the background has been fine purple or white hairs that are fully rugged. As I try various spe- ably different from Liatris squar- or some such other description work. The following list of plate is then dipped in acid blocked. actually tiny tubes. Common names cies it becomes quite clear that our rosa with flowers that can be more was conspicuously missing. I immediately knew I was looking than 1” across. Liatris squarrosa is at giclées (pronounced “gee- a seldom seen species, a local na- clay”) which are the newest tive with spiky foliage and husky form of “prints” on today’s stems, made popular once again by Mary Painter, a local plantswoman contemporary art market. from Hume, Virginia. Plant Liatris So what is a giclée? Giclées squarrosa with the wonderful native are reproductions, originally perennial, Eupatorium hyssopifoli- developed in 1989, as a plate- um or Hyssop Leaf Joe Pye Weed, less method of fine art printing. with its white flowers set in flat The images are scanned and umbels, much like yarrow or achil- digitally stored in a computer lea. The contrast in upright stalks and sent directly to a high of purple and flat topped, white resolution printer. Unlike other floral heads is beautiful. I find that Liatris squarrosa is my favorite of printing methods, each image is newly acquired liatris, due to its ex- sent to the printer individually. tra big flowers and sturdy stamina. Since 1989, as computer Last year I fell in love with Liatris technology has improved so aspera ‘September Glory’ and it is have giclées. Many are printed clearly still one of the showiest. directly on fine linen canvas The flower buds are covered with and offered in enhanced scaly outer petals that begin to open versions, where paint is added and look almost rose-like. One of directly on to the canvas to give the last to flower, it extends the lia- tris season. it added texture and make it Given the fact that our peren- look more than like an original nial show is so diminished in Au- oil painting. gust, one must consider liatris as Giclées have their place in a superior perennial for sunny, dry the art market. How many of us locations. My pleasure with this pe- started our art “collections” by rennial continues to increase. I look purchasing a poster or a print forward to trying them all. from a museum or museum shop? We fell in love with a painting, an image that we Year IV of could never own. But we could buy a reasonable facsimile of the SCOG that painting and enjoy it daily in our homes or offices. Giclées From Page 14 are much the same, offering D to the dreaded Cowboys and Wade individuals the opportunity to “What, me worry?” Phillips. own a loved image that may Weeks twelve and thirteen are not be available because the wins in Tampa Bay and at home original is already sold or is against Buffalo. By that point, the in a price range that precludes ‘Skins defense will be such a well- purchasing it. The one critical oiled machine that Jon Gruden will difference is when buying that need all fi ve quarterbacks he still has beloved print we never thought on his roster just to fi nish the game we were purchasing an actual and London Fletcher will hardly be Renoir or a Van Gogh. We knew able to contain his enthusiasm as he what we were buying a copy blows up his former Bills teammates and the contemporary art buyer one after another. should be as well informed. So Weeks fourteen and fi fteen, when considering purchasing though, prove Washington’s fi nal art consider the following: undoing as they falter and lose close, Have I seen work by this must-win games to Chicago at home artist at much higher prices? If and the Giants on the road. the price is too good to be true, They’ll bounce back in Min- it probable is.Don’t be afraid nesota in week sixteen, rekindling to ask if you are looking at an just enough hope to make the sea- original piece of art and by son-ending loss to the Cowboys, at definition one-of-a-kind. home, in week seventeen all that If you are looking at a giclée, more heartbreaking. do you know how many have And that’ll be it, another much been made of this particular ballyhooed season of opportunity image? Are they being made in and potential fi zzling to an 8-8 fi n- different sizes? ish. Has it been hand I could be wrong. But I could be embellished? If so, by whom? right. (Many pieces say “hand Either way, water’s still wet, the embellished by artist” but many world’s still spinning and I still love times “the artist” is a different football. one than the one whose name Take it to the bank. appears on the piece.) Is it signed? Again, by whom? Is the artist signing www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page Parents & Progeny Notre Dame Academy Appoints Rev. Dr. George Conway Arissona Rae Winn Aldie Student Wins Middleburg Library Scholarship very educational institution, student population would be the envy of kes College, and attended Princeton students and they deserve every consid- public or private, Ivy League or any private school in the country, our in- Theological Seminary and Boston Uni- eration.” iss Laura McIntyre