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Construction crews excavate the sinkhole that developed Sunday morning in Leesburg’s Exeter community. Repair work is expected to last through the week.

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When Rizer first came to the Economic Development Department, in 2007, there were a few data centers here. But he saw how there could be more. The technology infrastructure was already present, including fiber-optic cable and access to one of the world’s largest Internet Exchange Points, spots Continued on Page 12

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• They support more than 3,000 technology companies. • Up to 70 percent of the world’s Internet traffic flows through servers in the data centers here daily. “It’s certainly been a huge success story for Loudoun,” Rizer said of the industry. Put another way, he said the prevalence of data centers here has branded Loudoun as a location for high-tech businesses—and there’s still room for the market to grow.

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or almost seven years, not one day has gone by in Loudoun without some sort of data center construction. That would seem to suggest how important this economic sector is to the county even if local leaders didn’t frequently bring up the subject. And even if Loudoun Economic Develop-

ment Director Buddy Rizer, who provided the statistic last week, hadn’t referred to himself in the past as “Mr. Data Center.” Then there are the numbers themselves: • The more than 60 data centers in Loudoun housing computer hardware generate more than $70 million annually in local taxes alone, Rizer said. • They account for 9 million square feet in terms of space currently in use or under development.

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onstruction crews are working to repair damage caused by a large sinkhole discovered under a street in Leesburg’s Exeter neighborhood Sunday. The Currant Terrace sinkhole caused an area about 30 feet by 40 feet to drop 2 to 3 feet on the surface level, Leesburg Deputy Director of Public Works Charlie Mumaw said. Sewer lines were damaged, but there was no visible damage to water lines. However, the town shut down water to 65 townhomes in the area as Madigan Construction assessed the situation. Water service was restored Monday evening. Additional disruptions are possible, depending on the findings of geotechnical analysis in the area, according to Leesburg Research and Communications Coordinator Betsy Fields. “It developed between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Sunday, and a resident called the police department to report a pothole at the time,” Mumaw said. “The police noticed it wasn’t a pothole, it was a sinkhole. It continued to sink throughout the day and night.” Currant Terrace resident Roberta Franklin said she took a shower Monday morning and then went to turn on the water elsewhere in her house and “it was gone.” “Yeah, it’s a bit of an inconvenience,” Franklin said. “But if the water isn’t back on tonight, I’ll just go buy some.” Madigan Construction crews excavated the area Monday and will repair the street and adjacent

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uring their first meeting back from summer recess, Loudoun County School Board members got an earful from families whose bus service was initially

was rejected by The Hamlets of Red Cedar’s homeowners association, according to Assistant Superintendent of Support Services Kevin Lewis. Still, Sandip Tarafdar, who lives in the Red Cedar neighborhood, said what school leaders are requiring from children is unrealistic. “You’ve heard about dangerous intersections, the access road to the school that does not have a sidewalk—it’s asking a lot from a maturity and emotional standpoint for some of these kids to do that walk by themselves,” he told board members.

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terminated. Eight residents from The Hamlets of Red Cedar subdivision urged the board Aug. 11 to ask school division senior staff to reverse its decision to no longer provide transportation to students from the neighborhood to Sycolin Elementary School, south of Leesburg.

Starting the first day of school Aug. 31, the division is expanding its so-called “walk zones” around several schools to bring the projected number of students who will not receive bus service to 16,470, up 1,200 from last year. But several Sycolin Creek Elementary parents expressed concerns about 5- to 10-year-year-olds crossing through intersections without crosswalks or the guidance of crossing guards, and being asked to walk along part of a road that does not have a trail or sidewalk. Plans to build a small stretch of trail to connect a walking path along Red Cedar Drive

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Virginia Supreme Court Justice William C. Mims, right, administers the oath of office to Circuit Court Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr., as, above from left, Circuit Court Judges Jeanette Irby, Stephen Sincavage and Burke F. McCahill look on.

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he leaders of Loudoun’s legal community gathered Aug. 12 to celebrate the investiture of Douglas L. Fleming Jr. as a judge in the 20th Circuit. The ceremony was held in the historic courthouse in Leesburg, only a block away from the law firm where Fleming began his career as a clerk in 1981 after graduating from William & Mary’s law school. Appearing in the crowd that filled the courtroom were many of the attorneys who served as mentors during Fleming’s career, among them the law partners of his first firm, Hanes, Sevila, Saunders and McCahill; former Virginia Attorney General Mark Earley, Fleming’s college seatmate; Virginia Supreme Court Justice William C. Mims; and retired Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne. During the ceremony, Mims administered the oath of office to Fleming, who then donned the judge’s black robe with the assistance of his

wife, Laura Sardo, and his three children. While the event celebrated his election to the seat by the General Assembly, Fleming actually took the bench in early July, at the start of Virginia’s fiscal year when funding became available to provide Loudoun County with a fourth fulltime judge in the Circuit Court. Court Clerk Gary Clemens said the position already has had a significant impact, helping to clear the court’s case backlog. Presiding Judge Burke F. McCahill, who worked with Fleming for 14 years before Fleming left to form his own firm, led the ceremony. In addition to praising the new judge for his great legal mind and integrity, McCahill thanked members of Loudoun’s General Assembly delegation for fighting for the creation of the additional judgeship. “The citizens of this circuit have been well served by your efforts,” he said. In welcoming Fleming to the bench, speaker after speaker identified the qualities that have made him a good lawyer and will serve him as a judge.

Del. Randy Minchew (R-10) described Fleming as an old-fashioned Virginia country lawyer with a commitment to the rule of law. Attorney General Mark R. Herring in a letter read by his stepfather, former state Sen. Charles L. Waddell, highlighted Fleming’s “unparalleled sense of fairness,” among other qualities. Mims said there were five factors that contribute to the quality of a judge: experience, integrity, empathy, intelligence and organization. He stressed the importance of empathy, tracing the concept that there can be no justice without mercy to biblical times. Fleming has displayed that quality through his law career and now his gift will be on display to everyone, Mims said. Known as one to avoid calling attention to himself, Fleming began his remarks with a quote by Mother Teresa from a book he was reading while waiting to be interviewed by the General Assembly selection panel: “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise Continued on Page 46

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FATHER OF PGA GOLFER BILLY HURLEY III FOUND DEAD

illard Hurley Jr., the father of PGA golfer and Loudoun County High School graduate Billy Hurley III, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Aug. 12 along Lovettsville Road near the Point of Rocks bridge in northern Loudoun County. The 61-year-old Leesburg resident and retired Prince William County police officer was reported missing by his wife and son last month. His disappearance gained national attention when Hurley III pleaded for help in locating his father during a press conference before the Quicken Loans National being held in Prince William County. Police tracked him to Texas, where authorities found him on July 31 to be safe and simply traveling. He served as the missions director at the Reston Bible Church in Sterling, where a memorial service was held Tuesday morning. “It’s one of those things that ended in an unfortunate way and not in a way that anyone imagined,” Nick Biesecker, Hurley III’s agent, said.

LOUDOUN DEPUTY FACES ASSAULT CHARGE IN ARREST

The Virginia State Police have charged a Loudoun County deputy with assault following an investigation of a June 14 incident involving an arrestee. Deputy John W. Gregory, 31, a 10-year-vet-

eran of the agency was served the misdemeanor summons Friday. Gregory is assigned to the Field Operations Division as a patrol deputy. According to a statement from the Sheriff’s office, the agency became aware of the incident in July. After a review of the incident and consultation with the County Attorney’s Office and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Sheriff Mike Chapman placed Gregory on administrative leave. Chapman requested the Virginia State Police conduct an independent investigation to determine whether criminal violations occurred, as well as an internal investigation to determine whether the agency’s policies and procedures were followed. Neither the sheriff’s office nor the State Police would discuss further details of the case. Gregory remains on routine paid administrative leave. His case is set for trial in Loudoun County District Court on Sept. 23.

