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JANUARY 15, 2015 Educa t io n

LEGAL NOTICES 40

OBITUARIES 50

LETTERS PAGE 52

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York made his announcement at the end of a short speech Jan. 7 that touted the work of supervisors and thanked county staff members for their diligence. The chairman said he would have more concluding comments at the supervisors’ last meeting of this year and expressed gratitude to campaign workers who had assisted him since he said last year that he would seek another term. “I have not come to this decision lightly,” said York, who is beginning his 24th year of service to Loudoun, counting time spent as Sterling District supervisor and work as a planning commissioner. In an interview immediately after that Jan. 7 supervisors meeting, York said that he could see

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oudoun’s new schools superintendent has pulled the curtains back on his spending recommendations for next fiscal year, calling for a $68 million hike over the current operating budget and making room for pay raises and an expansion of full-day kindergarten to as many as 1,875 students. Superintendent Eric Williams presented his inaugural Loudoun budget to the School Board on Jan. 8, staying true to promises he made during the six months since he was hired. Leading up to last week’s presentation, he said he would find some efficiencies within the school district, identify some enhancements to be made and craft a budget larger than the current fiscal year’s to keep up with enrollment growth. “This isn’t a surprise,” he told School Board members and about 50 others gathered in the boardroom, including County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large). “The size of the pie—the size of the budget I’m recommending—is bigger for next year than it is for this year. And the reason for that is all about excellence, sustaining the excellence of our schools and building on that excellence.” The $980.1 million spending plan creates 343.8 full-time equivalent positions—273 of which are based in schools, not at the

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Last week’s arctic blast provided just the right conditions for Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Squad 613 to practice ice rescue scenarios at the Olde Izaak Walton Park on Friday morning. See story Page 17.

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Public hearings on Loudoun school district’s proposed FY16 budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, and Thursday, Jan. 22. Sign up to speak by calling 571-252-1020 or emailing Christine.Coleman@lcps.org.

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oudoun County Chairman Scott K. York announced last week that he won’t seek re-election, a surprise move that has many wondering if Board of Supervisors’ Vice Chairman Shawn M. Williams will seek the top job. York (At Large) was to face a challenge for the Republican nomination for the job from Leesburg lawyer Charles King, and Democrat Phyllis Randall also announced last week that she would run for chairman. So the political picture seemed like it would

feature a longtime incumbent and two challengers who haven’t held elected office. Then York, who has led the supervisors for the past 15 years, shocked even some county government staff members with his news. That was followed by speculation that either Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), who chairs the board’s finance committee, or Williams (R-Broad Run) would enter the race for the GOP nomination for chairman. But Buona said Tuesday that he’s going to instead seek re-election to his current seat, and Williams said he’s still pondering his next move. “We’re talking about it, and we’re talking to people,” Williams said of him and his wife, Joy.

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SCC Requests Input On Toll Hikes $4.25. During peak morning and afternoon weekday periods, the proposed increase is 20 cents, from $4.90 to $5.10. The SCC approved a non-peak toll increase only to $4.20, but granted the $5.10 peak-time toll request. Those wanting to submit comments on the toll increase request may do so on the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the “Public Comments/Notices” link and then the “Submit Comments” button for case number PUE-2014-00129. Written comments may be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, VA 23218-2118. n

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8,160. That’s what Virginia students could save in community college tuition if a proposal made Friday by President Barack Obama becomes law. Obama’s announcement to make the first

two years of community college free had local educators this week expressing excitement, with a dash of doubt. Northern Virginia Community College Provost Julie Leidig called the plan excellent and overdue. “A college education is more important than ever before and it’s becoming more and more of a financial challenge for families,” she said. But as thrilled as she is about the pos-

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sibility of more people having access to a college education, she is just as quick to add a caveat: “Of course, the devil’s always in the details.” Obama’s plan would allow any student to attend community college without paying, as long as they maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average, complete at least 12 credit hours a semester and make progress toward completing a degree or certificate program. If the president can convince Continued on Page 28

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2020 at the greater of growth in Consumer Price Index plus one percent, GDP growth, or 2.8 percent, with additional increases if necessary to offset more rapid growth in property taxes or to ensure that the Partnership has sufficient revenues to achieve debt service coverage ratios.” The 2015 request is for a 2.8 percent increase. Last year, TRIP II requested a 2.8 percent increase and an additional 3-cent hike to pay for an increase in property taxes paid to Loudoun County and the Town of Leesburg. For a two-axle vehicle, that requested increase equated to 15 cents, from $4.10 to

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he State Corporation Commission has set a Feb. 6 deadline for public comments on the annual request by the owners of the Dulles Greenway to increase tolls. This year, Toll Road Investors Partnership II is seeking a 10-cent increase for twoaxle vehicles and a 15-cent increase in its rush-hour surcharge. Under the plan, nonpeak tolls would increase to $4.30 and peakhour tolls would increase to $5.25. TRIP II’s annual request to increase toll rates is authorized by the General Assembly, which enacted a law directing the SCC to grant “annual toll increases between 2013 and

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Despite taking in what many consider to be exorbitant tolls, the Greenway showed a net loss of more than $16 million for 2012 and 2013, May said, because the property was bought with bonds with an interest rate between 7 percent and 8 percent. Virginia’s good bond rating, however, would mean the state could get a much better interest rate if it sought to buy the Greenway, he said. And then the state would have more control over tolls. Right now, state law directs the SCC to grant “annual toll increases

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highway. He said he sought to pass a bill a couple of years ago that would authorize the acquisition and was told by Virginia Department of Transportation and General Assembly staff that the legislation was unnecessary. The state can issue bonds to pay for the Greenway without allocating more money, according to May, and the bonds wouldn’t count against Virginia’s debt limit. Lawyers for the state government claim that the Old Dominion can afford to pay at least $1 billion for the Greenway, May wrote in an email to Leesburg Today.

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embers of Loudoun County’s General Assembly delegation are working on at least three bills about Dulles Greenway tolls this year, but a former lawmaker has another idea on how to combat toll increases: Virginia should just buy the road. As legislators from around the state were preparing to return to Richmond on Wednesday for their annual session, Del. David I. Ramadan (R-87), of South Riding, and state Sens. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) and Richard H. Black (R-13), both of Leesburg, were shepherding bills that would address what they see as the high cost of tolls. Tolls on the 14-mile road are now $4.20 for two-axle vehicles at off-peak times and $5.10 during rush hour. But Greenway owner Toll Road Investors Partnership II is seeking a 10-cent increase in the non-peak toll and an even larger hike, 15 cents, at rush hour. That would make off-peak tolls $4.30 and rush-hour levies $5.25. Before those proposals were announced last week, Ramadan already had planned to submit legislation aiming to limit or stop annual toll increases and to force

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urcellville Police Chief Darryl C. Smith will retire April 1. He has lead the town police force for the past nine years, helping it to achieve state accreditation and winning numerous awards for its youth engagement and outreach programs. “I’m going to enjoy my grandchildren, and just take care of a lot of things my wife’s been wanting me to do around the house for some time,” Smith said in a phone interview. “I’ll be 65 in March, and I’ve had a police career for 40 years and six months.” “Chief Smith’s leadership has transformed the Purcellville Police Department into the community-focused organization it is today,” Purcellville Chief Darryl C. Smith Mayor Kwasi Fraser said in a statement, specifically citing the department’s Homework Club, Back to School Picnic and End of School Picnic. Fraser said, while he has not had much time working with Smith since he became mayor July 1, he had observed the chief to be a dedicated public servant who has worked tirelessly to keep the residents safe and garner community trust. He thanked Smith for his service. “He has provided us with a template as to what traits and capabilities we must expect and require from a new police chief,” Fraser said. Smith, when on the point of retirement as the assistant police chief in his hometown of Herndon, was hired after a nationwide search by Town Manager Robert W. Lohr in 2006. “That’s one of the best votes I ever made on council,” Bob Lazaro, who was mayor at that time, said. He called Smith a “consummate professional and a really great leader who has worked to get the best out of all his people.” Under the chief’s leadership, the town’s small police department gained accreditation and re-accreditation and introduced an active community policing philosophy. When Lohr thinks of Smith, the image that comes to mind is of last September, standing in 95-degree heat on 16th Street at the Main Street apartments leading a back-to-school event with other police officers and volunteers. “There were 16 families waiting in line to get their gift bags and school supplies. The kids were running up and hugging him. That’s the legacy he

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Touching on the fatal shooting of a suicidal teen after he charged at a Purcellville police officer last May—a shooting later ruled to be a justifiable homicide by county prosecutors, Smith said he appreciated the public’s patience while the incident was investigated. “I hope they have not lost trust in their police department—they are very hard-working officers, who truly think of the community, who volunteer their time and services,” he said. “It’s not an ‘us against them’ police department. We’re all in it together making it better for everyone.” “I’m going to miss this whole operation— the town, community, government, the office and the people. It’s been a true job to me and my family to be involved.” Smith said he followed the advice of his old chief in knowing how to move on. He gave Lohr an initial heads up a year ago and then made it final a few months before the year was up. Lohr noted the accomplishments of the police department under Smith’s leadership,

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residents and businesses will get their chance to weigh in one more time during a public input session Wednesday, Jan. 21. Parking in the downtown area will be the focus at the 6:30 p.m. session, which will be held in the lower level of Town Hall. The topics include, but are not necessarily limited to, whether to remove street meters and institute a time restriction, and whether to continue charging for parking in the municipal parking garage. Town Council, which has struggled to find common ground on the issues, wants feedback before making any decisions. During a lengthy discussion last February, Councilman Tom Dunn suggested installing automated kiosks instead of having parking meters. However, because of the cost that technology didn’t appear to be a feasible option, the council learned in September. At that time, Councilwoman Kelly Burk suggested the town implement free street parking during certain hours. Then-council member Kevin Wright supported providing two hours of free parking in the downtown area while putting in clear signage at Town Hall that lists free parking hours. Vice Mayor Dave Butler opposed free parking, saying it does not support active turnover of the downtown spaces throughout the day. Following next week’s input session, the council will discuss the matter at a future work session. For more information, contact Scott Parker at sparker@leesburgva.gov or 703-771-2771. n

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Area arts organizations are invited to submit requests for funding to the Leesburg Public Art Commission by Feb. 20. Funded arts activities must take place in Leesburg between July 1 and June 30, 2016. Leesburg will apply for $5,000 in state money from the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Local Government Challenge Grant Program and match that amount in local funds. The total will be distributed to arts organizations to support activities within the town. This fiscal year, Leesburg gave $4,000 to Bluemont Concert Series, $2,000 each to the Loudoun Lyric Opera and the Loudoun Chorale and $1,000 each to the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts and the Arts for All. Interested arts organizations should submit a request letter to the Leesburg Public Art Commission, outlining the amount requested, the arts activity that the funding will support and the audience that will be served, along with a description of the organization. Letters are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 20. Applicants must be organizations whose primary purpose is the production, presentation or support of dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater or visual or related arts. They must be incorporated in Virginia, and have their headquarters and home seasons in Virginia. Funding cannot be provided for payment to performers for specific performances. The commission will review the funding requests at its March 2 meeting and then make grant recommendations to the Town Council. Letters should be sent to the Public Art Commission, Attn: Local Government Challenge Grant, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176, emailed to ageiger@leesburgva.gov or dropped off at Town Hall. n

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Supervisors voted 8-0-1 in favor of Williams (R-Broad Run), who has served in the leadership role for the past two years. Supervisor Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge), who previously served as vice chairman, was absent when the vote was taken early in the board’s meeting Jan. 7. Later, Williams thanked his colleagues. “That’s very much an honor to me,” he said of his selection, “and I consider it a privilege.” n

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n what sounds like an ironic move for a politically conservative group, Mark Levin’s legal foundation has asked to pay more taxes than it would owe. Levin, a radio talk show host who lives in Loudoun County, had sought exemption from local taxes for his Landmark Legal Foundation. And the Lansdowne-based organization was among 21 community nonprofits proposed for real estate and personal property tax exemption last year. The Board of Supervisors earlier in the year lifted a moratorium on exemptions, agreeing to consider applications for up to a total limit of $5.25 million. But Levin got upset when county Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) asked during a Nov. 12 public hearing whether the nonprofits seeking freedom from taxes actually helped Loudoun residents or were just based in the county. So the radio host chastised Reid on his nationally syndicated show, and Landmark withdrew its application for exemption. Then county Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) last month made the surprise move of adding Landmark back to the list of nonprofits selected for tax exemptions, and his colleagues voted in favor of that action. But York said last week that Landmark asked again to be taken off the list. So he sought reconsideration of the December vote. The board complied with that request with no discussion Jan. 7. The new vote on exemptions was 5-3-1. Reid and Supervisors Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) and Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) were the dissenters, and Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) abstained. Letourneau said last month that he would abstain from votes on tax exemptions because he opposed lifting the moratorium. Landmark, which employs five people in Loudoun, paid $8,979.85 in real estate and personal property taxes in 2013, and $8,607.11 last year.

