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oudoun’s Board of Supervisors last week agreed to consider moving the county government center out of downtown Leesburg if plans for a new General District courthouse aren’t approved. The action came hours after the Leesburg Town Council delayed its vote on whether to grant permits to demolish four buildings on Edwards Ferry Road to make room for a new District Court building. The supervisors voted 7-2 to direct the county staff to look at moving the government center to the Moorefield Station development in Ashburn or to a site on Sycolin Road should the $57 million court expansion stall. The county-owned buildings are in the historic district, but their historical importance has been questioned and supervisors have pushed forward with plans to take them down. However, Leesburg’s Board of Architectural Review voted in May to allow the county to demolish only portions of the buildings, additions that were deemed non-historic. Loudoun’s government appealed that decision to the Town Council, which discussed the matter at length last Tuesday, but ultimately postponed a vote until July 28. The council has until Aug. 25 to

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County employees make their way into work Tuesday. Downtown merchants are concerned about losing the business of the 523 employees who work at the government center if it’s moved out of town.

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and others were on the battlefield fighting against the battle-tested, hardened Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Milliken’s Bend on June 7, 1863,” Grigsby said. “Yet, many like Alexander would die on the battlefield having experienced freedom for just a few short weeks. But they died in the name of freedom—a freedom they didn’t experience for very long, but a freedom they prayed millions of Continued on Page 54

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bout 100 people gathered around the county courthouse Saturday as the Loudoun County branch of the NAACP held a rally to call attention to freed and runaway slaves who

Umstattd, historian Kevin Grigsby shared stories about the black soldiers and slaves who fought in the war. “Men like Washington Alexander who were snatched away from their loved ones and sold over 1,000 miles away enlisted in the Union Army right after the Union Army came and liberated the slaves on his plantation,” Grigsby said. “Within only a few short weeks of freedom, he

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fought in the Civil War 150 years ago. The event served as a petition to county leaders to place a marker on the courthouse grounds in their honor, as well as denote the property’s role in the Underground Railroad that helped countless slaves escape to freedom. After opening remarks from NAACP Loudoun branch President Phillip E. Thompson and welcoming remarks from Leesburg Mayor Kristen

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bout 70 Loudoun high school students earned tuition-free college credit last school year, and another 250 are expected to do the same starting this fall. When colleges are charging as much as $400 per high school dual enrollment course,

Loudoun County Public Schools’ partnership with Petersburg-based Richard Bland College to offer students an option of a half dozen courses for free has caught the attention of federal lawmakers. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) invited Kevin Terry, director of guidance at the yearold Rock Ridge High School, and three Loudoun students to share the dual enrollment success story on a panel on Capitol Hill last

week. Richard Bland waives the students’ tuition fee, and contends that more colleges should be doing the same because school divisions provide the instructors and the classroom space. The panel discussion, held July 15, was meant to promote a pair of Senate and House bills—Go to High School, Go to College Act of 2015—that would allow students to use Pell Continued on Page 14

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Prince William County is continuing to widen its section of Rt. 15 to four lanes south of Loudoun’s border. Minchew said he plans to urge Gov. Terry McAuliffe to pursue talks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and federal leaders to advance talks about an additional crossing. The delegate will have support from Loudoun business leaders. Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tony Howard said he also was disappointed that the study just “did nothing to look at the demonstrated need for additional crossings.” “Our members’ employees and their goods and services cross those jurisdictional boundaries multiple times during the work day,” Howard said. “What happens in Montgomery County has an impact on Loudoun County’s transportation, so we do take this pretty seriously on a regional level.” The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce also quickly weighed in on the issue and endorsed the HOT lane proposal. “The Fairfax Chamber applauds Governor Terry McAuliffe and Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne for producing a report that memorializes what every Northern Virginian knows to be true: we lack adequate Potomac River crossing capacity,” President and CEO Jim Corcoran said. n

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he results of a study examining the need for a new Potomac River crossing fell short of expectations for those who have advocated the construction of a new bridge as a key element in efforts to relieve regional gridlock. The Virginia Department of Transportation study was initiated in 2013 and was spearheaded by Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne and Deputy Secretary Nick Donohue, who presented the report to the Commonwealth Transportation Board last week. In the end, the report did not address the merits of establishing a new crossing. Instead, it recommended that new high-occupancy toll lanes be constructed on the American Legion Bridge, and perhaps extended to the I-270 spur in Maryland. That would add capacity to the region’s most heavily travelled crossing—which carries nearly 300,000 vehicles per day—while requiring motorists to pay for the project. Debate over whether to establish a new crossing, most likely in Loudoun, has ebbed and flowed for more than a quarter century. Opposition to a new highway connection that would pass through Maryland’s rural area on the north side of the river has been the central obstacle, along with preservation groups in Virginia that

have challenged the need for such a link. “I was very disappointed in this PRC Study, but perhaps I was overly optimistic,” Del. Randy Minchew (R-10) wrote in an email. “Of course, the American Legion Bridge should be widened. We have known that for years. And, the concept that these needed expansion lanes should be tolled HOT lane facilities is completely wrong.” Much of the work for the study over the past two years focused on collecting data on the existing river crossings and accessing traffic patterns. The report documents the large volume traffic that heads east from the Washington, DC, suburbs in the morning, crossing the American Legion Bridge on the Capitol Beltway and then head north to jobs in Maryland. Rt. 15’s bridge at Point of Rocks was the westernmost crossing included in the study. The two-lane bridge handles 1 percent of Virginia’s cross-river traffic during the morning peak period, the report stated. “We all know that a major part of the solution lies in a new bridge crossing between Point of Rocks and the American Legion Bridge. Without that new bridge crossing, there will need to be an increased focus on widening Rt. 15 to be a four-lane divided facility,” Minchew wrote. “Leesburg residents have already started a petition calling for this out of real frustration and declining levels of service.” He noted that

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DRIVER IN BRADDOCK ROAD CRASH DIES A July 8 crash on Braddock Road in South Riding has turned fatal, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday. Hua Nguyen, 72, of South Riding, was driving a 2013 Toyota Camry when he pulled out of the Riding Center and into the path of a 2001 Chevrolet Express van with six occupants in the westbound lane of Braddock Road. All six people were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Nguyen died at Inova Fairfax Hospital on July 12. Witnesses to the crash who have not already spoken with law enforcement are asked to call Investigator D. Lake at 703-737-8307.

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A Loudoun grand jury last week handed up 10 criminal indictments against an Ashburn man accused of killing his former wife’s husband in January. Mihn Duy Nguyen, 38, was indicted on Investigators have released a composite sketch of one of the suspects wanted in connection with the July 20 charges of first-degree murder, three counts robbery in Ashburn and a photo of the type of vehicle of using of a firearm in the commission of a in which the suspects left the scene. felony, burglary with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling, the suspects. There were no injuries. two counts of felony destruction of personal Deputies searched the area, but the suspects property, malicious wounding, and possession of were not found. a firearm on school property. The suspects were described as black males. A seven-day jury trial is scheduled to begin One suspect was wearing a black shirt with cargo Oct. 5 in Loudoun County Circuit Court. shorts and had tattoos on his neck. The suspects

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who also worked at the training center. Deputies were unable to find them in the days following the incident and their whereabouts remain unknown. Investigators are looking for anyA sketch of Timoteo one who may help Hernandez Cruz find them. Both are Hispanic, originally from Mexico. Perez, 41, is approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, with short black hair and brown eyes. Cruz, 36, who also goes by the name Naris Timmy, is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs around 145 pounds, has dark hair, dark eyes, medium build and an olive complexion. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Detective Michael Grimsley, at 703-737-8137 or michael.grimsley@loudoun.gov.

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case. In court July 16, Horne put a halt on hearing arguments on a new series of motions by the defense team appointed to represent Roberts, who is charged as the central attacker in the 2009 murder of William Bennett and the beating of his wife Cynthia Bennett along Riverside Parkway in Lansdowne. Attorneys have filed a blanket of motions as part of their effort to keep Roberts off death row. Their work includes combing through the evidentiary details of the case, reviewing the trials of Roberts’ two co-defendants, and conducting an extensive background investigation of Roberts’ life to identify mitigating factors. One motion on last week’s docket sought information about the selection process for members of the grand jury that handed up indictments against Roberts in February. The information could be used to mount a challenge to the constitutionality of the jury’s makeup, potentially having the indictments nullified. Inquiry could force Horne to recuse himself from the case, the judge said. Horne was the architect of Loudoun’s jury selection system, which seeks to limit the commitment of residents called for jury duty to one day in court or one trial. In other jurisdictions, those in the jury pool could be called for multiple cases during their term. Horne said he believed the system is

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portation revenue available through the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the board’s decision early in its term to dedicate a portion of real estate tax collections for road construction. York said the widened road would provide residents of southeastern Loudoun with better access to Rt. 28 and to Rt. 7. It also would help his wife, who, he noted, works at a business just off Rt. 606 and was familiar with the traffic backups. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said the benefits of the widening go beyond Loudoun’s borders. “This project really unlocks the airport,” he said. But he also said the work was critical to relieving congesAshburn Today/Norman K. Styer tion on Rt. 50 and to provide Representatives of Loudoun County, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airlinks for the parade of Prince ports Authority celebrate the beginning of the Rt. 606 widening project July 16. William County commuters that flows in and out of LouDistrict supervisor has been on the front lines tions. However, she shared an optimistic note doun each weekday. The highway also will working with businesses and residents along by inviting attendees to mark Sept. 8, 2017 on provide important access to the Loudoun the road who are concerned about the impacts their calendars. That will be the date of the Gateway Metro Station, he said. of construction and the high volume of traffic ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completed Dulles Airport Manager Christopher U. expected once the work is complete. “Like any- project, she said. Browne agreed the Rt. 606 road widening thing, there is going to be some pain before the The four-lane road will be divided by a would have impacts far beyond the airport gain,” Letourneau acknowledged. 28-foot-wide median and will include a 10-foot area. “The entire region’s economy and quality VDOT Regional Transportation Program shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians, of life will benefit from these improvements,” Director Susan Shaw noted that construction is as well as noise walls to buffer neighborhoods. he said. still in the very early stage, with work focused The road is designed to permit a six-lane con During the past two years, the Dulles on utility relocations and right-of-way acquisi- figuration in the future. n

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has helped grow the county’s data center industry by providing a lower cost source of water to cool the operations. Supervisors agreed the working group should continue meeting. Also, Hammes said the authority is kicking off its search for a new general manager following the resignation of Fred Jennings earlier this year. Hammes is a former Loudoun Water general manager who came out of retirement to lead the agency through a transition. He told supervisors the search was expected to generate good candidates, but his name would not be among them. A decision is expected by year’s end, he said.

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• Loudoun County Commuter Services plans a Vanpool Open House on Thursday, July 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. The drop-in meeting will be held in the Purcellville Room of the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison St. SE in Leesburg. Attendees can view a vanpool vehicle, learn about pricing and incentives, and explore options for forming new vanpools. For more information, email LCCS@loudoun.gov. • Loudoun County has launched three new programs to help county residents better manage the cost of prescription medications and health and dental services. Through its membership in the National Association of Counties, the county is able to offer the Prescription Discount, Health Discount and Dental Discount programs to residents. The program provides savings of up to 75 percent on prescriptions and 15 to 50 percent on health and dental services. The programs can be used by residents who do not have insurance and by those whose insurance does not cover the prescriptions or services they need. There are no annual limits placed on use, no forms to fill out, no waiting periods, no age or income requirements and no medical condition restrictions. The Prescription, Health and Dental Discount programs, which are administered by CVS Caremark, include discounts on prescription medications, dental services, vision care, LASIK and PRK vision procedures, hearing aids and screenings, prepaid lab work, prepaid diagnostic imaging and diabetic supplies. The free discount cards may be used by all Loudoun County residents, regardless of age, income or existing health coverage. The discount cards are available at Loudoun County facilities. The prescription and health discount cards can also be obtained from nacorx.org or by calling 1-877-321-2652. Information also is online at www.loudoun.gov/prescriptiondiscountcards n

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he Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a resolution opposing Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed route for a new transmission line in southeast Loudoun and suggesting alternate paths. The 230 kV power line project was initiated mainly to serve a data center near Rt. 50, but it also would address an expected increase in electrical demand from homes nearby. It generally would connect to an existing line east of Racefield Lane and Rt. 50 and span the Rt. 50 corridor southeast to a new substation east of the intersection of that highway and Poland Road, according to the electricity provider’s plans. More specifically, though, Dominion wants to place the infrastructure mainly on the south side of Rt. 50, and that has frustrated residents

and business leaders, who say a 4-mile power line with galvanized steel poles more than 100 feet tall would be an ugly sight and an unneeded intrusion in a corridor that’s supposed to be one of Loudoun’s gateways. Supervisors Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) and Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) teamed to author a resolution of opposition and to plot route alternatives. Those paths would “better correspond with existing and planned land uses, require the same or less right of way and cross properties that would be less impacted by the lines and associated easements,” according to the resolution. The supervisors’ proposed routes also were drawn to protect StoneSprings Hospital Center, which is under construction in the area. Hospital representatives have said that Dominion’s preferred route and two alternatives from the power company would interfere with emergency Continued on Page 21

