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by a margin of 21-19.

Most, if not all, of that national attention came last month after a posting by Black on Twitter sparked outrage from people who considered it sexist.

The incumbent tweeted a campaign graphic Sept. 24 aimed at contrasting his experience with that of McCabe.

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s Election Day nears, the chorus among political candidates that it’s time for Loudoun to expand full-day kindergarten has grown louder.

The pressure Loudoun School Board members are feeling from voters to offer a longer school day to the county’s nearly 5,000 kindergartners put Superintendent Eric Williams on the hot seat last week.

In what was expected to be a routine work session Oct. 13, Williams provided an updated road map for how the school division can provide a full, six-hour school day to 3,045 kindergartners—or 61 percent of those enrolled—by 2021 for a cost of $23.2 million. The plan calls for the use of 41 existing classrooms and the construction of 18 more.

But that wasn’t enough for several board members—most of whom are running for re-election—who told Williams they want to know the price tag to provide universal full-day kindergarten.

“Quite frankly, this is a big election issue,” School Board member Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run) told Williams. “It makes sense for us to have that information out there so the public can decide.”

Expanding full-day kindergarten has been the most cited priority among a field of six dozen candidates running for offices from the state to local levels this election cycle.

Loudoun County is one of three school divisions in Virginia that do not offer every kindergartner a full school day. In the last year, the division expanded the program, and 1,536 kindergartners, or 34 percent, now attend all day.

School Board member Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) told Williams that the board appreciated the plan to grow the program, but for anything less than universal full-day kindergarten, the public is going to say, “It’s not good enough.”

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oth political candidates have a lot of money they can spend before Election Day. Each refers to the other as “extreme” in campaign mailers. And the outcome of their race could help determine which party controls one chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.

The battle for the state Senate’s 13th District almost certainly has been the bitterest legislative race in Loudoun this year, but it’s also arguably the marquee contest of the nine in the county.

The duel between Democratic challenger Jill McCabe and Republican incumbent Richard H. Black has drawn national attention, generated lots of campaign funds and is being closely watched, at least partially because the GOP controls the Senate

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n an interview with Leesburg Today on Tuesday, founder Sheila Johnson and Executive Director Susan Koch said they are feeling great about this year’s Middleburg Film Festival, which kicks off today for a four-day run.

Koch and Programmer Connie White have come up with a great lineup of 26 films, Johnson said.

“The third year is really the turning point— that’s when we rise above all our doubts,” Johnson

rapher Danta Spinotti, both of whom will be honored this weekend. “They complete the film,” Johnson said.

Not only will the public get to see a wide variety of films, including narrative, independent and foreign movies, but there also is a comprehensive selection of educational panels on aspects of the movie industry.

Choosing the films is a delicate business, one that Koch and White have perfected.

“I keep an eye on them, try to see what’s coming,” Koch said.

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he star-studded third annual Middleburg Film Festival runs Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25. And while many of the festival’s exclusive packages and marquee screenings are sold out, there are still plenty of single movie tickets (and a few high-end packages) available for area film lovers.

Think you might want to make a weekend of it? As of press time, there were a few

of the festival’s top-of-the-line Backstage passes available for $2,500 each and a limited number of Film Lovers passes (including admission for two to the sold-out Saturday night gala and screening of “Brooklyn” starring Saoirse Ronan) available for $1,500.

The festival kicks off with a sold-out opening night screening of Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight” on Thursday, Oct. 22, and includes a host of panel discussions and conversations with Hollywood insid-

ers throughout the weekend. Films will be screened at a handful of locations in Middleburg and Upperville, with festival organizer Sheila Johnson’s Salamander Resort and Spa as home base.

General admission tickets for films are $15, and a complete schedule is available online.

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said. “The first one was great, the second one better, and this year is going to be stellar.”

And, as proof of the growing reputation of the festival, Johnson pointed to organizers’ success in nabbing actress Meg Ryan’s directorial debut film “Ithaca.”

Both she and Koch are pleased that seven women directors will be represented this year.

“That’s significant,” Koch said, citing Hollywood’s focus on that component of filmmaking.

Another attraction for Johnson is the festival’s ability to shine a spotlight on “unsung heroes, people whom no one knows about.” She cited composer Carter Burwell and cinematog-

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Baxter, VDOT special projects development manager, noted. It also could be as high as $7 when traffic is heaviest, or even a maximum of $9 per one-way trip if HOV-2 rules remain in place. Also in the plan is a proposal to increase the rush-hour restrictions to four-hour blocks, 5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., starting an hour earlier and ending a half hour later than today.

Baxter said the goals were to increase predictability of commute times and to move more people—not necessarily more vehicles— through the corridor.

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The toll proposal, planners said, would offer a new benefit to the region’s commuters: allowing low-occupancy vehicles the option of using a road from which they otherwise would be barred. They would gain admission by paying a toll that would vary based on the congestion level at the time they enter the highway.

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Standing from left, Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) and Del. Dave LaRock (R-33) line up to address VDOT’s I-66 planning team during an Oct. 15 hearing in Ashburn.

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ell, there is one issue on which Loudoun’s candidates for state and local office seem to agree: The proposal to impose tolls on I-66 inside the Capital Beltway is a bad idea.

Many of them lined up to address the Virginia Department of Transportation’s project team during a community meeting at Farmwell Station Middle School in Ashburn on Oct. 15.

The meeting was the fourth and last in a series of public outreach sessions in which VDOT representatives explained the plan to allow single-occupancy vehicles to use the highway during rush hour starting in 2017— provided they are willing to pay a toll, estimated to be as high as $9 per one-way trip.

Loudoun’s elected representatives—and several campaigning to take their seats Nov. 3—agreed that county residents who already depend on the Dulles Greenway and the Dulles Toll Road can’t afford to pay more to get to and from work each day.

Managers of the project, formally called “Transform I-66 Inside The Beltway,” said the toll proposal emerged as the best option as they studied alternatives to end rush-hour gridlock and provide motorists with a “reliable” commute, one with free-flowing, 45 mph traffic. They also emphasized that the plan was separate from two other controversial changes—to limit rush-hour I-66 access to vehicles with a minimum of three people instead of the current requirement of two by 2021, and to eliminate the HOV exemption for clean-fuel vehicles. Those changes were initi-

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he Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is joining the campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer, this week unveiling a cruiser outlined in pink.

Terry’s Body Shop in Purcellville provided the new paint job on the 2014 Dodge Charger, outlining the word “sheriff” in pink. Then the Loudoun County Fleet Management Office added a pink outline to the cruiser’s badge emblems.

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The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that last week’s fire at Firebirds at the Village at Leesburg was caused by a lack of maintenance on the restaurant’s flue.

Damage was estimated at $15,000.

Two correction orders were issued to the owner requiring repairs and Firebirds Vice President of Marketing Stephen Loftis said the restaurant would be closed for about two to three weeks.

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An Ashburn man faces multiple charges following a traffic altercation in the University Center neighborhood Saturday night.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 44800 block of Milestone Square just after 10 p.m. Oct. 17 where a witness reported a driver was following vehicles in a reckless manner. A deputy located the suspect walking in the area. The suspect did not comply with the deputy’s commands and struggled as the deputy took him into custody.

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he Luray man who pleaded guilty in July to a federal charge of tampering with evidence after he moved the body of a drug overdose victim from his Ashburn hotel room last year is going to prison.

U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on Friday sentenced Gregory Jason Colley, 36, to serve eight years behind bars.

According to investigators, Colley sold cocaine to Jason Laytham, 37, of Leesburg, and another individual at an extended stay hotel in Ashburn on Sept. 12, 2014.

After taking the drug, Laytham and the other individual became unconscious. Colley dragged Laytham’s body out of his hotel into a common area before calling for paramedics.

Laytham died.

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The case was investigated by the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Field Division.

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The Town Council unanimously approved that deal Oct. 13. Town Manager Kaj Dentler was authorized to enter an agreement with the Exeter Homeowners Association and Madigan Construction to complete repairs.

The sinkhole, which caused an area of 30 to 40 feet wide to drop 2 to 3 feet, damaged a street and temporarily left about 65 residences without water.

The northern Leesburg area is known for its karst geology, with limestone outcroppings and underground caverns and voids where soluble rocks have washed away. Testing at the sinkhole site found there is a void, approximately 10 to 12 feet in height, 25 to 30 feet below the surface.

To date, the repair work has cost $40,766. Permanent repairs are expected to cost $109,422. The Exeter HOA voted Sept. 24 to allocate up to $125,000 for the final repairs. The HOA will not be billed for costs associated with the town’s initial emergency response, including monitoring the site, communicating with residents, and coordinating immediate repairs.

Once the construction contract is approved, Madigan has indicated that it will be on site in about three to four weeks to complete the work.

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A Halloween light display at an Edwards Landing home that’s synced to pop music is attracting daily visitors for the fifth consecutive year.

Brandon Bullis, who has a background in electrical engineering, decorates his house at 1816 Woods Edge Drive with more than 8,500 lights and 2,500 channels of computer animation and calls it Edwards Landing Lights.

While the endeavor is a personal hobby, donations are accepted for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The donation box is located next to a “Tune To 98.1 FM” sign in front of the house.

When visitors tune in on the radio, the lights are synced to numerous pop songs for a 30-minute show that repeats continuously from 7 to 9 p.m. through Oct. 30.

Bullis said on his YouTube channel that an average of 50 cars visit the house on weekdays and up to 250 on the weekends.

Most of the lights used in the display are energy efficient LED lights, which Bullis estimates to cost him $25 to $35 in power for the Halloween season.

Donations of $10 can also be made to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center by texting “Hopkins” to 50555. Residents may donate via text up to three times.

For more information on the children’s center, go to hopkinschildrens.org/give.

For more information on Edwards Landing Lights, go to facebook.com/EdwardsLandingLights and to see videos, go to youtube.com/user/EdwardsLandingLights.

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An adult student driver attempting to park at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center crashed into the basketball gym’s wall last week.

Leesburg Parks and Recreation Director Rich Williams said he was told the female driver with a learner’s permit accidentally accelerated, sending her BMW station wagon through a parking spot and into the wall at the corner of the gym.

“Luckily there wasn’t anyone walking on the crosswalk,” Williams said.

Leesburg Police Lt. Jeff Dubé said the department received a call at 10:41 a.m. the morning of Oct. 14 reporting the crash. No one was injured.

A Loudoun County building inspector assessed the damage, and Williams said the inspection revealed that the wall is “structurally OK” but will need repair work.

He said his staff covered up the damaged area in the corner of the gym and reopened the courts.

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Deadline to submit works is Saturday, Oct. 24. Prizes and awards will be presented to the top designs.

The art show and auction will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the River Creek Club.

Proceeds of the event will go to Loudoun Breast Health Network, an organization providing financial assistance and support for those undergoing breast cancer treatments.

Live entertainment, vendors, silent and live auctions and an awards show will be included. Select bras will be included in the auction for purchase or be donated back to Best Rack Around in honor or memory of a loved one.

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•The Village at Leesburg is hosting its annual Monster Mash parade and costume contest Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. Leesburg Mayor Kristen Umstattd will be one of the judges in the costume contest for children and pets. The event will include hayrides, live music on the main stage, pumpkin decorating, a stilt-walking Frankenstein, balloon artists and trick-or-treating at storefronts. The parade starts at 4 p.m. Beer gardens will also be open at King Pinz and Smokehouse Live. The Village is also partnering with Leveling the Field, which accepts used sporting equipment.

•The Village at Leesburg is partnering with Loudoun Habitat for Humanity for the annual Adventures in Halloweenville, an interactive Halloween experience designed for 3- to 11-year-olds and their parents on weekends. It includes a pumpkin village for children aged 3 to 5. The entrance fee of $5 per person goes directly to fund the habitat mission. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 23, 6-8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 24, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 30 6-8 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 31 noon-4 p.m.

•The Loudoun Museum’s annual Leesburg Hauntings Walking Tours is back this weekend for the 24th year. On Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., the museum will take guests through a 90-minute walking tour in downtown Leesburg to various “spirited” homes and businesses chosen for this year’s event. Guests will hear storytellers relate to the town’s history and ghostly tales of each site. The sites vary every year and tours leave from the Leesburg Town Hall every 15 minutes. Tickets online are $20, $25 at the door. For more information, go to leesburghauntings.org. n

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There have been four submissions made to the Planning Commission, and the list of staff comments has been whittled down from 90 to about 50. Planning Commission Chairwoman Mary Harper said the panel has “a willingness to work through some of the issues.”

Planning Commission member Gigi Robinson said the proposed proffers, totaling $6.7 million for school capital facilities, fire and rescue, and recreation, are “insubstantial.”

“We’re jamming as many residents as possible in here without using open space,” Robinson said. “It seems the master sales rep for this has conjured up quite a saleable plan. This application will test you all.”

During the public hearing, speakers offered a range of opinions.

Jim Sisley said the common denominator for everyone involved is that there is a “lack of feet on the street in Leesburg,” and he’s been following similar proposals for the area for the last 15 years.

“This is the most in-depth application that I’ve seen,” Sisley, a real estate broker who chairs the town’s Economic Development Commission, said. “We have a lack of people in the downtown district to make it competitive to other areas. This development will deliver 800 to 1,000 people that live in a four-and-a-half block distance from downtown.”

Other speakers didn’t want more residential development close to their homes, and want to keep as much green space as possible.

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“We need to preserve our historic image and encourage businesses to stay. … If this gets approved, deer will be forced to feed in our backyards. Will there be open season on hunting them?”

Mitchel said his team would continue working with neighbors to see what uses would be best for the area, but hopes a similar version of this plan will be approved once all issues are worked through.

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Lansdowne Development Group LLC, headed by Leonard S. “Hobie” Mitchel, is seeking to convert 29 acres of land zoned commercial and mixed-use south of Tuscarora Creek into high-density residential.

The plan also includes the 20-acre Olde Izaak Walton Park property, which is leased by the town but would be purchased by the developer for $2.3 million.

Overall, the application seeks approval for 198 townhouses, 96 stacked townhouses and 96 multifamily dwelling units. Nonresidential uses would include a maximum of 110,550 square feet of office space, 137,175 square feet for retail, an area for a future hotel, and a 2,000-square-foot community room.

The council voted unanimously Oct. 13 to continue its review of the Crescent Parke rezoning and Town Plan amendment applications during an Oct. 26 work session.

“This is too complex for the council to vote on tonight,” Councilman Dave Butler said following a public hearing on the project. “We have to figure out what we want the Planning Commission to do with this so we need a work session.”

The town staff and Planning Commission both recommended denial of the application, with town staff having the opinion that “the interests of the town and its citizens are best served by denial of the requested land use amendment.”

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“Are we going to hear the animals from our houses?” John Brandon said of plans to build a new animal shelter on the property. “Nobody wants to hear dogs barking while we’re asleep.”

County employees shared their department’s plans for the 672-acre parcel off Sycolin Road near the Leesburg Executive Airport, which includes an animal shelter, general offices, a new juvenile detention center, expanded fire and rescue training facilities, parking lot expansions, and possibly an adolescent independent living facility.

There was also time for Brandon and other residents to share their concerns and ask questions, with most comments revolving around noise from the animal shelter and fears of decreasing property values.

“We already hear noise from the nearby baseball fields [at Bolen Park],” Craig Lane said.

He also said he was concerned about the possibility of additional traffic lights contributing to traffic congestions. “Why are we building this here?” he asked.

Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), whose district includes the support center property, stressed that the current board didn’t originate the plans.

“This process has been in the books for about 10 years. That’s what it’s been intended for,” Higgins told residents. “It’s been zoned to become government facilities.”

