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A Best Friend for Thoroughbreds in Need - Rose Marie Bogley Plans Benefit for Retired & Abandoned Race Horses<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Life is not always nice for thoroughbred racehorses who have been ‘retired’ from the track&nbsp;&nbsp; Many run on small tracks until they drop, others starve in lonely back lots and some splendid animals spend their last hours in dusty trailers trav...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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AN INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL SCULPTOR, JEAN CLAGETT<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Ursula Landsrath <\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>I had heard of sculptor Jean Clagett and her meticulous bronze sculptures but had never had the occasion to visit her or even her studio. This all changed when I was asked to pick up her donation to the Middleburg Humane Foundation’s Silent Auction.W...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Good Time to Buy a Home<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Mark Stys<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>f you have the financial wherewithal and tolerance, now is a good time to make an investment in home ownership. If you already own a home and you haven’t taken advantage of the low interest rates, now is an excellent time to refinance.From the mid 19...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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New Middleburg Museum to be National Treasure, Land Preservation Champion and Hunt Country Flagship<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>No one driving through Middleburg in the past few months could possibly miss the impressive renovation and expansion of the Vine Hill property at the corner of The Plains Road and Washington Street.&nbsp;&nbsp; The beautiful old home is being buffed ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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World Class Horse Training Center Opens <\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The 130-acre facility is located in the heart of Virginia’s Piedmont foxhunting and horse country near Great Meadow, home of the classic annual Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase races and polo events. The&nbsp; mission of the new center, according to it...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Middleburg Elementary Principal Gary Wilkers Retires With Praise<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Praise was plentiful at Principal Gary Wilkers retirement party but regret and sadness were also much in evidence as students, teachers and staff wished the much-loved educator the very best.“What I remember most was his generous and supportive demea...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Pam Dickson & Breezy’s Treasure Chests Bring Joy to Those Who Desperately Need It<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Hundreds of ill children enjoy a moment of happiness and delight when a special gift from Pam Dickson and her spectacular German Shepherd is presented.&nbsp; Now, after forty years of helping children and others who are sad and lonely, Pam intends to...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Local Bakers Win at Gold Cup <\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>As soon as the Virginia Gold Cup announced that Chef Duff Goldman, the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, would judge a ‘Cake Walk’ contest at the organization’s anniversary celebration, Lisa Patterson and Megan Hubbard of Middleburg’s Mello Out, were plan...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Middleburg Humane Gala to be Best Ever<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Ursula Landsrath<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>It’s that time of year again when local, animal loving benefactors, pull out all the stops to benefit the animals at the Middleburg Humane Foundation.Months ago the hustle and bustle started with one goal in mind: raise funds for the rescued, abused ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Music Therapy on Madison<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dan Morrow<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Daniel MorrowAt an unusual August 19 session, Town Council paved the way for the establishment of a new center for music therapy at 15 South Madison Street, in the building that formerly housed Nobel Nielson Shoes. Building-owner Ben Graham told Counc...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Longtime Middleburg resident Harold “Bud” Morency <\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dan Morrow<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>On August 10, at the age of 91, Harold “Bud” Morency passed away in Winchester, Virginia,&nbsp; at Westminster Canterbury.A longtime resident of Middleburg, Morency was born in Oak Park, Illinois, attended Hinsdale Township High School, and the Unive...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Bryant Park Comes to Middleburg - Ninth Annual Windy Hill Fashion Show Benefit<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The Windy Hill Foundation announced today that its ninth annual benefit fashion show will be held on Wednesday, September 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Poplar Grange, a beautiful estate located&nbsp; just outside of Middleburg.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Windy Hill Found...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Restore America<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Chandler Van Voorhis<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The evolution or the devolution of politics in our Nation’s Capitol today has been to adopt Saul Alinsky’s 11 Rules for Radicals as its standard operations. For those not familiar, these rules are as follows:Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, b...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Choppy Economic Seas Ahead<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Mark Stys<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>During the 4th quarter of 2009 and 1st quarter of 2010 many pundits saw signs that the economic recovery might accelerate and form the V-shape for which many were hoping.&nbsp; Our analysis, as many of you who receive our newsletter, have spoken with...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Historic Furr\/Leith Plans Activities for the Community<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Thursday, August 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>One of the most historic farms in Loudoun County, the Furr\/Leith Farm on Snickersville Turnpike, sold recently after having been owned by the Furr\/Leith family for seven generations.&nbsp;&nbsp; Chet and Laura Lea Moore of Aldie, Va., the new owners,...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Local Cancer Foundation Grows and Evolves Rapidly<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Local community leader Bill Couzens’ Less Cancer organization is growing quickly and intelligently to raise awareness about how to reduce the risk of cancer.