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sure this money is focused and targeted to the maximum extent possible to get kids through college, earning a degree and actually getting a job.” Noah Moore-Sobel, a rising senior at Rock Ridge High School, and two of his classmates were touted at the hearing as evidence of the success of programs that offer tuition-free college credits to high schoolers. Moore-Sobel said he wouldn’t have taken the Richard Bland physics course if it cost him the typical $24.26 per credit. That’s how much Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun public schools’ largest provider of dual enrollment courses, charged last school year. NVCC’s fee will drop to $10 per credit next school year. “I’d take an AP class instead,” Moore-Sobel said. AP courses are tuition free, but if students want college credit, they must score well on an $80 exam at the end of the course. Even still, Moore-Sobel said some colleges and universities will not accept AP credits—his older brother experienced this firsthand—while most institutions in the region will accept dual enrollment credits earned through Virginia colleges. Armed with both dual enrollment credits and AP credits, Moore-Sobel has set a goal of earning a college degree in three years. “That would mean saving money and starting a job earlier,” he said. And, his mother Kate Moore added, paying off student loans earlier. When she was in her mid- to late-20s, most in her generation were looking at buying their first homes because they didn’t have thousands of dollars in school loans to pay off. College tuition and fees today are 559 percent higher than in 1985, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Millennials should be buying their first home right about now but they can’t because they’re in so much debt. That’s not just a burden on them but our economy,” Moore said. “This is a great vehicle to change that.” n

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here are no promises that Loudoun County high school students will continue to have access to tuition-free college courses. Several colleges and universities provide dual enrollment courses in the county’s public schools, and Richard Bland College is the only one that waives the tuition fee for high school students. Administrators at the small, two-year college argue that more colleges should be doing the same because school divisions provide the instructors and the classroom space. Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun public schools’ largest provider of dual enrollment courses, filed a formal objection with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia earlier this year after it learned that Richard Bland was providing courses at Rock Ridge and Heritage high schools. Last school year, NVCC enrolled 1,300 Loudoun public high school students, compared with Richard Bland’s 70. NVCC charged $24.26 per credit—15 percent of its on-campus tuition rate—last school year. The cost will decrease to $10 per credit this fall. In an April letter to Richard Bland, SCHEV Director Peter A. Blake acknowledged a state policy that suggests that institutions that want to offer similar programming in

the service area as a community college need to first get permission from that college; in this case, NVCC. He said that Richard Bland would be allowed to continue offering courses next school year, but encouraged the college to find agreement with NVCC in the future. Heritage has dropped its Richard Bland courses for next school year, and will only offer courses through NVCC. But Rock Ridge is expanding its offerings through Richard Bland. For the 2015-2016 academic year, students can take dual enrollment in physics, theater, biology and English. School leaders are also hoping to add chemistry to the list. The goal of Rock Ridge Director of Guidance Kevin Terry is to one day provide students with an opportunity to earn a full year, or even two years, worth of college credit upon graduating high school. “It could help the kids we’re most worried about to enter college with credits already done and paid for,” he said. Which colleges offer dual enrollment courses and what it should cost students may be up for debate, but Loudoun school division leaders have made it clear that they want to bridge the gap between high school and college for more students. They have accelerated efforts to expand the division’s dual-enrollment offerings in the past two years. Enrollment in the college-level courses tripled in just one year, from the 20132014 school year to 2014-2015. n

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At least two Leesburg council members said they didn’t believe the county board would move the government offices or the district court operations out of town. Councilman Thomas S. Dunn II said he was confident the buildings could be preserved and pressed for the county to reduce or move the footprint of its proposed court building. He said county representatives came into last week’s council meeting expecting to have an agreement to allow the buildings to be torn down and were “taken aback” by the council’s continuing concerns. Dunn said threats to relocate one of the government functions were “uncalled for.” “These are tactics that get used by the chairman of the Board of Supervisors,” Dunn said. “He’s used these type of strong-arm tactics and it’s unfortunate that when things don’t go his or the board’s way, they feel they can pressure other governing bodies in the county into doing things they want. … You can’t recreate history, you can

“The thought of losing 400 to 500 county employees from the downtown area would be a severe loss to our downtown property owners, merchants and restaurants for a period lasting a couple of decades,” Umstattd said. “The town would recover eventually but the next 10 to 20 years would see some major challenges if we lose those functions. … I do not believe the Board of

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“We want as many people downtown as possible,” Allison, who plans to open King Street Oysters in September on King Street, said. “Lunch is a difficult group to hit and to take away some of that from Leesburg in the long run will be more detrimental than they think.” Allison agreed it was important to keep the historic feel in Leesburg, but he and other businesses in the downtown area don’t want to lose customers because of it. Puccio’s New York Deli Manager Eva Olah said if either government operation were to relocate, her sandwich shop on Loudoun Street would “definitely” lose business. “I’m all for growth,” Olah said. “But you have to find a fine line to keep the balance of keeping the historic downtown area as well as expanding.” Tuscarora Mill’s Malone said he’d also like to see a compromise, but relocation would have a “very negative impact” on the restaurant. “[People from the county government building] are probably one of our greatest assets as far as business goes day to day, especially during the week,” Malone said. “Starting at 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. and later, we see a constant flow from that building.” Many of the business owners gave the council credit for creating a more pro-business and vibrant downtown in recent years, and they want to see that continue. “All eyes are on this issue,” O’Connor said. “This should be a business-friendly environment and it’s a discussion that needs to be solved and moved forward.” The Town Council will take up the issue again at its July 28 meeting. n

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The notion of the government center leaving downtown is seen as bad news for Leesburg businesses that benefit from the spending of the 523 employees who work there. And Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), who with Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) voted against York’s proposal, suggested that a compromise could be found. There need not be a “Russian standoff” between the supervisors and Town Council, he said, and the board shouldn’t demand demolition of the buildings. Higgins noted that the buildings could be moved. “Why would we insist that they have to be made into a pile of sticks?” he asked. One option supported by the county staff is to retain the oldest of the four buildings, at 112 Edwards Ferry Road. However, so far there is not a majority of supervisors supporting that option’s $1 million additional cost. As for moving the government offices east, Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) noted that was the fastest-growing part of the county and that an Ashburn government center location, for example, would be more convenient for his constituents than the current spot in Leesburg. And Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) said he previously has been against the government center being in Leesburg. “Thank you for coming around to my position, colleagues,” he joked.

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Supervisors is bluffing. To lose all those employees would just be devastating.” Tuscarora Mill Restaurant Manager Colin Malone predicted that losing the customers that walk over from the nearby county government building would have “a very negative effect on our business.” “Throughout the years, you develop a relationship with the [county government] building and its occupants, so we would really miss them,” he said. Relocation of either the county government employees or the courts system would create a “break” in the revitalization of downtown, Mike O’Connor, owner of two downtown eateries, The Leesburg Diner and Palio Ristorante Italiano, said. “That’s the last thing this town wants,” O’Connor said. “From a beneficial standpoint, more business in town means more business for the town. I would look to go back to the table and see if there is a compromise to be worked out.” O’Connor, who also owns retail and residential buildings in the downtown area, said Leesburg’s future should be the most important aspect of the council’s decision. “I recognize the importance of history and consider myself a preservationist,” said O’Connor, whose community involvement includes serving as chairman of the Oatlands Board of Directors. “But the bottom line is you have to do what is important for the town and the vibrancy inside of it.” Pittsburgh Rick’s Owner Rick Allison said he gets plenty of customers from both the courthouse building and the county government center at his Market Street location.

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affirm, reverse or modify the BAR’s decision. County Administrator Tim Hemstreet told the council it would cost at least $4.5 million more to retain the buildings and there would be additional security concerns and storm water management challenges. Several council members questioned Hemstreet’s claims and said they needed more information before making a decision. The council’s delay prompted Loudoun Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) the next night to ask the staff to consider county-owned land at Moorefield Station and Sycolin Road as sites for a new government center. The idea is that if the General District courthouse couldn’t be built at the current judicial complex, then it could move to the government center site on Harrison Street and the government offices moved elsewhere. York said he’s not angry with Leesburg leaders who oppose the buildings’ demolition; however, the county simply needs to move forward with the courthouse project. “We’re actually out of time,” he said.

either preserve it or tear it down.” Councilman David S. Butler also wanted to see more information before casting his vote. He said he was “disappointed that some are scared of the county and taking their threat more seriously than they actually should.” Some members said they were hesitant to approve full demolition of the buildings because the architect, Dewberry Architects Inc., has agreed that all four buildings qualify as historic structures according to the town’s guidelines. “Once you get rid of those buildings, they’re gone forever,” Councilman Marty Martinez said. Only Mayor Kristen C. Umstattd and Councilwoman Katie Sheldon Hammler voted to allow full demolition last week. Umstattd warned council members they would be playing a “dangerous game” if they force the county to keep one building. However, Umstattd said she was confident that the majority of council would vote to overturn the BAR’s decision. Umstattd said the Edwards Ferry Road buildings don’t do anything to enhance the streetscape, and that they are “eye sores” whose conditions will only worsen as time goes on. She said council’s best course of action would be to approve the demolition of all four buildings, then send a request to the county to save 112 Edwards Ferry Road. “Ideally, I’d like to see that one building stay up,” Umstattd said. “But it’s very dangerous to force the board into a corner over that one building. I think we need to give them a clean decision.”

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Loudoun resident is appealing a U.S. District Court judge’s decision to dismiss his case against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for not covering most of the cost for his Lyme disease treatment. Mark Rohrbaugh filed a case against Cigna earlier this year after the company refused to pay for intravenous antibiotics to treat the tick-borne illness. He finally paid for the medicine out of pocket almost three years after he was diagnosed with the disease, and he said some of his worst symptoms are just now subsiding. Most insurance companies do not fully cover the costly treatment because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that it is not proven to help Lyme victims. Rohrbaugh maintains that had he received intravenous antibiotics years earlier, he might not

be suffering from chronic fatigue, memory loss, headaches and joint pain. But U.S. District Court James C. Cacheris said in his written opinion June 17 that Rohrbaugh did not exhaust all of the “administrative remedies” of his health care plan before filing his case. “There is no indication from the pleadings that Plaintiff has started the administrative process, much less exhausted it,” he wrote. With the help of his wife, Rohrbaugh is following Cigna’s administrative steps and is appealing the judge’s decision. Rohrbaugh says his case against Cigna is not just about recovering the more than $20,000 he says he’s owed. His hope is that it will raise awareness about the obstacles many Lyme patients face to get ongoing treatment covered by health insurance. There is disagreement in the medical community over how best to detect and treat Lyme

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After hearing about Rohrbaugh’s case against Cigna, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) contacted the health insurance company on her constituent’s behalf. She did not want to comment specifically about the lawsuit, but she acknowledged that progress needs to be made in the fight against Lyme. “While prevention is the key to success, we also need to be able to have quicker detection, and if one falls ill to this debilitating disease, proper and better treatment regimens must be researched and provided,” she said. Loudoun County claims one of the highest rates of infection in the nation from the tickborne illness with nearly 200 confirmed cases a year. n

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ed for expansion for free. Skinner said the current rescue squad building is ideally located in the middle of its first-due area. “That provides a rapid response.” Skinner said the merits of moving the skate park to Ida Lee Park include allowing for future expansion; providing positive constituent services; allowing for better use of the park in a controlled setting; and more efficient use of the town parks and recreation staff. Skinner said feedback from residents on social media has been positive in terms of moving the skate park to Ida Lee. The Town Council has been debating whether to build the new skate park at the Catoctin Circle site or at a new location, either the Douglass Community Center or Ida Lee Park. The council has scheduled a Sept. 8 meeting on that issue. If the park is built on Catoctin Circle, it would be ready for operation next June. If a new location were selected, the opening would slip to September, according to project planners.