The county’s current animal shelter is located near Waterford, and the Leesburg facility will be about twice the size and closer to more of the county’s residents, Director of Animal Services Nina Stively said. It’s scheduled to be complete in 2018, but design plans haven’t been formalized yet.

She said the outdoor play area for dogs won’t be facing nearby residents, and would be about 900 feet away from the closest homes on Kincaid Boulevard and Tavistock Drive. She noted 77 percent of animals housed at the shelter would not be dogs. Dogs stay at the shelter for an average of about eight days before getting adopted, she said.

“Sound is a source of stress for both residents and us. It’s a big concern for me to mitigate noise just as it’s a concern for you,” Stively said, acknowledging that residents might be able to hear distant barking if the wind is right. “We only have one night where we’re open until 8 p.m. and we close other days at 4 or 6 p.m. There’s not activity at the shelter after that until the morning.”

She noted that a sound consultant would be used when construction occurs, and the amount of noise level is expected to be about the same as standing next to a refrigerator.

Some residents were also concerned about the expansion of the Juvenile Detention Center from 24 to 40 beds and about where wildlife would go when more buildings are constructed.

An adolescent independent living facility for those homeless or in need of housing may occur around 2023, but Mobile Hope, a Leesburg nonprofit that assists homeless families, may build its own facility by that time.

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Down 8%? Really? Does the Sheriff really believe that? Do You? Before you vote for our next sheriff, ask yourself these questions: 1. How does anyone know that gang activity is down 8% if Sheriff Chapman has disbanded the gang unit responsible for tracking their activities and gathering intelligence?

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3. Why has an outside agency issued an “officer safety bulletin” confirming the connection of heightened gang activity to this crime?

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• Those with a net worth between $750,000 and $900,000 would have to pay 75 percent of the tax due.

The changes to the exemption program also include an increase in the acreage that could qualify for tax relief. The new rules would exempt a dwelling and up to 10 acres of land, up from the current 3 acres.

The amendments, however, include a value cap, as well: If a property was worth more than $1 million, the amount exceeding $1 million would be subject to taxes.

If approved, the new system would go into effect Jan. 1.

The supervisors agreed Oct. 14 to discuss it again Nov. 4, but it’s unclear if it will be given a green light then.

Supervisor Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) noted that some elderly Loudouners have seen the assessed value of their homes skyrocket in recent years, some increasing as much as 600 percent.

“That’s extremely problematic for folks on fixed incomes,” she said.

Buona said he’s concerned that some retired residents with meager incomes are missing out on tax relief because their accumulated life savings drives up their net worth.

Others, meanwhile, particularly those with government pensions, may have hearty incomes but qualify for the tax break because their net worth is less than $440,000, he said.

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The school houses the county’s alternative programs for secondary students who aren’t succeeding in the traditional classroom setting, who are facing suspension or who have violated school drug policies. It shares a school resource officer with Loudoun County High School. So when an officer or officers are needed at Douglass, the high school and/or other schools are left without any law enforcement protection.

“This reached critical mass last spring when there were 6 overdose cases within a short time period at Douglass, which required a significant police resource commitment, thus reducing coverage at other high schools,” Leesburg Police Chief Joseph Price wrote in a Sept. 29 letter to County Administrator Tim Hemstreet.

Resource positions at the middle and high schools in Leesburg are filled by town police officers rather than by Loudoun sheriff ’s deputies, with the county paying for 70 percent of the costs for the service and the town covering 30 percent.

The finance committee on Oct. 13 voted 4-0-1, with Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) absent, to recommend that the Board of Supervisors earmark $30,800 to pay for its share of the cost from January to the end of June, when this fiscal year will end. The county would then budget for the position on an annual basis, starting in July, when FY17 begins.

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Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), though, said that the tax relief program is intended for those who are “truly poor,” and that decreasing the amount of taxes some people have to pay would inevitably create an imbalance.

“This is, at the end of the day, a tax increase on everybody else in the county,” he said, noting that he’s been opposed to the changes since Buona proposed them last year.

A report on the issue prepared for the supervisors said that the proposal would mean a decrease in total real estate tax revenue. But it noted that the extent of the decrease would be hard to gauge until homeowners started applying for relief.

Buona, for his part, said that the changes probably would affect only a “select few” residents who could meet all of the qualifications.

Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) cast the sole dissenting vote Oct. 14. He agreed with Letourneau that only the truly needy should be able to take advantage of the tax relief program.

It shouldn’t be available to “people who don’t want to pay taxes,” he said.

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he race for the Catoctin District seat on Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors, at least over the past few days, has been one about missed meetings.

First, challenger Craig Green, a Hamilton town councilman, issued a statement Oct. 8, saying that incumbent Supervisor Geary M. Higgins has missed 12 percent of all supervisors’ meetings since taking office in 2012.

“Everywhere I go in our district, the most common question I get from voters is will I be able to attend meetings and advocate forcefully for Catoctin issues?” the Democrat said in his prepared statement, also alleging that Higgins has failed to attend up to 50 percent of Geary M. Higgins assigned committee meetings.

The challenger said that there can be conflicts between public service and other employment demands, “but it’s imperative that an elected official give 100 percent of their time and effort to their office, otherwise their constituents will get cheated out of the service they are due.”

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Since July 2014, Green has attended less than one in four meetings, Higgins said.

Published minutes show that, of the 13 council and six planning commission meetings, Green attended 14 out of 19, the supervisor said. Higgins also calculated his own attendance rate as being 87.3 percent of all meetings and almost 90 percent of regular board meetings.

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Four of the original 13 founders of the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia are (from left) former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles, Sandra Wiley, Steve Robin and Roger Wiley.

wealth’s Attorney Don Devine Sr., advise the county’s boards and departments.”

Two years later the Board of Supervisors created the County Attorney’s Office for Loudoun. “That was a big step for a county with a total population of around 40,000, roughly the size of Leesburg today,” Robin recalled. “I was the first county attorney. I have been known to dramatize that a bit by observing that Loudoun County was created in 1757, and I was its first county attorney.”

The Local Government Attorneys Association has matured over 40 years and now comprises more than 800 attorneys representing more than 300 local government bodies.

In addition to Steve Robin, other Loudoun government attorneys who have served as president of the LGA are the late Edward Finnegan (1986-87) and Elizabeth Whiting (1995-96). n

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Robin was the first president of the organization, which was created as a forum for the exchange of research and experience among the legal offices of the counties, cities and towns in the commonwealth.

“At the time, these government offices were almost exclusively one- and two-person operations, there was obviously no online communication, and each office operated in relative isolation as it went about advising local government,” Robin said. “Loudoun didn’t even have the office of county attorney when I came here in 1973. I was hired as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney to help the then-Common-

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A welcome center will open next fall and the community is expected to be fully operational in March 2017.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10), Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13), county Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large), and Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) were among those who attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

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The Tribute at One Loudoun will showcase the company’s focus on resident engagement and connectivity in a resort-like environment.

The 140-unit assisted living and memory care community will feature a spa, salon, movie theater, bistro, full-service restaurant, bars and rooftop terraces.

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LAROCK’S FAILED AGENDA Freshman LaRock sponsored a bill (HB2165) to cancel tax exempt status for 18 non-profits, including the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Project Hope, National Wildlife Federation and the Frederick United Methodist Housing Development.

A blatant attempt to increase taxes on charitable organizations that employ lots of people!

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Chuck will work tirelessly for seniors, healthier citizens, and for our farmers as well as our environment.

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He proposed tax credits for home schooled and private school students (HB950). He would have benefitted personally at the expense of public education. He wants to severely limit rail and bus transportation (HB6553). Fortunately, his Republican colleagues squashed these bills.

(Del. Joe May never embarrassed District residents like this!)

CHUCK’S AGENDA Chuck will work to reduce transportation congestion and will make VDOT responsive to its customers. He’ll work to increase the State’s Public Education Budget which decreased 17% since 2009. Chuck supports full-day kindergarten across the 33rd District and he’ll find the funds to make this happen. He’ll also fight for a job-ready educated workforce and incentives for Frederick, Clarke and Loudoun County businesses.

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On one side of the image, it showed the lawmaker in a military uniform and outlined a laundry list of accomplishments, including “senator,” “delegate,” “accountant” and “career prosecutor.” On the other was a photo of McCabe, squinting, with her experience chalked up to only two items: “doctor” and “mother.”

Black deleted the tweet, but The Huffington Post published an image of it, and Democrats and liberal groups came out in force against it, claiming the Republican was trying to diminish his opponent’s accomplishments.

However, Black campaign manager Michelle Staton said that it was not the senator’s intention to portray McCabe, a pediatrician, as only a mother and a doctor.

And Staton, who is also Black’s daughter, said the campaign deleted the tweet not because of public pressure but because it showed Black in a military uniform without a disclaimer that the graphic should not imply the endorsement of the Defense Department.

In responding to the tweet hubbub, Staton also claimed that McCabe was not focusing on important issues, a charge she repeated recently to Leesburg Today.

“Dr. McCabe is rolling out the same issue the Democrats used four years ago, telling voters that Senator Black wants to take away their birth control,” she said in an email. “He’s been in office 12 years and has never introduced a bill to take away birth control. Senator Black is focused on transportation and fighting the governor’s proposal to levy $17 tolls on hardworking families. On Nov. 3rd, we’ll see which issue is a priority for voters.”

However, in an interview, McCabe also decried the tolls, which would be levied on I-66 drivers inside the Beltway. And she did so even though they’re part of a plan by the administration of her party mate, Gov. Terry McAuliffe,

that’s advertised as helping reduce gridlock in the corridor.

She also agreed with Black on concerns about the Common Core educational standards in place in Washington, DC, and in many states.

Black sponsored legislation this year that would have prohibited Virginia’s Board of EduCLEAN, IRON-FREE, CRYSTAL cation from replacing the Standards of Learning school regulations with Common Core. It was approved by the House and Senate but vetoed successfully by McAuliffe.

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Time Lawmakers inToRichmond should concenadvertise contact Howard Blaustein at 410-363-0124 or hblaustein@moneymailer.com trate on state-level matters, McCabe said. “And Offer! that’s not foreign policy and that’s not immigration policy.”

Regardless of the content of their messages, the two candidates should have some money to spend on spreading their words before Nov. 3. During the campaign, the pair has been among the best political fundraisers in Virginia, and McCabe had $220,073 on hand, as of Sept. 30, compared to Black’s $220,806.

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13th District race could play a role in determining which major party controls the Senate, as well. The 21-19 Republican advantage there means that if the Democrats could pick up one seat, they could control the chamber, as Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, could break 20-20 tie votes.

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Republican attorney J. Randall Minchew is seeking re-election to a third term in a district where he garnered 57 percent of the vote two years ago. He is challenged by Democrat Peter C. Rush, a 30-year Leesburg resident who is a two-term member of the Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District’s board of directors.

While both candidates are Leesburg residents, the 10th District stretches to central and southwest Loudoun, southern Clarke County and eastern Frederick County.

Rush advocated the expansion of full-day kindergarten throughout Loudoun early in his campaign, saying he would press for more state funding to accomplish that. He also has championed the need to increase wages through job creation, investment in green energy and the role of unions. Reform of the justice system to address disproportionate punishment of black residents and other minorities also is a top goal.

Minchew, who touts his willingness to work across party lines, was among the Republicans who supported the Northern Virginia transportation funding bill in 2013. The next priority, he said, is to promote business investment and job growth. He said the region could offset the impacts of sequestration and Department of Defense reductions with employment growth in 21st century technology companies.

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Minchew, who served as chairman of Loudoun’s Economic Development Commission and Rural Economic Development Task Force before seeking elective office, also sees a state budget role in helping to implement full-day kindergarten in Loudoun and supports changes to the Composite Index that would increase the locality’s share of state K-12 education funding.

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The 32nd is the only district in the General Assembly made up of only Loudoun precincts, and the race there this year features a rematch from two years ago, as incumbent Republican Del. Thomas A. “Tag” Greason again faces Democrat Elizabeth Miller.

Both hopefuls said residents have told them they’re concerned about education. The potential voters also voice a specific clamor for Loudoun to offer full-day kindergarten in all of its public elementary schools.

The county is one of only three jurisdictions in the Old Dominion that doesn’t provide this option, and though only the School Board can approve the change, the matter has been raised in nearly every campaign in the locality this year, no matter whether the office sought is a state or local post.

“You know,” Miller said, “even the seniors want full-day kindergarten.”

On the issue of transportation, Greason said residents in the 32nd, like their neighbors elsewhere in Loudoun, are interested in the state buying the Greenway. The plan is possible, Greason said, though he pointed out that convincing his colleagues in other parts of the state to OK a plan to purchase a road benefitting only one region could be dicey.

The legislator also said 32nd Districtdwellers seem united in their opposition to the I-66 tolling plan.

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for it,” Greason said.

In other matters, Miller has expressed what could be considered traditional Democratic support for universal background checks for firearm purchases, and the challenger also has said in the campaign that Virginia should reinstate its former prohibition on buying more than one handgun per month.

33RD HOUSE DISTRICT

Incumbent Republican David LaRock, of Hamilton, is seeking re-election to a second term in a three-way race. Democrat Chuck Hedges, of Lovettsville, and Libertarian Mark Anderson, of Winchester, are making their first runs for public office.

In 2013, LaRock took his anti-tax, antiSilver Line civic activism to a new level when he unseated longtime incumbent Joe T. May in a GOP primary. He went on to take the 33rd House seat, winning 53 percent of the vote in the district that includes parts of Loudoun, Clarke and Frederick counties.

During his first term, LaRock focused on legislation aimed at ensuring transportation funds would be spent on congestion-relieving road projects and advocated the use of educational savings accounts and reforms to Standards of Learning test procedures.

Hedges said he is running to bring more effective leadership to the district by representing a broader section of the political spectrum.

He supports the use of state funds to expand full-day kindergarten in Loudoun and the use of revenue bonds to purchase the Dulles Greenway, allowing the state to lower tolls.

Anderson champions the Libertarian themes of turning back the intrusiveness of government, advocating spending and tax cuts, and legalizing marijuana and decriminalizing other drugs.

34TH HOUSE DISTRICT

The 34th House race again pits Democrat Kathleen Murphy against Republican Craig Parisot. The two faced off in a special election Jan. 6 to fill the seat vacated by Barbara Comstock when she won the 10th Congressional District race.

Six weeks after Murphy beat Parisot by 326 votes, the Republican announced a rematch for the 34th District, which includes the McLean area of Fairfax County and eastern Loudoun County. In announcing his run, Parisot said he wants to find solutions to the region’s congested transportation system, invest in schools and bolster the economy. “We can do all this without raising taxes on hard-working Virginians,” he stated.

After her special-election win, Murphy said her experience and local connections made her the better candidate. “I’ve lived here for a long time, I’ve been a part of this community,” she said. “So I know the issues inside and out.”

67TH HOUSE DISTRICT

Incumbent Republican Jim LeMunyon is running unopposed.

86TH HOUSE DISTRICT

The retirement of seven-term Republican Del. Tom Rust has resulted in one of the most competitive races in Northern Virginia this year, as Republicans and Democrats—and a self-described middle-of-the-road independent—try to scoop up the 86th District, which includes parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties.

Rust’s handpicked successor, Republican Raul “Danny” Vargas, has said he would aim to be as effective a legislator as the incumbent. He’s spoken against political divisiveness and said he wants to work to find common ground to get things done in Richmond. “That’s what we need Continued on Next Page

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right now,” he said. “We need leadership.”

Vargas has said an improved transportation infrastructure and diversifying Northern Virginia’s economy would be his focus in the General Assembly.

