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Budget Debate Opens With Schools $24.9M Short

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That would be a 1 cent increase from the current rate, but property owners shouldn’t fret: That won’t necessarily be the figure that’s ultimately approved. Once a rate is advertised, the Board of Supervisors can adopt a lower levy, but not a higher one. That means that $1.165 is the maximum rate that property owners could see in the next fiscal year. The $1.165 figure is important for another reason, as Hemstreet wrote in his official letter to supervisors introducing his appropriation proposals: “This tax rate would allow the Board to fully fund the School Board request if you choose.” Approval of a $1.165 rate isn’t likely, how-

ever, because it would mean the supervisors OK’ing a tax increase in a year when all nine board seats are up for election. At the $1.13 rate, the schools would see local funding in the amount of $636.2 million, according to Hemstreet’s plan. That’s a $35.4 million, or 5.9 percent, increase in tax revenue over what’s in the current fiscal year’s budget. Overall, Hemstreet’s proposal represents a $224.9 million, or 11.3 percent, increase in all appropriations over the current budget. “I believe that the budget that I have submitted carries out your vision for Loudoun County and adheres to your strategic priorities while

sk any doctor. Change is in the air. With the roll out of the Affordable Care Act, an aging population and an expected surge of industry retirees looming, the shortage of medical professionals is pegged at 20,000 nationwide over the next five years. But, in Loudoun, colleges and universities are doing their part to answer the call for more well-trained health care workers. They’re churning out grant applications, partnering with hospitals and sharing professors and facilities to try to produce more graduates than ever in the coming years who are Continued on Page 18

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ounty Administrator Tim Hemstreet’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year provides nearly $25 million less in local spending for education than what the Loudoun School Board approved Jan. 29. Hemstreet last week rolled out his budget proposals at the government center in Leesburg. His spending plan totals $2.2 billion, but at a real estate tax rate of $1.13 per $100 of assessed value, it would leave the School Board to find $24.9 million in savings in its adopted $982.1 million

operating budget. The $1.13 rate was used in calculations because that was the “equalized” figure when Hemstreet prepared his budget. Because property values have risen in Loudoun, the equalized rate is the one that would generate the same amount of revenue as the current levy, $1.155 per $100 of valuation. However, Hemstreet noted that information that became available just before the printing of the budget shows the equalized rate actually would be $1.135. The administrator advertised a real estate tax rate of $1.165 per $100 of assessed value for FY16.

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Old Ox Brewery, which brewed its first beer in June, is facing a legal challenge from energy drink giant Red Bull. Jonathan Hunley

Roberts Faces Death Penalty In Brutal 2009 Lansdowne Attack Danielle Nadler

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Loudoun grand jury Monday handed up 11 indictments against the alleged principal attacker in the 2009 murder of William Bennett and the beating of his wife Cynthia Bennett along a Lansdowne street. Based on evidence presented by Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mark Bush, Anthony R. Roberts was indicted on five counts of capital murder, two counts of robbery, one count of aggravated malicious wounding, object sexual penetration, abduction with intent to defile, and rape.

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he winner of Best Swim Coach in the Best of Loudoun Poll results published Jan. 29 should have been identified as Tom Dolan of the Tom Dolan Swim School. The runner-up was Coco Buck of Hydrodynamic Therapy.

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he corporate slogan says that Red Bull “gives you wings,” but an Ashburn beer-maker has gotten something else from the energy-drink giant: a legal challenge. And that makes the international company a “big Red Bully” in the estimation of Old Ox Brewery. For the past 10 months, Red Bull has been unhappy with the name of the company that Graham Burns founded with his son, Chris, and their wives. On Jan. 28, the Austria-based global outfit filed papers with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to formally oppose Old Ox’s application for two trademarks. At first, Old Ox, named in honor of Old Ox Road in eastern Loudoun, had a designer create

Old Ox could use the color red in conjunction with its products, and that customers could confuse the Ox of Loudoun County with the Bull of Austria. Red Bull’s filing notes that neither of Old Ox’s trademark applications “contain a color claim and can be used in any color, including red, in connection with Applicant’s beverages.” Furthermore, it says: “An ‘ox’ and a ‘bull’ both fall within the same class of ‘bovine’ animals and are virtually indistinguishable to most consumers. In addition, an ox is a castrated bull.” Red Bull on Tuesday sent a statement about the dispute to Leesburg Today. “Red Bull has not sued anyone,” spokeswoman Patrice Radden wrote in an email. “Brands, big and small, seek to protect their trademarks every day. All we are asking for is to allow the administrative process at the U.S.

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a logo using an ox’s face. Plus, Graham Burns said Monday, the brewery’s website at one time described its product as the “no-bull” beer, with the “bull” colored red. He can understand why Red Bull might not have liked those moves. But he noted that the brewery ditched the ox logo for one with a stylized “O” and “X.” And the “no-bull” language was just on the Internet and never a part of the trademark filing, he said. So Burns had hoped Ox could make nice with Bull, and that would be that. A lawyer for Red Bull even told him that matters probably could be worked out, he said. But Burns said before his family knew it, their small operation, which brewed its first beer in June, was having its potential trademarks questioned. It appears that Red Bull is concerned that

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he Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police are teaming up to curb aggressive and impaired driving in the area of Rt. 15 and Rt. 50. The campaign opened Sunday. As part of the educational component of the initiative, message boards were placed in the area last week reading “It’s Not a Race-Create Space” and “Aggressive Driving Enforcement Zone.” “We continually receive traffic complaints from the public regarding tailgating, speeding, and reckless driving along these routes,” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman stated in the announcement of the campaign. “The goal of the campaign is to achieve voluntary compliance of traffic laws through education and enforcement.” First Sergeant Alvin Blankenship, the Virginia State Police Area Office Commander for Loudoun County, said troopers would be increasing patrols in the area. “The campaign is aimed at reminding motorists to slow down, share the road responsibly and simply drive to save lives,” he stated. Also, motorists who see reckless or possibly impaired drivers are reminded to report the cases to Loudoun County Police at 703-7771021 or dial 911; or to the State Police by dialing #77 on a cell phone.

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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the 2012 murder conviction of Robert E. Roy, the

Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Roy was convicted of second-degree murder in the May 21, 2001, fatal shooting of Patrick Hornbaker during a robbery at Hornbaker’s Hillsboro-area home. Roy was sentenced to 27 years in prison, with an additional 13 years of suspended time and supervised probation for an indefinite period of time following his release. Roy’s attorneys appealed the case, arguing that the Circuit Court judge erred in requiring indefinite probation for a charge that carries a maximum 40-year sentence. The appeals court affirmed the conviction and found the sentence reasonable in relation to the facts of the case. Roy, 51, has been incarcerated on the charges since 2008. His anticipated release date is Jan. 24, 2033.

STERLING MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN OXY RING

A Sterling man faces up to 20 years in a federal prison for the distribution of thousands of oxycodone pills. Donald Alvin Petties, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense a controlled substance and to possession with intent to distribute and dispense controlled substances. In a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Petties admitted that, beginning in in February 2013, an Arlington doctor, Derron McRae Simon, wrote him numerous oxycodone prescriptions that were not for a legitimate medical purpose and were beyond the bounds of medical practice. Simon also wrote fraudulent

oxycodone prescriptions in the names of Petties’s mother and children and Petties then filled these fraudulent prescriptions. Petties and Simon would sell the oxycodone to other co-conspirators for further distribution. Prosecutors charge that Petties conspired to distribute at least 6,540 oxycodone 30 mg pills, while Simon conspired to distribute at least 11,000 oxycodone 30 mg pills. Simon pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2014, to conspiracy to distribute and dispense, and to possession with intent to distribute and dispense controlled substances. Simon also pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21. He also surrendered his medical license. Continued on Next Page

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The Leesburg Police Department is investigating a fraud case in which this woman is suspected of withdrawing money from a Leesburg resident’s checking account. The suspect entered a Bank of America branch office in Colonial Heights and identified herself as the account holder before withdrawing cash. Investigators are working to identify the suspect. Anyone with information should contact Det. J. Mocello at 703-771-4511 or jmocello@leesburgva.gov. Information may be given anonymously on the LPD tip line at 703-443-8477 or by text to 274637, with the message beginning with LPDTIP.

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• Sherwin Shayegan, the 31-year-old Maryland man known as the Piggyback Bandit, was found guilty of assault and battery resulting from an incident when he grabbed a hockey player at the Ashburn Ice House in December. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail with 10 months suspended, placed on supervised probation, and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. He is known to have been involved with similar incidents with teen athletes—touching them or asking for piggyback rides— in several states. • A Leesburg-area teen faces charges of assaulting deputies and destruction of property following a Feb. 6 incident at a Candlewick Square home. Deputies were called for a report of an altercation between several occupants of the home. Upon their arrival, the 18-year-old locked himself in a bathroom and refused to comply with deputies’ instructions. After exiting the room, Mohammad O. Shahid remained combative as a deputy began to interview him. He was taken into custody and struck a deputy in his chest with his head. Once inside a deputy’s cruiser, Shahid kicked out a passenger side window, according to the report. • Gregory N. Nelson, 19, of Lorton, was arrested Sunday morning after he was found sleeping in the lobby of an Ashburn hotel. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and underage possession of alcohol. • The sheriff’s office is investigating a Hamilton shooting that sent a woman to the hospital for treatment of injuries described as non-lifethreatening. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the initial report, a man was unloading a firearm when a round fired into a Hamilton Terrace home. The investigation continues. n

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Virginia’s 75-day spring wildfire season begins Sunday when the 4 p.m. burn law takes effect. Residents are reminded to be extra careful with any open-air fire from now through April 30. “Wildfires in the Commonwealth are very weather dependent,” State Forester Bettina Ring stated. “Low humidity, dry fuels—such as leaves, grass and tree limbs— and gusty winds are prevalent this time of year. Even a relatively small fire can quickly get out of control and spread fast.” Ring said 37 percent of the wildfires that occur in Virginia each year are caused by people burning trash or debris. The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office will assist the Department of Forestry in enforcing regulations that prohibit open-air fires between before 4 p.m. During this period, residents may conduct open burning between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight, subject to other restrictions. Open burning is prohibited at all times in the towns of Leesburg, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, Round Hill and in areas of Loudoun County that are part of a subdivision. Where open burning is allowed, it is limited to leaves, tree, yard and garden trimmings generated on premises and must not be done within 50 feet of any structure. Anyone conducting open burning must contact the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center at 703-777-0637 prior to igniting a fire and at the end of the burning. Violators could be convicted of a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of a fine up to $2,500 and up to a year in jail.

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Loudoun emergency crews responded to three house fires late last week, two caused by poor chimney maintenance and another by an electrical cord misuse. Crews were called to a home on Tavern Drive in Ashburn on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 4:56 p.m. A chimney fire caused $20,000 in damage. On Friday, February 6 at 4:38 a.m. crews were dispatched to a Nottoway Street townhouse in Leesburg. In that case, the resident had used the fireplace the previous evening and after the fire had been put out there continued to be a smell of smoke in the home. Finally, the resident noticed black spots in the ceiling of the master bedroom and called 911. The fire, which investigators said may have been caused by lack of chimney maintenance, resulted in $15,000 in damage and displaced two adults and a child. The third fire occurred at 11:48 a.m.

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In early 2013, the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management initiated a program to better identify dangerous carbon monoxide hazards that emergency responders may unknowingly encounter. Using grant funding, the department purchased 127 MSA Altair Pro CO meters and equipped all frontline fire and rescue apparatus as well as several staff vehicles with the meters last November. The meters are attached to the emergency aid bags carried by fire and rescue units. So far, the meters have provided important warnings in three cases. The first occurred in November shortly after the implementation of the CO meter program. Crews were dispatched to an EMS call at the Dulles Town Center where an adult was complaining of “general illness.” The CO meter alerted the rescuers to CO levels in the 240-parts-per-million range, well above the 35 ppm threshold considered unsafe. The second documented incident involved a call to home where a baby was reported in cardiac arrest. The equipment helped crews determine the infant had been exposed to high levels of CO in the home, more than 300 ppm. The third incident occurred Jan. 9 when rescue workers responded to an injury from a fall. Upon arrival, crews found two unconscious adults in the home. The CO alarm on the ambulance’s aid bag sounded, alerting crews to CO readings in the house ranging from 300-800 ppm, caused by a faulty furnace. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that can be fatal at relatively low levels. Because it is impossible to smell, see or taste, carbon monoxide can build up to toxic levels without notice. It may be produced by malfunctioning fuel-burning devices or by other common household appliances such as unvented kerosene and gas space heaters or automobile exhaust from attached garages. Public Education Manager Lisa Braun notes that CO alarms should be installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions and tested regularly. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends that one CO alarm be installed in the hallway outside the bedrooms in each separate sleeping area of the home. If the CO detector sounds leave your home immediately and call 911. If you suspect CO poisoning and are feeling dizzy, light-headed, or nauseous, short of breath or have a headache, call 911. For additional information about carbon monoxide and other fire and life safety topics visit www.loudoun.gov/firemarshal or contact Braun at 571-258-3222.

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In addition to Petties, seven other co-conspirators of Simon have pleaded guilty as a result of the investigation.

