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The panelists laid out their recommendations in a May 8 presentation to a small audience of supervisors, developers and stakeholders. They will present their formal recommendations to the Board of Supervisors in July.

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ne of the panel’s biggest recommendations is something that is likely to set off strong debate in the county and among supervisors. Panelists say there has to be residential development around the Metro stations—and a lot of it. According to the panel, of the 45 developments in the DC region that would be considered

“urban walkable”—communities like Clarendon in Arlington or the proposed redevelopment of White Flint in Rockville, MD—all of them include at least 20 percent residential development, and some are up to 45 percent residential. And 80 percent of them are connected to Metro.

“Our projections are that there is at least another 20 to 30 years of pent-up demand for walkable urban development,” Leinberger said.

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Lead Animal Control Officer Mark Stacks greets Tigger, a pit bull that is slated to be transferred from the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. For the first time since 1994, the Loudoun shelter can adopt out pit bulls and pit bull mixes.

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his is not the first time the county has considered changing the ban on pit bull adoption, which was enacted with animal adoption policies created in 1994. In 2007, the Animal Advisory Committee recommended the change, but the previous Board of Supervisors declined, instead allowing the Department of Animal Services to transfer dogs that were not put down to other animal agencies and breed rescue organizations.

In 2009, the county’s prohibition policy was put on trial after a lawsuit filed by Animal Rescue of Tidewater.

However, a Circuit Court judge ruled the

county policy did not violate any laws.

Pit bulls and pit bull mixes remain a popular dog in Loudoun County.

According to Department of Animal Services data there are 1,145 licensed in the county, making the pit bull the ninth most popular breed.

However, department staff and animal control officers remain concerned that residents may be reluctant to license their animals and that some of the dogs “are entering into the County from unknown sources, where policies and procedures for adoption or sale may be below LCAS standards for ownership, health and behavior,” according to the department’s report.

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ounty supervisors last week approved a big change for the Loudoun County Animal Shelter, reversing a long-standing and controversial policy not to allow pit bulls or pit bull mixes to be adopted. The policy change is effective immediately.

The proposal came as a recommendation from the Animal Advisory Committee, with support from the Department of Animal Services, and supervisors said they were happy to see the change.

“We should not have breed discrimination,” Vice Chairman Shawn Wil-

liams (R-Broad Run) said, adding that he is “glad we are getting this squared away.”

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preliminary presentation from the panel of volunteer consultants tapped to analyze development opportunities for the areas around Loudoun’s Metro stations made no bones about the importance of that land to the county’s future prosperity—and painted a picture of a future eastern landscape that will look much different than today.

“These 2,000 acres are precious to you,” panelist Chris Leinberger, president of LOCUS, a national coalition of real estate developers and

investors that focuses on walkable communities, told supervisors during a presentation last week, referring to the one-mile area around each station.

“This is your economic future.”

Leinberger and nine other representatives from the public and private sectors around the Washington, DC, region were part of the Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panel that spent two days in Loudoun County touring the areas around the future Rt. 606 and Rt. 772 Metro stations, meeting with stakeholders and creating recommendations. Their work was part of the Comprehensive Plan amendment the Board of Supervisors initiated to review development poli-

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n 2002, a proposal to nominate the core of the village of Ashburn to the National Register of Historic Places failed to gain traction and was pulled by the Board of Supervisors. But, a new effort is underway, propelled by businessman and history buff Tom Burson, aided by Middleburg historic preservation architect Jane Covington.

A community meeting has been planned by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources at 2 p.m. Saturday for a presentation on the proposal. The meeting will be held at the old Weller Tile location at 20711 Ashburn Road.

Covington has updated the 2002 National Register nomination that was written by Traceries of Washington, DC. She also will consult on tax credit and restoration opportunities going forward.

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Left, what once served as the Norman and Harding feed andbuggy store and, right, Flaherty’s original store and later the Masonic Lodge and Weller Tile & Mosaics, are part of the proposed 28-acre Ashburn Historic District.

The proposed 28-acre historic district, which will first be nominated to the Virginia Register of Historic Places, and then later to the national level, will include the African-American schoolhouse that closed in the 1940s.

Burson, 50, lives in Loudoun, but grew up in Arlington, close to the W&OD Trail. He recalls that “the trains were still running until I was about 5,” and his father would take him for bike rides along the trail. His business is technology management, overseeing development of large-scale commercial networks. But he’s always been interested in history and that passion, combined with his business background, has fueled his interest in bringing some of Ashburn’s oldest buildings back to life.

Burson has purchased several buildings in the heart of old Ashburn, which he intends to rehabilitate and convert to modern use, including a coffee shop/bistro.

“My heart and soul is in history,” Burson said recently. He also has a personal links to Loudoun, as long-ago forebears had connections with the Waterford Quakers and are buried at the Fairfax Meeting. The family had a farm on Catoctin Creek before moving to Unison. In 1830, the family moved out—“part of the great migration out of Virginia,” Burson said.

But his interest in Ashburn stems back to those childhood bike rides with his father.

“We’d stop at Partlow’s Store for a Gatorade, then ride back,” he remembered. He also

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Members of the Briar Woods crew team row on the Beaverdam Reservoir, which will be closed to most of the public during a five-year renovation.

and surrounding land along with the Goose Creek Reservoir, Goose Creek Water Treatment Plant and the water transmission pipeline along the W&OD Trail to the Fairfax County line in January as a part of a $30 million deal with the City of Fairfax.

It announced last month it plans to conduct a $15 million overhaul that will close the reservoir to public access for almost five years.

“We hear you, we understand; you had free use of that place,” Loudoun Water Board Chairman Johnny Rocca told the audience. “But we have to take certain steps in order to protect ourselves and protect the stakeholders in our company to get this job done.”

Rocca did say that people “who have a legitimate reason to use it” can come to the board

and apply for access on a case-by-case basis.

The water authority does have an agreement with Loudoun Rowing Association, the parent organization for three high school crew teams, to provide the teams access. Each team carries its own insurance.

Liability also remains a concern for Loudoun Water. General Manager Fred Jennings pointed out to the board that the water authority may not have the same legal protections the City of Fairfax did. If someone were to be injured or die on the reservoir, Loudoun Water could face a liability issue.

People have drowned on the reservoir, the most recent of whom was Tony DiGiovanna in November 2011.

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he signs closing Beaverdam Reservoir to the public for a multi-year renovation were installed this week, but a handful of residents last Thursday asked the Loudoun Water Board of Directors not to go through with the restriction.

Instead the community members said they wanted to partner with the board to find a way for the improvements to be made to the reservoir while still giving residents some access for recreation purposes.

“These are the people you want at the reservoir,” resident Dan Turlik said. “The riff raff that we have been looking out for and reporting will still be there. This would keep the good people out there and keep them watching.”

The Ashburn-area reservoir is a popular recreation spot in Loudoun, with fishermen, kayakers, hikers and rowing teams often present. There also is a Facebook group dedicated to keeping the reservoir area clean of trash.

Turlik and the others who spoke said they understood the need Loudoun Water has to upgrade the facility, which it recently purchased from the City of Fairfax, but asked for them to partner with area residents.

“It is clear that the community at large has a vested interest in helping Loudoun Water keep the reservoir safe,” resident Scott Paisley said.

“Let’s work together to try to find a solution to keep the reservoir available, but also safe for the community.”

But the Loudoun Water board members and leadership team said safety is exactly what they are concerned about. Loudoun Water purchased the 600-acre Beaverdam Creek Reservoir

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found dead in her Ashburn home the morning of March 20. Deputies initially responded to a call to check on Michelle Castillo’s welfare, and found her body. The Castillos have five children.

Reports indicate Michelle Castillo’s body had been staged to look like a suicide. Castillo was arrested and charged April 1.

The Castillos were in the middle of divorce proceedings at the time of Michelle’s death, which had been initiated by her in April 2013. The couple had been scheduled to be in court on issues of custody and financial support the afternoon before Michelle was killed, but

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he Ashburn man charged with first-degree murder in the March death of his estranged wife has been granted a $2 million bond by a Loudoun Circuit Court judge.

Judge Burke F. McCahill granted Braulio M. Castillo a $2 million secured bond, with requirements that he be subject to electronic monitoring and pretrial supervision. Castillo also is barred from having discussions about the case with his minor children and may not leave Virginia. He also has been ordered to surrender his passport.

A Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge previously set bond at $1 million, which the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office appealed to the Circuit Court seeking to keep the suspect behind bars. McCahill denied the appeal, but increased the bond amount.

As of press time, Castillo had not posted bond and was still incarcerated, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Castillo, 48, had a preliminary hearing in his case set for May 15 in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. If the judge finds there is enough evidence, the case will be sent to the grand jury. If indicted, the case would move to Loudoun Circuit Court.

He is charged with first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Michelle, who was

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred last Thursday night in Ashburn.

According to the report, a 61-year-old Leesburg woman was driving westbound on Gloucester Parkway when her 2008 Lexus struck a pedestrian near the Forest Farm Lane intersection just after 9 p.m. Thursday, May 8.

The pedestrian, Hitenda Laxman Dhingani, 47, of Ashburn, was initially taken to the Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, but then airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he died.

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of the suspect wanted for driving a stolen truck involved in a hit and run crash in Leesburg last week.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, James L. Jack, 50, of no fixed address, was found after residents reported seeing the stolen truck in the area of Briarcroft Plaza in Sterling. The sheriff’s office issued a public alert Wednesday seeking information about the stolen vehicle and the suspect after he was involved in a hit and run in the area of Leesburg Bypass/ Fort Evans Road intersection.

He was driving a 2005 Freightliner reported stolen May 7 from a location on Rt. 50 near Fleetwood Road.

Jack was charged with auto theft and driving while a habitual offender. He faces facing additional charges from the Town of Leesburg in connection with the hit and run crash. He

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Nineteen students from Briar Woods High School were turned away from prom last week—and two are facing criminal charges— after it was determined they had been drinking before the school event.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were working at prom, which was held Friday, May 2, at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, when a couple of rental buses arrived at the prom. An 18-year-old student exited the bus and appeared intoxicated.

The deputies then received information that other students that arrived on the buses had been drinking. In total 19 students were found to have been drinking and were turned over to their parents. They were not allowed to attend prom.

In addition, the 18-year-old was charged with being drunk in public, and a 17-year-old student was found to be under the influence and in possession of marijuana. Juvenile petitions are pending against him.

Loudoun County Public Schools spokesman Wayde Byard confirmed the incident, but said he could not comment on any potential disciplinary actions against the students involved, per school system policy.

“There was ample warning given; the administrators make it very clear that this behavior will not be tolerated,” Byard said. “We want prom to be special, it is a special time, but there are very high expectations set for the students.”

Byard said it also was important for parents who may be renting vehicles for their children for prom to know of the school system’s expectations and re-emphasize them.

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A 40-year-old Ashburn man reported that he was robbed while making a pizza delivery to a home on Lees Mill Square in Lansdowne Tuesday, May 6.

According to the report, the man suspected a white Honda Civic was following him.

When he stopped to make his delivery around 10 p.m. he saw a vehicle parked nearby. When he returned to his vehicle two suspects—described as black males in their late teens to early 20s—got out of the Honda, approached him and demanded money while implying they had a gun.

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A chase of a suspected DUI driver landed a Leesburg man in jail last Wednesday.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were alerted to a vehicle driving erratically on Rt. 7 near the Loudoun County Parkway interchange. Shortly after 2 a.m. a deputy attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver began to slow, but then accelerated continuing west on Rt. 7. Near the Belmont Ridge Road intersection, deputies deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle’s tires.

The driver continued north on Belmont Ridge Road but made it only as far as the Lansdowne Town Center area.

Parthaw Chowdhury, 30, was charged with DUI, misdemeanor eluding, reckless driving, driving without a license and defective equipment. He was held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

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The West Virginia man who pleaded guilty to a western Loudoun burglary spree during summer 2012 will spend 11 years in prison.

Charles John Shirley Jr., 33, was sentenced last week after entering guilty pleas in January to charges of armed burglary, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and five separate counts of burglary.

Shirley was caught in fall 2012 when West Virginia State Police found items in his home that had been reported stolen from residences in western Loudoun. Investigators then found additional items in the homes of Shirley’s relatives and girlfriend. Among the stolen items were jewelry, electronics and firearms.

During the investigation, Shirley stated he had been under the influence of heroin and had committed too many burglaries to remember, according to the commonwealth’s attorney’s office.

“These investigations demonstrate a very efficient and coordinated effort with our neighboring states and counties that took this individual off the street,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman said in a statement issued after the sentencing. “While drug addiction is often found at the root of other criminal behavior, the multitude of victims cannot be overlooked in a case such as this.”

Shirley is being held in Augusta County following convictions for burglary, larceny and drug possession charges, and faces similar charges in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and several neighboring Virginia counties.

In addition to the total active sentence of 11 years in prison, Judge James F. Almond imposed 61 years of suspended time which could be revoked should Shirley violate the terms of

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• Suspicious Event: 22200 block of Allspice Court, Ashburn; around 3 p.m. a resident received a call from a person claiming to be with the Loudoun County Police. The caller claimed the resident had a warrant for failure to appear for jury duty. The resident did not provide any personal information or money.

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• Larceny From Vehicle: 300 block of E. Poplar Road, Sterling; sometime between 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, and midnight Wednesday, May 7, someone removed tools from a company work van. There were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle.

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• Robbery: 22500 block of Parkland Farms Terrace, Brambleton; after 9:30 p.m. an 18-year-old from Ashburn and a 20-year-old from South Riding were approached by a man while walking in the area. The man brandished a weapon, possibly a BB gun, and took a wallet from one of the victims and both of their cell phones. A perimeter was established in the area, but no suspects were located. The suspect was described

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In her divorce complaint from April 22, 2013, Michelle Castillo claimed her husband “exhibited outrageous behavior which is erratic, psychologically manipulative, controlling and assaultive.” She recounted several incidents from 2012 and early 2013, culminating March 24-25, after which she filed for an emergency protective order.

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he Sterling woman who pleaded no contest to a charge of voluntary manslaughter following the 2005 death of her 20-month-old daughter has been sentenced to eight years in prison followed by deportation to Mexico.

Vanesa Patricio-Cruz, 31, was sentenced May 5, bringing to a close an eight-year-old case that included two incomplete trials in two years for charges of second-degree murder, felony homicide and child abuse and neglect.

In January, Cruz pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the death of her daughter Jocelin Gutierrez.

On Aug. 13, 2005, Patricio-Cruz and her then-boyfriend brought the unresponsive toddler to the fire-rescue station in South Riding.

She was ultimately taken to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Patricio-Cruz was not charged in the case until March 2012, when the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a follow-up investigation.

However, a verdict could not be reached on the charges in two different trials and it appeared at the start of the year that a third trial was imminent, until she entered the no contest plea.

Patricio-Cruz was first tried in late May 2013. The case had been handed over to the jury by the first week in June, but a mistrial was declared after a bailiff granted the jury’s request for a ruler without Judge Burke F. McCahill granting permission for jurors to receive it.

The second trial that December resulted in a deadlocked jury and a second mistrial.

A third trial had been scheduled to begin in March.

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Patricio-Cruz hit her crying daughter in the head with a television remote control five times, causing bruising and brain injury that ultimately led her to fall unconscious and die many hours later.

Vanesa Patricio-Cruz The defense argued that Jocelin choked and fell unconscious through no action of her mother, and that the bruising came from a fall she took while experiencing the medical emergency.

Cruz pleaded no contest, which means she admitted no guilt, but the results are the same as with a guilty plea. Under Virginia State Code, she faced up to 10 years in prison on the charge.

Cruz has been incarcerated since her March 2012 arrest, and will get credit for time served.

During the sentencing hearing, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jason Faw asked McCahill to consider that the victim was an innocent child and urged him to impose a sentence that would bring justice for a child that never had the chance to live her life.

In handing down the sentence, McCahill noted that there were “no winners, only losers” in this case. “Society has to react strongly to these types of offenses and we all have a duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves,” McCahill said.

Cruz is a native of Mexico who entered the United States illegally. Although an additional two years of suspended prison time was also imposed as part of McCahill’s sentence, a federal immigration detainer has been placed on Cruz to require her deportation following her release from prison. n

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Executive Director Bonnie Inman, who has led Loudoun’s premier food relief agency for a decade, has resigned and will leave the organization May 20.

