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Public Access To Return At Reservoir This Summer oudoun Water announced Friday afternoon that Beaverdam Creek Reservoir would temporarily reopen for public activities June 1. The utility bought the 600-acre reservoir in January 2014 as part of a $30 million deal with Fairfax City that included the Goose Creek Reservoir and Goose Creek Water Treatment Plant. Then, on April 22, 2014, Loudoun Water restricted public access to Beaverdam to evaluate the property, sparking a wave of criticism. Fishermen, kayakers, hikers and rowing
teams especially enjoyed the reservoir, and were upset when Loudoun Water said safety and liability concerns had to come first as the agency looks at what’s planned for a $17 million overhaul. Friday’s news should delight those who liked to spend time on the water in the Ashburn area. With a portion of the necessary work done there, Loudoun Water said, Beaverdam will be open for recreation this summer and next before it would have to be closed again for another round of construction. The aim is then to have it permanently reopened in 2018. “Temporarily opening Beaverdam now balances Loudoun Water’s responsibility to protect and maintain the reservoir as a long-term drinking
water resource with the community’s desire for a recreational destination,” the agency noted in a statement. The surprise announcement came following a shake-up at Loudoun Water during which General Manager Fred Jennings was fired and retired GM Dale Hammes brought back to run the authority. Jennings previously stated that it would not be possible to allow public access to the property until all the work was complete. While the reservoir has been closed, Loudoun Water was able to completely drain it, replace deteriorated gate valves in the inlet control tower, and conduct topographic mapping of the dry land, which allowed for accurate calculation of its water
storage volume. “We knew when we acquired it that a lot of work was needed to evaluate, understand the infrastructure capabilities, limitations and the repairs that were required, about $17 million worth of repairs,” Loudoun Water board Chairman Johnny Rocca said during a press conference at the agency’s office. When the reservoir is completely refilled, public access to the property will be temporarily overseen by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, and Loudoun Water is working on an agreement for that agency, now called NOVA Parks, to manage it permanently.
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ou get this, and you’re our winner.” Fourteen-year-old Shiv Lamba heard the words of the Loudoun County Regional Spelling Bee’s pronouncer just before 10 o’clock Monday night. He made the sign of a cross over his heart and stepped to the microphone. The word that stood between him and the championship: agama. He asked the usual series of questions: the word’s origin (Latin), its definition (a genus of old world terrestrial lizards including many that are of bright and changeable colors), and any alternate pronunciations (yes, two). Then he asked the pronouncer, Smart’s Mill Middle School Principal Will Waldman, to repeat the word two more times, before taking a deep breath and quickly rattling off five
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County. Architects from the Alberta, Canadabased firm Stantec unveiled several design concepts for some of the facility’s classrooms, laboratories and meeting areas at a March 4 meeting of the School Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Academies. “This really begins the formal design phase of the project,” Derk Jeffrey, senior principal at Stantec, told board members. A team of three from the architect firm flipped through a PowerPoint presentation that showed anything but typical classrooms.
What they called learning studios would be furnished with tables, desks and whiteboards on wheels so that the space could be changed for whatever the lesson or course might call for. Other learning areas included computer labs with plenty of desk space for a group to gather around a monitor, makerspace labs with areas for students to create prototypes and small gathering rooms for six or seven people to meet and work on projects. The architects referred to “high-intensity labs” that would be designed for C.S.
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document. County Administrator Tim Hemstreet proposed a $2.2 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, and the Board of Supervisors is slated to approve a spending plan by early next month. The main point of contention this year, as it usually is in every budget season, is how much local tax revenue is allocated for Loudoun’s
public schools. The $982.1 million budget the School Board approved for FY16 anticipates nearly $25 million more in local dollars than Hemstreet’s proposal. But the supervisors on Monday focused instead on spending for other parts of the county’s government, earmarking money beyond what Hemstreet recommended for public safety, economic development and other needs. The public safety additions were split among the court system, the sheriff’s office, and fire and rescue services. More than $369,000 would go toward expenses associated with adding a local Circuit Court judge. Loudoun’s General Assembly delegation learned late last month—and late in the
state budget process—that the county would see funding for a fourth judge in the 20th Circuit, and Leesburg lawyer Douglas L. Fleming Jr. was chosen for the job. Fleming’s post will require the hiring of four additional, associated positions, however, and those were what the supervisors agreed to fund: a deputy court clerk, a bailiff, a legal services specialist and a staff lawyer to help the judge with research. The vote in favor of funding the new positions was 8-1, with Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) as the sole dissenter. He suggested that the clerk position was unnecessary. The supervisors also agreed on more than Continued on Page 17
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wo weeks after there was talk of another construction delay for the Academies of Loudoun, school leaders, now pushing ahead toward a 2018 opening, got to see what the advanced technology school that has been so long in the making could look like. The Academies of Loudoun will combine expanded versions of the existing Academy of Science and C.S. Monroe Technology Center, as well as a new Academy of Engineering and Technology. The building, at 300,000 square feet, will serve at least 2,500 students who attend every other day or 1,250 students per day. And if last week’s presentation was any indication, it will look like no other school in Loudoun
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locality, which contributes to putting more cars on county roads. Participation, he said, means getting Loudoun residents actively involved in their community. Turner said that’s particularly significant in Loudoun, which he called a “vital bridge between urban and rural Virginia.” “Governance is a team sport,” he said in his statement. “My job is to keep you informed. Your job is to participate.” The issue Turner referred to as “imagination” deals with reimagining government, and he said he plans to unveil a proposal called “Shop Loudoun” that would lower property taxes for Loudoun landowners while stimulating county businesses. A 1973 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Turner spent six years as an air-rescue helicopter pilot and the remainder of his 24-year military career as a fighter pilot. He saw duty as a Middle
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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred just before midnight Sunday at the Broadlands Center Plaza in Ashburn. Deputies responded to the area for a report of gunfire. Witnesses said a man left a restaurant and then they heard several rounds discharged from a firearm. The area was searched and several casings were recovered, but no additional witnesses or victims were found. The man suspected in the case was described as having red hair and a beard and measuring 6-foot-3-inches to 6-foot-5-inches tall.
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A dump truck operator remained hospitalized early this week after being rescued from under a 1-ton pile of ice and mud Sunday. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the man was attempting to clear ice from the top of his dirt load at about 2 p.m. at a site along Glenn Drive in Sterling when the gate opened and he fell out and was buried. Emergency crews worked for more than an hour to dig him out. He was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment of injuries described as life threatening.