Friday, Feb. 6 when neighbors reported a fire at a Bellwood Court home in Cascades. The residents, alerted by smoke alarms, evacuated the home. The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes of fire department arrival. The Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the fire, which resulted in approximately $148,000 in damages, was caused by improper use of an extension cord, which failed while in use for a small appliance.

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ased on a citizen task force’s recommendation last fall, the Town Council agreed Monday to schedule a public hearing on whether to create a commission on diversity. The public hearing will be held in March. While there are concerns about legal and practical details relating to the commission, five council members said they were strongly in favor of the proposal. The commission’s goals

would focus on development of a “diversity pipeline” to increase minority hires, succession planning and communications. Under the proposal, members would be compensated for their participation. The Diversity Commission chairman would receive $1,350 annually, and each of the six other members would receive $1,200 for a total commission cost of $8,550. “The main intent is really communication and outreach,” Town Manager Kaj Dentler said. “How do we understand custom-wise what’s acceptable. It’s being proactive instead of wait-

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ing to make adjustments. Part of the issues in Ferguson, MS, was how much outreach there was. Our police department is good, and how much better can we be? One of the complaints is that our staff is not as diverse [as the town population in general]. We want to understand the culture and how to communicate best with different people.” Dentler said the commission would benefit the town. He cited a current example of a Hispanic employee who can communicate with Spanish-speaking residents when dealing with payment issues. The commission would not have any power on specific personnel matters. “I’m looking at it as how does it make us a better government. We can reach out to those diverse groups ourselves but to have people who are connected and introduce you to networking, that opens the door to communication and a welcoming atmosphere both ways,” Dentler said. Councilwoman Kelly Burk acknowledged that Leesburg’s population has become more racially diverse, and the commission would be a good step for the council in its outreach to make sure the town is welcoming for businesses and residents alike. “We unfortunately had a reputation in the past of not being an open and welcoming community with minorities. It’s not new; it’s been going on,” Burk said. She said the council must make sure people from other cultures feel welcome to live and open a business in town. Concerned about creating the panel, Councilman Tom Dunn said he would prefer establishing it as an advisory committee instead of a formal commission and review its progress over a year or two if changes need to be made. “We can’t make people accept or deny diversity. We can’t legislate that. I’d like

to know what services we’re not giving to the minority community.” Councilman Marty Martinez said he has been trying to put together a diversity task force since he became a council member, and said the commission would be a helpful outlet for the community that doesn’t feel welcome. “Until recently the awareness has become greater. There are people in this community who don’t feel a part of it because of the way they are treated,” Martinez said. “You don’t know how happy I am to have citizens finally petition the council to make something happen. It’s a beautiful town, I’m not going to leave, but I’m also not blind to the fact that there are diversity issues. We need to break down those barriers.” Councilman Dave Butler agreed. He said it was not up to the council to say diversity wasn’t an issue. “We don’t live in the same universe in a lot of ways. We have to trust that people know their lives and need to believe that it’s at least possible there are issues. This commission is a way to make a comfortable transition to communicate with those people.” Councilwoman Suzanne Fox said she supports the concept as long as establishing a diversity commission does not open the town to additional legal trouble. “I am concerned that the formation of a diversity commission would be a liability for the town. It may open us up to future unnecessary litigation. If that is true, I cannot support the commission, as I believe that it would be fiscally irresponsible for the town.” Town attorney Barbara Notar said she would do research before the public hearing to find out any possible ramifications. “The main point is we will be a more responsible group that understands how best to hear from diverse groups of residents,” Councilwoman Katie Sheldon-Hammler said. n

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bill supported by several Loudoun County lawmakers aimed at lowering Dulles Greenway tolls was defeated last week, but a budget amendment that would allow the state to buy the road was still alive Tuesday. HB 2344, spearheaded by Del. David I. Ramadan and also pushed by Dels. Tag Greason and Dave A. LaRock and state Sen. Richard H. Black, was killed in the House Commerce and Labor Committee on a 14-8 vote Feb. 5. That leaves the amendment authored by Del. J. Randall Minchew (R-10), of Leesburg, as essentially the only hope during this assembly session for Loudoun residents and other Greenway drivers who want to curb toll increases on the privately owned highway. The legislation by Ramadan (R-87), of South Riding, would have changed state code sections used by the State Corporation Commission to regulate the Greenway, giving guidance for toll rates to be cut and distance-based pricing implemented. Distance pricing would mean tolls wouldn’t be based on a flat fee but instead on how far a motorist drove on the 14-mile highway. “While I am very disappointed that the Greenway and their high-priced lobbyists convinced some of my colleagues in the House to defeat my bill, I am not giving up the fight against outrageous tolls on the Dulles Greenway,” Ramadan said in a prepared statement issued after the committee vote. Greenway representatives declined to comment Tuesday on General Assembly legislation about their road. The Loudoun legislators’ efforts come at a time when Greenway operator Toll Road Investors Partnership II seeks 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. Ramadan and Loudoun County supervisors also have asked the SCC to investigate TRIP II and its tolls. “There is no doubt that the Greenway is well funded and used every bit of their influence to kill my bill,” Ramadan said, “but my appeal to the SCC is still alive, and I’m prepared to take this case to the Virginia Supreme Court if necessary.” Loudoun Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) and regulatory expert Robert Van Hoecke spoke in favor of Ramadan’s bill in testimony to the Commerce and Labor Committee. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) and the Loudoun County and Greater Reston chambers of commerce also endorsed the legislation.

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“I want to thank Delegate Ramadan for filing this legislation to deal with the high tolls on the Greenway,” York said in a prepared statement. “I am extremely disappointed with the committee’s vote to not pass the bill forward. Loudoun County is committed to keep fighting through the SCC case.” Black (R-13) and Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) also filed measures related to Greenway tolls, but their bills were killed in committees, as well. Minchew’s amendment to this year’s House of Delegates’ budget bill would authorize the state to issue revenue bonds to purchase the Greenway, which the delegate estimates would mean tolls could be cut in half. The proposal would “absorb no taxpayer dollars and will possibly allow for the Commonwealth’s good credit and negotiating power to help save millions of Virginia taxpayer dollars now being spent on Greenway commuting costs,” according to the delegate. He was asked to present the legislation to a House Appropriations subcommittee but couldn’t make the timeslot because he was chairing another panel at that time. So he made his case in writing Friday. In a memo, Minchew wrote that his amendment would give the Commonwealth Transportation Board the authority to negotiate the purchase of the Greenway with TRIP II with 100 percent of the sale price funded by revenue bonds. The move would mimic one former Loudoun Del. Joe May advocated in 2013, but it would differ in that state Transportation Trust Fund money wouldn’t be used as collateral and that the CTB would issue the bonds instead of a separate Dulles Greenway Authority that would have to be created. Minchew emphasized to the subcommittee that no general fund money would be necessary for the deal, and he cited an Internal Revenue Code section that would allow TRIP II to defer all capital gains from the sale through the acquisition of replacement property within three years from the date of the purchase. “Given the relatively low tax basis of the land comprising the Greenway, this allowed deferral of capital gains will allow for the CTB to acquire the Greenway at a far lower price than a private sector purchase would have to pay,” Minchew wrote. “This means that there is a high likelihood that the CTB could be successful in negotiating a fair price for this acquisition.” Minchew said in an email Tuesday that he was to meet with Appropriations Committee members and staff Wednesday to further discuss the amendment. n

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case against the third suspect and prosecutors have repeatedly noted that, with Roberts behind bars for other crimes, they had time to do that. Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman said the team of investigators and prosecutors have been preparing files and discovery materials to ensure that the case can proceed in compliance with Roberts’ right to a speedy trial. The indictment kicks off that five-month clock. “The discovery material is voluminous, which includes, among other things, over 10,000 pages of documents,” Plowman said in an email Tuesday. “So, once indicted, I need to be ready to go in that short time frame, which we are.” Roberts is serving seven years in prison for the April 15, 2009, break-in at Loudoun Guns in Leesburg and 18 months for a string of commercial burglaries that took place in Middleburg the night before Bennett was killed. The March 22, 2009, attack has been described as one of the most brutal on record in Loudoun. Around 5:30 a.m. that day, a Sunday, a

resident reported a suspicious vehicle on Rocky Creek Drive in Lansdowne. The caller said a white van had stopped on Rocky Creek Drive, drove away, and then returned to the area. The caller reported seeing people gathered outside the van. According to court testimony, Ayala, who was 17 at the time, was driving the van. When Roberts, a passenger, noticed the Bennetts on their morning outing, he ordered the teen to turn around. As the van reached the Bennetts, Roberts and Bowman jumped out and attacked them. A deputy was called to the scene and found William Bennett’s body near the Coton Bridge over Goose Creek. As other deputies arrived and the sun began to rise, they noticed blood on the fence on the north side of Riverside Parkway and found Cynthia Bennett in the wooded area on the other side of the fence. She was critically injured and was flown to a trauma center. The injuries, described during the trials for Ayala and Bowman, were caused by violent and brutal beatings. Cynthia Bennett survived after a long hospital stay, but the attack resulted in permanent injuries. n

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of five candidates who lost to state delegate Barbara Comstock, who followed up her canvass victory with a win in the general election over Democrat John Foust, a Fairfax County supervisor. In running for state Senate, Hollingshead said he wants to help enact “Reagan-style tax reform” that would close loopholes and lower rates. He also opposes the expansion of Medicaid, a move Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe has been pushing for more than a year. The candidate said 33rd District voters want to see local businesses booming, and he said diversifying the economy was important so that commerce doesn’t have to rely as much on federal contracting as it has in the past. Why is that important to Hollingshead? Well, for one thing, he’s married and has 13 children. “I want them to have good jobs,” he said. Hollingshead said he will officially kick off his campaign in the coming days. He said Thursday night’s announcement was an informal way to let party mates know of his intentions. n

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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors vote on a proposed mixed-use development outside Leesburg will have to wait until at least Feb. 18. The supervisors agreed last week to postpone further discussion on the Tuscarora Crossing project, which now would include 80 fewer homes than the developer was proposing. The vote to delay the matter to Feb. 18 was 5-3-1, with Supervisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) and Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) opposed and Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) absent. Colleen Gillis, an attorney for Hunter Lee Center LLC, told the supervisors that the developer has reduced the planned residential portion of the project from 576 homes to 496 and increased the amount of industrial land that would be in the development. The developer also has agreed to build sections of Crosstrail Boulevard and provide a 15-acre site that the county could use for a school or another public need. Overall, Hunter Lee Center LLC promises more than $43 million worth of projects and monetary contributions to the county. Many residents in the nearby Kincaid Forest neighborhood support the project, but the Leesburg Town Council voted 5-2 on Jan. 27 to urge the supervisors to deny the developer’s rezoning request. Some supervisors also have been wary of approving the project because it would allow houses on land zoned for industrial use and residential property costs more in terms of government services than it generates in tax revenue.

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Board would divvy it up. But he and Supervisors Shawn M. Williams (R-Broad Run) and Matthew F. Letourneau (Dulles) shared the positive outlook of Kuesters and Mathews. Buona said that he thinks school and county government officials can work budgetary matters out in the end. “I’m hoping so,” he said, “but I guess I’m an optimist.” Buona and Letourneau said one concern they have is that the School Board wants to build a middle school in the Dulles South area three years earlier than planned. That move could save the county $5.4 million, Hemstreet noted in his budget, but it presents financing problems because it would require exceeding the annual debt cap limit. And that could threaten the county’s triple-A credit rating, Buona said. “So that presents a bit of a challenge,” he said. The supervisor, who chairs his board’s finance committee, also said he and his peers probably won’t be able to approve a final spending plan with the $1.13 rate and pay for all of the programs that Loudoun residents desire. Letourneau joined Buona and Shawn Williams in complimenting the budget work of Superintendent Williams, and he said that he plans to fairly assess education-spending priorities when School Board members formally present them to the supervisors this week. The Dulles District Republican also said he’s keeping an open mind in terms of real estate taxes. “I’m not locked into a particular tax rate,” Letourneau said. Williams said he was disappointed that School Board members passed a budget that was even larger than the superintendent’s proposed spending plan. But he’s figuring that he and his peers will find line items that can be eliminated. On taxes, Williams, the board’s vice chairman, said the supervisors have to be worried about not only the bills of individual homeowners, but also the perception of prospective businesses that may want to set up shop in Loudoun. That is, a rate that is too high could turn off companies. And the county wants to continue to encourage economic development that can expand the tax base, bringing in revenue from sources that don’t generate more need for government services, Williams said. “That is the long-term solution to all these budgetary things,” he said. HAVE YOUR SAY Anyone wanting to comment on the proposed county budget can do so in a variety of ways. There will be public hearings at 3 and 6 p.m. Feb. 25 and at 9 a.m. Feb. 28. An additional hearing, at 6 p.m. Feb. 26, will be held if needed. The Feb. 25 and 26 meetings are scheduled to be at the government center in Leesburg. The Feb. 28 gathering is to be held at the school’s Administration Building in Ashburn. Anyone who wants to speak at the hearings may sign up in advance for one speaking slot by calling 703-777-0200. Comments also may be emailed to the supervisors at loudounbudget@loudoun.gov, and commenters can call the Citizen Comment Line at 703-777-0115, or write to the board at P.O. Box 7000, Leesburg, VA 20177. More information, including the proposed budget for FY16, Hemstreet’s budget presentation and the adopted FY15 budget, is available at loudoun.gov/budget. n Deputy Editor Danielle Nadler contributed to this story.