research and development operations from Miller Drive to a spot a few blocks away. The $28 million expansion is expected to create 97 jobs and retain 268 existing positions. The competitive atmosphere, however, was a reason Loudoun leaders decided offering incentives was prudent. “We created our incentive fund for projects like this,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who was reappointed chairman of the board’s Economic Development Committee by his peers Jan. 7. Several other supervisors mentioned that, in line with Loudoun’s incentive policy, K2M should pay back the $340,000 in less than three years through the increased local tax revenue it will generate. That makes the incentive expense not even an investment in K2M, said Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), but an investment in Loudoun County. “The math is overwhelming,” said Buona, who was reappointed Jan. 7 as chairman of the board’s finance committee. Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) wasn’t swayed, though. He cast the sole dissenting vote and referred to his term for incentives: “crony capitalism.” His idea is that government shouldn’t be passing out money to private enterprise. “I’m going to stay true to my roots,” Delgaudio said, announcing that he would vote against the incentives and equating them to federal economic-stimulus spending under President Barack Obama. That prompted Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) to ask his colleague to recon-

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being is if we don’t go out and take care of those animals, a citizen might go out and try and do it himself. And that’s where people get into trouble.” Bush also noted that this time of year is the most dangerous for ice, and children should be sure not to play on frozen surfaces even

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ich Gillespie, the Mosby Heritage Area Association’s director of education, will take over as the organization’s executive director next month. The nonprofit is starting 2015 at a full charge, with MHAA President and co-founder Childs Burden last week announcing several key initiatives to expand the organization’s reach and increase its visibility. The four new thrusts include: the selection of a new executive director; the transfer of two historic buildings to MHAA ownership; expansion of the organization’s mission; and the acceptance by the National Park Service of MHAA’s Battlefield Preservation Plan for the

1863 cavalry battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville. Gillespie will step up to take the top administrative position at the 20-year-old history education organization, starting Feb. 1. Gillespie, who has been with the nonprofit for more than a decade, will replace longtime Executive Director Judy Reynolds, who will retire at the end of the month. Burden also thanked The Atoka Preservation Society for a “significant and appreciated gift”—the transfer of the Rector House and the nearby Angus Brown House to MHAA ownership. The Rector House—a home frequented by John Singleton Mosby during the Civil War— currently serves as the MHAA headquarters. Burden said Rector’s Crossroads at the Atoka Road/Rt. 50 intersection was of significance, not just as a rendezvous for Mosby and

ith the announcement that Richard T. Gillespie is taking over as new executive director, the Mosby Heritage Area Association will be led by one of Loudoun’s most respected historians and educators. Gillespie, who has served as director of education for MHAA for the past 10 years, takes over from longtime Executive Director Judy Reynolds, who is retiring. Executive Assistant Jennifer Moore will become director of administration. MHAA Vice President and Search Committee Chairman Wendy Bebie said Gillespie and

Moore would form a formidable combination. “As a team, they will be an awesome transition to the future,” a future that expands the emphasis on a purely educational mission concerning the region’s historic resources to a historic preservation mission also, she said. “We want people to understand why it’s important to save the land and to get it recognized,” Bebie said. Since its inception in 1995 as the first heritage area to be designated by the commonwealth of Virginia, MHAA has placed its emphasis on preserving the historical and cultural resources of the five-county region through education—

Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, Warren and Prince William—that covers 1,800 square miles. While Confederate guerilla leader John Singleton Mosby is the namesake of the region, in tribute to the widespread activities and influence of the military leader and the significance of the Civil War in American history, the organization’s reach is by no means limited to him or to that war. MHAA activities cover other periods in the region’s history as well as preservation of its rural character and historic structures, Gillespie said. Over a 40-year career in Loudoun, Gillespie has reached the pinnacle as a top educator and historian, and leadership of the Mosby

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preservation, Burden said. Lastly, Burden announced the culmination of one and a half years’ work after receiving an American Battlefield Protection Program to write a preservation plan for the Aldie-Middleburg-Upperville cavalry battles. MHAA hired historic preservation consultants from John Millner and Associates to write the plan. “As of this week, the plan has been accepted by the National Park Service,” Burden announced. Burden praised the choice of Gillespie from among 40 applicants to lead the organization, as well as the promotion of administrative assistant Jennifer Moore to serve as director of administration. Burden said Gillespie was a perfect choice for the job, citing his service to MHAA over the past decade, his tremendous speaking skills and his passion for history. Calling his new job a real pleasure, Gillespie said he recalled first coming to the region when looking for a job at age 22. “I knew you had something extraordinary here.” Protecting those attributes and working hard to expand the heritage area’s mission will be his top focus, he said. n

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World War II. What is phenomenal about the heritage area, he said, is that “75 percent of the places Mosby visited, fought over and took refuge in are still here—I didn’t realize how much was left.” And he’s struck by Mosby’s ability to move through the bitterness of defeat. In 1872, Mosby “had reasoned out we needed someone who can move the South forward—the South that fought and lost all—he saw the potential, and that’s why he supported [Gen.] Grant for president,” Gillespie noted. Gillespie has written a series of booklets for students about the region’s history. “I’ve introduced them to my passion,” he said, including “Hunting the Gray Ghost,” a driving tour that features tales of Mosby’s activities in the region, or the popular Scavenger Hunt series in various localities as a way to lure kids to historic landmarks. As he contemplated whether to apply for the executive director’s job, Gillespie said he realized he could offer the educator’s experience, as an historian and public speaker as well as inside knowledge. He mulled it over and right before the deadline, “I tossed my name in.” The opportunity to build a team and head the operation was attractive, Gillespie said. He will guide the search for a new director of education; he will still do some teaching and programming; and he will take on the job of expanding the concept of the heritage area and increasing its visibility. “I want to explore all the things a heritage area can do and work to educate those both within the area and those just over the hill.” After the announcement of his appointment, Gillespie gave a poignant example of his ability to bring the past vividly to life. He recalled an incident long after the war when Mosby, as a very old man, revisited the Rector House, informing its owner he had known it well many years before. She left him alone for several hours, and when she came downstairs, she found Mosby, sitting alone in the room, “tears streaming down his face.” n

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between 2013 and 2020 at the greater of growth in Consumer Price Index plus one percent, GDP growth, or 2.8 percent, with additional increases if necessary to offset more rapid growth in property taxes or to ensure that the Partnership has sufficient revenues to achieve debt service coverage ratios.” “If Virginia buys it with bonds that yield 4%,” May wrote in his email, “then the present tolls will cover the bonds nicely.” But the former delegate said that efforts to buy the Greenway have been in the vein of “all dressed up and no place to go.” “I have discussed and presented my case with a number of individuals including two secretaries of transportation and two chairmen of [the] House Transportation Committee, a number of delegates and senators, former Governor Bob McDonnell, and numerous VDOT and Appropriations Committee staff,” May wrote, adding that he also talked with representatives of Australia with TRIP II’s parent company, Macquarie. “While no one has presented a compelling reason why we can’t do it, volunteers to help make it happen have been few,” May continued. “The Greenway situation is potentially a critical one because should it fail, the impact on Northern Virginia traffic and economy would be severe.” The owners of the Greenway declined to comment Monday when contacted about toll increases and the new legislation. Black said Monday night that he would support efforts to buy the road, but that he seeks something “more practical” this year. He said he plans to introduce legislation that would eliminate what he called parts of the state law on Greenway tolls that unnecessarily escalate the levies. “I just don’t think private roads work very well,” Black said. In terms of how this particular private road is doing, Del. J. Randall Minchew (R-10), of Leesburg, said he thinks the Greenway has reached the point where tolls are so high that drivers are avoiding it. State law guarantees toll increases, Minchew said, but those hikes aren’t supposed to be so expensive that they force drivers to stop using the road. Minchew said that he worked with May on the issue of purchasing the highway, and that Greenway representatives seemed to be amenable to discussing a deal. “The question is: ‘What’s the price?’” the lawmaker said. Del. James M. LeMunyon (R-67), of Chantilly, was of a similar mind. He said that buying the road would be a “step forward,” and that the principle behind taking the step was sound. “The question is whether the numbers work,” LeMunyon said. He said the purchase would have to occur as a “business transaction,” not as a scenario in which the state tried to use eminent domain to acquire the property. And Del. David A. LaRock (R-33), of Hamilton, said that it would be “nice” if the Greenway was a public road, but that some of his constituents probably don’t know the difference between that highway and the Dulles Toll Road, to which it connects. LaRock said he’s been more focused on the issue of tolls on that road than on the Greenway. The lawmaker, who is in his first term, defeated May in a 2013 GOP primary before winning the general election in the 33rd House District. Shawn M. Williams, vice chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, hears a lot about tolls from constituents in his Broad Run District, however. Williams, a Republican, said that he and his colleagues have tried to invest in beefing up infrastructure on thoroughfares that can be used as alternatives to the Greenway because they have so little influence on the toll road. “It’s very difficult for us to regulate because it’s privately owned,” he noted. Even if constituents didn’t complain about the tolls, Williams would know an awful lot about them. He said $300 to $400 of his household’s monthly income is eaten up by Greenway levies. n

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This touring children’s theater company from Ashville, NC brings two 55-minute musicals to the stage, Aesop’s Fables 4:00 PM and a second show (recommended for audiences 8 & up) Stories from the Underground Railroad at 7:00PM. There will be a break in between shows that would allow enough time to go out to dinner with the family in between shows. Tickets: $12/person-one show or $20/person-both shows www.franklinparkartscenter.org

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Andy Hawk is a songwriter living in Hamilton, VA and has released seven CDs of original material to critical acclaim. For this annual concert , he appears with Train Wreck Endings, an American/Blues/Folk-Rock group, that bring his songs to the stage. Tickets: $20/person General Admission www.andyhawk.com or Call to Reserve 540-338-7973 Don’t miss this hilarious show full of laughs for the entire family. A group of talented performers take suggestions from the audience to create wacky scenes and funny improv games. Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors, $8 kids —Reserved Seating www.franklinparkartscenter.org

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Main Street Theater Productions presents an original production about all the different kinds of love that bind us together, much like a patchwork quilt. Featuring talented singers and actors young and old that sew together a celebration of music that spans generations. Tickets: $23 Adult, $20 Student/Senior General Admission Reservations KarlahLouis@aol.com or call 540-751-9588

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he Purcellville Planning Commission has endorsed an amendment to the comprehensive plan and a rezoning application for Crooked Run Orchard—actions required as part of a settlement between the town and farm owners Sam and Uta Brown. Also last week, the panel backed a zoning ordinance change to permit Valley Energy to store and distribute propane at its Hirst Road premises. The commission voted 5-2 to recommend the approval of the comprehensive plan amendment for Crooked Run Orchard and rezoning of the property from Transitional to AC (Agricultural Conservancy/Commercial). Vice Chairman and Councilman Doug McCollum and Commissioner Keith Melton voted against the motions. The Town Council was scheduled to take final action during its meeting Tuesday night, following this newspaper’s deadline. During the commission session, commissioners did not comment on the Crooked Run Orchard case, with the exception of Councilman Doug McCollum, who serves as vice chairman of the commission. He read a lengthy list of concerns he had with the rezon-

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portation consequences, noting only a vague reference in the staff report that the rezoning application is “likely in compliance.” “Speculation will not do for me,” he said. On the comprehensive plan amendment, McCollum said he did not believe the staff report contained the substantive analysis required by state code to amend the plan, to designate the property for agricultural/tourist commercial uses. In the other action item, Bill Murphy, owner of Valley Energy, sought to add language relating to the CM-1 (Local Service Industrial) zoning district to allow the storage and distribution of propane as a permitted use. According to the staff report, Murphy has been storing and distributing propane at his Hirst Road business since 2000, and, until 2008, the propane storage and distribution business was a permitted use in that district. But, during the 2008 update to the town’s Zoning Ordinance, the propane use was mistakenly deleted. Since 2008, the business has been allowed to operate as a non-conforming use, so long as it does not expand. But business has grown enormously, Murphy said. “I need to expand, to catch up with where we are. The limitation since 2008 has handcuffed us,” he said. Several town business leaders turned

out to support Murphy, praising him for his integrity, hard work and generosity, noting he works overtime to help out the town and others with needed fuel supplies in emergencies. Former Town Councilman and Planning Commissioner Paul Arbogast, contrasting the Purcellville of today with that of the 1990s, credited Murphy with providing the start for other people to believe in Purcellville’s future. “I would deal with him on a handshake basis—make sure he doesn’t go elsewhere,” Ed Cook said, noting Murphy provides jobs and brings in a lot of money. Steve Jacobus echoed Cook’s remarks: “It would be a huge issue if we lost him.” Commissioner Nedim Ogelman said while he appreciated Murphy’s business contributions, the town was not just the business community. “It’s a diversity of interests,” he said, agreeing with resident Kelli Grim, who had earlier suggested the town should require a special exception permit for the use. Commissioner Theresa Stein said it was an appropriate use in the district, but agreed that because of its location near residential the special exception might be appropriate. However, the motion to approve the text amendment allowing it as a by-right use passed 6-1, with Ogelman voting no. n

