Calendar of Events: Check Them Out !

Berryville Main Street Winter 2014
Member Feature
Midwives - Wendy Dotson
L
oudoun
Community
M i dw iv e s
was founded in 2003
by certified Nursemidwives Wendy
Dotson, CNM and
Margie Brandquist,
CNM. Our goal
was to expand the
options of women
and their families
who wanted this
model of care in the hospital setting. We have now attended over 4,000 births
at Inova Loudoun Hospital, and have 6 full-time midwives. We have a LOW
c/section rate (9-10%) and about half our moms choose unmedicated, natural
childbirth, while about half choose epidurals. We provide comprehensive
pregnancy care and also care for women throughout the life cycle with
gynecology and family planning services.
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$1500 GIVEAWAY HAS BEGUN!
Each Holiday Season Berryville Businesses Come Together
To Give Back To The Community!
N
ow thru Dec. 11th - marks another exciting promotion sponsored
by Berryville Merchants and Berryville Main Street! Each year
many businesses come together to promote the ANNUAL $1500
GIVEAWAY! Yes, you got it – we will actually be giving away $1500 in cold
cash and “Berryville Bucks” to 11 lucky winners right before Christmas! One
person will be the grand prize winner & will receive $250 in cash and $250 in
“Berryville Bucks”. Ten additional people will receive $50 in cash & $50 in
Berryville Bucks! Winners in the past have all appreciated the extra cash/
bucks just prior to the holidays.
To enter, visit any participating business ( no purchase required, must be
18 years of age or older). When you purchase something, you are entitled to
extra entries based on the amount of purchase. The more businesses you
visit during the holidays, the more entries you will have in the drawing. The
drawing will be held on Dec. 12th.
Check Them Out !
Here’s who is new in Town…
Body Art Tattoo
(W. Main) now open
Modern Mercantile
(S. Church) opening soon
The Tea Cart
(E. Main Street) now open
Re-Love It
(E. Main Street) now open
Calendar of Events:
Nov 27th
Meter Decorating Contest begins
Nov 29th
Jewelry Demo & Refreshments .
2:30 to 3:30 (FHG)
Dec 5th
Lighting the Tree & Luminaries
Dec 6th
Christmas Parade
Dec 6th
Jewelry & Card Demo Refreshments 12:30 – 3:30 (FHG)
Dec 12th
$1500 - Giveaway –
Winners announced
Dec 13th
Jewelry Demo
Refreshments 12:30 – 3:30 (FHG)
Dec 20th
Jewelry & Card Demo ..
Refreshments 12:30 – 3:30 (FHG)
Jan 6th
5th Anniversary
Celebration Begins.
5% Discount thru the 31st.
Feb 7th
Exhibit Opening 6-8pm - (FHG)
His and Hers: Wood-Turnings .
and Photographs from Mark .
and Ellen Zimmerman
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Membership News
A special thanks for your continued support
of Berryville Main Street…
Here are the newest members either renewing or new to the
Berryville Main Street Family - we thank you!
New Partner Memberships:
Village Emporium,
Body Art Tattoo,
Kenny’s Auto & Trike Shop,
Top of VA Regional Chamber
The Tea Cart
Re-Love It
Modern Mercantile
Renewing Partner Memberships
Berryville Farm Supply
Parking Meter Contest:
While the meters take a vacation for the holiday season, what better
time to show off your decorating skills?
Businesses, families, friends, neighborhoods, clubs and schools get together & come up with some great
ideas to mark the season! Show us your special flair for holiday fun!
Decorations can be put up starting Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 27th, and must be completed
by Tuesday December 3rd. Registration per meter is $5.00 - Meters will be assigned by Berryville Main
Street. Decorations MUST BE REMOVED by Tuesday December 30th – please contact Berryville Main
Street for an application.
Light Up The Town: In MEMORY or HONOR of your Friends or Family
B
erryville Main Street will be lighting up the trees on Main Street again this year. Signs will be placed at the base
of each tree. When you donate $10.00 in Memory or Honor of your loved ones to Berryville Main Street their name
will be placed on the sign. You are encouraged to take a stroll down Main Street and look at the names when the
trees are lit. These signs will be in place during the holiday season and will allow everyone to remember your loved ones
during this special time of the year.
Stop by Berryville Main Street with your names and payment at PO Box 372 Berryville.
For more information call 540-955-4001
or email manager@berryvillemainstreet.com
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“Sightings from the South”
(Millwood, Boyce, Waterloo & White Post that is..)