His Democratic opponent, Jennifer Boysko, who lost to Rust in 2013 by only 32 votes, most recently served as the aide to Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust, last year’s Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.

She said she first decided to run for a House seat because she’s “troubled by the Republicans in Richmond who have made it more difficult to govern in a moderate, common-sense manner.”

Boysko’s priorities include expanding Medicare to the most vulnerable and shifting public schools’ focus from high-stakes tests to instilling critical thinking skills in students.

The independent in the race, Paul Brubaker, has said he wants to provide a voice for those in the middle of the political spectrum. He’s running on what he calls an “anti-toll platform.”

The candidate said he would push to outlaw tolls and raise the gasoline tax by 3 percent to replace the lost revenue. Brubaker has said he supports McAuliffe’s plan to expand Medicaid to more Virginians. And, on education issues, he said he would like to find a way for students to attend public colleges and universities for free or nearly free and get rid of the Standards of Learning exams.

First, GOP incumbent Del. David I. Ramadan announced in May that he would not seek re-election, then Jewan “Jack” Tiwari, the first Democrat in the race, said he was bowing out.

Then entered Democrat John Bell, who lost to Ramadan two years ago by fewer than 200 votes; Republican Chuong Nguyen, a South Riding lawyer; and Libertarian Brian Suojanen, a software architect who lives in Brambleton.

As in many parts of Loudoun, one of the big issues in this race is transportation, with Dulles Greenway tolls frequently being mentioned as a voter concern.

All three of the candidates have said that instituting distance-based pricing on the highway would be a plus, as motorists now have to pay one price to drive on the road no matter how far they travel.

Of the trio, though, Bell, a management consultant and retired Air Force major, has been the one advocating that the state buy the road.

He figures the sale price would be between $800 million and $1 billion, and the idea would be to issue revenue bonds to cover the purchase, making use of the current favorable interest rates.

Virginia probably could borrow the money at a lower rate than what Greenway owner and operator Toll Road Investors Partnership II is using in its financing, Bell has said, which means that the state could immediately lower the amount of money going to debt service each year, and thus lower tolls.

And because the financing method would be bonds backed by toll revenue, no money from the state’s general fund would be needed for the purchase, he said.

Suojanen, however, worried about municipal bonds being used to fund a Greenway purchase.

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ommends more incentives for employers to implement telework policies, the creation of more “slugging” zones to support carpooling and an environment that allows the free market to augment mass-transit capabilities.

Nguyen’s past work as a Loudoun County prosecutor has been an issue in the campaign, as well.

Bell has sent out negative mailers that claim his Republican opponent allowed a bank robber to get a light sentence.

One mailer depicts an armed man with what looks to be pantyhose over his face and says, “During the robbery, the bank tellers were frightened. After Chuong Nguyen’s office let the robber off the hook, so was everyone else.”

Nguyen, however, points out that, though he was assigned to the case at one point, he had left the prosecutor’s office by the time a plea agreement was reached.

So he calls the mailer inaccurate as well as “unsavory.”

“For me, it’s just sort of fear-mongering,” Nguyen said Tuesday.

And he said that just because a case ends in a plea bargain does not mean a prosecutor hasn’t done his or her job: Not every case can be tried in court.

27TH SENATE DISTRICT

Incumbent Jill Holtzman Vogel is running unopposed.

31ST SENATE DISTRICT

One of the quieter races of the season has been in the 31st Senate District, where Republican George Forakis is challenging incumbent Democrat Barbara A. Favola. Favola, a former Arlington County Board member, is

favored to win a third term representing the largely Democratic district. It includes most of Arlington and parts of eastern Loudoun.

33RD SENATE DISTRICT

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Wexton took office just nine months ago, winning a three-way race to fill the seat opened by the election of Mark D. Herring as attorney general. Stephen Hollingshead is hoping to win the seat for the Republican Party this fall.

For Wexton, a lawyer in Leesburg, it was her second run for public office, having challenged Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman four years ago. This campaign is Hollingshead’s second bid, having sought the GOP nomination for the 10th Congressional District last year, losing to Comstock.

Among the issues Wexton said she would champion during the next assembly session are putting a focus on job creation and increasing investments in education and transportation, while spending less time debating divisive social issues. She also wants to make it easier, not harder, for seniors and others to vote, and to expand Medicaid coverage to uninsured Virginia residents and create jobs in the process.

Hollingshead, a former Department of Housing and Urban Development official, said he wants to help enact “Reagan-style tax reform” that would reduce taxes and regulations on businesses that create jobs.

He also advocates for more educational options, including school choice initiatives and education savings accounts, while cutting back on federal and state mandates. He disagrees with Wexton on most issues, including her support for expanding Medicaid. n Deputy Editor Danielle Nadler and Publisher & Editor in Chief Norman K. Styer contributed to this story.

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“Frankly, we’re fed up with tolls,” County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) told VDOT representatives who gathered at Farmwell Middle School on Oct. 15 to explain the plan. York noted the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution opposing the plan and supporting the construction of a third eastbound lane.

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school’s auditorium, only one stood up to support the proposal. He was an Arlington resident.

Others strongly objected to tolls and urged VDOT to consider other alternatives, including adding a third eastbound lane and stepping up enforcement of current HOV-2 rush-hour restrictions.

In response to statements that the corridor’s sound walls and bridges would make widening difficult and expensive, one speaker urged VDOT to consider building elevated lanes over the current highway—a suggestion that may have seem far afield had VDOT not studied that option for Rt. 50 in Loudoun County last year.

Another criticism of the toll proposal was how the proceeds would be used. Under the plan, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission would allocate the money for improving roads, bus service and bike lanes in the corridor. Some money could be sent to Loudoun to support bus service and park-andride lots, VDOT representatives noted. Critics said the wallets of Loudoun motorists shouldn’t be looked to as the funding source for projects in Fairfax and Arlington neighborhoods and suggested that the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, rather than the NVTC, control the money because of that panel’s wider regional representation.

The next step for the toll plan is a briefing the VDOT planning team will make to the Commonwealth Transportation Board on Oct. 27 in Virginia Beach. A key vote on whether to execute the framework agreement for the project is expected at the CTB’s Dec. 9 meeting.

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Charles King, the Republican challenger to York’s independent campaign for re-election, said the I-66 problems were York’s fault. The chairman approved too much residential development during his time on the county board, King said. Of the toll plan, King, who grew up in Falls Church, warned it would drive much traffic onto side roads and neighborhoods and result in increased expenses. “This is a major change to one of Northern Virginia’s main streets.”

State Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33) was the first of several Democrats to state their opposition to the plan, which has the support of Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D).

“An average commuter in my district already must pay tolls of $17 per day. To double that would create a financial burden that the vast majority of my constituents simply cannot afford,” she said, also raising concerns that the toll plan could discourage travelers from using Dulles Airport. Earlier in the day, she sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne formally opposing the proposal.

Wexton’s opponent, Republican Stephen Hollingshead, characterized the senator as supporting the project because she voted, as an NVTC member, to authorize a statement on transportation issues to be presented by the commission’s chairman to the Commonwealth’s Transportation Board at an upcoming meeting.

The four-page, staff-drafted statement was proposed for approval on the commission’s Oct. 1 consent agenda (approved unanimously by all members without discussion), and included a sentence stating the NVTC was “excited” to be designated by the state to use planned toll collections to fund multimodal improvements in the corridor. At the request of Del. Jim LeMunuyon (R-67), the statement was pulled from the consent agenda. The statement was approved on a 9-2 vote, with LeMunyon and Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13) opposed.

Hollingshead said people in Loudoun and Fairfax counties who cannot afford to live in Arlington or closer to their jobs should not be required to pay tolls that will be used to improve life and property values in another county.

Black advocated widening the highway and downplayed concerns over the corridor’s constraints. “We cut though mountains. Sound walls don’t impress me,” he said. Black said he opposed tolls on I-66 and the regional trend of creating “limousine lanes all over Northern Virginia.”

Black’s challenger, Democrat Jill McCabe, said she would oppose any plan to impose tolls and add a burden to families struggling to balance their budgets.

Del. Thomas A. “Tag” Greason (R-32) quizzed the VDOT representatives on how

enforcement of current HOV-2 rules could be improved as a way to more quickly improve traffic flow.

His challenger, Democrat Elizabeth Miller, also spoke in opposition to the tolls, noting it was a position on which members of both major political parties have found rare agreement.

Loudoun Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) is a daily I-66 commuter and drives a clean-fuel vehicle that currently exempts him from the HOV-2 rush-hour restrictions. He, too, pointed to enforcement as a way to get traffic moving. “Enforcement is virtually nonexistent,” he said. “This is something that needs to be addressed and could be addressed tomorrow.”

Letourneau and Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) also criticized the choice of the NVTC to administer the toll revenue because the interests of the inner jurisdictions often differ from Loudoun’s. Reid also said that Arlington I-66 users, who would follow reverse commuting patterns and be subject to maximum tolls of $1, should pay more, if the plan goes through. “It’s time to widen the road and widen it now,” he said.

Del. Dave LaRock (R-33) urged VDOT to go back to the drawing board. He noted that McAuliffe hailed a deal brokered in July that allowed the Martin Luther King Freeway extension project in Portsmouth to move ahead without tolls, thanks to $78 million in state money.

Al Nevarez, the Democratic candidate for the Broad Run District seat on the Board of Supervisors, said it was “insulting” for VDOT to present the toll plan as giving “more choices” to commuters. He opposed the toll and advocated maintaining the current HOV restriction hours and the clean-fuel vehicle exemption.

His opponent, Republican Ron Meyer, also attended the hearing, although he did not speak.

Democrat John Bell, running for the 87th District House of Delegates seat, opposed tolls, advocated the construction of a third eastbound lane, continuation of the clean-fuel vehicle exemption and stricter enforcement of current HOV rules. He also raised a concern that the proposal for variable tolls, which will be higher or lower depending on congestion levels, would make it difficult for families to budget their expenses.

In the 86th House District Race, Democrat Jennifer Boysko and Republican Danny Vargas both said they would fight the tolls.

“I’ve spoken to no one who wants this, and I’ve talked to hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of residents,” Boysko said.

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Osborne recently uncovered a baleen whale skull estimated to be 5 to 6 million years old while exploring the swampland of southeastern Jason Osborne Virginia.

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campus at HHMI’s Janelia research facility, has had a longtime interest in paleontology and launched the Paleo Quest nonprofit to pursue his goal of donating fossil specimens and promoting hands-on science education.

“Ever since I was really little, I liked discovering things. It became an interest into a hobby into a passion/obsession and now a business,” he said.

Osborne has been exploring the swamps of southeastern Virginia for years, and discovered the skull during a 2013 dive with partner Coral Edge Adventures of Prince William County.

It took two years to pull up the fossil while Osborne assembled the right equipment and the right team and waited for ideal weather conditions. Bringing up the 6-foot-long specimen was a challenge—until Osborne got the lightbulb idea of using a body bag (the kind used to pull corpses from rivers) after talking with a police officer in Prince William County.

The body bag is neutrally weighted (so it won’t float away) and porous enough to let water out but finely meshed to keep small fossil fragments or broken pieces in.

Osborne, a project strategist at HHMI with a background in mechanical engineering, said his employer is supportive of his rewarding avocation, and some of his colleagues have gotten on board in helping him pursue his mission.

But Osborne’s idea of fun is not without risks—like swimming with bull sharks in murky river water along Virginia’s coastal plain.

“We’re going into areas that in a lot of cases no human has ever been—primarily because no one ever wants to go into a nasty mucky black water swamp,” Osborne said. “Your field of vision is really small, so your whole world is right in front of your eyes.”

The whale skull is now on its way to the Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland. Museum Paleontology Curator Stephen Godfrey, who has already examined the skull and estimated its age, and his team will continue to study it and figure out its significance. While it’s too early to determine whether the fossil is a new species, Osborne is hoping it’s a “first occurrence”—the first time a whale like this has shown up in this kind of formation.

Osborne also continues to operate Paleo Quest’s Shark Finder program designed to bring hands-on science into schools (both locally and across the country), giving young children ownership of their discoveries and bringing them into the scientific process at an early age.

The Paleo Quest team pulls fossils out of swamps and brings them into schools unsorted, allowing kids to find fossils and get credit for their discoveries. Osborne has also launched a program with the University of Maryland through which undergraduates take pictures of microfossils found by schoolchildren and publish the results.

“We’re trying to initiate cool, hands-on, inquiry-based science,” Osborne said. “It’s a way for kids to do real tangible, hands-on research and that gets them a little more excited and engaged in science.”

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Once Fleeing the Coop, Millennials are Returning Home The Mayflower Movers Insights study also found that one in four U.S Millennials (age 18 to 34) have moved back to their hometown in the past five years.

When asked why they’re moving home, 68 percent of Millennial respondents cited that they wished to be closer to family, friends and significant others. An additional 18 percent said they were moving to help care for family members.

“After college, my husband and I moved to Los Angeles to start our careers,” said Ashley Luther, a Mayflower customer. “But when we wanted to buy a house, we decided to move back to our hometown of St.

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but they also didn’t want to spend a fortune on day-care,” said Wanda Dobson, a Mayflower customer who recently relocated from Rolla, Mo. to St. Louis to be near family and provide support with childcare.

“I wanted to be able to see my grandkids grow up so I decided to move to St. Louis to help care for the baby while mom and dad are at work,” Dobson said.

“Family dynamics have shifted dramatically over the last 50 years, largely due to the increasing number of families with two working parents, high rate of divorce, large number of cohabiting couples, and single parents,” said Dr. Philip Cohen, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland who studies household and family structure.

“All of these factors have led to an increased need for childcare across the U.S. and therefore an increased reliance on grandparents for support,” he said.

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interior * * * *of* your * * *home * * *and * *support * * * *the* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *work * *your * * *furnace * * * does * * *to*keep * * *the* house *************************************************************** * * * * *comfortable. ******************************************************************************* * * * * * *Skylights * * * *can * *be* installed * * * * *in*many * * *areas ************************************************************** * * * * *of *your * *home * * *with * * *kitchens * * * *and * *baths * * *be-* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *ing* among * * * *the * *most * * *popular * * * *choices * * * *for* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *more * * natural * * * *light, * * *fresh * * *air,* and * * privacy. **************************************************************** * * * * *Even * *areas * * *without * * * *direct * * *roof * *access, * * * like ************************************************************** * * * * *hallways * * * *and * * *closets, * * * *can* *benefit * * * *from ************************************************************** * * * * *more * * natural * * * * light * * *through * * * * tubular * * * * Sun ************************************************************** * * * * *Tunnel * * *skylights. * * * * *Visit * *www.whyskylights. ********************************************************************* * * * * *com * *to*learn * * *more. ************************************************************************* * * * * *2. *REPLACE * * * * YOUR * * * *GARAGE * * * *DOOR ****************************************************************** * * * * * *If *you're * * *like * *most * * people, * * * *you * *probably **************************************************************** * * * * *don't * *think * * *much * * *about * * *your * * *garage * * *door ************************************************************** * * * * *or*the * *impact * * * *it *has* *on* how * * *your * * home *************************************************************** ************************************************************************************ * * * * *looks * * and * * *feels. * * Yet * * the * *garage * * * *door * * is* *a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *huge * *surface * * * *area * *that * *directly * * * *affects * * *your ************************************************************** home's curb appeal and its ability * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *to* retain *************************************************************** * * * * *heat * *in*the * *winter. ************************************************************************** A great * * * * * * * * * *deal * *of*warm * * * air * *can * *escape * * * *a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * home through an uninsulated garage * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *door. ************************************************************** * * * * *What's * * *more, * * * when * * *the * *garage * * * *gets * *cold, ************************************************************** * * * * *it *can* affect * * * the * *comfort * * * *of* rooms * * * *around *************************************************************** * * * * *and* *above * * *it.*Have * * *a *game * * room * * *over * * *the* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * garage that's chilly in winter?