The LIR Board of Directors announced the news last week in a statement praising Inman.

“We thank Bonnie for her leadership and unwavering work to feed the hungry in Loudoun County for almost ten years; we grew as an organization and served approximately 10 million pounds of food under her stewardship.

We wish Bonnie the best of luck in all her future endeavors.”

Tuesday, LIR said board member Maristeve Bradley had agreed to step down from the board and serve as interim Executive Director. A region- and nationwide search has begun for Inman’s permanent replacement.

Inman said she is not sure yet what her future holds. “It’s bitter-sweet,” she said of her leaving, adding she plans some downtime before deciding what she wants to do next. Of a new career, Inman said, “I hope to find an opportunity as good as this one.”

Inman sent an email with volunteers and friends: “In 2004, I walked through the doors of Loudoun Interfaith Relief (when we operated out of the old red barn on King Street) with one mission in mind … to maintain the integrity of Loudoun Interfaith Relief and to be able to help solve one very pressing problem for so many people—something so simple—food to feed their families,” she wrote. “I must admit … my eyes have surely been opened by the reality that

hunger is a very real and serious problem for so many in our community. I have learned so much along the way—in some cases perhaps more than I ever wanted to know about hunger relief!

But this I do know—Loudoun Interfaith Relief is as solid as ever and will continue to be a beacon of hope.”

Last week, Inman marveled as she reflected on the growth of the food pantry. “It was a big day at the red barn when we had, maybe, 25 families—today it’s close to 75 families a day,” she said.

Inman said she particularly wanted to pay tribute to her “phenomenal” staff, predicting clients will continue to receive the caring service they have come to expect. “It will never go away,” she said.

Among those longtime staff members are Client Relations Manager Wanda Moloney— who Inman said “walked in the door the same time I did”—Administrative and Financial Assistant Pat Moran, and Volunteer Coordinator Carla Fortenberry. Jaime Rubinos became operations manager in 2012, but had been with LIR since 2007. Rubinos heads the warehouse operations, whose employees’ service extends from 2005 to 2013: Ismael Ayala, Justo Castillo, Ignacio Estrada, Kurt Miller and Freddy Falla, who also holds an administrative position.

LIR board member David D’onofrio said LRS has instituted a short-term plan that ensures that there will be no continuity problems for clients.

“As far as clients are concerned, our number one priority is making this seamless, so they don’t even know there have been any changes when they come in to Loudoun Interfaith Relief” D’onofrio said. n

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recalls thinking “wouldn’t this be awesome to own one day.” He loved the whole look and feel of the area.

Fast forward to 2004, when he moved to Loudoun. He takes his son Willy on history tours.

On one occasion about a year and a half ago, the two were on a trip from Nashville, TN, to Savannah, GA. They were listening to a piece on satellite radio, and thought “wouldn’t it be neat if we had our own little business—had a coffee shop, books, then call it Willy’s Roadhouse.”

They got back to Loudoun and the next day driving down Ashburn Road Burson saw a big For Sale sign. “My heart was banging … this is right. I want to do something like that—not necessarily [personally] operate it.”

That was the start of the project in November 2012. Burson eventually made an offer for the property, but didn’t get it.

Last year, he purchased the former Weller Tile property. What Burson calls “the white building” for easy identification has a long history.

Previously, it was the Masonic Lodge, and also the original Partlow’s Store, and before that, Flaherty’s store. Burson eventually bought three properties, a barn and a lot, all contiguous and comprising an acre on the southwest corner of the intersection of Hay and Ashburn roads. The complex includes the current Carolina Brothers Pit Barbecue in the old feed store; an empty quarter-acre lot on which Burson intends to build high-end loft apartments; a barn behind the feed store; the Masonic Lodge; and a contiguous house, owned by Steuart Weller, that partially burned in 2008. Weller purchased the lodge in the 1980s and converted it into his tile and mosaics showroom.

“Mr. Partlow bought it in 1933. He ran a general store there, and he built what we call Partlow’s today for his sons,” Burson said. First that Partlow’s was a feed store, then became a general store in the late 1950s or early 1960s, when the senior Partlow closed his store.

Weller bought the Masonic Lodge to save it.

“Mr. Weller put his showroom in there

and his office in the blue building,” Burson said, referring to the original Norman and Harding feed and fertilizer store, back in the days when Ashburn was called Farmwell. Weller bought the feed store in 1969, and used it to store inventory— thousands of pieces of tile and mosaic—familiar to the many Loudoun residents who own Weller tiled bathrooms and kitchens.

Farmwell was just a hamlet a century or more ago, a milk stop for farmers to get their product to the Washington, DC, market. Burson notes there are lots of old, decorated dairy cans upstairs in the attic of the Masonic Lodge.

He intends to restore the Masonic building, and to rehabilitate the remaining buildings as

the authentic core that harkens back to an older commercial era.

“This little spot we have, I’m going to do everything I can to rejuvenate it and put back that feeling of authenticity,” as he feels places like Leesburg, Purcellville and Herndon have worked to do.

He is in the throes this week of formally beginning the process of finding tenants. “[The tenant] has got to be financially stable, and demonstrate the ability to do it. I have a certain framework—fun, casual and welcoming—and when we find each

“This little spot we have, I’m going to do everything I can to rejuvenate it and put back that feeling of authenticity.”

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much as possible.

“My business plan is to save the [Masonic] building and find an appropriate tenant—a restaurant operator, not a chain, someone who’s experienced, who’s had two, three or four successful bistros or restaurants, in historic type locations,” Burson said.

He envisions something like Leesburg’s Shoes, Cup and Cork. “It would have a patio, be larger—but that’s analogous to what we want to do.” He also plans a couple of gas fire pits, where customers could enjoy hot coffee.

To have a place like that in Ashburn would be an attraction, he predicted. “There’s an awful lot of demand for good coffee—and it’s not being met,” Burson said. “There’s nothing pretentious about it, people can get off their bikes off the trail, get a beer, ice tea—young or older couples—just a casual style.”

He loves Ashburn and its people. “I can’t say enough good things about it,” he said. He noted that some of the latest popular destinations like Village at Leesburg and Lansdowne can’t replicate

other, we’ll know it,” Burson said. “I want customers to see people they The boundaries of the proposed 28-acre Ashburn Historic know and, if they don’t, be able to feel District. at home.”

He intends to find the tenant owners and for signage to promote the history of before he starts the structural and restoration the area. work on the building through Main Street Archi- While plans are firm for the Masonic Lodge, tecture in Berryville. regulatory factors may affect what Burson does Burson and his partners in Thomas G. with the remaining structures. “We’re going to Burson Holdings LLC are “cautiously optimistic” restore as much as we possibly can,” he said. for the chances of historic designation the second “It will not be modern; no strip mall, no time around. “I’ve spoken to two-thirds of the high-end butcher/pizza,” he said. “It has to be local property owners, and most are in favor,” he profitable, has to meet business plan targets and said. One person, who was in opposition back in the buildings have to pay for themselves.”

2002, is concerned that the process would include He has been working with lead architect rules and regulations that would affect property Allen Kitselman for seven months. “He gets what owners. Burson pointed out that in this case the we want to do,” Burson said, promising to restore Ashburn Village Historic Conservation Overlay the Masonic Lodge with historical integrity.

District is already in existence. The state and “It will be true to the historic past and look national designation is an honorific, Burson said, to the future,” Burson said, adding, “We are something that recognizes the historic signifi- not going to operate a 19th century general cance of an area. The designation also allows the store.” n potential use of tax credits for eligible property

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The creation of a Business Improvement District or an organization “that helps with ‘placemaking’ aspects” might help create a vision for the Metro station areas, the panel said.

“It is really about creating the place,” Weinbaum said. “It really depends on you all and how you view these two Metro stations. It will be up to you to figure out what is the identity of these Metro stations.”

To that end, the panel said, marketing is key. And it should start now.

“We’ve been speaking about two numbers for days,” Weinbaum said. “One is 606, and the other is 772. We should retire these numbers.

These numbers for Metro stations just don’t do anything for the perception of Loudoun County.”

Acknowledging that the county—and likely WMATA—would have final say in the naming of the stations, the panel took to calling the Rt. 606 station Dulles Center International, or DCI, because of its proximity to Dulles Airport, and renamed the Rt. 772 station the Blue Ridge Gateway Station.

“The importance here is to really think about the experience of Loudoun County,” Weinbaum said. “It is really a wonderful place to be and the Metro rail is not just about providing a means for commuters who live here to get into the city, it is about attracting people and all the wonderful things that the county has to offer.

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upervisors who attended the meeting and others in the audience were intrigued by what they heard, but acknowledged the ULI presentation created a lot of questions and likely a lot of decision points for the board in the near future.

While residential uses are approved around the Rt. 772 station, the airport noise districts cover most of the Rt. 606 station area, preventing residential development.

This week, County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said he personally was not interested in putting residential into high-noise areas because of the ever-increasing use of Dulles Airport.

Panelists did suggest that the county prepare to “fight the airport” on high-density residential development near Dulles.

As for Rt. 772, “the question is how much broader do we go beyond what we have done in that area,” York said. Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn), who attended the ULI presentation, also said the county will have to look at what has been planned around that station—

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The first is an update to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, which the board has already started. The panel also recommends a focus on the station at Rt. 772, which will be the end of the Silver Line, where panelists said the county could see some more return on investment sooner.

When it comes to planning, the panel suggested “getting beyond colors on a map” for zoning districts and instead showing some lower level detailed plans that “sets clear expectations for the developer” and “also helps residents with what to expect.”

The panel is recommending that the county include more flexibility on timing and phasing in approved developments, which it acknowledged is a “bit of a rub” between developers and the county right now. The recommendation is not to completely remove any construction phasing requirements, but to add in the ability to move between which uses are constructed and when to respond to the market.

Typically in Loudoun, developers are limited in the pace of their residential construction by their progress on building out commercial square footage.

A common refrain from developers and businesses was repeated by the panel: Loudoun County needs an easier review process. That is something that the panel said is “critical” to developers who are trying to pay off bonds, and that a two- to- three year process is not helpful. The Board of Supervisors already has been working to streamline its review process to encourage economic development in the county.

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and how it has changed since the 1980s, with the integration of an urban setting with suburban single family home living. The single-family homes located blocks from the “downtown” feel of Arlington have a 100 percent price premium, according to the panel’s presentation “because they have the best of both worlds.”

“This is your competition,” Leinberger said. “If you don’t have this product type you are not going to be economically competitive.”

The changing office market is something that developers often tout to supervisors as they seek changes to their plans or propose plans that have less reliance on that type of development.

County supervisors have bucked many of those requests, holding out for the eventual construction of more tax-positive commercial uses. But, according to the ULI panel, those changes are real—and Loudoun must adjust its development expectations accordingly.

“The trend we are seeing is a reduction in the space allocated for each employee,” Andrew Brown, of Standford Properties, said. According to the presentation, in the early 2000s companies were using about 225 rentable square feet per employee, but that number has now dropped close to 175 square feet per employee, with the trend expected to continue downward. “…[O]n renewals of leases for general office space…tenants are taking average of 18 percent less square footage than they are coming out of previously,” Brown said. “That is probably lower in the new efficient office buildings.”

With a new eye to office development, the ULI panel took a look at the market and fiscal impact analysis done for Loudoun on the extension of the Silver Line. That study showed that Loudoun could add another 21 million square feet of office space to the existing 19 million square feet by 2040. But the panel said that number should be halved.

“It is more likely absorption would be 10 to 14 million square feet,” Anita Morrison, a partner of Partners for Economic Solutions, said. “The county needs to ratchet back the reliance and the assumption that office will be the driving factor in [Metro-area] development.”

Panel members also said they had heard a lot during their time in Loudoun about “keynote employment” uses—the high-end commercial centers long envisioned by county planners along highways such as Rt. 7 and Rt. 28.

“We just don’t see it here. Keynote is out,” Jamie Weinbaum, a development manager at JBG Companies, said. “We have heard a lot about data centers…they might make sense in the Rt. 28 corridor, but clustered around these Metro stations we don’t see it.”

approved developments including Loudoun Station and Moorefield Station—to see if adjustments should be made.

“It is clear that the way we were thinking is not necessarily where we need to be thinking,” he said. “It made sense at the time, but 10 years later it might not make as much sense.”

Buona said with plans already in place, the county would have to work with landowners if they wanted to make changes.

Both York and Buona agreed that the realities of the office market would have to be discussed by the board.

“What I was really intrigued by is, on one hand, you don’t want to absorb the land with data centers around your rail sites, but on the other hand, your office is only going to be about half of what we thought it was going to be,” York said. “So what do we do?”

Buona called the information “eye opening” and confirmed for him that urban center development is what the county should be focusing on around the Metro stations.

“If we want to make these Metro areas work, I think we have to rethink this concept of just Class A office space,” he said. “It is very clear that is where [the market] is moving for decades to come.”

There also were questions after the presentation about the tax benefits and burdens of residential over commercial development.

Historically the kind of development Loudoun has approved requires more in publicly funded services than it generates in tax revenue.

“When we were going through our Clarendon station area plan, we had the same debate you are having to a degree,” Bob Brosnan, head of the Department of Community Planning and Housing Development for Arlington County, said. “The market was for residential…While on its own it might not be tax positive, it isn’t tax negative if you’re not generating a lot of school children. But the spin off of the activity you’re creating…that’s where we determined it was pretty much a push as to which was better for us.”

Panel members said they understand the county’s “push-pull” between residential development and the need for services, especially schools for children. But with higher density, they said, the size of each unit could be much smaller, which in their experiences leads to almost no generation of school-aged children.

“The unit mix you bring there is going to have sway over who is going to want to live in their units,” Weinbaum said. “It’s more studios or one-bedroom units, which are not likely to result in more children coming to the area.”

Instead, the unit types around the Metro stations would be for young professionals.

“Having that type of smaller unit, means having more of that type of labor force niche living in the county,” Mark Jinks, deputy city manager of Alexandria, said.

With National Harbor being used as the comparison point for the Rt. 606 station, Buona asked the panel if members really thought another convention center would be an appropriate anchor for the Loudoun station. Panelists said it could be, if it were designed and scaled for the location.

Brosnan pointed to the Dulles Expo Center on Rt. 28 in Fairfax County, and noted how often that is “in the paper” for events, “One of the reasons they use it is because they can fly people in and out so easily,” he said, adding if there were “something better” even closer to the airport it would likely be a viable use.

This week Buona said there would never have been something to the scale of National Harbor in Loudoun, but something similar, but smaller, could succeed.

“If we’re going to make this work financially, we’ve got to change course,” he said.

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Rocca also pointed out that construction—which will include draining the facility and making improvements to the dam—will be a significant undertaking.

“We can’t do it ducking around people,” Rocca said. “It was my suggestion we close it to the public until we get done with the work we have to do on that reservoir.”

Members of the board asked if it was possible to put out an information packet to the public explaining all the work that would be done in greater detail and give a timeline for construction. The timeline is too fluid to nail down right now, board members were told, but work is ongoing on an information packet, including responses to the questions and emails that have been sent to the water authority.

“We have a direct dedicated line that will have information, that will be updated to provide information on where we are in the process,” Jennings said. “We invite the members to participate as stakeholders.” n

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o provide additional information on its plans for the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir and the reasons for restricted public access, Loudoun Water this week released formal responses to many of the questions that the authority received.

Q: Does Loudoun Water receive taxpayer funding from Loudoun County government or the Commonwealth of Virginia?

A: No. Loudoun Water’s revenue is received from user fees from customers or from availability fees from developers. User fees pay for operating expenses. Availability fees pay for capital improvements. Loudoun Water receives no tax money from either Loudoun County government or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Q: Why has Loudoun Water restricted public access to the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir and surrounding land until 2018?

A: Initially, Loudoun Water did not anticipate making immediate changes to public access at Beaverdam Creek Reservoir. The previous owner, the City of Fairfax, did not restrict public access. However, Loudoun Water quickly realized that because the city did not manage the reservoir and surrounding land as a recreational asset, but rather allowed unmanaged and unchecked public access, change was necessary.

Loudoun Water has three primary objectives guiding our need to restrict access on the reservoir. First, Loudoun Water needs to regain a level of control over appropriately managing the land and water, a process that will engage key stakeholders. Second, Loudoun Water will begin a process to plan for the activities to evaluate the operational systems. This process may necessitate the fluctuation of water levels and evaluation of the dam functionality and safety controls among other items. Third, Loudoun Water will be undertaking significant renovations to bring the dam into compliance with Virginia dam safety and regulatory criteria. It is important to recognize that while construction activities Continued on Page 16

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Q: If the dam needs repair work, why can’t the other areas of the reservoir still be used?