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mmorton@leesburgtoday.com evelopers proposing a 42-unit senior housing subdivision in Purcellville are still refining their plans, but town planning commissioners got a chance to review the details

ing based on the analysis contained in the staff report and in the absence of any specific development plans by the owners. The rezoning and a cash payment of $1 million were promised by the Town Council as part of a deal to settle the Brown’s lawsuit challenging the town’s condemnation of a portion of their farm for construction of the final leg of the Southern Collector Road. McCollum, who voted to support the settlement last year before that analysis was prepared, said the two land use applications should be reviewed separately from the financial settlement. He said he needed to be convinced the applications are in the best interests of the town, not just the property owners. McCollum had several concerns, most stemming from the lack of specific development plans for a property at the town’s eastern gateway and questioned how that would benefit the town as a whole. McCollum also was concerned about the wide range of commercial uses permitted in the AC zoning district. Those uses range from agriculture, equestrian facilities, an art gallery, bakery, B&B, country inn, an eating establishment of 4,000 square feet or less to offices, professional, a conference center, corporate retreat, indoor and outdoor commercial recreation facility, a health club and a private club. McCollum also was concerned about trans-

last week. M/I Homes is seeking to rezone the 10-acre Ball property between 32nd Street and the Loudoun Golf and Country Club from R-2 (Residential) to PDH (Planned Development Housing) to build 21 duplex units designed to be an agerestricted community called The Cottages. Under the current zoning, 19 single-family homes could

be built on the property. The Jan. 8 work session afforded commissioners to ask questions to a team of M/I Homes representatives before the applications enter the formal public hearing process. Commissioners’ questions centered on the impact of the project on the neighborhood and how the project’s age restrictions would be implemented. The proposal has drawn opposition from nearby residents concerned about the project’s density and traffic impacts, among other issues. Packie Crown, a principal with Bowman Consulting Group, presented an overview of the project, focusing on the shortage of seniororiented housing options in town. The need is

specifically cited in the Town Plan, which projects that the number of residents aged 65 and older would double by 2030. “There is a dearth of senior housing,” Crown said. Purcellville has experienced a big jump in population since 2000, when it was assessed at 3,584, Crown noted. By the 2010 census, the town had grown to 7,727. In 2000, residents aged 55 and older numbered 633; in 2010, that figure rose to 1,118. Turning to the town’s housing stock figures, Crown said there are a total of 2,491 units, of which only 43 are geared toward residents age 55 and older. A senior housing complex would allow older residents to remain in Purcellville, near

family and friends, she said. The duplexes would be one-and-a-half to two stories high, ranging from 2,400 to 2,800 square feet in size, and Crown said the developers will design them to blend well with the surrounding homes and be respectful to Purcellville’s small-town character. “We want to go to the Board of Architectural Review. We’d like to get their input,” she said. Some changes already have been made to address concerns raised by neighbors and town staff members. Effort has been made to keep as many of the trees along the 32nd Street frontage as possible, as well as the existing stone wall. The number of entrances from 32nd Street has been Continued on Next Page

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The Middleburg Humane Foundation is getting the word out early for its second Wine & Whiskers Valentine event, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane. It will be a full evening, replete with music by Gary Smallwood, wine, food, a raffle, Valentine photo booth and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the foundation for its mission to provide a safe haven for abused, neglected and “at risk” animals. After nurturing those animals back to health, they are placed available for adoption. The event is expected to draw more than 120 animal supporters. Registration is a $50 donation per person for ages 21 and up, or $15 for ages 10-20. Admission includes cheese and crackers, fruit and vegetarian chili and dessert. Dogs are welcome, organizers say. For more information, call 540-364-3272. To register, go to www.middleburghumane. com.

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• Save the date. The Virginia Department of Transportation’s public input meeting concerning the future of the John G. Lewis Bridge over Catoctin Creek on Featherbed Lane has been rescheduled for Jan. 29 at the Waterford Waterford Old School auditorium. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The 1889 through truss bridge was found to have structural deficiencies last year and VDOT engineers imposed truck weight limits and initiated an engineering study. During the meeting, VDOT engineers and consultants will present six options to address the concerns, including demolishing the bridge, strengthening it, building a replica or preserving it as a pedestrian span, while building a parallel crossing for vehicles. The latter course of action is preferred by the Taylorstown Community Association. VDOT Northern Virginia District Structure and Bridge Engineer Gary Runco said that plan is one of the top options if all considerations pan out.

alerted residents that efforts to provide needed short-term commuter parking spaces in western Loudoun are focusing on Patrick Henry College in Purcellville. The college had previously leased space to the Purcellville county on a short-term basis. After construction of a commuter lot at Franklin Park was ruled out because of community opposition, the county has been looking for alternatives. The county leased space at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church on the western end of Purcellville and opened a permanent commuter lot east of Hamilton four years ago. Planners had hoped to lease spaces at Purcellville Baptist Church, but that deal fell through because of neighbors’ concerns. At Clarke’s request, talks between Patrick Henry College and county transportation staff have been ongoing. The town’s zoning regulations are being amended to permit commuter lots as a use. Once that is complete, an additional 128 parking spaces would be available at the college. Meanwhile, the search is continuing for a location for another permanent western Loudoun lot. Once a suitable location is found, it would likely take two years to build it. n

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reduced to two, and 47 guest parking spaces eliminated, allowing more landscaping, she said. There will be an internal pedestrian trail for residents and sidewalks along the development’s streets. With no school-age children, there would be fewer vehicular trips than would be generated by a conventional subdivision—144 trips per day, compared with 190 likely to result from the residential development permitted under the current zoning. Commissioner “EJ” Van Istendal asked about the age restriction. M/I Homes representative Leesburg attorney Dave Colbert said there are two federal laws that apply and the requirement is generally met if 80 percent of the units are occupied by at least one resident who is 55 years or older. Doug McCollum, who is vice chairman of the commission and the council’s liaison to the panel, asked what happens in the case of resales. The lawyer noted that federal law requires owners to be surveyed every two years to confirm that they meet the federal requirements and any project covenants. The HOA oversees the monitoring process. McCollum was concerned about the financial viability of the community, noting that the cost of potential litigation by the small HOA to enforce restrictive covenants could be significant. “I think that’s an issue. It will be very impor-

tant to see how it would be enforced,” McCollum said. In response to a question by Chairman Gil Paist, Crown said M/I Homes would proffer to build the project substantially in conformance with the concept plan, including the age restriction. That would give the town the opportunity to enforce any violations through its power of zoning enforcement. “That gives an extra level, as proffers run with the land. So if someone sells, you can enforce it,” she said. Commissioner Nedim Ogelman, who lives in the neighborhood, asked why M/I Homes was not pursuing the senior housing under the R-2 zoning. “We feel it’s a reasonable density … and the units are needed in the town,” Crown said of the rezoning request. Ogelman suggested that providing traffic projections to the community would be helpful. Commissioner Theresa Stein asked the price of the homes—between $450,000 and $490,000— which several commissioners opined was rather high. Agreeing that senior housing is needed in town, Commissioner Keith Melton said, “we will need to find out if it’s in the right place.” Crown said the development team planned to hold another community meeting before the applications head back to the commission for a public hearing. After the commission makes a recommendation, the applications will go to the Town Council for a public hearing and final vote. n

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t was talk of spewing black holes, life on Mars and the possibility of time travel that occupied students’ morning at Foxcroft School on Friday. A crowd gathered in the library at the all-girl institution in Middleburg to hear from Ellen Stofan, a chief scientist at NASA whom CNN named one of the top 11 extraordinary people of 2014. From the start of her talk, Stofan jokingly apologized for “nerding out” as she dove into her favorite subject: the possibility of finding life on other planets. She told students about the eight potentially habitable planets astronomers identified through NASA’s Kepler mission earlier in the week. “It’s amazing how far

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we’ve come just in 30 years— when I was in high school they didn’t know whether black holes existed,” she said. “There’s still so much that we don’t know… In your lifetime, we might find habitable planets with some form of life.” Stofan encouraged the several dozen girls who sat cross-legged in front of her to pursue their interests in science and math, despite the reality that “women in this field have to work twice as hard to get half the recognition.” She used the word exhausting to describe the constant reminder that she needs to do more to get only as far as her male colleagues, but she said the industry is working to change that. NASA, the federal government and educators nationwide are looking at how to remove obstacles that discourage women from

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he hullaballoo over the Loudoun schools’ self-insurance fund isn’t over. The county’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to spend $12.1 million of last year’s budget surplus on one-time expenditures, including a bridge at the planned Rt. 722 Metrorail station. But they also agreed to hold back on spending

another $7 million in surplus funds, which would help cover a deficit in the school system’s self-insurance fund. The supervisors’ finance committee recommended last month that the full board transfer that $7 million to the School Board, with the idea that the money, combined with fixes from school leaders, would close the fund’s $14 million hole. But Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said that, even after more information was provided to the board, he still doesn’t

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egistration is open for the Loudoun County Regional Math Tournament, set for Saturday, March 7. Dominion Trail Elementary will host the tournament for fourth- and fifth-graders, and Farmwell Station will host the tournament for fifth- and sixth-graders. The competition will last from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The tournament will consist of three rounds and include an awards ceremony. The individual round will invite each student to

work alone on 10 timed, short-answer problems. In the team round, all five team members will work cooperatively on another set of 10 timed, short-answer problems. And the playoff round will include up to five additional problems with time constraints. All problems and solutions are reviewed with the participants during the tournament to facilitate learning. Teams are made up of five students and must have a coach. Registration fee is $155 per team ($31 per student) due Feb. 2nd. Late registration is $180 per team ($36 per teammember) if registered by Feb. 20th. Registration and more information is available at http://www.lcps.org/Page/119839.

understand how the schools’ insurance fund problems got so bad. “What really happened here?” asked Buona, who was re-elected by his peers Wednesday as chairman of the finance committee. School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) has said that the $7 million would give the school system time to evaluate the impact of the changes the School Board adopted last year to no longer subsidize the more expensive of two health care plans offered to employees.

Employees who choose the more expensive plan now must pay the difference, a change that has already brought some savings. The School Board is also considering a hike in employees’ health care costs, as part of the superintendent’s proposed budget presented last week. If that plan is adopted, employees’ primary co-pay would go up by $5, co-pay to see specialists would go up by $10 and out-ofpocket deductibles would also rise. n

FOXCROFT BLOOD DRIVE JAN. 28 Foxcroft School will team with Red Cross to host a blood drive Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 7 p.m. Donating blood takes less than an hour and making an appointment can speed up the visit. To schedule a donation, call 800-REDCROSS, or go to www.redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code “Foxcroft School.” The drive will take place in the school’s student center on campus, at 22407 Foxhound Lane in Middleburg. Refreshments will be served to donors. This is the second of three blood drives scheduled at Foxcroft this school year. The third is set for April 15.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SPEECH CONTEST The Rotary Club of Purcellville will host its annual Speech Contest for students in grades 9-12 Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at Bethany Methodist Church, 100 W. Main St. All speeches must be memorized, be five to eight minutes in length and pertain to this year’s theme: “Light Up Rotary!” Cash prizes will be awarded to the first place, second place and third place winners. Interested students are asked to register by contacting Priscilla Godfrey at 703-8508306 or godfreyblueridge@gmail.com. n

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finishing science-related degrees and then going on to hold jobs in the industry. “You can say, ‘Well, why does this matter?’” she said. “I’d argue, when we have big challenges in front of us like what are we going to do about climate change, or how are we going to get a spacecraft to land on the surface of Mars, how can we solve these problems when we’re only inviting 50 percent of the population to the table.” Answering a question from a Foxcroft senior, Stofan explained how she caught the exploration bug at an early age. Her father, rocket engineer Andrew Stofan, served as director of NASA’s Lewis Research Center in Cleveland

(now NASA Glenn Research Center) and as associate administrator for NASA’s Space Station Office, and she tagged along with him whenever she could. When she discovered she could combine what her father did with her love for geology, she said, “I was sold.” Stofan is a planetary geologist with master’s and doctorate degrees from Brown University and a bachelor’s from the College of William and Mary. She’s served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency’s science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments since August 2013. Foxcroft Head of School Cathy McGehee thanked Stofan for taking the time to stop by the school and called her a “hero to female pioneers in male-dominated fields around the world.” n

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employees get a step increase on the pay scale— to average a 2.5 percent pay bump—and that another $350,000 be earmarked and divvied up for raises to those already at the top of their pay scale. “These are our most experienced employees, and if we’re giving an increase to other employees, it would be fair to give them an increase, as well,” he said. His recommendation to give more students access to full-day kindergarten follows a plan he unveiled last month. It would require 60 additional teachers and teacher assistants, and it would give priority to kindergartners who are from low-income households, those considered English Language Learners and special-education students. “We believe this will address 100 percent of the students we have targeted as at risk,” Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Terri Breeden said during a budget work session Monday. “And if there are other seats available, those empty seats could be put into a lottery.” Loudoun is one of only three school districts in Virginia that does not offer universal full-day kindergarten. Williams made clear that his plan does not provide for a full-day program for all of the county’s kindergartners—just 38 percent— “but it is a measured step in a positive direction,” he said.