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3. REPLACE AN OLD APPLIANCE (OR AS MANY AS YOU CAN AFFORD) If you're already bummed by winter, having to live with old, beat-up, inefficient appliances will only add to your frustration.

Plus, older appliances generally use more electricity and water than newer models.

Replacing an old refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer or dryer with Energy Star-qualified appliances can help reduce your energy and water consumption - and bills. It's also an improvement that you can feel good about because it's the perfect marriage of practicality (you really need appliances that function well) and enjoyment (all those bells and whistles just make the work more fun).

4. DECLUTTER AND ADD ORGANIZERS You may not think of cleanup as a legitimate home improvement, but decluttering and organizing your environment can definitely boost your mood. In American homes, the problem of clutter has reached staggering proportions. More than half of Americans (54 percent) say they feel overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in their homes, and 78 percent have no idea what to do with it, according to a recent survey by the National Association for Professional Organizers and Declualsottr.com.

Grab some trash bags and start cleaning house. Trash the things that are clearly junk, donate things that are still usable but not by you and set aside the things you want to keep. Invest in some closet, cabinet and drawer organizers. Add storage cubbies to a mud room or entryway and create storage space in your garage.

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$98,900 • BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME HERE! • 1 ACRE LEVEL LOT WITH MATURE TREES • APPROVED SEPTIC CERTIFICATE FOR 3 BEDROOM GRAVITY DRAINFIELD LO8321404

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$699,900

• QUIET ENCLAVE WITH VIEWS OF SHORT HILL MOUNTAINS • 6500 SQUARE FEET OF FINISHED SPACE ON 3 LEVELS • UPPER BEDROOMS HAVE PRIVATE BATHS • 3 CAR SIDE LOAD GARAGE • NO HOA LO8620861

• 14+ ACRE BUILDING LOT WITH VIEWS • RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN WATERFORD • PROTECTED EASEMENT ALLOWS HOUSE WITH COTTAGE, BARN, POOL AND FENCING LO875142

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$924,900 • GORGEOUS 3 LEVEL HOUSE OVERLOOKING LILY POND • HUGE PAVER PATIO & OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AREA • APARTMENT OVER 3 CAR DETACHED GARAGE • 10 BAY GARAGE/HOBBY BUILDING • NO HOA LO8771421

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$319,900 • CHARMING HOME ON OVER HALF ACRE LOT • DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH WITH TONS OF POTENTIAL • 3 BEDROOMS, 2 FULL BATHS & LARGE FAMILY ROOM • IN-TOWN LOCATION, COMCAST & TOWN UTILITIES

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * and ****** federal officials * * * * * * * * *with * * professional * * * * * *installation * * * * and * *service! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *over * *the * *summer * * * *and * * based * * * on * *the * *2013 * * * *$495,000, * * * *respectively. ******************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *American * * * * *Housing * * * * *Survey—the * * * * * * *most * * * * *About * * *36* *percent * * * *of* all * *homeowners ********** * * * * * * * * * * * * * *We* *specialize * * * * in: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *comprehensive * * * * * * * look * * *at* *housing * * * *trends * * * * *nationally * * * * *report * * * *having * * * *no* mortgage, ********* Custom-made * * * * * *awnings, * * * *canopies, * * * *patio * *and * *window * * * *coverings. * * * *Swiss * * made * * *“Stobag®” * * * * * * * * *across * * *the* nation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *significantly * * * * * *higher * * *than * * the * * 21.5-percent ********** and * “Perfecta®” * * * * * *retractable * * * * *awnings * * * and * *canopies. * * * *New * * acrylic * * * canvas * * * for * *old* awnings. * * * * * * * * *Those * * *doing * * *the*survey * * * *looked * * *at*70,044 * * * * *total * *reported * * * *in* the * *Washington * * * * * *area. * * The ****** * * * * * * * * * *Sunbrella * * * *and * *other * * European * * * * *fabrics. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *properties * * * * *across * * * *the* *nation, * * * *each * * one * * * *median * * * *monthly * * * *mortgage * * * * *payment * * * * *for* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *representing * * * * * *1,896 * * *of* *the* *132.8 * * *million * * * * *those * * *who * *had * * housing * * * * *loans * * *was * *$997 ****** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *L *MA*JO*R* * * * * *housing * * * units * * *across * * *the * *nation. * * * 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omeAid Nor t her n Virginia this month completed its 100th construction and renovation project for homeless shelters and housing facilities since its founding and first project in 2001. The program has helped provide safe and stable places to live for more than 95,000 residents, ranging from homeless families to victims of domestic abuse to runaway teens.

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Virginia builds and renovates homeless “Back in 2001, home builders in our shelters and housing facilities using the area recognized this need that they could donated expertise, labor and resources of uniquely fill, and started HomeAid Northhomebuilders and trade partners, allowing ern Virginia,” Executive Director Christy nonprofits and government organizations Eaton said. “The 100 projects we’ve comserving the homeless to invest their bud- pleted since that time bring hope and diggets in programs and services rather than nity to individuals and families struggling building expenses. to obtain stable housing. These high-qualHomeAid Northern Virginia’s 100 proj- ity projects—completed by some of the reects have provided $12.7 million of con- gion’s best home builders and construction struction to more than 40 organizations partners—enhance surrounding neighborserving the local community including the hoods and communities, and enable rerenovation of the Loudoun County Tran- sources otherwise earmarked for construcsitional Housing center, upgrades to the tion to be deployed for care and services to Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter, and do- help people get back on their feet.” nations to help with the construction of the For more information, go to homeaidGood Shepherd Alliance Center For Hope nova.org/.

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Once Fleeing the Coop, Millennials are Returning Home The Mayflower Movers Insights study also found that one in four U.S Millennials (age 18 to 34) have moved back to their hometown in the past five years.

When asked why they’re moving home, 68 percent of Millennial respondents cited that they wished to be closer to family, friends and significant others. An additional 18 percent said they were moving to help care for family members.

“After college, my husband and I moved to Los Angeles to start our careers,” said Ashley Luther, a Mayflower customer. “But when we wanted to buy a house, we decided to move back to our hometown of St.

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but they also didn’t want to spend a fortune on day-care,” said Wanda Dobson, a Mayflower customer who recently relocated from Rolla, Mo. to St. Louis to be near family and provide support with childcare.

“I wanted to be able to see my grandkids grow up so I decided to move to St. Louis to help care for the baby while mom and dad are at work,” Dobson said.

“Family dynamics have shifted dramatically over the last 50 years, largely due to the increasing number of families with two working parents, high rate of divorce, large number of cohabiting couples, and single parents,” said Dr. Philip Cohen, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland who studies household and family structure.

“All of these factors have led to an increased need for childcare across the U.S. and therefore an increased reliance on grandparents for support,” he said.

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3. REPLACE AN OLD APPLIANCE (OR AS MANY AS YOU CAN AFFORD) If you're already bummed by winter, having to live with old, beat-up, inefficient appliances will only add to your frustration.

Plus, older appliances generally use more electricity and water than newer models.

Replacing an old refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer or dryer with Energy Star-qualified appliances can help reduce your energy and water consumption - and bills. It's also an improvement that you can feel good about because it's the perfect marriage of practicality (you really need appliances that function well) and enjoyment (all those bells and whistles just make the work more fun).

4. DECLUTTER AND ADD ORGANIZERS You may not think of cleanup as a legitimate home improvement, but decluttering and organizing your environment can definitely boost your mood. In American homes, the problem of clutter has reached staggering proportions. More than half of Americans (54 percent) say they feel overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in their homes, and 78 percent have no idea what to do with it, according to a recent survey by the National Association for Professional Organizers and Declualsottr.com.

Grab some trash bags and start cleaning house. Trash the things that are clearly junk, donate things that are still usable but not by you and set aside the things you want to keep. Invest in some closet, cabinet and drawer organizers. Add storage cubbies to a mud room or entryway and create storage space in your garage.

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Waterford’s Rescheduled ‘Fair’ Called A Success Margaret Morton

Lisa Mullins Thompson said mmorton@leesburgtoday.com she was very pleased with the “We had a wonderful weekend,” Fair Director Lisa Mullins Thompson said, weekend. fter the fears about “We had a wonderful estimating 3,000 visitors on Saturday and another 2,000 on Sunday. extreme weather weekend,” Thompson said in an prompted can- email, estimating 3,000 visitors cellation of the on Saturday and another 2,000 Waterford Homes on Sunday. Sales were brisk at all Tour & Crafts Exhibit, orga- fair venues, she reported. nizers quickly rounded up the Carol Davis, who has long troops to hold a smaller, and managed vendors at the Old free, version of the annual fes- Mill, the major craft consigntival to stage those parts of the ment area of the fair, reported fair that could—and did—go on that crowds certainly just felt like after the rains had ceased. a normal Waterford Fair.

Last weekend’s slimmed- On Saturday night, the down version of the regular Waterford Foundation threw autumn festival included three a “Celebrate Waterford” party floors of hand-made items at for all the fair volunteers and the Old Mill, baked goods, jams to announce the winners of the and jellies at the Corner Store, juried Art Show and Photogsome 20 area craft demonstra- raphy Exhibit, which were on tors, dried flowers and the art display at the Old School. and photography exhibits, along Among the winners was with the traditional Art Mart Roger Lancaster, who won the and R.T. Legard’s display of $500 prize from Leesburg Today antique farm machinery. for his photo, titled Loyalty Road While officially called Art Farm. His photo will join two Harvest, the Oct. 17 and 18th decades of past winners on perevent quickly gathered the nick- manent display at the Leesburg name of the “Waterford Mini Today office in Leesburg.

Fair” by disappointed regular To see the list of fairgoers, who came to Water- other award winners, go to leesWaterford Foundation ford in sizeable numbers to take burgtoday.com/news/towns_vilPhotographer Roger Lancaster noticed brilliant colors in the sky and set off to find a scene to capture them. He found it on the in all the offerings. lages. n rolling hills of this Loyalty Road farm. The image was selected as the Best Loudoun Photo in this year’s Waterford Fair photo contest, On Monday, Fair Director

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ast and present members of the Town Council joined the celebration Oct. 14 as NVRetail began work on the first phase of its commercial development in the Town Center neighborhood. NVRetail Vice President Judd Bostian and Mayor Bob Zoldos recalled the long history of planning for the project. Former Mayor Elaine Walker, who pushed the project forward for most of the past decade, spoke about her pleasure in seeing it take shape and said she looked forward to a ribbon cutting in the spring. She later paid

tribute to the persistence of Elm Street Development and NVRetail in sticking to the project, despite adverse economic conditions. Zoldos said the first phase of the development would bring almost 18,000 square feet of retail to town.

He welcomed an early tenant—Dr. Troy Mohler and his Leesburg-Sterling Family Practice, who will move out of the former post office into the new complex. A pharmacy tenant is being looked for and two restaurants are in negotiations currently, Zoldos said. n

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he Purcellville Town Council last week approved 13 appointments of residents to serve on advisory commissions—all but two by unanimous votes.

The council was divided over the reappointment of two members to the Board of Zoning Appeals. After Bill Lynch was unanimously appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of John Cooper, Councilwoman Joan Lehr made a motion to reappoint Chip Paciulli and Eric Zimmerman to new four-year terms on the panel.

Mayor Kwasi Fraser opposed the action and initially sought to block the motion.

Paciulli and Zimmerman were reappointed on a 4-3 vote, with Fraser, Councilwoman Karen Jimmerson and Councilman John Nave opposed.

In other (unanimous) action: • Craig M. Greco was reappointed to the Tree and Beautification Commission; • Russ Forno, Ken Beckstrom and Phillip Rohrer were reappointed and Nicole Davison was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; • Phillip Forbes was appointed to the Board of Architectural Review; • Michael Oaks, Browning Herbert and Sarah Stratton were appointed, and Christy Morgan was reappointed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee. n

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Present and past members of the Lovettsville Town Council and NVRetail representatives gather for the groundbreaking for the new shopping center Oct. 14.

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• Planning Commission Chairman Gil Paist dropped something of a bombshell at the panel’s Oct. 15 meeting. After almost five years serving on the commission, Paist Purcellville resigned. The chairman has not always had the easiest of relationships with Mayor Kwasi Fraser, mainly stemming from a sharp difference of opinion over the Planning Commission’s program focus, but Paist said his decision was heavily influenced by personal and family decisions. Over the past

year, Paist said, he had delayed many family and business needs, and now was the time to act on those priorities. The timing for his departure is right, Paist said, as the commission has completed its almost three-year work on the Zoning Ordinance, as well as preliminary work for the 2016 Comprehensive Plan review—which will commence at the beginning of the year. Councilman and Planning Commissioner Doug McCollum was elected to fill the chairman’s seat, and Commissioner Theresa Stein was elected vice chairman.

• The town’s Maintenance Department had a successful Public Works Trade Show on

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• Blue Ridge Hospice and Middleburg Bank are teaming up Saturday to support the hospice’s area thrift shops during Donation Day, to be held at the bank’s parkMiddleburg ing lot on Federal Street in Middleburg from 9 a.m. to noon.

A Blue Ridge Hospice truck will be available for residents to drop off used clothing, household items, books and furniture. The public’s donations will be used to restock the shelves at the hospice’s area thrift shops.

Pickup for large items or furniture also is available by appointment. Items that cannot be accepted include large appliances, televisions, exercise equipment, computer-related

• The town’s 7-Eleven store wants to expand and add gas pumps with a canopy. Representatives met recently with the town staff Lovettsville to discuss the challenges of expanding on the site. There have been concerns expressed about the potential impact on the nearby Veteran’s Memorial at Town Square and safety of gas pumps. Mayor Bob Zoldos said 7-Eleven management hopes to hold a community meeting so they can show their plans to residents, including a few options. That meeting, which has not yet been scheduled, would be followed by public hearings before both the Planning Commission and Town Council as part of the regulatory process.

• The town is moving forward with reorganization of its events program. Part of that thrust was the decision earlier this year by the council to hire a part-time events coordinator. The town manager and assistant to the town manager will be interviewing candidates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4. Town Manager Laszlo Palko said the top two or three candidates would be interviewed by the full council.

Once a candidate is on board, it is hoped by Thanksgiving, Palko said his staff hope to hold an events workshop to discuss various objectives, including to define the purpose of each town event, establish goals and budget for each and schedule them on the town calendar.

The economic development coordinator, also a new part-time position, would work with the events coordinator to analyze the economic benefits to the town of each event. Laszlo asked the council to set interview dates at its Oct. 22 meeting. n

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Friday. Close to 30 vendors representing a wide range of materials and equipment participated. This year, the town invited jurisdictions in Maryland and West Virginia, drawing a response from more than 25 other public works staffs to join the opportunity to network with peers and vendors. Those interested in being a vendor for next year’s show or need more information should contact Operations Coordinator Jennifer Noel at jnoel@purcellvilleva.gov or 540-338-7440 ext. 222.

• The town has begun water system maintenance through flushing the water distribution mains, a periodic process that is conducted to ensure the system has adequate water pressure and flow as well as to remove any accumulated sediment. The flushing is the first in more than two years and town staff has noted discoloration in the water during the first phase. The maintenance period is likely to last several weeks. While some residents may experience dirty water and/or low pressure for short periods, the water is safe for personal use. Discoloration is normal during the flushing process, and residents should run the cold tap until the color clears. For more information or questions, contact Water Superintendent Brian Lutton at 540-338-2513 or blutton@purcellvilleva.gov.

equipment or mattresses. Blue Ridge Hospice is celebrating its 34th anniversary this year, and serves the counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, Shenandoah, Page, Warren and Rappahannock as well as the City of Winchester.

