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Health, Safety and Transportation Committee meeting the program was run completely by volunteers and then rattled off a few statistics: 1,200 pounds of food has been recovered so far this year and, by the end of the school year, the program will have fed an estimated 300 families of four. “That’s just from these six schools,” Domokos-Bays said. Before she could get out all of her statistics, School Board members Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) and Debbie Rose (Algonkian) interjected. “Let’s get this into more schools,” Sheridan said. Following the committee’s recommendation, the full School Board is expected to vote next month to give the green light to expand the program. “This is what we hoped for,” Rona Scott said when she heard the board wanted to see more schools participate.

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t the end of the busy lunch hour in the Frances Hazel Reid Elementary cafeteria Monday, students made their way to a trio of trashcans to dump their half-eaten quesadillas, carrots and grapes from their trays. Then they made one more stop before heading back to the classroom, at a table lined with three bins labeled with a sign that seemed to almost shout: “Save Our Food!” “This goes to people who maybe need help and are hungry,” Joe Johnson, a third-grader, explained as he tossed an unopened bag of chips into one of the bins. Since September, six Loudoun County elementary schools have asked Leesburg Today/Danielle Nadler their students to drop what food they Joe Johnson, a third-grader at Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School, does his don’t eat—including unopened packages part to reduce waste and hunger in Loudoun County. His school is one of six participating in the Food Recovery Program, and administrators want to expand of yogurt, bagels, cheese sticks, cereal and

milk—into designated bins. Volunteers deliver the items to food pantries around the county, and within 48 hours the perfectly good food that would have ended up in the landfill is instead in the hands of Loudoun families who need it most. “It has been such a huge win-win,” said Jennifer Montgomery, executive director of Loudoun Interfaith Relief, which takes food from Frances Hazel Reid and John W. Tolbert elementary schools. “Otherwise, all this food goes in the trash. It’d be a wasted resource at a time when there is such a need.” After a successful few months, school leaders want to expand the initiative. Loudoun County School Board members last week got a brief update on the program, which was first launched as a small pilot to make sure it did not demand too much school staff time. Becky Domokos-Bays, the school system’s new director of School Nutrition Services, told board members during a

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oudoun supervisors agreed last week to allow the developers of One Loudoun to scrap a phasing plan aimed at balancing the impacts of residential development with the pace of commercial growth on the Ashburn property. Under previous rules for the 360-acre development, 1,040 homes and more than 4.2 million square feet of commercial space were scheduled to be built in three phases. But the developers could have built only 450

homes until they finished constructing 1 million square feet of commercial space. Then the project would have been completed in two more phases and considered built out with 590 more homes and more than 3 million more square feet of commercial space. Supervisors, however, voted 6-2-1 to toss the phasing plan after the completion of the first 450 homes. Supervisors Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) and Janet S. Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) voted against the move. Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) was absent from the meeting. The new rules allow the building of the remaining 590 homes after two criteria are met:

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wrote. Dave Quanbeck, chairman of the charter school’s board of directors, said the school is not yet looking for another principal. “The door doesn’t appear to be completely shut at this point.” If, ultimately, Smith falls short of the qualifications needed for a Virginia administration license, the board of directors will appoint a licensed interim principal and begin the search for a new administrator. “If the door is completely closed, then we’ll move on and find a principal who meets the requirements of the charter contract,” Quanbeck said. Following Loudoun’s School Board’s actions last week, the charter school has 30 days to come up with a remediation plan. n

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course work in U.S. school law, evaluation of instruction, special education, school finance and educational leadership; or completed state-required licensure assessments. The VDOE is recognizing and accepting her undergraduate and graduate coursework and doctorate in curriculum and teacher development from the University of Toronto. Smith sent a letter to Mark Allen, director of the Office of Licensure, with more information Sunday in hopes of clarifying her teaching experience and education. “While my qualifications are not from Virginia, or from another state in the United States, the public education system in the province of Ontario is recognized as one of the best in the world,” she

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he Virginia Department of Education says that Barbara Smith, principal of the Middleburg Community Charter School, does not meet the requirements to receive a state teaching administration license. Smith received a letter from VDOE Friday stating the agency would not accept her licensure credentials from the Ontario College of Teachers qualifying her as a principal. In the letter, the department of education says that Smith, at this time, is only eligible to receive a three-year nonrenewable provisional license to teach health and physical education. Smith’s lack of a license to teach or serve as an administrator

in Virginia is what prompted the Loudoun County School Board last week to place the four-month-old charter school on probation. The charter school is a public school that operates under the umbrella of the Loudoun County Public Schools. The School Board also drafted a letter last week to VDOE expressing its concerns about the delay in processing Smith’s certification request, which was first made in May. The department of education is denying Smith’s request because her education at the Ontario College of Teachers qualifying her as a principal in Canada is not equivalent to Virginia requirements, said VDOE Communications Director Charles Pyle. The letter to Smith from VDOE states that she also has not completed graduate-level

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Saturday’s weather seemed to follow the Christmas in Middleburg schedule, with rain droplets picking up pace just as the hounds and hunt made their way down Washington Street. This weekend’s long list of events provides plenty of reason to get out and celebrate the holidays. See the full calendar on Page 37.

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arring a late change, the Leesburg Town Council was expected Tuesday night to allocate $20,000 to install pedestrian-activated flashing warning signs at a North King Street crosswalk. Funds will come from the Standing Residential Traffic Committee’s $36,000 budget. Other proposed measures designed to improve pedestrian safety at the Oakcrest Manor Drive crosswalk include painting the posted 25 mph limit on the asphalt of the southbound travel lane approach area, and increasing the brightness of the streetlight closest to the crossing. Both of those actions would be funded by separate annual budgets. The council also plans to implement an educational campaign to promote pedestrian safety at crosswalks throughout town. “I like the draft of the resolution, and am happy to support it tomorrow night,” Mayor Kristen Umstattd said during Monday night’s council work session. “Better education with pedestrians is essential given how many crashes are due to the pedestrians’ fault. It might come as a surprise that they have certain obligations, as well.” Additional actions include initiating an analysis of key intersections to identify other needed improvements as well as initiating town code amendments to increase fines for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians, or for pedestrians who fail to follow safety signs and cross lawfully. Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel said the current cap is $100 for violations, but that could increase to $500 if changes are made to the ordinance. Crosswalk safety has been a hot topic on the council agenda since Oct. 21 when a 12-year-old girl was hit by a Leesburg resident’s car at the North King Street crossing. No charges were filed because Leesburg police