Robbie Limon Plays Acoustic On The Green July 25

inger, guitarist and composer Robbie Limon has been on the bandstand for more than 30 years and brings his love of ’70s-era songwriters to each of his performances. The result is an eclectic mix of the Eagles, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Willie Nelson and others. Limon is also well known for his Hank Williams tribute show. Limon is the latest fan favorite to grace the Acoustic On The Green stage in Leesburg, with a show S a t u r d a y, July 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. The free concerts are on the Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St. Picnics are encouraged. Smoking, alcoholic beverages and pets are prohibited. For more information, go to acousticonthegreen.com. n

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helicopters landings there. The county-prepared alternative alignments are as follows: • Alternative 1 would go from Poland Road north across Rt. 50; then turn west to cross Loudoun County Parkway and then north to an existing 230 kV transmission line at the North Fork of Broad Run. It would terminate at a point at or near the planned Yardley Ridge substation site. • Alternative 2 would go from Poland Road north across Rt. 50; then turn west, crossing Loudoun County Parkway; then north following the parkway, and finally west onto Dulles West Boulevard to tie into a 500 kV transmission line. • Alternative 3 would go from Poland Road north across Rt. 50; then turn east along Rt. 50, as far north of the road as reasonable, to the west side of the Cub Run stream valley; then south, crossing Rt. 50 again, this time in Fairfax County; and then east to an existing 230 kV transmission line. It would terminate at any one of three substation sites, Sully, Walney or Discovery. The resolution also asks the State Corporation Commission to direct Dominion Virginia Power to submit an evaluation of the county alternatives and for Dominion to work with the county and affected property owners to ensure that all routing alternatives accurately reflect “proposed and existing development, planned infrastructure improvements, transportation networks and community development standards.” Asked for comment on the supervisors’ proposals, Dominion spokesman Chuck Penn noted that the SCC has the final word on the line’s route. “We most certainly respect the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and their position with regards to their resolution on Poland Road,” Penn said in an email Monday. “The process, now underway with regards to this project, provides multiple opportunities for public officials and all concerned citizens to weigh in with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The July 15 vote followed a resolution approved July 1 that formally sought standing for the supervisors to participate in the SCC’s review of Dominion’s application to build the power line. In addition, a recently launched change. org petition went a step further than just suggesting new power line routes in the Dulles area. It recommended that the data center’s owner work with the county to find a “more appropriate location” for its facility. “After all, the problem is not your data center,” the petition says. “The problem is the high voltage power lines needed to power it.” As of the end of this week, the petition had attracted 784 online “signatures.” n

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students were presented scholarships from the Ashby Ponds retirement community Sunday. The students, who work in Ashby Pond’s dining services department, will receive up to $4,000 in scholarships paid directly to the college or trade school of their choice. The schol-

arship program started in 2010. Money for the scholarships is donated each year by Ashby Ponds residents and staff members. Ashley Wood, who recently completed her first year at Northern Virginia Community College, is one of about 120 high school and college students from Loudoun and Fairfax counties who work in the community’s dining services department. “I liked the fact that so many of my peers worked here and that the managers recognize

uring the last three weeks, it was the teachers who clutched notebooks and raised their hands to ask the questions. Through the Teachers in Industry Project, run by the George Washington University, 20 teachers from Northern Virginia middle and high schools spent July 6-24 getting an upclose look at the ever-evolving job market their students will encounter. They shadowed doctors at Inova Loudoun Hospital, milked a goat at Georges Mill Goat Farm in Lovettsville, saw the agriculture and hospitality demands of the wine business at North Gate Vineyard in Purcellville, and visited with the men and women who keep Dulles Air-

and accommodate student’s schedules and academics,” the Briar Woods High School graduate said. But for Wood, the personal connection with the residents is the highlight of working at the community. “Getting to know the Ashby Ponds residents is the best part of my job,” said Wood, who plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing. “Financially, I could not have done this without the help of so many wonderful Ashby Ponds residents who take an interest in my life and my future.” To be eligible for scholarships, the students must work at least 1,000 hours during their ju-

port running. “My mind is filled with a million ideas to take back to the classroom,” Cyndy Mattia, a teacher at Parkside Middle School in Manassas, said Friday after touring the airport. That’s exactly what the organizers of the Teachers in Industry Project like to hear. “This is not your typical professional development,” said Janet Schiavone, co-director of the project and an adjunct professor at George Washington University. The goal of the program, now in its seventh year, is to inform teachers about various career paths through experiences, which, if all goes as planned, will better equip them to prepare their students for life after high school. “A lot of teachers look at the students and the parents as Continued on Next Page

nior and senior years of high school or their first year of college, maintain at least a C average and have no adverse disciplinary actions on their record. The 2015 scholarship recipients are: Mina Akbary (Briar Woods), Sarah Ansari (Stone Bridge), Kylah Brown (Briar Woods), Kiya Dorsey (Briar Woods), Aidin Ferdosian (Dominion), Madalyn Helson (Stone Bridge), Omar Janjua (Broad Run), Jesse Kriviski (Stone Bridge), Maggie Marquez (Herndon), Andrew Martin (Northern Virginia Community College), Alvin Mills (Broad Run), Nadia Parada Continued on Next Page

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he Loudoun Chapter of the Virginia Women’s Attorneys Association spent the better part of last Thursday giving a group of young people a glimpse at various legal careers. The association put on a presentation at the Loudoun County Courthouse to encourage students in Camp R.E.A.L (Raising Education, Achievement and Leadership) to consider pursuing jobs as attorneys or judges, or in law enforcement. Camp R.E.A.L is for students who are considered at a high risk for substance abuse and gang involvement, and the VWAA’s goal with the program is to demonstrate the important and positive role the law

plays in the young people’s daily lives. The program taught the students how and why laws are created, as well as how they can go on to make an impact in the law through their own career choices. The program was organized in memory of the late Loudoun County General District Court Judge Julia T. Cannon, who was a member of the VWAA. She died Oct. 16, 2014, after battling cancer. Loudoun County General District Court Judge Deborah C. Welsh was the event’s keynote speaker. She encouraged students to pursue their passion. “I went into law because I always wanted to do something to help people,” Welsh, a Loudoun County High School grad, said. “You can be anything you want to be. I never thought about being a Continued on Next Page

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GRANT BRINGS ENGINEERING TO LOUDOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Raytheon Company has funded a $37,000 practices to Loudoun County’s public elementary school students. The Raytheon-Engineering is Elementary grant funds professional development for 25 teachers. The teachers attended a workshop July 15 to prepare them to use Engineering is Elementary with their students. Each teacher also received a curriculum guide and materials kit with everything needed to implement engineering activities in the classroom. The curriculum explores a variety of engineering fields—from electrical to mechanical to biomedical and more—and each activity is tied to a science concept commonly taught in elementary schools. Loudoun County is one of four districts to receive the grant this year. “Our nation’s competitiveness and economic growth depend on development of technical talent, and teachers are vital to this effort,” John Balaguer, vice president of Engineering and Technology at Raytheon, stated. “Raytheon is committed to inspiring the next generation of innovators, and this grant helps strengthen teachers’ ability to encourage students to pursue careers in math and science.” Raytheon employs more than 2,000 throughout Northern Virginia. n

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cheese, something she learned at Georges Mill Goat Farm. “I can have them make it with different types of acids, because that changes the flavor. From there, they can make an Italian meal,” she said. “There’s so much potential.” The instructors also visited GeoConcepts Engineering, Aol, REHAU, Telos Corporation, Loudoun Water and Integrus Holdings Inc., the umbrella company for Fortessa. Teachers in Industry Project participants are paid a stipend. The Spark Foundation pays the Prince William teachers’ stipend, and Loudoun County Public Schools covers the cost for its teachers. For more information on Teachers in Industry, go to teachersinindustry.gwu.edu. n

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Bow Tie Strategies “just snowballed from there,” Foster said. Six months ago, Foster transitioned Bow Tie Strategies to a fulltime enterprise and the benefits are paying off. The business has grown 1,400 percent in the past year with just Foster and government-relations specialist Demas Boudreaux as employees. A main concentration of Foster’s business is giving back to the community in which he grew up. Foster said of his profits in the last year, 20 percent went back to community organizations such as the Toys for Tots Foundation and Friends of Homeless Animals. Bow Tie also provided a helping hand in marketing and public relations to YMCA Loudoun County for this past February’s Chocolates Galore & More event. The event helped raise more than $50,000 after Bow Tie “promoted the heck out of it when it came to ticket sales,” Foster said. “The one thing I’ve learned is you have to pay it forward, either financially, your time, or through services,” Foster said. “If it wasn’t for people giving back for me, I wouldn’t be in the spot that I am today.” YMCA Loudoun County Executive Director Laura Fiers said many children and families “owe him a debt of gratitude for what he’s brought to the table.” “He’s a local Leesburg guy that

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• The Town of Leesburg’s Economic Development Office will hold its next quarterly HUBZone business meeting Thursday, July 30, 6-8 p.m., at the Mason Enterprise Center at 202 Church St. SE. Kevin Cassidy, president and CEO of Clearfocus Technologies, will share the lessons learned from going through the HUBZone certification process. Representatives from the Mason Enterprise Center, the Loudoun Workforce Resource Center and the Leesburg Economic Development Office will be on hand to answer questions. A program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the HUBZone program helps small businesses gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities while also increasing employment opportunities in economically distressed areas. Leesburg’s HUBZone covers a portion of downtown Leesburg and was created in 2013. For more information, contact Kindra Jackson at kindra.jackson@leesburgva.gov or 703-737-6530. • Jimmy Carr of Leesburg, the CEO of All Points Broadband, has been appointed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to serve on the Virginia Broadband Advisory Council.

truly wants to help the community in general,” Fiers said. “He’s definitely an up-and-comer with a passion to serve as well as advocate for children and youth in the community.” Friends of Loudoun Mental Health Vice President Katrina Cole has known Foster’s mother since they were kids, and the organization hired Foster last September to help with marketing and public relations. She first met Foster when he was 12 years old. It’s been “great” to watch him grow into a successful businessman, she said. “He’s so innovative and really gets involved with his clients,” Cole said. “He’s just got that kind of personality that everybody is attracted to. He’s intelligent and he really cares about the town and county. … He’s got a heart as big as Texas.” Going forward, Foster wants to move his business out of his home, where a 6-year-old pug named Dixie is his “advisor.” He’s eyeing space in the Zimmerman Building on East Market Street and envisions a staff of 10 to 15 people working there to create a “huge impact” on the community. In the meantime, Foster will listen to any organization that needs help. “I won’t turn a company away without hearing their story. I want to see if I could help them,” Foster said. “You should always take on new challenges and don’t be afraid to fail.” n

• MELT Gourmet Cheesburgers in Leesburg has ranked as the No. 7 burger restaurant in the country, according to TripAdvisor. The list is based on customer reviews. Restaurants in the category were required to have 10 or fewer locations and at least 100 posted reviews. The store is located at 525 E. Market St. For more information, go to meltgourmetcheesburgers. com. • Triad Engineering Inc. last week kicked off a yearlong celebration marking its 40th anniversary. Founded in Morgantown, WV, in July 1975 as a geotechnical engineering consultant, Triad has grown from a three-man startup to a diverse regional employee-owned firm with a staff of nearly 200 and seven office locations across the mid-Atlantic. The firm’s Loudoun County office is at 21641 Beaumeade Circle Suite 300 in Ashburn. • Edward Jones Financial Advisor Kobby Okum is offering a free presentation titled “Social Security: Your Questions Answered” on Wednesday, July 29 at Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road in Leesburg. Space is limited for the 6:30 p.m. program. To make a reservation, call Emily Lineman, branch office administrator at 703-771-2069. • Matt Huber, executive vice president of Belfort Furniture in Sterling has been rec-

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ognized as an emerging leader in the industry in Home Furnishings Business’ second 40 Under 40 list. The honorees were chosen by their peers for their leadership, determination, creativity, tenacity and work ethic. Huber was cited for his work in implementing an e-business strategy for the family-owned business, as well as for his involvement with community organizations and nonprofits. • The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative was awarded the second highest ranking in customer satisfaction among mid-size electric utilities in the United States South region and second highest among the 140 largest electric utilities in the nation in the J.D. Power and Associates 2015 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. SECO Energy, a cooperative in Sumterville, FL, edged out NOVEC by three points for the top spot. • Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg received the Centurion Medallion Award from the U.S. Chambers of Commerce’s Committee of 100. The award is bestowed upon hoteliers who have hosted the Association Committee of 100 Meeting with distinction. Past recipients include The Greenbrier in West Virginia, The Broadmoor in Colorado and The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA.

• Dulles Airport and SpringHill Suites by Marriott have launched Comfort Zone lounge areas in the airport with modern comfortable seating to allow passengers to prepare for or regroup after the security screening process. This is the first time the brand has been able to enhance every security checkpoint located in an airport, and it is the fifth location where SpringHill Comfort Zones were installed in partnership with JCDecaux and aviation services provider Aviator. • Lerner Enterprises has signed several new dining choices that will open at the Dulles Town Center mall by the end of 2015. On the list are Northern Virginia’s first Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, Yum Crepes, Smoothie King, as well as a new full-service bar inside the recently opened Regal Dulles Town Center Cinemas. • John Showalter has joined Vesta Settlements as a business development associate. The Northern Virginia native is a recent graduate from Liberty University where he majored in business marketing. He will be working with Vesta’s director of business development and will be responsible for contributing to sales, marketing and client relationship management efforts. Vista Settlements is located at 552 Fort Evans Road, Suite 204 in Leesburg.