SUSPECT CHARGED IN ASHBURN, LANSDOWNE BREAK-IN SPREE

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 23-year-old Sterling man in connection with a series of residential burglaries that began in May. Jamil B. Alam, 23, is charged with four counts of burglary, four counts of grand larceny and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The charges stem from the May 25 burglary Continued on Page 5

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The House of Delegates on Monday approved a resolution celebrating the life of Madison Small. The 18-year-old Broad Run High School senior died in April of meningitis. She was a popular student-athlete, the captain of Broad Run’s softball team, and she made an impression on many in Loudoun County, noted Del. Thomas A. “Tag” Greason, who presented the memorial resolution on the House floor in Richmond. “Madison will be missed, but she will not be forgotten, for the lives that she touched are many and the relationships that she had in the community are very deep,” said Greason (R-32). In addition to passing the resolution, the House adjourned Monday in memory of Small. The text of the resolution is at tinyurl.com/palouu5.

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with businesses and homes, would be especially appropriate around the planned Ashburn stop, at Rt. 772, and that affordable housing should be part of proposals there, too. Independent Tom Bellanca said in an email Monday night that he discussed the Comprehensive Plan with York in April and mentioned the subject as it relates to Metro in May when responding to a candidate questionnaire from the Dulles Area Association of Realtors. However, he said the county shouldn’t do a complete rewrite of the Comprehensive

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morning. “I really believe we have some troubled souls out there, and if we spend more time helping them on the mental health side of this, I think we would be far better off at reducing the number of atrocities versus passing another law that is just simply going to be broken by a bad person with bad intentions,” Greason (R-32) said to a audience gathered at the Ashby Ponds retirement community. Gun control was only one of several issues the Ashburn lawmaker discussed in an election-year appearance with Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman. But his response served as almost a counterpoint to an idea his Democratic opponent expressed in the same venue July 24. Greason, an Army veteran, said he supports Second Amendment rights as well as the notion of having background checks of customers trying to buy firearms at gun shows. But he said that when acts of mass violence are committed, several laws end up being broken, which means passing more statutes won’t prevent such incidents. “So I don’t want to send a false hope that

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where technology companies can connect their networks. Land was available, too, and access to electricity, which is important because some data centers can use more power than entire towns. “We had all the resources,” Rizer said. So he got data-center certification. He put a sign on a wall in his office that listed relevant companies in the industry, and he tried to attract as many as possible. Now, Loudoun boasts what it calls “Data Center Alley” in Ashburn, and there are so many data centers there that the county put in a special water line that they can use. The facilities are full of computer servers that generate a lot of heat, and one way to cool them down is to use chilled water. So the county government and Loudoun Water teamed to allow data centers to use “reclaimed” water, which has been treated but isn’t up to drinkable standards, for the effort. The idea is that the cooling systems don’t need

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He said Loudoun has been a leader in terms of making sure it’s an attractive place for data centers. And that focus seems to have worked, judging by how Equinix has responded: The business’ campus spans 10 acres, and it has purchased an additional 40 acres. “We’re pretty bullish on the market in general here,” Poole said.

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Loudoun leaders like data centers for a lot of reasons. Jobs there pay relatively well, Rizer noted. Although they don’t employ a lot of workers, a benefit is that they don’t impact government services like a larger employer. For example, a 50-person workforce Courtesy of RagingWire doesn’t add traffic to RagingWire in Ashburn is one of more than 60 data centers in Loudoun, which area roads like one has the largest concentration of such businesses in the world, according to that totals 250. Also, as a fast- the county’s Economic Development Department. This photo shows inside growing locality, the RagingWire’s operation, which contains space for computer hardware used county continues to by technology companies elsewhere. endure needs such as new schools, and the where to place a new power line in the Dulles tax revenue data centers generate helps to pay for area that is necessary mainly to serve a new data those needs, said Loudoun Board of Supervisors center near Rt. 50. Chairman Scott K. York. Residents and businesses in that part of “We have been blessed by the ability to Loudoun expressed concern that the power line attract data centers into the county,” said York would be unsightly as well as impair medical (R-At Large). helicopters at the soon-to-open StoneSprings The addition of data centers also has helped Hospital Center. to even out other sectors of the economy that So county supervisors responded by sughave stalled, he added. gesting alternate routes for the power line and Supervisor Shawn M. Williams, whose agreeing to more closely scrutinize plans for data Broad Run District is home to the majority of centers in certain areas. The final path of the data centers in Loudoun, noted this trend, as power line, however, will be decided by the State well. Corporation Commission. “The data center industry has been a tre- Loudoun also is looking at changes to its mendous economic driver in Loudoun over noise standards, an examination prompted by the past decade and has produced significant the issue of the sounds that data centers emit. tax revenue that cushioned the effects of the At a recent county meeting about the stanrecent recession on the county government,” the dards, Ashburn resident Robert Zottoli pointed Republican stated in an email. out that data centers aren’t like retail businesses But how long can the data center industry that open and close. They’re operating 365 days last here? a year, 24 hours a day. Using the analogy of a baseball game, the And Zottoli should know. He’s worked in IT industry as a whole is in the third of nine for four decades, with much of that time spent on innings, Rizer said, and the Loudoun data center data centers. economy is in the middle of the sixth inning. He said he believes data centers can exist in With so many data centers already in the harmony with the people who live nearby. county, he said, the market is mature but not He just has some requests. saturated. “I don’t want to see them. I don’t want to “We still have some very good opportuni- smell them. I don’t want to hear them,” Zottoli ties here,” Rizer said. said. In addition, there doesn’t seem to be a slow- And those ideas don’t seem lost on county down in how people use digital information, he supervisors, who continue to examine how data noted. centers and residents interact. And, he said, “Ultimately, that information “The Board of Supervisors has worked hard has to be stored somewhere.” to make sure the industry fits in well with the The data centers in Loudoun also have community through efforts such as strengthenattracted businesses here that work with them, ing design standards to produce visually appealRizer said, which is a plus. ing buildings and the current update of the noise However, even considering all of the data ordinance,” Williams said. center industry’s good points, the economic Supervisor Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) development director noted that Loudoun even pushed unsuccessfully to change zoning should never rely on one sector to carry its regulations so that data centers would have to get economy. board approval before building anywhere in the county. Right now, the facilities need the supervisors’ OK in some areas and can be built “by right” NOT PERFECT Some negatives surrounding data center in others. development have been discussed in the county “They are a great business,” she said Monday, “but they’re not suitable for every parcel recently, as well. Most prominent has been controversy over of land.” n