A: The water levels may fluctuate during the initial planning stages to assess and inspect the functioning of the dam and pump stations. In addition, the work that is necessary to correct deficiencies at the reservoir will require the water level to be lowered and potentially completely drained for an extended period of time during construction. While construction activi-

ties may not be immediately visible, important planning and testing activities will be developed and performed. Activities such as fluctuating water level controls, algae controls, and water quality monitoring could be performed and we are providing the community sufficient notice with this action.

Q: Why has Loudoun Water chosen to manage Beaverdam Creek Reservoir differently than the City of Fairfax?

A: During its 50-year ownership, the City of Fairfax did not manage the Beaverdam or Goose Creek Reservoirs as a recreational asset; however they also did not actively restrict public access. During this period, Beaverdam suffered from private encroachments and unsafe activities, including gang activity and multiple drownings.

Loudoun Water’s vision is that an appropriate level of public use and enjoyment can and should be attained at the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir, and that will be most effectively gained through a land management planning process

that includes key stakeholders. This will serve to protect Beaverdam Creek Reservoir as a drinking water source for Loudoun County while providing an appropriate level of public use of the water and surrounding property.

Q: Did Loudoun Water consider permanent restrictions and installing barriers to limit access to the water and surrounding property?

A: Many water authorities and service districts across the country secure their reservoirs with perimeter fencing eliminating all public access.

However, Loudoun Water came to the conclusion that was not necessary, nor appropriate for the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir. Our objective is to create a plan that, first and foremost, manages the reservoir as a drinking water resource, while supporting an appropriate level of public use and enjoyment after renovations have been completed.

Q: Is there an immediate safety problem the public should be concerned about?

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A: No. While the dam and reservoir are in need of renovations and upgrades to abide with the changes in the Virginia dam safety design and regulatory criteria, the renovations and upgrades that are needed do not pose a safety problem from a dam integrity standpoint.

Planned construction efforts will correct deficiencies that include inadequate spillway and conveyance capacity, stability and integrity of the dam embankment (seepage), stability and integrity of the intake tower and the tower access bridge, secure pump station capability as well as other items. Loudoun Water is in the process of selecting an engineering firm to assist it in planning and designing for these significant renovations. The assessment, inspection, planning, design, permitting, construction and acceptance activities associated with the renovation are anticipated to be completed by late 2018.

Q: Why is the reservoir open to school rowing crews but restricted to other users?

A: The City of Fairfax, the previous owner of the reservoir, had an agreement in place with Loudoun Rowing Association to utilize the reservoir for rowing crews. When Loudoun Water purchased the reservoir, it agreed to honor the existing agreement with Loudoun Rowing. The agreement with Loudoun Rowing Association was tightened, is for one year, and is subject to termination for construction activities.

Q: How does Beaverdam Creek Reservoir fit into Loudoun Water’s plans to manage drinking water in Loudoun County?

A: In 2012, Loudoun Water received permit approval from the Commonwealth of Virginia to move forward with development of the Potomac Water Supply Program. Designed to ensure that Loudoun Water’s customers have a safe, reliable, and sustainable supply of drinking water, Loudoun Water’s innovative approach to water supply management is the culmination of years of planning. The Potomac Water Supply Program includes a water banking network, including the use of retired quarries, as well as the Beaverdam Creek Reservoir.

Loudoun Water is committed to responsibly executing the Potomac Water Supply Program to minimize impacts to the Potomac River and to limit land disturbance. Our innovative approach to increasing water storage capacity—water banking—will give Loudoun Water the flexibility to suspend withdrawals from the Potomac River during periods of drought or water supply emergencies. This flexibility of operation will protect the Potomac River and its delicate ecosystem. With Loudoun Water’s recent acquisition of the City of Fairfax assets, our drinking water program also includes an increased focus towards watershed management activities in Goose Creek and the Potomac River. n

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Gum Spring Village Center. However, any through traffic for Gum Spring south of the Gum Spring Village Center should use the new portion of Gum Spring at the new signal located just east of the Gum Spring Village Center.

The section of Tall Cedars Parkway between Gum Spring Road and Millstream Drive also will close for 60 to 90 days to allow a reconstruction of the Tall Cedars and Gum Spring intersection to fix elevation issues and install turn lanes.

This week’s second meeting will be held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, to give residents the opportunity to comment on the design of the Waxpool Road improvement project. The meeting will be held at Discovery Elementary School, located at 44020 Grace Bridge Drive in Ashburn.

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The nation’s top bond rating agencies have again affirmed Loudoun County’s triple-A ratings on its general obligation bonds, noting the county’s strong financial management practices and policies. Loudoun County has held the Aaa rating from Moody’s since 2004, and AAA from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings since 2005.

In its decision to reaffirm the Aaa rate, Moody’s commented on Loudoun’s “sizable and diverse tax base with strong long-term growth potential, above-average wealth levels, consistently solid financial performance, and a manageable debt burden.” Moody’s also cited the county’s “solid reserve levels and strong financial management.”

Fitch noted that Loudoun has a “robust economy” and “sound financial position,” and the agency believes that the extension of Metro into Loudoun “will have a positive effect on the county’s dynamic economy.”

Fitch also pointed to the established business base of federal contractors and high-tech companies that “leverage Loudoun’s highly educated labor pool, technology infrastructure, and extensive transportation network anchored by Dulles International Airport” in reaffirming the AAA rate.

Standard & Poor’s had similar comments, highlighting Loudoun’s “very strong economy that serves as a residential, commercial, and retail center for the Washington metropolitan statistical area, coupled with very strong income and wealth.”

The announcement comes on the heels of meetings between the bond agencies and members of the county’s financial staff and the Board of Supervisors two weeks ago.

“The reaffirmation of our triple-A rating is good news for Loudoun taxpayers, because it means the county will continue to get the best possible interest rates to finance our capital projects,” County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said in a statement.

During his comments at the board’s May 7 meeting, Vice Chairman Shawn Williams (R-Broad Run), who attended the meetings with the bond rating agencies, said the process—and the initial responses from the agencies—indicated just how hard the county’s financial staff, led by Chief Financial Officer Ben Mays and County Administrator Tim Hemstreet, work.

“Their work ensures we stay on the correct course,” he said, offering his commendation to Mays, Hemstreet and their respective staffs.

The reaffirmation of the triple-A rating comes in advance of the sale of up to $69.960 million in general obligation bonds later this month. Proceeds from the sale will be used to finance portions of several school construction projects—Cardinal Ridge Elementary School, Discovery Elementary School, Trailside Middle School, Rocky Ridge High School, and Riverside High School, renovations to Mercer Middle School, Freedom High School, and Loudoun County High School stadium—and the renovation of the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department station; improvements to several athletic fields across the county; and acquisition of fire/rescue apparatus.

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The first, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, is a community information meeting to discuss the opening of the new intersection of Gum Spring Road and Rt. 50. The meeting will be held at Mercer Middle School, located at 42149 Greenstone Drive in Aldie. The new intersection is set to open Wednesday, May 21.

Representatives from the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure and the Virginia Department of Highways will be at the meeting, which is hosted

by Supervisor Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles).

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ollowing an extensive renovation, a one-room school at Claude Moore Park will once more echo with the sound of children—a development that likely would please the property’s former owner Dr. Claude Moore, with his strong interest in education.

The restored two-story building—the oldest extant schoolhouse in eastern Loudoun— opened to the public Saturday in a fun ribboncutting ceremony of crepe paper stretched all the way around the house and the ringing of the school bell by descendants of those who built it. The grand opening also included a 5K run, a one-mile fun walk, re-enactors, a reception and tours of the small building. The county’s Joint Architectural Review Board recognized the significance of the effort to restore the school

by naming it a 2014 Community Blue Ribbon award winner.

The small white frame schoolhouse is the latest restoration at the complex of historic buildings in the Lanesville Heritage Area, that includes the remnants of the colonial Vestal’s Gap Road, the restored early 1700s log cabin, now known as the Frogshackle Nature Center, and the restored Lanesville house, built in 1779 as an “ordinary” or inn. The ordinary also served as the first post office in eastern Loudoun.

The school was built by Benjamin Bridges II in 1870, to educate his three children and those of neighboring farmers. It served children from what we know as elementary through high school. The restored structure is a simple, whitewashed schoolroom, furnished with roughhewn oak benches and desks and a large wood stove. The schoolteacher lived in the two rooms upstairs. The school only remained in private use for about six or seven years until it was absorbed

into the newly established county public school system, according to Claude Moore Park Manager Meredyth Brede.

The building will be available to Loudoun schoolchildren on lines similar to the one-room schoolhouse re-enactment program on Second Street in Waterford, where children have the fun of dressing in period costumes and experiencing a far different schoolroom than their own.

The restoration project has been in the works for 13 years. The work was done by Lovettsville builder and historic restoration specialist Mike Skinner, aided by research from archaeologist David Clark. Skinner’s work is doubly appropriate in that his family has a strong connection to the area and the Claude Moore Park buildings.

Skinner grew up in Sterling. His grandfather helped build a large barn in the park’s heritage area, and his initials were found carved into the ridge beam. Skinner’s father helped expand

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the barn and Skinner worked on the restorations of the log cabin and Lanesville house before the schoolhouse. Skinner’s family members were longtime Sterling residents—dating back to the 1700s. “Their farm is now under Dulles Airport,” Brede said during a recent tour of the schoolhouse.

The historic buildings sit in a tranquil grassy landscape off the beaten path. A large flock of Canada geese pecked assiduously at hidden delicacies in the grass, seemingly unbothered by humans’ approach during a recent tour of the facility. The small white schoolhouse and an adjacent tenant house gleamed from the far corner of the heritage area, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Vestal’s Gap Road and Lanesville Heritage Area.

For years after the county acquired the property in 1990, the schoolhouse sat vacant.

Its frame siding was covered in tarpaper, some of it loose and flapping, and presented a forlorn appearance. The first phase of restoration began in 2007—stabilizing and rebuilding the foundation, replacing rotten beams and post and some chimney work, Brede said.

The second phase of restoration included new exterior siding, roof painting and touching up damaged interior plaster and repairing the windows. The work was finally completed last December, but Brede said it was decided to wait until warmer weather to celebrate the restoration and combine it with the 5K race.

The county helped fund the roof work, but the bulk of the funding came through funds raised by the private Friends of Claude Moore Park organization, which also has provided valuable volunteer assistance from the beginning. The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant for the first phase of restoration.

The nearby Lanesville house restoration was aided by a $200,000 Make It Happen grant.

The restoration complete, the building shines with its fresh white paint and impresses with the simplicity of the building and its interior—which probably did not accommodate more than about 20 to 25 children. A period U.S. flag hangs outside the building—“37 stars as Nebraska had just joined the Union,” Brede said.

Previously, the building had been converted to a residence and Skinner took down bookshelves and other divisions to restore it to its original 1870 appearance. Skinner donated the woodstove, and volunteers milled oak from the county’s Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve to make the school benches and desks, based on a National Park Service model. A slate chalkboard is planned for the wall and an Eagle Scout project also is planned to build the teacher’s desk and install more benches.

It will add a new component to the work undertaken by Brede and her staff, which already takes care of the 357-acre park aside from maintenance around the recreation center and the ballfield complex. The schoolhouse program will add to those already in operation—field trips with either a nature or history theme. The history programs focus on the property’s earliest inhabitants—Native American Indians—and its Civil War history as well as the history of the Lane family, which lived there for 162 years until Moore bought Lanesville in 1941 and lived there until his death in 1992. Native American artifacts dating back 3,000 years have been found at Claude Moore Park.

For Brede, the opening of the schoolhouse is satisfying. She has been at the park for 24 years in a variety of positions, so has been able to watch the project slowly gain traction.

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About 100 pit bulls a year have been brought to the Loudoun County Animal Shelter from 2010 to 2013, with about 56 percent of those being euthanized. Thirty-three percent were returned to their owners and 11 percent were transferred to another agency or adoption organizations.

Amy Martin, the animal shelter administrator, said that some of the dogs that were put down were sick or injured to a point where “it was kinder to euthanize.” There also have been some that were euthanized because they had significant enough behavior problems that they could not be transferred, or there was nowhere to send them.

“And we have had situations where the transfer partners just weren’t available,” Martin said. “When we’re busy, they’re busy…but without the transfer avenue we didn’t have any avenue.”

While the shelter will still utilize the transfer option, it will now have the ability to put the dog out on the floor for adoption when there is nowhere for it to be transferred.

“Now we’ll be able to adopt them—get them ready and get them on the adoption floor,” Martin said. hroughout the debate over pit bull adoption, the Loudoun County Animal Shelter has used a behavioral assessment tool to evaluate every animal, including pit bulls.

Recently, the program that had been in place to assess all animals has been revamped.

The new protocol, Companion Animal Readiness Program, or CARP, has been in place since September 2013. It is based on the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ anti-cruelty behavior assessment program.

The program, which has a goal to facilitate successful, long-term matches between all animals and adoptive owners, looks at several aspects of the dog and its behavior, including General Handling/Kennel Behavior, Sociability and Reaction to New Environment, Physical Control and Restraint, Play/Prey Response and Mental Sensitivity, among others.

“We do daily observations,” Martin said Thursday. “We focus heavily on enrichment and socialization so we get a full picture of the pet.

We do the assessment through the entire time the animal is here. So it is not just a snapshot in time.”

Martin said the animal shelter staff has seen success with the assessment program because pit bulls have been successfully transferred to other agencies and adopted there.

“We know we can safely determine if the animal is medically compromised or emotionally compromised,” Martin said. “It proved our point that we knew, that pit bulls are not different.” hat also was the sentiment expressed by the Board of Supervisors Wednesday night.

“If the owners are good, the pit bulls are good,” Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said. “There is an old saying: you don’t train a dog, you train a human.”

County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said he was supportive of the change, but noted the previous policy was not simply to discriminate against pit bulls. “It was an issue we had with liability and protection to ensure that the animal we were adopting out to a family was a safe animal and now we have that assurance,” he said, of the new assessment protocol.

Supervisors also said they were confident in the ability of the animal shelter staff to assess an animal and help it become adoptable even after trauma.

“You can deal with a dog that has been beaten, shot, and you can bring that dog back where it is a loving member of a family,” Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) said.

Martin said the animal shelter staff members were thrilled when they learned about the board’s decision to allow pit bull adoption, some of them to the point of tears.

“All of our staff is excited to be able to do this, well and right,” she said. “When the board was so confident in our ability to do it, we’ve always known we could, but to have that confirmed last night was really heartwarming to hear.

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In the 56 days between the approval of the Middleburg Community Charter School and the deadline for students to apply, it’s proven that it can be more than a school for Middleburg’s elementary students, but a school of choice for all of Loudoun. Of the 172 students who applied, three-fourths live outside of Middleburg.

On a recent afternoon, Susana Calley, one of the parents behind the charter effort, ticked off the list of schools students who applied to

the new Middelburg Community Charter School currently attend.

“Let’s see…” she said, naming elementary schools such as Lucketts and Lovettsville on the other end of the county, and others outside of Loudoun, not to mention a number of homeschool students.

She finally paused, “So, I’m up to 40 different schools and still counting.”

Calley later added, “We’ve been really surprised at the scope of where children applied from.”

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arbara Smith, a former charter school principal and teacher, will lead the effort to open the first public charter in Northern Virginia Aug. 4.

Smith comes with experience leading and teaching in public, private, international, independent and charter schools in Canada, Belgium and the United States. She’s served as principal of The William E. Doar Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, a Washington, DC, charter school since 2012, and worked as an educational consultant through a company called F1 Innovations for Education since 2010.

Smith also taught at the University of Toronto, University of Saskatchewan and McGill University, and has published extensively, writing about innovative and exceptional practices in education, a press release from the charter school stated.

She is originally from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and holds a PhD. in curriculum from the University of Toronto.

Smith first learned about the public charter school model—which comes with flexibility to meet federal and state education mandates—about six years ago when she helped get Jalen Rose Leadership Academy off the ground in Detroit, and she’s loved what it can provide students ever since.

Many schools are designed first with the teachers in mind before the students, Smith said, “but the charter model has provided this new space for putting students at the center of education, and I love that. My goal has always been to develop a dream team who felt the same way.”