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administration building—but eliminates 46.5 others through attrition, a move Williams called an effort to use resources wisely. Likely reacting to complaints from county supervisors last year that the School Board’s number of new positions was well above the rate of enrollment growth, Williams emphasized that his plan’s net increase in employees is 3.5 percent. That aligns with projected enrollment growth for next school year of 3.4 percent, or 2,522 more students. However, his overall funding request would grow the school district’s budget at more than double the rate of enrollment: it’s a 7.6 percent increase over the current fiscal year. A large chuck of that money, $17.4 million, is tied to pay raises for the district’s 10,165 employees. He recommends that all qualifying

To help offset all but $3.5 million of the cost to expand kindergarten, Williams is suggesting eliminating 20 English Language Learner teacher assistant positions through attrition. The board eliminated more than 100 such positions as it searched for savings in its budget last year, some through attrition and some through layoffs. The district is heading toward an ELL instruction model that requires fewer assistants. Williams also wants to restore at least nine of the 19 middle school dean positions that were cut during last year’s budget negotiations. To offset most of that cost, he is suggesting eliminating 14 library assistant positions, also through attrition. “While we think the work library assistants do is important, middle school principals expressed a desire for this change,” he said. “This is an example of us getting feedback and thinking about, if we had to choose, what’s our priority?” Williams’ budget blueprint is significantly smaller than the year-over-year jump that his predecessor, Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick, suggested last year. That recommendation called for a $108.7 million increase. Still, the new superintendent did not shy away from the fact that his request for a $59.7 million increase in local tax funding would probably not be met with a blank paycheck. If county supervisors maintain the current tax rate of $1.155 per $100 of assessed value, it would leave a roughly $17 million gap. They also have directed County Administrator Tim Hemstreet to develop a budget based on a $1.13 real estate tax rate, which would leave a larger shortfall. But Williams stressed that his job, and the School Board’s, is to craft a budget that meets the needs of the district’s 75,755 students. He repeated words like “collaboration,” “success” and “strategic,” and called himself and the School Board “a team of 10.” “I’m looking forward to working with you because it all comes down to having that budget that is going to do the best by the people who are depending on us,” he said. “After all, kids only get one crack at a K-12 education.” School Board members praised Williams for his willingness to find efficiencies within the district and to come up with creative ways to improve the level of service to the community. “I’m excited you were able to find areas to reallocate resources. It has been a concern of the community at-large that there is not enough reallocation of resources, just growth” in expenses, Jeff Morse (Dulles) said. “I think you’ve done a wonderful job.” Vice Chairwoman Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) and Debbie Rose (Algonkian) voiced appreciation for the superintendent’s eagerness to start budget talks in August, months earlier than in previous years. “You’ve already sought our input, and I can see that in this budget,” Rose said. “Because we’ve already been working together on this I anticipate it will make the rest of the process easier.” The School Board and superintendent will hold two public hearings on the budget and several work sessions leading up to the plan’s scheduled adoption Jan. 29. From there, the budget will go to the Board of Supervisors as a formal funding request. n

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must address some critical details before you walk down the aisle. Beginning basics First things first - make sure you have enough space to accommodate everyone. If you need to make extra space, get creative. Did you know you can fit more guests at round tables than rectangular or square ones? You can also invest in a shortterm storage locker, which can temporarily house excess furniture as well as valuables you don't want left out among wandering and rowdy guests. You'll also want to check into local noise ordinances, which might

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matches your own. 3. Is the photographer available for an engagement session? An engagement session does more than provide you with priceless images together before you get married. It's also your first opportunity to work with your photographer and develop a relationship that will allow you to be completely at ease on your big day. Use this session to confirm if the photographer is indeed the right person to capture your wedding. 4. Will the photographer create a detailed shot list? This list will ensure no important photo is missed during the commotion and excitement of the big day. You should be able to create that list together, add to the list leading up to the day and have a copy of that list the day of. Take an honest look at what images really matter and fill your photographer in on situations he or she might need to be aware of in order to prevent awkward moments, and to ensure that he or she can get the shots that matter most. 5. What kind of lighting will be used? Whether you have an indoor or outdoor wedding, you'll want to make sure your photographer has professional grade lighting equipment to deliver the images your wedding deserves. 6. Does the photographer have backup equipment? You've prepared contingency plans for every other aspect of your wedding; your photographer should as well. A true professional photographer won't miss your perfect shot because of a technology issue. He or she will always bring one or

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Fitness Equation Anchors Return At One Loudoun

he Fitness Equation is the latest business to land at One Loudoun in Ashburn. The 40,515-square-foot fitness center and full-service day spa is set to open next January. The project marks the company’s return to the Washington, DC, market, with a facility occupying two floors of retail space at the corner of Russell Branch Parkway and Exchange Street. “The Fitness Equation is another great example of how One Loudoun is continuing to bring unique and first-of-its-kind facilities and services to Loudoun County,” said Bill May, Miller & Smith’s managing director for One Loudoun. “We look forward to offering a space to focus on health and exercise as we deliver on our promise to provide a community that incorporates the live-work-play elements in one location.” The fitness center will include space for strength conditioning,

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cardio-vascular conditioning, indoor basketball, rock climbing, aerobics, yoga, spinning, group and personal training, speed and performance training, a kid’s gym with gymnastics and movement development, a computer learning space and dressing rooms with dry saunas. A fullservice day spa also is available to members. Founding partners Chuck Wilson and Ahmad Kangarloo opened the first of a series of clubs in Fredericksburg in 1990 and then expanded to One Loudoun Reston and Dale City. A rendering of the Fitness Equation center planned to open in One Loudoun in January 2016. The Fitness Equation was sold to Sport and market. in a statement announcing the plans. on service we are dedicated to bringHealth in 1998 resulting in a 15-year “We’re eager to bring a first-class “With more than 40 years of experi- ing members the finest amenities at non-compete in the Washington facility to One Loudoun,” Wilson said ence in the industry and an emphasis an affordable price.” n

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he Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has launched its 2015 Healthy Business Challenge, an initiative to encourage area companies to promote employee wellness and productivity and to put the spotlight on organizations that implement innovative programs to improve their workers’ health.  “Loudoun’s business leaders know their employees’ health and wellness are important business issues that impact their costs, productivity and profitability,” Chamber President Tony Howard said. “That is why so many have introduced innovative programs and policies

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• Kobby Okum, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Leesburg, is offering a free educational seminar titled “Key Life Decisions: Are You Prepared?” Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Lightfoot Restaurant. The seminar will feature four major topics: why you need an estate plan, estate planning, understanding taxes and how to prepare. Guest speakers include Rachel Downs, estate attorney from Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White P.C., Frank Crowe, CPA

that support wellness and disease prevention.” Research and experience have shown that a healthy workforce enables a company to have happier and more productive employees; lower healthcare costs and worker’s compensation claims; fewer sick days; and better employee retention rates. Howard said the challenge is designed to help businesses know where to start in their effort to achieve those results. The process starts with companies completing the Healthy Business Challenge scorecard on the Chamber’s website at loudounchamber.org/Healthy-Business-Challenge. Businesses

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from Crowe Donahue, PLLC, and Greg Walley, funeral director from Colonial Funeral Home. The seminar is free, but space is limited. To make a reservation, call Emily Lineman at 703-771-2069. • Leesburg-based K2M Group Holdings, Inc. reported its fourth quarter and year-end earnings. The company, which in December announced it would build a new headquarters and manufacturing center in Leesburg, reported Q4 revenue of $48.7 million to $49.3

that rank high on the scorecard will be honored during the 2015 Healthy Business Awards event in May. Additionally, the Chamber is offering a series of educational workshops on healthy living, alternative health care options and other initiatives during its upcoming After Hours Mixers. They include: • a joint education seminar with the Business Women of Loudoun committee Jan. 27; • a Health & Wellness Mixer at Radiology Imaging Associates Feb. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Chamber’s After Hours Mixer; tion committee picked Mobile Hope Loudoun, the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and Stillbrave Childhood Cancer Foundation. “We need to be good neighbors to our fellow businesses as well as help support these local charitable organizations that help so many of our community members in need with limited funds, staff and resources,” Kristine Jacobson, Co-Owner of Conveyance stated. Starting this month Conveyance representatives will meet with the organizations to discuss their goals and identify strategies to million, up more than 15 percent over the same period last year. Full year 2014 revenue was reported at $186.1 million to $186.7 million, up 18 percent over 2013. “Our preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2014 reflect growth of approximately 16 percent year-overyear, fueled primarily by strong growth in each of our primary businesses in the United States,” President and CEO Eric Major stated. “Specifically, sales increased approximately 20 percent year-over-year in both our Complex Spine and MIS businesses, and we saw degenerative sales

• a joint education seminar with the Green Business Committee in March; • an Interactive Wellness Expo at ProJet Aviation April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Chamber’s After Hours Mixer; and • a Community Superhero 5K & Fun Run at Bolen Park on April 19. The Healthy Business Challenge closes May 8. The Healthy Business Series Signature Sponsor of the 2015 Healthy Business Challenge is the StoneSpring Emergency Center. The Series Platinum Sponsor is Access Point Public Affairs. n meet or exceed them. Conveyance Marketing Group is based in downtown Leesburg with an office opening in Fairfax this year. For more information, go to www.conveyancemarketinggroup.com.

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increase by almost 30 percent this quarter.” • Melanie Miles, of Miles LeHane Companies in Leesburg, has earned the Career Management Fellow certification update from the Institute of Career Certification International. “We are extremely pleased to recognize Melanie as a leader in the career management field. She has endured the stringent and independent review process and has been approved by our independent Board of Governors,” ICCI Chairman Jutta Konig stated. n

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to those who need them most.   “Last year’s expanded Share a Haircut program was an enormous success, to date the program has reached more than 1 million people,” Dennis Ratner, founder and CEO of Hair Cuttery, stated. “This year we plan to continue that momentum, helping those less fortunate the best way we know how, with a haircut. Our stylists hope to help inspire confidence by giving back in this way.”    This February alone, Hair Cuttery hopes to reach 35,000 homeless people in the communities it serves. n

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he Claude Moore Charitable Foundation has concluded its 2015 grant cycle, awarding $1.4 million to Loudoun-based organizations. Since its creation by Sterling resident Dr. Claude Moore, the foundation has pledged or made grants totaling more than $54.8 million to various charities. “Dr. Moore spent most of his adult life in Loudoun County and was defined by his belief that education is the key, and that everyone deserved the opportunity to get a quality education,” Deputy Executive Director K. Lynn Tadlock stated. “The trustees strive to fulfill his wishes by concentrating a large portion of the grant budget on educational organizations in and around the place he called his home.” Among the gifts to Loudoun-based charities in 2015 are: • Loudoun Youth Inc., $10,000; • Inova Nursing Scholarships, $150,000; • Arc of Loudoun, $50,000; • Loudoun Cares, $50,000; • Every Citizen Has Opportunities Inc. (ECHO), $26,000; • Loudoun Education Foundation (High School

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s a junior last winter, Briar Woods wrestler Mick Zahora had an outstanding season. Competing at 138 pounds, Zahora posted a 37-14 record as he won the Conference 14 championship, finished second at the Group 5A North Region tournament and placed sixth in the state. But for Zahora, it wasn’t enough. He rededicated himself to being even better during his senior year and it has paid off with a 33-0 record with 25 pins at 132 pounds as he heads into the heart of the 2014-15 campaign. Most wrestlers gradually move up in weight as their bodies grow and mature. Unable to beat out friend and Briar Woods legend Michael Hulcher for the starting position at 132 last year, Zahora became his workout partner and was comfortable competing— and competing well—at 138. But with Hulcher graduated and now wrestling at Virginia Military Institute, Zahora decided to move down instead of going up to 145. “A lot of people aren’t going to see Mick coming,” Briar Woods head coach Bill Jones said of Zahora, who entered the year ranked in the state at 145 because of expectations he would move up a weight class instead of down. “I don’t think anyone is aware that he has dropped to 132. He’s used to wrestling heavier and bigger kids and this year, with him at the weight he should be, you see the type of results he’s getting.” “That [132] was a really tough weight class last year,” Zahora said. “Going to 132 this year is allowing me to do better than I did last year. It’s more work [cutting weight] than making 138, but so far it’s paying off.” Learning from Hulcher has also paid off. Hulcher became the Falcons’ first state champion when he won the Group AA title at 126 in 2013. He then finished fourth at the Group 5A championships last March and completed his career with 189 victories, setting a Loudoun County record. “That really helped me build my confidence,” Zahora said of training with Hulcher. “If you take him down, you did something right. Getting one or two [takedowns] a practice was a big thing, because it used to be none at all. Michael really helped me grow and become stronger as a wrestler.” “With the fact he was overshadowed a bit by Hulcher, a lot of kids would get upset about that,” Jones said. “But he’s taken the position that now it’s his turn. He thinks wrestling, he eats and sleeps wrestling. When he gets to practice, it’s all business. He gets in there and gets the job done. He has learned and grown and is making the best of it.” Zahora was just the second Briar Woods wrestler to reach 100 career victories during his junior season, joining Hulcher in accomplishing that feat. Currently 138-42 for his career with 77 pins, he is one of just seven Falcons to surpass 100 victories in his career.