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Larceny: 1600 block South Sterling Boulevard, Sterling. The victim reported a muffler system was removed from a box truck. The theft could have occurred as early as March 2. Shooting at a Dwelling: 24700 block Carbonate
Sunday, March 8 Larceny/Credit Card Fraud: 45400 block Dulles Crossing Plaza, Dulles. A shopper discovered someone removed a wallet from a purse. Several credit cards were used at area stores. Destruction of Property: 1950 block of Miramonte Terrace, Lansdowne. Between 11 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. Friday, someone damaged four tires and keyed the side of the vehicle.
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Burglary: 39800 block New Road, Aldie. Just before 1 a.m., someone broke into the business through a glass door and stole merchandise.
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a house fire that occurred March 4 in Broad Run Farms. County dispatchers received a 911 call at about 10:30 a.m. last Wednesday reporting a fire at 19080 Youngs Cliff Road. Crews from Cascades, Sterling Park, Lansdowne, Ashburn, Leesburg, Moorefield and Fairfax County responded to the scene to find a single story residence with smoke and active fire conditions. Firefighters determined the fire was in the attic. The fire was brought under control in about 40 minutes. No injuries were reported. n
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by a heat lamp placed too close to bedding materials. The fire resulted in an estimated $200,000 in damage. At 1:30 p.m. crews from Hamilton, Purcellville, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Leesburg, Lucketts, Ashburn and Arcola were called to the fire in the 16000 block of Hamilton Station Road. First arriving units reported the 10,000-squarefoot barn fully involved in fire with partial roof collapse. Access to the structure was limited because the long, narrow driveway and heavy snow accumulation. Crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading and remained on the scene for several hours overhauling the structure. The owner was able to rescue some of the livestock that was housed in the barn. However, several lambs and some machinery were lost in the fire. The owner of the property was treated at the scene for a burn injury sustained while trying to rescue the animals. One emergency
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dozen speakers opposed to the project, Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors last week denied an application to rezone 97 acres in the Dulles South area for a housing development. Supervisors voted 6-3 against the plan to permit 81 single-family homes on the north and south sides of Braddock Road. That number of dwellings translates to a housing density that’s more than double what county planning policies envision for that area of the county. But the idea was that, in exchange for the ability to build more homes, the Stanley Martin Cos. LLC would give Loudoun up to $2.3 million that could be used for transportation projects as well as donate 14 acres for a county park. The developer also pledged to do a land swap with the county school system. The Loudoun school division owns a middle school site in the area, and Stanley Martin would have acquired that tract in exchange for one that was viewed as a better place to put the building. But the supervisors’ vote heeded the wishes of a crowd that gathered March 4 to oppose the project. The speakers, most of whom live in the nearby Willowsford development, followed other opponents who appeared at a meeting Feb. 11. They said that the project wouldn’t fit in the area, that it would unnecessarily strain infrastructure and that supervisors needn’t just act in the interest of land developers. And the contributions that Stanley Martin pledged wouldn’t be enough to outweigh the burden additional homes would put on government services, said Denise Goff. “It’s like putting a Band-Aid on a gushing artery,” said Goff, who lives in Willowsford. Supervisor Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge), whose district includes the land, indicated that she perhaps could have supported the project if the Loudoun school system had an “absolute need” for the school site it would have received with the rezoning. But she didn’t want to make the move considering that the school division could live with the site it currently has. Board Vice Chairman Shawn M. Williams (R-Broad Run) said he was swayed by the passion of the project’s opponents. However, he criticized their contention that a vote of approval would have set a precedent for the area. And he reminded them of a truth about residents of one subdivision not wanting to see another constructed: “At some point, a developer built your community.” Supervisors Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg), Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) and Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) cast the only votes in favor of the McIntosh rezoning. Reid thanked the opposition speakers for coming to last week’s meeting. But, he said, “I can’t go to war over this one.”
Loudoun’s government is giving residents a chance to help develop the county’s future transit network. Loudoun has begun work on its Transit Development Plan, a six-year bus operations program. The TDP will guide countywide bus operations between 2016 and 2022, with a focus on potential service changes related to the extension of Metrorail’s Silver Line. The TDP also will concentrate on improvements to the entire county bus system, including local service, commuter options and paratransit service. The county will host two open-house-style events on the issue March 25: one from noon to 3 p.m., and the other from 7 to 9 p.m. The meetings will be at the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St. SE in Leesburg. Residents are encouraged to stop by and provide input on the county’s existing transit services as well as comments and suggestions on the draft Transit Development Plan. Anyone unable to attend either event may send comments to transitcomments@loudoun. gov. For more information, see loudoun.gov/ transit.
SUPERVISORS SEEK TO SPARE TWO HOUSES IN COURTS PROJECT
The plans to expand Loudoun’s court complex call for the demolition of four buildings in downtown Leesburg, but county supervisors want to see if at least half of those structures can be saved. The Board of Supervisors voted 5-4 last week to direct the county staff to work with a consultant to determine the cost of saving at least the original portion of buildings at 110 and 112 Edwards Ferry Road. County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said he met with Leesburg Mayor Kristen C. Umstattd and understands that there is concern about taking down not only the houses at 110 and 112 Edwards Ferry but also the structures next to them, at 106 and 108 Edwards Ferry. Relocating the four structures, which are in the Historic District, would cost $1.6 million, while demolishing them would require an expense of only $200,000. York, however, seeks a study to figure out how much it would cost to split the difference between those all-or-nothing options. Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), on the other hand, was adamant about not spending any more money trying to figure out how to save the Edwards Ferry Road structures. Thirteen different designs for the $87 million courts expansion couldn’t figure out how to preserve the buildings, Buona said at the supervisors’ March Continued on Next Page
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULED MARCH 21 Loudoun residents are invited to participate in the next Household Hazardous Waste collection event from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 21 at the Leesburg Park and Ride lot, 19730 Sycolin Road. Typical household hazardous waste that can be disposed of includes: fluorescent bulbs; household batteries; oil-based paints, stains or varnishes; paint thinners; metal polishes; rust removers; wood preservatives; furniture polish; waxes; pesticides, insecticides and herbicides; pool chemicals; and expired fuel.