Smith will help guide the school’s new take on education, with a project-based, interdisciplinary curriculum called the Leonardo Da Vinci Project. She will begin her post almost immediately to help the board of directors hire the school’s team of teachers.

As she begins to look through the more than 50 applications, Smith said she will be looking for teachers who “value relationships with students and parents,” have the potential

to be teacher leaders, and who “know the community in a deep, deep way because I’m going to need that.”

She and her husband Simon live in Washington, DC, but plan to move closer to Middelburg. They have two children, a daughter who attends The University of British Columbia and a son at Carnegie Mellon University.

Susana Calley, member of the Middleburg Community Charter School Board of Directors, described Smith as a curriculum expert with a reputation for being an excellent mentor for teachers.

“We thought those were the two keys to make this a successful school, especially from the beginning,” Calley said. “We couldn’t have found anyone better to help us introduce something new and innovative.”

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he Loudoun Education Association wants a seat at the table as the Loudoun County School Board considers streamlining, and clarifying, the school division’s complaint process for its 9,800 employees.

The LEA, an advocate group that represents 3,400 Loudoun school employees, is often

the first call for employees asking for help to translate the cumbersome policy and follow the proper channels and timelines to file formal complaints that will be fully investigated.

Members of the School Board’s Personnel Committee are working with the Personnel Services Department to update the policy and come up with a tool to clearly communicate the complaint process to employees. Right now, there are several different reporting avenues depending on the nature of the complaint, and

the only avenue that treats a complaint as a formal grievance that can go to the full board is the most cumbersome.

LEA Director Patsy Layer knows the employee complaint process well. She’s worked with the association for 19 years, and said she has seen many cases where employees’ concerns are addressed and resolved, but that’s often after they come to the LEA frustrated because they received little guidance through the process from school division administrators.

And Layer said she’s never seen a complaint that’s resulted in such a delayed response like the allegations from Loudoun Valley High School employees that the school administrators bullied them and pressured them to inflate students’ grades. The LEA filed signed complaints from a dozen Loudoun Valley teachers in June 2013 requesting a full investigation, and Layer said the process seems to be held up over “policy nuances.”

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But his brothers were always there with him. “People always ask us, do you get sick of each other. Sometimes, but it’s always nice knowing my two brothers have my back,” Marios-Yiannis said.

They share a car. They share much of their class schedules. They share clothes— sometimes accidentally showing up in the same shirt. They share adventures—trying out their talents on the swim team, the soccer team, the basketball team and even in a fencing program.

And this fall, the triplets plan to begin a two-year program at Northern Virginia Community College before going to George Mason University. “We decided that together, too,” George said. “One said, how about Mason, and we all agreed. I think subconsciously we don’t want to be separated.”

The three might even end up working in the same industry. All three are considering majoring in computer science. George sees himself starting his own computer company; Gerasimos would love to work in filmmaking; and Marios-Yiannis wants to design video games.

“Our parents really put the pressure on us to do well and to do something we really like,” Gerasimos said, “so that’s what we plan to do.”

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“I want to do the honors program [at NOVA]…and if you’re successful in the honors program at NOVA, you can get into the honors program at another college,” he said. “I am pretty set on VCU, but I don’t know if I want to go now or in two years.”

Evan also is set on a major in physics—he is particularly interested in particle physics— with the ultimate goal of becoming a college professor. Since the eighth grade he has had a natural aptitude for science and physics. “I like thinking for the sake of thinking,” he said.

He was able to take a conceptual physics class at Douglass as an elective and is looking forward to continue that exploration in college.

But, he said, none of it would have been possible without Douglass. “As much as I know I worked to get back up, I still have to thank Douglass. I probably would have dropped out by now without them—I know I would have.”

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n just a few weeks, Joao Versos will hear his name echo through Dominion High School gymnasium as he’s called to accept his diploma before an audience of thousands. He has no jitters. No sweaty palms. Just excitement.

“I’m excited for the next chapter in my life,” he said, and added with a grin, “And to go make my dreams come true.”

Plus, Joao is not intimidated by stages, spotlights or large audiences. They have been almost a constant in Joao’s life. He was 6 years old when he started performing in commu-

nity theater productions and later in school plays. Along with landing several male lead roles at Dominion—he played Emmett in the school’s production of “Legally Blonde” earlier this month—he’s also helped cast, stage-manage and direct productions.

His talents won him the 2012 NOVA Idol’s high school competition, and a nomination for a National Capital Area Cappie as best supporting actor in Dominion’s “Little Shop of Horrors.”

“Honestly, the thing that consumes most of my time is theater in one form or another,” he said. “It’s always what I wanted to do, and I can’t see myself doing anything else. While I have other passions, people have always told me that I was born to be a performer.”

The 17-year-old showcased one of those other passions he refers to on a different type of stage in March at the Loudoun County Regional Science & Engineering Fair. He placed first in the Earth and Planetary Science category, and earned an honorable mention at the state science fair.

Joao says his “ultimate goal in life is to be a performer,” but that doesn’t mean he wants to leave his love for biology behind.

“I’d love to do both…We’ll just see where life takes me.”

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van Wainright readily admits that high school could have ended much differently for him.

After moving to Loudoun before eighth grade, Evan says he found himself outside the social loop and focused on his classes.

But when he entered Potomac Falls High School, his studies began to fall off as he skipped school, missing assignments in every class. Soon he found he had missed 30 days of instruction in seven subjects.

“I tried to start going back, but I had fallen so far behind it was impossible at that point,” Evan said. Then, in his final quarter of freshman year he became a part of Douglass School’s Saving 9th Grade program. He transferred to the alternative high school in Leesburg, and was able to earn five credits in his core subjects in the fourth quarter of the year and summer school—pulling his GPA up from 0.7 and keeping him on track to graduate.

And he has never looked back.

“I was trying to bounce back [at Potomac Falls]…but I think that drive I had then, when Douglass gave me the chance, I just never stopped pushing,” Evan said.

At Douglass, Evan also discovered a new passion: chess. His sophomore English teacher George Kitchen used the game to explain plot lines in literature, and Evan was hooked. He plays with the chess club every day during lunch.

“The way you think about chess is the way you think about life,” he said. “You never make a move without thinking about it first. Every move has a purpose. And it is the same thing in life.”

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Last August, the superintendent’s office hired an attorney to conduct an investigation into the allegations, in which more than 60 current and former Loudoun Valley employees were interviewed, and a second attorney was hired earlier this year to review the initial investigation. The School Board has not taken a vote on the matter, and no information has been shared with the public by school system senior staff about the status of the investigation.

“I never thought it would be put off this long,” Layer said. “Most of the time an investigation is conducted, people realize there must be some seriousness here to spend time and money and energy, but with this particular situation it’s like the school officials want to pretend nothing is going on.”

Loudoun Valley employees who filed complaints involving the school administration more than a year ago on their own, without the LEA’s guidance, just learned last week that their complaints were not considered formal grievances.

Division Counsel Stephen DeVita stated in an email to Leesburg Today that no formal grievances have been filed relative to Loudoun Valley administrators.

But that was not new news to the LEA. When Loudoun Valley employees approached the association about filing complaints, Layer was familiar enough with the policy to know the complaints could not be filed as formal grievances because the incidents that brought rise to their complaints had past the 15-day filing deadline laid out in School Board’s Policy 7-4 Procedure for Adjusting Grievances.

The LEA instead filed signed complaints with the division administration under Policy 7-3, which covers “injuries, wrong or unfairness.” The brief, 75-word policy states that a complaint can move through the administra-

tive channels to the School Board, but does not require any party to respond or investigate a complaint under any timeline.

Still, Layer said she never thought almost a year later the Loudoun Valley employees would have no indication whether Principal Sue Ross, who they filed complaints against, would still be leading the school next year.

“That places teachers in a terrible position,” she said. “If this school system truly stands for not bullying and stands firm against harassment in the work place, then that needs to be enforced not only student to student and teacher to student, but it needs to be enforced colleague to colleague.”

Ross has denied manipulating grades or asking any teacher to inflate a grade, but said her leadership style and drive to achieve excellence in student performance is not pleasing to everyone.

The LEA is considering putting forward a formal recommendation to the School Board as it weighs changes to its policy, such as to require that the Personnel Services Department provide employees guidance through the complaint process. “If the School Board wants employees to know how to file a complaint or a grievances and they want it to be less cumbersome, no more than it has to be, I hope they will listen to input from the LEA to help resolve manners in a very timely manner,” Layer said.

Calls and an email to Kimberly Hough, assistant superintendent of Personnel Services, regarding the complaint policy were not returned. She did say during the April 30 Personnel Committee meeting that the process needs to be improved. “We need to hear employees’ feedback,” she said.

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The talents of Briar Woods’ student musicians have earned them performances in The

Northern Virginia Community College will hold its 48th commencement Sunday, May 18.

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debated how many enrolled students would make it financially viable.

Board members, and the charter applicants, finally agreed that 60 students was a realistic enrollment threshold for the School Board to go forward with the school. Although some thought 60 was advantageous for a school that sits 15 miles from any of the county’s population centers, no matter how creative the curriculum promised to be.

But a few weeks after those late-night debates, the number of students who showed interest in attending surpassed the building’s capacity by about 30.

“It is very surprising and gratifying,” David Quanbeck, a former Middleburg Elementary student and parent who will serve as president of the charter school’s board of directors, said of the number of applications without hesitation.

“I think it’s an indication that people like what they’re hearing about the school.”

The school’s board of directors held a lottery May 6 to narrow enrollment to 122 students, and letters went out to parents the following day.

When Broadlands resident Erika Hodell Cotti got word that her rising second grader will be part of the inaugural class of Middleburg Community Charter School, she said, “I really feel like my family won the educational lottery.”

Her 6-year-old son attends Mill Run Elementary School, which Cotti called a high performing school, but, with almost 950 students, her son can feel lost. And an opportunity for her son to be a part of a smaller school community is worth the 20 miles she’ll drive to deliver him to school each day.

“It really came down to the size of the school,” she said. “I know there’s a risk here…a charter school can provide an incredible or bad experience. But I also know my 6 year old is struggling in the current climate he’s in. We feel lucky, and we feel the opportunity came at the right time.”

The school will have five combined grade classes, with three kindergarten through second grade classes and two third through fifth grade classes. The newly appointed principal, Barbara Smith, will work with the board of directors to help hire at least seven teachers, including a math specialist and reading specialist who will work with students in every grade level, and others either part-time or full-time English Language Learner, gifted and special education teachers.

It will operate on an extended year calendar, which means its very first day is Aug. 4, almost a month ahead of the rest of Loudoun students. Cotti, and several other families who will be a part of the new school, hope it will lead in more ways than one.

“I know there are a lot of parents like us who will do everything in our power to see this become the premier school in this state if not the country,” Cotti said. “There is a lot riding on this, and it’s going to take the entire village to make sure it’s successful.” n

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he highlight of Visit Loudoun’s annual luncheon meeting each May is the handing out of awards for tourism industry professionals and volunteers.

The focus of last Wednesday’s program was “to showcase the work, service, creativity and contributions of individuals and companies that serve as examples of exceptional work in the industry.”

Annual Meeting and Awards Committee chairwoman Melanie Schmidt praised the various recipients, noting the specifics of their service in different categories before calling each winner to the podium to receive their award from Acting President and CEO Beth Erickson and Visit Loudoun Board Chairwoman Jackie Gosses.

The winners of the 2013 awards were as follows: • Judy Patterson Award: Sandy Lerner, Ayrshire Farm. The highest honor given by Visit Loudoun is named after the Visit Loudoun founding board member who made an indelible mark on the county’s tourism industry for 13 years before her death in 1997. A woman with infectious passion and hard work ethic, Patterson’s integrity, professionalism, modesty

and genuine care for everyone earned her great respect. The award was created in 1998, both to honor Patterson’s memory and to recognize individuals and organizations that echo her passion and dedication and that have left their mark on the county’s tourism industry.

Lerner was honored for “quietly influencing and improving” the quality of food in Loudoun County for more than 15 years, an effort that has brought national attention and followers who come to Middleburg to buy from her store, eat at her restaurant and/or tour her certified organic and certified humane farm.

Lerner supplies a number of Loudoun restaurants with top-quality food from Ayrshire, and was recognized for being extremely instrumental in forwarding the farm-to-table movement and bringing visitors to the area. Food is a strong tourism driver, and Lerner has opened her farm to numerous groups from across the country to learn about her farming successes, challenges and breakthroughs.

After emphasizing her insistence on certification for organic produce and human meat production, Lerner said “the most important message of today is eat local.”

• Tourism Event of the Year, attendance up to 3,000: Middleburg Film Festival. The committee rewarded the inaugural film festival for its successful debut—opening with the Acad-

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Ayrshire Farm owner Sandy Lerner, center, receives the Judy Patterson Award from Visit Loudoun Chairwoman Jackie Gosses (left) and Acting President and CEO Beth Erickson at Visit Loudoun’s annual awards ceremony last week.

emy Award-nominated film “Nebraska,” and featuring the best in independent filmmaking.

The three-day festival featured various locations around town converted into impromptu theaters, farm-to-table dinners featuring Loudoun food and wine, more than 250 local volunteers and attracted filmmakers and filmgoers from around the country and abroad. More than 600 room nights were generated and local businesses reported their best sales of the year.

The 23rd Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Expo and the 3rd Annual Loudoun Grown Expo also were nominated.

• Tourism Event of the Year, attendance over 3,000: Aldie Harvest Festival and Duck Race, Aldie Heritage Association. The 2013 festival

was the 49th rendition, and the village-wide celebration of its history, its mill, local vendors and Civil War actions attracted more than 4,000 visitors, a third of them from beyond the county. In particular, the festival boosted business for local vendors—“the lifeblood of our retail shops.” It also provided a great deal of entertainment for the ever popular “duck race.”

Lovettsville Oktoberfest; “Munnings: Out in the Open” Exhibition & Opening at the National Sporting Library; the Purcellville Wine & Food Festival; and the grand opening of Salamander Resort and Spa also were nominated. Salamander Resort & Spa also received the Distinguished Service Award.

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ast week’s Visit Loudoun awards ceremony at the National Conference Center was an unabashed celebration of the benefits tourism brings to the county.

Acting President and CEO Beth Erickson kicked off the laudatory emphasis, touching on Visit Loudoun’s accomplishments during the past year, particularly with regard to expanding its media presence; the marketing and promotion of Loudoun as a tourism destination, both here and abroad; and successfully leveraging marketing funds to bring more tourists to Loudoun.

Plans are going well for the 2014 Epicurience, scheduled to be held Aug. 30 at Morven Park. Visit Loudoun hopes to build on last year’s debut festival designed to showcase Loudoun’s food and wine industries, Erickson said.

Erickson also announced a notable feather in Visit Loudoun’s cap for this year’s Epicurience: the presence of Nathalie Dupree, best-selling author, television personality, James Beard winner and the founding chairman of the Charleston Food and Wine Festival as well as several other culinary and wine events. The South Carolinian has 15

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cookbooks to her credit and has appeared on more than 300 television shows on The Food Network, PBS and The Learning Channel.

Capital One Bank also will come on board as a major sponsor.

The organization published four new brochures, undertook five digital marketing campaigns as well as a weddings blog—eliciting a high response—attended a number of trade shows, added three restaurants to its roster of destination eateries and showcased the work of 20 photographers in its Foto Trek club. “This was their vision of the county; they’re not professionals,” Erickson said, hinting at a teen trek in the future.

Visit Loudoun expanded its media representation in New York state, getting a number of articles in big magazines, and also worked to expand its international reach. Staff members organized extensive site visits and meetings in Loudoun. DC’s Wine Country was well promoted through the installation of the state L.O.V.E. letters outside the Train Sta-

tion in Purcellville. The letters recently were given permanently to the town in recognition of the Visitor Center at the train station that last year saw 1,200 visitors.

These boosted efforts have played their part in what is now a significant industry in Loudoun. “2013 was outstanding,” Erickson said, noting total visitor spending in the county amounted to $1.5 billion.

This year, Visit Loudoun has launched a new website, that focuses on topical trends, such as female travel, and, above all, experiences, supported by high impact photographs.

“It’s stunning,” Erickson said, thanking the Visit Loudoun staff team for its hard work.

