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MAY 2015
COME TO THE MBRA COMMUNITY MEETING
7:30 P.M. TUESDAY, May 12, 2015
At the Marshall Community Center - All are welcome!
MARSHALL BUSINESS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
MARSHALL MINUTE
Our speaker will be:
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Mary Wilkerson - Editor
Christy Connolly, President/CEO of the Fauquier Health Foundation, a grantmaking organization that has originated from the sale of Fauquier Health to LifePoint
Hospitals (the Foundation has been in existence for many, many years; however, our
purpose has shifted with the sale of the health system). Christine will share the efforts
they have made thus far in contributing to the health and well being of the Fauquier,
Rappahannock and Northern Culpeper areas and to answer any questions about the
work they’re doing.
Have questions or speaker ideas? Contact Ursula Baxley, MBRA President,
at [email protected] or 540-364-2057
Want to receive the Marshall Minute electronically before it hits the stands?
Send your request to [email protected].
Fauquier Health Foundation
Christy Connolly joined Fauquier Health in 1999 as director of development for the
foundation. In 2005 she was named Vice President for Strategic Services, responsible for board development, strategic planning, marketing, and the foundation. She
returned to the Fauquier Health Foundation in 2013 to lead its conversion to a
modern health legacy foundation as President/CEO. She received her bachelor’s
degree in health science in 1991 from Longwood College. She earned her master’s
degree in public relations in 1995 from the University of South Carolina. I n 2013 she
earned a second MS in Healthcare Administration from George Mason University,
where she also currently serves as an adjunct professor. Her past experience
includes positions with the American Lung Association of Virginia, Northern Virginia
Public Television, and the American Red Cross. She is the past president of the
Rotary Club of Warrenton, and past board member of the Fauquier County Chamber
of Commerce and Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. She resides in
Warrenton with her husband, John, and three sons. For more information on the
Fauquier Health Foundation, please call 540-680-4100..
Fiesta Fauquier
The second annual Fiesta Fauquier will be celebrated on May 3, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at
Northern Fauquier Community Park, 4155 Monroe Parkway, Marshall, VA 20115.
This is a free family event. Bring family and friends and celebrate Cinco De Mayo
and Spring Season. The Fiesta will feature Mexican Folk Dancers, a Moon Bounce,
Children’s Crafts with Families for Fauquier, food vendors including Snowie Bus and
Tailgater Toby’s BBQ, and the Marshall Fire Truck. The event is sponsored by
INOVA Medical Group – Obstetrics and Gynecology. For more information contact
Alice Ward at 540-422-8572.
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Church, Basemen t Cu ts, Cus t o m Cu ts, Got t Library, Ed ward Jones, Lit tle Foxes Java & Gif ts, Marshall Cleaners
Notes from MBRA Meeting 4/14/15
The meeting was called to order by the President Ursula Baxley at 7:35 pm.
Treasurer Chris Robinson reported a balance of $3,552.78
in the treasury and 68 members.
Supervisor Peter Schwartz reported a few updates around
town. 1) The notice to proceed with sidewalks has gone out.
Construction is to start in two weeks, and will take 90-100
days to construct. 2) Each year, the County applies for additional grants for the Main Street project. In November, they
applied for half a million dollars for the last chunk of money for
phase one of the Main Street project. They were approved!
They’ll now have almost $4,000,000 including the local matching funds. Bidding will occur this Fall, and construction will
start one year from now. 3) Red Truck Bakery is coming to
Marshall and will occupy both former Old Salem buildings. All
their baking will occur here in Marshall, plus they will have a
small retail café with about 35 seats. Red Truck Bakery is hoping to have their soft opening this July or August.
President Ursula Baxley announced in place of School
Board Member Duke Bland, that Claude Thompson has won
the 40th Battle of the Books!
Our first speaker of the night was Kevin MacDonald with
Earth Village Education. The idea for Earth Village Education
began by people a few years ago who felt that there was one
root problem: our culture lacks respect and awareness for the
natural world. This led them to form EVE with the mission to
build community and renew the Earth. One of the owners of
EVE has a 97 acre farm off Lake Daniel that EVE is using.
Adult classes they plan to offer will be small, hands-on, and
will be on the weekends. Topics will include soap and lotionmaking, and making fire by using sticks.
Earth Village Education plans to offer four broad topics: 1)
Primitive Arts, 2) Ecological Farming, 3) Contemporary Homesteading, and 4) Sustainable Architecture. Primitive arts are
the knowledge and skills necessary for humans to live off the
land. Ecological farming is growing really good food without
damaging the earth. Think how cycles of air, water, etc., might
interact with each other. Contemporary homesteading, or ‘selfreliance’ as he refers to it, teaches self-reliance skills. Kevin
then shared a story of he and his sweetheart’s experimental
time living in a cabin in the woods, relying on a spring for their
water and solar panels for energy. Currently, they are working
with the County to obtain special use exemptions.
EVE will offer volunteer days for anyone who would like to help
them, and they also plan to hold small, preliminary classes
soon. For more, visit www.earthvillageeducation.org
Hillaery Bogley, President and Founder of the M iddleburg
H umane F oundation, was our second speaker of the night.
Middleburg Humane Foundation has been a part of the community for 21 years. Hillaery is a Licensed Veterinary Technician
(LVT) and a humane investigator for Fauquier and Culpeper
counties. MHF is a non-profit farm shelter on 4 acres on Whiting Road. Twenty-three acres from the Cunningham Farm
property was donated to them, and they hope to receive approval from the County to build a new farm shelter facility. They
also serve Culpeper, primarily Fauquier County. They have
very helpful facilities and even a free rabies clinic coming on
Saturday, May 9th from 10am – 3pm on site at 4094 Whiting Rd.