Participants must bring proof of Loudoun residency, such as a county vehicle decal or town sticker, and individual households are limited to 15 one-gallon-size containers of liquid and 40 pounds of solid household hazardous waste. Used motor oil, antifreeze, automobile batteries, lead-acid batteries, propane tanks, and electronics will not be accepted. For more information, see loudoun.gov/ hhw, or call the Department of General Services at 703-771-5552. n
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that’s been deemed America’s wealthiest. “I wish I could wipe the table clean and start all over again,” Higgins said of the broadband market. The supervisor also said that he was pleased that he and Clarke were able to draw a crowd to Woodgrove last week to discuss broadband issues. Potential customers were able to meet some Internet service providers there, and some in the high school auditorium suggested forging public-private partnerships or establishing cooperative efforts. Representatives of Comcast and Verizon were invited to the meeting but didn’t attend. n
4 meeting, so it’s useless to spend more time and taxpayer money on the effort. “It doesn’t work,” he said. “The designs just don’t work.” Buona voted against the new study, as did Supervisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) and Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian). “I’ve just had enough of delaying the project over this issue,” Letourneau said. Delgaudio had another way of characterizing this debate over the courts expansion, which includes a parking garage and a 92,000-squarefoot General District Court building at the northwest quadrant of the Edwards Ferry Road-Church Street intersection. “Root canal is attractive compared to this,” he said. York’s action stipulated that the county spend no more than $25,000 on this latest study. He said during a break in the March 4 meeting that county staff members are expected to report back to supervisors by next month. Supervisors also voted unanimously to have the staff solicit proposals for relocating the Edwards Ferry Road buildings, and they voted 7-2 to require cooperation with Leesburg officials in the preparation of that request for relocation proposals. Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) pushed for these measures. Buona and Volpe voted against working with Leesburg on the RFP, and Buona said he couldn’t imagine how anyone could make a move
SUPERVISORS BACK FUND FOR UTILITY PROJECTS
Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors approved a policy last week for deciding how to pay for future water and sewer projects when existing community face health problems. The supervisors voted unanimously for a plan that aims to organize how the locality funds such utility matters. “Historically, the county has paid for projects on an ad-hoc basis,” said a staff report prepared for the supervisors. Now, however, money will be put aside each year that can cover capital costs, making for a total of $21.5 million by FY25. The idea is that the county would pay for all of the work if at least 51 percent of households in the community served by the improvements were deemed to be of low to moderate income, said Ben Mays, Loudoun’s chief financial officer. In areas with less than 51 percent of households being classified as low to moderate income, or that are composed of businesses, the county would front the money for the project but would be paid back by revenue collected in a special tax district, Mays said. For example, tax districts were used to finance projects to extend utilities to residents near Hamilton and in Broad Run Farms, and to build a sewage treatment plant serving Aldie. n
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“It’s right there,” Clarke said at the meeting. “You can see it.” Another stumbling block is that those agreements, which will be in effect for several more years, were written to concentrate on cable television service, not broadband. Higgins said Monday night that the county needs to encourage alternate providers to extend their service in western Loudoun. Many of those are known as WISPs, for “wireless Internet service provider.” And, he said, at the same time, county leaders can see if anything can be done under the existing franchise agreements to help residents who are Internet-poor in the county
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he dichotomy is striking: Up to 70 percent of the world’s Internet traffic flows through the data centers in eastern Loudoun each day, but in the western part of the county, some residents struggle to get a decent Web connection. Supervisors Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) and Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) held a broadband summit last week at Woodgrove High School that aimed to highlight connection problems as well as link potential customers with Internet service providers, especially those who provide wireless signals. As many as 30,000 Loudoun households are estimated to be underserved in terms of Internet access, according to a presentation at that meeting, and most of those are in the districts represented by Clarke and Higgins. A handful of parents at the meeting
noted the issue stretches even to homework: Their children are assigned projects that are hard to complete after school because they require reliable connectivity, which isn’t present at everyone’s house. Problem is, the solution to offering them better service won’t necessarily come easy. For one thing, no one in western Loudoun wants to simply festoon the region with scores of antennas, said Mark Foster, who represents the Blue Ridge District on the county’s Communications Commission. That would ruin the scenery, and Foster said, “That’s why we live here.” In addition, it’s difficult to make Comcast and Verizon, which provide broadband under franchise agreements with Loudoun, extend cable or fiber-optic wiring to more homes, participants at the broadband summit said. And sometimes that’s true even when homeowners are near a service line.
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letters. “That’s right,” Waldman said, triggering loud applause from the audience. Shiv, an eighth-grade student at Loudoun Country Day School, out-spelled 73 other elementary and middle school students to be crowned the champion of the county’s 33rd annual regional spelling bee. But it certainly wasn’t easy. The bee lasted more than three-and-a-half hours and 13 rounds, with some of the rounds knocking out only one or two spellers at a time. Round 10 narrowed the field from six to three with tricky words such as nutriture, mancala and hinnies, which tripped up Smart’s Mill eighthgrader Nicole Seman, last year’s regional bee winner. The final trio of spellers—Cedar Lane Elementary fifth-grader Ashley Ganey, Eagle Ridge Middle School sixth-grader Ayush Sood and Shiv—rallied for two intense rounds. Shiv had a chance at the championship in Round 11 after Ashley and Ayush missed their words; Ashley misspelled ergasia and Ayush misspelled harriulation. But Shiv missed his chance when he couldn’t spell cabotage. That meant they all started fresh in Round 12. “You’re all still in,” Waldman told the spellers. “Take a deep breath.” A minute later, Ashley misspelled Mediterranean, leaving it to the two boys to battle it out in Round 13 for the bee title. Shiv correctly spelled pasquinade; then Ayush incorrectly spelled forzado to give Shiv the chance to win the event with his final word, agama. Leading up to the final rounds, friends and family members of the young spellers who
packed the Stone Bridge High School auditorium sat almost silent so as to not distract the contestants. The dozens of children who lined the stage, however, tapped their feet, swung their legs, bit their lips, squinted under the hot stage lights and wiped sweaty palms on their jeans to ward off nerves. Shiv seemed to cope with any stress he might have felt with just a deep breath before spelling each word. He credited his cool demeanor and his knowledge base to the hours he spent studying with his little brother, Avilamba. “He’d quiz me,” Shiv said smiling toward his sibling after the event. “He kept asking me to test him all the time even though I had other things to do,” Avilamba, 11, said with a grin. “But I guess it paid off.” Shiv was in the regional bee last year but didn’t make it beyond the first round because he hadn’t studied. “After that, my mom told me that I need to be more well-rounded—to not just work hard at soccer but to work hard at things like this, too,” he said. He will represent Loudoun County at the 88th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, DC. On his way off the stage Monday, Waldman gave the middle-schooler some advice as he prepares for the big event: “study your vocabulary.” The national bee contestants must pass a preliminary vocabulary test even before the first round of spelling. “Good luck,” Waldman told him. “We’ll be watching.” n