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hen brothers Stanley and Roger Caulkins had to close their jewelry store in downtown Leesburg following a fire in June, patrons mourned the loss of the business that has been a King Street fixture for 53 years. They plan to return as soon as repairs are complete, but this week they will reopen Caulkins Jewelers in a temporary space at the Virginia Village Shopping Center. The celebration for the return of the store to Leesburg’s retail community will commence at 4 p.m. Friday when Mayor Kristen Umstattd will preside over a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 36 Catoctin Circle SE, Suite B, between The Compounding Center and Swim Gem. An open house from 4 to 7 p.m. will include refreshments, singing by Frank Lombardi and the opportunity to view restocked display cases. Longtime patrons will see much that will be familiar, including fine jewelry, popular Polish pottery, scarves, distinctively patterned umbrellas, hand-crafted wooden German Christmas items and other pottery and porcelain designs. Senior partner Stanley Caulkins started the business on West Market Street in January 1956, and moved to South King Street in February 1962. Eventually, Caulkins was joined by his brother Roger, and the two have been pillars in the heart of downtown ever since. This week, Stanley Caulkins recalled the events of June 6 when a fire began in a secondfloor apartment above the store. He got the word at about 9:15 p.m. from a fellow business owner. “She said, ‘Stanley, the apartment over your shop is full of smoke; something’s got to be burning, there’s smoke coming out of the windows.’” When Caulkins arrived on the scene, “I saw a ball of fire rolling out the back. I didn’t think anything could stop it.” His store, and inventory, suffered considerable water and smoke damage. Inside the store, everything was soaking. Sales Assistant Eileen Mosholder laughed about the umbrellas that always hung open and upside down from the ceiling. “Water was pouring out of them,” she said. “It’s hard to look at your life’s work almost ruined,” Stanley Caulkins said. Now, the Caulkins brothers, Mosholder and Mallory, sales assistant Jessica Schugars, bookkeeper Laura Lorenz and goldsmith Bryan Chadwick are looking forward to Friday’s re-opening. Although the space is smaller, the staff has made it work. They all have pitched in for more than a month outfitting the new space, repainting the inside of the showcases and hand-cleaning every piece of jewelry in the shop because of smoke damage. Stanley Caulkins counted his blessings. “We had good insurance coverage, they covered employees’ salaries for a year, cleaned the area, packed up and moved us.” He said Virginia Village manager Brian Hours has been very kind, offering a one-year lease. The Caulkins are intrepid. Stanley will be 90 in October, Roger is 84. While O’Connor has been engaged in the lengthy planning process to renovate the store, diner and the apartments above them, the brothers look forward to a return to their traditional home. “We’ll go back to the old place, there’s no definite time,” Stanley Caulkins said. “Stanley is possibly the most loved man in Leesburg. We are all excited about it,” Umstattd said of Friday’s ceremony. n

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he Makerspace in Leesburg, a community center with plenty of tools, opened only a few weeks ago, but already it is bustling with activity. A recent Thursday night found computer specialist Josh Palay using a bandsaw to work on his stackable lamp in one room. In another, software developer Brad Hess was teaching a class about 3-D printing. And in another, 9-year-old Lily Ajima was creating a dog with a 3-D printing pen. Having a place that feeds creative minds is exactly what owner Pat Scannell wanted. “The best thing about this is it brings interesting and curious people here to learn,”

Scannell said. “And when you actually make things, it’s even better. Instead of throwing something away, you can come here to take it apart and fix it.” The 3,000-square-foot facility at 71 Lawson Road is one of about 300 in the country that provide manufacturing equipment and education to enable community members to design and build projects that wouldn’t be possible individually at home. Leesburg’s Makerspace opened Aug. 1 and already has 30 members who can come and go as they please. Scannell said he’s still looking for about 20 more. But from 6 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, anyone from the community can come to the space and either work on something or join a class.

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been making snow skis for the past couple of years using the technology. He owns about 80 percent of the tools in the space and likes to try his hand in every focus area. Art teacher Ann Margaret Russ makes the trip from South Riding because she likes making things with her hands. Nearly finished, she’s been working on an intricate handbag. “I used to walk around with inventions in my head,” Russ said. “And it seems like this is a place where I can do things I’ve been imagining for decades.” Scannell noted that many who come in want to try their hand at something they don’t specialize in. Design trainer Elena Clark fits that category. She does special effects makeup and makes wound prosthetics for Loudoun County disaster drills and EMT testing, and will teach a moldmaking course around Halloween. But she also has a passion for learning about electronics, and she wants to learn how to convert an antique radio into an Internet-connected device with Bluetooth capabilities. “You can really be creative with what you want to do,” Scannell said. Member Josh Ajima, whose daughter Lily was creating the dog using a 3-D printing pen, is the technolAshburn Today/Mike Stancik ogy resource teacher for the LoudMakersmith newcomer Josh Palay uses a bandsaw to begin oun Academy of Science. He said 3-D work on a stackable lamp at the community space. printing is becoming a huge part of The creative minds of makers that use the the future for students, and Makersmith’s mulspace range even wider. tiple 3-D printing technologies are great for “It’s a space for everybody,” Onna Pilot problem-solving. said. “I’m here to learn different techniques “It’s not that hard to make the dog,” Lily and play with the toys.” Ajima said with a smile. Hess, a software developer, not only can For more information, go to makerteach how 3-D printing works, but also he’s smiths.org. n

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That’s what Palay did. He works with computers all day but thought it would be fun to “make something with my hands.” He had no background in woodwork, but he received help from Scannell and others to use the bandsaw and sander to start creating his lamp. He said he’ll definitely be back. In addition to the woodworking room, there are other specialized areas such as the electronics shack, a business incubation room, a crafts room and a tool workshop. Classes range from wearable electronics to skateboard- and snowboard-making to recycled craft-making.

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arun Datta graduated from Stone Bridge High School in 2013 with big dreams. He went to James Madison University to study marketing in the hopes of one day joining NBC’s executive team in New York City. But he’s just now beginning to crunch the numbers to discover that when he graduates in 2017, a big chunk of his salary will go to pay off close to $70,000 in debt. His parents each work two jobs to help him put a dent in the mounting costs to get his bachelor’s degree, Datta said. “My parents are going to help me as much as they can, but obviously the burden will be on me to pay off the majority of it.” How much college truly costs is coming as a surprise to more and more students and their parents. While tuition rates at Virginia’s four-year colleges continue to steadily rise, mandatory fees that often are overlooked are also increasing and can induce their own form of sticker shock. Non-tuition costs include room and board, textbooks, school supplies and personal expenses such as travel and recreation. Tuition and mandatory educational and general (E&G) fees at Virginia’s four-year institutions are up 7.1 percent and mandatory non-E&G fees are up 3.7 percent on average this school year as compared with 2014-2015. Corbin Pangilinan, a 2012 Stone Bridge High School graduate, was surprised to find out he pays more for his meal plan and oncampus housing at Old Dominion University, where he’s a rising senior, than he does in tuition, which makes up 39 percent of his total

expenses. “I was taken somewhat off-guard by that,” said Pangilinan, who’s working toward a degree in English with a concentration on technical writing. Tuition and mandatory E&G fees at the University of Virginia this school year amount to $11,892, but room and board—for those living on campus—doesn’t cost much less, at $10,401. The university’s approximate annual cost also includes $2,121 in other expenses, including mandatory health, athletic, technology and library fees. Old Dominion University has one of the lowest total costs of attendance in Virginia, and even with $15,000 in scholarship assistance and his parents paying for about half of his college costs, Pangilinan will still graduate with just less than $20,000 in student loans. Still, his debt will be below the state average. Virginia’s average public four-year college graduate in 2013 left school with $25,234 in debt, and that is expected to continue to climb, according to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. nother major misconception about college costs is that they stay the same over the period of time that a student is enrolled at the school. The cost to attend Virginia’s public universities—including tuition and mandatory fees—has more than tripled over the past 15 years, according to SCHEV. For example, University of Virginia students will see an 11 percent hike in tuition and general fees this school year; Christopher Newport University students will pay 5 percent more in tuition and fees this year; and Radford University’s tuition and fees are up

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hile the planned Brambleton-area middle school still awaits a name, the Loudoun County School Board has hired a company to build it. The construction contract for the school referred to as MS-9 has been awarded to Winchester-based Howard Shockey & Sons Inc. for $49.34 million. The board voted Tuesday to award the project to the company, which submitted the lowest responsible bid, according to board records. Howard Shockey & Sons also built Tuscarora High School, among other Loudoun schools. Four of the six bids for the project fell

within $2.3 million of one another. The second lowest was $50.08 million from Scheibel Construction. Henley Construction Co. submitted the highest responsible bid of the six at $54.8 million. Construction on the middle school is expected to start soon and wrap up in time for an August 2017 opening. MS-9 will provide some relief for the county’s most crowded middle schools. Now, the school just needs a name. The School Board is expected to adopt a title for the school sometime this fall, after rescinding its initial vote to name it after Loudouner John F. Ryan. Board members voted unanimously in June 23 to reverse its decision after community members brought to light that Ryan might have ushered in racial segregation laws when he served as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1894 to 1899, and