If you would like to make a donation or learn more, visit
www.middleburghumane.org or call 540-364-3272.
Kay Reddit, Founder of Your Office Assistant, spoke about
her brand new business. She grew up in Nashville, TN where
her father played in the Grand Ole Opry. She ran a management consulting company for 27 years, has an MA and BBA in
Economics from Memphis State University. Kay is new to Marshall but not to Fauquier, as she has been here for 20 years,
mostly in Warrenton. She had a farm near Keith Rd but moved
to Marshall once her husband passed 4 years ago.
As Your Office Assistant, Kay helps with filing, client follow-up,
inventory, research, mailings, spreadsheet input, financial paperwork, presentation preparation, and much more. She provides temporary staff support to fill in gaps so business owners
are free from having to hire and train employees just for specific
tasks or projects. Kay understands that, especially for small
business owners, simply having some downtime or taking a
vacation is next to impossible. Therefore, Kay is available to fill
whatever roles are necessary so business owners may take
time for themselves. As her brochure explains, Kay works on
an hourly or project basis, and can work either from home or
from the business space. Rates are based on project difficulty
and complexity, and you pay only for the hours used. Contact
Kay at 540-270-2603, email [email protected] or write to 8370
Salem Ave, Marshall, VA 20115.
Our final speaker was 1 st Lt. Col. Turelli with the Fauquier
County Sheriffs Dept. The department ran stats on Main St
and Marshall for the period of January-April 8th of this year, and
they came back very good.
Whether you are a business or a resident in the Marshall area, you can help shape what happens in this
community by continuing to be or becoming an MBRA member. If you would like to join or renew your membership,
please complete this form and mail to:
Treasurer - MBRA - P O Box 533 - Marshall, VA 20116
Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Business Name __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone (H) ___________________________________________________ (W) _______________________________________________
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Notes from MBRA Meeting 4/14/15
Continued
During this period in Marshall, deputies performed 632 premise
checks. There was only 1 vehicle theft and larceny on Main St.
and only 2 larcenies elsewhere. These stats are very good; the
Marshall community is safe and in a good place.
Sgt. Turelli informed the group on different types of crime prevention. He said people are leaving their homes and cars
unlocked, and their purses and wallets on the front seat. Many
criminals give up if they do not find an unlocked car or home,
so we need to make sure that we keep ours locked. Also, we
ought to remove our garage door openers from our cars, so no
one can break in and steal them.
Identity theft and financial crimes are very bad and greatly increasing, and people are making it easy to be victims. We are
more likely to become victims of financial crimes than breakins. Everyone has to take part in crime prevention. If we become a victim of financial crime, call the Fauquier Co. Sheriffs
Dept. (540) 422-8600.
Q&A time with Sgt. Turelli followed. As to the question of companies who protect identity, Col. Turelli urges everyone to pay
to have all of our credit scores locked with all 3 credit reporting
agencies. We can do that on our own, and it only costs around
$10/month, and that is the best thing we can do to protect ourselves. We can then unlock them with our pin whenever we
need to use them.
Also, we can report fraudulent call numbers to the Sheriffs Department; they will always accept those reports. The climate of
Fauquier schools is in a good place. National Night Out is
indeed happening this year.
Lord Fairfax Connector Trail’s 5th Anniversary
In honor of Lord Fairfax Connector Trail’s 5th anniversary, the Fauquier County Department of Parks and
Recreation will host a “A Family Friendly Celebration”
on Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. The event is open to the public at no charge,
and will take place at Lord Fairfax Connector Trail,
Lower Parking Lot, 6480 College Street, Warrenton,
VA 20187.
This Free Family Friendly Celebration includes
Ecological Pond Activity provided by VA Extension
Office, Warrenton Police Barrel Train Rides, Bluegrass Music by The Virginia Bluebelles, Family
Games, and Warrenton Bike Shop providing Helmet
Fittings. The LFCC Connector Trail is approximately
1/3 of a mile long and adjoins the Stafford Farm
Connector Trail, approximately 1.10 miles long.
These trails form 1.5 miles of multi-use trail for bikers
and hikers and will eventually connect to the Warrenton Branch Greenway. This is the start of a network of
trails that will connect the Town of Warrenton to the
Lord Fairfax Community College and to the planned
Central Fauquier Sports Complex. For more information, call the Fauquier County Department of Parks
and Recreation at (540) 422-8550.
$10,000 Raffle Dinner at Ruritan's!
The Piedmont Equine Practice will host the next
Marshall Ruritan 1st Friday Dinner on May 1st, 5:00
p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at The Marshall Ruritan Club, 8400
Salem Ave., Marshall. The menu is lasagna, salad,
bread, dessert, and drink. Come eat and support the
Marshall Ruritan Club Kids Weekend Lunchbox
program!
The Marshall Ruritan Club will have tickets available
for their May 9th Raffle dinner dance. Tickets are
$125 for two and include dinner, open bar, dancing
until midnight, and a chance to win up to $10,000.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction.
Please leave a message at (540)364-9586 if you
would like to purchase a ticket.
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Banquet Hall available
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gatherings,
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8400 Salem Ave. Marshall
Va. 20115l
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540-364-9586
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