Proceeds from the thrift shops are used to help low-income individuals and to provide patient and family care services. For more information, go to blueridgehospice.org or call 540-313-9200.

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James Leach and his daughter, Acadia, were happy visitors to Franklin Park Sunday. Acadia caught the biggest fish of her life in the park’s pond as part of the weekend’s annual family fishing spree.

The family has lived in Purcellville for more than 10 years and Leach applauded Franklin Park for the program. “My kids and I love going to it.

While a little cold this weekend, we Contributed made the best of it and had a great time—gotta love Loudoun County—Purcellville,” Leach wrote in an email.

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he Loudoun County School Board is drafting a multi-million-dollar wish list of items it wants to purchase and bills it needs to pay off with part of the county government’s FY15 fund balance.

The county staff asked that the School Board come up with a list of funding needs to be sent as a request to the Board of Supervisors, Loudoun schools’ Assistant Superintendent of Business and Financial Services E. Leigh Burden told board members last week.

The county typically ends each fiscal year with about $50 million in unspent funds,

according to county Treasurer H. Roger Zurn Jr. But he said that figure would probably be much less for the fiscal year that ended in June because supervisors already earmarked $19 million of the FY15 fund balance to lower the tax rate for this year. The county will not know the fund balance until an audit is completed early next month.

But if money is available, school leaders will have their funding priorities ready.

School division administrators proposed a $7.49 million list of needed items to the School Board last Tuesday. The first on a list is $4.5 million for new buses. The schools deferred bus purchases for two years while awaiting an analysis of the fleet that was completed during the summer. It indicated a need for 60 new

school buses and 79 other vehicles.

The second funding priority listed is $1.48 million for eight modular classrooms to be placed on the John Champe High School campus. The trailers would house eighth-grade students from the overcrowded Mercer Middle School two miles to the east. The middle school in the fast-growing Aldie area is enrolling 122 more students than projected this year, 234 more than its building capacity.

Third on the list is $1.5 million to cover additional costs to build Riverside High School in Lansdowne. Kevin Lewis, assistant superintendent of Support Services, said the “earth work” was more expensive than expected.

“It took awhile to get it done,” he told board members.

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The 90-minute film challenges educators to stop thinking about children’s success in terms of test scores, and to start concentrating on real learning, creative problem-solving and the joy of discovery, according to a press release from the charter school.

It will be followed by a panel discussion with the following representatives of the education community: Loudoun County School Board Vice Chairwoman Jill Turgeon, Foxcroft School’s Director of College Counseling Barbara Connor, Loudoun School for the Gifted founder Deep Sran, MCCS teacher Karah Morgan, MCCS teacher MacKenzie Escobar, MCCS Principal David Larson, Montessori teacher Janelle Stewart and MCCS Board of Directors member Craig Mueller. MCCS Board of Directors President Robert Liscowski will moderate the discussion.

The school is at 101 N. Madison St. in Middleburg. Learn more at lcps. org/middleburg.

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Jane Sawyer and Jim Howson prepared a beef stew over a fire for students from Dominion and Park View high schools Friday.

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He still predicts the project will come in within 2 percent of the budgeted $74.9 million for construction and that some of the money can be recouped as the contracts are closed out.

As is, Riverside is the most expensive school the county has built, in large part because the land, purchased from the National Conference Center, cost $20 million and the property, with its slopes and wetlands, has been difficult to develop.

Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) asked Lewis for a detailed report of the project’s costs, which Lewis agreed to provide.

Administrators detailed another $16.3 million worth of upgrades that board members could move up on the list of funding priorities.

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tudents from Dominion and Park View high schools recently got a glimpse of what life in Loudoun would have looked like during the Revolutionary War. Re-enactors, dressed in period garb, put together several demonstrations for the students

Friday at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. They cooked beef stew over a fire, patched worn pants and played colonial music. They also showed the teens artifacts of the time, including the historic house on site at the park, muskets and military uniforms.

Most of the students who toured the interactive exhibit are enrolled in English Language Learner classes and are learning English as a second or third

language.

Dominion English Language Learner teacher Karen Banks said the day outside the classroom gave the students a chance to not just learn about early American history but to experience it.

“This gives them a base knowledge of the subject so when they enter general education history classes, they have a good handle on it already,” Banks said.

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tion—from what a musket looks like to the sound of colonial music—is new to the students because they grew up outside the United States.

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Bethany United Methodist Church, at 100 W. Main St. in Purcellville, will offer a free homework club every Wednesday through the school year.

The club is from 5 to 6 p.m. and is followed by a free dinner. Internet and printer access, as well as tutoring, will be provided. Those who need transportation to and from the church may call 540-338-7648.

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Join us for the second NVAPS (Northern Virginia Association of Private Schools) Fair to learn more about private school options close to home.

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Highland School The Hill School Loudoun Country Day School Loudoun School for the Gifted Middleburg Academy Nysmith School for the Gifted Providence Academy Wakefield School

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They were: • synthetic turf for Briar Woods, Dominion, Freedom, Heritage and Potomac Falls high schools ($9.5 million); • weight rooms at Dominion, Heritage and Potomac Falls high schools ($5.25 million); • press boxes at Dominion, Heritage, Loudoun County, Park View and Potomac Falls high schools ($8 million); • laundry room renovations at Loudoun Valley and Potomac Falls high schools ($80,000); • indoor storage space at Heritage High School ($80,000); • playground access ramps at 15 schools ($50,000); • tracks at J. L. Simpson and Smart’s Mill middle schools ($150,000); • security panel replacements at 17 schools ($320,000); • upgrade public address systems at three schools ($249,900); and • re-grade and sod Potomac Falls’ practice field.

Superintendent Eric Williams said each item listed that’s covered through fund balance

will mean one less funding request he will put in his proposed operating budget for FY16. On the other hand, he added, “The more fund balance they use now, the less that can be used to supplement any foreseen gap between the School Board’s budget and funding allocation next year.”

School Board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian) said she’d like to see much-needed renovations to Potomac Falls’ laundry room, as well as a synthetic turf stadium for the school, at the top of the list.

Board member Kevin Kuesters (Broad Run) said he agrees with the staff that buses should the first purchase if money is made available, followed by synthetic turf fields.

Board member Jeff Morse (Dulles), who represents the part of the county with the most crowded schools, said he wants to see the trailers for Mercer students at the top of the list. “Obviously for me, my priority is going to be having seats for students,” he said.

Board member Thomas E. Reed (At Large) said he wants to see an $18 million request to expand full-day kindergarten on the list.

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and liver. She was approached by a neighbor, a cancer survivor, who told her about the high school’s Pink Week. By last Thursday, Rizzo’s friends and several neighbors had descended on her property to decorate it.

“I contributed some, but the credit really goes to my friends and neighbors,” she said.

Riverside’s Pink Week is designed to raise money for Loudoun Breast Health Network.

The school hosted a bake sale and raffle during last Friday’s football game against Woodstock Central, and will continue selling $10 T-shirts that read “Just Cure It!” through this week. Purchase a T-shirt at lcps.org/riverside. n

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Rizzo, with the help of friends and neighbors, decked out her yard near the corner of Calphams Mill Court and Riverpoint Drive with pink pumpkins, flamingoes and a 5-foottall “2015” sign that included the names of cancer survivors.

The effort is personal for Rizzo, who has stage four metastatic breast cancer to the bone

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It’s Ashburn’s 60-plus data centers that have popped up in recent years that has earned the area that designation, and business leaders and state and county officials gathered last week to celebrate the industry’s continued growth.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10), Virginia Secretary of

Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones and others attended a groundbreaking ceremony at Equinix Inc.’s soon-to-be expanded campus, just off Loudoun County Parkway in Ashburn.

In the backdrop of the ceremony, excavators and dump trucks rolled through the construction site that will house another 40 acres of data center facilities.

Equinix has been in Loudoun for 17 years, and employs 200 people at its 32-acre facility. The company purchased the 40-acre lot next door to build what it calls its North

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The expansion equates to a total $1 billion investment and will create another 200 jobs, according to Howard Horowitz, senior vice president of Global Real Estate.

“That’s something we’re proud of,” Horowitz said.

The groundbreaking event, held Oct. 15, was not only designed to formally kick off Equinix’s expansion, but also to celebrate the industry’s success as a whole.

Eight years ago, when Loudoun’s Economic Development Director Buddy Rizer malware analysis and threat intelligence in a variety of ways, including sourcing content for simulations and adding enhanced analytics and automated response to phishing incidents.

PhishMe, included on the 2015 Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing firms, will add Malcovery’s employees to its staff, growing its total employees to 200.

first came to the county, Ashburn was home to just a few data centers. But Rizer saw opportunity for more.

Now, up to 70 percent of the world’s Internet traffic flows through servers in the data centers in Ashburn daily. There are so many data centers there that the county put in a special water line that they can use to cool their facilities.

The multiplying of data centers helped the county attract more than $1.3 billion of new commercial investment over the last year, more than any other Virginia jurisdiction, said Rizer, who’s referred to himself in the past as “Mr. Data Center.”

“You know there are states that haven’t done that,” he said.

McAuliffe told those gathered that the boom of the data center industry also had a hand in bringing in $8 billion in new capital to Virginia in the past 18 months and achieving the lowest unemployment rate in eight years.

The latest reports show the rate at 4.5 percent.

“That’s extraordinary,” the governor added. “We are really cranking it on economic development.”

Comstock said she was an early supporter of Loudoun’s tech market. When she served in the state House of Delegates, she championed legislation that provides tax incentives for data centers, and she said she would continue to support the industry at the federal level.

“I love our data centers,” the congresswoman said. “I would start a data center caucus in Congress, but I don’t want anyone else finding out about this.”

A completion date for Equinix’s expansion has not yet been set, according to a spokeswoman with the company. Learn more about the data center at equinix.com. n of Loudoun County and active members in the community. Over the past 10 years, the company has grown to more than 60 employees. Its Ashburn location includes a model kitchen/showroom for customers, along with meeting space that can seat up to 50 for community organizations, industry training and educational seminars.

For more information, go to pdrvirginia.com.

IRON MOUNTAIN OPENS STERLING RECORD CENTER Iron Mountain Inc. last week opened a state-of-the-art federal records center in Sterling. The company has close to 500,000 cubic feet of space, meeting the regulatory require-

COUNTY CHAMBER SEEKS PHISHME ACQUIRES LEADER NOMINATIONS ALABAMA FIRM The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Loudoun Community Leadership Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 6.

The Loudoun Community Leadership Awards honor local business leaders and

Leesburg-based cybersecurity company PhishMe last week announced its purchase of the key assets of phishing intelligence firm Malcovery Security LLC, of Birmingham, AL. PhishMe will incorporate Malcovery’s brands into its anti-phishing products. The company said it would use the added layer of

BROTHERS CELEBRATE DECADE IN BUSINESS

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Bowers, a JMU graduate, was a recruiting assistant at Ohio State before returning to the school to join the staff of Everett Withers, the Ohio State assistant head coach who took over the Dukes’ program in 2014.

“He laid out the blueprint for what they were doing. I was looking for a competitive football school where I could win a championship,” Leesburg resident Bethea said of Bowers.

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nation at the Football Championship Series level going into Saturday’s home game against No. 13 Richmond (3-0, 5-1). ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live from JMU. The Dukes, who hold the nation’s second longest regular-season winning streak at 14 games, have never been 7-0 in school history prior to this year.

“We are having an unbelievable season. I am just glad to be a part of it. We have worked hard for this. Hopefully, we can keep up the success and keep doing what we are doing,” said Bethea, listed at 5 foot 10 inches, 165 pounds. “It is a wonderful opportunity to play in this conference.”

The Colonial Athletic Association sent four schools, including JMU, to the national playoffs last year. And the association has sent four schools to the FCS title game since 2003, including a national title win by JMU in 2004.

Bethea was an honorable mention AllLoudoun County player as a defensive back as a senior at Heritage. He was picked for the 2014 VHSL All-Star game and played all over the field in high school, seeing action at wide receiver, cornerback, running back, wildcat quarterback and kick returner.

One of his teammates at Heritage was Grant Westbrook, now a freshman safety at JMU. Westbrook has played in the first six games with one tackle, while Bethea has played in five games and has six tackles.

Others players from Loudoun County with the Dukes include redshirt sophomore long snapper Brett Siegel (Leesburg/Fork Union), redshirt freshman offensive lineman Richard Xu (Ashburn/Stone Bridge), freshman offensive lineman Chase Brown (Ashburn/ Briar Woods) and freshman wide receiver Tristan Carter (Ashburn/Briar Woods). Siegel has played in four games and has one tackle.

Withers, in his second season as the JMU coach, knew about recruiting in Northern Virginia during his time as an assistant at the University of North Carolina and at Ohio State.

“It is a tremendous area. We feel like the high school coaching there is top notch,” said Withers, a former defensive backs coach with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. “A kid that has played there is coming with fundamentals and techniques. We really enjoy that area.”

Withers said Bowers, who also coaches linebackers at JMU, is the lead recruiter in Northern Virginia.

“We just want to continue to grow with that. I think it is a goldmine,” Withers said of Northern Virginia.

And Bethea knew about JMU long before he was recruited by the Dukes.

His father, Shawn, went to South Lakes High in Reston and played baseball at JMU. And the uncle of JMU redshirt sophomore lineman A.J. Bolden (Millbrook High in Winchester) was an assistant football coach at Heritage when Bethea was a student there.

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Heritage graduate Grant Westbrook has played in six of James Madison University’s games this season.

The younger Bethea attended Langley High in McLean, where his mother lives, as a freshman and then transferred to Heritage in time for his sophomore year.

He also looked at attending William & Mary, Delaware and Elon before deciding on JMU in Harrisonburg. He said being fairly close to home played a role, as did his father’s background at the school. His parents attend most home games and some on the road.

“But first off academics was the most important thing in my decision,” said Bethea, who is studying geographic science. “It is close to home but not too close.”

Bethea hopes to eventually see time as a starting defender in the backfield. “That is one of my goals,” he said.

JMU is led by quarterback Vad Lee, a national player of the year candidate. He threw five touchdowns in a win at Towson on Oct. 10 as Bethea saw action in that contest on special teams.

Bethea said he gets to face Lee and other first-team offensive players in practice. “He is dedicated and works hard,” Bethea said of Lee, a transfer from Georgia Tech. “He is so modest; he is not cocky off the field. It is great to get that experience” facing Lee in practice. n

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hen Broad Run hosted Potomac Falls for a Group 5A Conference 14 volleyball match Monday in Ashburn, Spartans head coach Ellen Roberts wanted to make sure it was a special night.

It was the second time the teams had met this season, and the final result was the same as the first—a Potomac Falls victory. The Panthers improved to 14-5 overall and to 5-1 in Conference 14 as they won in four close games (25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 26-24).

But more important for Roberts and volleyball fans in Loudoun County, it was an opportunity to honor and thank Potomac Falls head coach Linda Lachey-Helms, who will retire from coaching at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

Lachey-Helms has been the only head coach the Panthers have known since the school opened in 1997. She also started the program at Broad Run in 1988-89, coaching Roberts in the process.

In all, Lachey-Helms has been a head coach in Loudoun for 20 years and spent many more helping develop the sport she loves.

Roberts, the head coach at Broad Run since 2008, decorated the gym walls Monday with old photographs and programs from Lachey-Helms’ era as a coach at the school. Prior to the player introductions, she took the microphone to give a tribute to her mentor.