Locke Store- Millwood, VA
By Juliet MacKay-Smith
M
y grandparents moved to
Clarke County in the 1930’s,
when the road that passes
through Millwood took a turn in front
of Locke Store, and forded Spout Run
just beyond the Burwell-Morgan Mill.
The store was built in 1836 and has
been a continuous working store since
that time, conveniently serving Clarke
County with provisions as well as a
community meeting place. When I was
growing up, I visited my grandmother’s
farm in the summers, and always
looked forward to getting a ‘treat’ at
Locke Store. After 12 years of serving
up our own treats, the Ladies (& Gents) of Locke Store are once again busy preparing for the holidays. We look forward to
providing you, our loyal customers of Berryville & Clarke County, with fabulous food, fine wines & craft beers, and unique
gifts to make your season more hassle-free and full of splendor!
Come visit for your holiday shopping - http://lockestore.com/
Holidays at the Barns
Deliver your finest
Gingerbread Creation
Tues, Dec. 2nd – Thurs. Dec 4th. Hours: 12:00 Noon – 3:00 PM.
Friday, December 5 - Saturday, January 3: “Barns of Rose Hill
Student Art and Gingerbread Exhibit” Opening Reception
Friday, December 5th, 7 p.m. (After Tree Lighting in Rose
Hill Park).
Saturday, December 6: Barns of Rose Hill presents “Madrigal
Songs of Loyalty, Light, and Love” 8:00 PM Performed by The
Clarke County High School Chamber Choir.
Sunday, December 7: Barns of Rose Hill presents “December
Dance Selections” 2:00 PM Shenandoah Conservatory Arts
Academy of Shenandoah University Jr. & Sr. Dance Ensembles.
Sunday, December 7: Barns of Rose Hill presents “The Joy
and Peace of Christmas in Song” 6:00 PM The Choirs of
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy, The Blue Ridge
Choristers and The Top of Virginia Youth Chorale.
Saturday, December 13: Barns of Rose Hill presents “The
Woodshedders” 8:00 PM. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Call 540-9555-2004 for more information.
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Rosemont Manor A Berryville Treasure
I
thought I knew much about
Rosemont but research taught
me differently. Yes, it was the
home of Virginia Governor and U. S.
Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. and a haven
for Washington’s elite for 200 years,
but did you know the estate began as
a gambling debt? An August 15, 1932
oral history of Rosemont by Reverend
Sigismund Stribling Ware for Louise
C. Bakewell and transcribed by her
nurse Catherine Fincham, provided
information about the owner of
Rosemont about 1760. In the interest
of space, I will highlight from his notes
as it pertains to Rosemont’s history
It begins, “Starting at what is now
known as Castleman’s Ferry on the
Shenandoah River. Following the
River as far as “The Rocks,” now
owned by Miss Ann Lewis. In this
section of land there were about
ten thousand acres owned by Mr.
Mann Page of “Mansfield” near
Fredericksburg, Virginia.” “Mann Page
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was at Williamsburg,
Virginia,
where
he
created a gambling
debt
amounting
to
five hundred pounds.
He could not pay this
debt. He borrowed five
hundred pounds from Sir
Ralph Wormley, giving
him in payment the ten
thousand acres of land
in the section along
the Shenandoah River
starting at Castleman’s
Ferry. He gave it at
twenty-five (25) cents
per acre. He did this
because General George
Washington told him it
was a fine body of land
(this was about the year
1730). Sir Ralph Wormley
who owned this tract of
land lived at “Rose Hill.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary
War, Sir Ralph Wormley became a
Tory and was banished from that
country and made to go to Berkeley
and Frederick counties). Made to stay
there where he owned property. He
had two sons and one daughter that I
know of and their names were James,
John, and Anne….”
down the original house, replacing
it with a large colonial frame house.
Mr. Clapp sold the place to Mr. Arthur
Warthen of Front Royal, Virginia. Who
sold the main place, with house on it to
Mrs. Harriman. The other part of the
place was divided and sold to Mr. John
B. Neill and Mr. M. C. Warden. And,
Mr. Harry F. Byrd and Rev. William
Smith. Later Mr. Byrd bought Mr.
Smith’s share.”
“Anne inherited the estate known
as “Rosemont” and married George
Norris and had three children by this
marriage. Their names were John,
William, and Mrs. Thornton. Mrs.
Thornton left no heirs.” (FYI: the
Thornton daughter married Isaac
Tyson and they bought Rosemont in
1856. The Tyson family was prominent
in Maryland industrial circles and
a donor has been researching the
family.”