deemed that the pedestrian was at fault for entering the crosswalk when it was not safe to do so. The SRTC has been trying to improve that specific crosswalk since 2009, according to Vice Chairwoman Sandy Kane. “In 2009, I sent a letter of consideration for a lighted crosswalk, and it was very expensive,” Kane said. “As time has passed, there has become a greater need to have some sort of traffic project in place as brought to us by the citizens…We support what the staff has suggested.” Leesburg Police Chief Joseph Price said the educational campaign—which could include PSAs, social media and reaching out to Monroe Tech to develop educational videos—would be vital to the community. Price also noted that there have been three additional pedestrian crosswalk accidents since the Nov. 24 council meeting, two with pedestrians at fault. That brings the total number of pedestrian incidents to 12 this year; pedestrians were deemed at fault in eight of those situations. “The pedestrian must first make sure the crosswalk is safe to enter…Once the pedestrian steps foot in the crosswalk, then the motorist must yield to the pedestrian,” Price said. “The challenge though, in other jurisdictions like (Washington,) DC, is you must stop with a pedestrian in crosswalk. In Virginia, you must yield the right of way. So a person theoretically could drive through the crosswalk if they had given the pedestrian the right of way.” One issue still up for debate during Tuesday’s vote could be which type of flashing light to install. There are three options: a LED surround light, which has diamond-flashing lights and runs on solar power; a rectangular rapid flashing beacon, which would require special permission from the FHWA and is similar to police lights; and the traditional design of alternative flashing LED lights, which are currently used in town. n

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ArtSquare Closing Sale is Saturday

ArtSquare will hold its final sale of remaining art supplies and equipment Saturday at The Shops at Dodona Manor, 312 E. Market St., Suite D, in Leesburg. As the organization winds down its operations after two decades, President Lisa Strout said the board of directors wanted to thank the community for its many years of support. The nonprofit, which closed the doors of its Cardinal Park Drive gallery earlier this year after financial and organizational problems, had hoped to find success in a smaller, less expensive space in downtown Leesburg. ArtSquare re-opened in early summer at The Shops at Dodona Manor. The outlook was positive until the Cardinal Park Drive landlord filed a lawsuit seeking payment of back rent following failed negotiations. That action prompted the decision to close permanently. Saturday’s sale will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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To help more children have a Christmas filled with toys, LearningRx is collecting items at its braintraining center through Dec. 24 for the local Salvation Army. For every five toys that are collected, LearningRx will donate one of its “smart” brain-building toys to the charity. “The Salvation Army provides essentials every day for those in need, and LearningRx wanted to help support those families by providing gifts for their youngest patrons,” Maureen Loftus, executive director of the Reston and Vienna locations, said. The center is at 305 Harrison St.

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In his final work session as a council member, Kevin Wright withdrew a resolution on Tuscarora Crossing that would have been presented Tuesday night. “The Board of Supervisors isn’t voting on this until the 21st (of January),” Councilwoman Katie Sheldon-Hammler said. “We should move this vote to January 13. The council doesn’t have definitive info yet.” Councilman Dave Butler will take the responsibility of drafting a resolution to be discussed at a Jan. 12 work session. The rezoning application seeks to convert 250 acres of undeveloped industrial land into a mixed-use center with 576 homes and up to 1.5 million square feet of commercial space. Council could still choose not to issue an official stance on the application because the area isn’t within town limits. “Council can recommend what type of rezoning we would like in that area, or we may not even have to weigh in,” Sheldon-Hammler said. The Town Plan envisions this property developing with retail and office uses adjacent to the Kincaid Forest neighborhood and Tuscarora Creek, and light industrial development and flex uses adjacent to Luck Stone Loudoun Quarry. The county’s planning policies call for light industrial/office uses in the area, with allowances for some high-density residential development—but not the amount or type of housing requested by the developer. n

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million. But Letourneau said last week that he was abstaining from votes on exemptions because he opposed lifting the moratorium, and Delgaudio said he would vote against all exemption requests. In addition to scrutinizing Landmark, Reid questioned the local benefits of the Ashburn-based Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute, which describes itself on its website as a “national organization that brings together industry and government in an effort to improve national security and promote effective information sharing and safeguarding across all levels of the justice, public safety and homeland security communities.” The Leesburg District supervisor said that Landmark and IJIS may be “based here, but they have a national focus,” and he called York’s action on Landmark “really unbelievable.” However, the board also approved an exemption for IJIS by a vote of 5-2-1-1, with Reid and Delgaudio opposed, Letourneau abstaining, and Higgins absent. And supervisors agreed, 5-1-1-2, to exempt 19 other organizations. Delgaudio voted against that motion, Letourneau abstained and Clarke was absent from that vote in addition to Higgins. The other nonprofits receiving exemption are: • The Arc of Loudoun, • The Archaeological Conservancy, • Between The Hills Community Association Inc., • Birthright of Loudoun County, • Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation, • Christian Service Charities Inc., • Endependence Center of Northern Virginia Inc.,

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learning about budget needs for the next fiscal year. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who chairs the Economic Development Committee, also said the county could have considered spending more had the Games been even more of a regional event and not quite so focused on Fairfax. The $65,500 figure was based on how much transit occupancy tax revenue the county is expected to generate from athletes and their families staying in area hotels. Essentially, Loudoun could almost recoup its entire sponsorship investment just from taxes, so any other benefit could be seen as a bonus. The board’s vote was 5-1-3, with Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling) being the sole dissenter. Supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) and Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) were absent when the vote was taken.

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Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors last week authorized a $24.5 million purchase of real estate on Miller Drive in Leesburg. The county agreed to the deal for two parcels: 748-750 Miller Drive SE and 751 Miller Drive, which combined are assessed for tax purposes at $20.4 million. Loudoun’s government has leased some of the property, but Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg) said that buying it saves $13 million or more that would have had to have been spent if the locality had followed a plan to erect a building behind the Kincaid Forest subdivision. The purchase also allows Loudoun to cancel leases in other buildings around the county, Reid said. The 176,000 square feet of space at Miller Drive is slated for general warehouse, maintenance and office uses, according to the Loudoun public affairs department. Continued on Next Page

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Loudoun residents soon will have a new way to interact with the county’s government. Beginning Tuesday, individuals and businesses can submit requests and questions to the county staff through an online tool called Loudoun Express Request. LEx will feature an expanded selection of request types, an interface designed to be userfriendly and give real-time updates from staff members, according to an announcement of the features Friday morning. Users also will be able to submit photos with their inquiries. Requests could be for a variety of county departments, including the departments of

‘Broad Run,’ ‘Loudoun East,’ ‘Loudoun Gateway’ Lead Choices

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etting the Food Recovery Program into motion was a long time in the making. A major hurdle was a federal law that did not allow schools to donate excess food. Rep. Frank Wolf (VA-10) spearheaded the effort to change that in 2009 when he introduced the School Food Recovery Act to allow schools to donate leftover food and to protect them from any liability. The bill was ultimately rolled into the FY12 appropriations bill that was signed into law in November 2011.