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$415,000 for four additional sheriff’s office positions: two deputies to focus on road safety, and a crime analyst and a customer service assistant for the Western Loudoun Station that’s scheduled to open next summer. The deputy sheriff positions were approved unanimously. The vote on the Western Loudoun Station jobs was 6-2-1, with Delgaudio and Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) opposed and Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) absent from the dais when the matter was decided. In addition, supervisors unanimously agreed to spend nearly $342,000 to hire two additional assistant fire marshal positions. In terms of economic development, the Board of Supervisors decided to spend $123,133 to hire an international business development manager to lead an initiative intended to bring more foreign investment to Loudoun. “They’ve got to have a position that is doing this full-time,” Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said of the Economic Development Department. Letourneau chairs the board’s Economic Development Committee and has been the chief proponent on the governing body for attracting more international businesses to the county. To pay for this position, the department suggested not spending $130,000 on another program, which meant the changes would save Loudoun $6,867. The supervisors voted unanimously to eliminate the $130,000 line item, but the vote to hire the international business development manager was 8-1, with Delgaudio, who previously panned the idea, opposed. The board also voted to spend $150,000 on a wireless upgrade for the Government Center
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an efficient team of employees that works well together. To round out the department, Eileen Nguyen was lured away in September to become the town’s controller after 17 years of working for Loudoun County’s government. Case said she’s been “super and a real workhorse.” “I think one of the things I do really well is build a team,” Dentler said. “In my eyes, as a manager you have to build a team if you don’t already have one. We lost a lot of leaders over time. So I’m really pleased with the team we’re building. We have strong leaders who want to be engaged and have high expectations.” Dentler also recently announced a hire for his second consolidation of departments. This time, it’s Public Works and Capital Projects, which will come together effective July 1. The departments were split in 2004. Renée LaFollette, the director of Capital Projects, on Feb. 26 was named the director of the new department. She’ll be the first woman to hold the position. Longtime Public Works
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Director Tom Mason will serve as assistant town manager until he retires in April 2016. “She has been fully invested in the groundwork for several years now when it comes to capital projects,” Umstattd said about LaFollette. “She’s excellent at what she does.” Another local product new to Dentler’s team is Markel, who’s in Dentler’s former position as deputy town manager. After seven years as Lovettsville’s town manager, Markel decided in September to accept the challenges that come with a bigger jurisdiction. “So many issues within a town are universal, but the magnitude of everything is just so much greater here,” Markel said. “Kaj and John have cultivated such an amazing team of leaders in the town—that’s been the biggest and most pleasant surprise to me.” In December, another familiar face rose to a leadership position. Following the recommendation of two candidates by Dentler, the Town Council promoted Barbara Notar to town attorney. She had served as deputy town attorney since 2008. “Jeanette’s ability to inform the Town Council of the law that affects not only the town but the county and the state was very good, and I hope to continue that ability and hopefully the Town Council will have as much respect for me as they did for her,” Notar said.
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Amid all the changes in leadership, there looks to be one more position in transition come November: the job of mayor. Umstattd is running as a Democrat for the Leesburg District seat on Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors, and she’s unopposed so far. Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid, a Republican and former town councilman, is not seeking re-election, and no other candidates have come forward. With another leadership change pending, Umstattd had a few words of counsel for those leading the town as it sits at a crossroads in many respects. Town Council and senior staff members are weighing the details of a new parking plan for downtown and a new noise ordinance that is meant to keep the peace among businesses, musicians and residents. They also are creating a new commission with the goal of improving communication and outreach efforts to Leesburg’s growing and diverse population. “We want everybody who lives in the town to feel that this is a welcoming place,” Umstattd said. “That emphasis is new in the last few years and we feel we can do more.” When focusing on those issues, Umstattd said it’s key that each council member has an equal voice. “Going forward, if there should be a new mayor, the new mayor will want to recognize that you have a group of professionals who are on an equal level,” Umstattd said about the council, which was joined by new member Suzanne Fox in December. “The old style was the mayor gives the order and everybody else gets in line, but that won’t work here. Everybody is on the same level. You have to make sure everybody gets equal opportunity to weigh in, credit has to be shared and the strong-hand form of leadership doesn’t work now. I think it’s a power-sharing arrangement that would be most effective.” Umstattd said Dentler is the ideal person to lead Virginia’s largest town as it continues to experience growth and changing demographics. “Kaj’s strength is a real passion making citizens feel welcome. That’s his parks-and-rec background,” she said. “Making sure that the organization is very customer-friendly is something he’s fundamentally dedicated to accomplishing. That’s something we need at this stage of the town’s development.” n
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Loudoun County General District Court judge on Tuesday sent the case against two men charged with attempted murder in Lansdowne to a grand jury for review. Javier K. Todd, 19, of Leesburg, and Timothy R. Vaughn, 20, of Ashburn, are both charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and shooting into a vehicle in the Jan. 27 incident. They are being held at Loudoun’s Adult Detention Center. Judge Frank Buttery on Tuesday denied Vaughn’s request to be released on bond. During the hearing, one of two victims recounted the events of Jan. 27, which resulted in a damaged passenger-side window and nicked-up dash lights. The victim said he picked a friend up from work between 8 and 9 p.m. and was headed to meet Todd to play pickup basketball on a snowy day. He said Todd planned to meet up at a gas station at the Lansdowne Town Center but later called to say he couldn’t make it “after running into a mailbox, and too many cops were around.” The victim then drove to meet Todd at the Lansdowne clubhouse, but came upon Todd’s car parked on a side street and facing Riverside Parkway. He pulled up next to Todd, but he said Todd then drove away while shouting to meet at the clubhouse. As the victim neared the clubhouse, he noticed Todd’s car parked on another side street across from the building. This time, when the victim pulled his car next to Todd, he asked Todd why he seemed to be acting weird. That’s when Todd, whom the victim said had a “look of fear” in his eyes, reclined his seat. Then Vaughn rose from a reclined position in the passenger seat, the victim said. In his hand was a gun, he said, and five shots rang out from a few feet away into the victim’s car. The victims escaped injury and immediately drove away—to the Lansdowne Public Safety Center, where they reported the shooting. If the grand jury issues indictments next month, the case will move to Loudoun Circuit Court for trial. n
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f it seems like kids have spent more time on the couch than at their desks this winter, that may be because Loudoun County schools have been closed or delayed for almost as many days as they’ve been open so far this year. The county’s public school system has had 12 snow days, five two-hour delayed starts, two holidays, one conference day since they returned from winter break Jan. 6. “Lesson plans? Oh, they’ve been changed,” Blue Ridge Middle School teacher Eric Kursman said after the school system tallied its 12th snow day of the year Friday. Fewer days in school has meant less time to cover content ahead of the mandated Standards of Learning exams, which the state does allow to be pushed back. At Blue Ridge Middle School in Purcellville, teachers rearranged course schedules to give students as much time as possible to review ahead of the exams, which started last week at the school. “Without consistently being in school, teachers and students have dealt with significant gaps during crucial review times,” Kursman said, and he added that the inconsistency has thrown off homework schedules, testing plans, and, just as importantly, students’ attitudes.