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• THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN includes $1.97 billion in project funding over the next six years. Capital spending in transportation (40 percent of total CIP funding) would surpass spending on school construction (32 percent) during the period. • THE CIP INCLUDES calls for spending $106.9 million in cash proffers from developers—the largest amount allocated in any six-year period.

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• 14.2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FY16 appropriation would be needed to cover the county’s debt service obligations next year: $180.5 million.

• OF THE 30 COUNTY GOVERNMENT departments, 12 are slated to see spending decline in FY16, even if only slightly. • THE BUDGET INCLUDES $4.5 MILLION in revenue from implementing charges for ambulance service. • REVENUE FROM SALES TAXES are expected to decline in FY16 compared with last year’s budget from $65.8 million to $63.18 million. Meanwhile, revenue from computer equipment taxes is slated to increase from $70 million to $83.41 million. • THE PROPOSED BUDGET calls for the use of $48 million in unspent FY15 money to carryover into FY16, reducing the need to raise the tax rate. Last year, supervisors had only $1.5 million fund balance carryover. n

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ayor Bob Zoldos, members of the Lovettsville Town Council and Town Manager Laszlo Palko established goals for the year during a special retreat late last month. It was a timely session, as the council and its new town manager began fleshing out a long-range plan for the future. The daylong session focused on developing a work plan for the town manager and detailing the council’s plans. At the end of the session, the group agreed on a focus for the next year and beyond. The council divided its targets into the following categories: • Fiscal and budget outlook: Maintaining a solvent situation for the town while providing essential services for residents; • Accounting: Improving procedures to aid in fiscal forecasting and provide the council with good information on which to make planning decisions; • Organization structure/staffing: Working to make the town’s small staff as efficient as possible, re-examining work processes to improve effectiveness and keep up with growing demand for services while keeping costs low; • Management strategies: Bringing new levels of professionalism to town operations; • Wastewater treatment plant operations: Review of the so-far-successful effort for the town to take-over management of the plant; • Planning and zoning: Moving ahead with updating the town’s comprehensive plan and developing zoning regulations to match; • Capital facilities planning and implementation: Begin planning for capital improvements over a 10-year period to allow for more effective long-range planning and budgeting; • Economic and business development: Improving efforts to assist businesses in relocating to town and improving the town’s visibility; and • Special events and activities: Continuing to raise awareness of the town and increasing tourism. Zoldos noted the town has tried many ways to get the word out to the public about town government, some more successful than others, including email newsletters, Facebook page posts and Saturday meetings. The Town Council is working to make the website easier to use and plans to install a new town information sign. This week, Palko said the town plans to set up a calendar and highlight timeframes to complete various projects. “We want to set up a general strategy, get most of them evaluated to get a plan going forward by the end of the year,” he said. Mostly, the effort will involve the entire council, although Palko said he would be working with individual council members who oversee the town’s special events to set up a work plan and budget for each. n

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in the county was up 5.4 percent over 2014, with data centers having the greatest impact on that class. For the first time, the value of data centers, $1.7 billion, surpassed the value of Loudoun’s office space, $1.6 billion. The value of office properties declined 7 percent compared with 2014. Meanwhile, the value of data center properties increased by 15 percent, according to the commissioner’s office. The assessed value, in conjunction with the tax rate to be set by the Board of Supervisors in April, provides the basis for bills that will be due June 5 and Dec. 5. Property owners who believe their assessments are incorrect may request a review by the commissioner’s office. Requests can be made online at loudoun.gov/reaa before March 9. Property owners will notice changes in their printed notices this year. Because of legislation adopted during last year’s General Assembly session, localities must now report the assessment notices not only of the new and immediately prior assessed values of property, but also the prior two years’ values, total tax levies, and the percentage year-over-year changes in total taxes levied. Notices also have been changed to provide property owners additional information regarding their real estate. This year, notices will inform property owners if one or more of the following apply: Agricultural or Forrestal District, Historic District, permanent open space easement, land-use assessment, tax relief for the elderly or disabled, or affordable dwelling unit. Commercial property owners will see the deadline for submitting their income and expense information to the commissioner’s office. Commercial property owners can expect to begin receiving income and expense forms in the mail in April or can obtain the necessary reporting form online. Participants in the county’s land-use assessment program likely will see increases in their taxable use values for 2015. The State Land Evaluation Advisory Council, the agency that supplies use values to local tax assessment offices, increased the per-acre values for all agricultural, horticultural and forestry categories in Loudoun. Values did not increase in the open space category. The actual deferred value will be different for each property owner, depending on the current fair market of the property, its use-value category and soil type. n

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iddleburg’s oldest church will be getting new life after it was donated to the town. Options for use of the 1829 Asbury Church at 105 N. Jay St. so far include a community meeting place, a performing arts stage, an art gallery, or an annex to the Middleburg Museum. But the town council wants to hear from the community before moving in any one direction. The property was donated to the town last month by B Diversified Funding I LLC. The building has deteriorated since it was last used by an active congregation in the 1990s following a merger of two churches. The church was constructed as the first Methodist place of worship in town and continued until a larger church was built on Washington Street. During the Civil War, it was used as a temporary hospital for the wounded of both sides. In 1864, the church became the first black church in town—remaining a center of religious activity for the local black community

until it was retired from active use in 1994. According to Town Administrator Martha Mason Semmes, the town hopes to spark a community dialogue about how the building could best be used. Initially, the town has focused on stabilizing the structure, with the council earmarking $50,000 from the general fund for emergency work. Options for long-term renovations include fundraising in the community or entering a limited public-private arrangement with a for-profit partner that would allow the town to take advantage of the state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credit program. If the Town Council pursues the latter option, Semmes said, the town would be the minority partner but would still retain ownership and control. Depending on the amount of work involved, the town could be eligible for tax relief of up to 25 percent from the state and 20 percent from the federal government. For more information, or to participate in the dialogue on the building’s future use, call Semmes at 540-687-5153 or email her at townadmin@townofmiddleburg.org. n

• Efforts by veterinarian Leah Knode to open a practice in town cleared a hurdle with the Planning Commission voting Feb. 5 to recommend the Town Council approve her Lovettsville conditional use permit application. Knode plans to operate House Paws at 2 Pennsylvania Ave., a Victorian house adjacent to the Town Office, owned by Fred and Anne George. The approval came with a number of conditions, including fairly standard require-

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believe that VDOT design standards “do not give us the flexibility that we would want to make it truly feel special.” But the roads themselves would meet VDOT construction standards. Meanwhile, Salamander expects the roads to be better maintained than typical public streets, “so there is never any appearance of wear and tear.” ments such as waste stations, leashing dogs when outside, and exterior improvements. The commissioners also restricted boarding and grooming operations to those incidental to what the Zoning Ordinance defines as a veterinary hospital. Knode may only board animals overnight if they are under treatment. Hours of operation will be limited to between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The recommendation will come before the council Feb. 26. • The Tri-State Riding Club will hold its 2015 Winter Tack Sale Saturday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m.

Farid Bigdelli, VDOT’s transportation and land use director for Loudoun County, has said he is willing to review Salamander’s plan, noting the agency’s standards have become more flexible over the past few years. Middleburg Town Planner Will Moore said if the Salamander design won’t meet VDOT standards, the town would need to 3 p.m. at the Lovettsville Game Club at 16 S. Berlin Turnpike. It’s a great way for equestrians to prepare for spring as they can find a wide variety of items from area horse clubs, businesses and individuals, who will offer everything related to horses—saddles, bridles, training aids, equipment, riding clothing and boots. The equinefocused flea market will feature mainly used items at bargain prices, plus educational booths. Among the vendors are Red Hill Sharpening Service, Another Turn Tack and Mountain View Polo, Culpeper Farmers Co-Op and Southern States, Ride on Ranch and Blue Ridge Center for

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be helpful for the staff to submit questions in advance in cases when research may be needed. The meeting is part of the council’s public outreach efforts that were discussed during its strategic planning session last September. The session will be led by Mayor Kwasi Fraser and council members. For more information, contact Lohr at 540-338-742l. n

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• The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Matthew Clark to the council to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former Brent Campbell. Clarke and Hamilton his wife moved to Hamilton in April 2013. He is an associate with the law firm of Howard, Morrison, Ross and Whelan in Warrenton. n

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• Vice Mayor John Nave and Councilman Patrick McConville are finalizing a new community survey to gain residents’ input on the quality of town services. The Town Coun- Purcellville cil initiative continues the town’s tradition of asking residents for input on the effectiveness of the government’s programs and agencies. This week, Nave said he and McConville had shared their proposed survey with the council and were making changes based on resulting suggestions. McConville will consult with Town Manager Robert Lohr Jr. to determine whether the town’s email list is adequately comprehensive or whether the survey should be inserted into a sampling of utility bills. Nave said the survey is not so much intended to find out whether residents agree or disagree with a specific questions, but more to gauge how they feel about the town’s responsiveness to their concerns, the

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Future Elementary Schools Will Come With Playgrounds teacher organizations have been left to raise money to purchase playground equipment, which means most of the schools are without a playground for the first two or three years of their operations. Debate over whether the county’s $25 million elementary schools should come with playgrounds has simmered in recent years, especially as some families were left to raise money for a second or third playground as their children were reassigned schools following attendance zone boundary changes. But the conversation picked up steam in September after Panda Power Funds made a donation of almost $100,000 to help build an inclusive playground at Discovery Elementary School. Inclusive playgrounds are specially designed for children with physical disabilities. Loudoun supervisors, who hold the purse strings for the schools, have since urged School Board members to include playgrounds as part of their capital funding requests to design and build new schools.

“Today we draw a new line and say there’s a new way of doing business,” Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said during a December Joint Board of Supervisors/School Board meeting. “We should consider a playground a fundamental aspect of an elementary school, just like we consider a stadium a fundamental aspect of a high school.” Under the motion expected to be adopted Tuesday, the school system would provide a standard playground for between $50,000 and $75,000. School communities that want to an inclusion playground—which can cost between $130,000 and $175,000—can raise enough money to make up the difference. The motion also allows for the four already-built elementary schools that do not have playgrounds to get them. Leftover bond money will be used to purchase playground equipment for Frederick Douglass, Moorefield Station and Cardinal Ridge elementary schools. The School Board also carved out $50,000 from its adopted operating budget for the installation

of a playground at the 36-year-old Meadowland Elementary in Sterling. “It is unfair to leave one school behind that has been there for almost 40 years without a playground,” Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said. Of the new policy, Rose said she’s heard people who have raised money for playground equipment call the School Board’s decision to provide playgrounds for future schools unfair. “Many folks have said ‘we had to raise money, so shouldn’t they?’” To that, Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run) said, “Fair is in the eye of the beholder. There’s plenty of people in this county that just won’t agree with whatever decision we make, so we just need to move forward and make a decision.” Kuesters said the county’s three newest elementary schools, Frederick Douglass, Moorefield Station and Cardinal Ridge, could have playgrounds as early as June. n

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Students take the competition seriously, she added. Coming out on top can be a résumé-booster, and just being a part of the event is good experience. “All of this is good preparation for jobs after high school,” she said. The top students in all of the various competitions will go on to compete at the state level, and the winners from that competition will go on to the SkillsUSA National Championship. Monroe Tech students have a history of success in the SkillsUSA competition, with several students in recent years making it to the national championship in their fields. But Turgeon said Brambleton probably would need another school before too long. Enrollment at Rosa Lee Carter and Moorefield Station elementary schools are expected to surpass their capacities this fall. “You certainly can’t say that the school needs for Brambleton are met with these new schools,” she added. “The immediate needs are, but there will be future needs. I don’t want anyone to think we’re resting on our laurels.” n

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rom among the 328 Which Wich franchises around the country, Leesburg’s location owner Manny Toor was selected as the company’s Franchisee of the Year Award winner. The sandwich shop, located at 1015 Edwards Ferry Road NE, has become a family favorite since its October 2013 opening thanks to community contributions and a friendly atmosphere. “Vibe equals positive energy and as I looked out at our Which Wich community as a whole, Manny just stood out. He was that bright spot,” said Which Wich CEO and founder Jeff Sinelli in an email to Leesburg Today. “From celebrating birthdays to anniversaries, to making somebody’s day in a little way…and not looking for anything in return. He’s authentic. Not only privately, but publicly through his social properties, he treats his customers and staff like family. He really is an example of hospitality and positive energy.” Treating customers, staff members and the community like family goes hand in hand for Toor, who has lived off Evergreen Mills Road in Leesburg for the past eight years with his wife and three daughters. Before starting his new career as a franchisee, Toor wrote a children’s book titled “Bubbles and Goobz” based on his daughters. Instead of selling it, the George Mason University graduate gave away more than 15,000 copies to children’s hospitals and schools. He’s taken that same philosophy to Which

Wich. “Our mission statement at Which Wich is to be someone who makes superior sandwiches while making the world a better place,” said Toor, who opened the first Which Wich in Washington, DC, near the White House Dec. 15. “Here we want to do both. For me, it’s the passion of trying to do something different for somebody who walks into my door. We treat them as a guest, not a customer.” Through the Project PB&J partnership with the Kids Now Network, Which Wich provides a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for a homeless child in and around Loudoun County each time a customer buys the three-dollar sandwich. Toor noted his staff’s focus right now is to provide a sandwich for 700 children on President’s Day, since there will be no school. He hopes to continue the tradition at the DC shop, as well as other future locations. The employees who create the cusWhich Wich tomized sandwiches mainly hail from Leesburg Which Wich owner Manny Toor, right, receives his award from Marketing and R&D Vice President Leesburg schools as well. Calling them “his kids,” Toor has a staff of about James Park for Franchisee of the Year thanks to the store’s community efforts. 19 students from Heritage, Loudoun County and Tuscarora high schools. He on your shift to make one person’s day better.” focusing on how we can do more for the comcarefully selects students who show strong char- While Toor may be the one receiving the munity. Always think about what can you do acter and a willingness to improve a customer’s award, the former Carfax Vehicle History Report today, right now, to make a difference.” day. employee didn’t forget to give appreciation to the The company was founded by Sinelli in “If a child walks in and they’re crying, you staff that has helped create an award-winning Dallas in late 2003 and has 400 locations open or don’t have to ask anybody, you can put a cookie atmosphere. in development in 38 states and eight countries. in the oven and walk it out to that child just to “It’s very rewarding. I owe it all to the team; For more information, go to www.whichmake their day a little brighter,” Toor said. “Our all the credit goes to them. They have helped the wich.com. n sales are fine. So in the store, it’s what can you do store become what it is,” Toor said. “We’re still

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isit Loudoun is seeking nominees for its annual tourism awards, which will be awarded May 4 at Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the businesses, people and programs that make Loudoun’s tourism industry succeed.