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• Tourism Marketing Promotion/Campaign of the Year: Doukenie Winery Public Relations/Social Media/Online Marketing Campaign, Benoit Marketing LLC. The campaign successfully increased the winery’s wedding and private event business by highlighting winemaker Sebastien Marquet as an industry expert and using compelling testimonials from brides and event planners. The winery, working with Visit Loudoun, was in the local and regional news every month in 2013.

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• Tourism Employee of the Year, Management: Linda Boyer, Goodstone Inn & Restaurant.

Boyer was cited for her warm smile, total professionalism and passion for her work. “Linda exudes genuine enthusiasm as she welcomes and interacts with Goodstone’s guests,” the nomination read, noting her remarkable attention to detail and ability to anticipate the needs of guests.

Sandy Lerner, owner of Ayrshire Farm, also was nominated.

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An accomplished speaker, with a deft touch of humor, Geist spoke on “the power of tourism.” He urged the audience “to spread the word, be an evangelist” for the industry, noting its $1.5 billion economic development impact in Loudoun. With social media avenues of communication and mobile devices, that’s an easy task, he said.

Tourism spells taxes, through room taxes—“Travel and tourism brings heads in beds”—and generates property taxes, paid by hotels and tourism locations, he said. There are 5,000 hotel rooms in Loudoun, and even at 50 percent that’s 2,500 rooms filled by people who don’t live here, but pay taxes to eat, or go out and visit craft breweries and wineries.

Tourism also encourages investment, Geist stated, noting that in Tampa Bay, FL, 75 percent of the investment is non-Floridian.

“If someone comes here, and falls in love with Loudoun, they may well say, ‘I’ll invest here,’” he said.

Industry representatives should chase meetings and conventions that bring hundreds of visitors to Loudoun. The secret is building a place and an atmosphere where people want to visit, he said.

“The travel outlook has not been brighter in decades,” Geist said, adding 89 percent of Trip Advisor users say they will travel between now and Labor Day. One-third say they will spend more than they did in 2013. At least 71 percent at the end of April said they had not finalized their plans, and only 22 percent was locked in. “So, we’ve got a couple of months to reel in that 80 percent,” Geist said.

Women are an important focus. Geist

said 70 percent of travel decisions are made by women and girl friend getaways are becoming big business.

Most important, 74 percent of U.S. travelers would rather buy experience than a luxurious lifestyle. That’s a good sign for Loudoun, Geist said, advising everyone in the room to look for the unusual offerings and to make experiences easy for travelers. It also helps to add “random” features, he advised, citing the Bottle Rocket wine store in New York. A New York reader poll named it the top wine shop because of its pairing of wine and food stations in situ. “Seventy-eight percent of Americans have no idea how to pair wine and food,” and the shop’s showing them how to do that made the difference, Geist said.

Wine is now becoming the new beer, he said, noting a Gallup poll shows it within one point of beer in popularity. “You have both covered here,” Geist commented, noting that culinary tourism is important to visitors, 35 percent of whom say where they eat is a key factor, 60 percent say it is a consideration, but only 5 percent don’t care.

Another key factor in today’s industry is photography, Geist advised, noting 81 percent of travelers make their decisions based on how an event or place looks in its marketing venues. It’s got to sing, he said. “It’s all about the photography.” And video is even better.

Signage that fits the message is important. Geist illustrated his point with two signs advertising fresh eggs: one was handwritten on a rough piece of cardboard, while the other was a nicely printed sign. Asked which was most effective, the audience correctly chose the homemade sign. But in the case of flying lessons, the reverse was true.

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Stephan Burke, Homewood Suites by HiltonDulles North; Lesley Lynch, Lansdowne Resort; and Bisrat “Mimi” Manayeh, Embassy Suites Dulles North, also were nominated.

• Humanitarian of the Year: Tom Sweitzer, A Place to Be. Sweitzer, playwright, composer and former drama teacher at The Hill School in Middleburg was recognized for his work in founding A Place to Be, with the mission of helping those facing tough physical and emotional challenges through therapeutic arts, music and performance. “It’s impossible to watch a performance put on by these individuals and not come away with a deeper understanding of what can be achieved, no matter how great the challenge,” his nomination read.

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• Tourism Employee of the Year, Front-Line: Ramon Nawabi, Hilton Garden Inn Dulles North. Nawabi received the award for his “dedication, honesty, teamwork with other associates, guest service skills, sense of humor, genuine commitment, positive attitude and intuition.”

Nawabi has received more than 50 citations from guests on surveys. “He is the definition of hospitality,” Schmidt said.

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• Partner of the Year: Lansdowne Resort.

The award winner is selected by Visit Loudoun staff. Schmidt said it always is a difficult choice between the organization’s “great industry partners.” But Lansdowne stood out. “It always says ‘yes,’” Schmidt said, no matter “what we ask… this partner always steps up to the plate without hesitation.” Jim Horsman, Lansdowne managing director, accepted the award.

• Tourism Volunteer of the Year: Peter Wood, chairman of the Middleburg Arts Council.

Although not his full-time job, Wood has a passion for the arts, and since he has taken the helm at the Middleburg Arts Council, “the arts have taken flight,” his nomination read. Cited for his extraordinary dedication and leadership, Wood was praised for bringing new visitors to Middleburg through events such as the first Art in the Burg and Art in the Park events.

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hen Emma Juneau showed up for tryouts for the Briar Woods girls lacrosse team in 2011, she wasn’t concerned with creating a legacy. She just wanted to play.

But Emma has become part of a legacy that has seen a player with the last name Juneau be a starter in goal for the Falcons in each of the past six seasons. And this year, the tree has grown another branch as her younger brother Will became a part-time starter as a freshman for the boys lacrosse team, putting two members of the family in the nets at Briar Woods as both teams head into Potomac District/Conference 14 tournament play this week.

Emma and Will Juneau got started in lacrosse at about the same time, when Emma was entering seventh grade and Will the fourth grade. Each of the three older Juneau siblings (including older sister Katie) had participated in swimming, but they decided after a while it wasn’t their sport. While their father Brad—a club lacrosse player at Louisiana State University—did not push them, the youngsters gravitated toward lacrosse in the Dulles South program and found they enjoyed it.

“It comes down to what our dad likes to watch,” Will said. “If he likes to watch it, you can play it. I didn’t go out for football, I went out for lacrosse because he likes to watch it.”

Neither Emma nor Will began as a goalie.

Emma played defense (also her position in field hockey) while Will was a midfielder, but both

found their calling when coaches asked for goalie volunteers when a slot opened up.

“I think that’s how every goalie is formed— there’s a missing spot on the team,” Will said.

“Knowing I wasn’t the fastest runner, I kind of stepped into that position and it went on from there. I get to control that half of the field. It’s mine to control and do as I see fit. I just like doing it.”

“It was one of those things that if you show any potential, they want you to stay in that position,” Emma said of playing goalie. “So I ended up staying with it and decided I liked it a lot. I love the feeling of excitement of having a save. I guess it’s like an attacker having a goal. It’s just that feeling that you did something really cool. I love being in the back saving the shots, controlling the game once you’ve made a save and do the clear.”

In fact, Katie—the oldest of the five Juneau children at age 20, followed by Emma (18), Will (15), Cecille (11) and Beau (7)—was the first to play goalie at Briar Woods and started for the Falcons for two seasons. With Emma intent on making the varsity team as a freshman, Katie decided to step away and left the position open for her sister to earn.

Emma began preparing for the job during her eighth-grade year as both she and Will began training with Warren Danzenbaker, the current boys lacrosse head coach at Freedom High School. From that training, similarities in their styles began to emerge.

“I worked with [Danzenbaker] a lot before my freshman year,” Emma said. “Our sessions were back-to-back, so there are probably a lot of technique things we do the same because we

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Emma, left, and her brother Will Juneau play goalie for Briar Woods’ girls and boys lacrosse teams

learned from the same person.”

Emma went on to be a four-year starter for the Falcons, earning second-team all-Dulles District honors each of the past two seasons.

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ime off during a rain delay can be positive or negative for a team, and how it reacts after a change in its routine can spell the difference between victory and defeat.

A rain delay lasting approximately one hour and 45 minutes Monday night proved to be the difference for the Briar Woods and Tuscarora softball teams. The visiting Falcons reacted to the time away from the field much better than the host Huskies and it led to an 11-3 Briar Woods victory in a key Potomac District/Conference 14 contest in Leesburg.

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Junior Kayla Brennan was one of the stars for Briar Woods (11-6, 6-1 Potomac District) as she went 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs batted in while also earning the victory in the circle with four solid innings in relief. Junior Kacie Kondrotis and senior Caroline Fowler also had two hits each, with Kondrotis contributing a three-run home run.

Tuscarora (10-6, 4-3) actually got off to the better start. The Huskies took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning as senior Tori Richardson doubled to drive in senior Makenna Mayflower and sophomore Michala Pellegrino. Briar Woods got a run back in the fourth as junior Danielle Brendes scored on a wild pitch.

The game was delayed at 6:53 p.m.—in

“…Everyone did something to help the team win tonight and I’m super proud of them.”

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the top of the fifth—when lightning was seen on the horizon. Briar Woods had runners at second and third base with two outs at the time of the delay, and one more out could have allowed the Huskies to escape with what would have been a complete game.

Rain fell heavily for approximately 15 minutes, leaving the dirt infield a muddy mess.

When the rain ended near 7:30 p.m., the Tuscarora grounds crew—under the direction of Assistant Athletic Director John Puterio—did an outstanding job over the next hour to get the field in playable shape so the game could resume at 8:37 p.m.

Unfortunately for the Huskies, things began to go woefully wrong almost immediately. A low pitch by sophomore Jena Calvitti went to the backstop, allowing Falcons senior Carrie Keevey to score the tying run. Brendes doubled into the left field corner to drive in sophomore Meghan Bradshaw with the go-ahead run, then Brendes scored as senior Casey Forbes reached base on the second Tuscarora error of the inning. All three Briar Woods runs were unearned.

“We came back a bit flat and didn’t have what we had the first five innings,” Tuscarora head coach Megan Smith said. “Jena is a workhorse for us. She came back from the delay and felt ready to go, but they hit the ball.”

“The girls went inside the school, hung out together and were having fun,” Briar Woods head coach Chris Starke said of how the Falcons dealt with the delay. “They decided this is a fun game they wanted to play in. We were frustrated in our loss to Stone Bridge the other night, and tonight we came out with a much more focused energy and were a much more together team.”

Briar Woods continued its offensive onslaught in the final two innings. After being limited to just three hits before the delay, the Falcons had six afterward. Kondrotis singled, went to second on a sacrifice and scored on Brennan’s single for a 5-2 lead in the sixth.

Then Fowler had a run-scoring single before Kondrotis slammed a three-run blast over the left-center field wall to break the game wide open in the seventh.

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said. “We’ve been waiting for an outing like this, a big outburst, because we’ve been hit or miss with our offense the last few games. Kayla had a slow start to the season [at the plate], but the last few games she’s been hot. We moved her from two to nine [in the batting order] and I told her tonight, a nine is just another one. She proved tonight that she can get stuff going for us out of that nine spot.

“We shuffled half or more of our lineup around over the weekend,” Starke added. “We figured if it works, great, and if not, we’ll go back to the drawing board. Not one kid complained or looked at it as a negative. They looked at it as I’m hitting in a new spot and I’m going to hit. And they hit. Danielle Brendes had a big hit coming out of the rain delay and Kacie Kondrotis hit a big home run. Everyone did something to help the team win tonight and I’m super proud of them.”

Meanwhile, Brennan took over in the pitching circle in the fourth inning after junior starter Madison Goodman allowed two runs on three hits and three walks. Utilizing her trademark change-up, Brennan kept the Huskies off balance the next three innings, allowing just two hits and striking out five, before Tuscarora reached her for four hits and a run in the bottom of the seventh.

“Our pitching staff has been doing a really good job all year,” Starke said. “We had the system last year where Maddy started and we went to Kayla to change-up the look for the bats on the other team. We wanted to get back into that tonight and see what happened. Maddy pitched well and kept us in the ballgame. She doesn’t offer that change of speed like Kayla. We go with the hard stuff and then try to change the bat speed, and it worked tonight.”

Pellegrino and senior Alex Lang each had two hits to lead the Tuscarora offense, while Calvitti was the tough-luck losing pitcher, allowing just two earned runs among the 11 scored by the Falcons. Smith, however, is con-

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fident her team can overcome its four-game losing streak and be ready for the upcoming district tournament.

“We just have to get back on track,” Smith said. “All teams, at times, have issues with defense. It’s part of the game, but it’s tough to watch. We need to get back to hitting, playing good defense, hitting our spots in pitching and get back to it being a collective team effort like how we started.”

The victory was the fourth in five games for Briar Woods, and Starke said the Falcons are taking their remaining schedule one game at a time.

“We wanted to be 1-0 after tonight, and we want to be 1-0 after tomorrow night [at Potomac Falls],” Starke said. “We want to be 1-0 three more times to get the No. 1 seed and host as long as we can stay in [the district tournament]. It’s nice to be able to play at home. We haven’t had a lot of home games this year, and I’m sure our kids would love to be able to have their home crowd on their side as long as we can be in the tournament.” n

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year’s undefeated state championship squad.

Nate Juth and Sam Griffith will continue their soccer careers and playing together for another four years, as both have committed to play at Randolph College this fall.

• Tuscarora High School is preparing to hold its annual golf outing Sunday, June 22, at Lansdowne. Those interested in sponsoring and/or playing in the event can find more information by contacting the organizers by email at huskyathletics@gmail.com.

• Foxcroft School’s undefeated lacrosse team rolled into the state tournament by winning its second consecutive Delaney Athletic Conference Championship Friday and has been seeded No. 1 in the VISAA Division II State Tournament.

• Two Loudoun County teens were chosen from students across the state to receive scholarships from The Allstate Foundation and the Virginia High School League Monday. Loudoun Valley’s Brandon Grayson is the Group 3A Athlete of the Year. He lettered four years in baseball and three years in football, while excelling in both. In the classroom, he is a member of the National Honor Society and has maintained a 3.65 GPA. He will attend West Virginia Wesleyan and plans to study international business. Freedom High School’s Kyle Wrighte is the Group 5A Male Athlete of the Year. He earned five varsity letters in his high school career, including four in baseball and one in basketball. In the classroom, he maintained a 3.96 GPA. He will attend the College of William & Mary on a baseball scholarship and plans to pursue a degree in business.

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• In advance of next month’s Major League Baseball draft, Stone Bridge hurler JB Bukauskas has announced his decision to play ball at the University of North Carolina next year rather than pursue a big league contract. With a fastball that’s been clocked at 100 miles per hour, Bukauskas has drawn constant interest from scouts since the start of the season. And the interest only continued to build. In his last start April 28, three assistant general managers were in attendance. Bukauskas is 6-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 81 strikeouts and four walks in 34.1 innings this season. You can read more about his decision online at www.leesburgtoday.com/sports/ • Just three years after its creation, the Stone Bridge Rowing boys’ 2nd Varsity 4 took second place in a nail-biting finish at the state finals at the Occoquan this past Saturday. Boys’ Varsity 4 placed eighth in the state. Girls’ Varsity 4 and girls’ Junior Varsity 4 also had solid races and progressed into the semi-finals.

• The AstroTurf playing surfaces at Evergreen SportsPlex in Leesburg have been given a FIFA One-Star Recommended status. The four oversized, lighted synthetic turf fields allow a variety of athletes and sports to train, practice, play and compete in tournaments year round. Only 20 other fields in the U.S. have acquired the FIFA status.

• Loudoun County High School is celebrating four college commitments. Jane Feddersen will continue her volleyball career at Virginia Commonwealth University. Maggie Phillips has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, where she will continue her volleyball career. Both were senior leaders on this

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ike so many teen bands, Ashburn’s Just Another Scene started in a basement. But in the four years since then, members have pursued their musical ambitions with an impressive level of professionalism and commitment to their craft.

The band plays gigs across the mid-Atlantic and recently self-produced its first full-length album.

Just Another Scene is one of 14 finalists competing in the final Loudoun YouthFest Battle of the Bands May 17 at Leesburg’s Tally Ho Theatre. All finalists also will perform at the much-anticipated YouthFest slated for June 21 at The Barn at One Loudoun in Ashburn.

The band’s frontman and manager Alex Jongbloed, guitarist Brandon Guyton, and drummer Zach Benson recently sat down with Leesburg Today to discuss YouthFest, the Northern Virginia music scene, the band’s roots and learning from their mistakes.