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ith the 25th season of its signature performance—“The Nutcracker”—opening Dec. 19 for a three-day run, one might think the Loudoun Ballet Company is solely defined by that holiday tradition. True, the 36-year-old troupe has been renowned over the past quarter-century for its exacting performances of the original ballet, which premiered in 1892 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Adherence to that first performance was key to LBC founder Sheila Hoffmann-Robertson in large part because she was a direct

descendant of E.T.A. Hoffmann, whose original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” became the basis of the ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and set to the music of Tchaikovsky. As artistic director for the Loudoun company, Hoffmann-Robertson cherished her cultural roots and had a strong love of traditional dance. But the Loudoun Ballet Company is about far more than just “The Nutcracker.” Hoffmann-Robertson started her company in 1978, primarily because she wanted students at her Loudoun School of Ballet to be able to perform before audiences and to give them a sense of the theater and the drama of dance. In 1988, the company incorporated as a nonprofit. In 1994, it rose to professional status. Its current artistic director, Maureen Miller, has been a major part of its growth. Miller did her early training in Australia and passed the exacting Royal Academy examinations with flying colors. She has danced in France, Yugoslavia, Germany, Italy and Austria as a guest artist and soloist. In the U.S., she joined the Maryland Ballet Company, where she was a soloist and ballet mistress. Today, Miller is an acclaimed choreographer and teacher at institutions around the region, including The Washington School of Ballet. She also serves as director of the Ballet Department of the Loudoun School of Ballet. LBC Chairman Mark Nachajski got involved because of his daughter’s participation as a student. Kathryn, 19, now is a student at Ohio State University, where she is a trainee dancer with BalletMet and also with the university’s dance program. He’s been on the board for about six years and this year was elected chairman. “I stayed on [after Kathryn left] to facilitate the company’s growth, to build our repertoire and to showcase our local dancers in the community,” Nachajski said. Board member Pat Potts has been with the ballet since 1989, first as a volunteer. That was the year of the first “Nutcracker” performance. “It was fun, and it’s still fun,” Potts said. “I’ve always loved the performing arts,” she said. Her daughter took to ballet from the start. At that time, Hoffmann-Robertson was holding classes above a woodworking shop in Hamilton. Earlier she had taught in Purcellville, in what now is Catoctin Distillery. Potts’ pleasure in being connected with the world of ballet through LBC revolves not just around her daughter, Colleen, but “being involved with all the girls and their parents,” she said. “I stayed. I watched the girls grow through the company. That was a real pleasure,” she said, citing the self-discipline it gave them, as well as “their beautiful posture.” “Getting to know them—and it’s true for Continued on Next Page

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the fathers on the board also—we all do it for the same reason,” Potts said. Both Nachajski and Peter Walther can attest to that. Walther is in his second term as a board member. Two other parents—Vice Chairman Sarah Etro and Secretary Sean Walton—are similarly involved. The four executives on the board take on rotating duties, with Walther taking over Nahajski’s production duties. Walther’s daughter Megan began dancing when she was 3 years old. Now a junior, she’s spent 13 years with the Loudoun School of Ballet. This year, Megan will perform as one of three Sugar Plums, along with two other board members’ daughters—Nancy Etro and Rachel Walton. Walther had done a lot of soccer coaching when his older daughter, Ashley, played. “But, then I moved on because [coaching] went beyond my capabilities, and I wanted to spend time with Megan,” he said. The company needed volunteers, so he worked first as backstage crew and then joined the board of directors. His wife, Jennifer Walther, a marketing pro, helped out on the merchandise side and wrote grant applications. Meanwhile, Donna Nachajski, Mark’s wife, takes care of the costumes for the various productions. “Apart from Maureen [Miller], we’re all volunteers—selling tickets, working backstage, helping with costumes, writing grants, etc.,” Walther said. While “The Nutcracker” is its artistic and financial backbone, the Loudoun Ballet Company is much more than its Christmas performances. The company puts on two or three full-length productions each year. In the spring, the company has performed “Don Quixote,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake.” As an example of its efforts to build its repertoire, earlier this year LBC staged an innovative pairing—of Act II of “Giselle,” and “Evening in White,” which featured five or six dances choreographed by different artists. “We’re more than just classical ballet. Part of our mission is to preserve the classics while presenting new forms of dance and new choreography,” Potts said. While there is a wish list that includes thoughts of a permanent home, Nachajski is not holding his breath. “It would be nice, but I’m more interested in providing new opportunities for our dancers as well as the community,” he said. Walther noted the company rotates performance venues among three high schools. “We often are limited as to how much we can promote, because we don’t know the location until fairly late—we need time for rehearsals as well as the show,” he said. Also on the wish list is a touring performance schedule. “But we would need to grow the company to the point where we could do that,” Walther said, citing possible nearby locations such as Frederick, MD, or Charles Town, WV. And for Nachajski, while it would be nice to go on tour, he would prefer first to expand in the community and do more local outreach—perhaps with smaller productions, such as “Peter and the Wolf” or “Peter in the Forest” that could be taken to middle and elementary schools. n Performances of “The Nutcracker” are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 20, and Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. This year’s performance takes place at Freedom High School in South Riding. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children 12 and younger and seniors 60 and older. Premium tickets are $25. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. LBC dancers also will be participating in a special Nutcracker Tea on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Salamander Resort in Middleburg. For tickets and more information, go to www.loudounballet.org.

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epublican Ron Meyer is hoping to unseat first-term Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Wexton in the 33rd District. He announced his second bid for the senate seat Monday. He ran for the GOP nomination in the special election last January, but lost to John Whitbeck. The seat was open following former state Sen. Mark R. Herring’s (D) election to attorney general. Wexton defeated Whitbeck and former Del. Joe T. May, a Republican who ran as an independent in the contest. Meyer is a bit of a rising star in the GOP. At 25, he’s been featured on Fox News several times as the voice of today’s young conservatives. In 2013, he challenged Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), before suspending that campaign to run for Virginia Senate. Meyer said his run for the state Senate is about giving voters an opportunity to send someone to Richmond who can be an effective voice for Northern Virginia. He said Wexton has been more focused on social issues rather than on the issues that matter to most in the district, such as how to diversify the economy and improve transportation. He wants to see more of the tax dollars Loudoun and Fairfax residents send to Richmond returned to the localities to help pay for road improvements and schools, of which he said local governments have covered more and more of the costs. Meyer moved with his wife from Herndon to Ashburn in October just after the two got married. He is the owner and president of Springboard Media Strategies, a media and digital communications firm.