• Bassett Furniture will lease 13,000 square feet at Lerner’s Nokes Plaza center, under construction near the Dulles Town Center mall. Bassett Furniture will be located on a pad site at the corner of Nokes Boulevards and City Center Boulevard, with plans to open in early 2016. Nokes Plaza is a 56,000-square-foot, single-story retail, office and medical mixed-use development within Lerner’s 554-acre Dulles Town Center. Phase 1 is comprised of two buildings totaling more than 34,000 square feet. • The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has promoted Amber Davison to the newly created position of member relations manager. Davison will be charged with leading the Chamber’s efforts to serve the needs of more than 1,300 member businesses, nonprofits and public sector partners. Davison will be engaging with each new member of the Loudoun Chamber to ensure that they are finding valuable engagement and business opportunities

• Tourism Promotion/Campaign of the Year, and • Judy Patterson Award, Visit Loudoun’s highest honor. Nominations will be accepted until the 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12 deadline. All nominations must be for individuals, organizations or programs that recognize accomplishments for activities that occurred or EA and co-founder of Acumen Accounting Inc., will offer guidance on tax law updates, the Affordable Care Act, record keeping for sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and LLCs, and worker classification for employees versus independent contractors. The seminar fee is $25 for online registration at LoudounSBDC.eventbrite.com or $30 at the door.

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for their business and employees. Over the past three years, Davison has worked to create and develop the Chamber’s Nonprofit Academy, and has managed the Chamber’s Leadership Series, Technology Coalition, Business Women of Loudoun, and Young Professional initiatives. • The Loudoun County Small Business Development Center will offer a program on small business taxes Thursday, Feb. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus, 20101 Academic Way, in Ashburn. Thomas Butler,

• John Marshall Bank reported a net income of $8 million for 2014, a 13.1 percent increase compared with 2013. Net income per diluted share declined 17.9 percent during 2014 to $0.92 per share, compared with $1.12 per share during 2013. The decline in net income per diluted share was primarily attributed to the dilutive effect of the bank’s November 2013 common stock offering of 2.4 million shares at $13.50 per share. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the bank’s tangible book value per share was $12, up 9.7 percent compared with $10.94 as of Dec. 31, 2013. For the fourth quarter of 2014, the bank reported net income of $2.2 million, a 15.1 percent increase as compared with the same period in 2013. The bank’s capital ratios remain well above

were completed during 2014. Programs that were launched in 2014 that are on-going and do not yet have results or accomplishments should wait until the 2015 awards. For more information on the awards program, go to www.visitloudoun.org/industry/ Annual-Meeting-Tourism-Awards. n

regulatory minimums for well capitalized banks. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the bank’s total risk-based capital ratio was 14 percent, compared with 15.7 percent at Dec. 31, 2013. • Intimate Bridal launched in Loudoun County last month and will hold its first bridal show Sunday, Feb. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Belmont Country Club in Ashburn. Intimate Bridal Shows works with area vendors to meet with brides and guests outside of the larger expo style shows. “We are creating an intimate and more personal experience where brides and vendors have time to form the partnerships that will help them create the wedding of their dreams,” Hannah Adlam, managing director of Intimate Bridal Shows, stated. Shows will be held in different venues around the county and vendors will also rotate to keep the offerings for brides fresh. To learn more about shows scheduled this year, go to www.intimatebridalshows. com. Entrance to the bridal shows is free for the bride and one guest if they register in advance on the website. Continued on Next Page

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• The Loudoun County Small Business Development Center and TD Bank will host the monthly meeting of the Loudoun Federal Contractors Group on Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mason Enterprise Center, 202 Church Street SE in Leesburg. Betty Toulson, coordinator of Small Business Programs for WMATA, will speak briefly on the transit authority’s DBE, Small Business Enterprise, and Small Business and Local Preference Programs. Neophyte and veteran contractors are welcome. The event is free, but registration at LoudounSBDC.eventbrite.com is requested. n

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• Radiology Imaging Associates is bringing new technology to promote early detection of disease to its outpatient setting. RIA has acquired a DSX/Xli SPECT Nuclear Medicine gamma camera. The new unit allows for the acquisition of simultaneous images and reduces scan times of most exams by 50 percent, which will improve patient comfort. “We are proud to be the only provider in the area that offers nuclear medicine in the comfort of an outpatient setting. Normally, this service is only available in hospital systems but we feel strongly in being able to care for our patients through any imaging they require,” RIA Medical Director Dr. Joseph P. Finizio stated. Nuclear medicine imaging provides doctors with information about both structure and metabolic function that would otherwise be unavailable, require surgery, or necessitate more expensive diagnostic tests. Nuclear medicine imaging procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progress of a disease, long before many medical problems are apparent with other diagnostic tests.

its Explosive Performance Athlete Training Center on Saturday. The training facility will serve as the company’s flagship center for athletic performance training. The facility includes baseball batting cages and pitching machines, soccer skill feedback equipment, football training equipment, indoor basketball courts, turf flooring; video analysis and skills assessment equipment; custom fitness equipment, such as high-speed treadmills and FitLight Trainers; strength and flexibility equipment; and specialized sports performance training. The Kidz Klub area of the club has expanded to include a rock climbing wall and an obstacle course.

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he Loudoun County Business Assistance Team is conducting its semi-annual customer satisfaction survey through Feb. 27. BAT is charged with improving the process for opening and maintaining a business in the county. The team conducts a regular survey of business owners and representatives to get feedback about their customer service experience in dealing with the county government.

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t has been almost a year since the family of Joey Gruden moved to Leesburg from Ohio. And while he attends the University of Dayton, Gruden is learning his way around Northern Virginia when he has the chance. “I was here over the summer and winter break. I am getting to know the area better,” said Gruden, a walk-on reserve guard for the men’s basketball team at Dayton. Gruden is the son of Jay Gruden, the head coach of the Washington Redskins who will begin his second season later this year. The younger Gruden spent his junior and senior years of high school in Cincinnati when his father was on the staff of the Bengals. Gruden, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, played in just seven games for a total of only seven minutes in the first 22 games for Dayton, which was nationally ranked earlier this season. But Gruden has learned from his father on how to fit in on a team even though he does not play much. “He just tells me to do what they ask when they ask and do the best I can,” Gruden said. “I just work as hard as I can. I take my dad’s advice all of the time. He is a good advice giver.” So what is it like to be the son of an NFL head coach? “People know your name a little better. (Fans) get on you a little more if things don’t go well,” the younger Gruden said. “It is good and bad. It has its ups and downs.” Gruden, who did not make the Dayton team as a freshman walk-on, is enjoying his time with the Flyers of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The head coach is Archie Miller, a former guard at North Carolina State. “I play as hard as I can and do as I am

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told,” said Gruden, who sees a lot of time when Dayton is practicing. Dayton reserves must know the tendencies of the opposition in under to mimic them in practice in preparation for games. The Flyers normally use just seven players in a game and have just nine players on the roster after two key players were dismissed from the program in December. Gruden’s parents were in the stands on Friday when Dayton lost in overtime on a lastsecond shot by GW guard Joe McDonald, who is from Lorton. Gruden’s parents spoke with him outside the Dayton dressing room after the game and his father shook hands with some of the employees who work games at the Smith Center in northwest Washington. “It was good to see all of my family,” Joey Gruden said. The Flyers were 17-5 overall and 7-3 in the Atlantic 10 after the overtime loss at GW. Gruden attended Olympia High in Orlando, FL, as a freshman and sophomore and then attended Sycamore High in Cincinnati as a junior and senior. The younger Gruden was all-conference in three sports at Sycamore: basketball, football and volleyball. He is majoring in sports management at Dayton and hopes to one day be a coach. Gruden turns 21 in June and has two brothers. Younger brother Jack plays basketball at Middleburg Academy. “I went to a couple of practices. I played with him all of the time growing up so I know what he can do,” Gruden said. “He is a shooter.” So why did Joey Gruden picks hoops over football? “I guess I liked basketball a little more than football,” he said. “In high school I think I was better in basketball.” n

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hen a new high school opens, there are generally many obstacles to athletic teams being successful right away. The limited time available for the coaching staff and players to come together as a team can be a large issue, and with no senior class, a lack of experienced leadership can be a challenge. The boys basketball team at newly opened Rock Ridge High School is proving to be an exception to the rule. The Phoenix have produced a record-breaking inaugural campaign and are looking to accomplish even more. Rock Ridge—classified in Group 3A this season—improved to 12-8 overall Monday with a 49-43 home victory against Park View (a 4A school). The victory enabled the Phoenix to surpass the 2010-11 Woodgrove boys for the most wins in a season for a first-year Loudoun program. In addition, the victory gave Rock Ridge a

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6-3 record in the Dulles District (a combination of the county’s Group 4A and 3A teams) and an opportunity to capture the district title outright when it played at Woodgrove Wednesday (results not available at press time). “[Getting to 12 wins was] something that was kind of a goal, and another was to get to the regional tournament,” Rock Ridge head coach Jay Geyer said. “The idea of winning the district regular season was never even in our minds. To have an opportunity to do that is pretty special in our first year.” Geyer is no stranger to building a program from scratch. He was the freshman coach at Freedom the year that school opened in 2005, then he joined former head coach Mike Benson at Briar Woods the next season after the Falcons won zero games in their inaugural season. After four years there, Geyer became the head coach at Dominion in 2010-11. Taking over a program that won two games the year before, Geyer built the Titans into a contender in the Dulles District and Group 4A’s Conference 21. The hard work came

to fruition last season as Dominion reached the Conference 21 championship game and won in the region quarterfinals. Geyer said there were many factors that attracted him to Rock Ridge. “It was close to home and an opportunity to teach and coach in the same building, which is something I really wanted to do,” Geyer said. “I have experience starting from the bottom, so I was never concerned [with the negatives]. It’s great to build relationships with the guys all day and be around them more. It’s really been helping a lot.” Named the coach at Rock Ridge last spring, Geyer was able to get a head start on developing his team. He started workouts with his potential players, who were still students at Briar Woods and Broad Run at the time, and the Phoenix went to a team camp and began play in a summer league in June. Rock Ridge went to another team camp at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg in the fall, and by the time the Phoenix started their season in December, they had played more than 40 games

together. “That helped a lot because we had guys coming together from different schools,” Geyer said. “It’s brand new for everybody, so building chemistry was really important for us. We wouldn’t have won a game like [vs. Park View] if we didn’t have that chemistry and trust in each other. “I always knew we just had to be patient and do the right things,” he added. “I think we’re a little ahead of where I thought we would be, and that’s great.” Junior Monteral Jackson—a 6-foot-2 guard/forward—scored 16 points and added six rebounds to lead Rock Ridge past Park View Monday. Junior 5-6 guard Justyn Tate added 10 points, 6-4 freshman forward Ayush Mayur had seven points and 6-2 junior forward Tommy Caldwell had six points and seven rebounds. Jackson leads the Phoenix with 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the season, while Mayur adds 9.2 ppg, Tate averages 6.4 ppg and Caldwell averages 7.2 points and 5.6 boards per Continued on Next Page

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Freedom 106 – Trevor LeMaster – 1st 113 – Caleb Garber – 3rd 126 – Nicolas Scolarici – 3rd 132 – Bobby Wrenn – 4th 138 – Wes Reeves – 1st 170 – Garret Moody – 1st 182 – CeSean Ross – 3rd 195 – Devin Richards – 1st 220 – Kerolllos Danial – 4th 285 – Enes Karaasian – 1st

Potomac Falls 138 – Matt Oswald – 3rd 152 – Hunter Tettelbach – 2nd 160 – Garrett Griffith – 1st 170 – Chris Roth – 3rd 182 – Christian Hyde – 2nd 195 – Forest Saunders – 2nd 285 – Owen Bolyard – 2nd

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Tuscarora 106 – Michael McCord – 4th 113 – Spencer Reed – 2nd 120 – John Hammler – 4th 126 – Alex McCord – 1st 132 – Alec Klevenhagen – 3rd 145 – Saxon Downs – 1st 152 – Dusty Bredice – 4th 160 – Justin Otchere – 3rd 170 – Steven Deleon – 2nd 182 – Bobby Caldwell – 4th 220 – Juan Flores-Velasco – 3rd Conference 21 place winners Top 4 in each weight class advance to Group 4A North Region Championships Feb. 13-14 at Amherst County High School.