Broad Run High School seniors Jongbloed and Guyton, both 18, have known each other since their kindergarten days at Ashburn Elementary School. They started playing together after re-establishing a connection in an eighthgrade guitar class and formed the band as freshmen in high school in 2010. They recruited Benson, now 17 and a junior at Heritage High

records under Jongbloed’s direction. Jongbloed has taken what he learned from working with the label and with a professional production team and applied it to his own work and to the basement studio he built following the split with the label. The band has since self-produced two EPs, two singles and a new full-length album “A Secret To Share.”

“I learn easily from mistakes. Every step in JAS’s history was a learning point for me, which helped me book, which helped me record, which helped me write. I applied that to [bandmates] and they just soak it in and know exactly how to work with it,” Jongbloed said.

“A Secret to Share” was almost complete in 2012 when Jongbloed decided to pull the plug and start over.

“I thought to myself, we can do so much better than this,” he said. “We kept one or two songs and wrote some more and released this album. The feedback that we’ve gotten from it has been more than I could dream of having.”

As three of the four band members prepare to graduate this year, life will pull them in different directions. But Just Another Scene will stay together for the foreseeable future, bandmates agree. Benson, still a junior, has college ambitions. Guyton plans to attend Northern Virginia Community College next year, while Jongbloed plans to forego college and learn music production at a studio in Falls Church starting this summer. Meanwhile, members

“Two years ago, we were four little pop punk kids wearing band T-shirts and skinny jeans. We’ve all grown...We’ve gone beyond the realm and limits of pop punk...We’ve done what feels right.”

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“Two years ago, we were four little pop punk kids wearing band T-shirts and skinny jeans,” Jongbloed said. “We’ve all grown...We’ve gone beyond the realm and limits of poppunk…We’ve done what feels right.”

From the beginning, the guys have pursued their musical goals with focus and maturity. Fairly early in their collaboration, the band signed with an indie label (which members chose not to name), but that relationship ended badly, and the band is now producing its own

will continue to work to find a place with an established label and to continue growing the number of shows they play. The band regularly plays venues across Northern Virginia and travels to Richmond and Baltimore.

Band members are grateful for the opportunities they’ve had growing up and launching their musical careers in Loudoun, but, especially in Jongbloed’s case, there’s a clear desire to move on down the road.

“The basic pop punk attitude that’s been existent since the ‘90s has been ‘I hate this town.’

That’s the cliché of our style of music,” Benson said. “But to be honest, Loudoun is a really great place and there have been a lot of opportunities for bands like us.”

“I’m not going to complain about the music scene here because it made us who we are,” Jongbloed says, but adds that he feels his musical future is elsewhere and he plans to move to the West Coast at some point.

The band members are close friends, despite clearly different personalities—from the ultra-focused, perfectionist, self-directed (and tattooed) Jongbloed, to the laid back, shaggy-

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haired Guyton and Benson, a clean-cut honors student. These personality differences also are reflected in the group’s songwriting, band members said. Jongbloed is the group’s primary songwriter, known for his darker material and complex, sometimes wordy lyrics. Jongbloed, who at a young age has known more than his share of tragedy (which he chose not to discuss for publication), doesn’t shy away from tough topics like death, including suicide.

“That’s another force behind this band,” he said. “I can sing that stuff with the emotion behind it.”

Benson’s songs tend to be more straightforward and more upbeat, and his danceable “Counted the Years” is one of the group’s most popular songs.

The band officially practices twice a week and often plays gigs on weekends, but, sometimes, informal get-togethers at members’ houses are equally productive.

“We’re all really close friends so we’re hanging out a lot anyway,” Jongbloed said.

“We’ll be hanging out on a Friday night watching a movie and I’ll be like ‘Hey I wrote this song yesterday—check it out.’”

Their parents are big supporters, band members said, and have gotten used to opening their doors to the crew and providing plenty of snacks. Jongbloed even calls Guyton’s mother “mom.”

Guyton was initially attracted to music by playing video games like “Guitar Hero” with his dad, who also gave his son his first guitar in fifth grade. Jongbloed, who started piano lessons at 4 and later moved to guitar, also credits his father with teaching him to read and develop an interest in music at a young age. All of the members’ parents promote their children’s shows on social media and often drive several hours to catch their shows. Benson, who started piano lessons in elementary school before moving on to drums, was quick to recognize the enormous contributions his parents have made in support of his art.

“My parents have been driving me to play shows since I was 12,” he said. “They’ve invested in drum sets and PA systems and microphones and band merch…They’ve supported shows and they’ve been adamant about telling their friends about our shows.”

The strong band culture at Broad Run High School has also been a factor in JAS’s success. Classmates are some of their biggest fans, and students from Broad Run will likely be out in numbers May 17 and June 21. Jongbloed was recently nominated as most likely to be famous in the BRHS 2014 senior superlatives.

The school’s numerous student bands have been strongly encouraged by BRHS’s guitar director Mark Campayno, who has worked with Guyton and Jongbloed.

“I’ve encouraged it from the beginning to give kids an outlet,” Campayno said, adding that while that school’s bands are competitors on a certain level, they are also friends and often call on one another when a group is down a player.

And many of these friendly competitors will be competing at YouthFest, where Broad Run is heavily represented. Campayno adds that Just Another Scene’s focus and Jongbloed’s intense leadership style are particularly impressive.

“They’ve been a good role model for other bands in terms of how they run things,” Campayno said.

Other YouthFest finalists are The Scribbles, Give Delirium, Wild Love, Party Squad, USA, Places Unknown, High Authority, Questionable Substance and Blank Planet and soloists Beth Cannon, Tate Gardner, Jessica Endara, Devin Clawson and Emily Brennan. Each finalist is guaranteed a spot at the concert in June, but will compete for a choice spot in the lineup.

Broad Run’s Campayno, who has worked with many of the bands in the lineup and regularly judges band competitions says the audience can expect a top-notch show.

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Film Screening: The Mars Codex

Mac And Cheese Weekend At Willowcroft

Noon-5 p.m., Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, 38906 Mt. Gilead, Road, Leesburg. Contact: 703-777-8161 or susan@willowcroftwine.com, www.willowcroftwine.com Get a delicious lunch of creamy macaroni and cheese, bread and a glass of wine for $15.

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Cancer Can Rock Benefit

Noon-4 p.m., Spanky’s Shenanigans, Leesburg.

Contact: cancercanrock.org

Hunt Country Stable Tour May 24 -25

he annual Hunt Country Stable Tour is a self-driven tour that provides public access to 10 of the most prestigious stables and equine facilities in the commonwealth. Sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, this year’s tour includes four new stables never before open to the public. A catered lunch is available for purchase at Trinity Church, which will also host a country fair style market.

5-8 p.m., Arts In The Village Gallery, 1601 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg. Contact: www. artsinthevillage.com Meet mixed media artist Karen Watson and

Loudoun YouthFest Battle of the Bands Final

The event takes place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25. Advance tickets are $25 and $30 after May 16. Children 12 and under are free. Group rates are available.

Tickets and information are available at trinityupperville.com or by calling 540592-3711. Tickets will also be available at the church the weekend of the tour.

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The Gainesville, FL, band’s 1997 album “Somewhere More Familiar,” recorded for the Universal label, went platinum and produced the hit “All For You.” Known for their energetic, upbeat style, blending elements of folk rock and southern rock, band members tickets available at $100. For tickets and information, go have been recording and touring consistently. to tallyholeesburg.com.

Their eighth studio album, 2010’s “Heartland Highway” topped out at number 80 on the U.S. charts.

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9 a.m., Broad Run High School, 21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn.

Contact: www.lcps.org/brhs New 5K race benefits numerous charities, including Wounded Warriors and Smashing Walnuts.

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7:30 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge Lane, Purcellville. Contact: marscodex.com This documentary covers 20 years of research and analysis of NASA and ESA photos of Mars. The film was produced by the Cydonia Institute, directed by Waterford resident George Haas, which focuses on “unusual” structures found on Mars. Haas will answer questions after the screening. Admission is free.

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4:30-9 p.m., Morven Park, 41793 Tutt Lane, Leesburg. Contact: 703-771-2689 Loudoun Therapeutic Riding hosts its annual Preakness Party fundraiser including a jumbo screen for the race, live music, auctions, gourmet food and local wine and beer.

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ECHO Tennis Classic

1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. See May 16 listing.

Ida Lee Tennis Center, Leesburg. Contact: tennis@echoworks.org.

Non-sanctioned mixed doubles tournament benefiting Every Citizen Has an Opportunity.

Blood Pressure Screenings

Life And Style Expo

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Villages at Leesburg, 1601 Village Market Blvd. SE, Suite 100, Leesburg. Contact: therholc@gmail.com or 703-625-5860 The Real Housewives of Loudoun County hosts an expo of local businesses, artisans and crafters at this free event.

2 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www.loudounsymphony.org Top ten finalists from the Loudoun Symphony’s sixth annual youth talent competition compete for honors and scholarship money. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for students ages 13-18 and free for children 12 and under and can be purchased at the LSO website.

8 p.m., Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Contact: www. bluemont.org Get out for Bluemont’s last dance of the season.

A workshop for contra dance newbies takes place at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult, $7 for Bluemont Friends, seniors and students.

Walk Like MADD 5K

Loudoun Lyme 5K/1K

Vintage Baseball Day

Balls Bluff Battlefield Tours

Sunday, May 18

Live Music: Hard Swimmin’ Fish

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hillsboro Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Contact: hillsborofarmersmarket.org.

The Hillsboro Farmers Market kicks off its 2014 summer season with a performance from this Frederick-based old time blues quartet. Event is free.

Bluemont Concert Series Country Dance

11 a.m.-1 p.m., Balls Bluff Battlefield, Leesburg.

Contact: http://www.nvrpa.org/park/ball_s_ bluff Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority offers free guided battlefield tours every Saturday and Sunday through November.

Loudoun Spring Farm Tour

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact: www.loudounfarms. org/farmtour Choose from 43 participating farms and other agricultural venues featuring crafts, local produce and children’s activities. Maps and bro-

“Children of Eden”

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Purcellville Public Safety Center, 500 N. Maple Ave., Purcellville. Contact: www. inova.org/mobilehealth Inova Loudoun Hospital offers free blood pressure screenings as part of Purcellville Safety Day.

8:30 a.m. registration begins, 10 a.m. walk begins, Dominion High School, 21326 Augusta Drive, Sterling. Contact: www.WalkLikeMadd.org Non-competitive 5K in support of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Mac And Cheese Weekend At Willowcroft See May 17 listing

Midwives For Haiti Presentation

11:15 a.m., Goose Creek Friends Meeting, 18204 Lincoln Road, Lincoln. Contact: 540822-5607.

Loudoun midwife Wendy Dotson discusses her involvement with the nonprofit Midwives for Haiti, which helps train skilled birth assistants in that country. Event is free and open to the public.

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8 a.m.-11 a.m., Brambleton Town Center, 42395 Ryan Road, Ashburn. Contact: loudounlyme. org Run/walk benefits the National Capital Lyme Disease Association. Race day registration starts at 6 a.m. Fee is $35 for adults and $20 for children 17 and under.

Rain Salon Cut-a-thon

11 a.m.-3 p.m., Rain Salon, 43330 Junction Plaza, Ashburn. Contact: 703-723-0023 Get a great cut to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Cuts are $65 for women, $40 for men and $35 for children.

JCHS Car Wash Fundraiser

8 a.m.-6 p.m., BP Carwash, 24651 Southpoint Dr., Aldie.

Students from John Champe High School will help wash cars all day Sunday to support the

Loudoun’s Got Talent Finalists Concert

12 p.m. gates open, 1 p.m. game begins. Oatlands Historic House and Gardens, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Contact: www. oatlands.org or 703-777-3174 The Old Dominion Club of Virginia and the Excelsior Base Ball Club of Arundel play a demo game by 1860s rules. Bats and balls are authentic replicas of equipment used during that period, and the game will be played without the use of gloves, helmets or catching gear. Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended. Picnics are welcome but pets and alcohol are prohibited. Tickets are $20 for cars, vans and motorcycles.

Ketterman’s Family Day

12:30-4:30 p.m., 38-C Catoctin Cir. SE, Leesburg.

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See May 17 listing.

Loudoun Spring Farm Tour See May 17 listing.

Author Presentation

6:30-9:30 p.m., The Q Company, 17 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg. Contact: www.lennysjukejoint.com Local musician Lenny Burridge hosts this fastgrowing open mic at this popular Leesburg barbecue restaurant.

Our Own Voice

7 p.m., Sterling Library, 20 Enterprise St, Sterling.

Contact: library.loudoun.gov As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Loudoun County Public Library presents the first in a series of discussions with residents on the challenges of living with mental illness as they describe their paths toward recovery.

Monday, May 19

“Stress and Teens: Helping Your Teen Cope With High School Stress”

Blood Pressure Screenings

9:30–11:30 a.m., William Watters House, 22365 Enterprise Street, Sterling. Contact: www.inova.

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Allman Brothers Band

Tribute “Live at the Fillmore” Friday 5/16 • 7pm • $15 ONLINE

Sister Hazel Friday 5/23 • 7pm $29 ONLINE • $100 VIP

Artimus Pyle Band

Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30 p.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Agenda includes public comment and reports from the library director and local library advisory boards.

7 p.m., Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream

Friday 5/30 • 7pm $25/$35 ONLINE • $75 VIP

Tribute to Led Zeppelin

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Enjoy a dinner at LaLou Bistro.

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Noon-3:45 p.m., Lansdowne Station #22, 19485 Sandridge Way, Lansdowne. Contact: www.ashburnfirerescue.org Event features ambulance tours, face painting, moon bounce, rescue dog demonstration and more. Event is free but donations are welcome.

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Live Music: Clark Hansbarger

7:30 p.m., Barns of Rose Hill, 95 Chalmers Court, Berryville.

Hansbarger celebrates the release of his album “Dream of a Good Death” with a historical journey through the Civil War with stories and

original songs. The album follows the journey of Confederate soldiers through the course of the war. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

Blood Pressure Screenings

10 a.m.–noon, Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: www.inova.org/ mobilehealth Inova Loudoun Hospital offers free blood pressure screenings.

Our Own Voice

7 p.m., Gum Spring Library, Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Dr., Stone Ridge. Contact: library.loudoun.gov See May 20 listing.

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usic lovers can enjoy an afternoon of great music while supporting a great cause at Loudoun’s first Cancer Can Rock concert Saturday, May 17, at Spanky’s Shenanigans in Leesburg. The concert, featuring well-known northern Virginia musicians Gary Smallwood, Cal Everett, Tommy Gann and Todd Wright, will rock the deck at Spanky’s from noon to 4 p.m.

The Cancer Can Rock nonprofit gives musicians diagnosed with aggressive cancer a chance to produce a top quality recording. The organization was founded last year

by Falls Church-based music producer Jim Ebert. Ebert, a 13-year brain cancer survivor, came up with the idea while returning from a yearly well visit and reflecting on how he could

help musicians.

“I thought: I can do one thing—I can bring artists in and produce something for them,” Ebert said.

The 501(c)(3) organization provides Make a Wish style recording opportunities for musicians, bringing them into the studio to realize a dream project. The group also covers transportation for musicians and their family members and organizes tours of Washington, DC, for family while musicians are recording.

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This year’s event will take place Sunday, May 18, at the Brambleton Town Center, located at 42395 Ryan Road in Ashburn. Registration opens at 6 a.m. with the races starting at 8 a.m.

All proceeds will benefit the National Capital Lyme Disease Association, a nonprofit offering education and support for Lyme disease patients.

In addition to the race, the event will feature a 1K family walk/fun run and informational fair to educate the public about the disease, its causes, and treatments. The fair will have booths from local businesses and the medical community, and children’s activities until 11 a.m.

Loudoun is considered an endemic area for Lyme disease, facing one of the highest number of cases in the country. It was the burgeoning nature of the disease in the county that caused race founder, Steve Gotschi, the owner of Sterling-based DryHome Roofing and Siding, to start the race four years ago.

Since the race’s founding, the Loudoun County government and state and local elected officials have gotten behind the advocacy and prevention efforts for Lyme. The county Board of Supervisors adopted a 10-point action plan to raise awareness about Lyme and help residents protect themselves.