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A former Loudoun County School Board member will seek election in a different arena next fall. Bob Ohneiser announced last week he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge two-term Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman, a Republican. The Ashburn resident, who served eight years on the School Board, outlined a campaign that will focus on questions surrounding use of deadly force by Loudoun law officers and would press for tighter enforcement of drunken driving laws. Campaign themes include ensuring all residents are treated equally under the law, increasing the investigative role of the CA’s office, ensuring charges address circumstances of alleged crimes, re-establishing the Drug Court and introducing a restorative justice program. As an attorney for 27 years, Ohneiser’s practice has included defense, family, partnership, fraud, contracts, entertainment and telecommunications work. He also worked as an NFL agent. He sees a move to the prosecutor’s office as a continuation of his public service. “My family made a long-term commitment to live in Loudoun and believe the delivery of justice fairly is a critical component to the quality of life,” he said. “I am focusing on policy issues that are within the domain of the prosecutor. These include accountability for police actions, plea bargaining policies, willingness to help first-time offenders redirect their energy into a more positive direction—including initiating restorative justice techniques that allow interested victims to receive some recoupment for their losses instead of merely punishing the wrongdoer—and making sure the Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney is less politically directed than it seems to be now.” n

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VRetail’s application to amend the proffers and concept plan of the commercial component of Elm Street Development’s Town Center project got a nod of approval from the Lovettsville Planning Commission last Thursday. The recommendation for approval came after the developer agreed to provide additional parking spaces. Following a joint Town Council-Planning Commission public hearing, the commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the new plans, with two conditions. Chairman Joe Mueller and Commissioners Dori O’Brien, Tom Ciolkosz and Frank McDonough voted to approve the revised plan. Commissioner Tony Quintana opposed the application. Commissioners Rob Gentile and Buchanan Smith were absent for the vote. The two conditions added to the approval by the commissioners included a provision that the 14 off-site parking spaces must remain designated for the commercial uses of the proposed first phase of commercial development (Building B). More extensive landscaped buffering between the commercial parking lot and adjacent residential parcels also was added as a condition of approval. Construction of the Town Center’s commercial component stalled during the recession and negotiations with the town over changes to the approved plans to better reflect market conditions ceased two years ago. But earlier this year, there was renewed interest from the developer, who approached the town to resume talks.

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This fall, new plans were submitted. Mayor Bobby Zoldos noted that on the plus side for the town, the developer agreed to start building immediately, with the first new stores expected to be open by this time next year. On the other side of the equation, the developer proposes to delete some commercial space to add six more homes and the number of parking spaces offered would be reduced below that required by the town. The new plan includes a phasing condition that requires the retail units to open before the

additional homes are built. Some residents were disappointed by the changes, concerned about the loss of commercial space and saying the design and square footage of the previously approved commercial center was what had attracted them to the town in the first place. In community meetings, they overwhelmingly objected to the loss of 14 required parking spaces, fearing it would result in spillover parking on neighboring streets and into alleyways reserved for inhabitants of those streets.

The parking issue also was a sticking point for town leaders and the fate of the application was uncertain heading into last week’s meeting. Almost at the last minute NVRetail agreed to add 16 parking spaces, a move that helped sway the commissioners. Because the change came after the project was advertised, an additional Town Council public hearing likely will be held next month, according to Town Planner/Zoning Administrator Joshua Bateman. n

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Russian and Loudoun Valley High School students mingle Monday morning at the Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm.

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oudoun Valley High School students met the children of Russian Embassy employees during a tree cutting Monday morning at the Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm.

Owners Frans Kok and his wife Mary host the annual party for the Russians to select a tree for the embassy in Washington, DC. Monday’s event featured songs, dances and theatrical skits by the Russian teenagers with music provided

Members of the Loudoun Valley High School band performed for guests from the Russian Embassy Monday at the Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm.

by the Loudoun Valley High School Band. The Koks always make a party of the occasion, inviting neighbors and friends to join the fun. For those still looking for a tree, check the Loudoun Valley Christmas Tree Growers

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• There will be plenty of shopping opportunities for young people during Sunday’s “Christmas at the Corner Store.” The event runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance and kids Waterford will be able to browse through items priced at $10 or less as well as have a special opportunity to wrap their gifts with Mrs. Claus in the Elves’ “secret room.” Adults also can enjoy the shopping, along with baked goods and hot cider. Donations of non-perishable food items to give to Loudoun Interfaith Relief are requested to be dropped off at the door. The store is at 40183 Main St. The Corner Store also is open Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, go to www.waterfordfoundation.org or call 540-882-3018. • The Catoctin Presbyterian Church and Venture Scouts in Waterford are co-hosts for a Christmas tree sale Dec. 13-14. Proceeds support important activities of both organizations. Fresh-cut trees are available at the church, which is celebrating its 250th year. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free local delivery is available. For more information, contact Steve Douglas at 540-454-5950 or Bill Cox at 703-244-9261. n

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• Bluemont Concert Series will hold its next oldtime contra dance Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Old Stone School in Hillsboro. Dancing begins at 8 p.m. following a beginner’s workshop at 7:30 Hillsboro p.m. Admission is $12

per person or $8 for Bluemont Friends, students and seniors. Music will be by OMG 2.0, featuring Paul Oorts on guitar, Alexander Mitchell on fiddle and Ralph Gordon on bass. The dances are the concert series’ oldest tradition, dating back more than 40 years and held on the third Saturday of each month, October through May. Instruction and figure calling are provided throughout each dance. Volunteers and area businesses, friends and neighbors are sought to help continue the dance program in Loudoun. Those interested in sponsoring a dance or becoming a Bluemont member should contact Lily Dunning at lily@ bluemont.org or 540-955-8186. To become a volunteer, contact Morgan Pearson at 540-955-8186. The Old Stone School is at 37098 Charles Town Pike, near its intersection with Rt. 690. For more information, go to www.bluemont.org.

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• The Hamilton Town Council on Monday night unanimously approved amendments to the town Water and Sewer Ordinance to provide more time to residents in the town’s Sewer Tax Hamilton District to hook up to the town’s system. Finance Committee Chairman John Unger said the change was made because the tax district loan will be paid off early, in 2015, rather than in 2019 as planned. “We felt it was more fair to allow them to hook up until the end of the original time frame,” he said. Additionally, residents will have another two years from the date of purchasing the hookup to make the actual connection, provided the purchase is made before the end of 2019. In other business, the council approved the transfer of $35,000 from previous years’ surplus to the FY15 Personnel budget, mostly to provide for salary increases. After emerging from closed session, the council passed a resolution authorizing a total of $5,000 in Christmas bonuses for the town’s seven employees. • The Lauterette family is doing it again. Jeff and Cassie Lauterette are repeating a Christmas holiday obligation they’ve done for the past 20 years—opening their Winter Wonderland Village to the public as a benefit for Toys for Tots. From 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 the Lauterette family will open its home for viewing, refreshments and to be a drop-off for new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps annual drive. The address is 16806 Heather Knolls Place near Hamilton. Each year, the couple expands their display and the 2014 edition will feature more than 350 square feet of animation, sound and lights that took more than three weeks to assemble. The village has some impressive stats—100 power adapters, more than 300 light bulbs and 30 surge strips with three circuits to power the holiday town, which features a LEGO Apple store, town square with fountain, miniature houses, a ski village, a working train, football field, a carnival and rides and a shopping plaza. Santa also will be along for the trip. The event is sponsored by Mid Atlantic Consulting, Inc. For more information, contact 703-862-7641 or go to http://midatlanticconsulting.com/village.