We know that Mrs. Harriman added
fourteen rooms to the house and had
the house stuccoed and moved several
oak trees which once stood to the north
of the house. Mrs. Harriman changed
the original entrance by moving it
further up the pike.
“Then, Rosemont was bought by Mr.
Jesse Tyson of Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. M. C. Clapp of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, bought “Rosemont”
from the Tyson estate, about 1901. He
and his family lived there. He tore
“Mrs. Harriman sold it to Dr. William
M. Smith, who left it to his widow. She
sold it to the former Governor Harry
F. Byrd, who recently purchased the
Neill-Warden portion. “Cleft Oak”
formerly known as “Mantua” was sold
by Mr. Norris to a Mr. Beamer who
sold it to Mr. A. Moore, Jr. Mr. Moore
changed the name to “Cleft Oak”
because there was a very handsome
oak tree standing near the top of what
is known as “Grind Stone Hill” on the
valley pike, which had a cannon ball
shot through it during the Civil War.
This oak tree crumbled away recently.”
“Mr. Moore sold “Cleft Oak” to a Mrs.
Kitteridge and it is now owned by the
Round Hill Orchard Company.”
The oral history from Reverend
Ware gives readers a picture about
Rosemont’s beginnings.
Then came the Genda family and we are
proud of their ownership, restoration,
and renovations! Visit Rosemont on
December 15th, 2014, from 5 to 8PM. The
fee is $10 for adults and $5 for students
(through college). Come to 16 Rosemont
Manor Lane, Berryville. Refreshments
will be served and gift items can be
purchased.
Proceeds benefit the
Clarke County Education Foundation.
Visit www.Rosemont1811.com
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Downtown Space Available
30 WEST MAIN ST.
3272 sq. ft. $1600./mo. (includes heat
and water) 2 floors, 4-5 offices, baths,
Kitchenette. 540-539-2791
(Rent for whole bldg.)
22-B E. MAIN ST.
1500 sq. ft. $1500./mo.
(2nd floor) 703-928-0431
Jerry Johnson
206 FIRST ST.
56,000 sq. ft. Concrete former apple
storage. Ideal for heavy iron work,
carpentry, sculpture. All uses /offers
considered. You are limited only by your
own imagination
610-390-6612 Giel Millner
401 E. MAIN ST.
16,000 sq. ft., 5 floors
$2200./mo.
540-539-8120 Jay Hillerson
15B CROW ST.
2500 sq. ft. - $1800/mo.
703-522-5151 Paul Jassal
210 FIRST STREET
Building leasing 6000 - 43000 sq. ft. - negotiable
Indoor Storage 1000 - 4000 sq. ft. negotiable
Outdoor Storage lots 1/2 acre - 2.5 acres - negotiable
540-955-2950 Bob Smalley
BOARD MEMBERS
Jerry Johnson, President,
Economic Restructuring
Susi Bailey,
Treasurer
Tricia James,
Budget and Finance Committee
Kathy Pierson,
Promotions Committee
Jay Arnold,
Merchants Committee
Sherry Craig,
Merchants Committee
Lockett Van Voorhis,
Design Committee
Christina Kraybill
Promotions Committee
Michael Haymaker
Economic Restructuring
Luanne Carey,
Berryville Main Street Director
Kate Petranech,
Fire House Gallery Director
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& Happenings
Gallery News
E-x-p-a-n-d-e-d Hours … for the Holidays and Beyond!
Customers spoke and Berryville Main Street listened. To accommodate shoppers’ requests, we’re increasing gallery hours
by 20% starting December 2nd. Check out our Facebook Page (Fire House Gallery and Shop) and new website (http://
firehousegalleryva.com – see story below) for updates on Holiday Hours.
Fire House Gallery Hours of Operation
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
11am - 4pm
11am - 4pm
11am - 4pm
11am - 4pm
11am - 5pm
Closed
By Chance - Berryville Main Street open
Firehousegalleryva.com
New Website Makes Its Debut for the Holiday Season … and 5th Anniversary Celebration.