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Briar Woods’ Mick Zahora (top) is off to a strong start to his 2015 wrestling season. Here he practices against Broad Run’s Michael Battista at Sterling’s Top of the Podium Wrestling Center.

Not satisfied with his sixth-place finish at the 5A state championships last March, Zahora decided to work as hard as he could to be the best he could be. He competed in more than 70 matches last summer, including participating in tournaments such as the Super 32 Challenge, a national event in early November in Greensboro, NC. “I would have liked to have finished top three, or even win,” Zahora said of the 5A state tournament. “But taking sixth, I was a bit disappointed with that. I didn’t feel like I did the best that I could and that made me want to be better.” In addition to the wrestling competition, Zahora attended several camps. A special one was the Navy SEAL Intensive Camp in Annapolis, MD, where he competed in four sessions per day for eight days. “The Navy camp really helped me find my limits and push past them,” Zahora said. “When you’re tired, it’s not really as bad as you thought it Bill Kamenjar/InsideNovaSports was in the first place and that allows you to push on even further and Briar Woods’ Mick Zahora is undefeated this season. further.” Jones, who took over as head coach Fellow senior Bryan Capozzoli, the 5A state at Briar Woods this season after champion at 220 last year who is just return- being the assistant for many years, believes ing from a broken hand, joined that group there are six disciplines an outstanding wresearlier this season before suffering the injury. tler needs to follow: respect your parents, take

care of your grades, make good use of your mat time, maintain weight management, utilize the weight room and hone your mat skills. “Mick is one of those rare kids who puts it all together,” Jones said. “Dedication is what you put into it. If you put in a minimal effort, say 50 percent, you’ll get 50 percent back out. Right now, Mick is putting in 110 percent. For him to break out with the year he’s having now is a compliment to him.” Zahora has defeated several quality opponents already this season, including Tuscarora’s Alec Klevenhagen (fifth in Group 5A at 126 last season), Loudoun Valley’s Cade Kiely (fourth in 3A at 126) and Chancellor’s Mark Weinstock (second in Group 4A at 138). Other tough foes such as Westfield’s Justin Yorkdale (6A state champion at 126) and Matoaca’s Adam Wilmer (third in 5A at 126) await in the coming weeks. But he may have learned the most Jan. 10 from his 9-3 victory over Brooke Point’s Cody Deutel at the Freedom Duals. Leading 5-0 to start the second period, Zahora thought he could easily escape from Deutel and build upon his lead. Zahora stood up to attempt the escape, but his head was a little too close to his leg. A wrestler with a longer reach, Deutel dove and got Zahora into a cradle position, putting him on his back for the first time this season. “I was scared for a little bit, but he pulled it too close to himself so my one shoulder worked up over his shoulder,” Zahora said. Continued on Next Page

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Who introduced you to wrestling? Father Steve – “When I was in third or fourth grade, I used to wrestle in the yard with some friends, doing WWEtype things. One guy got hurt and we were not allowed to do that anymore. But later that week, my dad saw an ad for the Sterling Wrestling Club and asked me if I wanted to wrestle. I signed up and started going to practices and I was hooked.”

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“When that happened, I calmed down a bit and was able to work the situation to get out. It was a real wake-up call because nothing like that had really happened recently. You need those kinds of things to keep you in line and keep you from getting too cocky.” Zahora hopes to wrestle in college next year and has been talking with coaches from George Mason and West Virginia at the NCAA Division I level, as well as McDaniel College in Westminster, MD, a Division III institution. “We’ve been talking to some colleges, mostly Division II and III, but I think he could easily start off there and within a few years be ready to move to Division I,” Jones said. “He’s on a good path right now.” In the meantime, Zahora plans to keep pushing along to reach his goals of winning conference, region and state championships. And whomever he finds in that path is in for a battle. “I definitely feel like I’ve improved since last year,” Zahora said. “Anyone who beat me last year who thinks it will be an easy match, I worked real hard in the offseason to make sure ‘easy’ doesn’t happen.” n

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Senior wrestler Dylan Sieng became just the seventh member of the 100-win club at Park View High School with a 5-0 performance at the Freedom Duals this past weekend. He sits at 25-3 on the year and 102 wins in his career. Sieng wrestles at 113 pounds.

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Loudoun Soccer Rebrands

oudoun Soccer unveiled a new logo this week. It is meant to reflect the club’s “local and statewide reputation for quality programs, highly competitive teams, and emphasis on fair play,” according to a statement from the organization about the logo. “We are excited to unveil this new logo, which we believe is a fitting symbol of our mission of ‘Developing Champions for Life,’ and the upward trajectory of this club and its players,” Loudoun Soccer Technical Director Darryl Gee stated. “When our players and coaches step on to the field wearing this new badge, it will reaffirm the credibility they’ve earned through their effort, sportsmanship, and skill.” Loudoun Soccer has more than 15,000 youth and adult players each year and employs about 2,000 couches. n

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ndy Hawk has a way with words. The Loudoun-based singer is known for his versatile vocals and talented band, but for fans and fellow musicians, it’s Hawk’s songwriting that sets him apart. The former journalist and teacher-turnedhigh-school-librarian has a thriving local fan base and a busy performance schedule. And with a much-anticipated new record of original material slated for release this year, he and his band of Loudoun and Fairfax musicians may be on the verge of something bigger in 2015. Hawk and his band, the Train Wreck Endings, play Purcellville’s Franklin Park Arts Center Jan. 24. Hawk, who lives in Hamilton with his family, grew up in Pittsburgh and got a journalism degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After a post-college stint working retail in Boston, he was hired as a sportswriter for the Columbus Dispatch. While working as a

journalist, he started to feel a pull toward the education field and began taking classes at Ohio State to earn a teaching degree. He moved to the Baltimore area and covered sports for the Baltimore Sun before officially making the switch to a career as a teacher in 1995. Hawk moved to Loudoun in 1997 and taught journalism and English at Loudoun County High School for 15 years. While teaching, he earned a master’s degree in Library Science and became the librarian at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling in 2012. Hawk, now 49, had been playing guitar and singing for decades, but was in his late 30s before he decided to make a full-on commitment to performing and recording. In the early 2000s, he set up a regular acoustic gig at the now-defunct Market Street Coffee in Leesburg. Through those shows, he met Chuck Bordelon, now the bassist for the band, who brought his brother Paul, who plays electric guitar, and drummer Pascal Nasta into the group. Hawk’s wife Marnie, a teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School, introduced him to her music-loving assistant principal Nancy Griffith-Cochran,

now the band’s backing vocalist, and the full band was rolling. In the early days, as band members experimented with covers and getting to know each other’s musical styles, they often found themselves finishing a piece at different places. “We joked that it was a train wreck ending—like most of my relationships were— so we said let’s just call ourselves that and it kind of stuck,” Hawk said. The Train Wreck Endings released their first album, “Tin Can Town,” in 2009 and have since released four more records. They’ve also focused on playing out as much as possible. The band has a standing First Friday gig at King’s Tavern in Leesburg and regularly plays other venues in and around Loudoun. This group of “seasoned” musicians came together relatively late in life, but the collaboration is a joyful and energetic one. “We’re all older, obviously, but we all love it,” Hawk said. Hawk’s thoughtful, sometimes humorous, songs often have a philosophical or even literary bent (one critic compared his work to the road

novels of Kerouac and Steinbeck). The group’s musical style defies categorization, though Hawk often uses the umbrella term Americana to describe the band. His vocals, intelligent songwriting and the group’s alt-country flair have drawn comparisons to iconic indie singer/ songwriter Steve Earle, with plenty of blues, rock and other elements thrown in. The Bordelon brothers are south Louisiana natives and there’s often a New Orleans twist in the group’s repertoire. Hawk is the lyricist and main songwriter, but has collaborated with the Bordelons on the music for a number of the band’s songs. The band has built a solid local following through regular gigs. And in a band full of educators, Hawk has a strong fan base among students, former students and colleagues at both his former and current Loudoun high schools. The Franklin Park show is a fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Middle School PTO, which will receive half of the band’s proceeds. “They’re really supportive of it. I think they know that’s really what drives me,” he said. “It’s a great connection for some students, too, Continued on Page 39

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Rock for Ryan Benefit

8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www. franklinparkartscenter.org The Crawdaddies combine Louisiana Cajun/ Zydeco/blues sounds with Northeastern roots rock/Americana/ska influences to create a unique sound. Tickets are $15. 9 p.m.-1 a.m., King’s Tavern and Wine Bar, 19

South King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-777-5005 All local musicians are welcome to sit in at this weekly open mic. No cover.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Bright Star Touring Theater

4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www.franklinparkartscenter.org Nationally recognized for high-quality per-

formances that play to a young audience’s intelligence, this company will present two original 55-minute musicals: “Aesop’s Fables” at 4 p.m. and “Tales from the Underground Railroad” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for one show or $20 for both shows.

Community Concert: Faithful Men

4 p.m., New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 12942 Lutheran Church Road, Lovettsville.

Contact: www.njlclovettsville.org The Waynesboro-based Christian men’s singing ensemble performs a free concert. Event is open to the public.

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8-11 p.m., Bush Tabernacle, 250 S. Nursery Ave, Purcellville. Contact: 540-809-0329 Local bands including Unto Thee, Encasing Embrace and Chivalry Is Not Dead and Create//Define host a benefit for Hope for the Day and the Autism and Asperger’s Association in memory of Ryan Bartel. Admission is $10.

MLK Celebrations Set For Jan. 18-19

oudoun will honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. with two celebrations over the holiday weekend. The county’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King March and Celebration

takes place Monday, Jan. 19, while a new musical celebration involving area arts organizations and churches takes place Sunday, Jan. 18. This year’s march begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn in

elders together in dialogue. There will also be activities for those unable to march between 10 and 11 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations for Loudoun Interfaith Relief to DCC any time between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Event sponsors are the Loudoun NAACP, Douglass Alumni Association, Bluemont Concert Series and the Baha’i Community of Loudoun. For more information, call 540-539-5651. On the eve of the march, the Loudoun Arts Council and Loudoun Chorale, in cooperation with a group of area churches, have organized the county’s inaugural Lift Every Voice and Sing event in honor of the MLK holiday. The musical celebration of King’s life takes place Sunday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Leesburg and features performances from the Loudoun Chorale and musical groups from eight area churches. The event is free, but organizers will be collecting free will donations for Loudoun Interfaith Relief. For information, go to www. loudounchorale.org. n

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The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and Aldie Youth Choir sang to a packed house at last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have A Dream” Celebration. The 23rd annual march and celebration takes place Monday.

Leesburg. Participants will walk down East Market Street to Douglass Community Center, where the celebration follows. The theme of this year’s march is “Stand Up For JusticeAct” and keynote speaker is Wendi Manuel Scott, director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University, who curated a permanent exhibit in Loudoun on the history of Leesburg’s Frederick Douglass School and the struggle for educational equality in Loudoun. In addition to Scott’s speech, the celebration at DCC will include refreshments and music and dance performances, including bands from Heritage, Loudoun Valley and Tuscarora high schools, Cappie-winning performers from several local schools, music from the Baha’i community youth group and several local churches and a dance performance from Kaylin Wallace. Refreshments will be served at 11 a.m. following the march, followed by speeches and performances from noon to 1:30 p.m. New this year, organizers are offering a discussion forum at DCC before the march from 9 to 10 a.m., designed to bring youth and

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7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Towne Animal Clinic, 64 Plaza St. NE, Leesburg. Contact: communitycats@humaneloudoun.org or 703-777-2912 The Humane Society of Loudoun hosts a Trap

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4 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg. The Loudoun Chorale, Loudoun Arts Council and a number of area churches present an inaugural concert in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Admission is free, but attendees are invited to give a free-will donation to Loudoun Interfaith Relief.