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• Twenty-three Purcellville area children and their families were among 150 Loudoun kids treated to breakfast at Wegman’s in Sterling on Saturday before being escorted around the Purcellville Target store by local law enforcement officers so they could purchase gifts for themselves and family members. The shopping spree was provided by The Fraternal Order of Police Loudoun-Dulles Lodge #69, as part of the annual “Cops and Kids Program.” Five Purcellville Police Department members and four Purcellville Citizens Support Team members accompanied the families. Chief Darryl Smith’s wife, Maria, and Police Chaplain Larry Brooks helped the kids with their holiday shopping.

Hillsboro Community Association and the Town of Residents sample some tasty Hillsboro. potluck Sunday evening at The Old Stone School. F o r more information on the Dec. 13 Historic Hillsboro Homes Tour and holiday craft fair, go to www.oldstoneschool.org.

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illsboro was full of preparations for the holidays last weekend as residents flocked to the Old Stone School for a greens workshop to make wreaths and swags and train volunteer docents for the homes that will be on tour Saturday. Hillsboro friends and neighbors shared a potluck at the Old Stone School before gathering in front of the town tree for the lighting ceremony, carols by the Woodgrove Women’s Treble Choir and a performance by Joey Bauer. The event was co-hosted by the

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he days of Loudoun parents raising money for playgrounds may soon be over. School and county leaders gathered for the Joint School Board/ Board of Supervisors meeting last Thursday agreed that it’s time to consider including playgrounds in the construction of all future elementary schools. Loudoun County is one of only two Virginia school systems that does not provide elementary schools with playgrounds. Parentteacher organizations are left to raise money to purchase playground equipment, which means most of the schools are without a playground for the first two or three years. “Today we draw a new line and say there’s a new way of doing business,” Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said. “We should consider a playground a fundamental aspect of an elementary school, just like we consider

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“We want those guaranteed instruction days,” Jennifer Bergel (Catoctin) said. Loudoun schools may not get to start before Labor Day in the 2016-2017 school year, unless the so-called “Kings Dominion Law” that requires public schools to begin after the holiday is reversed by the General Assembly. Schools can get a waiver from the law if they tally enough snow days in previous years. Loudoun’s public schools just barely met the requirement for the waiver next year by averaging eight snow days over the past five years. n Go to leesburgtoday.com/education to see the full adopted calendar.

a stadium a fundamental aspect of a high school.” Debate over whether the county’s $25 million elementary schools should come with a playground has simmered in recent years, especially as some families were left to raise money for a second or third playground as their children were reassigned schools following attendance zone boundary changes. But the conversation picked up steam in September after Panda Power Funds made a donation of almost $100,000 to help build an adaptive playground at Discovery Elementary School. Adaptive playgrounds are those specially designed for children with physical disabilities. Supervisors, who hold the purse strings for the schools, have since urged School Board members to include playgrounds as part of their capital funding requests to design and build new schools. That became a formal nudge during last week’s joint committee meeting. Continued on Next Page

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many said because it is difficult to find child care during the long winter break—more teachers favored Option A because it would give them more time over winter break to plan for the second half of the school year. Thomas Reed (At Large), Bill Fox (Leesburg) and Hornberger initially supported Option B. “That would have the kids out of school June 10 before the heat of the summer,” Reed said. It was the pre-Labor Day start on which every board member found agreement because it gives students more days in the classroom before they take the high-stakes standardized tests in the spring.

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oudoun students and school employees next year will start class before Labor Day, get a two-week winter break and end the year June 14. Following the top pick of the majority of teachers who weighed in, the Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously last week to adopt “Calendar Option A” for the 2015-2016 school year. The school year will start Aug. 31 and end June 14, with a two-week winter break from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3. (Below is the full adopted calendar.)

The board considered three other calendar options: Option B with a pre-Labor Day start and a shorter winter break; Option C with a post-Labor Day start and a longer winter break; and Option D that called for a postLabor Day start and shorter winter break. The School Board received close to 2,800 emails from parents, students and school employees, and a few board members said they read every one of them. “Yes, I have no life,” Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) quipped. “Thank you to everyone who sent emails in. It was good to hear the feedback.” While more parents favored Option B—

oudoun County High School parents have raised concerns about a grading practice they say holds their children to a higher standard than students face at other high schools in the county. Under the leadership of new principal Michelle Luttrell, the high school adopted a 100 percent summative grading practice. This means students’ homework and classwork are not factored into their final grade, according to the school’s website. Instead, “summative assessments” such as tests, quizzes and projects, make up the final grade. John Dalesandro and Dan Loper, who both have children at the Leesburg school, believe the practice puts their students at an unfair

disadvantage compared with students at other Loudoun high schools that include homework and class participation in the calculation of final grades. “I’m fine with students being graded this way, but then all the schools should do it this way,” Dalesandro said. “We were told at the beginning at the school year that County was going to start 100 percent summative grading. What they didn’t tell us was that we’re the only school that’s holding their kids to this higher standard.” He and Loper shared their concerns at a School Board meeting last month. Nereida Gonzalez-Sales, director of Loudoun’s high school instruction, acknowledged that the grading practices may be different among the county’s 14 high schools but said she could

not confirm how many calculate homework and class participation in final grades. “I couldn’t tell you right now. That conversation is beginning right now,” she said. She noted that most administrators in the Instruction and Curriculum Department’s top tier positions are new, including her, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Terri Breeden and Superintendent Eric Williams. GonzalezSales was brought on to oversee the district’s high school instruction after serving as Sterling Middle School principal. Plus, five of the county’s high schools also have new principals this year. Gonzalez-Sales said she’s working with Breeden, Williams and all of the principals to clarify parameters and definitions around grading practices.

“We’re reviewing this now so we can make sure it’s clear to administrators, and that message transfers to teachers and then to parents,” she said. She’s received complaints from just a few parents, but she said she encourages feedback, especially as the school system continues to shape its grading guidelines under new leadership. “This is a good conversation to have, and one of my goals this year is to help move that conversation along.” Gonzalez-Sales said she’d like to get more of a consensus among the high school principals, but it’s not known whether all of the high schools will be required to adopt the same grading practice. And, she added, teachers should have some flexibility in how they assess students. n

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grounds because it will be “a new way of doing business.” Buona agreed to bring the matter to a vote at the supervisors’ next regular meeting in January. There are three new elementary schools that do not have playgrounds—Frederick Douglass in Leesburg, Moorefield Station in Ashburn and Cardinal Ridge in South Riding— and 35-year-old Meadowland Elementary in Sterling. The school system has money left over from construction costs of the three newer schools that can be used to purchase playground equipment for those schools, and Buona said the county could come up with money to buy Meadowland a playground, perhaps from the school system’s fund balance. n