of Aldie, on the student’s life. Competitors must inner city, is working through a ternal structure is solid and the culture of versity. He is an ordained Presbyterian The school was founded in 1965 by Virginia received a college live within the catchment area of the 21st century transformation that the school is trusting and confi dent. For minister and began teaching at Princeton the Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, scholarship check for $400 Middleburg Library in a number of de- callsE on each headmaster, president, pro- parents who want a strong college prepa- Day School in New Jersey shortly after near Cleveland, Ohio, who had been giv- from the President of the fi ned zip codes. The judges are a three- vost and faculty member to re-shape their ratory program in an environment of tra- he completed his studies. He has also en the hunt box and 200 acres of rolling MiddleburgM Library Advisory Board, member Scholarship Sub-committee of vision of what their institution should, ditional values, Notre Dame is ideal. We been on the faculty at Hotchkiss School, Virginia hills outside Middleburg. Mr. Denis Cotter, on Monday, August the Advisory Board who review all the could and must be to serve its students, offer a safe, academically challenging Ct. and at Woodberry Forest School, near Originally, a Catholic girls school, 13, 2007 at the Middleburg Library. applications and decide on the basis of parents and community exceptionally environment in one of the most beautiful Orange. He is the author of Giving Good the school went co-educational in the Every year, the Advisory Board demonstrated academic excellence and well. settings in the world.” Gifts: The Spiritual Journey of Parent- 1990-91 school year when boys were ad- sponsors a scholarship for rising col- writing ability. The competition has been Middleburg’s Notre Dame Acad- August 1st was Rev. Conway’s fi rst hood, published in 2001. mitted to the ninth and tenth grades. lege freshmen from the Middleburg held for the last 9 years. Winners in pre- emy is no exception, and The Reverend offi cial day on the job at Notre Dame. Parents who enroll their children In January of 1992, a local advisory area. The competition is usually held vious years have been graduating seniors Dr. George E. Conway, who has ac- The retired headmaster from St. at Notre Dame face one major problem. board was formed in cooperation with the in the Spring and is based on comple- from Loudoun County, Loudoun Valley, bassoonist, will be a freshman at the cepted an interim assignment as CEO of Anne’s-Belfi eld School in Charlottes- The same traffi c nightmares that plague Sisters to assist the school in its transition tion of an application form, provision of Foxcroft, Notre Dame, and Thomas Jef- Cleveland Institute of Music where she the school, is determined to work closely ville, Virginia, will spend an average everyone in Loudoun County. to a co-ed day school and an independent school transcripts, and writing an essay ferson High Schools. will pursue her musical education.. with the Board of Trustees to ensure that of three days a week on campus when “Notre Dame is a day school,” Con- Catholic school. on a book which had a substantial impact Miss McIntyre, an accomplished every well-qualifi ed student in the county school is in session. Dr. Conway is now way emphasizes. “Our parents make a By 1994, the advisory board had seriously considers Notre Dame before a senior consultant with The Education tremendous sacrifi ce when they enroll become a Board of Trustees who leased they enroll anywhere else. Group, a Dallas, Texas based placement, their children here. We have increasing the school from the Sisters for four years. Arissona Rae Winn was born on May 31, 2007 weighing 7lbs, 5 oz. The proud “Acceptance at a college or univer- consulting and search services fi rm. challenges with traffi c-induced tardiness, The Sisters continued to provide admin- Dame Academy to an independent Board family includes parents Raymond L. Winn, III and Christina Winn, big sister sity is a graduation requirement at Notre Conway grew up in Wilkes-Barre, but we work around those problems be- istrative leadership and limited staffi ng. of Trustees. Shenandoah, and big brother Rayce, and the dog Buck. The family resides in Dame,” explains Conway. “Our diverse Pennsylvania, completed his BA at Wil- cause we are totally committed to our In 2000, the Sisters sold Notre Sister Cecilia Liberatore’s legacy Delaplane, VA. looms large in the history of Notre Dame Academy. She arrived at the small, all- girl boarding school in 1981 and worked originally as a dorm counselor and teach- er. By 1985, Sister Cecilia was head of the school. The third child of Ray and Cecilia Liberatore of Niles, Ohio, she graduated with a BA from Notre Dame College in Ohio in 1967 and made her fi nal vows as a nun in 1969, received an MA in re- ligious education from the Angelicum in Rome in 1979, followed by an MA in educational administration in 1990 from the University of Dayton and an MA in history from Kent State in 1994. Sister Cecilia’s belief that “…we must be a dynamic future-oriented school because the future is where are students are going…” will be well-served by Dr. Conway during his interim appointment as he helps the trustees, faculty, students and administrative staff respond to the needs and requirements of a contempo- rary private education institution. “We’re working closely on gover- nance and school operations,” he said. “We’re committed to keeping our Catholic foundation, and to the spiritual growth of our students.” Dr. Conway understands how im- portant it is to increase awareness of the quality education experience offered by Notre Dame. “We are not well enough known in our community. Every parent in Loudoun and surrounding counties should visit our campus before they make any decision about where their children will attend school. I want to ensure that we operate at maximum enrollment every year, be- cause I am confi dent that, just as our mis- sion statement says, every one of those students will leave Notre Dame Acad- emy as young men and women of moral integrity who will be responsible leaders in a diverse and ever-changing world.” According to Dr. Conway, members of the Notre Dame community are justi- fi ably proud of their students. Academi- cally, they excel, athletically they sweep state championships on a regular basis, and spiritually, they mature in an open and dynamic learning environment in which all questions are welcomed. Thirty-four percent of students re- ceive fi nancial aid at Notre Dame, and it is Dr. Conway’s hope that once the Academy is better known, funding will be available to do even more. He is, however, realistic about the brevity of his tenure as interim CEO and intends to begin the search for a headmaster as soon as possible. “At a moment when 65% of cur- rent heads of school will retire in the next fi ve-to-ten years nationally, it is a real challenge to fi nd the best and the bright- est for important positions. The bones of Notre Dame are superb. Sister Cecilia would be proud. We have an important job to do here. We must ensure that this very fi ne school, with its committed and distinguished faculty, has the support it deserves as we go about educating young people to be future leaders and respon- sible citizens.” It is my honor and privilege to play a role in this trans formative process.” www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page
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www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page The Beginning of the Inn Karen O’Connor and Theodore From Page 1 From Page 1 all accounts the fi rst black Ameri- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. and aries, allows construction of up velopment. and spiritual, the church has made The troubles of tribulations handed to Miles and the rather One would like to say Dut- ing, in the lead. by Breyer that the super pony can woman to join the ranks of one of the truly legendary political to 30,000 square feet of commer- That memorandum envisioned, to the greater Middleburg Commu- leading up the competition were large McKinlaigh, a 17.3, 13-year ton and Truluck enjoyed a typical And there they remained. At would be amongst their latest new the world’s billionaires, stood to fi gures of post-war Washington cial space and 48 new apartments. among other things, a smaller, 120- nity.” soon put aside however once the old Irish Thoroughbred owned by Dutton cross country experience the end of the final phase it was portrait models. speak. Council’s actions on August One third of those apartments will room inn. The “Pink Box” Chronicles first phase of the competition be- Laura Coates and Thomas Schultz. (as he is known for impressive Team USA with the gold medal, Few would have thought it “First of all,” she began, “I’m 9th will change Middleburg for- be reserved for residents over the Vice Mayor Kirk began to gan. The US team completely and An over-exuberant presentation in runs) but “enjoyed” was not how Karen O’Connor also winning the physically within the realm of really trying to hold back tears. I ever. age of 55. Salamander also plans question the project when it grew On July 30, Mayor Davis’s se- lect committee on the “Pink Box” totally swept up in Dressage tak- the arena left them in 11th place. he typified his clean run in inter- individual gold, Phillip Dutton possible for a card-carrying pony am thrilled that it’s come to this. I The Inn and Spa, constructed to construct 12 homes specifi cally from 120 to 168 rooms in March ing the top five spots. Miles did not let that dampen views afterwards. Dutton appar- with the individual silver, and Gina to win an international event. Cer- cannot begin to thank everybody in of traditional stone and northern priced and designed for teachers in and April of this year. Noting that held its fi rst offi cial meeting, as part of an ongoing effort to un- Mara Dean led the field with her drive however and she and her ently felt the course rode tougher Miles with the individual bronze tainly Karen O’Connor believed. this room for all the hard work. It’s Virginia building materials, will