Lachey-Helms coached high school volleyball for seven years in Oregon before she moved with her family to Northern Virginia in 1986. She called the school systems in Loudoun and Fairfax to check on coaching opportunities, but was stunned to discover neither offered high school programs. She began urging Loudoun County Public Schools to sponsor teams and the school division responded by installing volleyball as a winter varsity sport in 1988.

Lachey-Helms served as head coach at Broad Run that first season before going on maternity leave with her second child. Since she also stepped away from teaching for a while to raise her children, Lachey-Helms was unable to return as the Broad Run head coach because of a requirement that coaches had to teach in the county. But she was able to serve as a volunteer

assistant for several years under new Broad Run coach Judy Smith.

Roberts was a Spartan sophomore when Lachey-Helms started the volleyball program.

Roberts went on to play college volleyball at California University of Pennsylvania before returning to coach with Lachey-Helms in the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association.

“I learned the game from her,” Roberts said.

“When she left, you could tell there was a huge difference skill-wise between players who learned under her and those who didn’t. I felt so fortunate we had such a good coach.”

After returning to teaching, Lachey-Helms became the junior varsity coach at Broad Run in 1995, before taking the head coaching job at newly opened Potomac Falls two years later. She’s guided the Panthers to a 17-11 record and a berth in the 5A North Region semifinals last season.

When asked if she knew her career record, Lachey-Helms chuckled and said “no.”

“I’m pretty sure I’ve won more than I’ve lost,” she said with a laugh. “I went into coaching to give the kids a good experience and create some good memories, not for the wins and losses.”

Lachey-Helms is known for her one-on-one teaching techniques, Roberts said she always knew a match against a Lachey-Helms-coached team would be a tough one.

“She’s always been very competitive,” Roberts said. “You always know what to expect from her teams—they’re going to be tough defensively, scrappy and they’ll never let up in their pursuit of the ball. Her players never give up, and that’s indicative of the type of coach she is.”

Potomac Falls has three more regular season matches, including key contests with five-time state semifinalist Stone Bridge in the Panthers’ final home match Oct. 27 and at defending 5A state champion Briar Woods Oct. 29, as well as the Conference 14 Tournament and potential play in the 5A North Region playoffs.

When the dust settles on the season, Lachey-Helms said the relationships are what she will miss most.

“I’ll really miss the interaction on a dayto-day basis,” she said. “I enjoy having fun with the kids, talking volleyball and talking life. I also enjoy being around the other coaches as we have always had a good rapport. I’ll miss the people I’ve played with and coached.” n

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ealing with loss, struggling to fit in and maintaining a strong sense of self in the face of social media pressure are issues with which a lot of teens grapple.

A trio of young filmmakers will showcase their work tackling these challenges during a regional film festival this weekend.

Loudoun’s Nick Aldana and Helen Miller, and Kayla Phaneuf (a Clarke County native attending college in Virginia Beach) took top honors at this year’s Teen Film Competition organized by Loudoun County’s public library system. Their work will be screened as part of the Washington West Film Festival Oct. 24 at Gum Spring Library.

Aldana, a 14-year-old freshman at Freedom High School in South Riding, took first place for his film “Au Revoir,” a surprisingly mature meditation on loss, portraying a young woman’s reaction to a friend’s death.

The film contains no dialogue, just a musical score based on the familiar “Comptine d’un autre été” from the popular 2001 French film “Amélie.”

“I aimed for the film to be about death because many people, up to a certain age, don’t know the gravity of death and how much it affects others. The inspiration for the film came from the Kübler-Ross Model of grief, which has five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance,” Aldana stated in an email.

Aldana shot the film with a Canon 70D camera that belongs to his friend Zoe Sun, who is also the lead actor in the film and shared writing and directing credits.

He edited certain scenes in Adobe After Effects to change the saturation and lighting of each shot, and put it all together using the iMovie program.

Aldana, who is just at the beginning of his high school career, said that for now his passion lies mostly in math and science and he dreams of studying bioengineering at the University of Virginia or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“I have a great appreciation for fine arts and filmmaking, but I can’t see a career out of it. It’s mostly going to be a hobby for a few years; hopefully you’ll see a few more films in the future,” Aldana said.

For second place winner Helen Miller, 16, a junior at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, the visual arts are a focus. After winning third place in last year’s competition, Miller moved up a notch this year with her charming film “Horns” about a pair of young people, shunned because of the horns on their heads, who find each other—and acceptance.

“I always felt lots of people have this feeling that they’re so different and they’re alone and I wanted to show that people are not alone, that there’s always someone out there like you, struggling with the same problem,” Miller said.

Miller used two young cousins as actors while on a family beach vacation this summer. The film was shot with a Samsung HMX-F80 camcorder.

Miller has a passion for the visual arts in a number of media and hopes to attend Virginia Commonwealth University, but she’s not sure that filmmaking will be her concentration in the end.

Like Aldana, Miller opted to use music

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(Above) Ashburn’s Helen Miller took second place in the Loudoun library system’s Teen Film Competition for her short film “Horns.”

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(Left) Kayla Phaneuf, a Berryville native and a freshman at Regent University in Virginia Beach won third place for her film “The Definition of You.”

(her film is set to a piano arrangement of Pink’s “Glitter In The Air”) without dialogue.

And her images speak for themselves, illustrating the sense of isolation, followed by an immediate bond and sense of relief from the characters.

Both Aldana and Miller said they find developing dialogue particularly difficult as young filmmakers.

“I think dialogue can be very powerful, but I’m not that talented at creating my own dialogue,” Miller said. “Music can be very inspiring and can set the mood for the film.”

Words, on the other hand, are at the heart of the competition’s third place film, Kayla Phaneuf’s “The Definition Of You.”

The film features a monologue on maintaining a sense of self-worth and authenticity

that goes beyond social media posturing and features Phaneuf as the narrator and central character.

“I definitely think a lot of people’s selfworth issues come from social media when really that’s not who you are. You’re really just presenting a mask of yourself,” she said.

Phaneuf is a freshman at Regent University in Virginia Beach, after a homeschool education in Berryville. At 17, she already has a career in filmmaking in mind. She’s taking one film class this semester while knocking out some of her freshman requirements and has worked on set for other student productions at the school.

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Thursday, Oct. 22 7 p.m., 10 Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville.

Contact: 540-338-7421 “Six Characters in Search of an Author” deals with the concept of identity, as the characters interrupt an acting troupe’s rehearsal and present the need for their story to be told. Tickets are $8.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow

8 p.m., Sterling Middle School, 201 W. Holly Ave. Sterling. Details: sterlingplaymakers.com Sterling Playmakers presents the original production of Washington Irving’s classic tail.

Tickets are $13.

Friday, Oct. 23

Temple Hall Fall Festival

4-10 p.m., 15855 Limestone School Road, Leesburg. Details: templehallfallfest.com Go through the 20-acre corn maze, shoot pumpkins, corn and paintballs at the “blasting station,” enjoy wagon rides, and get to know farm animals. Admission is $14 for those ages 12 and older and $11 for ages 3-11 and ages 55 and older. Children 2 years old and younger are free.

Book Signing

5-6 p.m., Northern Virginia Community College, 21200 Campus Dr., Sterling. Contact: tschum@nvcc.edu

The Wizard of Oz

6-8 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: 703-737-6772 Loudoun Habitat for Humanity and the Village at Leesburg are sponsoring an event for children ages 3 to 11. Guests embark on a 30-minute tour that ends in Pumpkin Village where kids can make a craft and have their photo taken with costumed characters. All proceeds support Loudoun Habitat for Humanity. Admission is $5.

Leesburg Hauntings Tour

6-9:30 p.m., Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market St., Details: leesburghauntings.org Guests will be led by a guide to “discover the real nightlife of Leesburg” as part of this year’s hauntings tour. At historic homes and businesses, costumed storytellers will relate the history and the ghostly tales of each site. All proceeds benefit the Loudoun Museum. Space is limited, advance registration recommended.

Tickets are $25.

Shocktober at Paxton Campus

7-10 p.m., 601 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg.

Contact: 703-431-4279 Walk through the 32-room mansion and basement of Paxton Campus’ haunted house, where zombie-like characters are waiting to scare around every corner. Proceeds go toward Paxton Campus operations. Tickets are $30.

Paranormal Tours

7 p.m., Oatlands Historic House and Gardens, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg.

Contact: 703-777-3174

7 p.m., See Oct. 22 listing.

7:30 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Rediscover your sense of wonder as Main Street Theater Productions present L. Frank Baums’ familiar tale re-imagined for 2015.

Tickets are $20.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow 8 p.m., See Oct. 22 listing.

Paranormal Tour

8 p.m., See Oct. 22 listing.

Saturday, Oct. 24 Church Yard Sale

8 a.m., Round Hill United Methodist Church, 11 W. Loudoun St., Round Hill. Details: roundhillumc.org Huge multi-family church yard sale. Shop for furniture, household items, clothing, toys, books, sporting goods, arts and crafts, pet items, linens, electronics, tools and more. Free admission.

Pancake Breakfast

8 a.m.-noon, Roszell Chapel United Methodist Church, 37141 Snickersville Turnpike, Philomont. Contact: 540-338-5861 All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast featuring biscuits, sausage and gravy. Free will offering.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Leesburg Park and Ride lot, 19730 Sycolin Road, Leesburg. De-

Zombie House: Apocalypse

9 a.m., Silver Eagle Group, 44620 Guilford Drive, Ashburn. Details: silvereaglegroup.com Ready for a one-of-a-kind living dead experience? Your team must make it to the exit point without falling victim to violent zombies.

Reservations required. Tickets are $99.

Temple Hall Fall Festival 10 a.m.-10 p.m., See Oct. 23 listing.

Fall Festival

10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wayside Farm, 5273 Harry Byrd Highway, Berryville. Details: waysidefarmfun.com Activities for the young and young at heart, the Fall Festival has enough to keep families busy all day, including a 10-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch. Tickets are $10.

Costume and Candy Crawl

11 a.m.-1 p.m., Purcellville Gateway, 1251 Main St., Purcellville. Details: facebook.com/ Purcellville-Gateway Dress in your Halloween best and trick-ortreat at Purcellville Gateway. Shops and restaurants will provide goodies, and prizes will be awarded to those with the best costumes.

Open to kids 12 and younger, with adult supervision. Free.

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The forum is open to all political candidates and is an opportunity for candidates to introduce themselves, and hear from audience members about their faith perspectives related to politics, social issues, education, transportation, immigration and other issues.

Pastors and members from more than 40 area congregations have been invited. Free.

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tails: loudoun.gov/hhw Loudoun residents are welcome to bring household hazardous waste items for disposal. Typical hazardous waste items include fluorescent light bulbs, dry-cell batteries, oilbased paints, paint thinner, metal polish, rust remover, wood preservative, furniture polish, waxes, solvents, bleach, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizer, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, mercury thermometers and thermostats, gasoline, gas-oil mixes, and expired fuel. Free.

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1-4 p.m., Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Drive, Aldie. Contact: 571-258-3838 A family-oriented short film program featuring selections from the Washington West Film Festival including the winning films from the Loudoun County Public Library’s Teen Film Competition. Popcorn will be served. Free.

Bridal Open House

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1-4 p.m., Birkby House, 109 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg. Contact: 703-777–2700 Brides-to-be are invited to tour the historic Birkby House, a popular wedding venue. The event features the venue’s catering partners Tuscarora Mill, Magnolias at the Mill and South Street Under. Guests can enjoy a tour of the 18th century home, as well as wine, appetizers and cake. Free.

Women’s Self-Defense Seminar

2-4 p.m., Basics Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Bellewood Shopping Center, 525A E. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 571-278-4122 Seminar is designed for first-time students to learn awareness principles and self-defense techniques and is suitable for ages 13 and older.

Girls 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations requested. Free.

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4-5:15 p.m., Salamander Resort and Spa, 500 N. Pendleton St., Middleburg. Details: loudounsymphony.org The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra will play music to film clips including The Coen Brothers Suite: “Fargo,” “True Grit,” “TWILIGHT,” “Legend” and more. Carter Burwell will provide commentary throughout the concert.

Tickets are $35 for seniors and $45 for adults and must be purchased in advance.

Art in the Foothills

5-7 p.m., Boulder Crest Retreat, 18370 Bluemont Village Lane, Bluemont. Contact: 703-407-5695 “Art in the Foothills” is a juried show and sale featuring more than 30 artists working in a variety of media. Meet the artists and learn about their work. Proceeds will benefit Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness. Free.

Live Music: Kipyn Martin

2 p.m., North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville.

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3 p.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: villageatleesburg.com Families will enjoy Halloween activities including hayrides, pumpkin decorating, trick-ortreating, a stilt walking Frankenstein, glitter tattoos and balloon artists during the sixth annual Monster Mash. Join the parade at 4 p.m. followed by a costume contest for children and pets. Free.

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3-4:15 p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Contact: 571-2583600 Come in costume to meet some live animals and make a craft. Reservation required. Fee is $5.

2-6 p.m., Creek’s Edge Winery, 41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville. Details: creeksedgewinery. com Creek’s Edge is hosting a harvest and half-shell oyster festival. Arnest Seafood will cater a raw

Trunk or Treat

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6-8 p.m., Leesburg Church of the Nazarene, 17667 Roxbury Hall Road, Leesburg. Details: leesburgnazarene.com Children of all ages are invited to enjoy custom-decorated trunks filled with games, prizes and treats, plus Mr. Vic’s “Magic With a Message.” No scary, evil or immodest costumes.

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Art in the Foothills

10 a.m.-5 p.m., See Oct. 24 listing.

Fall Festival

10 a.m.-6 p.m., See Oct. 24 listing.

Fall Harvest Brunch

Leesburg Hauntings Tour

Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Hail to the Trail

6-9:30 p.m., See Oct. 23 listing.

Shocktober at Paxton Campus 7-10 p.m., See Oct. 23 listing.

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Sunday, Oct. 25

Wayside Farm Fun 5K Pumpkin Run

The Wizard of Oz 2 p.m., See Oct. 23 listing.

Book Talk

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2 p.m., North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Details: northgatevineyard. com

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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

6 p.m., Savoir Fare, 1 W. Loudoun St., Round Hill. Details: stagecoachtc.com StageCoach Theatre Company presents its Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre “Small Medium at Large.” The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the buffet dinner will be at 7 p.m. The show will resume after dinner. Reservations required. Tickets are $65 and includes catered buffet and show.

Fall Praise and Worship Concert

6 p.m., Hillsboro United Methodist Church, 37216 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Contact: 540-668-6347 Celebrate the fall season with area musicians

7 p.m., See Oct. 22 listing.

Monday, Oct. 26 East Loudoun Democrats Social

6:30-8:30 p.m., Vapiano Dulles Town Center, 2110 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Contact: 571-216-4867 Meet new people, enjoy a drink, dinner and conversation. Drinks and dinner on your own.

Author Talk: James W. Symington

7 p.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 Courtesy of Thomas Balch Library W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-737-7195 Politician James W. Symington will discuss his new book, “Heard and Overhead: Words Wise (and Otherwise) with Politicians, Statesmen, and Real People.” Reservations suggested. Free.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Loudoun Photography Club

7-9 p.m., George Washington University Virginia Campus, Exploration Hall, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn. Details: loudounphotoclub.com The Loudoun Photo Club welcomes members of all skill levels, beginner to professional. The club meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month. Membership is $40 per year.

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2 p.m., Thomas Balch Library is located at 208 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-7377195 Lawrence M. Kaplan, editor of “The Purge of the Thirtieth Division” by Major-General Henry Dozier Russell will discuss the book.