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“It’s time to do this,” Supervisor Ken Reid (R-Leesburg) said. School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said this might be an opportunity to secure public-private partnerships to help pay for the playgrounds. “Think about our playgrounds. They serve the schools but go there on a weekend and you see they serve the whole community,” he said. But Buona and Reid said they favored using county capital funds to build playgrounds. Hornberger and Jeff Morse (Dulles), who co-chairs the joint committee, asked that the Board of Supervisors pass some sort of resolution illustrating their support for funding play-

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ed Waterhouse, one of the last Loudoun County Public Schools’ old guard administrators, will retire as deputy superintendent at the end of the month. Superintendent Eric Williams made the announcement during the School Board meeting last week. “Clearly his service to the division has been extensive,” Williams said. “He has made significant contributions and he’s clearly a dedicated employee.” Waterhouse has worked for Loudoun’s public schools for 37 years, and much of his tenure has been served under the leadership of Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III, who retired in June. Waterhouse worked in a New York school system before moving to Loudoun in 1997 to take a position as a school psychologist. He moved through the ranks of the central office as special education supervisor (1978-1983), special education acting head (1983-1985), special education director (1985-1991), director of pupil services (1991-1997) and assistant superintendent of pupil services (1997-1999) to his current role as deputy superintendent, which he’s held since 1999. In an interview with Hatrick during one of his final days on the job, between packing and sorting boxes in his office, he described Waterhouse as one of the best hires he made in his long career. “When I became director of special education, I chose Ned Waterhouse to be the supervisor of special education and we worked together ever since,” Hatrick said, calling Waterhouse one of his closest advisors. During Tuesday’s board meeting Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) told Waterhouse, “On behalf of the board, thank you for a job

well done and thank you for blessing Loudoun County with your years of service.” Williams said the deputy superintendent position will retire along with Waterhouse, so to speak. Instead, a new position—chief of staff— will be created as of Jan. 1. The chief of staff will be a senior leadership position, but will be considered below the six assistant superintendent positions. Williams said the chief of staff would serve as a key advisor to the superintendent and other members of senior staff, “and provide effective, responsive communications, timely problem-solving and leadership related to innovative approaches in the strategic plan that we’re working to create.” The plan to which he refers is a long-term vision for the school system that will center on the question, “what should a LCPS graduate know and be able to do?” He announced that the new chief of staff would be Michael Richards, who is serving as director of data and accountability for Travis County, TX. Williams said in his current role Richards manages academic improvement initiatives and designs quality controls to promote program effectiveness and efficiency. “His experience with innovation, accountability and program assessment will be a good match for our needs,” Williams said. Richards also taught high school and college for 13 years and served in division-level leadership positions in Maryland and Texas. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the College of William and Mary, a master’s degree in American Studies from the University of Maryland and a Master’s of Fine Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His salary will be $124,095. n

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hile working 12 years as a banker and branch manager for the U.S. Bank in Colorado and BB&T in the Washington, DC, area, Bryant Stone noticed a vital trend in safety deposit box rentals. “There was always a disconnect in the demand that actual bank customers wanted and had versus the actual supply that banks were willing to provide, especially as it related to the larger-size boxes,” Stone said. Stone used that fact, and the ability to have more flexible policies and access as a storage facility, to create Commonwealth Vault & Safe Deposit Co., the first private vault operation of its kind in the greater Washington, DC, area. Commonwealth Vault’s opening was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting last week in Ashburn. The business isn’t subject to the same regulatory measures as banks. “Therefore I can be much more flexible with my contract offerings, not just with my security access, but also the titling on my contracts,” Stone said.

Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tony Howard and Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Shawn Williams were among the supporters on hand for the event, and Stone has been pleased with the interest he’s received from the community. “I’m approaching 15 percent pre-rental sales, which is a very healthy number in relation to where my goals were when I planned this venture out,” Stone said. “The reason why I selected this community is because when I embarked on my market research, I researched approximately 150 total bank branches in western Fairfax and Loudoun County…The epicenter of where I found the highest concentration of sold-out vaults altogether and/or long quotes for waitlists from banks, that epicenter fell just west of [Rt.] 28 and north of the [Dulles] Toll Road.” Stone’s legwork also found that fewer than 10 locations offered 10-by-10 safe boxes, and that many clients prefer to have a bigger space. Commonwealth has 350 box lockers and minivaults. Because Stone can order custom-built security boxes for his clients, he has planned to offer close to 1,200 rentals as the business grows. “I have deliberately left myself the ability to expand and custom-build in different phases should my client demands dictate that I need

to build in a different fashion,” Stone said. “I also am really proud of the fact that I can order

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delegation from Craftsman Auto Body and its suppliers gathered at the Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg on the morning of Dec. 5 to donate some $25,000 worth of material and equipment to the school’s auto collision program.

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The truckload of supplies, including paints and sandpaper, will help the students training at the center, and, it’s hoped, better prepare them for careers in the industry. This year, there are five seniors and 16 juniors in the two-year program. Some of them are likely to begin their careers at one of Craftsman’s service centers, as

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more than two dozen previous graduates have done. “It’s Merry Christmas today,” teacher Dave Williams said. “I’m speechless. I really am.” “This will last me for years,” Williams said of the crates of supplies, adding that the donation will free up money to purchase other needed items. Last week’s donation included material from some of Craftsman’s suppliers: Norton, National Coatings & Supplies, Keystone Automotive Industries and Axalta Coating Systems. It was organized through the Chicago-based Collision Repair Education Foundation, an I-Car associated nonprofit that has provided $14 million worth of supplies and scholarships to training programs nationwide this year. “Thanks for teaching these kids to do things the right way,” Paul Krauss, CEO of Leesburg-based Craftsman, said to Williams. He noted the company employs about 600 and is eyeing an expansion into the Richmond market.

AHT Insurance donated $29,000 to Loudoun Interfaith Relief. The money was raised during the company’s 26th annual Charity Golf Tournament held Sept. 16 at Piedmont Club in Haymarket. Ongoing support from AHT through the golf tournament to Loudoun Interfaith Relief has totaled $186,000 over the years. “The gift from AHT is far more than

Foundation Executive Director Clark Plucinski said many technical schools lack the equipment needed for hands-on training and spend most of their time teaching theory rather than, for example, learning how to take doors apart and repair them. The foundation’s mission is to help get schools the material they need. “You get better training, and these guys get better technicians,” Plucinski said to four of the program seniors who were surrounded by Craftsman representatives. “You’re going to be superstars, and you’re going to make super money.” Norton representative Jeff Steinbach noted the students are training in a field in which their jobs are safe from current corporate trends. “This is one job that will never be outsourced to another part of the world.” Clark noted that the students may not stay in the field of collision repair, but will have the training to succeed in other ventures, from sales to running their own shops. n

just a monetary donation,” LIR Executive Director Jennifer Montgomery said. “They are our longtime partners, and this partnership demonstrates their incredible commitment to the Loudoun community.”