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RHAC hosts an opening reception for its new fiber works exhibit “Warm Fuzzies.” Exhibit runs through March 1.

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7:30 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. music begins, Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: tallyholeesburg.com Nocoda takes a fresh approach to Led Zeppelin with a tribute performance that captures the spirit of the rock icons. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door.

Neuter Release clinic for feral and “community” cats. Supporters may sponsor a cat for a $50 donation. Participants must fill out a registration form online at www.humaneloudoun. org to participate.

Artists Reception

2-4 p.m., Round Hill Arts Center, 38625 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill. Contact: www. roundhillartscenter.org

8 p.m.-midnight, King’s Tavern and Wine Bar, 19 South King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-7775005 Sit in with great local musicians at this low-key jam. No cover.

Tuesday, Jan. 20

Live Music: The Arcadians

7:30-10 p.m., King’s Tavern and Wine Bar, 19 South King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-7775005 Dixieland jazz from a local favorite. No cover charge.

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12:45-1:45 p.m., Cascades Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Test your spelling skills for fun and prizes. Tickets are $7 in advance, $5 for members.

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from 8 to 11 p.m. at Bush Tabernacle in Purcellville. The nonprofit skating rink and events venue is donating space for the concert. Admission is $10, and all proceeds will be split between Hope for the Day, an organization using music and arts to help suicide prevention efforts, and the U.S. Autism and Asperger’s Association. Create//Define will headline the show, which includes performances by Unto Thee, Encasing Embrace and Chivalry Is Not Dead. For more information, call McIntyre at 540809-0329. n

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Both Bregante and his wife Sarah Piece have also contributed backing vocals to the record. “I root for them because I believe in Andy,” Bregante said. “He’s a wordsmith, he’s a writer. His songs are well crafted, which I really appreciate. There’s humor in most all of them and couched within the humor there’s a whole bunch of intellect, and I love that….There are so many intangibles, so many things that are absolutely unquantifiable that play into success [but] I think they’ve got a damn good chance of becoming more than a local band.” While Hawk and his bandmates welcome success on a wider scale, and would jump at the right recording deal, they’re also happy with what they’ve achieved. And fame is not necessarily something they’ve sought out. “When I’m out in Austin and other places and you hear these bands with phenomenal players and good songs, the one thing I feel like we do have that helps us, I think we have the songs,” Hawk said. “Whether or not it goes beyond this level is almost out of our hands. We’re happy with our product and we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing.” n Andy Hawk and the Train Wreck Endings play the Franklin Park Arts Center Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. Singer/songwriter Alyssa LeBlanc opens the show. Tickets are $20 in advance or at the door, with half of proceeds going to the Blue Ridge Middle School PTO. Advance tickets can be reserved by calling FPAC at 540-338-7973. For more information, go to www.andyhawk.com.

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to know that teachers don’t necessarily go on the shelf on the weekends.” Hawk has developed a number of long-term music-based bonds with former students. Local multi-instrumentalist Chris Stoudt was a journalism student of Hawk’s and now regularly sits in with the Train Wreck Endings for live gigs and recordings. Hawk was voted faculty speaker at the LCHS class of 2004’s graduation ceremony, and instead of a speech, wrote and performed a song for graduates. The Train Wreck Endings played at that class’s 10th reunion last year, and Hawk is now finding himself invited to—and sometimes performing at—former students’ weddings. The band’s 2014 album “Shhh!!!” was recorded at the PFHS library in a single evening following a teacher workday. “Shhh!!!” was recently picked up by Pandora, a major break for the band. The band took another big step last year when members traveled to Austin, TX, to record with well-known producer Merel Bregante, who played drums for Loggins and Messina and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Hawk and Bregante connected a few years ago through a mutual friend and struck up an online friendship, with Bregante mixing tracks and giving advice on some of the band’s previous records. The band traveled to Austin last summer to record its latest album. Bregante is producing, recording, engineering and playing some percussion on the as-of-yet untitled album, slated for release this summer.

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Noon-4 p.m., King of Kings Worship Center, 221 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Contact: 703-861-2804, www.healingrooms.com The prayer gathering is free and open to the public. Recurring on the third Saturday of each month.

10:30 a.m.-noon, Carver Center, 700 S. 15th St., Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 The monthly book discussion group is led by Anne Hardy. Meetings continue on the third Tuesday of each month. Call for titles—books provided. $2/ person drop-in fee.

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he tributes flowed in this week for Steve Hines, a man whom many considered Loudoun’s “Mr. Tourism” for his skill and generosity in helping a host of organizations market their assets to the public. The longtime Aldie resident died early Sunday morning at his home south of Charlottesville after a battle with cancer, attended to by his wife Darlene, his niece who’s a hospice nurse and undoubtedly his beloved golden retrievers, according to friend Su Webb. He was 72 years old. Known for his tireless energy and optimism, vision, generosity and commitment, Hines had a profound love of Loudoun, where he was born in Aldie seven decades ago. Webb, who worked with Hines for many years in various organizations, Monday recalled “his inherent good humor; his ability to provide guidance without being heavy handed and his knowledge of the county.” Like Judy Patterson, the former publicist after whom Visit Loudoun’s highest award was named, Hines “knew how to market whatever he was doing, and he taught many of us how to do it,” Webb said. Hines and his wife left Loudoun a year ago to retire to Calloway, near Smith Mountain Lake. A striking feature about Hines was his great love for his wife, to whom he was married for more than 30 years, and for his dogs, Webb said. Cate Magennis Wyatt, president of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, lauded Hines’ commitment to the tourism industry as well as his integrity. “He had a commitment to sharing Loudoun with so many through the lens of what it was and what it should be,” Wyatt said, explaining Hines’ vision of tourism as a tool to connect Loudoun’s rich history to the future.

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Describing Hines as articulate and fearless, Wyatt said he demonstrated commitment “to the point where he never ever didn’t show up.” Hines was named a Journey Certified Tourism Ambassador and received its Star of the Year award, the nonprofit’s highest recognition, in 2012. Hines also was long involved with the county’s premier tourism organization, Visit Loudoun, formerly known as the Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association. He was a co-founder of the organization and served terms on its board and as its president. “He was a big player in Visit Loudoun for years, and was the first recipient of the Judy Patterson award in 1998,” Visit Loudoun Presi-

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 15, 2015 to March 5, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING: February 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM 801 Sycolin Road, S.E., Leesburg, VA 20175 Loudoun County Transportation & Capital Infrastructure Conference Room 102 PERMIT NAME AND NUMBER: Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility, Solid Waste Permit Number 001

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PERMIT APPLICANT: County of Loudoun, Department of General Services, Division of Waste Management, 801 Sycolin Road, S.E., Leesburg, VA 20175 FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION: Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility, 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20175. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Loudoun County has applied for a modification to its permit to allow excavating waste from unlined portions of the landfill, and depositing it in the lined cells, in order to reclaim space and address potential groundwater contamination. In addition, the proposed permit modification includes reconfiguring the waste management area, consolidating disposal units, incorporating maintenance and access roads, updating groundwater monitoring network, and revising the liner system and phasing, landfill gas collection and control system, leachate collection system, final cover design, stormwater management, and groundwater corrective action plan. HOW TO COMMENT: DEQ accepts comments by e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ within the comment period. DEQ also accepts written and oral comments at public hearings. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office specified below. Copies of the permit documents are also available at the Loudoun County Library, Rust Branch, located at 380 Old Waterford Road NW, in Leesburg, VA 20176. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Yurek Aurelson, Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193; Phone; 703-583-3844; E-mail: yurek.aurelson@deq.virginia.gov; Fax: (703) 583-3821.

dent and CEO Beth Erickson said of the organization’s highest honor. In a Facebook post, Erickson wrote: “Steve, on behalf of a grateful industry, thank you, and you will be greatly missed.” Hines gave immeasurable help to nonprofits and tourism-related groups through his Marketing Resource Management consulting company, and several remarked on his generosity in helping those organizations. Erickson, who had known Hines for a decade, said he had a “passion for understanding the importance of tourism as an economic engine for the county,” citing him as a tremendous mentor, friend and leader in the industry, always with a twinkle in the eye and great will-

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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-107 and 15.2-1427 of the Code of Virginia, the Town of Leesburg will hold a Public hearing on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 at which time the public shall have the right to present written or oral testimony on the proposed ordinance to increase the payment in-lieu fee for parking in the H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District The payment in-lieu option permits developers to pay $3,000 per parking space to the Town instead of providing required on-site parking. The proposal is to revise the fee to equal the rise in the cost of living based on the Consumer Price Index since the fee was last increased in 1987. The current $3,000 per parking space fee is proposed to be increased to $6,270.00 per parking space with an annual adjustment on January 1st of each year to reflect the latest Consumer Price Index figures.

A copy of the proposed ordinance is available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding this proposed amendments is available in the Executive Department, located on the first floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Lee Ann Green, Clerk, at 703-731-2733.

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was named after St. George, the Patron Saint of Boy Scouts, and Sir Robert Baden Powell, the British founder of boy scouting. George came to the United States in 1935. He entered Principia Upper School in St. Louis, Missouri, where he played the trumpet in a swing band, sang in the chapel choir and captained the swim team, graduating in 1940. He attended M.I.T., earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1943.

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Allen Rudolph Wilt

Allen Rudolph Wilt, known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rudy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; age 77, passed peacefully on January 5, 2015. Rudy was born on July 7, 1937, in Taylorstown, Virginia, to Dorothea and Leonard Wilt. He graduated from Loudoun County High School, then went on to complete a career with the federal government. Rudy worked in medical research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, then the Biological Response Modifiers Program at the National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center in Ft. Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. Shortly after retiring from 36 years with the federal government, Rudy took a position as a school bus driver with Loudoun County Public Schools where he was fondly known as Mr. Rudy by the children until he retired July 2011. Rudy was a social and active man. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, the Lovettsville Game Protective Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Loyal Order of the Moose, National Rifle Association, and Eagles Club. He derived enjoyment from fishing; deer and bear hunting; bird hunting with his English Setters and Pointers; riding his Tennessee Walking Horses; raising beef cattle; and gardening.

Rusty Ray Kennedy

July 15, 1980-Dec. 24. 2014 Rusty Ray Kennedy, 34, passed away suddenly from this life, Wednesday the morning of Dec. 24th 2014, to a new and wonderful life with our Lord and Savior. Rusty was born on July 15, 1980 in Fayetteville, NC and resided in Haymarket, VA. He graduated from Leesburg Christian School in 1998 and lived a very busy life. He knew the Bible and tried to help others. He loved everyone & loved being around people. He was the loving son of the late Robert Ray Kennedy. He leaves behind a grieving family: Six children Coby, Summer, Ashley, Kaley, Logan and Ethan, his wife Jennifer, his mother Tammy Kennedy, his grandparents, Margaret and Manuel Sams, his grandparents Bob and Sharon Kennedy, his grandparents Jerry Davis and family, his uncle Paul Davis, his uncle Scott and family, his Aunt Melissa and family, his many uncles, his many aunts, and many cousins and people who loved him. He was one of a kind, a loving, thoughtful person with a big heart. He will be missed forever. Beyond death and beyond sadness.

We will always love him. He is forever in our hearts. All he ever wanted was love and a Rudy is survived by wife, Carol Wilt of Lees- loving family. Now he is with the angels and burg, Virginia; brother, Leonard Wilt, Jr. and the most loving family, Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, no more sister-in-law, Barbara Wilt of Taylorstown, hurt only love. Virginia; two children, Kathy Wilt of Taylorstown, Virginia and Jeffrey Wilt of Lovetts- Funeral services was held on Sunday Dec. ville, Virginia; two grandchildren, Ashley 28, 2014 at Believers Baptist Church. In lieu Sawyer of South Riding, Virginia and Britta- of flowers, donations may be made payable ny Wilt of Christiansburg, Virginia; one great to: Believers Baptist Church, 2133 Evergreen grandchild, Mason Sawyer of South Riding, Mill Road, Leesburg, VA 20175 or Gofundme Virginia; and a niece and nephews. is another option for online donations: Kennedy Family Memorial Fund A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, Http://www.gofundme.com January 18, 2015, at 1:00 PM, at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Taylorstown, Virginia. A reception will follow at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association in Lovettsville, Virginia. Relatives and friends are welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 13266 Taylorstown Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, and the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 5705 Grant Creek Road, Missoula, Montana 59808. Share condolences with the family at www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com.