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FREE, REDUCED LUNCH INCOME THRESHOLDS ARE UP

Loudoun County Public Schools updated its criteria for families to qualify for free and reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Children from households whose income is at or below the threshold determined by the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines are likely to qualify for either free or reduced-price meals at school. Under the new criteria, a family of two with a household income below $29,471 will likely qualify for a reduced rate, and below $20,709 will likely qualify for free meals. For each additional family member, add $7,696 to

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oudoun County Public Schools’ expenditures could grow by as much as $89.4 million next fiscal year when enrollment growth, increased health care costs, employee pay raises and new schools are taken into account. The county’s School Board got an early look at what costs the fiscal year that will begin July 1, 2016, could bring during a work session last week. Superintendent Eric Williams stressed that the figures are only estimates and that it was much too early to know for sure how much the school division’s budget will need to grow. The division will not know how much it will receive in state and federal dollars for another several months. But early projections indicate seven expenditures that could jump significantly: • an estimated 1,978 more students (up to $25.1 million at the current average cost of $12,700 per pupil); • the opening of the new Madison’s Trust Elementary School ($1.2 million); • compensation step increases for employees ($16.8 million) • other pay raises (up to $16.8 million); • pay into the Virginia Retirement System (up to $14.5 million); • annual health care increase ($10.5 million); and • new fleet purchases, including buses ($4.5 million). Williams said that the list of possible expenditures does not reflect recommendations from him and his staff, and noted that they may not be presented until he unveils the proposed budget in January. Kevin Lewis, assistant superintendent of Support Services, explained one of the heftier line items that board members can likely expect: a request for 60 school buses and 79 other

vehicles, including work trucks and vans. Lewis’ department has spent much of the year looking for efficiencies among its 830bus fleet. It cost the school division $55.6 million—$757 per pupil—to transport students to and from school last year, and School Board members have stressed that reducing that figure would leave more money available for classroom instruction. Lewis is suggesting that the division no longer replace buses based on their age, but on their mileage. Buses have been retired after 15 years, but the assistant superintendent wants to instead retire buses after 175,000 miles, at the point their maintenance and repair costs begin to mount. “If we have a bus with high mileage we need to stop spending money on it and retire it,” Lewis said. From 2017 to 2021, his department will likely request 60 new buses each year, to bring the total of new bus purchases to 240. “In that time we’ll retire 286 buses,” he said, and noted that the school division did not buy any new buses in the current fiscal year. Retiring buses at the 175,000-mile mark, instead of after 15 years, is expected to save the school system $18.22 million in costs over four years. Several board members told Lewis they appreciated seeing a long-term purchasing plan, and particularly one that is expected to ultimately save money. “I think it’s a solid plan, and I’m thrilled we’ll be able to save that kind of money,” Jeff Morse (Dulles) said. Williams told board members they would get a clearer picture of what the FY17 budget could entail a month into the new school year when they have an updated enrollment count. The school system’s budget for the current fiscal year is $982.14 million, up $69.2 million from the previous year. n

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he leadership of the 2015 Briar Woods High School volleyball team proves the old adage “two heads are better than one.” Senior outside hitters Lauren Twitty and Jasmine Ellison lead eight returning players from the Briar Woods team that won the Virginia High School League Group 5A state championship in November. With that valuable experience, the duo is determined to give the Falcons an opportunity to do it again. Twitty and Ellison were keys to Briar Woods’ success last fall as both were named to the 5A North Region and all-state first teams. The 6-foot-2-inch Twitty (selected to train with the USA Volleyball Junior A1 National Team prior to last season) led the Falcons with 320 kills, while adding 251 digs, 73 service aces and 50 blocks. The 6-foot Ellison added 237 kills, 191 digs, 57 service aces and 41 blocks. Briar Woods head coach Marsha Hermes said she and her staff met with the four returning seniors—6-foot-2-inch middle hitter Riley Garrison and defensive specialist Jessica DiGiovanna join Twitty and Ellison—in April to let them know what would be expected of them this season. Hermes said they were ready and eager to take on the mantle of leadership. “You could see in their faces they are hungry,” Hermes said of the senior class. “They want to work hard, they want to win, they want to be better than when they came into the gym. They come into the gym and are workhorses. It starts with all four of our seniors, but mainly [Twitty and Ellison]. When we’re doing conditioning, they push their teammates and are the first ones on the sprints.” “The biggest thing is for us to be the leaders,” Twitty said. “We had six seniors last year, and they were great leaders. They were our role models, and we need to show the younger girls

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what Briar Woods varsity is all about.” Ellison added, “Stepping up and leading the team is important. We need to make sure we have a good team chemistry as that will help us on the court and the road to states.” According to Hermes, that team chemistry begins with Twitty (who has committed to play collegiately at the University of New Mexico) and Ellison (committed to American University). The duo has played together for several years on the Virginia Elite club squad

and learned how to work together for the betterment of the team. Ellison transferred to Briar Woods from Potomac Falls prior to last fall, and the move resulted in the Falcons’ first state title. “They push each other,” Hermes said. “They’re very good friends, and there is not a jealousy issue. When one is doing well, the other wants to do well with her. It’s not a competition thing, and you can’t teach that. They have great chemistry, and all of the girls fall into

that. Leadership like that is natural and is very nice to have.” “The closer we’ve gotten, the more I know how to deal with her when she gets down, and she can deal with me,” Twitty said of Ellison. “I don’t know if we could do that if we didn’t spend as much time as we do together.” The Falcons play in Conference 14, one of the most competitive in Virginia. Stone Bridge has made five straight trips to the state Continued on Next Page

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ver the past decade, Loudoun County has become known as a hotbed for girls volleyball in Virginia. Loudoun County High School put the area on the map by reaching at least the state semifinals in each of the past nine seasons and winning a state-record seven championships over the past eight. The Raiders (29-2 last fall) won four straight Group AA titles from 2007-10, and then captured the final AA crown in 2012 and the Group 4A championships the past two seasons, including a three-game sweep of James Wood in November. Briar Woods (25-3) broke into that sorority last fall by claiming the Group 5A state title, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Princess Anne in a five-game thriller. The Falcons join

fellow Conference 14 programs Broad Run, Potomac Falls, Stone Bridge and Tuscarora in forming one of the strongest leagues in Virginia. “The good thing about this area is there is great volleyball everywhere,” Briar Woods head coach Marsha Hermes said. “When someone asks where we’re from and we say Loudoun County, they say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s volleyball country up there.’ “Teams are so well coached,” Hermes added. “We can’t take anything for granted in every game we play. You can’t overlook anybody. We get that competition over and over again, and that helps us be strong in the postseason.” Loudoun will feature five teams at the 5A level this season, nine 4A schools and one— newly opening Riverside—in the 3A grouping.