Pandora Jewelry Awards Grant To Sterling Nonprofit

The Sterling-based nonprofit Women Giving Back was selected by Pandora Jewelry as one of eight national finalists in its

Hearts of Today initiative. Terri Stagi’s organization was selected from among more than 700 nominations for the program, which celebrates women working to help improve the lives of women and children in their communities. The award comes with a $25,000 cash prize. A panel of judges narrowed the nominations to 20, and the public voted to select the top eight. Stagi and the other winners were recContinued on Next Page

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oudoun’s newest movie theater opened this week in Dulles Town Center. Regal Entertainment Group celebrated the opening of the Dulles Town Center 10 with special preview events Monday through Wednesday that offered $3 movies, popcorn and soft drinks to benefit area charities. The formal grand opening was scheduled for today and was to feature first-run feature films including “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” The preview events benefited Toys for Tots, the Capital Area Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity of Loudoun County. n

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ognized during a Beverly Hills reception Nov. 15. Women Giving Back is a HomeAid program that provides clothing to women and children referred by area case managers—most of whom live in shelters. Many of these women are employed or attending school and need professional clothing and accessories in order to participate fully in the workplace. Being able to select clothing that suits them not only brings a smile to their faces, but also provides the boost of self-confidence that is necessary to rebuilding their lives on a secure foundation.

Wolf’s Teams With Interfaith Relief

Wolf’s Furniture in Leesburg is partnering with Loudoun Interfaith Relief to help fight hunger by holding a month-long food drive that wraps up Friday. “Loudoun Interfaith Relief is a great organization, focusing on helping local families,” Wolf ’s General Manager Payman Ahrarian said. “We’re happy to support their effort.” n

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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Dominion at Potomac Falls, 5:45 p.m. Rock Ridge at John Champe, 7:15 p.m. Loudoun Valley at Hedgesville, 7:30 p.m. Stone Bridge at McLean, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Wakefield at Broad Run, 7:15 p.m. Heritage at Woodgrove, 7 p.m. Briar Woods at John Champe, 7:15 p.m. Sherando at Loudoun County, 7:15 p.m. Millbrook at Park View, 7:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodgrove at Heritage, 7 p.m. Loudoun County at Sherando, 7:15 p.m. Park View at Millbrook, 7:30 p.m.

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Tuscarora players celebrate their Group 5A North Region championship Friday at Fortune Field in Leesburg. The Huskies defeated visiting Massaponax, 41-21, to advance to the state finals Saturday in Charlottesville. Ben Trittipoe

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or some, it was the moment the Tuscarora football team lost to North Stafford in the second round of the Virginia High School League playoffs last November. For others, it was the moment defensive coordinator Adam Fortune died suddenly in July. Still more saw the moment as the first day of practice in early August. Whatever the moment to trigger it, the entire Tuscarora squad has had one focus during the 2014 season—reach Game 15 on Dec. 13, the date of the Group 5A state championship game. The Huskies (14-0) achieved that goal last Friday when they defeated Massaponax, 41-21, to claim the 5A North Region title at Fortune Field in Leesburg. The victory

advanced Tuscarora to Saturday’s 5A state championship contest against South Region champion L.C. Bird (12-2) at 12:07 p.m. at the University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. Senior running back Noah Reimers is one of the players who had been thinking of Dec. 13 since last fall. Reimers surpassed 300 yards for the second time this season during Friday’s game when he rushed for 307 yards and four touchdowns in less than three full quarters of action against previously unbeaten Massaponax. “The day after we lost against North Stafford last year, I went home and had some self-reflection,” Reimers said. “We had a lot of people coming back and we knew what was possible. I printed out our schedule and circled three games—Broad Run, Briar Woods and the state championship.

“We had unfinished business with Broad Run and Briar Woods [Tuscarora’s only regular-season losses in 2013], and the ultimate goal was Dec. 13,” he added. “It was something we’d see everyday in the weight room and everyday in the locker room and to know that it finally happened is great. It’s one more game to make all of our dreams come true, and that is beautiful.” For players like seniors linebacker/ receiver Jordan Fisher and linebacker/running back Ishmael Williams, the moment that triggered the desire to reach this year’s state finals was July 7, the date 37-year-old Fortune suddenly died of cardiomyopathy. Fortune spent his first 10 years as a football coach at Broad Run and helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back Group AA Division 4 state championships in 2008-09. Continued on Next Page

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ovettsville Elementary School fourthgrader Michelle Chatfield provided a bright spot in Sunday’s otherwise miserable outing for those suffering through the Redskins-Rams game at FedEx Field. Michelle, after having successfully competed in several local and sectional Punt, Pass and Kick contests, ranked in the top four among competitors in Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland. She was invited to compete in the team competi-

tion during Sunday’s game, placing second in her age group (8-9) with a score of 152’5”. She was given a Redskins jersey, two tickets for the game and a chance to meet with Redskins players. Michelle plans to be back on the field next year. She wasn’t the only one to hold up the honors for the Lovettsville school, as PE teacher Hugh Brockway, who won a grant from the Redskins for his Play 60 program, received a check from the organization on game day. n Contributed

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He then moved to Tuscarora with head coach Michael Burnett to start the Huskies program. As defensive coordinator, Fortune helped build the program, which has produced four playoff teams in its first five seasons. A 1995 graduate of Loudoun County High School, Fortune’s legacy with the Huskies was one of a kind. He was a caring teacher who could also be demanding as a coach, but he was a person who was loved by all that he came in touch with. Tuscarora’s stadium field was dedicated to his memory Oct. 10. “It means so much,” Fisher said of reaching the state finals. “We wanted to dedicate not only the season, but the rest of how we play and how we live for Coach Fortune. I’ve never seen us prepare so much for each opponent. So much work has gone into this year and we’re not done yet. Everything has been a step. We want to get to UVA and win that game, then celebrate.” “It’s so great to have the opportunity to go play another week with my family and brothers,” Williams said of his teammates. “We’re on center stage and we just need to get one more win for Coach Fortune.” That “one win” won’t come easy, however, as L.C. Bird is seeking its third straight state championship. The Skyhawks defeated Briar Woods, 35-28, to capture the 5A title last December after they edged Ocean Lakes, 14-10, to claim the Group AAA Division 6 crown in 2012 before reclassification. L.C. Bird advanced to Saturday’s contest with a 21-13 victory over Salem in Virginia Beach last weekend. Junior quarterback Jalen Elliott scored all three touchdowns on short runs, while senior running back Stephen Mines rushed for 155 yards. Sophomore linebacker Rayshard Ashby had 14 tackles and clinched the victory with a quarterback sack late in the game. The Skyhawks will provide a formidable challenge for the Tuscarora defense, which is allowing just 11.2 points per game this season and has seen only six opponents score in double digits. Mines has rushed for 1,943 yards, while Elliott—in his first season at Bird after transferring from Hanover High School—has passed for 1,645 yards and 23 touchdowns while throwing just five interceptions. “We know they’re really good,” Burnett said. “We tell the kids that you don’t shy away from a challenge. We can only focus on what we can control. We believe we’ve done everything we can do. That’s all you really do in life is keep