“Our new program, Healthy Town Detroit, is getting a lot of traction, and we are successfully...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Rack and Roll Regs Revised?<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Daniel Morrow<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>On July 6, in response to ongoing concerns about racks of merchandise, rolling carts, temporary signs, and other real and potential summer sprouting on and along Middleburg’s sidewalks, Town Council ordered Town Planner and Zoning Administrator David...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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How to Live a Truly Responsible Country Life<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Until now, country living has not come with instructions or a guidebook.&nbsp;Fortunately for country land owners who did not grow up learning the essentials about a successful agrarian life, local author Missy Janes has written an absolutely invalua...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Nancy Redmond Manierre: An Appreciation by Kim Hart<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Women have always had good reasons to be fearful: dangerous men, dangerous circumstances, looming failure, even uncertainty itself.When I get onto an airplane, I like to introduce myself to my seatmates. Most women traveling alone will shake hands, b...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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John Chapman “Chips” Chester, Virginia Equestrian & Generous Patron<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, July 23, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Longtime patron of Virginia equestrian activities, John Chapman “Chips’ Chester died peacefully at home July 9, 2010.Born and raised in Milwaukee and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, he was eighty years young. Having lived a fascinating life of government and ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Land Trust of Virginia Honors Piedmont Landowners<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Rose Marie Bogley, Sandy Lerner and Linda Porter were recently recognized with conservation awards from the Land Trust of Virginia.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each of the prominent landowners received framed aerial photographs of their property at the organization’...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Thanks for the Memories<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dan Morrow<\/span>
\n Friday, June 25, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Town Council honored outgoing&nbsp; council members Lisa Patterson and Judith Pryor Plescow at its regular monthly meeting on June 10.&nbsp; Their terms expire on June 30, 2010.&nbsp;Patterson had long been a member of the Town’s Planning Commission,...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Rates Rise<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Dan Morrow<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The Middleburg Town Council approved increases in the real-estate tax rate and the town’s water rates during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 13. &nbsp;At the sparsely attended Thursday session, recently retired Town Administrator Jerry S...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Library Director To Charleston<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Loudoun County Public Library Director Douglas A. Henderson has resigned, effective July 15, 2010, to accept a position as Executive Director of the Charleston County, South Carolina, Public Library System.Henderson has served Loudoun County’s Public...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Public Library Chair Honored<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Scott Stewart, Chairman of the Loudoun County Public Library Board of Trustees, has been honored by the Virginia Public Library Directors Association as “Trustee of the Year.”Stewart has been particularly active,&nbsp; and singularly effective, in wo...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Recipients of Preservation Awards Announced <\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>In celebration of National Preservation Month, the Loudoun Preservation Society (LPS) has partnered with the Loudoun County Joint Architectural Review Board (JARB) to recognize and honor citizens for their extraordinary preservation efforts countywid...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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$77,140 for Local Charities via Piedmont Community Foundation<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>The Piedmont Community Foundation (PCF), in conjunction with 100 Women Strong, has announced the awarding of $75,240 in grants to a wide variety of worthy causes in Loudoun County.&nbsp; PCF also awarded three more grants from other PCF endowments.In...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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ProJet Aviation Hosts Grand Opening of New Jet Center and AvFuel Dealership<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>ProJet Aviation, a Metro-DC area aircraft management and worldwide charter company, will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new Jet Center at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) on Wednesday June 2nd, 2010.&nbsp; Six corporate ai...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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BOWA Builders Announces New Identity<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>BOWA Builders announces its new company identity as BOWA, stressing the firm’s role as clients’ single point of accountability for the design and construction of large-scale additions and renovations.&nbsp;“After talking with many of our clients over...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Virginia Hunt Country Novelist Jan Neuharth Saddles Another Thrilling Ride with “The Kill”<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Life will imitate fiction in Virginia’s hunt country on Memorial Day weekend when award-winning author Jan Neuharth signs copies of her new Hunt Country Suspense Novel, The Kill, at a host of events in some of the very places she writes about.“The Vi...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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Matilda Reuter Named Top Tourism Employee<\/span> <\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span>Middleburg Eccentric<\/span>
\n Wednesday, May 26, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n <\/span>Visit Loudoun (Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association) held its 14th Annual Meeting and 2009 Tourism Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at the Belmont Country Club in Ashburn. Matilda Reuter, of The Red Fox Inn was honored as Winner ...<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table> \n \n
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