Word: middleburg
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...facet of her secret is sheer vitality. There is great energy in her step; when she enters a room, she makes an immediate impact. She radiates health, and for good reason. She still rides, swims regularly and is an implacable hiker. The hikes occur at her country estate in Middleburg, Virginia, and at her spread in Sun Valley, Idaho. That's where she goes to relax (always accompanied by legions of houseguests...
...couple spend weekends at their farm outside Middleburg in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and play power doubles at the annual Senate tournament at John Gardner's tennis ranch when they can get away, although Bentsen prefers singles. With the same understated courtesy he employs in the Senate, when a ball goes close to the line, he inquires with a small smile, "And how do you call the Senator's ball...
...wrong when the Scouting movement turned away from the outdoors," says Scoutmaster Irvin Graybill of Middleburg, Pa. "A Scout learns self-improvement and self-confidence when he's out in the woods, away from home, with his buddies depending upon him. There will be times when he misses the comforts of home, but he won't quit and cry. His ability to prove he's ready takes hold and becomes part of his character...
Gannett officials said the chain had to take a more active role in running the paper because McKinney, who lives in Middleburg, Va., was in Santa Fe so infrequently. Gannett Chairman Allen H. Neuharth said the decision was "outrageous" and "based on politics and provincialism rather than fact or law." McKinney declined to comment. The trial is set to resume next month to determine how the paper should be returned, and Gannett plans to appeal its loss. Groused one New Mexican staffer: "We'll be in a state of limbo for years...
Meredyth, near Middleburg, Va., has been growing hybrids only since 1975 and already produces 85,000 bottles a year. Says Owner Archie Smith: "We're selling almost as quickly as we can get it out." Nearby Piedmont is the state's first commercial vinifera winery, and expects to double its capacity over the next two years. Both Meredyth and Piedmont used to be cattle farms. Says Piedmont's manager, Jim Cockrell, 35, who over the past four years oversaw the transition from cattle farm to vineyard: "It sure beats milking cows twice...