Because of changes in enrollment during the past two-year classification period, Freedom will drop a level, to 4A, while John Champe, Loudoun Valley and Rock Ridge will all move up a step, from 3A. Conference 14 (also known as the Potomac District) has been represented well at the 5A state tournament in Richmond the past two seasons. Stone Bridge (23-4) advanced to the state semifinals in each of the past five seasons, playing for the VHSL Group AAA title in 2010 and the Group 5A crown in 2013, while Broad Run reached the state semifinals in 2013. Potomac Falls (17-11)—led by returning all-state selection Holly Carlton (committed to the University of North Carolina), a 6-foot-5 senior hitter/setter—advanced to the 5A North Region tournament last fall and won two matches before falling to Briar Woods in the Continued on Next Page

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semifinals. Tuscarora followed the same path in 2013, falling to Broad Run in the regional semis. Senior all-state selections 6-2 outside hitter Lauren Twitty (New Mexico) and 6-0 outside hitter Jasmine Ellison (American) return to lead Briar Woods into the new campaign. Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Ashlyn Dunlop (Hampton) is back for Stone Bridge, while senior outside hitter Elise Dumouchelle (second-team all-region) returns at Broad Run. Taylor Borup (North Carolina), a 6-foot-3 hitter who earned 4A all-state honors last fall, joins 6-1 senior hitter Rachel Voketaitis among four returning starters for Loudoun County. Borup was selected as the Most Valuable Player as she and Carlton helped lead Metro American Volleyball Club to the Gold Bracket title at the USA Volleyball Junior National Champion-

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ships this summer. The Raiders are joined by Dominion, Heritage, Loudoun Valley, Park View and Rock Ridge to form Group 4A Conference 21B. Freedom and John Champe are paired with the three Fauquier County schools in Conference 22, while Woodgrove joins Harrisonburg and the four Frederick County schools in Conference 21A. The opening of Riverside—Loudoun’s 15th high school—weakens the depth at feeder schools Broad Run, Stone Bridge and Tuscarora, but another program in the county means a place to play for more and more athletes. “With two new schools opening the past two years, it diverts the talent a bit,” Loudoun County head coach Sherrilyn Hanna said. “But I heard there were huge turnouts at Heritage and Rock Ridge, and Park View will field a freshman team for the first time. The more kids that are playing, the more competitive the area becomes, and that’s always good.” n

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having a chance to repeat. “Focusing on ball control right now is really going to help us like it did last year,” Ellison said. “It all starts with a pass. We have a lot of power hitters, and that will help us, but ball control always wins games.” Said Hermes: “Ball control is the key. We have signs saying ‘ball control’ all over our gym because it all starts with the pass. A great passer never gets the recognition she deserves. It’s so important because it makes it so much easier for our setters to get balls to our big hitters. If we can’t get the ball to them, it doesn’t matter how many big hitters we have.” “We’re excited about the season,” the coach added. “We can’t ask them to come in and work any harder. They’re making huge leaps every day. They come in and put in the work, and that comes from our senior leadership. They set the expectation and everyone is ready to go.” n

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odern music history is full of famous couples. In Loudoun, Amy and Luke Denton, who make up the duo known as Sweetnova, are garnering a following on the local winery scene and have just released their first record. The Dentons dropped their first EP “Beeswing” this month and have a busy fall lined up, with a VIP gig at Wolf Trap and numerous upcoming winery shows and private events—plus a toddler. “Beeswing,” whose title refers to the sediment left at the bottom of a glass of red wine, was in the works for more than five years and follows the couple’s journey together from dating to marriage to parenthood. “It’s really about the natural progression of a relationship,” Amy Denton said. “When we started writing this album, we were dating. We’ve gotten married and had a baby. [Laughing] You have a song in there about our dog before we had a baby and we thought the dog was our baby.” That piece, “Shiloh’s Song,” which reflects the world from their dog’s eyes is a perfect match for “Baby Love,” about waking up with a newborn, inspired by the birth of their son Jack, now 16 months, last year. The EP also includes the catchy “Soldier” about relationship perseverance and a cover

of John Prine’s “That’s The Way The World Goes Round.” The Dentons are both Virginians—Amy is from Woodbridge and Luke is from Roanoke— but met in Austin, TX, in the mid-2000s, where both had gravitated to pursue careers in music. In 2007, Luke joined Amy’s Austin band, Amy Glen and the Forgotten Heroes, as the piano player. The two fell in love and began working on what would eventually become “Beeswing” in 2009. But as these two Virginians began to think about getting married and starting a family, the East Coast, with its family connections, began to call. And the pair also felt a pull to get out of the musical rat race of Austin. “We’d been playing in Austin for a few years and we were kind of ready to slow it down a little,” Luke said. “Austin’s the live music capital of the world. There are tons of musicians there. It’s really competitive. Everybody’s nice and helpful with each other, but it’s exhausting trying to promote yourself

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“We thought, as a duo, what a perfect place for us to play our music,” Amy said. “We’ve got a great little following. We absolutely love it here.” Amy was hired as a second-grade teacher and Luke as an elementary music teacher in Loudoun, and they quickly began booking winery shows. Luke teaches at Cool Spring Elementary in Leesburg, while Amy has taken time off from full-time teaching to stay home with Jack but continues to tutor after school in addition to handling most of the band’s booking. For their fans, the Dentons are a musical match made in heaven, with Amy’s surprisingly big voice, which has been compared to greats like Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy, and Luke’s musicianship (he plays piano, guitar, ukulele and percussion on the new record). The couple works well together in the songwriting department, too, with Amy composing the lyrics and melody, while Luke takes care of the music and instrumentation. While Amy’s voice is in many ways the soul of the duo, Luke—thanks to encouragement from his wife and their fans—has stepped out of his comfort zone to sing, as well. He’s mostly a harmonizer, but has been known to take the lead on a few songs in their repertoire. “When we had been doing the duo thing for a while, we started realizing that

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against 900 other bands that are playing that night.” Loudoun appealed to the couple for two reasons: both had teaching degrees and Loudoun’s school boom made it a great place to look for day jobs, and the county’s burgeoning winery scene offered regular weekend music gigs, which began to flow shortly after their move to Aldie in 2012.

people were responding to the songs we were doing with a lot of harmonies. So I started to come up to the microphone a little more often,” Luke said. “I feel like when we play to our strengths, Amy’s voice is definitely the one that carries it, and I’m OK with that. Singing is secondary for me. I really enjoy it, Continued on Page 30

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Live Music: Native Run

8:30 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com Native Run brings to bear influences from Shakespeare to Springsteen, and from Patsy Cline to Keith Urban. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

‘Bring It On! The Musical’

7:30 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Details: piearts.org

7:30-9 p.m., Purcellville Train Station, 200 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Details: www.lvspa.org Dr. Marjory Dunlap, well known to the sheep and goat community in Loudoun County, will discuss sheep breeding. This event is sponsored by the Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers Association. Free.

Friday, Aug. 21

9/11 Commemorative Ride

1:30 p.m., downtown Leesburg. Details: americas911foundation.org America’s 9/11 Foundation motorcycle ride in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and aftermath travels from Somerset, PA, to the Pentagon and ends at the World Trade Center. The motorcycle procession will pass through Leesburg on King Street. Spectators who wish to watch and cheer as the ride passes through are encouraged to arrive downtown by 1:30 p.m. Free.

International Bazaar

2-4 p.m., Cascades Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Contact: 571-258-3280

Parties on the Plaza

6-8 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd, Leesburg. Details: villageatleesburg.com Enjoy the music of Bob Perilla’s Big Hillbilly Bluegrass band, games and giveaways on the Plaza. Free.

‘Bring It On! The Musical’ 7:30 p.m., See Aug. 20 listing.

Saturday, Aug. 22

Art in the Pink Box Park

10 a.m.-3 p.m., Pink Box Park, 12 N. Madison St., Middleburg. Details: middleburgarts.org Walk in the park, hear live music and visit with eight local artists selling their work.

Ordinary Times: Life in Colonial Lanesville

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Contact: 571-2583700 Visit the Lanesville Ordinary and take part in early American activities. Enjoy bread making, woodworking, clothes making, open fire cooking and toy making. Refreshments served. Free.

Veterans Fundraiser: Cash Bingo

10 a.m., American Legion, 112 N. 21 St., Purcellville. Details: vapost293.org Cash bingo games open to the public. Doors open at 8:45 a.m., first game begins at 10 a.m. Money raised goes to veterans’ programs. Food and drinks available for purchase.