the local schools. Salamander’s requests had grown 40.20 penalties, followed by Ste- decidedly unpony-sized mount than it walked and regretted that – an impressive sweep not seen in As did his breeder, and original been a very long process.” comprise nearly a quarter million from 40 to 120 rooms, and then to tangle the fi nances and decide the Residual Concerns fate of the town’s erstwhile offi cial phen Bradley and the 15-year- went out the next day and came he and his horse never settled into 20 years at a Pan Am equestrian trainer and owner, P. Wynn Nor- After thanking the Mayor and square feet, with restaurants, meet- a non-negotiable demand for 168, old Russian Thoroughbred From, back with a clear and fast cross- a steady rhythm. Still a clean run event. The Canadian Team took man of Sportponies Unlimited. others personally, Johnson turned ing facilities, and other amenities. Though all members of the she began questioning other as- “Visitor Information Center,” the Town Council expressed best “Pink Box.” then, Karen O’Connor and Theo- country run. Fellow members being a clean run he moved up into home the team silver while the Understanding that this pony has to the assembled crowd. “I will Well over half the site, 255 of pects of the development, includ- dore O’Connor (aka Teddy, Con- Dean and Bradley did not have second place after cross country, Brazilian team pleased its raucous many more places to go and the not let you down,” she said. Not- its 341 acres, will remain undevel- wishes and hope for the success of ing whether or not Salamander’s The ultimate goal of the “Pink the project, three still express seri- Box” committee is to decide how nor, Super Ted), Chiacchia and the such luck. Dean, leading after her right behind O’Connor and Teddy. home town crowd with the bronze, will and the wherewithal to get ing that she and her colleagues had oped, protected by a formal con- demands on the town would not 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood, stellar dressage performance the That pair had gone out first on thus qualifying both those teams there, she has now opened up his put their “hearts and souls into this continue to grow. much of a roughly quarter-million dollar trust fund is owed to the Better I Do It, and finally. Phillip day before, pulled up on course cross country and blazed across for the Hong Kong Olympics. ownership to syndication (The project.” Mark Snyder, whose vote had Dutton, at his first international when she suspected her horse had the three-star track without issues, While Teddy’s fame and Theodore O’Connor Syndication “We’re honorable people; we been critical to the passage of the Town, and how much can be made available to the current “Pink competition riding for the United injured himself, a suspicion later gathering more and more Pony popularity were building with LLC) in order to ensure his inter- care very much about this town,” Town’s fi rst, critical, Memorandum States, in fifth on Ann Jones and confirmed by the team veterinar- Power fans as they went along. the eventing crowd leading up to national competition dreams, and she continued. “and we will con- of Understanding on the project, Box” organization to restructure itself and maintain its facilities and Shannon Stimson’s ten-year old ian. Bradley in the meantime had They managed a run free of jump- his gold medal win in Rio, it now those of all his amazed and aston- tinue to work . . . with everybody. consistently questioned the value Thoroughbred, Truluck. an unfortunate stop at the second ing penalties and with just a few seems to have bubbled over to ished fans, can continue to come This resort will belong to every- of Salamander’s fi nancial proffers activities, independent of Town fi - nancial support. The one minor disappoint- water jump thus dropping him seconds over time, Super Ted went horse (and pony) lovers across the true. body.” in comparison to the windfall val- ment for the team that day was from his second-place perch. to the final phase, Stadium Jump- board. It was recently announced Speaking to those concerned ue they received when their land According to Town Adminis- about the impact of the new resort holding was re-zoned. trator Jerry Schiro’s, preliminary on the Town’s existing businesses, Both expressed concern for estimates, the “Pink Box” fund New Elderly Johnson noted, “We’re going to the integrity and ongoing viability owed Middleburg nearly $73,000, work very closely with the town’s of the Town’s existing commercial leaving just under $180,000 in es- Facility retailers, because it’s very impor- core, and worried aloud about ac- crow for eventual transfer to an as- tant to us . . . to bring further eco- cess routes to the site, before, dur- yet-to-be-formed new “Pink Box” From Page 4 nomic development to this town.” ing and after construction. non-profi t organization. Noting that she “ . . . fell in In the face of four solid votes Chaired by Eura Lewis, the Town Council’s long-standing of- Construction should take love with this place” well before supporting the project, Mayor about one year. Occupancy is