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With 40 wineries and tasting rooms, it can be tough to know where to begin a visit to Loudoun County’s wine country. To make it easier, Visit Loudoun grouped the county’s wineries into six wine clusters, each uniquely its own. Focus on one cluster or follow the wine trail through the region and visit several for a richer experience. The Loudoun Heights Cluster Anchored in Hillsboro, this cluster surrounds one of the smallest and most historic Virginia towns. Hillsboro is appropriately named for its hills and the wineries in this cluster have some of the most stunning scenery in the county. » 868 Estate Vineyards (14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro; 868estatevineyards.com) » Breaux Vineyards (36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro; breauxvineyards.com) » Cardamon Family Vineyards (12226 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro; cardamonfamilyvineyards.com) » Doukénie Winery (14727 Mountain Road, Hillsboro; doukeniewinery.com) » Hillsborough Vineyards (36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro; hillsboroughwine.com) » Maggie Malick Wine Caves (12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro; maggiemalickwinecaves.com)

» Notaviva Vineyards (13274 Sagle Road, Hillsboro; notavivavineyards.com) » Two Twisted Posts Winery (12944 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro; twotwistedposts.com) The Waterford Cluster The wineries in this cluster are centered on the historic village of Waterford, founded by Quakers in 1733. This National Historic Landmark village is surrounded by rolling hills studded with vineyards and wineries, from small-batch producers hand crafting their wines to larger vineyards offering expansive and innovative tasting experiences. » 8 Chains North (38593 Daymont Lane, Waterford; 8chainsnorth.com) » Catoctin Creek Winery (14426 Richards Run Lane, Purcellville; catoctincreekwinery.com) » Corcoran Vineyards and Cider (14635 Corky's Farm Lane, Waterford; corcorancider.com) » Crushed Cellars (37938 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville; crushedcellars.com) » Hiddencroft Vineyards (12202 Axline Road, Lovettsville; hiddencroftvineyards.com) » Loudoun Valley Vineyards (38516 Charles Town Pike, Waterford; loudounvalleyvineyards.com)

The Potomac Cluster The Potomac Cluster lies in the fertile land between Rt. 15 and the Potomac River, just north of Leesburg. This scenic, twolane highway is lined with farms, roadside stands and antique shops, surrounded by rolling fields and mountain views. Nestled between the farms, the scenes from the Potomac wineries are eclectic, featuring everything from river views and lakes to log cabins and estates. » Carroll Vineyards (tasting room: 29 S. King St., Leesburg; www.leesburg-vintner.com/vineyards) » Creek's Edge Winery (41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville; creeksedgewinery. com) » Fabbioli Cellars (15669 Limestone School Road, Leesburg; fabbioliwines. com) » Hidden Brook Winery (43301 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg; hiddenbrookwinery.com) » Lost Creek Winery (43277 Spinks Ferry Rd, Leesburg; lostcreekwinery.com) » Tarara Winery (13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg; tarara.com) The Mosby Cluster This is where wine country meets horse country. The wineries in this cluster sit primarily along Rt. 50 as it traverses Aldie and Middleburg. The drive from one winery to the next is lined with stacked stone fences,

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grass-vineyards) » Quattro Goomba’s Winery (22860 Monroe-Madison Memorial Highway, Aldie; goombawine.com)

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The Snickers Gap Cluster Visitors who enter Loudoun from the west on Rt. 7 will pass through Snicker’s Gap, a pass in the Blue Ridge Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm Mountains. Virginia’s scenic byways lead through the American cuisine countryside with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 42920 Broadlands Blvd., Climb the mountains to one of this cluster’s wineries, Broadlands Bluemont Vineyard, to see a breathtaking view from its clydes.com elevation of about 1,000 feet. » Bluemont Vineyard (18755 Foggy Bottom Road, Fire Works Wood Fired Pizza Bluemont; bluemontvineyard.com) Italian and pizza » Bogati Bodega & Vineyard (35246 Harry Byrd High203 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg way, Round Hill; bogatibodega.com) fireworkspizza.com » North Gate Vineyard (16031 Hillsboro Road, PurGoodstone Inn & Restaurant cellville; northgatevineyard.com) French cuisine » Otium Cellars (18050 Tranquility Road, Purcellville; Dining Guide Goodstone Ad 6.15_Layout 1 7/16/15 6:05 PM Page 1 otiumcellars.com) Source: Visit Loudoun

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ueled by creative chefs and a dedication to locally sourced ingredients, Loudoun is growing its reputation as a culinary enclave. Some of the best have been identified by a group of industry experts who created a list of the county’s top “destination” restaurants for Visit Loudoun. The judges evaluated the special dining experience offered, the use of locally-grown products, the quality of the meals, the extent to which they are favorites of area residents, and the availability of local wines, beers and spirits. Fourteen restaurants currently qualify for the list.

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The Harmony Cluster This cluster was named after the nearby town of Hamilton, originally called Harmony. The route takes visitors down winding roads to the wineries surrounding the town and along gravel roads to the top of Catoctin Mountain for views that pair perfectly with the wines. » The Barns at Hamilton Station (16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton; thebarnsathamiltonstation. com) » Casanel Vineyards (17956 Canby Road, Leesburg; casanelvineyards.com) » Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery (18195 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg; drymillwine.com) » Hunter’s Run Wine Barn (40325 Charles Town Pike, Hamilton; huntersrunwinebarn.com) » Stone Tower Winery (19925 Hogback Mountain Road, stonetowerwinery.com) » Willowcroft Farm Vineyards (38906 Mt Gilead Road, Leesburg; willowcroftwine.com) » Zephaniah Farm Vineyard (19381 Dunlop Mill Road, Leesburg; zephwine.com)

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Offerings from the county’s ale trail were on display last weekend at the Purcellville Wine and Food Festival. DARREN SHARP

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Loudoun is quickly becoming a craft beer destination. The county is now home to 14 breweries, and counting. The range of breweries is as varied as the hand-crafted beer styles, from quant tasting rooms surrounded by western Loudoun farmland to large operations housed in Ashburn and Sterling industrial parks. All are open to visitors, and many offer food and live entertainment. Eastern Loudoun » Beltway Brewery (22620 David Drive #110, Sterling; beltwaybrewco.com) » Ocelot Brewery (23600 Overland Drive #180, Dulles; ocelotbrewing.com) » Old Ox Brewery (406652 Guilford Drive, Sterling; oldoxbrewery.com) » Lost Rhino Brewery (21730 Red Run Drive #142, Ashburn; lostrhino.com) » Sweetwater Tavern (45980 Waterview Plaza, Sterling; greatamericanrestaurants.com/sweetwater) Central Loudoun » Crooked Run Brewery (205 Harrison

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Western Loudoun » Adroit Theory Brewing (404 Browning Court Unit C, Purcellville; adroittheory.com) » Belly Love Brewing (725 E. Main St., Purcellville; bellylovebrewing.com) » Corcoran Brewing (205 E. Hirst Road, Purcellville; corcoranbrewing.com) » Dirt Farm Brewing (18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont; dirtfarmbrewing. com) » Mad Horse Brewpub (34 E. Broadway, Lovettsville; madhorsebrewpub.com) » Old 690 Brewing (15670 Ashby Church Road, Purcellville; old690.com)

Source: Brewdoun.com. List as of May 1.

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Summer is flying by and preparations for the Sept. 4-6 Epicurience Virginia festival are moving into high gear. Visit Loudoun has announced the official kickoff for the three-day showcase of the best in the region’s food and wine will be the Epicurience Virginia Chefs Dinner. The opening night dinner will be held Sept. 4 at The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm overlooking the Potomac River near the Point of Rocks bridge. Restaurant owner Beverly Morton has been a leader in the healthy-eating, farmto-table movement and chef Tarver King builds his menu using vegetables and herbs grown on the property. Morton was contacted by Visit Loudoun to host the opening gastronomic salvo for Epicurience. While the restaurant has previously offered chefs’ dinners to benefit area charities, the pre-Epicurience festivities will be “a bit different,” Morton said. The five chefs to be featured during the event are King; Bryan Voltaggio of Volt and Family Meal in Frederick, MD, and Ashburn; Justin Severino, of Cure in Pittsburgh, PA; Tim Ma, of Maple Avenue in Vienna and Water & Wall in Arlington;

and Jason Lage, of Market Table Bistro in Lovettsville and Market Burger in Purcellville. On the beverage side, Scott and Becky Harris will be there with their Catoctin Creek Distillery cocktails, and the three Gold Medal winning wines—to be announced during the Sept. 3 Loudoun Wine Awards gala—will also be featured. Tarver said last week that each of the five chefs would have their own stations to prepare various menu selections during a friendly and informal meet-and-greet session. Bluegrass music will add to the lively atmosphere as guests wander from station to station, sampling different items and talking with the chefs. The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm is one of Loudoun’s Destination Restaurants. The dinner, which will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, costs $150 per person. Reservations may be made online at the EpicVirginia.com website: http:// epicvirginia.com/program/chefs-dinner. The restaurant is located at 42461 Lovettsville Road. Anyone wanting to get tickets for the three-day Epicurience Virginia festival should note the discounted, early bird ticket sales are available for only a few more days. General admission tickets are $65 through Sunday, and $95 thereafter.

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t the age of 9 or 10, Kevin Burke first tried his hand at broadcasting by turning down the sound and calling the play-by-play for his Madden NFL video games. Fifteen years later, Burke is a professional broadcaster in multiple sports. The 25-year-old Leesburg native is in his first season as the director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Salem Red Sox, the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the Carolina League. During the winter months, he calls the play-by-play for women’s basketball games at High Point University in North Carolina. Burke’s current stint in Salem is not his first with the franchise. He first got involved in professional

baseball with a short three-game outing as the on-field master of ceremonies for the Carolina League’s Frederick Keys in 2009, and he filled a similar role for the Red Sox in 2010 after his sophomore year at Virginia Tech in nearby Blacksburg. That summer, Burke also began serving as an intern for broadcaster Evan Lepler, who spent six years with Salem before accepting a full-time position in March with the American Ultimate Disc League, which airs ultimate Frisbee events on ESPN3. Burke was able to travel with the Red Sox and do both color and play-byplay segments on the air that season and again in 2011. That experience helped him fit in quickly with other league broadcasters when he got the full-time position this spring. “Kevin has the fire in his belly and knowledge of the game to make it in this business,” said Matt Janus, who is in his fourth year as director Continued on Next Page

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Leesburg native Kevin Burke is in his first season as the director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Salem Red Sox, the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the Carolina League.

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found out he would no longer be lining up as a defensive end. Instead Thompson was listed as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 defensive scheme that the Ravens employ. Rather than resisting the idea, Thompson bought in right away. “It’s definitely a good thing for me,” Thompson said as he prepares for his first

training camp with the Ravens, which begins July 30. “In a 3-4 defense, you’re still a defensive end. You’ve just got to learn to drop and stand up. You’re not always in a down stance. So there are little things I have to learn but it’s mostly the same things I’m used to. It’s definitely been a smooth transition and I’m excited to play that new position. I’m just excited to use everything I learned in camp and fight for a 53-man spot.” Thompson earned all-state honors at Stone Bridge High School before graduating in 2009. He then spent four years at Wake Forest University before signing as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets for training camp in 2014. He was one of the final cuts prior to the beginning of the 2014 season. Two days later, however, he was signed by the Denver Broncos for their practice squad. In November, he was released by the Broncos and later signed to the Ravens’ practice squad. With a year of training camp and practice squads behind him, Thompson said he has a much better idea of what to expect. In fact, he came to realize a few things that he hopes will help him as camp begins next week, especially as he hopes to catch the eyes of the Ravens’ coaching staff. “The main thing I learned last year was at camps, you’re going to get a lot less reps than the older guys because they’re preparing for the season,” he said. “When you get reps, you’ve got to be sharp. During the year, you’re fighting for one of the backup spots so you’ve got to take advantage of your reps. Knowing what to do is huge. They want a guy that they can depend on.” He also realizes that staying healthy can keep a player in the mix for a roster spot. As a rookie last year, Thompson dinged up his shoulder during training camp. In the end, he

realized that might have impacted his chance to make the team. “Staying healthy is a huge thing,” he said. “You don’t have a lot of time to yourself in camp. When you do, you’ve got to make sure you stretch and do soft tissue work. I was out for a week with the Jets after hurting my shoulder. And that was a week of reps that I missed.” As a result, he’s worked diligently this spring to not only build strength, but also prepare his body for the rigors of training camp. As he’s done the physical preparation, he’s undertaking the mental preparation as well. He’s also paying close attention to how the veterans go about their business during the minicamps and workouts. As a young player in the league, he is hoping to emulate their habits in order to help win a spot on the roster. “I have an opportunity to learn from some of the best players that play the position,” he said. “Guys like (Terrell) Suggs and Dum (Elvis Dumervil). Suggs was only [at minicamp] at the end. Most of the time, I spent a lot of time with Courtney Upshaw. When Suggs did get there for the three-day camp, I just watched him every play. … I’m just taking notes on everything he did and trying to watch him as much as possible.” As camp quickly approaches, Thompson continues to ramp up both physically and mentally. “Having a year under my belt is giving you an idea of how each day is going to go,” he said. “You have to know that you’re getting out there early each day. During the season, you’re getting up about 5 a.m. or so. So it’s a long workday. When I first came out, I had no idea what to expect. So having that experience and knowing what to expect day-to-day is a great thing to know going in.” n