Kristin Bredice, a fifth-grade teacher at Frederick Douglass Elementary School, admits that every teacher likes a few snow days. But once those days reach double digits, she starts to stress. “We are behind in our curriculum. So, we have to really analyze all subjects to decide what’s the most important to cover,” she said. She’s having to skip a few creative writing lessons, science experiments and other hands-on projects to try to have enough instruction time for math and reading, two subjects she said she cannot rush through. “Each lesson builds and connects with the next, so if you move on and they haven’t grasped the concept, you have created nothing but a weak foundation, frustrated students and stressed teachers.” Last week, some teachers tried to keep up with their lessons via Skype and social media, and others, including Bredice, assigned students homework when forecasts showed ice and heavy snowfall looming. “My students were less than thrilled when they left my classroom on Wednesday afternoon,” Bredice said. Another stretch of no school is just around the corner. Spring Break March 30-April 3, plus the April 6 student holiday for conferences, means another six days off school for Loudoun students. And the county’s public schools will likely not get any of missed instructional
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Leesburg 11-year-old discovered a love for cybersecurity less than a year ago and is now on his way to go up against some of the brightest young minds in the nation at the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition this week. Ryan McCrystal, joined by his four team members and coach, his mother Bonnie, will take on the role of a newly hired IT professional and be challenged to find and resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated environments. He is one of the youngest at the contest, which was first opened up to middle school students nationwide this year.
The competition serves as the national finals for the CyberPatriot program, which was created by the Air Force Association and sponsored by the Northrop Grumman Foundation to promote cybersecurity knowledge and skills among middle and high school students in a field that has a serious personnel shortage. Ryan and his mother formed a CyberPatriot team about a year ago with several of his classmates at Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon. Bonnie McCrystal said what she’d read about the program sounded like a good fit for her son. “It blends his interest with an area that has a real meaning in today’s world,” she said. “And the way they wrap it into a fun,
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Loudoun County Public Schools begins kindergarten registration Tuesday, March 17. Parents should check for registration hours at the elementary school their child will attend; registration forms are available at each school. To find out which school a child will attend, parents can go to lcps.org and click on the
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Teammates Bhavjeet Sanghera, William Tan, Monica Saraf, Ryan McCrystal and Aryaan Hussain, along with Continued on Next Page coach Bonnie McCrystal, practice for this week’s CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
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pendent schools from around the region will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14, at Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road. The admissions officers will take questions about their curricula, campuses and programs. Schools attending include The Madeira School, WoodberPRIVATE SCHOOL EXPO ry Forest, Foxcroft School, Massanutten PLANNED MARCH 14 Academy, Randolph-Macon Academy, An expo featuring more than a Continued on Next Page dozen admissions officers from inde-
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Kinney, senior planner at Stantec, said. Members of the School Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Academies—Eric Hornberger (Ashburn), Jennifer Bergel (Catoctin) and Bill Fox (Leesburg)—offered mostly positive feedback on the design ideas. “There are a lot of opportunities here,” Fox said, and asked rhetorically, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we, instead of having to rent out space to hold large events, could hold it in that Innovation Commons space and showcase all of the great things going on in that building?” Jeffrey encouraged board members and school system administrators to continue to share their opinions or concerns about what they saw at last week’s meeting. “This will inform the design going forward,” he said When the ad hoc committee meets again in a few months, they’ll see the site plan, floor plan and building design. “This is an exciting stage,” Jeffrey said. “There’s a lot of work to do over the next 12 months to put this project out to bid by next spring in time for it to open in 2018.” n
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Northern Virginia Community College is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach courses in accounting, business, economics, finance, law and marketing at all of its campuses. Those interested are encouraged to attend a job fair March 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the college’s Manassas Campus, 6901 Sudley Road. Free parking will be available in the student parking lots. To learn more or submit a résumé if unable to attend the event, contact Cath-
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the operating system works on the computer.” Also on his team are: eighth-grader and team captain William Tan, of Great Falls, and seventh-graders Monica Saraf and Aryaan Hussein, both of Herndon, and Bhavjeet Sanghera, of Clifton. Ryan said the team has spent much of their free time, including weekends, studying and preparing for the competition, which will be held Wednesday through Sunday at Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor. “We’re ready.” n
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avor every moment. Stay focused and hungry. Continue to work hard and you will reap the rewards. Those pieces of advice are just some of the tidbits Tuscarora coach Michael Newkirk and his staff had for their players following their 5A North Region championship loss to two-time region champion Edison last week. He said he wanted them to remember the life lessons that they will get from participating in the state tournament for the first time in school history. The Huskies will face defending 5A state champion Princess Anne, which qualified for its state record eighth straight state tournament and is seeking its sixth state title. “One of the many things I like about this group of girls is that they are sponges,” Newkirk said. “They absorb everything we tell Bill Kamenjar/InsideNovaSports them. All year they have taken it one play at a Tuscarora coach Michael Newkirk is ecstatic after Chloe Roach’s three-pointer from half court time, one quarter at a time, one game at a time, beat the buzzer to end the third quarter against Potomac March 3 in the 5A North Region so I am excited. I don’t think they will be fazed semifinals. by the moment at all because all year they have Bill Kamenjar/InsideNovaSports just taken every game as just another game. Alexis Bailey Newkirk said the perimeter threat is a Because of that, I like our chances to compete benefit for the Huskies and a headache for for a state title.” for the team as the other players rallied around opponents. The fact that Tuscarora (22-3) made states her leadership as well as that of fellow seniors “I am a defensive-minded coach first, but it’s was no surprise to any of the players or to Bailey, Kelly Troilo, Jhade Aird and Stephanie definitely a good luxury to have,” Newkirk said. Where: Siegel Center, Newkirk. To hear him tell it, the seeds of this Akenzua. “When we played Potomac and they [made] Richmond year’s harvest were sown during adverse times “Megan is a sharpshooter, and stretches a five, we were able to think we would hit six. It last year when then-junior Megan Leonard tore lot of defenses. That opens up a lot of driving changes the dynamics a bit for the teams we play, Admission: $10 her anterior cruciate ligament in the fifth game lanes for our other players, so it was a good knowing that we have two or three girls who are State semifinals and missed the rest of the season. thing for our team to get her back this season,” strong perimeter shooters.” Friday, March 13 “It [having adversity] may have been a Newkirk said. While the Huskies would like to have won blessing in the sense that other players had to The fact the team has made so many three- the regional title, Newkirk said he thinks it was Tuscarora (22-3) vs. develop,” Newkirk said. pointers this season (120) has caused Newkirk actually beneficial in a way to lose the game. Princess Anne (25-3), 10 a.m. For example, Alexis Bailey had to adjust and his coaching staff to consult the VHSL “This team does not like to lose, and every L.C. Bird (21-6) vs. her game a bit to compensate for the loss of record books to see where the Lady Huskies time they have they’ve come back stronger and Edison (27-1), 11:45 a.m. Leonard and in the process she became a bigger rank in terms of three-point field goals made as better the next game,” Newkirk said. “I am lookthreat on the perimeter. When Leonard returned a team. The current total would rank them in the ing forward to a good week of practice and I State final this season, Newkirk said the admiration every- top 10 all-time, according to the Virginia High guarantee you they will be ready to go after it [in Saturday, March 14, 3:45 p.m. one in the program had for her was a strength School League’s 2015 Book of Records. the state semifinals].” n