Reservations suggested. Free.

Paranormal Tour

4 p.m., The Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford. Details: waterfordfoundation.org The concert features pianist Angela Hewitt, world-famous for her recitals and playing with symphony orchestras and chamber groups.

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Registration fee is $25.

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11 a.m., Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville. Details: breauxvineyards.com Enjoy a brunch, featuring Breaux Vineyards top Virginia Wine Classic winners. Grandale Farm has created a menu to pair with the wines. Reservations required. Tickets are $65 plus tax.

As a multi-instrumentalist, Rudy Bzdyk has been sought after by numerous local bands and acts. Free admission.

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entirely self-taught when she made the film last year. The teen, who started making movies for her church, began to branch out into more selfexpressive works as her interest in the medium grew.

“The Definition of You” was made with her Nikon J1 on a tripod and edited with Final Cut Pro. And being both filmmaker and subject meant an extra layer of work (and some additional trial and error) as she worked to frame each shot and execute her vision. She enlisted her brother, 14-year-old Luke, for help with camera work.

Phaneuf also wrote the film’s central monologue on the pitfalls for her generation of placing too much value on posturing on social media. At college she’s focusing on developing her chops as a writer as well as a technician and visual artist.

“It’s important if you want to go into film to be able to cover all aspects of the art: visually and audio and writing,” she said. “Learning how to write is a big part of storytelling.”

Loudoun County Public Library launched its Teen Film Competition a decade ago as a way to tap into the growing popularity of using digital media for creative expression. The contest, open to teens ages 12 to 18, takes place every summer. Films are limited to three minutes

and judged by teen services librarians on elements including composition, lighting/aesthetics, sound, dialogue, editing, and originality.

The Washington West Film Festival, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, is held in locations across Northern Virginia. Its theme “Story Can Change The World” spotlights films that provoke viewers to dream and question what they know to be true, inspiring them to see the world’s potential and explore the human condition. The Gum Spring event is the festival’s free Family Fun Film Showcase, and the student films will share center stage with three familyoriented international shorts by professional filmmakers.

“Three Fools” is a Danish animated short on the subject of friendship, greed and competition. “The Gift” is a UK production about a boy celebrating his 11th birthday whose choice of gift will have life-altering consequences. A U.S./Guatemalan production, “Rosa—These Storms,” is about a young woman growing up in rural Guatemala and achieving her dream of graduating from high school at age 25. n Washington West Film Festival’s Family Fun Film Showcase takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. at Gum Spring Library in Stone Ridge.

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5 p.m., Chapman DeMary Trail, 355 N. Hatcher Ave., Purcellville. Details: natgen.org Join volunteers at the Chapman DeMary Trail to help maintain and enhance the habitat area. Free.

Thursday, Oct. 29

Master Gardener Applicant Open House

8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Portland Cello, a collective of cello players from Portland, OR, has wowed audiences all over the country with their performances.

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6 p.m., Smarts Mill Middle School, 850 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-447-8421 Enjoy a concert performed by Smarts Mill students and help out Friends of Homeless Animals at the same time. Bring an item to donate as admission to the concert. Gift cards to Petco or PetSmart, dog or cat toys and pet beds are appreciated.

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This one has everything 1 level living! 10+ acres w/community ride out, exercise ring & trails, front & back covered porches, 4 stall barnw/tack room W&D, wash stall AND 40x20 fully equipped apartment above! Septic = 4BR’s, heated in-ground saltwater pool, large post & beam cabana, stamped concrete deck. All fenced, watered paddocks.

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Entertainers delight, Renovated home on 10 acres w/3 finished levels, Incredible gourmet kitchen & gorgeous views of lilly pond from the sunroom!

Large addition added roomy master w/sitting room & spa bath. Exterior landscaped & hard scapes w/huge paver patio, paths, gazebo & pond. 3 car detached garage w/apartment.

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Leesburg

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$589,000 Leesburg

Completely updated inside... like new! Hardwoods on main & upper levels, Fresh paint thru-out, New bsmt carpet, Updated kitchen w/Cherry cabinets, SS appliances & Granite countertops, Family rm w/stone gas fireplace & Rear staircase, Master suite w/two walk in closets & Tray ceilings, Three generous sized auxillary bedrms, Fully fin w/out basement w/large rec area. Large rear deck.

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$589,000

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Reston

$359,900

Fantastic quiet culdesac location+screen porch+private backyd+mature landscaping! Great open flr plan designed for today’s living. Spacious family rm w/gas frpl adjacent to kitchen w/loads of prep space & access to screen porch.

Great master suite w/updated bath floors & lrg walk in closet. Great fin bsmt w/walk up steps.

Seller will credit buyer $4,000 towards refinishing hardwood floors!

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Renovated like new 2015. End unit with two master bedroom suites, kitchen with granite counters & new cabinets & new stainless appliances.

New carpeting or Pergo flooring throughout. Living/dining has wood burning fireplace. New deck backs to trees. Easy access to walking/ bike trail. One mile to Wiehle Ave metro. Ask about our $10,000 Closing cost credit when you use our lender.

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Immaculate home situated on 1 acre. Great location. Large rooms.

Completely upgraded. Great commuter location – close to Rt. 66 and Rt. 81. Walking distance to schools, shopping and grocery. Fully fenced back yard. Great parking area. New lighting fixtures and electrical upgrades. Upgraded appliances. New paint, new rear deck, new water heater.

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Great updates hunt box home with horse paddocks, run-in shed/tack room , large workshop/barn w/bathroom & storage. Home has large living room with hardwood floors, woodstove insert, eat in kitchen, pantry. Super convenient location less than 5 miles to Purcellville Mrishomes.com/LO8667473

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Spectacular top of the mountain views! Magnificent sunsets!

Landscaped lighting. Custom brick colonial with stone foundation, geo thermal heating & cooling with 75 year warranty, pocket doors throughout, french doors lead out to screen porch/ deck/slate patio, custom cabinetry throughout, surround sound, 7+ acres!

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Beautiful setting. New Kitchen w/ New Corian Countertops and New Cabinets. Hardwood floors. Freshly Painted. Huge Great Room and Large Stone Patio for entertaining.

Big Fenced Back Yard. Separate Log Home providing rental income.

Detached garage. Shed for storage.

Farm is providing rental income.

Seller not responsible for roll back Taxes.

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Stunning 6000 sq ft home with 3 car garage on a private 1/2 acre lot in Lenah Run. Hdwd Flrs, Extensive Mill Work, Gour Kitchen w/ Granite Counters, Center Island, & 2 sinks, Bright Sun Room, Library, 2 Story FR w/ 4 ft Extension, & Stone FP, MBR w/ 2 Walk-in Closets & LUX BA, Princess Suite w Private BA, Fin walk out LL w/ Rec Room, Wet Bar, & 2 Dens, Rear Deck, Huge back yard, Backs to trees!

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Old Stone Home prime for renovation on 2.45 in town acres, Fronting 340.

Private setting & lots of charm. Investment potential for future commercial/ office or just a great place to live!

Wood floors, wide wood trims, large stone fireplace. Bed and Breakfast or Restaurant potential. Previously approved for drive in Bank an additional office space. 2 adjoining ¼ lots also available.

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Wonderful open Stone & Cedar ranch on 10 manicured acres. Cottage/in-law suite was built in ’84 572 SQ & in ’91 the main house was added to this 1847 SF. Tax records don’t include the cottage, which together is 2419 finished SF total. Great 40x30 barn w/workshop woodstove water & loft.

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Granite, hardwood floors, stone fireplace, full finished basement, rec room, bar, great outdoor space, stamped concrete pool surround, detached 2 car garage with in-law suite/office and bathroom above + 3 car detached garage/workshop w/unfinished space above. Run-in shed, 2 fenced paddocks, small riding arena Mrishomes.com/LO8748867

Custom 5 bed. 4.5 bath home w/heated 3 car garage on a partially wooded 1.5 ac lot, Features include: hardwood flooring on main, stairs and hall, Wolf/ Subzero appliances, 2 fireplaces & 2 staircases, Master has sitting room w/ fireplace & his/hers closets. Fully finished LL w/full bath, extensive closets and storage space, screened in porch w/slider windows and located at the end of a private lane.

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Gorgeous stone front colonial by Wetherburne Homes Amherst model with three finished levels including four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, family room, main level office, sunroom, and fully finished lower level with walk out entrance.

High end finishes throughout. Fabulous cul-de-sac location!

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Beautiful two bedroom & two bath garden condo in Fortnightly Square. Shows very well. Open floor plan with a balcony for relaxing at the end of the day. Gas fireplace gives out a warm glow during the winter months. Spacious kitchen with great counter space for those who love to cook or party. Master bedroom has 2 walk in closets. Master bath has a separate tub and shower. Stacked washer/dryer.

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$929,900 Waterford

Surrounded by stone walls and overlooking pool and pond! This charming home has had many recent updates!

Fully finished basement has private den/BR & bath and its own separate entrance. Ideal for equestrians with 6 stall barn, tack room, wash stall + 3 stall barn & run in shed, riding ring & board fenced paddocks. Spring fed horse trough flows into pond.

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$1,200,000 Middleburg

‘The Cooley Bank House’ c. 1780.

Set on gorgeous lot back to permanently preserved open space.

Huge side porch addition feels like outdoor room. Interior updated to baths & kitchen marry well w/ original architectural details. Amazing hand crafted paneling in library!

High ceilings, original blown glass windows & more!

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HAMILTON OFFICE 540.338.4171 1.800.266.3910

$1,350,000

In Beaverdam Agric. District, Piedmont Hunt- Turnkey equestrian, cattle or gorgeous land for grape growing! Pastoral and Blue Ridge Mtn. views, 3010 sq ft on one level w/stone exterior, 3 large bedrooms, 3 full baths, covered rear porch, mature trees & landscape. Huge multi use barn w/stalls and plenty of room to add more!

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Leesburg

$239,000 Marshall

Come and enjoy the peace of the country and privacy on this 10+ Acres. Beautiful all wooded property offering a well that is already installed. Perked for a 4 bedroom home. No HOA’s or covenants.

Close to Leesburg and the Greenway, Route 7 and Route 50, Backs to several hundreds of acres, Great Price!!! Priced to Sell.

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$235,000 Leesburg

Great Opportunity in the town of Marshall! Large .40 acre lot in town zoned Commercial, Needs work, but has lots of potential.

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Stop in to explore the opportunity to lease to own. Cozy townhouse with fenced yard and large storage shed/ workshop convenient to Leesburg amenities. Many newer items including central air last year. Shows well and easy to make your own.

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The LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, October 27, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, to consider the following Resolution:

3. Fee simple right of way dedication, permanent storm drainage easement, temporary construction easement, permanent Virginia Electric Power Company Utility Easement and Verizon Virginia utility easement on and across real property, PIN 233-15-5236-000, tax map # /48I1/2/////5/; and 4. Permanent storm drainage easement and temporary construction easement on and across real property, PIN 233-15-6915-000, tax map # /48I1/2/////1/.

A copy of the proposed Resolution and additional information is available from the Town Clerk, Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling Lee Ann Green, Clerk, at 703-731-2733.

At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard.

Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

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GT Dulles 2015 LLC, trading as the Greene Turtle Dulles, 21035 Dulle Town Cir., Sterling, Loudoun County, VA 20166-2417. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine & Beer On Premises/Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

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www.leesburgtoday.com Bar Louie in Ashburn, VA is now hiring:

Physician’s specialty medical office is seeking a responsible, friendly, energetic MA/LPN to join our practice in Reston. Candidate must possess excellent clinical skills including blood draw as well as good interpersonal and multi-tasking skills. FT position M-F. We offer a competitive salary and benefits.

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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.

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North Spring Behavioral Healthcare provides residential treatment and acute psychiatric services for children and adolescents.

Director of Admissions Must have Master’s degree in human services or RN in a license compact state.

Prior experience in behavioral health is preferred.

Psychiatrist (full-time and PRN) Must be licensed in Virginia.

Prior residential and/or acute experience preferred.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PRN) Must be licensed in Virginia.

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Mental Health Specialists (full-time) High school diploma and 6 months experience; or Associates degree and 3 months experience; or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services.

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Therapist (PRN) Must be licensed in the state of Virginia (LCSW, LPC, LMFT or LCP).

Biller / Collector (full-time) Prior healthcare experience is preferred.

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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 offers 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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Accounting Associate III.........................................................................$49,949 - $83,837 DOQ............................................................................................................................Closing Date: October 30, 2015 Required: BA/BS degree in accounting or equivalent combination or education and experience; At least two years of increasingly responsible technical experience in accounting, financial statement preparation and auditing and/or related functions.

Preferred: CPA; Local government experience in accounting or similar role and experience, especially with Munis ERP and fund accounting. Bilingual in English/Spanish.

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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.

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Accounting Associate II..........................................................................$42,767 - $71,785 DOQ............................................................................................................................Closing Date: October 22, 2015 Required: HS/GED; At least three years increasingly responsible clerical experience in a financial management or accounting setting.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree; Governmental Accounting and Revenue Collection, 3-5 years. Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Certified Police Officer...........................................................................$53,233 - $96,835 DOQ..............................................................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: Graduation from high school or GED; Must be 21 years of age at time of appointment with U.S. Citizenship; Possession of a Virginia driver’s license; Currently hold a Virginia DCJS certification for Police Officer and be in good standings with current or prior department.

Preferred: Virginia Law Enforcement Certification or Criminal Justice degree; Bilingual in English/Spanish

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).

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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 Building Supervisor - Minimum 18 year old with high school diploma or GED, with experience and knowledge of recreation facility building operations, procedures and practices and providing customer service.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$18.54Various days and times 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 Fitness Instructor - Yoga Instructor Must be certified yoga instructor. Various times and days.........................................................................................................................................................$25.75-$39.14/hr Head 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 Lifeguard - Minimum of 15 years old, high school student and must hold current certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguarding and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Availability mid-day M-F required....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$12.48-$16.48/hr Park Attendant - Minimum 18 years old, prefer grounds maintenance or landscaping experience. Daytime hours M-F.....................................................................................................................$8.24-$12.36/hr Preschool Substitute Teacher - Bachelor’s degree in child development related field or 1 year of experience in group childcare or a nationally recognized childcare related certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Limited days M-F 8:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m........................................................................................................................................................$12.17-$13.39/hr Recreation Instructor - Gymnasitics knowledge, skills and experience instructing techniques of gymnastics. Weekday late afternoons and Saturday mornings....................................................$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 Instructor - Various Positions; Do you have a talent/passion for the arts, cooking, graphic design, writing, etc. that you want to share with the community? Come and teach for the Town of Leesburg’s Parks and Recreation Department. We are looking for instructors to teach all ages in the previously mentioned program areas and more. At least 16 years old, high school student or graduate with knowledge and skills related to the specific instruction area. Hourly rate varies based on experience and skills knowledge............................................$12.88-$30.90/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 Tennis Professional - USPTA or USPTR level III certification. Minimum one year of experience teaching tennis. CPR, and standard first aid certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment. Contractual position, competitive salary with health benefits available, vacation and commission on private and group lessons.......$24.40 Various days and times/Minimum 20 hours per week

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Utilities Engineering & Inspection Manager.................................................................................$75,454 - $126,644 DOQ..........................................................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required: Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering or a related field.

Seven years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design, construction management and inspection of public water and sewer facilities, to include three years of management responsibility, which includes supervision and/or management of others. Or combination of education and professional experience as described above. Registration as a professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or ability to obtain within one year of appointment. Valid driver’s license and safe driving record Preferred: Master’s Degree in environmental, civil, water resources or sanitary engineering. Ten years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design, construction management and inspection of public water and sewer facilities and supervisory skills. Demonstrated record of involvement in water or wastewater associations. Bilingual in English/Spanish.