This weekend, race organizers are expecting around 1,000 participants of all ages to help raise money, as well as officials from the Health Department and experts on Lyme disease to help continue the education efforts.

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Hamilton, 703-596-6929 Practice public speaking skills with others. Meetings continue on the first and third Saturday of each month.

6:30 p.m., second floor patient education room, Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Pkwy., Lansdowne.

Contact: Tracy Cross, 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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Loudoun Toastmasters Meeting

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Totally Hot & Happy Menopause Support Group

Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers Meeting

8:45 a.m. doors open 10 a.m. games begin, American Legion Post 293, 112 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Contact: 540-338-0910.

Tuesday, May 20 7-9 p.m., conference room B, Rust Library, Leesburg.

Contact: Loudoun 350 Team, loudoun350@gmail.com The environmental action committee discusses next steps for the group, including publicity, educational outreach, fossil fuel divestment and other possible actions to address climate issues in Loudoun County. Group meets every first Monday and every third Tuesday.

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Something special: a historic log house (plus 1993 addition) with high ceilings and large windows – space and light. 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms, bright kitchen, 3 fireplaces, 3 staircases; central AC, copper roof. 30 acres of woods and parkland; large, deep pond (great swimming and fishing); panoramic view (Sugarloaf!); near commuter train (Point of Rocks).

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End Town home in Main St Village! Covered porch entry, hardwood floors on main and upper level. Front dining area with bay window, center kitchen opens to Living room with door to large deck overlooking parkland. All three bedrooms have hardwood floors.

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8 a.m., Anita’s Mexican Restaurant, 5 Ft. Evans Road, Leesburg. Contact: Ken Franklin, 703-669-2612, leesburgoptimists@comcast.net, www.leesburg-optimistclub.org The community service organization meets on the third Saturday of each month. Free and open to the public.

10:15 a.m., lower level of Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market St. Contact: http://1889.toastmastersclubs.org Practice public speaking skills with others. Meetings held on the first and third Saturday of each month.

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7:30 p.m., Loudoun Extension Office, 30-B Catoctin Circle, Leesburg. Contact: ckope@hotmail.com The group conducts its regular business meeting. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.

9:30-11:30 a.m., Ashburn. Contact: Sophia, jsholmberg@yahoo.com The support group for mothers of young children is open to all area women. Meetings will take place on the first and third Friday of each month, September through June. Email for specific location.

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7 p.m., American Legion Post, 112 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Contact: www.loudounmarines.org Marines of all ages and backgrounds are invited to attend Marine Corps League, Loudoun Detachment 1205’s, regular monthly meeting. Meetings continue on the third Monday of each month.

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

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TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION TO VACATE AND DISCONTINUE APPROXIMATELY 1,120 SQ. FT. OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED AT HARRISON STREET, S.E. BETWEEN ROYAL STREET AND SOUTH STREET

Copies of the proposed Ordinance of Vacation and associated Plat are available from the Town Clerk, located in Town Hall. Additional information regarding this proposed Ordinance is available in the Executive Department, located on the first floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Lee Ann Green, Town Clerk, at 703-771-2733.

At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning this matter will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

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Provide your written or oral comments at the meeting or submit them by June 20, 2014, to Mr. Mark Hoffman, P.E., at the address listed above, or email to ots@loudoun.gov. Please reference “RTE – 625 Waxpool Road Improvements� in the subject line.

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The LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 25 W. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, to consider an application to vacate and discontinue a portion of surplus public right- of-way, to wit: approximately 1,120 sq. ft. on the east side of Harrison Street, S.E., between Royal Street and South Street, pursuant to Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, Section 15.2-2006 et seq. The application to vacate will be proposed to the Town Council by Gordon K. MacDowell, owner of 204 South St., S.E., which property is adjacent to the proposed surplus public right of way.

Loudoun County ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Loudoun County at the phone number listed above.

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Discovery Elementary School 44020 Grace Bridge Drive Ashburn, VA 20147 (571-252-2370) The Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure (DTCI) is holding a Public Location and Design Hearing to review and obtain comments on the design of the Route 625-Waxpool Road Improvement Project; a Loudoun County Locally Administered Project (LAP).

The proposed design includes re-configuring existing turn lanes, providing additional turn lanes on Pacific Blvd along the northbound and southbound approach to Waxpool Rd, and additional turn lanes on Broderick Dr. to improve vehicle turning movement to Waxpool Rd. The design also includes an additional lane on westbound Waxpool Road and extending existing pedestrian facility along Pacific Blvd to provide pedestrian access across the Waxpool Rd intersection.

If you have any questions, contact the County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure, at (703) 737-8624 or at ots@loudoun.gov. Until May 7, 2014, the plans will be available at the DTCI office located at 209 Gibson Street, N.W., 1st Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176. After May 12, 2014, the plans will be available at the DTCI office located at 801 Sycolin Road, Suite 310, Leesburg, VA 20175.

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As a result of the floodway revision, a maximum floodway widening of 820 feet shall occur at a point approximately 6650 feet upstream of Cochran Mill Road, and a maximum narrowing of 50 feet shall occur approximately 700 feet above Cochran Mill Road. The 1% annual chance floodplain elevation shall increase from Cochran Mill Road to a point approximately 1700 feet downstream of Battlefield Parkway (FEMA Cross Section D). The elevation increase starts at zero at Cochran Mill Road, continues to 5.1 feet at a point approximately 2100 feet above Cochran Mill Road, and gradually declines to zero at a point approximately 1700 feet downstream of Battlefield Parkway. Also, the 1% annual chance (100-year) floodplain shall generally narrow from a point approximately 100 feet downstream of Section A to a point approximately 300 feet upstream of FEMA Cross Section D. All of the elevation increases are due to better topographical information.

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The Town of Leesburg Department of Plan Review, in accordance with National Flood Insurance regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the Town of Leesburg’s (FEMA Community 510091) and County of Loudoun’s (FEMA Community 510090) intent to revise the 1% annual chance (100-year) floodway on Tuscarora Creek between Cochran Mill Road and Battlefield Parkway. The floodway is shown on FEMA Flood insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 51107C0235 and is located between Cross Sections A and D. Specifically, the floodway shall be revised from a point just upstream of Cochran Mill Road (Route 653) near FEMA Cross Section B to approximately 6,350 feet upstream of Cochran Mill Road (end of study).

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burg Today beginning May 8, 2014, posted at the courthouse and mailed to Christopher Thomas Jones at his IT APPEARING from ast known address Plaintiff’s Affidavit above; and that diligence has been used without ORDERED that the effect to ascertain above-named Christhe whereabouts of topher Thomas Jones Christoper Thomas appear before this Jones and that his Court on or before July last know address is 11, 2014 at 10:00AM 195 Nicholson Drive, after due publication Colonial Beach, Vir- of the Order to protect ginia 22443-5048; it is his interests in this cause. therefore Reddington adopt Kaitlynn Victoria Jones, a minor child not his by birth; and

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Hand, garden & power tools, kids toys & clothing, step ladders, antiques, clothes, Oak casing & wood trim, household stuff & more.

Sat., 5/17, 8-12pm 12+ homes participating. Ashton Dr, Foxborough Dr, Wingate Pl, Newhall Dr. Off Catoctin Cir, near LCHS & Foxridge Park.

5/16 & 5/17, 9-4pm 210 South 32nd St Purcellville.

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GaraGe Sale Woodlea Manor Sat May 17, 9am-1pm 1448 Hague Drive Furniture, bikes, books, hshld items Patio furniture

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Sat., 5/17 8am-2pm 19075 Ebenezer Church Rd. South of Round Hill.

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May 17-18 from 10am-3pm. Furn., artwork, grill, smoker, outdoor furniture, household goods, etc. 312 Crosman Ct, Purcellville.

Sycamore Hill HOA Community Yard Sale Sat, 5/17, 8-2pm.

Rain or Shine Next to Leesburg Corner Outlet off Fort Evans Rd to Right on Sycamore Hill Dr. Drive through the community for bargains

Moving Sale Everything must go.

Sat 5/17, 9-3pm Rain or Shine. 22811 Vickery Park, Ashburn (Brambleton off Ryan & Belmont Ridge. Furn, kit set, DR set, home office, pictures, TVs, indr basketball, hshld, Nascar, yard tools, collectibles

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The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel. A private family burial will take place at Evergreen Memorial Park, Crockett, Texas. Please share condolences with the family at www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com.

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Douglas Alan Aldrich

Douglas Alan Aldrich, 58, of Hamilton, VA passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home. He was born on January 24, 1956 in Coldwater, MI to Douglas Leon and Violet May (Wadsworth) Aldrich.

He was preceded in death by his father Douglas Leon Aldrich.

Hours of viewing are scheduled for Monday, May 12, 2014 between the hours of 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm at Our Saviour’s Way Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Road, Ashburn,

Mrs. Fulgham is survived by her daughters Debra Fulgham Otto and son-in-law Robert Otto of Fairfax, VA; Pamela Fulgham and son-in-law Robert Frye of Lucketts, VA; Kimberly De Los Santos and son-in-law Jesse De Los Santos of Brenham, TX; and grandchildren Elise Chretien, Ariane Chretien, Juliette Nichols, Colton De Los Santos, and Clinton

Funeral Services will be held on Sat., May 17, 2014. Visitation is from 11:00 a.m. till time of service 12:00 p.m. at: First Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 216 Loudoun Street, Leesburg, VA 20175. Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Hamilton, VA. Arrangements By: Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville, Virginia

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BETSY ANN PIFER RUSH

Betsy Ann Pifer Rush, b. April 6, 1920 in Boston, d. May 3, 2014, in Leesburg, VA. Born to Claude and Elizabeth (Parrish) Pifer, Betsy grew up in Shirley Center, MA, graduating from Vassar College Class of 1941. After work for the TASS and United Press International news services during World War II, she married the love of her life, Burton Rush, in 1945.

First in Brooklyn, then in Irvington, NY, and finally in Briarcliff Manor, NY, the couple raised a family of four children. In 1960, Betsy returned to school, earning a Masters in Library Science from Columbia University in 1963. She completed 20 years of acclaimed service as children’s librarian for the Ossining NY Library upon retirement in 1981. In 1973, she served on the Newberry-Caldecott award committee of the American Library Associa-

In loving Memory of Dawn “Boo Boo� Allen It broke our hearts to lose you We knew you had to go But God had other plans for you This we truly know.

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Douglas found the most joy in spending time She was born to the late Furman and Sybil with family and friends. He was a confident for Baker on June 25, 1934 in Jasper, Texas. She many of us and he will be greatly missed by all. graduated from Pasadena High School in 1951, received a bachelor’s degree from BayHe is survived by his wife Rejane; Children: lor University in 1954, and married the late Renato Goncalves (Luisa) of Ashburn, VA, George Sidney Fulgham in 1954. She also reRicardo Goncalves of Ashburn, VA. Romina ceived a master’s degree from Ball State UniWolak (Grant) of Ashburn, VA; Grandchildren versity. She loved to travel and she and her Joshua Afonso, Isabella Goncalves, Lucas Gon- husband were world travelers both through calves, Felipe Goncalves, Austin Wolak and his career in the Air Force and after retireLeah Wolak; Mother Violet May Aldrich of Ely, ment. She had a long career in real estate, MN; Brother David Leon (Lori) Aldrich of Ely, was a voracious reader, and had an adventurMN; Sister Catherine May Aldrich of Ely, MN ous spirit. She remained a faithful Christian throughout her life. and nieces, Aunt, Uncles, and Cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father: Norris P. Smith; her mother: Maude A. King ; and one brother: Kenny Smith.

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Memorial contributions can be sent in honor of Hope Gray Rodgers to Meals-On-Wheels Douglas was a devoted husband, father, at www.mowaa.org, or Loudoun Caregivers grandfather, a loving son, brother and uncle. at www.lvcaregivers.org.

He was very proud of his family and their accomplishments. Joy could be heard in his voice and seen on his face when he shared the Ella Jan Baker Fulgham latest news of his family. Everyone knew they were each special to him and each grandchild Ella Jan Baker Fulgham, 79, of Virginia, died Thursday May 8, 2014. was a new blessing in his life.

She leaves to cherish her memories her husband: Lawrence H. King; Sr., 3 sons: Lawrence H. King, Jr., Darren M. King, and George M. King; 15 grandchildren; 2 brothers: Norris Smith and Lynn Jackson; 2 sisters: Sharron Smith-Timbers and Sarah Smith-McKinnon.

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Douglas was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing with family and friends. He collected firearms and participated in competition shooting events.

He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the American Legion. Douglas also looked forward to vacationing with his family in the Shenandoah Mountains, Minnesota, Europe and Brazil and sharing stories of his travels with all. He was an avid reader of history and his travels brought the history to life. He attended Our Saviors’ way Lutheran church and participated in the “West Enders�

Small group of the church.

Fraezeel A. King

Fraezeel A. King, of Purcellville, VA, passed away on May 7, 2014 at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia.

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While growing up in Michigan, Douglas enjoyed school sports and served as the yearbook student photographer for Athens Area Schools. Douglas was a graduate of TowerSoudan High School, Tower, MN class of 1974. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN. In January 1979, Douglas joined the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in June 1985 as a second Lieutenant.

He completed his career in the USMC as a Captain. Douglas went on to continue serving his country as a Federal employee. At the time of his death, he was an Area Commander for the Federal Protective Services with the Department of Homeland Security.

James Howard Hall, Jr.

James Howard Hall, Jr., 67, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born April 7, 1947 to James and Thelma Hall. James was a Viet Nam veteran in Hope Gray Rodgers the Army classified as Special Forces, Army December 13, 1922 – May 4, 2014 Ranger. He spent many years in the drywall Born in Providence, R.I. to John Gray and business before becoming a professional car Kate Young. Hope worked for US Navy Bu- technician at which he retired from in 2014. reau of Aeronautics in Philadelphia, PA. She met Otis Hardison Rodgers, Captain, US Army, of Washington, N.C., and they were Leaving to cherish his memory are his wife married on November 22, 1952 at the Post of 43 years Nancy; daughter Rosanna; son-inChapel, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aber- law Dale; grandchildren Andrew, Logan and deen, MD. As an Army wife, Hope traveled Rebecca all of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. to Maine, Belgium, Iowa, North Carolina, He also leaves behind his mother, Thelma of Georgia, California, and back to Georgia Ashburn, Virginia; and brothers William of where she, Otis, and their son Steven retired. Gainesville, Virginia, Roger of Leesburg, Virginia, Rocky of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Hope was pre-deceased by her husband of and Thomas of Ashburn, Virginia. Family will 34 years in 1987. Relocating to Virginia to be closer to her sons, she was a long-time sup- receive friends on Friday, May 9, 2014 between porter of Meals-On-Wheels delivering hot 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm at the Colonial Funeral meals to the home-bound well into her late Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, NE, Leesburg, ‘80’s. She is survived by her brother Duke, VA 20175. Services are scheduled for Saturday, sons Richard, Steven, and Mark, daughters- May 10, 2014 starting at 1:00 pm at the funeral in-law Judy and Jackie, and grandchildren, home with burial to follow in Sterling CemJulie, Rebecca, Heather, and Matthew. etery, Sterling, VA. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com A memorial service will be held at Round Hill United Methodist Church on May 23, 2014, with final interment at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband, Otis.

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tion, which selects annually the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. In retirement, the Rush couple traveled to over 30 countries on five continents. Burt died in 2007. Betsy is survived by three sons: Peter and Timothy, both of Leesburg, VA; Barney, of Chevy Chase, MD; by daughter Lucy, of San Francisco; by grandchildren Kristen, Alison, Adrienne, Roman, Carolyn, and Nadia; and by one great grandchild, Kylea. She will be buried in a family plot in Shirley Center, MA, at a joint family remembrance for her and her sister, Joan Pifer Michaels, who passed at age 99 in February of this year. Memorial gifts in her name may be made to the Ossining Children’s Center, Ossining, NY. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Burial in Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been set up at Our Savior’s Way Lutheran Church in Ashburn, VA. Please leave condolences at www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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he Urban Land Institute’s exercise to offer an expert outsider’s view of the community development opportunities to be tapped along the Metro’s Silver Line extension to Ashburn is the type of creative thinking that should be pursued in advance of the game-changing infrastructure advancement. However, county leaders should not feel pressure to jump behind any of the panel’s recommendations just yet.