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uccessful teams often have a go-to player, someone who can step forward in big moments and deliver when the team needs a lift. However, that is anything but the template the Loudoun County Raiders have used to make their third consecutive appearance in the state semifinals and fifth in seven years. The Raiders, who last won a state title in 2009, will take their 25-2 record into the Siegel Center in Richmond on Thursday for the 4A state semifinals with a little less momentum than they have had after losing the 4A North Region final 62-48 to William Fleming Saturday. But the Raiders, who tied Stone Bridge’s boys for Loudoun’s longest winning streak this season among county teams, should be able to “turn the page quickly,” according to their coach Derek Fisher. “This team has always taken the approach that they have won one game 23 times, not won 23 games in a row,” Fisher said. “We hope that approach will serve us well along
with getting back on a regular schedule. Teams have had a hectic schedule due to the weather lately and we think there are some things we can shore up with a regular week of practice.” According to Fisher, the winning streak is a testament to the team’s diligence, but that is not the only thing that enabled it to stand out. Two other factors have been equally as important: player rotation and the team’s unselfishness. When it comes to player rotation, Fisher proudly notes that no player has played more than 20 minutes in a game this season and yet the team has not skipped a beat. “We don’t really have any one player that does it all. We need everyone to play at their highest level and that has happened for the most part,” Fisher said. “We’ve gotten strong contributions from our seniors [Tayler Tibbits, Gabrielle Gillis and Hannah Brenneman] and [juniors] Alyssa Paige and Elisabeth Gianelos have done great as well. Brenneman has been our best perimeter shooter, and our freshman Natalie Villaflor is one of our leading scorers, so it would be tough to pick an MVP.” Fortunately for the Raiders, the seniors
4A STATE TOURNAMENT Where: The Siegel Center, Richmond Admission: $10 State semifinals Thursday, March 12 Midlothian (22-5) vs. Loudoun County (25-2), 11:45 a.m. William Fleming (24-3) vs. Monacan (22-4), 3:45 p.m. State final Saturday, March 14, 11:45 a.m. have been “happy with being good” and are willing to give up having the ball or scoring their points for the good of the team. “None of our seniors is jealous of the younger players and each knows what it is like to be [in the state tournament] so I think they are just happy to do their part to help the team win,” Fisher said. Continued on Next Page
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Quote-along nights, which have taken off in recent years, have their roots in the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which saw audiences returning to screenings again and again, wearing costumes and talking back to film characters. “Rocky Horror” is the “one that started it all, with everybody interacting with the screen,” Prescott said. “Everybody knows exactly what’s going to happen, Ashburn Today/Jan Mercker what’s going to be said. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Creative Manager Aaron Prescott works with programmers and distributors across the It kind of stemmed from country to find unexpected films for midweek screenings—from the esoteric to the hilarious. there, and we said, ‘There are a lot of other movies we members can join in with the film’s action ing “Easy Living,” a 1937 Cinderella story can do this with.’” scenes. starring Jean Arthur and Ray Milland. The Upcoming quote-alongs at Alamo Upcoming dinner parties include a feast movie, which screens March 12, is paired include a pair of films in honor of the 40th in honor of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and with classic vintage cocktails. Alamo also is anniversary of “Saturday Night Live”: the Confused” on April 20 (yes, that’s 4/20), known for showing contemporary indie films iconic 1992 comedy “Wayne’s World” (includ- a Mother’s Day brunch (film TBA) and a through the parent company’s Drafthouse ing hats and the Red Vines licorice favored by “Blues Brothers” beer dinner (date TBD). Films distribution outfit, like the upcoming Wayne and Garth) on March 16 and 2010’s In the case of many of the quote-along screening of the newly released “Spring,” a somewhat-lesser-known spoof “Macgruber” selections, Prescott said, nostalgia helps draw horror/sci-fi/Euro-style romance described on March 30. a crowd of adults who came of age in the ’80s by one critic as a “hybrid of Richard Linklater Prescott and the cinema’s executive chef, and ’90s. And these screenings of old hits and H.P. Lovecraft.” Matthew Stickley, also launched a Food and allow Prescott to build a following and open Earlier this year, Prescott and some of Film Series, pairing selected repertory films the door for more esoteric programming. the Alamo’s regulars launched the Secret with specially crafted dinners. Next week “Because we take a chance [with the Society of Film Masons, an open club that brings a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner party (and quote-alongs] and it’s been working, we’re meets one or two Wednesdays a month for shoot-along) March 17, featuring the 1999 able to take chances with other films,” Prescott a screening of a classic or independent film flick “Boondock Saints.” The $35 ticket price said. “Some are hits, some are misses.” followed by a discussion. includes the movie, a three-course Saint Pat- Alamo’s repertory offerings include This kind of innovative programming is rick’s Day dinner and cap guns so audience lesser-known classics such as the upcom-
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Loudoun County Equine Alliance Annual Meeting
7 p.m., Solare Wine Room, 133 E. Main St., Purcellville. Contact: www.jillperla.com Artist Jill Perla will guide you through a painting while you enjoy a glass of wine. Tickets are $30 and include supplies and one glass of wine.
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7 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www. franklinparkartscenter.org VSA Loudoun presents the exciting tale of Phileas Fogg’s travels from London to Japan, India and the United States. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.
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8:30 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: tallyholeesburg.com
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The glam metal superstars, known for a series of hits in the early ’90s, including their charttopping single “Love of a Lifetime” have lost only one original member since their heyday. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Saturday, March 14 Ebenezer UMC Country Breakfast
8-10:30 a.m., Ebenezer UMC, 11592 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: 540-668-6939 Homemade breakfast buffet includes sausage gravy, casseroles, coffee cakes,
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6-10 p.m., Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn. Contact: 703-338-0509 Play bingo for Smashing Walnuts Foundation to defeat childhood brain cancer and win Longaberger Baskets filled with great prizes. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance by phone.
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Willowcroft Seafood Celebration
11 a.m.-5 p.m., Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, 38906 Mt. Gilead Road, Leesburg. Contact: 703-777-8161 Lobster and clam chowder will be available for sale to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day and spring.