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George Robert Welti Of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away on January 9, 2015 following complications from hip surgery. He was born in 1923 in Bern, Switzerland. George

Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first full-time job was at the Sperry Gyroscope Company in New York. At that time, part of the Sperry plant was being temporarily occupied by the newly created United Nations while the U.N. headquarters were under construction in Manhattan. In the shared cafeteria, George met his future wife, Corry Marie Groenhart, a U.N. translaPilar vayas galvin tor from Dordrecht, the Netherlands. They were happily married for 39 years until her Pilar Vayas Galvan, 97, died on 31 Decemdeath in 1988. ber 2014. Formerly of Washington DC and During the 1950s, George worked for the McLean VA, she was living with a daughter in M.I.T. Division of Industrial Cooperation Lovettsville VA. Her beloved husband of 42 and then Raytheon. In 1966 he relocated from years, diplomat/editor/linguist Luis Galvan, Newton, Massachusetts to Leesburg, Virginia predeceased her in 1991. with his family, now including six children, to work at the Developmental Engineering Born in Llanes (Prov. Asturias), Spain, Mrs. Corporation (DECO) headquarters. Later Galvan was the daughter of Tomas Vayas and he worked for the engineering divisions of Carmen Cuadra de Vayas. She grew up in COMSAT and Stanford Telecommunications. Torrelavega, Spain, and received her nursing As a consultant for NASA, George earned 10 degree in 1945 from Casa de Salud Valdecilla patents in the field of space communications. in Santander, Spain. She continued working at Valdecilla until she went to nurse at CliGeorge enjoyed rowing on the Potomac nica Ruber in Madrid. A private duty nursing River, but found it awkward having to look -ssignment brought her to Washington DC in over his shoulder to see where he was headed, 1947. Wanting to remain in the U.S., she later so he constructed a forward-rowing shell by took another private nursing position to care replacing the oarlocks with a pair of rails that for Luis Galvanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother (who was also from held the oar and stroked it backwards. After Spain). She became Mrs. Luis Galvan in 1949, retiring at age 78, George joined the New and their long and happy marriage produced Dominion Chorale, played tennis with the seven children. Fairfax Racquet Club, and became an active member of the Potomac Ski Club. He and his Mrs. Galvan is survived by her children Maria companion, Sally Jane Finan, traveled extenPilar Winters (Dermot) of Lovettsville VA, Issively. abel M. Nelson (John) of Cape Coral FL, Luis In 2010, George moved into the Ashby X. Galvan (Paula) of Leesburg VA, Maria-TePonds Retirement Community, where he resa Hanson (Joseph) of Haymarket VA, Carswam seven days a week, and enjoyed solving los R. Galvan (Carol) of Leesburg VA, Manuel math and logic problems; playing chess and Galvan (Elizabeth) of Sterling VA, Gabriel F. scrabble with his family, friends, and caregiv- Galvan (Kathleen) of Leesburg VA; seventeen ers; and watching sports, especially his be- grandchildren and seven great-grandchilloved Red Sox. dren; a sister in Spain, Maria Luisa Vayas de Gomez; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, George was preceded Each and every person marrying into the in death by his sister Grace Hedrick, his sister family, as well as those born into it, was very Milti Hoadley and her husband, Dave, who beloved and prayed for by Mrs. Galvan. was Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good friend from Principia; and Sally Finan, his companion of 16 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at He leaves behind to cherish his memory six St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Leeschildren -- Jennifer Welti, Jacqueline Carlton burg. Interment Quantico National Cem(Mel), Susan Goode (David), Theodore Welti etery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may (Kathleen), John Welti (Phyllis), and Alexanbe made to the Salesian Missions, 2 Lefevre der Welti; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandLane, New Rochelle NY 10801 and/or Eternal children; his brother-in-law, Mike Hedrick; Word Television Network, 5817 Old Leeds and 7 nieces and nephews. Road, Irondale AL 35210. George will be laid to rest in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Virginia. Arrangements through Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg. A memorial guestbook is available online at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Raymond Daniel Case, Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dannyâ&#x20AC;? age 29 of Ashburn, VA died January 10, 2015. Born on January 10, 1986 in Virginia to Raymond Daniel Case, Sr. and Cynthia Caldwell. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Hall Funeral Home, Purcellville, VA. Visitation will be from 11-11:30 a.m. Services will begin at 11:30. Burial will follow in the Ketoctin Cemetery, Purcellville, VA. Memorial contributions can be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Arthur Henry Fairfax, age75, departed this life on Jan. 13, 2015 at Loudoun Hospital. He leaves to mourn his wife, Mary Elizabeth Fairfax; (2) sons, Terry Lee Fairfax and Michael Fairfax; (1) step-daughter, Vanessa Gibson and a host other relatives and friends. Viewing is 10:00am Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Funeral Service at 11:00am at Providence Baptist Church, 205 Church Street, Leesburg, VA 20175. Interment at Ketoctin Cemetery, Purcellville VA. Arrangements By: Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville, VA 20132

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Margaret E. Richardson of Leesburg, VA Age 84, passed away Jan. 10, 2015 at her residence. She is survived by 3 neices, 2 nephews, 3 step-children, 1 sister-in-law, and a host of other relatives and friends. Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Valley Cemetery Hamilton, Virginia. Arrangements by: Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville.

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Bill was born January 1, 1948 in Hinton, West Virginia to Clarence and Ruth Keller Gill. He was an a US Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He has been a resident of Loudoun County since 1980. He is Debra Jean Flynn also survived by a sister, Becky Ward, of HinDebra Jean Flynn, age 57 of Purcellville, ton, West Virginia and a brother, Larry Gill, VA died January 10, 2015. Born on March of Richmond, Virginia. 19, 1957 in Virginia. She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Flynn; brother Marty Flynn; There will be a celebration of Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life on Frisisters Anne Marshall, Evelyn Spencer and day, January 16, 2015 at 11:30 am at Christian Shirley Bocock; and two grandchildren Zach Fellowship Church in Ashburn, VA. MemoFlynn and Aria Miller. Services will be held rial donations may be made to the Ashburn at Purcellville Baptist Church. Please visit Fire and Rescue, Station 6, 20688 Ashburn www.hallfh.com for further information and Road, Ashburn, VA 20147. to leave online condolences to the family. Please share condolences with the family Memorial contributions can be sent to the American Cancer Society. www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com

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William (Bill) Robert Gill, Sr.

William (Bill) Robert Gill, Sr., beloved husband of Reba L. Gill, father of Stacy L. Gill and William (Rob) Robert Gill, Jr., died peacefully at Inova Loudoun Hospital on Friday, January 9, 2015.

Henry George McCulloch

Henry George McCulloch, 84, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. Born in New York, New York he was the son of the late John and Lillian (Herman) McCulloch. Married to Joan, they made their home in Potomac Falls. Henry worked in the courageous field of firefighting. While he will be dearly missed, his memories will be cherished. Services will take place in Pennsylvania with burial to follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pennsylvania. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Paul Winfree Anderson, 84, of Leesburg, passed away on January 11, 2015. Paul was born in930 in Powhatan County, VA, to Paul C. Anderson and Julia Winfree Anderson. Paul was predeceased by his son, Steven, in 2007, and his wife of over 50 years, Fran Anderson, in 2013.

Eleanore Jean Fike, 92, of Lovettsville, VA passed away December 27, 2014. While working for the gas and electric companies as a home economist, she visited area schools giving demonstrations to the students on how to properly use the gas and electric ranges when cooking. She will be remembered warmly by the loved ones she leaves behind. A graveside service will be held at a later time in Crown Hill Cemetery, Twinsburg, Ohio. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Eugene R. Hayden, 63, passed away January 6, 2015. He and wife Marie made their home in Herndon, Virginia. His warm smile and memories will be cherished those he leaves behind. Family will receive friends between 10:00 am and 11:00 am on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where a service will immediately follow starting at 11:00 am. Burial to follow in Sterling Cemetery. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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George S. Harding, Jr., 90, of Ashburn, VA passed away on November 26, 2014. He is survived by his three sons, Gary Kent Harding, George S. Harding III and Bruce S. Harding; one daughter, Paula Boyer; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. George was born February 24, 1924 in Richmond, VA. He served in the United States Navy followed by a long career with the Westinghouse Corporation. He and his wife of 54 years, Janet N. Harding (deceased), enjoyed their lives and homes in Utica, NY; Fairfax, VA; Bradenton, FL; and Whispering Pines, NC. The family will gather in upstate New York this summer to spread their ashes on the St. Lawrence River â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a favorite family vacation destination.

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t is the dawn of a new year, and, for Loudouners, that means it’s time to renew their futile protests against plans to ratchet up toll rates on the Dulles Greenway. It’s an annual exercise in frustration that is no closer to resolution today than a decade ago. The dance is a familiar one. Members of the county’s General Assembly delegation join area residents in expressing outrage that the State Corporation Commission would even consider yet another toll increase. Then SCC leaders respond that their hands are tied because the General Assembly has ordered the annual toll hike be approved. Over the years, the General Assembly has done a good job of noting the many community problems caused by high toll rates, but it has failed to address any of them. However, residents should clearly understand that no other body can solve them. The financial impacts of high tolls and the lack of distance pricing on area families is fairly obvious. The community impact of commuters avoiding the freeway and clogging neighborhood streets each morning and afternoon has been frequently discussed. Even safety concerns about having construction traffic and large trucks bypassing the highway have been repeatedly cited. Perhaps they are merely local concerns that don’t resonate with General Assembly members. How about an issue that should? Economic impact. Every time the state government—the SCC, as ordered by the General Assembly—adds another quarter to the cost of a Greenway trip, it is diverting money from other local businesses. Yes, the Greenway is a private company, too, and one that pays substantial local real estate taxes—but it is the motorists who are paying those taxes ... as statutorily stipulated by the General Assembly itself. We bet the local pizza joint wouldn’t mind a similar deal. It’s not just area residents and businesses that are hit economically by the high tolls. Efforts to promote critical business development are thwarted, as well. It is not coincidence that the largest office building located along the Greenway is a government structure, the Loudoun County Public Schools administration building, and that other major facilities lining the highway are nearly employee-less data centers. So far large private sector employers that Loudoun—and Virginia—leaders are trying to attract haven’t been willing to set up in the corridor. Think high tolls are not a factor in those decisions? Look to the east where tolls are only a fraction of the Greenway price. That is proof there can be a healthy balance between toll rates and community goals, but that’s long been lost in Loudoun. And it gets more out of balance each year. Whether the General Assembly wants to re-write the state code, renegotiate a more reasonable deal with Greenway owners, or buy the highway outright, it is time its members work to fix the problem rather than continue to cheerlead the hopeless critics.