OR Deputy Director of Utilities....................................................................$81,943 - $137,534 DOQ..........................................................................................................................Closing Date: Open until Filled Required Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering or a related field. Or combination of education and professional experience as described.Ten years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design, construction and inspection construction of public water and sewer facilities, to include five years of management responsibility, which includes supervision and/or management of others. Familiarity with current legislation pertaining to water, wastewater and environmental issues including practical experience and compliance with such legislation. Valid driver’s license and safe driving record. Registration as a professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or ability to obtain within one year of appointment.

Preferred: Master’s Degree in environmental, civil, water resources or sanitary engineering. Twelve years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design, construction and inspection of public water and sewer facilities and supervisory skills. Demonstrated record of involvement in water or wastewater associations. Bilingual in English/Spanish

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Church Church 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive, NE 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive, NE Saturday 9:00 am, 5:30pm Mass Schedule: Saturday 9:00 am, 5:30 pm12:30 Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, Church 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:30 Sunday 2:15 pm (Spanish) 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive, NE 2:15 pm(M-F) (Spanish) Daily noon Saturday12 am, 5:30 pm Daily 129:00 noon (M–F) Sunday 9:00, 10:45, 12:30 Chapel of the7:30, Immaculate Conception ChapelofofUnion the Immaculate 2:15 pm (Spanish) Corner and N. KingConception Sts. Dailyof 8:30 12 noon (M–F) Corner Union and N. King Sts. Daily (M-F) Daily 8:30 (M–F) Chapel of theMass Immaculate Conception Sunday - Latin in the Extraordinary Corner of Union form 10:30and N. King Sts. Office and Contact: Daily 8:30 (M–F) Office and Contact: 101 Oakcrest Manor Drive, NE Office and Contact: 101 Oakcrest Manor Dr, NE Leesburg, Virginia 20176 101 Oakcrest Manor Drive, NE Leesburg, Virginia 20176 703-777-1317 Leesburg, Virginia 20176 703-777-1317 703-771-9016 703-777-1317(fax) 703-771-9016 (fax) saintjohnleesburg.org 703-771-9016 (fax) saintjohnleesburg.org saintjohnleesburg.org

Sunday School • 10am Morning Worship • 11am Bishop Tyrone E. Allen Sr. Pastor Wednesday Bible Study • 7pm Thursday Night Prayer via Conference • 7pm (1-712-432-0430 access code 190597#) Elder Vincent Wright Saturday Intercessory Prayer • 7am Pastor Saturday Prayer • 7pm

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Sunday Forum for Adults Church School and Gathering for Senior High Youth Both at 10:10 am on Sundays

Sunday Worship 7:45 am Contemplative Worship, 9:00 am Contemporary Worship, and 11:15 am Classical Worship, each with specially selected readings

Faith Traditions Represented Buddhism: Sunday September 13 Hinduism: Sunday September 20 Sikhism: Sunday September 27 Islam: Sunday October 11

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MARGARET MINOR RIDGEWAY

Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to Heritage Hall of Leesburg, Virginia or a charity of your choice.

JEAN WHITLOCK BUSHEY

Jean was born Sunday, April 26, 1970 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

She was a devoted kindergarten teacher at Sugarland Elementary School in Sterling, VA.

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late Cody B. and Clarice Hedrick Vest.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sugarland Elementary PTO, She was a member of Edgewood PresbyteJean Whitlock-Bushey Memorial Fund. rian Church in Lewisburg, graduated from Shepherd College, now Shepherd UniversiOnline condolences may be made to the ty, and was a retired teacher from Loudoun family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com County High School.

In addition to her parents, Georgia was preceded in death by her husband, Robert LoGeorgeanna Krueger passed away at age renzo Clemens January 17, 2015.

90 on September 30, 2015 of natural causes at Spring Arbor of Leesburg, Virginia. The Surviving are her children, Christina Smith daughter of Irene and Christopher Stone of and husband Jeff and their children: Rebekah Jersey City, New Jersey, Georgeanna entered Gregory, Holley Smith, and Cody Smith all the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent, New of Winchester, VA.; son Allen Clemens and Jersey on full scholarship and took her BA de- his wife Carolyn and their sons, Seth and gree in 1946. She taught business at St. Vin- Justin Clemens of Winchester, VA; 3 great cent’s Academy in Newark and mathematics grandchildren; a sister Mary Alice Yates and at Bayley-Ellard high school in Madison, husband Richard of Tennessee and a brother New Jersey. Later, as a professor in the Busi- Eugene Vest and wife Nan of Lewisburg, WV. ness school at St. Elizabeth’s, Mrs. Krueger She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Elizearned an MBA from Seton Hall University. abeth Mallery and husband Glenn and Kay Subsequently, she became the Director of Connor, all of Radford, VA, and Hattie Riley College Relations at the College of St. Eliz- of Manassas, VA; and a brother-in-law John abeth. Known for her intellectual curiosity, Clemens and wife Ginny of Round Hill, Va. love of literature, poetry, music and song, Mrs. Krueger was a tireless devotee to a va- Services for Georgia was 3:00 pm Monday, riety of endeavors and civic activities, includ- October 19, 2015 at Edgewood Presbyterian ing member of the library board of Mt. Po- Church in Lewisburg, with Rev. Larryetta cono, PA, the Women’s Club of Mt. Pocono, Ellis officiating. Interment followed in the the Junior a’ Kempis Club and various civic Rosewood Cemetery in Lewisburg. committees and fundraising campaigns. Married over 50 years to Frederick G. Krueger, The family received their friends on Monday,

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Jean leaves her family to cherish her memory including her husband Scott Bushey of Ashburn, her parents, Paul and Margaret R. Whitlock of Gulfport, FL; her sister, Liz Mesecher of Ashburn, VA; her two step sons, Devin and Michael Bushey of Springfield, Mass., and her two nieces, Cassidy Jean and Alyssa Mesecher and one nephew Reed Mesecher, as well as many fellow teachers, students and friends that she thought so much of.

Passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Virginia Hospital Center. Beloved husband of Cecile Allen. Loving father of Christopher Allen (Danae), Yvette Allen (Beth), Myles Wallace (Karen), Emily Wallace, and Aaron Wallace (Christine). Brother of Gary Allen, Woody Allen, Linda White, William Allen and the late Sandra Maywer. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren. A service was held on Saturday, October 17 at 2pm at Loudoun Funeral Chapel.

CAROL ANN PULVER Carol Ann Pulver, 70, passed away on Octo- Please share condolences with the family at ber 12, 2015 surrounded by family after her www.loudounfuneralchapel.com third battle with cancer. She was an inspiFRANK LEITH BOGGESS ration of strength, courage and love; always giving and helping others with a smile on Frank Leith Boggess, of Bluemont, died Ocher face, sharing her positivity and encour- tober 8, 2015. Born on June 25, 1939 in Washagement to all. Born on December 1, 1944 in ington, DC, son of the late Frank and Anne Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Wilson Ed- Boggess. Survived by his wife, Jennifer Bogward “Hoop” Brock and Helen Louise Thom- gess; son Eric Lee Boggess; three daughters as Brock. She married David Allan Pulver on Karla Lynn Boggess; Marcy Ellen Limbert; April 15, 1967 on her parent’s 30th wedding Janelle Boggess Stewart; nine grandchildren anniversary. Carol had a successful career and six great grandchildren. A celebration in accounting and software consulting. She of life will be on October 25, 2015, 12:00loved gardening, baking, cooking, spend- 4:00 PM, Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles ing time outdoors, raising her children and Airport, 45425 Holiday Drive Sterling, VA being a nana to her grandchildren. Carol is 20166. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home. survived by her husband, their four children; Amanda Jane Pulver, Cynthia Ann Pulver Breglio, Trent Allan Pulver and Brock Allan Pulver, two grandchildren Isabella Jane and Sebastian Allan Breglio, brother John T. (Dovie Tipton) Brock, sister Dorothy L. (Linus) Thornton, brother-in-law Bruce G. Pulver, nieces and nephews; John M. Brock, Susan (DuWayne) Hale, Cathy (Jim) Charney, Robin K. Thornton-Cooper and Jeremy (Julianna) Pulver. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, sister-in-law Beverly (Corky) Taylor Brock, nephew Roderick Thornton and son-in-law Mark V. Breglio. Family will receive friends on Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 10:30-12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176 where funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon. Interment to follow at Union Cemetery in Leesburg, VA. A reception and celebration of life will follow at Lansdowne Woods (formerly Leisure World), 19365 Cypress Ridge Terrace, Leesburg, VA 20176. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, www.pancan.org. Condolences to www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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sk candidates for state and local office about the issue that most concerns them in this year’s election and you’re likely to get a troubling answer.

Increasingly, they’re trying to make voters care enough to go to the polls.

Based on what they are hearing on the campaign trail, Loudoun may be gearing up for the lowest turnout ever for a general election.

That may not be surprising given the trend over the past two decades. The percentage of registered voters making time to head to the polls to elect county supervisors, School Board members and other local office holders has declined by almost half between 1991 and 2011. In 1991, half of eligible voters cast ballots. Turnout dropped below 30 percent for the first time in 2011.

This year, there is a possibility that fewer than one in four voters will bother.

In contrast, turnout for presidential elections has held up well in the face of the county’s rapid growth. In 1992, 85 percent of Loudoun’s 49,000 voters had their say in the race between Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, with the majority giving their support to the Republican candidate. In 2012, more than 76 percent of the county’s 210,392 voters cast ballots in the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, with the majority backing the Democrat’s re-election.

If those participating in the presidential elections represent “active” voters, then two-thirds of active voters are choosing to stay home during local and state elections. They are choosing not to have a say in local development, transportation and tax policy. They are choosing not to have input on the level of school funding, how many kids are in their child’s class or what subjects should be taught. They are choosing not to help determine state government priorities, including investments in infrastructure and higher education.

They appear to care more about who is going to jump in the sandbox with Vladimir Putin than those who will have the most impact on their quality of life here at home.

Remember this next time the School Board or Board of Supervisors take a vote you disagree with, to eliminate a school program or approve a development in your backyard or offer another company a tax break you can’t get. No doubt those actions would be viewed as crises by some.

More likely, the crisis occurred on Election Day. That is when two-thirds of the people who could make a difference decided not to. n

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fter reading last week’s article about the Copeland family’s 250th anniversary of their farm in Hillsboro, I have a reflection and a

challenge.

The earliest we, as English-speaking Europeans, walked permanently in these lands was only 407 years ago.

My wife Di’s family created a home on this land 188 years ago, a very significant portion of our national history.

My children’s paternal grandfather came to Wilmington, NC, in 1752 after being born in Germany. His son, the first John Henry, was 50 percent Cherokee. Samantha Lightfoot, whose people were here about 13,000-14,000 years BCE was their paternal grandmother.

The secular civilization of China and the polytheistic civilization of India arose with bronze and iron and are still in place. Egypt’s civilization is gone as well as several minor civilizations that left very little behind. Greeks, Persians (2000 BCE), Jews, Romans (1000 BCE), Buddha (450BCE) and Arabs (Islam 600CE) left indelible marks on the way we think today.

Our children are in a melting pot or crucible, whatever way you want to look at it. The velocity of change is incredible. As a child I lived in two houses without telephones, none without electricity, all had a radio. I was 16 when we got a 12-inch black and white television. It cost $200 ($2,550 at today’s price adjusted by the CPI)

My children and their children have opportunity everywhere on this

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We are on the threshold of a dramatically new age in global governance.

Our national dismay at our governance is a symptom. What is the solution? I don’t know. I do know that socialism didn’t work principally because it created a large non-productive burden of bureaucracy.

Capitalism and socialism have major problems with maintaining the education of the masses to provide a ready work force to cope with a rapidly changing future.

Capitalism also has difficulty in differentiating between the wealth generated by an individual and the wealth developed by an individual acting as a leader to others.

The future is dependent on the development of the next generation.

The creation of an infant is easy. The progression from infancy to young adulthood requires focused “motherhood” and “family” as well as education and opportunity. “Motherhood” and “family” are in quotes since the essential functions of both seem to be evolving by necessity in today’s world.

Now the important part of this reflection: What are our family vision and immediate goals? What are the synthesized vision and immediate goals of our grandchildren?

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The choice is simple: Either protect the Rural and Transition policy areas with “by-right” development or begin redesigning the symbols of Loudoun County.

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I suggest a flag with the phrase: “Nunquam Satis Incrementum,” Latin for “Never Enough Development.” Let’s feature the dump truck on a field of brown and perhaps tree stumps, lines of traffic, trailers on school sites and huge power lines

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In the past, the face that Loudoun County has presented to the world has been one of rural and agricultural vistas, cherished historic sites and thoughtfully planned development. There is much at stake in this next election, and if developers get their way, we may need to consider a redesign of our county flag and seal. Our current flag features fields of green, sheaves of wheat, and drops of

milk honoring our rural and historical roots. With the explosive growth within Loudoun over the past decade, and the looming restructuring of the Comprehensive Plan, there is a real chance that our county will lose much of the character represented on both our flag and seal.

Over a decade ago, the Board of Supervisors had the vision and wisdom to establish the Transition Policy Area and Rural Policy Area to protect our heritage yet allow reasonable growth.

If a new Board of Supervisors, controlled by the development community, accelerates the trend of unabated growth with its overcrowded schools and gridlocked roads, this flag will no longer represent

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“The community needs to know what the cost is because we’re getting a lot of criticism for not implementing this years ago,” Sheridan said.

“Almost everyone running for office has said this is a priority,” Jennifer Bergel (Catoctin), who is not seeking re-election, added. “There’s a huge opportunity here which is why the numbers have to be concrete so there’s no question in anyone’s mind what’s at risk.”

Debbie Rose (Algonkian) echoed her colleagues, saying, “Why spend all of that to just get to 61 percent? Show me what 100 percent looks like.”

It’s too early to know for sure what it will cost to provide every Loudoun kindergartner with a full day in the classroom, Williams said.

Once neighborhoods in central Loudoun mature and enrollment numbers level out, more classroom space might open up in the Ashburn area.

“We don’t want to come to you and propose classroom additions at this point and find out later we don’t need them,” he said. “Bottom line: This is a work in progress.”

Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) and Jeff Morse (Dulles) agreed with Williams and countered most of their fellow board members, saying a gradual implementation of the program may be the only option.

“Because the reality is we’re still fast-growing,” Hornberger said, “and we need to know where the growth is going to happen and what the attendance zones will be.”

Morse called the effort to get an estimate for universal full-day kindergarten a waste of the

staff’s time. He said the board first has to answer one essential question: “We either believe that full-day kindergarten is effective and we start moving forward now toward that 61 percent, or we don’t.”

One board member, Bill Fox (Leesburg), said he’s not convinced the research indicating the benefits of more schooling early on is compelling enough to write a blank check. One option that would provide enough space to offer full-day kindergarten at every school is to switch school system operations to a year-round calendar, he said.

Fox said after the meeting that he would likely ask the board to vote on that issue later this month.

The superintendent and the board chairman both equated expanding the program countywide to answering the question: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

“Already, we’ve made a lot of progress. In one year, we moved from 11 percent to 34 percent” of kindergartens in an all-day program, Williams said. “If we adopt that mentality, we will make progress on this.”

He told the board it should expect to see funding for additional classrooms in his proposed Capital Improvement Program—the document that lays out the school division’s building priorities for the next six years—and line items in his proposed operating budget to hire more teachers and teacher’s assistants to expand full-day kindergarten.

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