Dominion 106 – Gabe Page – 2nd 113 – Jose Bonilla – 3rd 170 – Kealan Miller – 4th 195 – Janrey Capistran – 4th 220 – Julius Ramsey – 2nd 285 – Adeeb Atariwa – 1st

Heritage 106 – Stephen Figueroa – 4th 126 – Zach Kirkpatrick – 4th 132 – Jacob Holton – 1st 145 – Nick Yeganeh – 4th 152 – Fletcher Davis – 3rd

Loudoun County 120 – Adam Moreno – 4th 138 – Tyler Perales – 3rd 145 – C.J. Mills – 1st 152 – Kenny Thlang – 4th 160 – Luke Rivera – 1st 170 – Jack Scalio – 3rd 220 – Kyle Schlue – 1st 285 – Roberto Martinez – 3rd

Woodgrove 126 – Dylan Shockey – 1st 132 – Joey Sgarrella – 3rd 138 – Garrett Cook – 2nd 145 – Peter Mysak – 2nd 152 – Joe LaRock – 2nd 160 – Austin French – 2nd 170 – Jake David – 2nd 182 – Kyle Branch – 3rd 195 – Will Gehl – 2nd 285 – Tyler Cole – 4th Conference 28 Placewinners Top 4 in each weight class advance to Group 3A East Region Championships Feb. 13-14 at New Kent High School.

John Champe 113 – Ali Malik – 3rd 120 – Russell Moore – 3rd 126 – Ethan Vicario – 2nd 132 – Elijah Bryant – 1st 138 – Baseem Zeweri – 4th 145 – Devyn Kreb – 1st 152 – Pedram Samipour – 1st 160 – Andrew Andrade – 1st 182 – Aria Boloki – 3rd 285 – Elijah Boldin – 3rd

Loudoun Valley 106 – Andrew Crickenberger – 2nd 120 – Derek Raschid – 2nd 126 – Alex Galvan – 3rd 132 – Matt Ciafre – 4th 138 – Cade Kiely – 2nd 145 – Tyler Stipancic – 4th 170 – Jacob Filsoof – 3rd 220 – Mark Anthony Quintana – 1st

Rock Ridge 106 – Rishabh Choudari – 3rd 152 – Millad Zahedi – 3rd 182 – Griffin Oberg – 1st 195 – Isaan Veen – 4th 220 – Ahmed Elfiky – 4th

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106 – Jacob Puterio – 3rd 113 – Timmy Brown – 1st 120 – Nick Taylor – 3rd 126 – Tyler Corbo – 2nd 132 – Daniel Giglio – 2nd 138 – Paolo Cardella – 2nd 145 – Eric Potak – 4th 152 – Mateo Rodriguez – 3rd 160 – Michael Battista – 2nd 182 – Brandon Steel – 1st 195 – Matt Meier – 4th 220 – Ewen Riordan – 2nd 285 – Spencer Evans – 3rd

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106 – Sam Lausten – 2nd 120 – McKinnon Bowen – 1st 145 – Arsam Jafaryzad – 3rd 152 – Robert Vega – 1st 170 – Charlie Swain – 4th 195 – Jake Dupree – 3rd 285 – Nick Young – 4th

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oudoun will be well represented at this weekend’s region wrestling championships as 109 grapplers from the county qualified during their respective conference tournaments. Broad Run had two individual champions and advanced 13 of its 14 wrestlers as it won the Conference 14 title at Tuscarora Friday with 217 points. Freedom finished second with 191 points while Tuscarora was third (169.5), Stone Bridge fourth (132) and Briar Woods and Potomac Falls tied for fifth (130). In Conference 21, host Woodgrove had

one champion and 10 of its 13 grapplers are moving ahead as it won the team title with 201 points. Loudoun County was fourth with 160 points, Dominion was sixth (118), Heritage finished seventh (101) and Park View placed eighth (31.5). John Champe had four individual champions and paced the Loudoun teams in Conference 28 by placing third with 189.5 points, trailing team champion Warren County (245.5) and runner-up Skyline (212). Loudoun Valley was fourth (147) and Rock Ridge finished sixth (109). Below is a list of the school-by-school place winners advancing to the region tournaments this weekend. n

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contest. “We’re learning how to win close games, something we weren’t doing all summer, all fall and into the season,” Geyer said. “If we shoot the ball well, we’re really good. If we don’t, we have to scrap, make plays and cause turnovers. Rebounding is something we’re constantly working on to get better. Even when we have a size advantage, we tend to stand and watch sometimes. “We’re starting to make plays at the right

time, which is good,” he added. “Winning ugly is better than losing ugly.” Geyer believes his team will be ready for the Conference 28 tournament, which begins Monday, and feels the opportunity is there to advance to the 3A East Region playoffs. But if not, he is pleased with Rock Ridge’s outlook for the future. “The season has put us ahead of schedule,” Geyer said. “I’m just proud of where we are and how coachable the players are. I think that will help us grow for next year. We don’t lose anybody, so we have a chance to be really good next year. We’re ahead of schedule, but we haven’t done anything yet. We have to keep going.” n

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Author Reading: Deborah L. Parker 2 p.m., Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Drive, Stone Ridge. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Author and motivational speaker Parker shares stories of her family’s history. Event is free and open to the public.

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MLK Living History Performance 9-10:30 a.m., County Christian School, 21673 Beaumeade Circle, Suite 600, Ashburn. Contact: 703-729-5968 Bill Grimmette presents a living history portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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African American Heritage and Communities in Loudoun 7 p.m., Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Thomas Balch Library’s Black History Committee gives a presentation on communities and life of African Americans in Loudoun after the Civil War. Event is free and open to the public.

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Looking Blackward Noon-5 p.m., Purcellville Train Station, 200 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Contact: 540-454-0364 The Purcellville Arts Council hosts a celebration featuring Buffalo Soldier Re-enactor George Grady Sr. and historical items from the collection of Jay Johnson. Admission is free.

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‘William’s Adventure in Black History’ 2 p.m., Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Bright Star Theatre presents a trip through 400 years of black history. Event is free and open to the public.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 Looking Blackward Noon-5 p.m., See Feb. 20 listing. Author Talk: Michael O’Brien 2 p.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St. Leesburg. Contact: 703-737-7195 O’Brien discusses his book “We Shall Not Be Moved” on the 1963 Woolworth’s sit-in in Jackson, MS. Program is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 History Talk: Carol Morris Dukes 10:45-11:45 a.m., Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Dukes discusses the restoration of historic Grace Church in Lincoln.

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2 p.m., Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Historian and author O’Connor discusses the role of the Union Army’s black soldiers. Event is free and open to the public.

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ew people have Loudoun roots as rich and longstanding as Leesburg-based writer Kevin Grigsby. He chronicles his family history and some of the story of the county’s African American community in a pair of exhaustively researched books. Grigsby’s family memoir “Howardsville,” which details his ancestors’ history in southwestern Loudoun from slavery through the mid-20th century, led to his second book “From Loudoun to Glory” and exploration of African Americans from Loudoun who left home to enlist in the Union Army and fight for freedom. Grigsby will read from and sign copies of “From Loudoun to Leesburg Today/Danielle Nadler Glory” at the Purcellville Library Loudoun native Kevin Grigsby’s two books are pictured at Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, “From Loudoun Feb. 15 as part of Loudoun Public Library’s celebration of Black His- to Glory” and “Howardsville.” tory Month, which features talks by writers and historians at branches there. I always had a goal to one day write a in 1999, where he worked as a counselor for across the county through the end of February. book,” said Grigsby, who is also a social worker that country’s school system for more than a The Loudoun native recalls growing up in Loudoun. “I loved history and I loved to decade. in western Loudoun and Leesburg in the write. My parents promoted education and But the urge to write and explore his per1970s, when Leesburg was a small town and reading and I was lucky to have a couple teach- sonal history continued to surface during his time away from home. Throughout his childhood, Grigsby had visited his grandparents and other older relatives in the Howardsville community near Bluemont, founded after the Civil War and named for Grigsby’s paternal grandmother’s family, the Howards. “I loved that little community. Everyone to some degree was kind of connected,” Grigsby said. “I have so many wonderful memories of my dad and I being there and spending time with my grandmother. I used to love listening to the older folks tell stories. Something just captivated me about it.” He wanted to go beyond the stories that his older relatives and their neighbors told and delve into the more distant past. What started as a plan to put together a history pamphlet for the family’s annual reunion turned into a full-fledged book. In 2006, while living in Bermuda, he started the process of researching and writing “Howardsville,” which was published in 2008. Leesburg Today/File Photo His job in education allowed him to Writer Kevin Grisby is pictured at last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have A Dream” Celebration return to Virginia during summers, where he pored over land records at the Loudoun in Leesburg. County Courthouse, genealogical information at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library and U.S. Census data and conducted extensive where his parents, Delores and Earl Grigsby, ers who cultivated that.” interviews with older residents of Howardswere well known in the community. Grigsby But when it came to college (Grigsby ville, including his grandmother Alice Howard attended Loudoun Country Day School attended Delaware State University on a Grigsby, her siblings and other relatives and and then moved on to Leesburg-area public tennis scholarship), Grigsby opted to pursue neighbors. His grandmother’s cousin Alberta schools, graduating from Loudoun County a degree in social work. After graduation, he Reid, who grew up in the 1920s and ’30s, was a High School in 1991. An honors student went to work for the Graydon Manor mental particularly important source of information. and athlete, he had teachers who supported health facility near Leesburg, and then for the “Howardsville” explores the story of his interest in writing and history. Grigsby county’s Mental Health department, where he Jacob Howard, a slave born around 1835 who mentions several of his most influential high helped launch an preventative services out- was owned by several families related to the school teachers in the forewords of his books. reach program for young people. Looking for prominent Carter family, which owned the “The passion for writing has always been a change of pace, Grigsby moved to Bermuda Continued on Page 45

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7 p.m., Patrick Henry College Townhall, 10 Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville. Contact: www.phc.edu/edentroupe.php PHC’s Eden Troupe presents a retelling of the fourth gospel directed by Jason Long. Tickets are $6-$8 and are available online.

5-7 p.m., Gateway Gallery, 35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Suite 100 Round Hill. Contact: www. thegatewaygallery.com The Loudoun-based photographer and cancer survivor signs copies of her new book “Cancer is Ruff”

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Friday, Feb. 13

Loudoun Crime Commission Luncheon

Noon doors open, 12:30 p.m. program begins, Belmont Country Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. Contact: rsvp@loudouncrimecommission.org. John “Jack” Riley, Drug Enforcement Administration chief of operations, discusses the influence of Mexican drug trafficking organizations within the United States. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for guests.

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7:30 p.m., Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn. Contact: 571-252-2305 Centurions for the Arts presents a comedy set at the Palm Beach Royale Hotel in 1942. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., townwide. Contact: www. facebook.com/MiddleburgBusiness Hunt for great finds while experiencing the small town charm of Middleburg. Local stores and restaurants will be providing special deals throughout the weekend—look for the red balloons outside participating stores.

BRHS Drama: “Suite Surrender”

7:30 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. music begins, Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.tallyholeesburg.com The winner of “American Idol” 7 brings his fiery vocals and searing songwriting to Leesburg. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

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Be My VALentine Fest

5-9 p.m., Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Contact: villageatleesburg.com Celebrate Valentine’s Day with free horsedrawn carriage rides, strolling musicians, photo ops dining specials and more. Red Cross blood drive Friday only from 2 to 7:30 p.m.

RHAC Handy Hour: Starting Seeds Indoors

6:30-8 p.m., Round Hill Arts Center, 35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill. Contact: www.roundhillartscenter.org Julia Brizendene of Feed Loudoun - Plant a Row for the Hungry will discuss how to start seedlings that will thrive. $25 fee includes materials and refreshments.

“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

7 p.m., Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mill Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.heritagedrama.com Heritage Drama presents a family-oriented musical comedy, which centers on a fictional spelling bee at the fictional Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, which is run by three equally quirky grown-ups.

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7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. music begins, Adroit Theory Brewing, 404 Browning Court, Purcellville. Contact: www.buncearoo.com Buncearoo Concerts presents the NYC-based singer/songwriter and pianist who’s drawn comparisons to Alanis Morissette and Regina Spektor. Russell Howard opens. Tickets are $25.

