Archive for November, 2009

The History Club USO Dance

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Each year, the Loudoun Valley History Club sends people flying through the air as they prepare for their annual USO Swing Dance, a dance set in the 1940’s to lift spirits before going off to war. “History clubbers” are taught East Coast Swing, a type of swing dancing in which the girls oftentimes find… »

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Blue Ridge Leader News - November 29, 2009

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Budget- with giblets and gravy- a matter of thankfulness
Y’know, speakin’ of being grateful, folks in the County Seat can thank their lucky stars on one thing: as the county gets ready to go through its annual knock-down, drag-out budget rodeo during the appropriately hellish winter months, the powers-that-be in Leesburg figure to bring in their… »

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Black Friday: Boom or Bust for Teens?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, so is the day after: Black Friday — the one day when most Americans rush to the mall to find the hottest bargains.  As the economy continues to struggle with recession, retailers are stepping up their marketing techniques in hopes of making a steady profit; for many stores this includes extending hours… »

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Lending a Helping Hand

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

On Saturday, November 21, 36 teenagers gathered at the St. Francis De Sales parking lot, before heading out to the surrounding community to rake leaves. These young Sunday school students, primarily eighth graders, were building up volunteer hours in order to make their confirmation, allowing them to be acknowledged as adults in the Catholic… »

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Stop Sign Removal S. 32nd Street at Nursery Avenue

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

As determined by the Town Council Infrastructure Committee Meeting on September 28, the stop signs for the northbound and southbound lanes of S. 32nd Street (690 S), at the intersection with Nursery Avenue, will be removed by the Town Maintenance Department. The new traffic pattern will be effective beginning November 30, 2009. Motorists… »

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Since We’re All Here: Short, Painless Family Traditions

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

November 21, 2009
Holidays tend to come and go in a whirlwind. As they fly by at 80 mph, we hear phrases such as “Don’t forget the meaning of the—,” “Make special family time for—,” “Holiday traditions can—.” And most of us contemplate these phrases and give serious time to consider their full meaning and… »

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Blue Ridge Leader News - November 22, 2009

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Fatal Turn
A Middleburg man may face charges after a fatal car crash this week on Route 50. The impact killed a Centreville man- 69 year old Syan Trilochan-Singh.
Authoroties say Albers turned out of a private driveway and into the oncoming lane of the roadway; he and some juvenile passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the crash.
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Update: Sidewalk to Nowhere

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

At the November 19 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, in The Purcellville Room, the zoning commissioners voted unanimously to grant a variance to Warren and Carmen Howell. The Howells will not have to put in a sidewalk on their 8.5 rural acre property. A motion was made to require the Howells to show the… »

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George Mason Winter Baseball Camps

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Youth Infield Camp (Ages 7-13)
Thursday, December 17, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
This camp offers three hours of extensive infield and hitting instruction run by Mason Infield and Hitting Coach Kyle Werman. Coach Werman will cover the building blocks that make up a great infielder, including drills to improve your game both in the field and at the plate.
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Our Trip to Market Salamander

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Chef Todd guided us through a delightful sidewalk cafe market experience- all under the roof of a carefully crafted design- including a perpetual blue sky painted overhead (actually, a perfectly partly cloudy). We started at the ‘front’ of the shop- surrounded by an array of coffees ‘n other drink specialties- and some very tempting (and… »

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The Stop at Goodstone

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Our trip to the Goodstone Inn near Middleburg was an exercise in hospitality. After a complete tour of the grounds (they have something like 260 acres), which included a short conversation with Oliver the Pig (a local rescue animal) and several views which were nothing less than stunning, our attention was drawn to the efforts… »

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Questioning Sustainability

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Tony Noerpel’s reality is not mine.  He promotes the nihilistic environmental ideology fostered by:  sustainability. The premise of sustainability is that humans have exceeded the ecological  (or threshold) of the earth.  The threshold is determined by, of course, environmentalists, who profit handsomely from the exploding “being green” (sustainability) movement.  The problem is the opinion that… »

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Purcellville’s Debt Load

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Below you will find a graph of the per capita debt load for the Town of Purcellville. The debt load is compared to Loudoun County and the Federal Government.  Loudoun is drastically cutting their capital plans, but Purcellville is going ahead with theirs.  Included is the Loudoun Water debt with the Loudoun debt to make a fair… »

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Seasoning

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey.  We all know that. Stuffing is important too.  Besides the test of our seasoning though, it’s also a season of testing.  It’s when we test our ability to deal with our extended family and visa versa, because lets be honest, you’re no walk in the park either.
To begin with,… »

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The Subtle Smell of Subversion

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I didn’t mind the smell of stink bugs initially because I was unaware what they actually smelled like.  I’m chock full of blissful ignorance on occasion.  Let me explain.
I went to college in the Deep South for a time, and what my school lacked in prestige or even respectability it made up for in the ability… »

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