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Hokies coaches show. By the time he was a senior in 2011-2012, he was an intern with IMG, the network that broadcasts Virginia Tech games, and that led to opportunities to broadcast some of the college’s other sports, mainly soccer and softball. Burke says if his style emulates anyone, it would be Roth, who spent 27 years as the “Voice of the Hokies” before leaving this past spring to take a similar position at UCLA. “I listen to a lot of guys, especially those who call a lot of different sports,” Burke said. “My main guy will always be Bill Roth, as the only way to hear about Virginia Tech back when I was growing up was to listen to him on the radio. The fact I got to intern with him as my idol—which not too many people get to do—and the fact he has turned into a great friend is awesome.” Burke’s goal always has been to get a job calling baseball. He spent the summer of 2012 as the play-by-play voice for the Corvallis Knights in Oregon in a college-level summer league. In 2013, he was the broadcast and media relations intern for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Florida, the Cincinnati Reds affiliate in the Class AA Southern League. Last summer, Burke went back to being the lead broadcaster for the Traverse City Beach Bums in Michigan in the independent Frontier League. But after talking with Lepler in 2013 and finding the women’s basketball broadcast job open at High Point (a NCAA Division I institution in the Big South Conference), his priorities began to change. Burke has done Panthers games for the past two seasons and occasionally filled in for Lepler, the High Point men’s radio announcer. “Baseball was the first thing I wanted to do,” Burke said. “When I first started doing those camps, my goal was to be Joe Buck, doing the World Series and the Super Bowl. Baseball was the sport I had the most success with until high school, and I knew a lot about it from being an umpire. That was the one thing I wanted to do, but once I realized baseball ends in September, that’s where football and basketball come in. “I’ve started loving basketball,” Burke added, noting he had no experience calling the sport before starting at High Point. “It’s almost as fun to call as baseball. It’s two completely different broadcasts.” While he doesn’t rule out someday being part of a major league broadcast team like Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler with the Washington Nationals (his favorite team), Burke likes the idea of settling into being a “big fish in a little pond.” “It’s nice to have a job now where I can see myself having a continuous stint,” Burke said. “I wouldn’t take anything back from how I got here as those jobs have taken me to places I never expected to see. “But my next priority is to get a full-time college job,” he said. “To be stabilized at a college where you’re calling multiple sports for the same team is my new goal. I still would love to do baseball at a high level, but if I could be like a Bill Roth or someone like him at a school long-term, that would be great.” n

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xecutive Chef Author Clark helped launch Grandale, one of the county’s early farm-to-table restaurants, 10 years ago on a picturesque farm in the tiny northwest Loudoun community of Neersville. Since 2011, a consortium of new owners has added 868 Estate Vineyards to the property. Clark now runs the restaurant, its catering company and casual dining food service to the winery. He lives with his wife, Nicole, and two young daughters on a small farm in Frederick County. Clark sat down with Leesburg Today as Grandale’s owners and staff members prepare to celebrate the restaurant’s 10th anniversary this fall. The restaurant will again participate in the annual Farm-To-Fork Loudoun event July 23-Aug. 2. Leesburg Today: Tell me about yourself and your background. Author Clark: I began cooking at a young age—16 years old—in professional kitchens.

… I grew up in Winchester and started cooking at Wayside Inn in Middletown, Virginia. [During high school], I was working dinner shifts on the line—very similar to the one we have here. … I went on to college at University of Maryland [for] business and worked in the historic district in Ellicott City [during college] at a Cajun-based place—Main Street Blues. LT: Then you went to culinary school? Clark: At CIA [Culinary Institute of America] in New York. That was a very good experience. … I made some connections there and worked at a high-end Italian restaurant there in Rhinebeck. I did that on weekends and kind of kept myself in the real world of cooking. … I did everything [at CIA]. Now they don’t do that. Now you choose a specialty. When I went, you had to go through every class in the entire program, which was really good for me. I graduated two months after 9/11. Then I did my externship at Lightfoot Restaurant [in Leesburg] with Ingrid [Gustavson]. I absolutely loved working there for her. I did well in

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Many of the ingredients found in Author Clark’s dishes are grown on the property and a short walk from the kitchen.

that environment. It was right after 9/11—half the restaurants in New York had closed so I came back and was her executive sous [chef] for about a year and a half or two years. LT: What was next? Clark: L’Auberge Provencale in Clarke County with Alain Borel. I was chef there for a little less than a year and then I got offered a project of my own—the Village Square in Winchester. Now there are five of them I believe. They have a bistro and a big catering company. I was farm-to-fork there. I was buying all my stuff from farmers markets, and that’s where I met [GranGrandale Restaurant Executive Chef Author Clark is a pioneer in Loudoun’s farm-to-table restaurant scene. Grandale celebrates its 10th year of operation this fall. Ashburn Today/Danielle Nadler

dale Farm owner] Dr. [Thomas] Orme. He was operating this place as a vegetable farm and he would come to the markets and I made a relationship with him. It’s kind of neat. I would go to the market, and I know how to work a farm market from all my experience in New York working with chefs: you buy a little bit, and then you say, “Stop by the restaurant with whatever you’ve got left on your way through.” Dr. Orme was impressed with how I was able to rip him off so well [laughing], he wanted me to start doing that for him. … The winery industry had not yet boomed, but we all knew that it was going to. With us being across the street from Breaux [Vineyards], it was kind of a nobrainer to open a restaurant. I wasn’t going to lead on it. I was going to open it and hire people, but he convinced me to come here. LT: What made you want to stay? Clark: I was coming out here as a break. I had a lot of hectic moving around. I was going to come out here and relax and live in that nice

little cottage. I met my wife here. She came here as a summer job when she was attending Shepherd University. She was working as a server. … She’s now an administrator in surgical telemetry at Valley Health [in Winchester]. We have two girls; Macalyn is 3 and Kennedy is 2. LT: Was the farm-to-table concept [at Grandale] there from the beginning? Clark: From way back, I spent a lot of time getting to know farmers. It wasn’t trendy or cool or popular. It was very easy and much cheaper and much more unique at that point. I tried to open [the restaurant] as a prix fixe, and we didn’t have our ABC license at the time, so we encouraged people to bring bottles of wine from local vineyards. That was our deal for the first year. Continued on Page 36

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Documentary: Chasing Ice

Fourth Fridays

Gospel Movie Night

7 p.m., Calvary Temple Church, 50214 Triple Seven Road, Sterling. Contact: calvarytempleva.org Enjoy a night with live music, free popcorn and drinks, and a gospel-centered, familyappropriate movie on the big screen outside. Event is free.

Music Man’ Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ ‘The 8 p.m., Potomac Fall High School, 46400 Al2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Franklin Park Arts

Puppies Behind Bars

Saturday, July 25

Community Yard Sale and Farmers Market

8 a.m.-2 p.m., Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St., Middleburg. Contact: tdionne@middleburgarts.org Middleburg Community Yard Sale will be right beside the Middleburg Community Farmers Market. At least six different groups will sell their wares.

St. Theresa 5k Run/Walk

8 a.m., St. Theresa Church, 21371 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn. Contact: sainttheresaparish. com The event is organized by Jack Morton of Boy Scout Troop 997 for his Eagle Scout Project. All net proceeds will be donated to Divine Mercy Outreach. Packet pickup is at St. Theresa on Friday 6-8 p.m., and on race day 6:30-7:30 a.m. Registration is $25

Summer Thunder Cruise-In

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10 a.m.-2 p.m., Franklin Park, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: summerthundercruisein2015.com Summer Thunder returns to Franklin Park. Bring your hot rod, classic car, muscle car, motorcycle or favorite custom. Summer Thunder welcomes all cars regardless of make or model. There will be food, music and prizes for the registered vehicles. Proceeds will benefit Operation VetsHaven. Admission is free, donations are encouraged.

Open Studio: Xmas in July Courtesy of Puppies Behind Bars

10 a.m., White House Ceramics Studio,

Americana Celebration

11 a.m.-4 p.m., The Hill High Marketplace, 35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill. Contact: www.thegatewaygallery.com The Gateway Gallery Artist Cooperative and Gift Shop, Moms Apple Pie Company, Bogati Winery and Round Hill Arts Center offer fresh produce, locally-made pies, wine tastings and demonstrations by artists. The Spruce Brothers will perform. Event is free.

Storytime LIVE! 11 a.m., Kiddie Academy of Leesburg , 400 Sycolin Road, SE., Leesburg. Contact: kastorytime.com Children will see a story come to life with guest appearance by Curious George. The event is free and open to the public.

Live Music: Kipyn Martin

2 p.m., North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Contact: northgatevineyard. com Kipyn Martin is an emerging Americana singer and songwriter whose roots sink into the banks of the Shenandoah River. Her voice is gathering a reputation in the region. Event.

Live Music: Ken Wenzel

2-6 p.m., Twin Oaks Tavern Winery, 18035 Raven Rocks Road, Bluemont. Contact: twinoakstavernwinery.com Singer-songwriter Ken Wenzel will perform. Event is free.

Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’

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11 a.m., Breaux Vineyard, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville. Contact: breauxvineyards.com Enjoy live music with Steele & Olgevee, food and wine.

6-8 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Contact: villageatleesburg.com Enjoy the music of American folk rock group Cross Kentucky, games and giveaways on The Plaza. Event is free.

16 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Lovettsville. Contact: 540-822-4803 Kristen Swanson and Kaarin Nelson invite you to their open house. Visit White House Ceramics Studio, see working artists and tour the studio. Event is free.

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Parties on the Plaza

gonkian Parkway, Sterling. Contact: sterlingplaymakers.com Sterling Playmakers presents the award-winning musical that tells the tale of a con man who comes to River City to start a boy’s band. A live orchestra will provide the music for this family-oriented show. Tickets are $15.

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7-9 p.m., Cascades Library, 21030 Whitefield Place, Potomac Falls. Contact: natcpien@ verizon.net On assignment for National Geographic, environmental photographer James Balog documented evidence of global warming. His videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Presentation of the 2014 Emmy Award-winning movie is sponsored by 350 Loudoun. Event is free and open to the public.

Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: thelct.org Loudoun Center Theatre presents a youth production of the greatest love story from below the sea. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

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3 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg. Contact: villageatleesburg.com The sixth annual party will feature live music, beer gardens, festival food, water games, carnival rides and sidewalk sales. Event is free.

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4-8 p.m., WeatherLea Farm and Vineyard, 39595 Weather Lea Farm Lane, Lovettsville. Contact: info@lovettsville-grocery.com The Lovettsville Cooperative Market holds a member appreciation barn dance featuring music by Craggy Island and The Tuesday Regulars. Local sausages, as well as other light dinner fare and beverages will be served. The event is free for current Co-op members. Suggested donation for members’ guests and potential members is $5, up to $20 per family. Reservations requested.

Art Gallery Reception for Artists

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Live Music: Completely Unchained

6 p.m., Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg. Contact: tarara.com Completely Unchained is all Van Halen, all the time. Picnic baskets are welcome but pets and outside alcohol are prohibited. Tickets are $16.

The Gifts Within

6 p.m., Tuscarora High School, 801 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-444-3184 Sponsored by Second Mount Olive Baptist Church of Hamilton, The Gifts Within is an evening of free family entertainment. The Gospel Angels and several church choirs will perform.

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LT: Describe the kind of cuisine you do here and your cooking style. Clark: It’s modern, local American cuisine. We make an effort to recreate dishes that are familiar to guests with a new twist, and we always try to have some off-the-wall stuff. For example, right now, we have white bean, fava and lentil hummus inside of a whole artichoke with salted lemon and green goddess vinaigrette. I always try to have at least one app and one or two entrées to supply the foodie people that come in and want something new. Last year, we were featured in Northern Virginia magazine for our cocoa-cured beef and olive and grilled pineapple. I always put a lot of effort into coming up with a few awkward dishes. We’ve been touted as being very vegan and vegetarian friendly, which we are. We’ve been offering things for vegetarians du jour for years, but we got feedback that they wanted to see that published. So now each week, we come up with what we’re purchasing locally paired with our own wines or our wines from Europe, and we put that right up with our feature of the week— our meat or fish. … We do not have a fryer and we will never have a fryer. We do not fry foods. We use air dry to get that crispy, crunchy texture. We kind of stayed away from gluten long before that was cool—most of my menus are gluten-free just by design. I like [Nouvelle Cuisine founder] Roger Vergé’s format. He’s all about reductions, no flour. That was my training platform and that’s certainly what we do here.

LT: You were farm-to-fork before it was cool. What do you think about what’s going on in Loudoun County as far as the growth of that? Clark: It’s wonderful to see everybody interested in keeping their food close by. On the board we have Donald Ulmer [of Milcreek Farm in Lovettsville], Cedar Springs Farm [in Shepherdstown, WV], Creekside Farms pork [from Shepherdstown], Yohanon Farm [in Purcellville], they’re a start up. We deal with lots of different folks, and I prefer to deal with small [operations] because I want to see people grow and get better. LT: Tell me what a typical workday is like for you. Clark: Coming in and getting together with the kitchen team and going through our prep sheets and action item lists for the day. I work either two or three eight-hour production shifts when needed: butchering, reducing—we all work together back there. I butcher a lot of high-end fish and things like that, and we do it in a demo format so everybody gets to learn from it. I do the proposals and contracts for all our catering operation—that’s definitely a part of every one of my days. That’s the last thing I think I’ll give up is letting somebody write contracts—that’s really important, saying, “This is what I can do for you.”