Live Music: Emily Guagliardi

2 p.m., North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Details: northgatevineyard. com Emily Guagliardi is a popular folk singer and songwriter in the Northern Virginia area. She performs both cover songs and originals, in her own style. Free.

‘Bring It On! The Musical’ 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., See Aug. 20 listing.

Artist Reception

5-8 p.m., 1601 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: artsinthevillage.com Meet August’s featured artists, fabric sculptor Claire Courpron and oil painter Marcia Klioze. Enjoy light fare and wine at the reception. Free.

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2 p.m., Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. Contact: 703430-9500 Author James R. Pettinelli will read from his children’s book, “The Legend of Zagaboo.”

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6-8 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd, Leesburg. Details: villageatleesburg.com Enjoy the modern rock and Latin rhythms sounds of Lloyd Dobler Effect, games and giveaways on the Plaza. Free.

Live Music: Julia & the Ready Boys

8 p.m., Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcell-

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6:30 p.m., Savoir Fare, 1 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill. Details: StageCoachTC.com Stagecoach Theatre Company presents “Killer Harmony” by local author Terry Smith. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. The dinner buffet opens at 7 p.m. The show will resume after dinner. Tickets are $65 and include dinner and show. Reservations are required.

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rison St., Leesburg. Contact: rustyfoster@ bowtiestrategies.com Catch-up, take pictures, recall old memories and celebrate with friends old and new. There is no cost to attend. Guests are responsible for his or her own appetizers, dinner and drinks.

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he penultimate concert in this summer’s Acoustic On The Green series features Leesburg businessman and well-known singer-songwriter Prescott Engle. Engle unveiled his solo show five years ago at AOG and returns featuring favorites from his CD “Pursuit of Meaning” and a few new ones from the upcoming “House Without Love.” A dynamic performer who speaks from the heart, Engle has been playing music in Northern Virginia for more than 15 years. The concert

takes place Saturday, Aug. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St. The concert is free and open to the public. Picnics are encouraged. Smoking, alcoholic beverages and pets are prohibited. For more information, go to acousticonthegreen.com. n

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11 a.m.-6 p.m., Old 690 Brewing Company, 15670 Ashbury Church Road, Purcellville. Details: old690.com A fundraiser and pep rally for Tattoo Tom Mitchell as he heads off to run a 200-mile ultra marathon to raise awareness and money for children with cancer and their families. Live music from 1 to 3 p.m. by Nathaniel Davis. A special Stillbrave brew will be unveiled with a portion of the sales to benefit the foundation. Rito Loco food truck, raffles and games. Free.

7 p.m., The Marshall House, 217 Edwards Ferry Road, Leesburg. Contact: 703-777-1301 Join the Friends of the George C. International Center and share an evening with Dr. Michael Warner, the command historian in the U.S. Department of Defense and formerly a historian for the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. His latest book, “The Rise and Fall of Intelligence,” presents a sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence, and examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond. Admission is free for GCMIC

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3 p.m., Joe’s Pizzaria, 22360 S. Sterling Blvd., Sterling. See Aug. 22 listing.

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King’s Tavern Jam Session

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

Tuesday, August 25

Discovery Grove Exploration

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Contact: 571-258-3700 Explore and enjoy the outdoor play space where visitors can dig for worms, build forts, climb over logs and more. Free.

Frogshackle Open House

1-3 p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Contact: 571-2583700 Explore the nature center’s treasures. Learn

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Wednesday, Aug. 26 Waste and Weed Warrior Trail Cleanup

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but finding harmonies to her melodies is definitely one of my favorite things to do.” As far as songwriting, it took some time to find a groove, but the couple is in a good creative place. All of the songs but one on their new recording are originals, and the pair is winning over their winery followers with their own tunes. “We lucked out in the sense that we have opposite strengths. I’m the lyricist and he’s the instrumentalist. It works out because we’re not fighting for the same thing,” Amy said. “He comes up with something cool and I finish it. Or I come up with something cool and he finishes it. It just works out that way—not to say we don’t get into arguments when we’re writing music. But I’d say that for the most part, I love it.” Amy recalls that when they first started writing together in 2009, she’d take the CD Luke had given her out to the car to work on lyrics because she was too shy to write in front

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of him. Now the couple puts Jack to bed and heads to their basement studio to compose music together. “When we first started writing as a team, we had to learn how to do it—like anything else,” Luke said. “When you’re working with somebody else, whether it’s the person you know better than anybody else in the world or a stranger, you find out how to work with the other person because when you’re creating music it’s something very personal. … It’s very smooth now but it was six years in the making.” And while the duo generally mixes in more covers, including a range of jazz standards, during their winery shows, they’re starting to get requests from regular winery circuit fans for their own tunes. Their CDs are available at shows and via their website for a donation—with the amount decided on by the purchaser. “We want to bring people in at wineries with songs that they know and at the same time introduce them to a lot of our songs,” Amy said. “Recently, we were playing at the Barns of Ham-

ilton Station and there was a girl who walked by singing the words to one of our songs and we didn’t recognize her. It made us feel really good—people who are coming to watch us play are starting to know our music as well.” With parenthood added to the mix, they are busier than ever but grateful that their shared passion allows them to spend time together doing what they love. The Dentons are enjoying having found a niche locally, but are also hoping to build a reputation as songwriters for national artists down the road. “It’s really the best of both worlds because we don’t have to compromise our schedules. This is what we’re doing together,” Luke said. “We have so much fun together to begin with so it never gets old.” n Sweetnova plays Creek’s Edge Winery in Taylorstown Sunday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. and Bluemont Vineyard Sunday, Aug. 30, at 1 p.m. For more information and a schedule of upcoming shows, go to ldenton.wix.com/sweetnova.

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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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Controller.....................................................................................................................................$75,454 - $126,644 DOQ....................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: Bachelors or Masters degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ten years of increasingly responsible technical experience in accounting, financial statement preparation and auditing and/or related functions, preferably local government. CPA Required. Preferred: Masters degree in accounting or MBA. Local government experience in accounting preferably as a Controller or similar role and experience, especially with Munis ERP, Crystal Reports and fund accounting. Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Outreach Program Coordinator....................................................................................................$19.96 – 33.51/hr DOQ.......................................................................Closing Date: August 24, 2015 Required: HS degree or GED equivalent. One year of supervisory work in serving at-risk youth in a recreation environment; or any equivalent combination of accepted education and experience. Certified in CPR and standard first aid (or ability to obtain within one month of employment). Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in recreation management, recreation and leisure, physical education, social services or related area. Over one year of experience in recreational setting. 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 Aquatics Fitness Instructor/Springboard Diving Instructor - Certified Aquatics Fitness Instructor – AEA certified or equivalent and CPR/AED certified. Saturday mornings required..........$16.48-$36.05/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 Custodian - Minimum of 18 years old; HS diploma/GED; experience in custodial Maintenance, and possession of, or ability to obtain a driver’s license. Various times and days..............................$10.65/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 Park Attendant - Minimum 18 years old, prefer grounds maintenance or landscaping Experience. Daytime hours M-F................................................................................................................$8.24-$12.36/hr Recreation Instructor - Gymnasitics Knowledge, skills and experience instructing techniques of gymnastics. Weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings......................................................$12.88-$30.90/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 Rental Coordinator High school diploma/GED, minimum 18 years old, prefer some cusomer service experience; some experience with event planning. Various days and times...............................$17.12/hr Tennis Attendant - At least high school senior, 18 years old with cash handling and customer service experience, computer skills. Clerical customer service and support tasks for tennis programs. Various times and days............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$11.21/hr

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Breeze’s life motto was “Someone always has it worse than me” so in lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Loudoun Child Advocacy Center (to help abused children in our community), a program of LAWS, please send a check to them at 105 East Market St, Leesburg VA 20176 or donate online. Please include his name "Breeze Makenzie" on the check or on the website.