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ingness to help. The news of his death was particularly heartbreaking to friends and colleagues, Erickson said, because Hines’ own positive attitude toward his illness “made us believe that he would survive.” Another who testified to Hines’ skill in helping nonprofits better promote themselves to the public is Childs Burden, president of Mosby Heritage Area Association and on whose board Hines also served. “He had an appreciation of our history. He, folded into that and through his marketing company, was very generous in giving time, guidance and leadership—he was a tremendous help to us,” Burden said. Hines helped other history and conservation organizations also, including the Snickersville Turnpike Association with its 2013 Sesquicentennial re-enactment of the 1863 Battle of Snickersville, and the Piedmont Environmental Council. Longtime friends Tucker Withers and John Hutchison, both of Aldie, remembered Hines from a personal point of view. The three friends last met at Thanksgiving, when Hines and his wife came back to Loudoun. “We talked for hours, about everything,” Withers said. As owner of Little River Inn, he also crossed paths with Hines professionally through Visit Loudoun as well as through the Aldie Heritage Association, in which Hines played a significant role. He sought to promote the 200-year-old village and its two major

activities—the Aldie Harvest Festival and Treasures on the Turnpike—through traditional and social media to generate increased visitor trips.   “He always chipped in whenever anything was going on. He wore his volunteer hat—I think that was the most important thing about him,” Withers said. Hines’ positive attitude was uplifting, according to Withers. “When he went to the hospital—he always looked at it with a smile on his face, he was never sad, or said ‘Oh poor me.’ He just kept rolling, kept his chin up. He was always cracking jokes—no matter what.” Hutchison’s friendship goes back to his youth, when the 20-years-his-senior Hines would come around to see his “second family.” The Hines’ Seven Chimneys Farm lay at the end of an old, winding dirt road and the school bus could not get down it. So Hutchison’s mother and his father, Fred Hutchison, then the principal of Aldie Elementary, boarded Hines and his brother during the school week. “He was like an older brother. He was a practical joker and great conversationalist; he was so quick witted—he always had something funny to say or do. He was just fun,” Hutchison recalled. Like Withers, Hutchison remembered Hines’ upbeat demeanor in facing his illness. “He would always say, ‘I’ve got to get through this—then we’re good to go.” Darlene Hines said if anyone would like to remember her husband with a contribution in his name to a favorite humane organization, it would be appreciated. n

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Dear Editor: With regard to the weather events of Tuesday, Jan. 6 and the official statement from LCPS, which explained schools had neither been delayed nor cancelled because representatives of LCPS were driving on the roads at 4 a.m. and at that time noticed no precipitation, I must disagree. I live in Hamilton and the ground was totally covered with an inch of snow at 4:14 a.m. Tuesday. I appreciate Communications Officer Wayde Byard taking the brunt of so much frustration when, as he said, he is merely the messenger, and no fault can be found in his communications. In fact, Mr. Byard for a time was the only LCPS official who seemed to appreciate the gravity of Tuesday’s events. As a single working parent, it was extremely infuriating seeing the deteriorating conditions outside whilst walking the tightrope of waiting for a call from LCPS and deciding when/if I could start my work day. The subsequent “explanation” email from LCPS, which at no point

Dear Editor: I attended the overview budget briefing presented by Superintendent Eric Williams Jan. 8. My overall impression was that our new superintendent is approaching the upcoming budget discussions with the Loudoun Board of Supervisors in just the right way. He has made the case for the budget he has proposed and noted that he looked at the best way to spend the money the schools will receive. The focus is on the students and improving teacher compensation. The guiding principle for the budget was to sustain and build on the excellence of LCPS. 1. One concern Dr. Williams had, that I share, is: Are we developing students who do well in the world, even if their SOL scores are high? 2. Dr. Williams noted that our starting salary for a new teacher with a bachelor’s degree is $47,500 and with a master’s degree is $53,156. This puts us third out of the five closest school districts. 3. Comparing the data for FY09 to FY16 shows that we had an increase of 19,000 students or a 33% increase. Dr. Williams then showed

Dear Editor: I would like to respond to the two letters from teachers regarding the LCPS decision to open schools on Tuesday, Jan. 6. I, too, am a teacher and was surprised by the decision to keep schools open when the roads were clearly unsafe. So on that point, we—and most people I think—would agree. However, here is a different perspective: no matter what the school district decides, it is ultimately the parents’ decision to send their children to school. If you believed the roads were unsafe, then, you, the parents must make the call and keep your children at home, as I did myself with my two children. The school is not the arbiter of good decisions (and clearly in this case, it failed). We, as parents, must make certain decisions about the safety of our children ourselves. We cannot hold the school district solely responsible for the danger, both real or

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I got to know Hari over this past year after I attended the fall 2013 Sat Nam Fest devoted to the practice of Kundalini Yoga, where I met his wife Emily (spiritual name Ad Purkh). Afterward I started attending Yoga classes at Raj Yoga in Sterling because as I’ve gotten older a more gentle physical practice of Yoga and one that focuses primarily on breathing exercises and relaxation, offered in the practice of Kundalini Yoga, is preferred. Beyond Raj Yoga, though, I often ran into Hari at various spots around downtown Leesburg, such as Shoes and The Trinity House Cafe and he was always smiling that big, beautiful smile, just like the one he had in his last selfie on the top of the mountain in Mexico, which you featured in your story. What a joyful and special young man, I was so very sad to hear of his passing when my son Dominic read to me from his phone asking “Mom, do you know this guy?” and I stopped in my tracks, thinking “no, not someone so young and special...” I attended Hari’s funeral for several hours last week; what a tribute to his short life it was. Thank you for honoring sweet Hari as you did, and I will try to this year in my work, too. Miriam Nasuti, Leesburg

actually offered an apology for its own poor decision-making, but merely stated, “we apologize for the difficulties the weather caused...” exacerbated my frustration. That email, apart from appearing to have been plagiarized from the email sent by Fairfax County, also appeared very disingenuous, as LCPS accepted no direct responsibility. Having been a lifelong student of LCPS and now the parent of an LCPS student, I have witnessed firsthand the explosive growth in Loudoun County, along with what can only be described as the deterioration of numerous Loudoun officials (on the county, town and school board level) and their commitment to themselves rather than to the Loudoun citizens who, quite often, have voted them into their positions. This is disheartening, and instills very little confidence and trust when issues such as those of Tuesday occur. A communication from Dr. Williams himself (if he is currently ill, it would be welcome when he has recovered) may go a distance in tamping some of the outrage of parents, teachers, bus drivers and other LCPS staff. However, the “form letter” approach merely enhances the belief of Loudoun residents that county officials have no regard. Michelle Cook, Hamilton

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Dear Editor: The most recent story on Governor McAuliffe’s decision to educate that critical population of business enthusiasts entering Dulles Airport from afar may require some afterthought. The governor has an excellent agenda for advancing this state’s economy. Yet, one must question the planned removal of signage that communicates a clear and dominant message about how Virginia is ready now to engage in dialogue with all candidates who seek to invest, relocate or build into Virginia’s vibrant economy. The “open for business” signs are a signature marketing, political and economic statement that the governor should continue to expand upon. While most jurisdictions promote their business ambitions by articulating their positions or on websites, it is those few words clinging to those inexpensive pieces of metal that offer a multiplier effect over time. One may not be able to easily quantify their influence, but remove them and within hours competitors directly to the north and south of Virginia will have in place their invitation to travelers to enter their particular business corridors. The suggestion exists to maintain some of the signs at potent travel intersections such Dulles, and entrance points from Maryland and North Carolina into Virginia. Competition demands a full-court press so that no opportunities for economic enhancement are voluntary forfeited. There is no substitute for success. Ron Daversa, Great Falls

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“I’m quite impressed with Dr. William’s budget. Coming out of the gate with a budget that follows the rate of student growth is a reasonable basis for discussion. I don’t think we could have gotten any better (frankly, I thought he’d come in with a 5% request) especially considering he’s only held the position for a few months. I mean, really, WOW! What an improvement from the past in such a shor t period of time.”

imagined, that our children experienced. If we don’t like big government interfering in our lives, then we have to be willing to shoulder some responsibility ourselves. Lastly, and this is a larger point, as educators we have to be ready to be flexible. Snowstorms occur, technology doesn’t work, the copiers break, the schedule changes. In my book, “leadership” means that we face adversity and try to overcome it. We don’t gripe and complain. Those students who showed up to learn deserved to learn something that day. As teachers, we, first and foremost, teach. That is our job. Philip Cox, Ashburn

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us that not only did the numbers increase but also the number of ELL, special education and economically disadvantaged students increased significantly, which impacts staffing costs. 4. Most surprising to me was the fact that the cost per student was $12,780 in FY09 and projected to be about the same for FY16 ($12,697). Three local counties (Arlington $19K+, Alexandria $17K+, Fairfax $13.5K) spend more per pupil than we do in Loudoun County. Only Prince William spends less. ($10K) This was only an overview briefing and more detailed briefings are planned. In addition the budget will be on the LCPS website. Two public hearings are planned at the education building (Jan. 20 and 22), and the School Board will present the budget to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 25 with public hearings at 3 and 6 p.m. that day. This year, as in years past, there is a gap between this proposed budget and what the supervisors have in mind to spend. To me this is the opposite of how I have seen budgets should work. I urge all who are involved in this budgeting process to review it without any hidden agendas and then help Dr. Williams to sustain and build on the excellence of LCPS. Anthony V. Fasolo, Leesburg

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people close to him. He recalled proudly accomplishments that Loudany one of three sitting supervioun has had while he’s served sors making a good successor. in county government: buildHe declined to identify those ing 50 to 60 schools, mapcolleagues, but he said they share ping out future development three qualities: they understand in the Dulles Greenway corthe day-to-day operations of ridor, creating the locality’s county government, they work first countywide transportawell with constituents and tion plan, revising the zoning they can handle the responordinance and trying genersibility of representing Loually to plan for residential doun on regional boards and growth. commissions. Letourneau put it another Williams and Superviway, praising York from sor Matthew F. Letourneau the dais during the Jan. 7 Scott K. York (R-Dulles) also noted the impormeeting. tance of having the next chairman He said that if one looks be someone with experience on the county board. back at county history, “I don’t think there can be “You don’t hire a rookie to be the captain of a more consequential political figure than Scott the ship,” Letourneau said. York.” And while Williams admitted that he would York said he’s not sure what the future holds ultimately back whoever garners the GOP nomi- for him after this last year of his chairman term nation, he said his preference was that a current ends. He didn’t identify another political position supervisor take over the chairman’s gavel. he’d like to hold, but he was careful to underscore “It’s a big learning curve for someone who that his decision was only to suspend campaignhasn’t even sat at a district seat,” he said two days ing for re-election to his current office. after York’s announcement. “I learned long ago that you never say never,” Tuesday, he again spoke of his desire to he said. maintain “continuity” on the Board of Supervi- In making his own announcement last sors, especially in terms of population growth week, King criticized a previous decision by York policies. He also said he would like to see “more to leave the GOP and run for re-election as an inclusion” in the Loudoun GOP. independent in the 2003 and 2007 races. York was Williams said that Buona would have been elected as a Republican in his 1995, 1999 and 2011 a “great” chairman, and that he’s going to spend board races. some time considering a decision on whether to But York said the presence of competition run now that the Ashburn District supervisor is didn’t sway him to exit the chairman race. out of the race. “My blood is more Republican than Charlie Buona said that personal reasons drove him King’s,” he said. to opt out of the chairman mix, and that he and Reached Monday, Randall said that York’s his wife were up until the “wee hours” Saturday announcement didn’t change anything for her. writing down the pros and cons. She said her idea of campaigning is to run “for He noted the extra responsibilities the chair- something” rather than “against someone.” man job requires compared with a district super- “I’m pretty focused on getting my campaign visor seat and how difficult that can be for some- up and running,” she said. one with a demanding career outside of politics. The news probably won’t spur any other Buona is an executive at Ashburn-based Telos Democrats to get involved in the chairman’s race, Corp. either, said Valerie Suzdak, who chairs the Loud “It’s actually a very complicated job,” Buona oun County Democratic Committee. said of the chairman position. “I was very surprised,” she said of York’s He said he would hold a re-election kickoff withdrawal, “but I do think it’s great news for the event soon, but he hasn’t ruled out a chairman’s county.” run in the future. Suzdak said that York has a “lack of ethics,” “I’m not going to take any options off the and she repeated charges that the chairman table,” he said. had knowledge of what she characterized as the wrongdoing of Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio SECRET SINCE LATE LAST YEAR (R-Sterling). Delgaudio faced allegations that he York said he started reconsidering his re- misused his office and county resources, but he election plans while on a family vacation to New ultimately was not charged with a crime and an Zealand in November. attempt last year to recall him from office failed. n Then, by mid-December, he had made his decision, though he shared it with only a few

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testing and teachers have to buy more of their own classroom materials. She’d also like to see more funding for STEM and robotics classes. She pointed to Prince William County, where schools get $60,000 a year for robotics clubs from local businesses, while a similar class at Loudoun County High School was completed on the laptop of the teacher’s wife’s. “I think the Board of Supervisors, the funding agency, has to make sure funds are available for our schools,” Umstattd said. “I also would like to see greater assistance from the board in getting schools funded through the business community. If the business community in Prince William is willing to support high-tech efforts in the schools, then I’m pretty confident our business community would be willing to do the same.” Umstattd’s likely opponent, Reid, will be no stranger if he elects to run again. The two served together on the Leesburg Town Council for five years, and Umstattd expects it to be an “active campaign.” “You always hope that Leesburg’s representative will share credit for the accomplishments that he and others jointly accomplished,”

Umstattd said. “That’s something that I think that can be brought to the board. I think that it would be nice if Leesburg’s representative had more of a regional role. I don’t want to criticize Ken, I think Ken has accomplished some things, but I think more could have been accomplished perhaps with a little less combative attitude.” Reid has not made an official announcement about re-election, but he responded to Umstattd’s plans. “As far a being ‘combative,’ yes, I do fight for Leesburg and that’s what you have to do when the Board is controlled by the eastern Loudoun districts,” Reid wrote in a prepared statement. “As far as the public schools, my record shows voting against tax rates and budgets that short-shrift the public schools.” Reid further analyzed his current tenure as a supervisor, which came after having been elected to two terms on town council. “I have an excellent record of providing results for the town at the county level, whereas the current Mayor and Town Council leadership have a record of not even trying to work with County for the town’s benefit,” Reid wrote. “But despite their inaction, Leesburg has benefited greatly under my term as supervisor, especially in the area of transportation.” n

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