North Gate Soup Saturday
11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Contact: 540-668-6248 Enjoy the classic heartwarming pairing of tomato soup and a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich for $7.50.
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1-3 p.m., Brew LoCo, 19382 Diamond Lake Drive, Lansdowne. Contact: www.brewloco. com This beginner tabletop class covers ingredients, brewing process and ingredients. Cost is $25. Advance registration is required.
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4-6 p.m., Duvall Designs Gallery, 2053 Millwood Road, Millwood. Contact: www. duvalldesignsgallery.com The Clarke County-based painter, known for abstract landscapes, opens the spring season at this charming gallery in historic Millwood.
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Lucketts Bluegrass: Big Country Bluegrass
6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. music begins, Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.luckettsbluegrass.com Reminiscent of Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs at the peak of their careers, this charttopping group is known for hard driving and distinctive tunes. Tickets are $15 at the door.
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7 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. show begins. Oatlands, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Contact: stagecoachtc.com This interactive murder mystery involves a fire at a dance club in the 1970s and includes audience participation. Saturday’s show includes a catered dinner by A La Carte. Tickets are $68 for dinner and the show. Advance reservations are required.
5 p.m.-midnight, Blue Ridge Eagles, 120 E. O St., Purcellville. Contact: blueridgeeagles.com The Eagles’ annual Saint Patrick’s celebration includes Irish dancers at 5:30 p.m., followed by Icewagon FLU from 8 p.m. to midnight. Irish stew or corn beef and cabbage dinners will be available for sale. Tickets are $5 in advance, $8 at the door.
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Live Music: Live Wire
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“Christ in Passover” Talk
10:30 a.m., Leesburg Church of the Nazarene, 17667 Roxbury Hall Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.leesburgnazarene.com Lynn McCoy of the Jews for Jesus organization discusses the Jewish Passover and its relationship to Jesus Christ. Continued on Next Page
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Noon-5 p.m., Top of the Podium, 22370 Davis Drive, Sterling. Contact: www.topofthepodium.org Loudoun’s new wrestling nonprofit hosts an open house and intro to the sport for families of elementary and middle school children. Event features free clinics, refreshments, music, games and more.
Author Talk: Rachel Thompson
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Goose Creek Ruggers Meeting
6:30-9 p.m., Leesburg-area location. Contact: Jennifer Pelton, 540-338-7672 The group is open to all styles and skill levels of rug hooking. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month—call for specific meeting location.
Parenting Challenging Children Support Group
7:30-9 p.m., MLB Therapy, 120 E. Market St., Unit 2, Leesburg. Contact: 703-554-2882, or mlbtherapypllc.com Group is for all parents, those with everyday parenting struggles and those with more challenging children. Members can expect to leave group with a toolbox of parenting strategies. Pre-registration is
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Friday, March 13 CountrySide Women’s Club Meeting
Time TBD, Parkway Meeting Room, 46020 Algonkian Pkwy., Sterling. Contact: Phyllis at 703-7244141, or at phyllis926@verizon.net The all-region women’s club offers camaraderie, day trips and special-interest groups. A featured speaker will be included at each month’s meeting—times vary, call or email for specifics. Meetings continue on the second Friday of each month September through May.
Ashburn Classics Meeting
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mills Recreation Center, 43895 Grottoes Drive, Ashburn. Contact: Sherry, 703729-6591; Carmen, 703-723-3724 Area residents ages 50 and older are invited to meet new friends and enjoy guest speakers, refreshments, club games and entertainment. Meetings continue on the second Saturday of each month. Call for more information.
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Marine Corps League Meeting
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Anxiety/Depression Support Group
8:30-9:30 p.m., MLB Therapy, 120 E. Market St., Unit 2, Leesburg. Contact: 703-554-2882 or mlbtherapypllc.com Members will gain and offer support from others in similar situations. Skills will be taught to help members notice their inner experiences and move toward achieving their personal values. Pre-registration is required for this fee-based group, which meets every Monday. Some insurance accepted.
Tuesday, March 17 Book Discussion Group
10:30 a.m.-noon, Carver Center, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 The monthly book discussion group is led by Anne Hardy. Meetings continue on the third Tuesday of each month. Call for titles—books provided. $2 per person drop-in fee.
Junior Woman’s Club Of Loudoun
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9:30-11:30 a.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville. Contact: Katrina Bills, katrina@kbills.com; Megan McConville, megana.mcconville@gmail.com; purcellvillemops.com The Mothers of Preschoolers group is open to area women with newborns through kindergarten-age children. Meetings are a chance to forge friendships, find support and make connections while enjoying snacks, coffee and crafts. Childcare, including playtime, crafts and snacks, is provided. Meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.
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Totally Hot And Happy Menopause Support Group
6:30 p.m., second-floor patient education room, Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg. Contact: 703-858-8060 The group provides a supportive and encouraging environment for women experiencing menopause. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.