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Visitation will be Friday, August 21, at Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon from 5 until 8 p.m. A mass will be held Saturday, August 22, at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn.

A private family celebration of his life was held at the family farm on Saturday, August 15.

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Joan was proud of her family and her Catholic faith. Her greatest enjoyment in life was raising her six children: Edward Fadden of Falls Church; Thomas Fadden and his wife, Elaine, of Richmond; Karen Ferguson and her husband, Mark, of Ashburn; Michael Fadden and his wife, Shirley, of Centreville; Linda Stanton and her husband, Bob, of Vienna; and JoAnn Meyers and her husband, Bruce Potter, of Ashburn. She also loved watching her 11 grandchildren grow up: Katie, Andrew, Emily, Ryan, Ellie, Brandon, Taylor, Carey, Josh, Dylan and Jona. Other survivors include two sisters-in-law, Thelma Donahue of South Bend, IN, and Grace Donahue of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews, including Bob Orr of Falls Church.

He grew up in western Loudoun County and was a graduate of Loudoun Valley High School. Breeze was a Harley riding, Steeler loving, champion fishermen. He was a little rough around the edges but gooey on the inside. He was always full throttle having fun in each and every way possible. He had a huge heart and giving soul. His smile and spirit will be missed by so many.

Rev. Mary Cynthia Barrino-Smith, age 64, Matthew was born September 22, 1987 in passed away on August 11, 2015 at her resLoudoun County, Virginia. idence in Reston, VA. She is survived by her children; grandchildren; great-grandchildren He was a dearly loved young man with great and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives compassion for his family and friends. He enjoyed playing guitar with his friends and and friends. Viewing: Thurs., Aug. 20, 2015, former worship team. He was a well loved 10am until time of service, 11am at Heritage bartender and waiter. His parents chose to Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Rd., Reston, VA 20191. Interment: Fairfax Memorial Park, donate his organs so that others could live. Fairfax, VA. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Matthew is survived by his parents, Ian and Service of Purcellville, VA. 1-800-388-1913. Valerie Sayer; Siblings: Jonathan, Jacob, Jessica Sayer, Michelle Smith, and brother-inPOLA M. SHEPPARD law, Forrest “Woody” Smith; Nephews: Clay- Pola M. Sheppard departed this life peacefully ton and Hunter; Nieces: Faith and Emma; August 12. She leaves to cherish her memory Grandparents: J. Martin and Elisabeth Sayer, her six children, Aretha Veney (Darryl), Jerry Frances Reardon and Michael Reardon (pre- Carter, James Carter, Martina Bullock (Tracy), deceased). Michelle Sheppard and Calvin Sheppard Jr, 7 The family will receive friends August 21, grandchildren and a host of family and friends. 2015, from 6-8pm, at Loudoun Funeral Visitation was 10:00-11:00am on Wednesday, Chapel. The memorial service will be held at August 19, 2015 at Colonial Funeral Home, the same location August 22, 2015, at 10am. 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. Services followed immediately In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to at 11:00am. www.colonialfuneralhome.com. GoFundMe http://gofundme.com/j32f2yz8

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She was married to the late Mr. Thomas Edward Fadden for 40 years. The family moved to Northern Virginia in 1950 and lived in Annandale for 38 years. Mr. Fadden passed away in July 1990, and Joan moved to Ashburn in 1994.

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Breeze Makenzie, age 50 passed away unexpectedly on August 8, 2015. He is survived by his daughter, Brittany (Nick) Hicks, Columbia SC; sisters, Tina (Andy) Johnson and Linda (Rob) Boosinger, Palm Harbor FL; parents Warren and Carol Johnson; niece, Jessica Winegar; nephews, Zachary (Devon) Johnson, Nathanial Johnson, Tad Winegar, Michael Johnson and Nicholas Johnson and a multitude of nieces and nephews.

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Mrs. Joan Fadden, 87, of Ashburn, passed away suddenly on August 16, 2015. Joan was born March 16, 1928, in Pittston, PA. She was one of six children of Joseph and Matilda Donahue and graduated from Pittston High School.

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Matthew Michael Sayer, 27, of Purcellville, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on August 7, 2015.

Joseph Lynn Carey departed this life on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. He is survived by his brothers; nieces; a devoted friend; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing : Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 10:00am until time of service, 11am at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Lincoln, VA 20132. Interment: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincoln, VA. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville, VA, 1-800-388-1913.

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eesburg’s Exeter neighborhood this week provided a reminder of the fragile nature of the geology underlying northern Leesburg and the Rt. 15 corridor north of town.

It took county leaders several years to

agree on special regulations aimed at protecting residents living in the limestone area from the dangers of developing on the karst landscape. From time to time, proposals surface to push back or even eliminate them.

Looking in to the deep hole on Currant Terrace, one can

only be thankful that it was only a street that was swallowed up—not a house foundation or a car. A few miles up the road,

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millions of dollars are being spent to provide clean drinking water to homes in two rural developments after community wells showed signs of contamination, another well-documented problem in areas with limestone soils.

The dangers are not imaginary or exaggerated; they are

unpredictable and costly. Most of all, the risks are known.

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County high school students. Youth spend some time learning leadership skills in a classroom-type setting, but spend the majority of the week visiting community leaders throughout the county. This year’s classes met with: Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York, Virginia State Senator Jennifer Wexton, Leesburg Mayor Kristen Umstattd, Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary M. Clemens and entrepreneurs John Wolff (Capital Fiduciary Advisors), Ara Bagdasarian (Omnilert) and Tina Johnson (JP Events). Their week started with an overnight leadership strategy session at Meadowkirk, and followed with in-depth tours of area farms including Moonfire Orchard, Moutoux Orchard, Butterfly Hill Alpacas and Fields of Athenry. Additionally, students spent

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Dear Editor: Leesburg Today complains about the broken political system and how it’s given rise to the candidacy of Donald Trump (Aug. 13). The paper should take the ancient advice: Physician, heal thyself. Like most of the media, Leesburg Today is part of the problem, not the solution. The media spends its time hyper-

Dear Editor: As the General Assembly meets in special session to redraw the maps for Virginia’s congressional districts, the League of Women Voters of Virginia calls on the General Assembly to ensure that the process is as transparent as possible. We also call on the General Assembly to respect the Virginia Constitution’s requirements for districts that are compact, contiguous and equal in population. (Certainly the 3rd Congressional District, the subject of the litigation that brings us here today, could in no way be judged as compact or contiguous.) We also call on the General Assembly to respect natural geographic boundaries, the boundaries of local jurisdictions and communities of interest. If redistricting is done in a way that is fair and non-partisan, it will ultimately produce a result that permits democratic processes to flourish in our state and reflects the true political power of minorities and other ethnic groups within our increasingly diverse Commonwealth. The League continues to urge the General Assembly to create a politically balanced and independent redistricting commission to prepare all future redistricting maps in the state. Last year, the bipartisan ethics commission chaired by former Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and former U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher also endorsed the creation of such a commission. We were further gratified when the U.S.