moving here eleven years ago, she Davis’s pro-Salamander voting re- fi cial “Representative to the Pink Box,” Mayor Davis’s committee expected some time during the concluded with a promise. “I am cord during the administration of summer of 2008. The Windy Hill here for all of you,” she said, and as Mayor Tim Dimos, and Bundles included Council Members Trow- bridge Littleton and Bundles Mur- property management company applause rose once more, “I thank Murdoch’s absence, Kirk and Sny- has begun accepting names for the you all again for your support.” der found themselves casting votes dock. “Pink Box” President Mary Kay Garwood, and Vice-President waiting list. Those who wish to The Beginning of the Inn that were more symbolic than sub- apply should call 540-687-3402. stantive. Audrey W. Bergner represented the Salamander Hospitality Presi- “Pink Box.” As with all locally-supported dent, Prem Devadas, hopes to break Shiloh Baptist Church Garwood and Bergner opened Windy Hill Foundation proper- ground this fall and work expedi- Recognized their portion of the meeting by ties, priority on the waiting list tiously toward a late 2009 opening The Town Council unani- documenting in detail fi ve major will be given to those who already date for the much-debated, much- mously passed a “Resolution in objections to Schiro’s expense es- live or work within 10 miles of anticipated, fi ve-star, $100 million Honor and Appreciation of the timates: Middleburg or Upperville. Long- plus, 168-key, luxury Inn and Spa. 140th Anniversary of Shiloh Bap- 1. The expense informa- time residents of the area who are In 1991, Mrs. Johnson paid tist Church.” tion provided by the Town, they currently living away but might roughly $7 million for its site, Founded in 1867 in the home charged, was, at best, incomplete. wish to return home are given the some 341 acres of open mead- of the late Deacon Peter Tibbs by 2. The expense summa- same consideration. ow, forest and rolling hills, adja- servation easement. ous reservations. a young preacher named Leland ry spreadsheets prepared by the cent to the northern boundary of Nearly 80 acres have been set Vice Mayor Darlene Kirk and Waring, the church moved to 304 Town, they noted, do not appear to Middleburg. The setting is not aside for private residential devel- Mark Snyder both voted for the East Marshall Street on the eve of match up with the data contained Marshall only beautiful and undeveloped; opment, which, over time, may Salamander project before they the First World War. in the ledger reports on which they for many residents of Middleburg comprise up to 49 new dwellings. each cast negative votes on two of Some of the most prominent were ostensibly based. National Bank and the surrounding hunt country, Houses built closest to Middleburg the four resolutions passed on Au- African American residents of the 3. Several expenses, accord- it has special historical and emo- may not exceed 2,500 square feet. gust 9. Middleburg area have worshipped ing to Garwood and Bergner, were From Page 4 tional resonance. It belonged to Those located farther away and, Both had served as Council there, and it has served as a center either inadequately identifi ed, or the late United States Ambassador Members under former Middleburg of activity for civil rights, educa- were expenses unrelated to the op- for the most part, screened from munity, and underscores the vital to France, Pamela Harriman: one- the town, may be as much as 1,000 Mayor Tim Dimos, and both had tion, and entrepreneurship. eration of the “Pink Box.” time daughter-in-law of Winston stood with the narrow 4-3 major- In its unanimous vote, the 4. “Miscellaneous Income” role PNC will continue to play.” square feet larger. Among the many treasures Churchill, wife of legendary New A newly defi ned, roughly 14- ity, that passed the Town’s initial, Council acknowledged, “ . . . on be- transferred to the town by the “Pink York Governor Averell Harriman, July 2005, “Memorandum of Un- half of the Citizens of Middleburg Box” staff, they claimed, appeared Dr. Corrigan has found in the acre “Mixed-use Village” zone, Marshall archives is United States personal friend and confi dant of adjacent to the old Town bound- derstanding” with Salamander De- the contribution, both historical to be unaccounted for, and fi nally, 5. The “Pink Box” had not currency bearing the name Mar- been given “a complete account- shal National Bank, unique bank- ing” of investment, income and/ ing instruments, rare documents or losses, resulting from its man- and ledgers and vintage account agement by the Middleburg Trust information that is invaluable to Company.” historians of the region. According to Bundles Mur- The exhibit of Marshall dock’s offi cial report on the meet- Bank’s history, scheduled to ing, everyone present discussed the open this November, will under- Garwood and Bergner concerns, score the bank’s commitment to and agreed that the numbers “ . . . the agricultural community. For should be looked into and reported many years they accepted cattle back to the Pink Box Members.” contracts as collateral and