Welcome visitors, to the new gallery website! Building on the strong foundation created by Diane and Russ Harrison -- who built the gallery’s first one -- the new site
moves the user experience fully into the 21st century with interactive filters that put the visitor in the driver’s seat. With the click of a mouse, the user can:
• Explore the full collection -- to savor its quality and range
• Do a targeted search by favorite medium (pottery, glass, etc.) or by artist • Build a visit around a current exhibit ... or, plan ahead for one coming soon
In addition to showcasing its art and exhibits, the site gives pride of place to another
key gallery asset -- the building itself. Visitors will learn the story of its beginnings
-- why Berryville Main Street took on the challenge to create the Fire House Gallery;
and how in five short years it has not only only attracted honors and grants but also a
dedicated customer base contributing to the economic vitality of the community.
In anticipation of the gallery’s fifth anniversary -- and to make the site complete – a complete listing of all shows, exhibits,
and Art of Making Art demos, which the gallery has presented since its doors opened January 9, 2010 will soon be added to
the site as well as links to news and feature stories that have appeared in print or online.
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Put More Bling in YOUR Jingaling:
Jewelry Showcase & Handmade Cards
Jewelry. The gift ALL
women love to get!
card to make the gift complete.
Make this year’s
holiday gift truly
memorable with a
handmade necklace,
bracelet, or earrings.
Add a personalized
your selections or commission a one-of-a-kind piece for an
upcoming birthday or anniversary.
Demonstrations 12:30 to 3:30pm. Light refreshments served.
Demonstrations are part of the gallery’s Art of Making
Art series, funded in part by grants from the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for
the Arts.
• November 29 Jewelry artist, Charmaine Jackson.
• December 6 Jewelry artist, Pam Singer. Custom card
artist, Tina Weishaupt
• December 13 Jewelry artist, Rachel Rogers
Jewelry artists will be showing and selling their work on the
four Saturdays before Christmas. Custom card artists will be
on hand for two of them. Come meet the artists and make
• December 20 Jewelry artist, Sally Myers; Custom card
artist, Mary Mayhew
Check out the new website for details on the artists.
His and Hers:
Wood-Turnings and
Photographs from
Mark and Ellen
Zimmerman
February 7-March 7, 2015
Opening Reception 6-8 pm February 7
What’s it like to have two artists in the family? Do they critique each
other’s work? Inspire it? Meet the couple and find out at the opening
reception. This stunning show will feature Mark’s superbly executed
hand-turned bowls and Ellen’s sensitive and memorable photographs
of places and things. Light refreshments served on the 7th.
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We ended up in Clarke County because we noticed many families were coming
to us from the west, in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. “The Midwives at
Berryville” office at 3 1/2 East Main St. is our idea to better serve those families,
who now don’t have to drive Over the Mountain for all their visits- and of course,
we hope they will tell their friends & families that we’re here! Ask us about the
brand new Natural Birth Center open at Inova Loudoun Nov 10.
Our website has lots of info: www.loudouncommunitymidwives.com
www.facebook.com/pages/
Berryville-Main-Street/130130599002
Contributors:
Kathy Piersen, Kate Petranach, Sherry Craig,
Jay Arnold, Wendy Dotson and Sharon Beasley
23 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 372
Berryville, VA 22611
Phone 540 955-4001
Fax 540 955-0909
manager@berryvillemainstreet.org
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Newsletter is published by Berryville Main Street
and issued four times a year —December, March,
June, and September. Its purpose is to provide
news about people and events in and around
the historic district; promote local business;
and raise awareness about the many ways a
vibrant downtown contributes to a community’s
quality of life. Berryville Main Street is a
501(c)3 organization and part of Virginia Main
Street since 1992. The Main Street program
was launched in 1985 by the National Trust for
Historic Preservation to encourage growth and
revitalization of commercial districts in towns
across the United States. To order a subscription
or advertise contact:
manager@berryvillemainstreet.org
Berryville Main Street
VOLUNTEERISM
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful
lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
~Dr. Seuss
As we enter 2015, we have lofty goals– We need you !! Berryville
Main Street is only as good as our volunteers!! If you have a talent,
skill, or contact, and are interested in making a difference in the
community, please let us know! Specifically we are looking for
persons to help with our core committees:
Organization • Promotion • Design • Economic Restructuring
Reach out to the Berryville Main Street office or a Board Member
for details.
Luanne
Jerry Johnson
Cookie Guy
Mainstreet
Firehouse
Xmas
Meters
Music In The Park
Bank Of Clarke
Yardsales
Giveaway
Banners
Volunteers
Sponsellers
Rosemont
Emporium
Edward Jones
Marios
Grille
Midwives
Locke
Neato
Barns
Berryville Auto
Boyds
BBT
True Value
Blossman
Clermont
Heritage
Stutzman
Sweet Peas