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Norman Preston Washington, Sr. age 89, of Haymarket VA formerly of Loudoun County, Virginia , passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Gertrude P. Washington; devoted father of Norman P. Washington, Jr. of Haymarket, VA, Wayne E. Washington (Denise) of Leesburg, VA and Darrell P. Washington (Sarah) of Leesburg, VA; beloved brother of James M. Washington of Pomonkey, Md., Mary W. Bushrod, George E. Washington, and Laura W. Lansdowne of Haymarket, VA. He is also survived by three grandchildren Shannon C. Washington (JenNANCY JEAN MILLER Of Hillsboro, VA, formerly of Oakton, passed nifer) of Hampstead, NC, Tenille D. Washaway unexpectedly, but peacefully, after a ington of Highpoint, NC and Alexandra brief illness at Inova Loudoun Hospital on P. Washington of Leesburg, VA; six great grandchildren and a host of other relatives Sunday, March 1, 2015
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s Leesburg goes, so goes Loudoun County. Although a few of the other towns might want to amend that sentence, historically, it’s true. That is one reason why it is vital that the Leesburg Town Council formally establish a diversity commission. A few other reasons why a Leesburg Diversity Commission is a better beginning for this timely effort than a countywide, informal group of volunteers with varying agendas are that it will have: (1) an established focus and efficient structure with a mission statement and goals; (2) stability; and (3) the imprimatur of a governing body. Thus, it is much more likely to be effective. Leesburg also hopes to continue
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Dear Editor: As a young Latino, I have never personally been discriminated against. Unfortunately, my parents faced discrimination, and it still exists too much in our nation. Promoting diversity in our communities and workforces is a good idea. But the Leesburg Town Council’s proposal to form a Diversity Commission is a bad idea. Too often, government sees a need and gets Continued on Next Page
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Dear Editor: County documents indicate two thirds or more of county tax revenues go to Loudoun County Public Schools. Since 2012, school budget allocation has increased from $767 million to $922 million, or about 11 percent. Annual increases have been 6.7 percent for 2012, 8.6 percent for 2013, 2.5 percent for 2014, and 9.5 percent for 2015. For this same period, wage increases were 3.12 percent for 2012 and 1.28 percent for 2013, with 2014 and of course 2015 not yet published. Salaries for new federal contracts are decreasing, not increasing. COLA increases were 3.6 percent for 2012, 1.7 percent for 2013, and 1.5 percent for 2014. The cumulative rate of inflation since 2012 is 1.8 percent. Just because the school board doesn’t get everything it wants, does not mean schools are underfunded or shortchanged, or that voters and supervisors don’t care about education, etc. The unemotional facts prove otherwise. A recent front page lengthy article bemoaned the fact that housing is too expensive in Loudoun. You don’t make housing affordable by raising property taxes, which also results in pass-along increases in many other areas, except wages. Michael Vermillion, Leesburg
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Dear Editor: Want to know a surefire way to keep residents from coming back to town council meetings? Adopt Purcellville Council member Doug McCollum’s proposal to reduce e-mails between council members. Rather than hash out some details before the next meeting, citizens would be stuck listening to hours and hours of debate and questions. You would have far less transparency, because there’s a good chance no one would show up. Furthermore, Council member Karen Jimmerson is correct in noting that those interested in transparency should be happy to know that there is a “paper trail” of conversations between Council members. “Transparency” does not mean “we need to know every last detail of what ever member of the council is thinking.” “Transparency” means making the most relevant information open and readily available to the public. It seems to me that the Purcellville Council is far more transparent than a certain potential U.S. Presidential candidate, and that’s something the council should be proud of. Joe Luppino-Esposito, Round Hill
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Dear Editor: On behalf of the Friends of Ball’s Bluff, I write to express my gratitude and sincere thanks to all who made donations toward the cost of replacing the stolen DHR historical marker near the Ball’s Bluff battlefield. The fund-raising appeal was a quick and complete success. We needed to raise $1,630 and actually raised about $2,200. The additional funds will go toward the cost of needed repairs to a couple of the other historical markers on the battlefield. Virginia has always appreciated her history. The public response to this appeal clearly demonstrates that today’s Virginians still do. As America’s great naval historian, Samuel Eliot Morison, once wrote, “history is to the community as memory is to the individual.” Thanks so much to all who contributed toward preserving Loudoun County’s historical memory. The 16th season of guided tours at Ball’s Bluff begins Saturday, March 28. Free tours will be offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through November. A trained Ball’s Bluff guide will be present at the battlefield parking lot to give the tours. We invite everyone to come take a tour and learn more about this important piece of local, state, and
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Dear Editor: Recently while scrolling through my Facebook page, I saw a post regarding Loudoun County’s historic, yet pot-holed dirt roads. The post had a litany of complaints from other readers who want to see all the roads in the county paved over. There are some benefits to keeping those roads unpaved. First and foremost, bicyclists avoid these unpaved roads. People tend to drive a lot slower, which in turn means a lot less road kill of deer and other wildlife. If the county is itching to spend money, why not keep these roads graveled and graded like the roads maintained by the U.S. Forest Service? Tom Dukes, Purcellville
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defining its role or parameters, or choosing its membership. The only formal action that would be required from the Town of Leesburg would be to designate one senior staff member ... and one Town Council member to serve as liaisons to the DLC.” Our Town of Leesburg government should use our tax dollars to shovel snow, collect trash, and keep us safe, not look for diversity problems that need fixing. We should fight this attempt at growing Leesburg town government, and the related taxes and spending that will come along with it. Will Estrada, Leesburg
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Dear Editor: I read both the March 5 online article titled “Supervisors Deny Dulles South Rezoning” and the comments that were made in response to it. I am writing this letter to correct several misconceptions and inaccuracies. 1. Not all who spoke against the rezoning are Willowsford residents. Some live on farms, in “by right” subdivisions and in single residences near the property in question. Four live in other districts within the county. We came together independently as concerned citizens to urge the county to stay with the existing plan for this and all transition zones. 2. We are not against development. We oppose changing the Transition Zone density that the county Comprehensive Plan calls for. The county budget is tied to this plan, so increasing density adds unplanned for costs to an already strained budget. The proffer from the builder simply did not cover recurring costs the county would incur. If all current areas in the Transition Zone were rezoned to the higher density, up to 3,900 houses could be added, further driving up costs for schools, roads and infrastructure. 3. The article states: “The Loudoun school division owns a middle school site in the area, and Stanley Martin would have acquired that tract in exchange for one that was viewed as a better place to put the building.” This is not true! The developer would have given the county 4 acres to add to the school site while getting 8 acres back to allow building of more houses. LCPS had purchased the site without the added acreage. 4. Two of the comments to this article allude to “palms being greased.” This is offensive and puts a stigma on our Board of Supervisors and on a group of people who felt strongly about an issue and, in the best tradition of our democracy, stood together to voice their opposition, and prevailed. Nancy Ryan, Aldie
Dear Editor: I had never heard of the PHILLIPS school until I read the article about a program that enables students of this school to participate in building and renovating buildings on what seems to be an incredible and large chunk of land the school has. This is astounding to me that I had never heard of this school that has this amazing program. I knew a few kids in high school who would have greatly benefited by going to PHILLIPS, especially instead of Douglass in Leesburg. Getting kids to participate and produce something is not only encouraging but also a boost in self-confidence. We as humans are made to produce and keep producing better and better work. We just have to find what we are good at and like to do and we can put our minds to anything no matter who the person. Society values each persons individualistic output in the world and getting kids to build not only with their minds but also with their hands can have an immense affect on those kids that they never knew they could do. People need to get the word out more about this school and what it can do and provide. I know so many more kids can benefit greatly and have better lives through the programs at PHILLIPS. Mary Jaggers, Ashburn
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A Whole New Way To Buy A Mattress At Baer’s you can find the brands you want at a guaranteed low, haggle free price. Our large showroom, beautiful displays and no pressure mattress specialists create a shopping environment like no other mattress store. Try out the industry’s top brands and experience the most knowledgeable sales staff in Loudoun County.
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At BAER’S Delivery is INCLUDED on most sets over $699 & Removal is ALWAYS INCLUDED with Delivery. *on most sets, see store for details
Full Set
Queen Set King Set
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278 338 $ 399 $ 599 $
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948 999 $ 2799 $ 1399
Family Owned for over 30 years
Leesburg
next to Ledo Pizza across from Target & Costco
703-777-1600
www.baersmattressden.com