it was Once the “Pink Box” fi nan- not unusual for the bank to dis- cials are in order, it is likely that play prize cattle from the county the current “Pink Box” organiza- fair in the lobby. tion will, in fact, form a new foun- dation. The new foundation, inde- pendent of the Town, will in turn Flood at negotiate a working agreement with the “Pink Box” building’s current owner, the non-profi t Na- Windy Hill tional Sporting Library. The town, according to Trow- From Page 4 bridge Littleton, will continue to maintain its own economic devel- uated. opment offi ce, “responsible for During the crisis, Police, dealing with the media and any Fire Department and EMS work- other such inquires that come to ers helped residents gather what the town.” they could from their apartments All agreed, according to the for what may be an extended dis- Murdock report, that a Pink Box placement. Many appear to have relationship with the Sporting Li- been taken in by family or friends. brary would be in everyone’s best The Red Cross is reported to have interest, and that “they were all on arranged temporary housing for the same team.” as many as thirteen people. Further developments are not A clean bill of health from expected until after key executives County building Inspectors and a of the Sporting Library can meet structural engineer will no doubt with the interested parties in the be required to clear the structure early autumn. for re-entry. www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page Things to Do Coaching Weekend to Benefit National Sporting Library Sunday, September 23 Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
pageantry of coaching will tions for the dinner dance, for which Flutter By, Butterfly from 1:00 to 3:00 PM The Banshee Reeks Chapter of the Virginia Master Natu- take place Sept. 28-30 when there is a charge. Look for butterflies with Mary Alexander and Steve ralist Program is accepting applications for an evening training 22 teams of four-in-hand The carefully-restored and main- program that begins on September 11, 2007. The program sup- Don’t Forget horses will pull authentical- tained coaches on view are reminis- Malone of the Washington Area Butterfly Club. Enjoy ly-restoredA 19th and early 20th centu- cent of the Gilded Age. Many were the brilliance and variety of Sky Meadows’ butterflies. ports a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, out- ry carriages in and around Virginia’s either commercial road coaches, used reach, and service dedicated to the management of natural re- famed horse country. The event will to transport either mail or passengers, Bring water and wear sturdy shoes. (2 miles) to Send your center around Upperville, Va., about or park drags – private vehicles used sources and natural areas within communities. An eight-month 55 miles west of Washington D.C. for pleasure driving. Mount Bleak House Tours course is offered for anyone interested in obtaining certifi cation Different routes are planned for each Four-in-hand horses, called as a Virginia Master Naturalist. The training covers topics in upcoming event day, varying in distance from eight to wheelers and drivers, are guided by ten miles. whips in top hats and aprons, who The Mount Bleak house was the home of the Settle biogeography, botany, ecology, ornithology, management and Spectators can view the coaches hold the reins and maneuver the turns. family before and during the Civil War. On house tours, conservation of ecological systems. to the at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, when Groomsmen dressed in proper livery Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, located at 21085 The they gather at the Upperville Colt are at the ready, holding on at the back you’ll get a glimpse into the life of this middle class & Horse Show Grounds on Route of the coach; also on board are gentle- farm family around 1860. The house will be open for Woods Road in Leesburg, VA, provides the perfect setting for Eccentric 50, fi ve miles west of Middleburg. men and ladies turned-out in period guided tours between 1:00 and 4:00 PM on weekends the course with its education center and nearly 700 acres of for- (There is no charge.) An announcer attire complete with top hats, gloves, ests, fi elds, ponds and streams in which to conduct fi eld studies, will present each coach and share the and long dresses. and holidays. fascinating history of these vehicles, The event is to benefi t of the Na- advanced training and volunteer service projects. The course is and there will also be a horn-blowing tional Sporting Library. Join in the fun 1012 Edmonds Lane, Delaplane, VA 20144 open to anyone 18 years or older. The total cost is $200, which contest. A black-tie gala at Llangollen of the 2007 National Sporting Library includes all class materials. The deadline for applications is in Upperville will be held on Satur- Coaching Event! Sponsorships are Phone: 540-592-3556 [email protected] day evening, featuring music by Peter also available; for information, call September 1, 2007. For course details and applications, visit Duchin and his orchestra. Please tele- 540-687-6542, or visit www.nsl.org. www.vmnbansheereeks.org or call 703-737-8992. phone 540-687-6542 to make reserva-