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1-3 p.m., Carver Center, 200 E. Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Seniors 55 and older can strut their stuff at this annual celebration. Seniors are encouraged to bring their adult children as guests. Cost is $3.

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“Take 2: Life In Review”

8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: 540-751-9588 Main Street Theatre Productions presents a celebration of love featuring talented actors and singers of all ages. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for students and seniors.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Middleburg Winter Weekend Sale

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Loudoun Grown Expo

1-5 p.m., Bush Tabernacle, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville. Contact: www.loudoungrownexpo.org Visit more than 30 area vendors including wineries, growers, artisans and more. Admission is free from 1-5 p.m. This year, VIP tickets for noon-1 p.m. can be purchased for $7.

“Jim Dine: Heart Works”

Contact: www.keepthecandleglowing.org The foundation, which delivers comfort and information to women after breast cancer surgeries, hosts its annual gala fundraiser featuring a candlelit dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and more. Tickets are $175.

PHC Theater: “John: His Story” 7 p.m., See Feb. 12 listing.

StageCoach Theatre Valentine’s Dinner Cabaret 7:30 p.m., See Feb. 13 listing.

BRHS Drama: “Suite Surrender”

2 p.m., Middleburg Library, 101 Reed Street, Middleburg. Contact: ww.library.loudoun.gov Children in grades 3-5 can learn about American history and culture, explore great art and create their own masterpieces. Program is free and open to the public.

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“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

12:30-5 p.m., downtown Leesburg. Contact: natcpien@verizon.net 350Loudoun holds a Global Divestment Day event, featuring a picnic on the sidewalk next to Leesburg’s Town Green on Market Street, followed by a cabaret at PhotoWorks at 2A Loudoun St. SW in Leesburg.

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Oatlands and Bellfield plantations. After the Civil War, Howard went on to buy a piece of land from a white landowner in the area that became Howardsville. The diary of Elizabeth Osborne Carter, the wife of Oatlands Plantation owner George Carter, which regularly mentions Jacob Howard, was a rich source of information for Grigsby, who will be keynote speaker at Oatlands’ Civil War Trails marker dedication ceremony April 11 when he’ll discuss the lives of enslaved people at Oatlands and neighboring plantations. Filled with historical detail, “Howardsville” also includes Grigsby’s personal reflections on the legacy of slavery, racism and the importance of education. He’s proud of the work ethic of his ancestors and members of the Howardsville community in general and gives them credit for much of the success of the family’s later generations, including his own professional success and access to higher education. While researching “Howardsville” Grigsby came upon the story of Dennis Weaver, the only Civil War veteran buried in the Rock Hill Cemetery near the village of Saint Louis in southwestern Loudoun. Grigsby’s older cousin Vernon Peterson, who last November was recognized with a Loudoun History Award, was caretaker at the cemetery for decades. Years ago, Peterson noticed Weaver’s marker and began doing his own informal research, surveying cemeteries around Loudoun for markers of other black Civil War veterans. Weaver is mentioned briefly in “Howardsville” but Grigsby was compelled to use his story as a jumping off point for a second book. Grigsby, who had returned to Loudoun full time in 2011, threw himself into researching the many African American soldiers from Loudoun who enlisted in the Union Army. While he was fairly comfortable writing a family history, tackling the Civil War was a more daunting task, requiring research including Veterans Administration interviews, National Park Service databases, and work by other local historians. For Grigsby, the book fills a gap in the history many are taught in school, which often overlooks the contributions of African American soldiers. “The Civil War was a critical part not only of our country’s history, but for African Americans, the race toward [civil rights] began through the war,” he said. “From Loudoun To Glory” tells the story of Weaver, a slave from the Bluemont area who enlisted in the 1st U.S. Colored Infantry in Washington, DC, in 1863, and returned to Loudoun after the war. The book also includes fascinating stories of other Civil War veterans from Loudoun and surrounding counties, including a white Loudoun native who became an officer in a black infantry unit in Philadelphia, and a Fauquier County slave who was taken by his master to farm in Arkansas and eventually escaped to fight for the Union. Grigsby said he was fascinated by stories of black soldiers, who fought in newly created units in the South against seasoned Confederate soldiers and in many cases won their battles. “How they won kind of defies the imagination,” Grigsby said. “All they had was determination but then on their backs, over 200 years of oppression. That’s what fueled them. Many black soldiers fought to a creed of ‘There is no surrender,’ because what you face is a return to slavery or execution…Without a doubt for African American soldiers, the war was about one thing and one thing only and that was freedom…That’s what I wanted to add to this already rich history of the Civil War that we have here in Loudoun. Grigsby’s two self-published works have garnered interest locally and among historians and re-enactors from other areas, but he’s hoping his current project may bring more of a breakthrough. Grigsby is not giving out details at this point, saying only that it focuses on a well-known free black family and is written in a narrative style that may have more national resonance than his two previous books. Grigsby hopes to find a publisher for the as yet untitled work, which just may take this local writer to the national stage. n

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Project-Based Vouchers Proposals. The Loudoun County Department of Family Services is accepting proposals from the owners of rental property to contract with the County for Project Based Vouchers (PBV). DFS will award a contract for up to ten vouchers. Successful proposals must provide fully accessible and Section 504 compliant housing units; and/or studio units; and/or 1 bedroom units. Proposals will be evaluated based on owner experience and capability to manage or build rental housing as identified in the proposal on a first-come, first-served basis. DFS reserves the right to not award PBV. For more information about the application procedures and proposal review process are online at www.loudoun.gov/pbv or by contacting Antwaun Jackson at 703-737-8213 or Antwaun.Jackson@loudoun.gov. 2/12, 2/19 & 2/26/15

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$1,916,600

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$427,800

Airport Master Plan Update and Stormwater Management Plan Drainage Study

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$3,797,300

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Please share condolences with the family at Cornwall Street, Leesburg, VA. Please leave meister and Steven Penrod and wife Jamie condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com. (Birkhimer), both of Windber. www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. Grandchildren Justin Stopko, and Sam and Karlee Penrod, all of Windber. Also very special friend Betty Bramhall. Siblings, Jeffrey L. Penrod, Judy G., and special friend George Koehler, Jay O., and wife Arlene (Gumbita), and Joel, and wife Carol (Gula) all of Windber. Also numerous nieces and nephews. Jerry enjoyed cooking especially for the Dog Run. He was a lifelong carpenter and was employed by Pollard Construction, Alexandra, VA. He was also a member of numerous clubs and organizations. Jerry enjoyed helping other and would do anything for anyone.

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Gary Richard English

Gary Richard English, 74, of Lovettsville, VA, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015. Born on July 11, 1940 in Cumberland, Maryland he was the son of the late Addison â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;? Richard English and the late Katharine Miller English. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson, Joey Dant. He was a member of New Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Lovettsville where he served on the church council and as treasurer. He was in the banking business for 53 years. He was president of Independent Bank of Manassas from 1977-1995. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Manassas and the Manassas Historical Society. Gary graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1958 where he played basketball and football. He continued playing basketball and baseball in local leagues around the county throughout his twenties and thirties. He coached several Bath Ruth teams, Lovettsville womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball teams and basketball teams. He was an avid sports fan who loved the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles. He has enjoyed cheering on his kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren in all of their sporting events. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Wanda Virts English; daughters, Denise Dant and her husband, Steve of Lovettsville and Lisa Gwaltney and her husband Dwayne of South Hill, VA; grandchildren, Michelle Small (Trent), Kristen Gwaltney, Jessie Snead (Brian), Daniel Gwaltney, Tamara Gwaltney, Gavin Gwaltney and Kyle Dant; great-grandchildren, Dylan Small, Logan Small, Talan Small and Nathan Thompson; and a loving sister, Dianne Moore. The family received friends from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel. A funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church with Pastor Andreas Armstrong officiating. Burial followed at Lovettsville Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, P.O. Box 123, Lovettsville, VA 20180 or to New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 12942 Lutheran Church Road. Lovettsville, VA 20180.

Dean KorPan

Dean was born March 22, 1945 in Battle Creek to Raymond Korpan and Lois Richardson. Dean grew up in Rantoul, IL where his father was stationed at the Chanute Air Force Base. He played football in high school, and graduated from Bradly University with a B.A in History; where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Dean then found himself in Utah and spent many years working there including work at Mesa Verde. After moving to New York and working there he then found himself in Virginia working at Oatlands Plantation. Dean and his wife Merry Ellen met at Oatlands in 1981, and were later married there as well in 1984. In 1990, Dean and his family moved to Charleston, SC where they made their home with their two children (Colin Lee born in 1986 and Kiren Leigh born in 1988) until 1999 when they returned to Leesburg. During that time, Dean devoted time to support the James Island Youth Soccer League. A history buff, Dean studied stone restoration with the Historic Trust, and worked on many historic and significant properties including the White House, Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, VA; a historic cemetery in Nashville, TN, Drayton Hall in Charleston, SC as well as other private and public buildings. Dean was a member of St James Episcopal Church and was active on the building committee and most recently involved in working with St. James Episcopal Church to replace the original cornerstone on the historic building in Leesburg. Dean passed away on Tuesday February 3, 2015 at Loudoun Inova Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Dean is survived by his wife Merry Ellen of Leesburg, VA; one son Colin Korpan and daughter-in-law Laura Korpan of Kearneysville WV; his daughter Kiren Korpan of Leesburg, VA; his brother Richard Korpan and sister-in-law Pat Korpan of Evergreen, CO; and six grandchildren Anna, Aaliya, Nicki, Jeremy, Michael Korpan; and Makao Miller. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to: American Cancer Society, 124 Park Street, SE, Vienna, VA 22180 or Cornerstone Fund, St. James Episcopal Church 14 Cornwall St. NW Leesburg, VA 20176. A celebration of Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on Saturday February 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm at St. James Episcopal Church, 14

Helen Christina Grove

Helen Christina Grove, 92, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2015 at Meadow Glen Assisted Living in Leesburg, VA. Helen was born September 4, 1922 in Gate City, VA, the daughter of Jeremiah (Jerry) and Maggie Jane (Annis) Williams. She graduated from Lovettsville High School. She married her high school sweetheart Paul Grove in 1940. Lovettsville was her home for most of her life.

The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. Friday at the Meek & Dalla Valle Funeral Home Inc., Windber. In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made to Windber Sportsmans or Windber Hospice in memory of Jerry.

She spent most of her life caring for others, her love of family, friends, flowers, gardening and sewing. She enjoyed playing cards, especially with her senior groups, her children and grandchildren. Helen touched everyone with her kindness and caring ways. She is survived by her children Joyce Beck of Round Hill, VA; Carolyn Minneci (John) of Manassas, VA; Linda Settle of Chesapeake, VA; Paul Michael Grove of Smyrna, GA, her â&#x20AC;&#x153;adoptedâ&#x20AC;? daughter Terri Greer of Leesburg, VA; 8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, Christine Joy Rowan and many nieces and nephews. On Thursday, February 5th at 9:05 a.m. Christine Joy Rowan leaped through the heavenly Funeral services were held at 11 am, on Fri- gates and ran into the arms of her Lord Jeday, January 23, 2015 at the Loudoun Funeral sus Christ. A brave, iron-willed woman, she Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, encouraged and uplifted others in their faith VA 20175. Interment followed in Lovettsville her entire life. Union Cemetery, Lovettsville, VA. Christine was born on June 18, 1980 in Rochester, NY to Kenneth and Susan (Rich) Mahle. An undergraduate of Messiah College, graduate of George Mason University, and National Board Certified Teacher, Christine was a well-loved and respected fourth and fifth grade teacher. She taught Please share condolences with the family in Frederick County at Bass Hoover for two www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. years, Loudoun County at Catoctin for five years and Seldens Landing for two years. A consummate professional, she was highly esteemed not only for her mastery of teaching Penrod, Jerry M. Penrod, Jerry M., 65, Windber and Virgina. and love for her students, but also her ability Passed away Feb. 4, 2015 at Windber Hos- to choreograph. pice. Born Dec. 28, 1949 in Windber. Son of George C., and the late Genevieve (Wirick) Christine will be remembered for her pasPenrod. sion and love of family, as well as loving junk food. She loved worship: singing, playing the Survived by father and these children Di- piano and especially dancing. She loved famanna L. Penrod and special friend Ken Bries- ily most of all. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Caring 24419 Millstream Drive, Aldie, VA 20105; or to Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue P.O. Box 123, Lovettsville, VA 20180.

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Robert J. Zoldos, 71, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2015 at his home in Leesburg, VA.