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Market Blvd., Leesburg. Contact: artsinthevillage.com Meet artists Harriet Maloney, J. Riley Stewart and others, view their work and enjoy light fare at the reception. Event is free.

LT: Who’s in the kitchen with you? Clark: We’ve split the duty of sous chef here between two guys—Ian Whitfield and Joshua Sawyer. They’re both great guys. We play on each other’s strengths very well I would say. We make an effort to recognize our weaknesses and playing on our strengths. It’s a big part of getting the job done and keeping everybody in check. Our catering directors Sarah [Thompson] and Misty [Willette] have led the development and growth of our catering team. Catering is 50 percent of what we do.

LT: When you’re at home with your family, do you like to cook? Clark: To be honest, I don’t cook at all at home. My wife cooks and we cook all fresh, very local ingredients. We don’t eat any processed foods at home. I have almost as intense a farming operation at home. We have figs, peaches, apples, pears, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, a 150-by-100-foot fenced-in garden. … I grew up working in the garden for my dad and I’ve always had a garden. I swore that was the worst punishment ever, and I was never going to do that, but as soon as you get settled down you’re looking at where you’re going to put your garden on your property. We spend a lot of time down there. [The girls] love to eat raw peas, green beans and tomatoes and little cucumbers. We’ve got a very homespun lifestyle.

LT: Tell me about the vineyard and that element of your cooking. Clark: It has brought a lot more guests interested in the property and what we have to offer. We have made a very big effort in accommodating those guests with what we think they want and still offer our high-end offerings [at Grandale]. … We work hard to keep us working in synergy. A lot of times we share customers and we have different models. It makes our property

LT: What are your tips for home cooks? Clark: Shop at your local farmers market. When things are in excess, try to buy and can. Get back to self-sustainability. We’re learning. We’re on our fourth year canning now at home. We’re canning everything. We screwed up really bad the first few years. My parents didn’t can and [Nicole’s] parents didn’t can. But my grandparents canned and her grandparents canned. We’re doing it so it doesn’t die. n

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Sunday, July 26 The Music Man

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Live Music: Black Sheep

Loudoun County Fair

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Surfin’ Safari Dance

2-4 p.m., Cascades Senior Center, Sterling. Contact: mycascadescenter.org Celebrate summer with beach music, dance and videos at the Surfin’ Safari Party and Dance. Cost is $7 per person or $5 for members of any Loudoun County Senior Center. This event is open to people ages 55 and older.

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7-8 p.m., Gum Spring Public Library, 24600 Millstream Drive, Stone Ridge. Contact: loudouncountymastergardeners.org Experienced Master Gardeners discuss strategies for creatively designing flower gardens at this free event. Learn how soil, sun exposure,

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LEESBURG RIVERPOINTE $634,900 – Former model home with $120,000 in builder upgrades including 6’ extension . This Aspen model with a morning room, luxury bath, gourmet kitchen including granite counters, gas cooktop. Home includes 9’ ceilings on 3 levels, sprinkler system, security system. Directions: Route 7 to River Creek Parkway north to left at light on Fort Evans take first right to 1006 Menlow located on left

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 73737 v. LEYLA M. McCULLAGH Defendant.

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It is ORDERED that Leyla M. McCullagh appear at the abovenamed Court and protect her interests on or before October 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. We ask for this: Peter H. Miller, Esquire (VSB# 30319) Rogan Miller Zimmerman, PLLC 50 Catoctin Circle, NE, Suite 333, Leesburg, VA 20176 Telephone 703-777-8850 Facsimile 703-777-8854 pmiller@ rmzlawfirm.com Counsel for Plaintiff, Matthew R. McCullagh

Spiro Macheras trading as The Crossroads Restaurant & Bar, 19375 Magnolia Grove Square, Lansdowne, Loudoun County 20176. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premises and Mixed beverage On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

LJ, Inc. trading as Eagletree Farm 15100 Harrison Hill Lane, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia 20176-5618. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Farm Winery Class A license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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Copies and additional information regarding this Rezoning Concept Plan Amendment application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or by contacting Michael Watkins, Senior Planner, at 703-737-7920 or via email at mwatkins@leesburgva.gov. At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at this Town Council meeting should contact the Clerk of Commission at (703) 771-2733 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. Ad # 7724

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PUBLIC OUTREACH Revision to Noise Standards The Loudoun County Department of Planning & Zoning is asking citizens and businesses to participate in a workshop about proposed revisions to the Noise Standards in the Zoning Ordinance and to provide their comments. The proposed revisions change the location from where sound is measured and adjust the permitted maximum sound levels. The proposed revisions will apply Countywide. In 2014, the County hired a Noise Consultant to research and recommend revisions to the Zoning Ordinance. At the Outreach Session, the Consultant will provide an overview of his research and staff will outline recommended changes. The meetings will be held on: 1. August 5 - 6:30 pm at Harmony Middle School (38174 W Colonial Highway, Hamilton, VA)

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2. August 6 - 3:00 pm at Loudoun County Government Center (Lovettsville Room, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, VA) 3. August 20 - 6:30 pm at Dulles South Multipurpose Center (24950 Riding Center Drive, South Riding, VA)

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You can claim items of found property with documented proof of ownership. Call 703-771-4558. Ad #7657

The property is identified by Loudoun County Property Identification Number (PIN) 149-17-4430, having 36.4 acres within the Town of Leesburg. The property is zoned PRC (Planned Residential Community) and is identified as Regional Office on the Town Plan’s Land Use Policy Map. The proposed proffer amendment will not affect the approved residential density of 168 units or 4.6 dwelling units per acre.

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For the convenience of those attending, three meetings are being held on different dates and locations. The subject matter will be identical. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory, or mental disability to participate in this open house, please contact the Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning. Three day notice is requested. For questions about the Noise Standards Zoning Ordinance Amendment,contact Loudoun County Department of Planning and Zoning at NoiseZOAM@Loudoun.gov or (703) 777-0246. Get more information about the project, updates, and Frequently Asked Questions at: www.Loudoun.gov/NoiseZOAM 7/23 & 7/30/15

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1. Remove Proffer 1.B.2 regarding H-2 Historic Corridor Architectural Control Overlay District regulations, which include architectural guidelines for townhouses and stacked townhouses (2 over 2) and Board of Architectural Review; and 2. Add proffers for substantial conformance with conceptual building elevations for townhouses and stacked townhouses (2 over 2).

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The Applicant proposes to amend the TLZM 2011-0002, Village at Leesburg Proffers as described below:

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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Rezoning Concept Plan and Proffer Amendment Application TLZM-2014-0008, Village at Leesburg, a request by Arcadia Communities, Inc.

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TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

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PA Leesburg Inc., trading as Plaza Azteca, 1608 Village Market Blvd, SE, Suite 125, Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA 201754674. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine & Beer On & Off Premises/ Keg Permit/Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

The object of this suit is to have a Final Order of Divorce entered by the court, which incorporates the parties’ Marital Settlement Agreement dated July 10, 2012, except for the issues of child custody and visitation. The Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Modify child custody and visitation to sole custody pursuant to 20124.1, 20-124.2 and 20-124.3 of the Code of Virginia 1950 as amended. The plaintiff has filed a Motion to Modify child support. A Final Hearing date has been scheduled for October 9, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. The child

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Community Classifieds Author Christine Walters Book Signing

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Real Estate for Sale

IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES! $934,900

Saturday, August 22, 2015 1pm-3pm

IRAQ veteran seeks PRO BONO divorce lawyer. Wife has outside source paying for lawyer. Call Kenny at 571-337-2944

Ashburn: 2MBR, 2.5BA, near George Washington University/ Rt. 7. No pets, non-smoking household. $1800/month. Deposit required. Available now. Call 703889-0803.

Cleaning Services ARA CLEANING SERVICE

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Upscale items: Furn, hshld goods, clothes, baby stuff. 8-2pm Saturdays through July 30. 11676 Mica Place, Lovettsville

July 24 & 25 • 7:30-2pm

February 20 SPACE DEADLINE

February 14 703.771.8831

Call for more information • 703-395-7653

WE WANT YOUR USED CAR! WILL BUY TODAY! Call Frank Star Buick GMC (703) 777-2411

CAMPBELL’S USED CARS Buying Clean Used Cars! 809-A S. King St. • Leesburg, VA 20175 Experienced Residential

• Installation 2002 ChevyTechnician P/U • 4x4 • Automatic • AC............. $5900 •Cardinal 2003 Chevy S10 P/Uis•aExt. Heating & Cooling pro- Cab • 4x4 • Automatic • AC .....$4900 fessional heating and air conditioning • 1999 Ford F150 P/U • 4x4 • Automatic • AC ....... $5500 service company located in Sterling, VA. We are currently accepting • 2004 Toyota Tundraapplications • Dbl Cab • Auto • AC.....$8500 Reduced for an experienced residential installation with at least 3 years •expe•technician 1999 Isuzu Trooper 4x4 • Automatic • AC ......... $3900 rience. Salary is based on experience. • 2007 Fordvacation, Crownand Vicholiday • Automatic • AC ............... $5900 Health insurance, pay are available. Applicants must have •a 2006 Ford Crown Vic • Automatic • AC ............... $5000 current drivers license and a clean driving record. All applicants must live •in1997 Toyota Avalon • Automatic • AC.................. $3900 Northern Virginia. All new hires are subjectHonda to a background check • Automatic • AC .............. $2900 • 1999 Passport •Please 1992submit Ford P/U • Stepside resume to email • Automatic • AC ...$3900 Cash cardinalheating-cooling@comcast.net or call our office at 703-430-4040 and ask for Kristen. Sales • 703-777-4949

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11903 Folly Lane, Lovettsville

Miscellaneous tools, electric fence supplies, antique carpenter tools, bolts, hydraulic jacks, generator, electric motors, miscellanous household & garden items.

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Free Fill Dirt delivered to you! 100+ dump truck loads at single site. If you've tried before, try again. 703-771-3975 or 540-317-6362.

Close to Dulles: Furnished Room for Rent. Clean, quite townhouse close to Route 15, 50 & 606. $650/ mo includes all utilities, cable & internet. Outdoor hottub, community gym & pool. 703-981-0802

Stunning Kendall Lane on 6+ Acres in Close-In Leesburg. Ready for Move In!

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Community Classifieds Medical Asst, Billing/Coding Phlebotomy, IV training The Medical Learning Center Ashburn Job placement assistance. Call 703-444-7232 for information. www. medicallearningcenter.net

INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE Position is based out of our Herndon branch. Inside sales construction experience. Salary depends on experience. Monday - Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm. Send resume to: Ray.Junkin@ram-tool.com WWW.RAM-TOOL.COM

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Hiring All Positions - Must have a passion for seafood & great service. Dulles,VA. If you would like to be apart of a diverse team of passionate professionals, apply online at www.redlobster.com Paid training, benefits, opportunity for growth.

PT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Lansdowne CPA firm seeks organized, detail-oriented individual, to work 3 afternoons per week, with the flexibility to work additional days to meet tax deadlines. Duties include maintaining client database, scanning and assembly of tax returns. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently, follow through on assignments, be proficient in Microsoft Office and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Benefits and competitive compensation. Please send resume to: t.demeo@b-f-c.com

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The ideal candidate will have a record of success in sales positions, preferably in a business-to-business environment, as well as a willingness and ability to develop new leads and make cold calls on businesses throughout Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Stafford Knowledge of ad design and Adobe Creative Suite is preferred. This is a full-time position with a small base salary, a book of existing business, and unlimited commission opportunities. Benefits include paid holidays and vacations, medical and dental insurance, and a 401(k). Apply online or via e-mail to: pgrose@leesburgtoday.com

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French Hound in Middleburg VA seeks a Line Cook & Host Call for inquires: 540.687.3018 Apply in Person: 101 South Madison Street

DISTILLIING TECHNICIAN PT/FT KO Distilling in Manassas. Assist in the manufacturing, storing, bottling, & shipping of distilled spirits; cleaning plant & equip; inventory mgmt. $12/hr. PT 20-30/wk; FT 40/wk w/benefits. Send resume to bill@kodistilling.com CUSTOMER SERVICE PART TIME

in Lovettsville, VA is seeking a

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Northern Virginia Media Services seeks a hard-working, self-starting sales and marketing professional to join our growing team. This salesperson will focus on Classified Advertising, including Recruitment, Business Directories, Church Announcements, Legals, and other key categories.

Phone: 703-771-8831

Introducing an amazing new member of the Jared the Galleria of Jewelry family! Le Vian® by Jared is an exciting concept store that will be coming soon to the Dulles Town Center and will be devoted exclusively to Le Vian®, fine jewelers with an illustrious history. Along with designer fashion accessories, we’re carrying the hottest Le Vian® styles including Chocolate Diamonds® and colorful gemstone designs that are instant musthaves. For success-oriented individuals looking for challenge and growth opportunity that is beyond the ordinary, we offer a whole new dimension in rewarding retail careers. Be a part of the largest fine jewelry chain in North America! Prior jewelry sales experience helpful but not necessary.