September 2007 early for a special “Junior Astronomer” activity European settlers of Northern Virginia. Festival high- lights include: highland athletic and dance competi- SKY MEADOWS STATE PARK Saturday, September 15 tions, bagpipe competitions and performances, Scottish PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS country dancing, a gathering of the clans, living history Confederates at Mount Bleak Farm from 10:00 AM to encampment, fiddling events, sheep herding demonstra- 3:00 PM (See August 4) tions, children’s games, musical performances, British Saturday, September 8 car show and a variety of food and craft vendors. Sunday, July 8 Saturday, September 22 Astronomy for Everyone 7:30 to 11:00 PM Find out about U.S. space research, take a sky tour, and The Virginia Scottish Games and Festival from 9:00 Life on the Farm from 1:00 to 4:00 PM Watch as his- look for deep space objects through large telescopes. If the AM to 6:00 PM For the first time in its 34-year history, tory comes to life and find out what the Settle family sky is cloudy, a short program will be presented and the the Virginia Scottish Games and Festival will be held at might have been doing on their farm in 1860. park gates will close at 10 p.m. Bring your children _ hour Sky Meadows State Park. The Games celebrate the rich Scottish heritage and traditions of many of the original
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Albert’s into drawers and cabinets structive. She chewed a hole If our people had insisted ing your dai- while my people are cook- in our drywall to prove it. that Riley sleep in a sepa- ly routine, or ing or getting ready in the Me? I’m a social butterfl y rate room, there would never spending a bit Corner morning makes him happy. who needs interaction with have been a moment of peace more time with A monthly column Voila, a well-behaved canine dogs and people. I’m cranky at night for him or them. us. The reward will be a more for people who emerged. when I’m alone. In fact, left So take a close look at harmonious home and a hap- share Their homes Isabelle, a Jack Russell, to my own devices, I can be a your dog, fi gure out what pier best friend. cares not one bit about dis- bit of a problem child. Fortu- makes his or her heart sing, with four-legged covering anything except an nately, with three other dogs, and get to work making that Albert, a Jack Russell friends. open lap. Her happiness is two people and a cat to keep purpose possible. As long as Terrier, is Chairman of the t this entirely dependent on affec- me occupied, I keep myself what we want falls in the cat- Board of Wylie Wagg, a shop time tion. She is never more con- pretty happy. egory of being safe, healthy for dogs, cats, and their peo- Aof tent than when she is giving At some point, all canine and appropriate for us, you ple, in Middleburg and Fair- year, the affection or getting a tummy caregivers need to fi gure out have every reason to help us fax. lazy days of rub. Without lots of hands-on what’s most essential to their achieve it. This may mean summer are attention, she becomes de- dog’s emotional well-being. reconsidering a rule, chang- numbered. Thoughts turn to jobs and routine. It’s the perfect time for me to talk about canine purpose. In the canine world, we all have certain missions that matter to us. It’s up to you as caregivers to help us fulfi ll them. If we’re answering our calling, we’re happier and better behaved. Our calling, by the way, does not neces- sarily correspond with our breed. We are as individual as you are. As an example, I’ll use my four-legged fam- ily. Riley, a Weimaraner, considers it his greatest pur- pose to literally stand by our people. When he fi rst came to our house, he created a big problem. No one could sleep. My people would “tuck him in” to his comfortable bed at night, shut the door to his room, and go to their own room. Riley would bark, pace and cry all night. After trying every alternative, my people fi nally realized they would never sleep unless they moved his bed to their room. They thought bringing him to their room would mean bringing the barking closer to their bed. On the contrary, he curled up on his bed im- mediately and went to sleep. With his purpose of being with my people fulfi lled, he became the perfect nighttime companion. Tucker, a Whippet, gets bored very easily. His pur- pose is to explore and dis- cover. When his mind isn’t engaged, he creates things to do. This became quite a nuisance as more and more household furnishings were destroyed. The introduction of a toy box that lets him sort through his toys was a huge help, as was putting some toys away and bringing them out as “new” toys when the existing toys lost their nov- elty. Even something as sim- ple as allowing him to peek www.mbecc.com www.mbecc.com Page Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Middleburg Eccentric • August , ~ September , Page
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