Glenn Carson Vandevander

Glenn C. Vandevander of Leesburg VA passed away at Heritage Hall in Leesburg, VA on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Glenn was born on January 18, 1930 in Zigler WV. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty L. Vandevander, their children: sons James E. Vandevander, Randall G. Vandevander (Pam), his daughter Terry V. Mawyer (David), Grandchildren: Matthew B. Vandevander (Dana), Emily V. Budd (Ben), Leanna M. Ferreira (Trey), Abbey V. Church (Adam); Great Grandchildren: Krisanne and Brandon Vandevander and Kate Budd and many nieces

He spent most of his life in the service of others: as a volunteer firefighter, a Town Council member, and as an official with the Federal Aviation Administration. Bob was a Life Member of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company where he joined in 1969 and served as a Firefighter, Treasurer, Assistant Chief, President, and Fire Chief. He was a Virginia State Fire Instructor and a member of the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Association. Bob served on the Leesburg Town Council for 8 years including service on many committees and commissions. He started at the FAA in 1968 as Air Traffic Controller. Bob retired having served as Deputy Chief of Dulles Airport Tower and served as a consultant with two different companies providing expertise on flight traffic and aviation safety including the Air Transport Association. He returned to the FAA in 2005; retiring again in 2013. Bob was very active in the Central Loudoun Little League serving as a coach, manager, umpire, and as President. He was also active in the early years of the Central Loudoun Pee-Wee League. He is survived by his wife Kay L. Zoldos of

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Yun-an Tang

Yun-an Tang, 90, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. Mr. Tang made his home with his wife, Hui-chin in Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Tang will be dearly missed. Family will receive friends on Friday, February 13, 2015 between 11:00am to 12:00pm with services to immediately follow at 12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Burial to follow in Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com

Evelyn Anne Liscouski

Evelyn Anne Liscouski, 94, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. A widow, she was married to Joseph George Liscouski. Evelyn was previously emplowed with the Academy of AeroNautics as a legas secretary. Evelynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories will be deeply cherished. Please check with www.colonialfuneralhome.com for upcoming arrangements.

Janet Lee Flores

Janet Lee Flores 77, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. A resident of Leesburg, Virginia, she was married to Gerard A. Flores who predeceased her. Janet showed her compassion while working in the health care field as a Registered Nurse. Janet will be truly missed. But her memories will continue to live on in the lives she touched. All services are private at this time.

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William H. (Bill) McMillan

William H. (Bill) McMillan, 90, passed away peacefully on Feb 5, 2015, in Bay Village, OH, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Margaret â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margieâ&#x20AC;? Frankhouser. He leaves behind one sister, Betty Jean Clark, of Bridgeport, WV, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, David and Chris McMillan of Grafton, OH; one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Richard Moreno of Sterling, VA; and five grandchildren: Sarah and Katie McMillan, and Andrew, Will, and Joanna Moreno. Family will receive friends 10:00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00am on Saturday, February 14, 2014 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176 where services will immediately start at 11:00am. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

Bob was born March 24, 1943 in Carmichaels, PA, the son of Stephen and Lucy Zoldos. He graduated from Carmichaels High School. He was active in sports as a child as well as serving as an Altar Boy at Saint Hughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church. He attended Waynesburg University and graduated from Shepherd University. He married Kay Lynne Miller of Carmichaels, PA in 1968.

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Colonel John William Callaghan, 90, of Potomac Falls, Virginia passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015. He proudly served his country while serving in the US Army. Family will receive friends on Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 2:00pm at Falcons Landing, 20522 Falcons Landing Circle, Sterling, VA. Burial in Arlington National Cemetery. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

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Jane D. Koetsch

Jane D. Koetsch, 94, of Ashburn, Virginia passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Originally from New York, she was born to Louis and Bertha (Hilmer)Dornedden. A homemaker, she was married to Julius F. Koetsch who predeceased her. Her memories will continue to live on in the lives of the loved ones she leaves behind. Please share condolences with the family A graveside service will be held at a later time in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. Virginia. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

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A memorial service will be held at Kimbles Funeral Home in Franklin, WV on Thursday, February 12 at 1:00 P.M. Family will meet with family and friends immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests A celebratory memorial service to honor contributions be made to the American Cancer Christineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will begin at 1:00 PM on Society, 124 Park St. SE, Vienna VA 22180, Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Grace Cov- (703-938-5550). enant Church, 4600 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151. A second memorial service will be held in the future in Rochester, New York. Memorial donations may be made at the link at https://www.facebook. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions com/thebattleisalreadywon. Online condomay be made to the Leesburg Volunteer Fire lences may be made to the family at Company, P.O. Box 70, Leesburg, VA 20178, www.loudonfuneralchapel.com Hospice (Adler Center for Caring)-Capital Caring, Capital Caring 24419 Millstream Drive, Aldie, VA 20105 or Every Citizen Has Opportunities (ECHO), PO Box 2277 Leesburg, Virginia 20177. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Loudon Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA.

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Leesburg, VA; 2 children Robert J. Zoldos II and wife Sherri A. Zoldos of Lovettsville, VA; Thomas M. Zoldos of Lovettsville, VA; 3 grandchildren: Kathleen T. Zoldos, Robert J. Zoldos III, Ida M. Zoldos. He survived by his sisters Evelyn Boehm of Fairfax, VA; Lucille (& Guy) Linza of Vienna, VA; Loretta Sangston of Spotsylvania, VA; Sister-In-Law Jo (& Joe) Jefferson of Pittsburgh, PA; Sister-InStephanie L. Quinn Law Amy (& Doug) Morris and many nieces Stephanie L. Quinn passed away February 4, and nephews. 2015. Survivors: daughter Shannon Quinn; son He was predeceased by his brothers Harold Stephen Quinn; 4 Grandchildren. In lieu of flowand Stephen and his sister Delores; all of Car- ers donations to: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, www.info.komen.org Capital Carmichaels, PA. ing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adler Center for Caring (Inpatient Hospice A viewing will be held Tuesday evening Unit), Van Metre Campus, www.capitalcaring. 4:00-7:00PM at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, org George Mason University Foundation, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175. Breast Cancer Research, Center for Applied A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday Proteomics & Molecular Medicine (CAPMM), morning 10:00AM at Saint John the Apostle www.capmm.gmu.edu A celebration of life Catholic Church, 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive 11:00am Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Colonial Northeast, Leesburg, VA 20176. Interment Funeral Home of Leesburg. Private burial to will follow at a later date in Carmichaels, PA. follow. www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Left to honor Christine and remember her love are her husband of 10 years, Glenn Rowan; three daughters, Aleena, Zoe and Annalise; mother, Susan Mahle; brothers, Paul (Precious) Mahle and Kevin Mahle; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Stephen and Gail Rowan; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Paul and Vanessa Rowan; a niece and two nephews, Kaitlyn and Grayson Rowan and Levi Mahle. Christine was predeceased by her father Kenneth Mahle.

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restructuring to help make this year’s school budget appear more like a well-thought-out compromise than a wish list—at least to those who have been most critical of the school budgets in recent years.

Also important has been the improved communication

between the two boards, ensuring there will be fewer surprises and greater understanding—even for issues on which they differ—when it comes time to make the hard funding choices.

A lot of good work has been accomplished. However, those

efforts will be wasted if the two sides again become entrenched. Particularly in an election year—when all 18 seats on the two boards will be up on the ballot—there will be plenty of opportunity for rhetoric and political gamesmanship to overtake, or undermine, the process.

County residents will be best served if supervisors and School

Board members continue down their new path. If so, they won’t be walking on new ground, but simply getting back on proper course.

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Dear Editor: ather than pandering to the heartstrings of constituents (who doesn’t want lower tolls on the Greenway?!), legislators in Richmond should focus on preventing mistakes of the past from happening again. The owners of the Greenway built and operate it for one reason— they came across a need that was otherwise going to go unmet and were able to profit from the service they provided. Had state and local officials stepped up years ago and built the Greenway themselves, the private sector wouldn’t have had the opportunity to profit from its users. But elected officials refused to do so and thus, we have the Greenway. And the I-495 Hot Lanes. And I-95 toll lanes. And the coming-in-the-near-future I-66 toll lanes. If elected officials took the tough votes necessary to raise the revenues to build our infrastructure, then

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we wouldn’t need the private sector to fill these voids. The landmark 2013 transportation funding bill, the first in 27 years (pathetic), took a step in the right direction by bringing in some additional revenues for transportation, but by no means got Virginia where it should be when it comes to transportation needs. However, Delegate David Ramadan and State Senator Richard Black—two of the panderers mentioned previously—did not support the transportation bill. I find their actions quite ingenuous. If state and local officials can’t support making the investments needed to build our infrastructure, they can’t be outraged at the private company that fills that void. Personally, I’d rather pay the extra $4 a week in gasoline taxes it would have taken to adequately fund Virginia’s transportation needs than the $60 a week I pay taking the Greenway both ways each day. But what’s done is done, and I acknowledge that the Greenway decision-making was before their Continued on Next Page

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“The fines aren’t high enough and there is no substantial inconvenience to the guilty. Fines for aggressive/reckless driving (tailgating, passing on the double yellow/no passing zone, texting, using the cell phone, speeding 20+ MPH above the posted limit, etc.) should be a minimum of $1,000. It should be a mandator y cour t appearance. Then a minimum of 8 hours in a remedial driving class on a Saturday … No shows should be sentenced to a minimum of 10 days in jail, plus pay the costs of their incarceration.” —myownsense, on Loudoun Of f icer s To Target A ggressive Driving

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Dear Editor: In Leesburg Today’s Feb. 5 article about the meals tax, Leesburg Mayor Kristen Umstattd commented, “Without [the meals tax] you’d have to increase the real estate tax on everyone or cut back services.” Ms. Umstattd’s comment begs the question: Why the hostility towards progressive taxes such as income and property tax in favor of regressive taxes such as user fees, school fees, sales tax, tolls, and—the meals tax? Why tax meals—a modest luxury, or, in many cases, a practical necessity if there is only one parent or both parents work—in favor of reducing property tax which theoretically affects households in proportion to their means? There is the argument that the meals tax and similar taxes hit non-residents, but, as your article indicated, these tend to be duplicated across jurisdictions over time, such that the effect of one region benefiting at the expense of another is muted (although the non-resident factor admittedly underscores the value of coordinated policy-making so as to avoid being the only jurisdiction without a tax). At the extreme, the government could eliminate all income and property tax and simply tax flour, milk and gasoline. Then those with the lowest means would experience the highest effective tax rate. That hardly seems equitable or socially desirable, but the meals tax is a step in that direction. Geoffrey Kostal, Waterford

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because the Environmental Protection Administration’s draft Clean Power Plan would result in expenses to Dominion, and therefore its customers. Current law provides that the State Corporation Commission reviews power utility financial records every two years to determine if customers were overcharged, and if they were, requires companies to refund overages to customers. This is exactly what happened in 2009 and 2011. By most accounts, customers would also have received refunds following the 2015 review. However, if SB1349 becomes law, there will be no SCC review—and no customer refunds—until at least 2020. Dominion did make some last-minute concessions that improved the bill, including modest commitments to build new solar generation facilities in Virginia, and improvements to its energy efficiency programs. However, because I remain deeply concerned that this bill protects Dominion, not customers, I voted “no.” This bill passed the Senate 32-6. Of course, not all bills made it through their respective houses. Of particular note to commuters in Loudoun, two different bills to help lower tolls on the Dulles Greenway and improve transparency in its operations stalled in the General Assembly. My Senate Resolution 234, which would have set in motion the process for the state to purchase the Greenway, was tabled in the Senate Rules committee. Delegate David Ramadan’s House Bill 2344, which would have increased State Corporation Commission oversight of the Greenway and required disclosure of the Greenway’s parent company’s finances, failed to report out of House Commerce and Labor Committee on an 8-14 vote. Although legislators from outside of Loudoun don’t fully understand the issues we face with this private toll road, we will continue to educate our colleagues and seek solutions in future sessions of the General Assembly. Finally, there were several resolutions pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution on the Senate Floor this week. These “Con-Cons,” as they are known, sought a Convention of States to rewrite the United States Constitution. They seek, among other things, to impose term limits on members of Congress, rein in federal executive powers, and require a federal balanced budget amendment. While there was much lively debate off the Senate floor regarding these resolutions, all were ultimately stricken by their patrons, and were not voted upon on by Senate or the House. By the time you read this, we’ll have passed the halfway point of our session and I will be presenting my bills in the House of Delegates. When I write you again, we’ll be in the home stretch! n

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Dear Editor: At this time of year, as politicians make important budgetary decisions, it is difficult to forget comments that Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York made during last year’s deliberations regarding the importance of public input. He admonished from the dais that the board needs to consider the public’s opinion only on Election Day, that our vote is our only voice. This sort of thinking by an elected official motivated the Loudoun Education Association to discover just how many opinions were being disregarded, especially in light of the overwhelming number of speakers during last year’s sessions who spoke in support of fully funding the Loudoun County Public Schools’ budget requests. Through the Freedom of Information Act, the LEA obtained copies of all 3,000 emails that the board received referring to the FY15 Loudoun County schools budget. We narrowed them down to those specifically addressing the School Board’s proposed budget and collapsed the data down further to avoid counting emails from the same sender more than once. We found that more than 85 percent of these emails, each of which expressed positions and opinions of constituents who were ignored by York and the board, were in support of the Loudoun County Public Schools’ proposed budget. We counted resolutions by school PTAs/ PTOs supporting the school budget only once, even though they represented multiple people who signed their petitions in support. Only 13 percent of the emails identified themselves as LCPS employees. In addition, we found instances of supervisors declaring their intention to establish the tax rate as early as mid-January, well before any department presented a proposed budget. When responding to constituents whose points of view