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General Manager Assistant General Manager Sales Consultants For more information about the extensive training, competitive salary and outstanding benefits we provide, including generous employee discount, at our Dulles location, or for other opportunities with Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, ATTEND OUR WALK-IN INTERVIEWS AT: Courtyard by Marriott Dulles Town Center Monday, July 27th 45500 Majestic Drive 8 AM– 8 PM Sterling, VA 20166 571-434-6400 Interested but can’t make our interviews? Please call Stephen Motes at 1-800-877-8815, ext. 99480, and leave a message, or email smotes@jewels.com. Please visit www.SterlingCareers.com to learn more about us. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Self Storage Plus in Sterling seeks Assistant Manager to work Sundays 10-4, Mondays 9-6, plus one other day during the week. Position includes customer service, leasing storage space, retail sales, collections, maintaining records and maintaining the physical property. Must be organized, self-starter, able to work independently. Strong computer skills required. $11/hr. Email resume to: sterlingjobs@selfstorageplus.com or fax to 703-433-1875

ELECTRICIANS & HELPERS Trump’s Electrical Service INC Purcellville, VA Is looking for Electricians and helpers with experience in custom homes, commercial, agricultural and service work. Must have valid driver’s license and necessary hand tools. Looking for self motivated people with knowledge to run large projects. Must have electrical references. Benefits available. Please contact Brian or Christine to set up interview. 540-338-2245 or brian@trumpselectrical.com

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FT LPN OR MA The largest family practice in Loudoun County is expanding again and we need your help. FT Nurses and or Medical Assistants are needed immediately. We have locations in Broadlands, Lansdowne, Cornwall, Purcellville and Lovettsville. Minimum one year of family practice and EMR experience preferred. Our comprehensive benefits include competitive pay with direct deposit, health, dental and life insurance. Employees have the opportunity to participate in our 401K savings program. If you are ready to join our family please send your resume to lgray@lmgdoctors.com or fax to 703-726-0804.

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Leesburg is the seat of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation with a current population of 49,500. The Town of Leesburg offwwers an excellent benefits package to all full-time regular employees including employer paid pension program, medical insurance including vision and dental. Life insurance, long-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, flexible spending account, vacation and sick leave, 12½ paid holidays per year, recreation benefits, credit union membership and deferred compensation program.

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REGULAR FULL-TIME POSITIONS

Communications Technician/Police.............................................................................................................. $45,136 - $74,472 DOQ.................................................................................................Closing Date: July 31, 2015 Required: HS/GED; External consideration for employment above the basic level requires compliance with the Leesburg Police Department’s Career Development Program Preferred: Public safety dispatching experience; VCIN/NCIC certification; bilingual in English/Spanish

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Utility Plant Operator Trainee/Utilities/WPCD.............................................................................................$39,384 - $66,099 DOQ...........................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: HS Diploma/GED and some laboratory or related utility experience; ability to obtain a Class IV Wastewater Operator License within one year as issued by the Virginia Department of Commerce; possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record; Certifications in CPR/AED and First Aid or ability to obtain within six months of employment Preferred: Class IV License; possess a valid CDL (commercial driver’s license) with appropriate endorsements and a safe driving record; bilingual in English/Spanish

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Utility Maintenance Worker II OR III/Utilities..............................................................................................$39,384 - $71,785 DOQ...........................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Utility Maintenance Worker II: Required: HS Diploma/GED; Minimum of two to three years of specific experience with utility system maintenance; possess a valid driver’s license and safe driving record; Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class B with ability to obtain tanker endorsement within 6 months of hire; VDOT Flagging Certification; CPR/First Aid Certification; Cross Connection Certification; ability to assist with emergencies on an “on-call” basis Preferred: Three plus years of specific utility system maintenance experience; Confined Space Certification; Forklift Certification; bilingual in English/Spanish OR Utility Maintenance Worker III Required: HS Diploma/GED; three to five years of specific utility maintenance exp. including: assisting with difficult utility repairs and large water main breaks, and operation of variety of tools, equipment and appropriate vehicles; possess a valid driver’s license and safe driving record; Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A with tanker endorsement; VDOT Flagging Certification; CPR/First Aid Certification; ability to assist with emergency repairs in an “on call” basis; and training/ability to work in confined spaces Preferred: Five plus years of utility system repairs; Trench Safety Certification; Forklift Certification; Cross Connection Certification; basis computer skills/bilingual in English/Spanish

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HR Technician...............................................................................................................................................$45,995-$77,577 DOQ.............................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: HS Diploma/GED and two years of college or equivalent combination of education and experience; min. of three years of technical and/or administrative experience in HR-related field; must pass a technical proficiency exam Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in personnel/human resources management, public administration or a related field; exp. in local or state government; IPMA, SHRM or World-at-Work certification; bilingual in English/ Spanish

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Police Officer/LPD........................................................................................................................................$53,233 - $87,833 DOQ................................................................................................. Closing Date: July 31, 2015 Required: HS Diploma/GED; must be 21 years of age at time of appointment with U.S. Citizenship; possess a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record; successfully complete all phases of the hiring process Preferred: Bilingual in English/Spanish; external consideration for employment above the basic level requires compliance with the Leesburg Police Department’s Career Development Program and Virginia DCJS Law Enforcement certification

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Chief Purchasing Officer/Risk Management Coordinator..............................................................................$75,454 - $126,644*................................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business administration, business management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience; five years of increasingly responsible technical experience in a centralized purchasing system Preferred: Local Government experience and risk management/insurance management experience; CPPB and/or CPPO certifications or ability to achieve certification in six to twelve months; bilingual in English/ Spanish *This position will be filled at minimum of the range up to $100,000 annual salary.

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Human Resources Manager...........................................................................................................................$75,454 - $126,644 DOQ.........................................................................................Closing Date: August 14, 2015 Required: Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, business management or related field; ten years of increasingly responsible technical experience in Human Resources and/or related functions, preferably in local government or equivalent combination of education and experience Preferred: Master’s Degree in Public or Human Resources Administration or related area; local government experience in Human Resources, employee benefits management, HR related information technology skills and experience, especially Munis, Crystal Reports, workflow management, and document imaging management; SHRM, CEBS or other certifications or ability to achieve certification in six to twelve months; bilingual in English/Spanish

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*Most positions will be filled at or near the minimum of the range. *Dependent on Qualifications. TO APPLY: A Town of Leesburg application for employment is required for each position. Please go to www.leesburgva.gov/jobs to apply online. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on the closing date, unless otherwise noted. Resumes may be submitted as supplemental only. The Town of Leesburg is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and disability in employment or the provision of services. The Town of Leesburg also supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, so that they may participate in job interviewing, services or employment offered by the Town. Please call (703) 777-2420 or Virginia Relay Center (TDD 1-800-828-1120/Voice 1-800-828-1140). All Town vacancies may be viewed on Comcast Cable Channel 67 and Verizon FiOS Channel 35.

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After School Youth Program Instructor—Must have experience working with children in a group setting; Monday-Friday, 2:30pm-5:30pm starting 8/31/15 thru 6/2016.......................................................$10.30-$14.42/hr Aquatic Fitness Instructor – Certified Aquatics Fitness Instructor—AEA certified or equivalent and CPR/AED certified; various days/times...................................................................................................$25.75-$39.14/hr Child Care Attendant—Minimum of 16 years of age; First Aid/CPR Certified or ability to obtain within 3 months of employment; prior child care exp.; Mornings, evenings and weekends; This is not a seasonal position.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$10.30-$12.36/hr Fitness Attendant—Minimum age of 16 (high school student, graduate, or equivalent; various days/times; This is not a seasonal position.....................................................................................................................$9.79/hr Lead Lifeguard—High School Diploma/GED and three years experience as a lifeguard; must hold current certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguarding. CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and Certified Aquatic Facility Operator or equivalent certification; various days/times.........................................................................................................................................................$16.48/hr Recreation Instructor—Skateboard Instructor—knowledge, skills, and exp. instructing techniques of skateboarding; Summer academies from 9:00am-12:00pm and Saturdays year round..........................$12.88-$30.90/hr Recreation Instructor—Soccer; Min. of 16 yrs. of age; knowledge, skills and experience instructing techniques of soccer; various days/times.................................................................................................$12.88-$30.90/hr Recreation Program Assistant—minimum age of 18 (high school student or equivalent), computer literacy, Microsoft Office proficient supporting Events and Outreach Program; possess a valid driver’s license, and ability to obtain CPR/First Aid certifications within 90 days of employment; Typically M-F, 9:00am-1:00pm, 20 hrs./week and available to cover weekend/evening events...............$17.12/hr Recreation Program Assistant—Minimum age of 18, (high school graduate or equivalent; computer literacy, Microsoft Office proficient supporting the Sports Program; possession of a valid driver’s license and safe driving record; ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certification within 90 days of employment; varied hours July – September and January – March, up to 29 hours per week.........................$17.12/hr Tennis Attendant—minimum high school senior, 18 years of age with cash handling and customer service experience, computer skills; Clerical customer service and support tasks for tennis programs; various days/times...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$11.21/hr Volunteer Flag Football Coaches—non-paid position; beginning in August, games start in September

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Waterford Baptist Church 15545 High Street Waterford, VA 20197 540-882-3044 Bible based teachings Small friendly church. Everyone welcome Sunday School 9:45am • Sunday Worship 11:00am

Pastor: Rev. Jerry Turner

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Worship with Holy Communion Sunday School for PreK - High School

Sunday Worship 10 am

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Children’s & Youth Ministry

19619 Evergreen Mills Rd, Leesburg Visitors warmly welcomed

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Vacation Bible School For all K-Rising 6th grade kids July 13 - 17 from 6pm-9pm FREE - Donations Accepted Go to our website to register Like a Renaissance Fair for Kids! Come to our castle village as a slave - become a Knight - and get to know King Jesus! Join us for this unique, In-house designed program!

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Sunday Service Times: Dynamic Worship 10:30 am

Sunday School 9:30 am Hispanic Worship 2 pm

Biblical Truth Traditional Worship Loving Fellowship Sundays: 8am and 10am 712 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg VA LoudounAnglican.org

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Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Loudoun FunerShe was a member of Goose Creek Meeting al Chapel located at 158 Catoctin Circle, SE of the Religious Society of Friends, and was Leesburg, Virginia 20175. active in the Penn Study Group, Home Interest Club, Home Demonstration Club, and the The family will receive friends one hour priStitch and Chatter Club. She delivered Meals or to the funeral from 10 to 11 am. on Wheels, was active in the PTA, Pink Ladies, and the American Association for the In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions Blind. She was a 4-H leader and volunteered may be sent to AMCP Foundation Attn: Doat the 4-H Fair. She enjoyed reading, baking, nor Relations, 100 North Pitt Street, Ste. 400 Alexandria, VA 22314. feeding birds, and tending her flowers.

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he stakes have grown exponentially in the game of chicken that the county’s courthouse expansion project has become. In recent days, members of the Leesburg Town Council have publicly pooh-poohed the important community impact—economic and otherwise—that the county’s courts and government office operations have on the town. Also, members of the Loudoun Board of Supervisors have initiated talks of picking up the government headquarters from downtown Leesburg and plopping it down somewhere else, with little consideration of the tens of millions of dollars that would cost or any concept of office space the government-of-the-future will require. Some have dismissed the positions taken on both sides as empty rhetoric aimed at improving their bartering stance, but these seemingly cavalier actions could have long-lasting unwanted effects—not just on the Town of Leesburg, but on taxpayers across the county. For Leesburg, it wouldn’t be a surprise, if economic times were a little less rosy, to expect town leaders to be offering to kick in some extra incentives to keep the county operations in town. It wasn’t long ago that empty downtown storefronts were more likely to have a “for rent” sign than the “coming soon” signs seen on the streets today. Some council members may not remember those days— perhaps they were among the masses that simply stopped coming downtown. Longtime business owners, however, know not to take the downtown area’s current popularity for granted and are too familiar with how quickly foot traffic can vanish when they become complacent. On the county side, the current Board of Supervisors, earlier in its term, reviewed the merits of building a new county government headquarters and reached the conclusion that it wasn’t needed or wasn’t worth the expense. The proposal, wisely, was dropped from the long-term Capital Improvement Plan. It also is important to remember how we reached this standoff. It is not because four Edwards Ferry Road buildings may have value to the town’s historic district, but rather because county and town leaders failed to hash out the issue and debate the merits of alternative approaches for the development months ago when the designs were presented. Now, the stage is unfortunately set for either political body, or both, to make a major misstep. It requires only a one-vote majority to set that course.