Dear Editor: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, faced with having to give sworn testimony before Congress in October on the events before, during, and after the Benghazi attack, should instead do so publicly, now. The weight of existing public evidence and prepared under-oath questions show she and other government officials were pressured by President Barack Obama to lie about that then. Events now unfolding require the truth. Although this will mean the end of her political aspirations, it could stop Obama who, now unfettered by a recessed Congress, is preparing to spark a Syria-like “I have decided confrontation” with Russia. “Out of the blue ” added sanctions, confirmation of his new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who declared Russia our greatest threat, and added movement of naval and ground-based ABM and conventional assets to the borders of Russia itself, have prompted highest level warnings from Russian government, diplomatic and military officials. This exact type of confluence of events is exactly why after President Eisenhower’s warning of a “Military Industrial Complex,” President Kennedy had his staff read “The Guns of August.” Clinton’s considerations must rise above all others to effect a change whose implications by exposing Obama could sway events with national and global outcomes. Russian Duma Chairman Sergey Naryshkin gave a lengthy interview on July 30 in which he warned starkly that a third world war would be mankind’s last. Richard W. Burden, Leesburg

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Dear Editor: In response to Jordan Estrada’s “Next Step?” letter I would submit that Leesburg’s Board of Architectural Review is primarily comprised of well-meaning, non-self-interested citizens whose mission is not to cause town citizens hardship, but to protect the integrity of the historic district. In my opinion the BAR has done a much better job of historic preservation than either the Town Council, or in its bullying tactics, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. If Mr. Estrada would like to consider “imbalance” in the historic district he need look no further than the current county office building, the gas station and office building across the street from the county building, the design of the current court system building behind the historic court house, the town-approved Courthouse Square project and the recently approved courthouse expansion. The historic downtown is slowly but surely being engulfed by the massive scale or lack of design features of these projects. Should Mr. Estrada wish to see how other areas protect their historic districts then he should visit places like Camden, ME, or Frederick, MD. As to his suggestion that the town review the BAR’s scope of authority, he should know that it is Virginia law that codifies BARs and Planning Commissions. Additionally, talented, qualified citizens willing to devote hours of personal time sitting on our boards and commissions are hard to come by. Perhaps Mr. Estrada would like to volunteer. Neil Steinberg, Leesburg

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time touring and learning about local businesses K2M, Innovation Health, The Wellness Connection as well as motivation sessions with Sam Olbes (The Wellness Connection), Sharon Wright (Loudoun Clear Marketing) and a civics lesson on creating community from Abby Pfisterer, director of Civics Programs, Moven Park. The week concluded with a celebratory lunch at the National Conference Center, where the students presented their Personal Plan Presentations and received a certificate of completion. On behalf of Loudoun Youth Inc., I would like to congratulate all the students for a job well done, and thank all the local business, government and community leaders in making this year’s sessions so successful. The mission of Loudoun Youth Inc. is to coordinate community resources to assist in the development of youth programs and create leadership opportunities for young adults and this program is a perfect example of a lot of coordination from those community resources. Loudoun Youth supports and develops programs that provide teens with positive out-of-school activities that help them become confident, engaged and contributing members and leaders of the community. We focus on providing supportive interactions and positive experiences in safe, nurturing environments while simultaneously developing leadership skills and providing leadership opportunities through these interactions and experiences. Other programs supported by Loudoun Youth Inc. include the Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition, Battle of the Bands, YouthFest, Youth Advisory Council and the Step Up Your Health Challenge. For more information, visit our website loudounyouth.org, or contact me at swolfson@ loudounyouth.org. Steve Wolfson, Executive Director Loudoun Youth Inc.

Dear Editor: In my recent letter regarding a traffic accident in Hillsboro, I related what I had heard at the scene from law enforcement about the possible cause. While the driver was cited for reckless operation, I have been informed that a medical condition may have precipitated the accident, rather than inattentiveness or speed. I regret that I may have passed on any misinformation. In any event, this accident remains a stark illustration of why safe pedestrian access throughout our town is a critical need. Mayor Roger L. Vance, Hillsboro

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“Considering the buses are not utilized by a lot of students to start with, the schools should be collecting a “drop off ” fee! That would solve the budget issue and help with the traffic issues. Either ride the bus or walk, if in high school and the student drives, they either need to be employed (or have another legitimate reason for driving) or pay double the current parking fee.”

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“I don’t think people realize how dangerous these pigs can be. If they are both boars with tusks odds are the owner let them go because they didn’t want to deal with them anymore. If they find out whose they are they should have to pay for the damages to others’ property/animals. In VA bears, deer, snakes, and wild pigs are very dangerous.”

Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of such commissions in a case involving Arizona’s independent commission. Because of the time pressures inherent in responding to the court order involving the boundaries of the 3rd Congressional District, the General Assembly may be tempted to dispense with any effort to keep the public informed about its processes or to seek their input on proposed plans. That is why it is particularly important for it to promote transparency during the special session. A number of potential starting points have been suggested. The League notes that some of these, including the plans developed by the college competition and plans suggested by then-Gov. Bob McDonnell’s bipartisan advisory commission, were developed in the 2010 cycle as independent, bipartisan approaches. Consequently, these may be a reasonable starting point for the current discussion. It is time to end the practice of letting politicians pick their voters and instead let the voters of our state choose the persons who will represent them. The special session affords the General Assembly a chance to take an important first step toward eliminating partisan gerrymandering in our state in the future. The League of Women Voters of Virginia

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ventilating about the latest “speako” from a politician--especially if they are conservative. And many of these statements are taken out of context, or are purposefully set up with gotcha questions (of which there are few for Democrat politicians, but abound for Republicans). What the media spends almost no time on is a discussion of issues, particularly with enough objectivity or depth for people to understand and make intelligent decisions about them. Then at the end of campaign season the media laments the negativity and lack of serious discussion. Who fed and led that problem? The media. Exhibit A comes from page 25 of the very same Aug. 13 issue. A nice big headline and whole article about a comment purposefully taken out of context by the Democrat media. Anyone with a basic understanding of the English language can understand that Ms. Comstock used a metaphor to point out that we have technology that could be used to address the illegal immigration problem. Any honorable, objective, and decent person would repudiate with disgust the twisting of that statement to claim that Ms. Comstock believes any people are the equivalent of packages, without solid evidence about her character to back up such an accusation. We can track a package around the world or remotely land a spaceship, after it travels 4 billion miles over 10 years, on a comet traveling 85,000 mph. Rather than seeking answers to serious questions like why we can’t also control our border, or why we can’t get the number of people who sign in to a polling place to match the number of recorded votes, among many other questions, the media leads the public in assigning made-up motivations to people they don’t like and rallies those easily offended who will never see the real context. And thanks to the media and our government-biased education system, those offended probably wouldn’t care about or take time to understand the context. Objective introspection and selfcorrection, like objective reporting, are huge areas of weakness for the media. Until you deal with those, please, no lectures about our broken political system. Mitch Turner, Hamilton

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The day after the School Board meeting, Loudoun school system leaders announced that they were reinstating bus service for 58 of the 150 Sycolin Creek Elementary School students living in The Hamlets of Red Cedar after re-evaluating the distance from some of the homes. Increasing walking zones and reining in how much the county spends on transportation have been top priorities of this School

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nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” Fleming noted the sacrifices made by his parents, recalling he was the first in his extended family to attend college; pride in his children; and the support of his wife of 30 years, who for the past three years has been his law partner, as well. He said the traits he hoped to demonstrate as a judge were Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. addresses friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate his investiture Aug. 12 in Leesburg.

Board. Busing students to school cost the division $55.6 million—$757 per pupil— last year, and School Board members say that reducing that figure would leave more money available for classroom instruction. In 2013, the board began following a “walk zone” policy that had been on the books for years but never enforced fully, prompting bus rides to cease for an additional 2,700 students. The rule requires high school and middle school students who live within one mile of their school, and elementary students who live within 0.8 miles of their school, to either walk or find a ride. Plans are in the works to increase the number of Loudoun students who must either walk or find a ride to school to 17,647 by the end of year with the help of a state Safe Routes to School grant. The projects to be funded through that grant include new asphalt paths, sidewalks, signage, flashing “school zone” signals and signalized crosswalks. n

Back To School School begins Aug. 31. See updated bus service schedules and routes at findmybus.lcps.org.

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