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he past two weeks in Richmond have been extremely busy, as we in the Senate try to move our remaining bills through committees and the floor of the Senate. We need to finish considering and voting on all of our proposed legislation by the midpoint of the legislative session, known as “crossover.” After crossover—which this year was Tuesday, Feb. 10—the Senate can only consider bills passed by the House of Delegates, and the House must review bills passed by the Senate. Of the many bills that moved through the Senate, several are of special interest to my constituents. Senate Bill 923, or “Connor’s Law,” (which I co-patroned with Senator Barbara Favola) closes a loophole which in some circumstances prevented a parent of a severely disabled child from seeking financial support for that child during a divorce. Under existing law, Virginia provides only for continuation of support already ordered by the court for disabled children, and as a result, parents who split up after their disabled child reached the age of majority could not be awarded child support. “Connor’s Law” will allow a custodial parent to seek support for a child even after he or she is a no longer a minor if the child is severely and permanently disabled, and the disability existed while the child was a minor. Having a child is a lifelong commitment; having a child with a serious disability can often result in a lifelong financial obligation as well. Both parents, not just the parent who has custody, should be responsible for supporting their children, and this bill will help ensure these young people don’t fall through the cracks. Bill 923 passed the Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 1235 will help improve treatment of people with epilepsy. The bill would allow physicians to issue certifications that will allow patients with intractable epilepsy to be treated with cannabidiol oil (CBD), a derivative of cannabis (marijuana). This bill also provides that physicians may not be prosecuted for dispensing the oil pursuant to a certification, and provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for those possessing CBD pursuant to a written certification. CBD oil does not act on the same neural pathways as THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, yet it has shown great promise in reducing the severity and frequency of seizures, with minimal side effects. Many of the senators, myself included, had stories of constituents, friends, or family members who suffered from epilepsy, Dravet’s syndrome, or other seizure disorders that could not be controlled by traditional medications. While further study is needed, CBD could provide relief for those who cannot tolerate traditional medications. This bill passed the Senate 37-1, with broad bipartisan support, and will move on to the House for its consideration. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill that would freeze Dominion Power’s (and other electric utilities’) electric rates for five years. Sounds good, right? But upon closer inspection, this “rate freeze” comes at a price. For starters, the bill was drafted and pushed by the power companies themselves. These companies argue that the legislation is necessary

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time. However, if Ramadan and Black want to prevent it from happening again, they should follow in the footsteps of fellow Republicans Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, who both had the foresight to raise gasoline taxes that led to the construction of many of the transportation improvements we enjoy today. Ramadan and Black should push for laws to increase revenues and spending for transportation investments rather than bills attacking the Greenway, which serve no other purpose than a press release and campaign fodder. Either that or they should step aside and let someone who is willing to take the tough votes do so. Otherwise, when the next public-private partnership happens (see I-66, Bi-County Parkway), they shouldn’t be allowed to campaign on trying to lower tolls they could have prevented in the first place. Dean Franks, Ashburn

corresponded with their own, some supervisors even showed their disdain for the School Board budget and stated they had no intention of supporting anything above the equalized tax rate. However, those same supervisors would then respond to different constituents who requested full funding by indicating they would consider that emailer’s request. One might consider this as politicians trying to mollify their constituents or being disingenuous at the least. Some supervisors like to say that they don’t control how the School Board spends its money, that the blame for the cuts rests solely on the backs of the School Board. Having sat through public input sessions as well as Board of Supervisors’ work sessions, we find statements like these to be very distorted. Last year, supervisors gave the School Board an additional sum of money with the caveat of it being used for something the supervisors felt the School Board needed. The supervisors also demanded a list of priorities from the School Board, at the same time professing that they didn’t want to micromanage. Will the Board of Supervisors listen to the residents of Loudoun County during the FY16 budget discussions? Or will the residents have to wait until Election Day to vote for officials who are willing to listen to their constituents throughout their four-year term as public servants? Julie Ruhlen, Government Relations Chair Loudoun Education Association

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Dear Editor: Loudoun County is the most attractive destination for a public school teacher in the United States. We have beautiful landscapes, a well-educated populace, supportive parents and outstanding educational facilities. LCPS also has one of the most competitive compensation packages for its teachers in the region and indeed, the nation. However, we are competing with one arm tied behind our back. When a company or organization recruits highly effective personnel, it must use all assets at its disposal. LCPS compensation is not only competitive to regional schools, it is competitive across all industries nationally. But teaching candidates have a difficult time quantifying the value of a “pension.” Competing companies put the overwhelming majority of their compensation into their salary offers. Since much of a teacher’s salary is provided in deferred compensation via a pension, it appears teachers earn less than they really do. But when you calculate the private sector equivalent pay for teachers by adding in the pension values, teaching becomes very competitive. Consider the following equivalent salaries in LCPS: Bachelor’s Master’s Doctoral Step 1 $57K $64K $71K Step 30 $115K $123K $131K We all know Loudoun ranks near the top of the nation in household incomes. But incomes have been dropping as the federal government has trimmed costs. Census data from FY13 shows the median household income was $116.8K in 2013 and the median family income (two adults in household) was $129.6K. You’ll notice our teacher salaries are very competitive with the median incomes of our affluent county: • Two Step 1 teachers with master’s degrees earn $128.5K in private sector equivalent pay—nearly equivalent with the family median in Loudoun;

• A single Step 30 Doctoral teacher earns $130.5K—above the equivalent household and family medians; and • Two Step 30 Doctoral teachers earn $261K per year or 2.2 times the median household income. Since our teachers’ work year follows the school schedule, a 197-day year is also very enticing for candidates. If consultants worked the same schedule, he or she would need to charge $153K per year to equate to a single Step 1 Master’s teacher income or $311K per year to equate to a two-earner Step 30 Doctoral income based on a standard 235-day work year. LCPS should not recruit with one arm tied behind its back. Publishing private sector equivalent pay scales will provide Loudoun with a competitive advantage when we recruit highly effective teaching candidates, including STEM majors who may be considering other professions. We should be proud of the compensation we provide our teachers and leverage it to recruit all world-class teaching candidates. Brian Davison, Lansdowne

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES: PACIFIC 230 kV DOUBLE CIRCUIT TRANSMISSION LINE AND 230-34.5 kV PACIFIC SUBSTATION CASE NO. PUE-2014-00115 On November 19, 2014, Virginia Electric and Power Company Existing Substation (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State CorporaFAR Proposed Substation MW tion Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for a ELL Existing 230kV line WA certificate of public convenience and necessity for the proposed Pacific Existing 230kV Section to be Relocated BECO SH IN Approved 230kV line, under construction 230 kilovolt (“kV”) double circuit transmission line and 230-34.5 kV PaSubstation GT O Approved 230kV Relocation, not yet built N cific Substation (“Project”). Dominion Virginia Power filed the Application & OL Proposed Route D pursuant to § 56-46.1 of the Code of Virginia and the Utility Facilities Act, DO Alternative Route A-2 MI § 56-265.1 et seq. Alternative Route B NI RED RU ON Alternative Route C According to the Application, the Company proposes to construct TR AI L the new overhead 230 kV double circuit transmission line by cutting into Waxpool existing 230 kV Brambleton BECO Line #2137 approximately 100 feet W A XPO Substation OL south of where Line #2137 crosses Waxpool Road, and extending the RO 1757 GOLF CLUB AD 625 new double circuit line approximately 1.8 miles to a new 230-34.5 kV 625 Pacific Substation to be constructed in Loudoun County. The proposed WAY PARK in-service date for the proposed Project is summer of 2016. TY UN O Dominion Virginia Power states in its Application that the proposed C Project requires new right-of-way for the entire route of the line, although 28 Greenway there may be an opportunity to co-locate along an adjacent right-of-way Substation such as a roadway or pipeline, and possibly reduce the width of the new right-of-way. Because no existing right-of-way is available, Dominion SHE LLH Virginia Power proposes a Proposed Route, as well as three alternative ORN ROA routes for the Commission’s consideration. The Proposed Route and AlD ternative Routes B and C terminate at a proposed substation site located Alternate 267 Pacific near the southwest corner of the intersection of Pacific Boulevard and Shellhorn Substation Moran Road near the center of the targeted load growth area. As part of Substation Site a fourth alternative route for the proposed Project, Alternative Route A-2, AD RO N A the Company also proposes an alternative site for the Pacific Substation R MO Proposed immediately across Pacific Boulevard from the proposed substation site. D ULL ES GREE Pacific NWAY According to Dominion Virginia Power, while the Proposed Route Substation and the proposed substation site would best accommodate the property owner’s development plans for its parcels along the Boulevard, should the Commission approve Alternative Route A-2, the sale of the necessary parcel for the substation would be contingent on Commission approval of the alternative Pacific Substation site to avoid frustration of the property owner’s development plans for the parcels. In its Application, Dominion Virginia Power estimates that it will take 12 months to construct the proposed Project as well as 12 months for engineering, material procurement, and construction permitting for the proposed Project. The Company estimates the cost of the proposed Project to be approximately $33 million. Dominion Virginia Power asserts that the proposed Project is necessary to ensure that the Company can continue to provide reliable electric service to its customers served in the Sterling Park area of Loudoun County, consistent with the Company’s distribution reliability planning criteria and to maintain and improve reliability of the existing 230 kV system in the Sterling Park area. Transmission Line Routes for the Proposed Project Proposed Route The Proposed Route begins at a tap point on the existing Beaumeade – Greenway 230 kV Transmission Line, approximately 0.2 mile southeast of the Loudoun County Parkway and Waxpool Road intersection. The Proposed Route parallels Waxpool Road to the south for approximately 1.0 mile and then turns directly south to parallel Sully Road for 0.2 mile. After the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road, the Proposed Route turns due west to parallel Moran Road for approximately 0.4 mile. The Proposed Route then crosses Moran Road along the west side of Powers Court. The Proposed Route almost immediately crosses Powers Court to the east side, and then the Proposed Route continues for 0.1 mile south before it turns east between two buildings and enters the Pacific Substation from the west. The proposed substation site is located near the southwest corner of Moran Road and Pacific Boulevard. Alternative Routes Alternative Route A-2 Alternative Route A-2 is the same as the Proposed Route for the majority of its length, and only differs in its approach to the Pacific Substation. Alternative Route A-2 follows the same route as described under the Proposed Route between the tap point and the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road. After the 0.2 mile parallel of Sully Road, Alternative Route A-2 turns due west to parallel Moran Road for 0.2 miles. After paralleling Moran Road, Alternative Route A-2 turns to the south, proceeding for 0.2 miles along the eastern side of Pacific Boulevard before it crosses and enters the alternative Pacific Substation site from the east. The alternative Pacific Substation site is located across Pacific Boulevard from the proposed site, near the southeast corner of Moran Road and Pacific Boulevard. Alternative Route B Alternative Route B begins at a tap point on the existing Beaumeade-Greenway 230 kV Transmission Line approximately 0.3 mile north of the intersection of Lockridge Road and Prentice Drive. Alternative Route B parallels a parcel boundary, adjacent to the Lifetime Fitness building, for approximately 0.3 mile to the intersection of Lockridge Road and Prentice Drive. Alternative B then turns to the east to parallel Prentice Drive to the north for approximately 0.4 mile, where it turns due south at the intersection of Randolph Road. Alternative Route B parallels Randolph Road for approximately 0.2 mile and crosses over the Columbia Gas Pipeline. After crossing the gas pipeline, Alternative Route B turns east to parallel the gas pipeline on the southern side for 0.5 mile, where it turns to the southeast for 0.1 mile. From this point, Alternative Route B follows the same trajectory as the Proposed Route into the proposed Pacific Substation site. Alternative Route C Alternative Route C taps the Greenway-Brambleton 230 kV Transmission Line, approximately 400 feet southwest of the Shellhorn Substation. After the tap point, Alternative Route C turns south for approximately 200 feet and then turns northeast for approximately 600 feet, to parallel the gas pipeline on the south side. Alternative Route C continues to parallel the gas pipeline for 1.5 miles, where it turns to the southeast below Dresden Street and continues 0.1 mile. From this point Alternative Route C follows the same path as the Proposed Route and Alternative Route B into the proposed Pacific Substation site. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled public hearings in Sterling and Richmond, Virginia. A local public hearing will be convened on March 18, 2015, at 4 p.m. and reconvening at 7 p.m., at Park View High School, Auditorium, 400 West Laurel Avenue, Sterling, Virginia 20164, for the sole purpose of receiving testimony of public witnesses. The public hearing will resume on June 9, 2015, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the Commission at least seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing at 1-800-552-7945 (voice) or 1-804-371-9206 (TDD). Copies of the Application and documents filed in this case are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Copies of the Application and other supporting materials may also be inspected during regular business hours at the following locations: Dominion Virginia Power Dominion Virginia Power Attn: Courtney R. Fisher Attn: Timothy J. Sargeant 701 E. Cary Street, OJRP 12th Floor Lincoln Park 2 Richmond, Virginia 23219 3072 Centerville Road Herndon, Virginia 20171 Persons also may obtain a copy of the Application by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Charlotte P. McAfee, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before March 24, 2015, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUE-2014-00115. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before June 2, 2015, any interested person wishing to comment on the Application shall file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 2, 2015, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. 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