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Dear Editor: am writing this letter concerning the courthouse expansion issue. I have attempted to write this at least three times prior to today, but each time I was unable to get past my frustration with this Town Council. I have tried to remain silent on this issue, but I find that the council’s indecisiveness, inaction, and inability to take a positive stand for the taxpayers, property owners, and business owners of Leesburg will allow me to remain silent no more. In an effort to be transparent, I own the commercial office building at 114 Edwards Ferry Road, which is located next to the properties in question, so admittedly I have an interest in seeing the courthouse expansion go through. I think that it would be a boon for the property owners in the downtown district, and their respective property values. I also own a business, which has been in Leesburg since

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1908—so I am both a property owner and a business owner. For the life of me, and many of my fellow business owners in Leesburg, as well as many of the residents with whom I have spoken, I simply cannot understand the council’s intransigence on this project. Do any of them remember the downtown district of the early 1990s when business after business was closing down? Does anyone remember that the Leesburg Vintner had to hang a “Staying in Business” sign on his door during those years? The loss of the County Government Center and eventually the courts will be the inevitable result of the council’s poor decision making if it continues to delay its decision. If that occurs, there will be hell to pay for this sitting council. The loss of jobs and revenue would devastate downtown Leesburg and the voters and business professionals in town will not forget whom to credit with this loss. Our loss will be Ashburn’s gain. Continued on Next Page

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Dear Editor: I just belatedly watched the movie “Selma” this week. It reminded me that 50 years ago, heroic African-American men and women risked everything—their jobs, their homes, their lives, the lives of their spouses, even the lives of their children—to set an example of loving their enemies [that is] almost unbelievable to imagine. Last month, the relatives of nine men and women callously murdered in church once again gave a powerful example of love and forgiveness. Saturday, Phillip Thomson, president of the Loudoun County NAACP, urged us in eloquent words to remember and to honor those who spent their lives as slaves, to remember and to honor those who risked their lives to free them

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Dear Editor: Whenever I walk through the courthouse lawn I like to look at the World War I monument, which contains the names of the soldiers and sailors from Loudoun who lost their lives in that war. I am proud because I have two cousins listed there. My pride is not because they gave their lives, but because they went to war for our community. Your paper noted last week that “Loudoun Guardsmen Leave For Southwest Asia,” and one of the soldiers said, “I feel proud

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Dear Editor: The flap over how the Loudoun County government could have ignored the historic nature of the Edwards Ferry Road buildings in planning for yet another courthouse in downtown Leesburg is just one more example of the incredible ineptitude of the Office of Capital Construction and the “experts” it hires to plan new buildings. Over and over, Loudoun taxpayers foot the bill for exorbitant cost overruns (the community center renovations), mid-stream changes resulting in giant project cost increases (the western Loudoun sheriff’s office), utter stupidity (the Round Hill swimming facility fiasco), $800 door knobs, $2,500 benches, $10,000 desks—and the list goes on. Meanwhile, the board of supervisors spends its time whining about the cost of new schools while ignoring the inept record of its own construction planning and management team. Funny how schools come in on time and on budget, but the general county government cannot point to a single project of any size that achieves those basic tenets of professional performance. Now, the Town of Leesburg— which is the County Seat of Loudoun County and has been so since there has even been a Loudoun County—is threatened with the county government, out of pure petulance, erecting a

Dear Editor: Sterling manifests Virginia’s pioneering potential in the solar industry. As Virginia continues on its downward trajectory with coal according to the National Resources Defense Council, the state is looking to invest in other energy sources, thereby creating a vacuum for expanding its renewables portfolio. Unlike fossil fuels, solar energy provides a reliable source that is both sustainable and healthy for both the environment and humans. Sterling’s vast solar panels that glisten on rooftops are installed at a critical time for America. The Environmental Protection Agency is set to finalize its Clean Power Plan, which is our country’s greatest initiative to cut carbon emissions. This plan places federal limits on coal-fired power plants and essentially paves the path for states to invest in renewables. While one can easily rattle off the health benefits of fewer carbon emissions, I want to actually look at the economic potential of solar energy for the commonwealth, within the context of the Clean Power Plan. To first put the economic benefits on a nationwide scale, the NRDC has found that the Plan can create 274,000 new efficiency jobs in the U.S. in 2020, and produce a combined industrial, household, and commercial savings of $37 billion. Sterling’s solar installations are underpinned by a sustainable, dynamic economy, which is fully embodied in the Solar Partner Program. There is a unique interplay among government, the private sector, and households that spur innovation and sustained growth. Virginia’s efforts parallel our country’s unprecedented growth in solar capacity and installations. Virginians can sustain this momentum by supporting the Clean Power Plan, which can further leverage state support for renewables investment, as seen with the Solar Partner Program’s benefits in Sterling. Joyce Tang, Environment Virginia

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There is a difference between a historic structure and an old building. The courthouse is a historic structure. The Laurel Brigade building is a historic structure. The buildings in question are simply old. Being an old building within a historic district does not make it a historic structure. Last year I was encouraged to apply to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to see if my building qualified for a historic conservation easement. It did not qualify, and neither would any of the four structures in question. Why? Because they are not historic structures; they are simply old, clapboard frame buildings that happen to be situated in a historic district. I would encourage council members to join the mayor, and Councilwoman Hamler, gather up their fortitude, stand up, vote and make the correct decision for the Town of Leesburg, its citizens, business owners and property owners. That decision is to allow this courthouse expansion to go forward. E. Prescott Engle, Leesburg

monument to its own stupidity in some ex-corn field surrounded by nondescript subdivisions and second rate commercial buildings that pop up overnight like mushrooms and weeds across eastern Loudoun. All because those responsible for planning a new courthouse “forgot” that Leesburg has a Historic District? Seems to me there are two viable options here: The supervisors could fire the people who cannot seem to do their jobs, or the voters can fire the supervisors. Either one works to the benefit of the taxpayers who foot the bill for this persistently gross mismanagement. Despite huge advances in technology, Loudoun County’s board of supervisors continues to stick to the ancient idea of a monolithic government center, paying homage to the idea that some bureaucratic security is to be found in huddling everybody in one place. If government efficiency were the actual goal, the county would long ago have created small satellite offices connected by computer systems that would enable citizens to conduct their business without having to trek to a self-styled bureaucratic Ground Zero, and would distribute government workers among the population they ostensibly are supposed to serve. A major part of the job of the board of supervisors is not just planning for the future of the county. It is also stewardship of the history and fabric of the county it was elected to govern. If this outfit can’t do any better than covering up its own ineptitude by threatening the most historic town within its boundaries, then it ought to get in another line of work. Brett Phillips, Georgetown, SC [The author is founder of Leesburg Today.]

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Dear Editor: Donald Trump said of John McCain at the Family Leadership Summit on July 18 in Ames, IA: “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” John McCain has always been his own person. In the 1950s, when I was a student at the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, with McCain, there was a dress code that mandated a coat and necktie during class time. Most of us had two or three silk “rep” ties. John disdained such fancy and wore a narrow, blunt-ended, black-knit tie that sagged longer and thinner as the day wore on. A biography of McCain reports that “on October 26, 1967, during a bombing raid over North Vietnam, a missile struck his plane and forced him to eject, knocking him unconscious and breaking both his arms and his leg. After a parachute landing in Hanoi, John was taken as a prisoner of war, denied medical treatment and subjected to years of torture by the North Vietnamese. He was finally released after five and a half years of imprisonment on March 14, 1973.” During much of that dreadful time he was left to hang on a wall from his hands. He also refused an early release offered to him because of his family’s military prominence. From 1971 to 1975, I carried out three separate missions for UNESCO to the Imperial City of Hué in South Vietnam to document the war damage to the historic buildings, both in Hué itself and also at the summer palaces of the emperors located in the countryside around the city. When I was there in 1971 and 1973, I thought of John McCain every day and prayed for his safe release. In March of 1975, when my UNESCO team and I were in Hué for the last time, we were stranded there by the South Vietnam military which, having lied to us, secretly abandoned the city in the dark of night and left us to find our own way out. Happily, we were not captured by the advancing Viet Cong or the North Vietnamese army. We managed to escape on an Air America helicopter sent up from Da Nang to rescue us. To say of John McCain, as Donald Trump has done, “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured,” is to be regretted. Even to suggest that being captured is somehow a negative is disgraceful. In my personal dictionary “courage” is spelled” John McCain. The Rev. W. Brown Morton III, Leesburg [Editor’s Note: The writer is married to Leesburg Today reporter Margaret Morton.

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“There is NO WAY the County could ever recover the tax dollars it would take to relocate the Government Center anywhere else within the jurisdiction. A [supervisors’] decision to move county government center WILL increase the County budget requirements for ever more. The [supervisors] are threatening because they lack the desire to serve anyone or anything other than their own egos.”

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serving this country.” I also had relatives that fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The monument in front of the courthouse represents them and their service. I am just as proud of their service, even though none gave what Lincoln called “the last full measure.” I have identified 1,192 men from Loudoun who served the Confederacy, and 184 of those men died during the war. That may not seem like many, but in 1860 the population of Loudoun was 21,774 (15,021 whites, 1,252 free negroes and 5,501 slaves). If only one-fourth of the white population were adult males, then about one in three served in the Confederacy. I have not identified any of the free negroes or slaves serving as soldiers in the Confederacy, although many slaves were forced to work on the fortifications around Leesburg. Loudoun also had a large Quaker community that refused to take up arms during the war. The vote on secession taken on May 23, 1861, in Loudoun recorded 1,626 for and 726 against. These numbers are given to show the wide support for the Confederacy and secession in Loudoun. We are not refighting the Civil War. That occurred between 1861 and 1865. The Confederacy lost, the country was reunited and the institution of slavery was ended. The monument is in memory of the Confederate soldiers of Loudoun County. We also have a monument to the soldiers that served in Vietnam. We fought to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam, but our country failed in that mission. That failure should in no way diminish the service of those American soldiers who fought for their country. History may judge the causes and outcomes of war, but we should not deny the sacrifice of those soldiers who fought for our community. War memorials are protected by state law, but we should not need a law to do the right thing in honoring our soldiers for whatever war. They did not choose the time or place; they only answered the call. Wynne C. Saffer, Leesburg

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on the Underground Railroad, and to remember and to honor those who fought so that this country might remain united with liberty and justice for all. As a white woman, the descendant of slave owners, I can only respond with my hands and heart that it is our time, whatever our heritage in that awful war, in that terrible time, to come together as one country. It is past time to remember and to honor these brave, honorable people as martyrs and heroes. Let us recall the past as a prelude to a more just, more perfect union. The Rev. Phyllis Hubbell, Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun

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others would experience.” Umstattd voiced her support for placing a marker of some kind on the courthouse grounds in remembrance of the slaves who once lived in, or made their way through, Loudoun. “I think we do need a memorial to those who died trying to stop slavery, including Leesburg Today/Chris Aguilo former slaves and escaped slaves who joined the About 100 people gathered Union forces,” she said. “We need a balance here for Saturday’s rally at the at the courthouse. We can’t just have the Confedcounty courthouse. eracy represented; we need the other side of the story told.” It’s because, that lunatic Umstattd, who grew up in Pennsylvania, who killed those nine said that her preconceived notions of the South innocent people in Carohad a lot to do with divisions deeply rooted from lina, and he is a lunatic; the Civil War. got this all kicked off,” he A small group dis “I think if you grew up in the North, your said, referring to Dylann played Confederate conception of the South was that a number of Roof, who has been battle flags at the war people in the South just could not let go of the charged with killing nine memorial in front of Civil War and the fact that they had lost,” she said. black people at a Charles- the courthouse Satur“I think there are some today who still feel that ton, SC, church in a June day morning. way, but I feel the vast majority of people living in 17 shooting rampage. “He burned the American Loudoun County understand that the Civil War flag and was holding the rebel flag and, unfortuwas fought to end slavery. The only states’ right nately, it has been used in the wrong context.” being protected was the right to own another “The right context is that it’s a part of our person as a slave. In my opinion, thank God the history and a part of our heritage. If they want to north went to war over it.” put up a monument, I think it’s OK. It’s rational. As the NAACP rally was occurring along If they want to do it, I’d be all for it; just don’t take the Market Street side of Courthouse Square, down our monument,” Wingfield said. another, smaller demonstration was happening Moving the Confederate statue was not a in front of the Confederate war memorial along focus of the NAACP rally and state law prohibits King Street. There, protestors holding Confeder- the removal of such monuments. Umstattd said ate battle flags gathered around the monument. she would be in favor of leaving the Confederate They hoped the statue would not have to come monument, as long as it could be used as a learndown and voiced their support for the right to ing tool. Or, proposing a middle ground, she sugdisplay the Confederate flag in Loudoun County. gested moving the monument to the battlefield “I’m not asking anyone to take down their area at Ball’s Bluff. flags at all,” Ronald Wingfield, one of the protes- Pastor Michelle Thomas of Holy and Whole tors, said. “Why would they ask us to take down Life Changing Ministries urged those in attenour flag which represents our history?” dance to keep their focus on the state’s past and Wingfield, whose relatives fought for the the history of its black residents. “It is about Confederacy during the Civil War, said he doesn’t families who gave their lives; it is families who consider the flag a symbol of hate. were torn apart,” she said. “We must tell the whole “I think that if there is a symbol of hate. ... Virginia story, and we must tell it now.” n

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