Only the construction of the sewer main to serve Dulles Airport in the early 1960s will have had greater impact in transforming the Loudoun landscape than the commencement of Metro service. It is important to get it right when it comes to planning development in the corridor, but it also is important to recognize that the rail line will spur a long-term transformation, one that will evolve over decades. While plans—and certainly developer expectations—undoubtedly will change with the ebb and flow of market conditions, county leaders must have the confidence to withstand pressure to bend to the whims of a moment.

The current rail corridor development policies, with visions of walkable high-density nodes sprouting up around each station, have their roots going back almost two decades, a time when the rail line was little more than a grand concept of what could happen someday.

As the rails get laid into place, the current board, correctly, is taking a new look. That may be fortuitous timing as well, because this board has shown determination to hold to a fiscally responsible approach to land use—at least when compared with the never-saw-a-rezoning-they-didn’tlike performance of some if its GOP-controlled board predecessors.

That focus will be important in this exercise. Building the corridor as convenient bedroom space for those working at jobs in Reston, Tysons Corner or DC will not achieve the long-term goals that carried the project to this point. [Oh wait, that is one of the results rail critics predicted would happen, isn’t it?]

Other recommendations of the study may push the envelope too far.

There is still a long way to go before county leaders should back off on construction phasing plans that (too rarely) require developers to deliver the jobs they promised along with the rooftops that are so quickly snapped up.

And as to the suggestion to line the border of Dulles Airport with high-density apartments, local planners must not forget the grip such condo dwellers had over the growth at Regan National Airport for so long.

The rail line should be another element helping Loudoun’s main economic engine reach its full potential, not a catalyst in its decline.

In the long term, it is interesting to view the current accumulation of data centers bordering the rail line—a seemingly silly use of the county’s prime real estate—as high-rise-in-waiting opportunities for future re-developers to “get it right” when these modern marvels are obsolete just in case county leaders bungle it in the meantime.

The ULI exercise provides healthy food for thought and offers a good starting point to take a fresh look at a critical corridor that is quickly moving from concept to reality. The challenge for county leaders is to tailor the development plans in a way that continues to maximize opportunities for job growth and ensures that residents—and taxpayers—benefit from the enormous investment, not carry its burden.

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On May 7, I attended my first Loudoun Board of Supervisors meeting to express my views on the issue of additional field lighting at Franklin Park. I was appalled at the complete lack of decorum and respect exhibited by supervisors in this meeting.

The matter of additional field lighting at Franklin Park was a complex and emotional issue, which spurred proponents and opponents to exercise their rights by voicing their opinion to their duly elected supervisors. Both sides of had compelling and reasoned arguments for their respective positions. In some case, the positions were less arguments than they were pleas for understanding by the board. Residents were going to be personally, economically and emo-

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tionally affected by the decision the board was going to make that night. In true American fashion they came armed with their facts, their arguments, their complaints and their fears. If they were like me, they expected supervisors to carefully listen to their voices, weigh the respective positions and, after careful and thoughtful deliberation and discussion, make their decision.

That is not what happened.

After the residents presented their views on the matter, each supervisor present was then provided time to express their views and arguments on the special exception request. Some supervisors, such as Supervisor Higgins and Chairman York, while acknowledging the complexity of the issues, addressed the various arguments and explained their views in regard to each. However, Supervisor Delgaudio, rather than Continued on Next Page

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Dear Editor: I believe history portrays the past and helps to predict the future. In my mind, one of Leesburg’s historical treasures is Union Cemetery.

Today, I walked about the cemetery and marveled at the history evinced in those burial grounds. Hundreds of Confederate soldiers and

The Un-Gala

Dear Editor:

Having an “un-gala” in Leesburg’s locally owned Tally-Ho gave us a clue that the event would be unique.

Excellence exuded from the Loudoun Symphony Chamber orchestra, the new Loudoun Youth Orchestra, a local brass ensemble, a local family trio and finally Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” complete with a guest guitarist showing off the Loudoun Symphony’s chops.

Loudoun County is rich with talented volunteers having fun in the Loudoun Symphony.

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a few Union soldiers are buried there. Tombstones honoring the fallen of many wars can be found in the cemetery.

The history of Leesburg and Loudoun County is manifest in the thousands of marked and unmarked graves. It is a place of reverence and awakening.

Indeed, it is a treasure.

William M. Sprecher, Leesburg

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Dear Editor: Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be on him) had said, “Paradise lies under the feet of your mother.”

This age old saying has been used by Muslim clerics, teachers and parents throughout the centuries to emphasize the importance and reverence owed to mothers by their children. That is only one aspect of these timeless words of wisdom. The other aspect of it, however, is never really reflected upon.

As a mother of two boys, with the third one on the way, who would know more about the endless sacrifices of a demanding motherhood than me?

However, it is not only the physical pain that is to be accounted for here. During Mother’s Day, I would like to request all mothers out there, that while they are showered with gestures of appreciation and gratitude do take a deep and honest look inside and make sure that you are living up

to your title. Are your actions truly as selfless as they should be when it comes to your children?

And are you really putting your children’s priorities before your own? For that is how it should be.

It is every mother’s duty to raise her children to be the best moral examples the world can offer, thus leading them, through her own pious example, to the path of paradise.

With this example of a mother, no one day will be needed to celebrate Mother’s Day, rather every day of the life of a child raised well by his mother is celebration enough.

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hew! Budget is finally done, but have we actually changed anything when the most significant and largest budget line items were again completely ignored? And they are the ones the School Board should have put at the very top of its reduction list.

One was for $45 million.

Another was for $500 million.

Loudoun County Public Schools would have us believe that it is doing a great job putting its nearly $1 billion annual budget to work educating our children. It regularly cites high SAT scores, graduation and college acceptance rates comfortably around 90 percent, and numerous accolades from organizations such as U.S. News and World Report as proof of the excellence of its instruction and programs.

It would also have us believe that paying staff solely on time in job and number of degrees—factors that all research demonstrates are unrelated to student learning—and using a professional development system that each year flags a mere three teachers in 500 as being in need of improvement actually produce this seemingly enviable excellence.

And it would also have us believe that it can close the achievement gap of our minority students by apparently spending more on students at Woodgrove and Loudoun Valley high schools in the west—where the annual median family income is $130,000 to $140,000 and only 5 percent of students are minorities—than it spends on those at Park View, where family incomes aren’t even half that and the minority population is 10 times greater. Does it make sense to pay teachers at Park View $10,000 less per year than their counterparts in Purcellville when students in Sterling require more resources and support?

Let’s assume for a moment that structuring programs and employee compensation on foundations only superficially related to student achievement somehow still results in LCPS attaining its stated goals for our students.

Let’s also assume that even though the criteria used for the school rankings recently bragged about by LCPS aren’t really indicators of learning progress, that the rankings do support the common belief that Loudoun schools are providing an effective learning environment.

Then measuring how well we achieve the first goal in the LCPS Mission Statement, to “ensure that all graduates demonstrate readiness for continuing education,” should tell us how well LCPS is really doing. After all, LCPS regularly brags about the very high college acceptance rate of its graduates, so you would think that Education Court and at least the high schools are tracking how well their students do in college. But they aren’t.

In fact, the CAMPUS program, focused specifically on minority success in college, doesn’t for its relative handful of grads. The six high school principals who responded to the question admitted they don’t. And school system spokesman Wayde Byard provided the loudest wake-up call of all when he finally acknowledged that LCPS doesn’t systematically attempt to validate its No. 1 Mission goal. Fortunately, the National Student Clearinghouse does and the reality doesn’t match expectations and promises.

Think on this: After spending almost $150,000 per child for a K-12 education specifically expected to prepare each for a successful college career (almost $1 billion each and every year), barely 50 percent of our LCPS students who go to college actually graduate from college. Next month, as some of you watch seniors walk across the stage at their graduation exercise, realize that almost half of them will not similarly walk across their college graduation stages—but 100 percent of them will still have pretty much the same amount of student loan debt the grads have (more than $25,000 for Virginia students).

Instead of cutting summer school and doubling down on a big-ticket pay structure that isn’t designed to foster student achievement, the School Board should have focused on reducing the $45 million line item that represents the total student loan debt that the 2,000 of this year’s graduating LCPS students who will never finish college will accrue, as well as the $500 million dollar budget item that represents the money spent on students who will never successfully navigate their four years of college.

The School Board would have us believe it is doing its job, but how can we expect next year to be any different (much less better) at budget time when the School Board refuses to measure itself against its own No. 1 Goal and fails to align its spending practices with its own mission?

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Dear Editor:

On behalf of St. David’s Episcopal REACH team missionaries, I’d like to sincerely thank the shoppers and management at Safeway and both Giants for their generosity during our three recent bake sales allowing us to raise money to help pay for our mission trip this July to Monroe, NC.

While there are 50 teens and 10 adults who will join about 400 other missionaries for a week helping to repair and renovate of the homes of the underprivileged, elderly, and disabled who are unable to do so themselves. We are fortunate to have the support of our community each summer in this worthy pursuit.

Anne Brown, Adell Panetta and the REACH team at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Ashburn

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Dear Editor: On May 6, Piedmont Community Foundation participated in the largest giving event in history with its own local program, GiveChoose. org.

Piedmont Community Foundation invited everyone in Loudoun and northern Fauquier counties to come together for a one-day online giving extravaganza.

Some 40 local charities joined in, ranging from food pantries, to health providers, to arts and culture, to historic preservation, to conservation, to human services.

More than $61,000 was raised for these charities from 604 donors—some as far away as Oregon, Illinois, and Florida, but most from here at home. Remarkably, 215 of the donors had never before given a gift to support that particular charity.

Many charities took home achievement awards ranging from $350 to $1,000 thanks to a prize pool created by local businesses and groups: Middleburg Bank, Leesburg Today, Toth Financial Advisory Services, Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, and Loudoun Human Service Network. Winners Smashing Walnuts, Project Horse, Loudoun Cares, A Place To Be, Oatlands, Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, and ArtSquare are sure to put those additional funds to good use.

And, across America? The day was a “thunderclap” event, as Piedmont Community Foundation joined 70 sister community foundations for this “give local America” vision, collectively

Dear Editor: On April 17, at approximately 10 a.m. my father was traveling south on Rt. 287 just south of Lovettsville when he suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel and crashed into a telephone pole.

My 13-year-old son was in the car with him. By some miracle he was not injured in the crash.

As I received notification of the crash I raced to the hospital while notifying the rest of my family to please do the same. As details of the accident were revealed we learned that three bystanders stopped at the accident scene and stayed with my terrified son until fire/rescue personnel arrived.

The names of these bystanders are unknown, but I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for what you did. You didn’t have to stop, but you did. You stayed with a terrified child until help arrived and for that I will forever be grateful.

I would also like to thank the crews from Loudoun County Fire-Rescue that responded from Station 12 in Lovettsville, and to the LCSO. The deputies who came to the hospital and my mother’s house were wonderful.

This was a good reminder to me that there are still many good people in this world. Thank you.

Kelly Fry, Lovettsville

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addressing the arguments, chose instead to mock all those whose views differed from his by, among other things, suggesting that they needed to stop whining about change and get with the program. This was later followed by a colloquy of unnecessary and openly derisive ad hominem attacks on former Supervisor Jim Burton. As if this tasteless conduct was not enough, when it was her turn, Supervisor Volpe resorting to obscenities, arrogantly condemned all residents opposed to additional lighting as being antichildren, anti-progress and having caused her to get mud on her shoes!

This attitude of disrespect toward the citizens of western Loudoun was echoed by other supervisors who went so far as to essentially suggest that the children of Loudoun County would all be delinquents if it weren’t for lighted athletic fields. Such sophomoric arguments were advanced by certain supervisors as if the residents in attendance were too dull-witted to understand the faults in their positions.

Finally, facts took a holiday. When confronted by the chairman with facts in the form of the staff report on the number of athletic fields the Fields Farm property was designed to accommodate, rather than acknowledge that the report contradicted her statements, Supervisor Clarke chose instead to deny that the report said what it said. Thus unburdened by facts, the supervisor continued to maintain positions, which were factually incorrect, were condescending, and which conveyed the attitude that holding a contrary opinion in her district bordered on heresy.

In county politics, today’s promise is tomorrow’s denial. Who won or who lost on the issue of additional lighting is, to me, secondary to the appalling behavior of our elected representatives.

The lack of decorum I witnessed is an insult to the citizens of this county. It calls to mind the words of Steven Covey: “Public behavior is merely private character writ large.” What occurred in this meeting makes a mockery of the professed strategic goal of the Board of Supervisors to promote a positive climate for constituent interactions.

Peter M. Sweeny, Purcellville

raising more than $51 million from 309,700 donors across the nation.

I want to thank all who helped pitch in, supported it, and gave to it—here and everywhere.

Philanthropy is powerful stuff. And community philanthropy is what Piedmont Community Foundation is all about.

Amy Owen, Executive Director Piedmont Community Foundation, Middleburg/Leesburg

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regular season with a 4-8 record.

“I think I’m pretty aggressive for a girls goalie,” Emma said. “When I’m on a team that is struggling or not winning as much as we hope, you set little goals for yourself. Sometimes I try to come out of my comfort zone to get the team going, doing things I might not do in a closer game.”

Will split time in goal for the Falcon boys (6-7 through May 11) this spring with senior Nick Work. Juneau had 100 saves in 13 games, including season-highs of 15 saves against both Woodgrove (April 14) and Westfield (April 16), as he gained more playing time with Work missing a Spring Break tournament with an injury.

“Will is very sound fundamentally, very even-tempered,” Briar Woods boys head coach Bruce Lipson said, noting he also coaches Juneau with the Cavalier Lacrosse Club. “Goalies can be emotional at times, but he never gets too high or too low. I knew he wouldn’t be intimidated, but he has exceeded my expectations being able to make such a huge step to playing varsity as a freshman.”

The Juneaus are very complimentary of each other’s play and admitted the only time there is much of a sibling rivalry is when the decision is made as to which game their father will attend.

“Our only rivalry is really where the parents are to go,” Will said. “Our games are pretty much the exact same time, but one’s home and one’s away. It kind of comes down to who goes where.

We care more about where our dad goes, because he understands the game a lot more. Our mom [Erin] likes to watch, but she doesn’t know as much about it.”

Emma said it is special to have her father at a game, but whether he’s on the sideline or not, he’s always with her in her mind.

“There are certain things he says to us that are little reminders,” Emma said. “On game days, we have a little ritual where he makes us egg sandwiches before we go to school and they’re wrapped in foil so we can just grab them and go. On the outside, he writes our numbers and ‘First step’ on mine and ‘Big step’ on his, which is really cool.

Whichever one doesn’t get him at our game, then that’s our little reminder. When I have an eightmeter [penalty] shot, that literally goes through my head whether he’s there or not because he’s said it so many times, and that’s cool.”

Emma plans to attend Utah State University, where she will play for the club lacrosse team this fall. After playing with the Capital Lacrosse Club to gain exposure to college recruiters and looking at continuing her career at several NCAA Division III schools, she said it felt more important to be comfortable with her surroundings at school and be able to enjoy lacrosse.

“I started having contact with a lot of Division III schools and I realized they weren’t necessarily schools I fit in at,” Emma said, noting she’s able to get in-state tuition at Utah State because her grandparents went there. “So I started looking at schools I was more interested in. I had a friend who was going to go to Utah State, so I went out last summer and stayed with her and met the lacrosse coach. It all just fell together. I felt I fit in there really well, and I’m glad I’m going there for the school and will be able to enjoy playing lacrosse.”

Will figures to keep the Juneau name prominent at Briar Woods for the next three years, when the legacy mantle may fall to younger sister Cecille, who also plays goalie on her youth lacrosse team.

But he also finds playing at the same school with his older sister is special.

“I’m always asked, ‘So you’re Emma’s brother?’” Will said. “So I already have a shadow and a lot to live up to. I like the fact that we are both starting at some point, so that’s pretty cool.”

Emma will miss playing at the same school as her brother. “I loved during Spring Break being able to go to his games, because it’s a cool feeling seeing your brother play,” Emma said. “I never really had a big part in the boys lacrosse team because I didn’t have a close friend on that team, but now it’s fun to watch and be into the game because he’s playing.

“People always seem to find it funny when games are announced on the loudspeaker or talked about and people realize we’re both varsity goalies,” she added. “But they also think that’s pretty cool, and it is a cool thing with your brother being the boys goalie. I’m sitting here wishing sometimes that I had a few more years to go so we could keep doing this together.” n

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