doing your best, use the gifts God gave you to the best you can. In this case, it’s really paid dividends.” The Huskies are seeking the seventh state title in the past eight years by a Loudoun team. Stone Bridge started the streak in 2007 by winning the Group AAA Division 5 title, then Broad Run claimed the AA Division 4 crown in both 2008 and 2009. Briar Woods continued the trend by winning three consecutive AA Division 4 titles from 2010-12. Reimers—who has verbally committed to play at Harvard next fall—has been the Huskies’ unquestioned team leader this season, earning Conference 14 and North Region Player of the Year honors as well as being named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Virginia. He set a school record with 377 yards rushing against Broad Run Oct. 10 and he has established school single-season records with 2,911 yards and 45 touchdowns, pushing his career total to more than 6,000 yards. “I get a lot of individual awards, and it means a lot,” Reimers said. “But this means more. A state championship means 100 times more than Gatorade Player of the Year. That’s a nice memento, but to do something as a team is so much more powerful.” Reimers, however, is not alone in leading the Tuscarora offense, which has averaged 40.5 points per game this season. Junior quarterback Daniel Smith has completed better than 70 percent of his passes for 1,378 yards and 15 touchdowns while adding 472 yards rushing. Fisher (28 catches, 411 yards, 6 touchdowns) and sophomore Duron Norris (25 receptions, 331 yards, 3 scores) lead the Huskies’ receiving corps. Burnett—90-19 in nine seasons as a head coach—has the opportunity to become just the second football coach in Loudoun County to lead two different schools to state crowns. As an assistant, Mickey Thompson helped guide Park View to the Group AA Division 4 title in 1988 and then led Stone Bridge to the 2007 AAA Division 5 crown as head coach. Burnett is pleased and excited that this Huskies team has reached this point. “They’ve grown up together,” Burnett said. “They are hard-working kids and they love each other. It sounds kind of corny, but when you see them together, you know that it’s real. That really translates into all of the time they put in. “When you really like the people you’re around, you’re going to spend time in the weight room, watching film and at practice,” he added. “That’s the maturity we’ve seen. They have put in an immense amount of work and this is the pinnacle.” n

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• Penn State senior Whitney Church (Broad Run) has been named to the National

Soccer Coaches Association of America’s All-America first team. The honor is the latest this season for Church, who was selected as the Big Ten Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy Award semifinalist. This season, Church oversaw a defense that allowed more than one goal just twice and posted nine clean sheets. Over her career, Church started 89 of Penn State’s 100 matches and is the program’s all-time leader in minutes played (8,243). The two-time Big Ten Defender of the Year was named to an All-Big Ten team following each of her four campaigns.

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• Tuscarora senior running back Noah Reimers has been named the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Reimers has rushed for 2,911 yards and 45 touchdowns in helping lead the Huskies (14-0) to Saturday’s 5A state final. Tuscarora plays L.C. Bird (12-2) at 12:07 p.m. at the University of Virginia. Reimers, who carries a 4.28 grade point average, has committed to Harvard.

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dozen years ago, a couple of moms began directing plays at Dominion Academy to help their children and their classmates gain confidence. Those children have grown up and moved on, but Mary Long and Lisa Moen have taken their act beyond the school and kept their drama company alive, helping a new group of young people have fun and give back to the community. Big Bad Drama Company, which launched

Dominion, soon got on board and began helping with behind-the-scenes and administrative elements. In 2007, the directors put on the play “Big Bad,” a comedy in which the Big Bad Wolf of fairy tale fame is put on trial for his crimes against other characters. It remains one of the directors’ favorite productions, and was the inspiration for the company’s name. As Long and Moen’s children got older, left Dominion and moved on from their mothers’ theater company, the women wanted to continue their mission of helping young people,

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Nick Rexroad, Nate Rexroad, Charlie von Kleeck and Stephanie Year get ready for Big Bad Drama Company’s upcoming production.

at Dominion in 2002 and has been putting on productions independently since 2011, has a series of performances of its latest production, “The Little Town of Christmas,” scheduled for the next two weekends. The group does not charge admission for its shows, but instead asks spectators to bring donations for a range of local charities, including Interfaith Relief, Tree of Life and Toys for Tots. The play features 17 young people from public and private middle and high schools across the county, and will be performed at locations in Leesburg, Purcellville and Lovettsville Dec. 12-20. Long, who grew up going to community theater rehearsals with her parents, got things rolling in the early 2000s as a way to bring her quiet daughter Kaci out of her shell. She started a drama club at her children’s school, the Leesburg-based private Christian school Dominion Academy and began directing plays there. Moen, whose son Tyler also attended

giving back to the community and taking things to the next level. In 2011, the company began putting on independent productions around the county. Two years later, Dominion Academy closed and was replaced with Providence Academy in the same location. Both women love working with young people and love the sense of confidence and community responsibility it gives to the student actors. “I wanted my daughter to feel good about herself and not be shy. I thought if I could do that with her I could do it with other kids,” Long said. “The whole drama thing is not about making these kids the next Academy Award winner. It’s about having the kids feel good about themselves….I want them to have a sense of giving back and have fun—and we have tons of fun.” The company includes a core group of actors, now in high school, who started out

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Nate Rexroad as Ebenezer Scrooge and Charlie von Kleeck as the narrator star in Big Bad Drama Company’s production of “The Little Town of Christmas.”

with the troupe in their elementary school days at Dominion. But as the company’s reputation has grown, it has pulled in students from public middle and high schools, too. Students rehearse most Saturday evenings for up to five hours. For the actors, the joy of performing, the satisfaction of giving back to the community and the friendships they’ve made as part of the group make every hour worth it. “It’s a good feeling to be able to help people, make their day. It’s a great way to do that with friends,” said Nate Rexroad, an eighthgrader at Providence Academy. “We do it for

the community. We do it to give back to people. We want to help nonprofit organizations.” Performers interviewed mentioned a sense of friendship, fun and lots of laughs. There’s also clearly a lot of respect and gratitude for the two directors, who donate their time. Long is the creative force for the company, while Moen handles management, administration and lots of behind-the-scenes tasks and is known for her resourcefulness and skills with costumes and sets. Each rehearsal includes Continued on Page 42

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2-4 p.m., George C. Marshall House, 217 Edwards Ferry Road, Leesburg. Contact: www. georgecmarshall.org Enjoy a traditional English tea served in the dining room of the Marshall House, festively decorated for the holidays, followed by a tour. Seating is limited. RSVP and advance payment required. Admission is $30 per guest. Park at 312 E. Market St. or Loudoun County Government Center parking garage.

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Cutthroat Yarn Trunk Show

6-8 p.m., Cutthroat Yarn, 1609 Village Market Blvd., SE, #115, Leesburg. Contact: www.cutthroatyarn.com The popular yarn shop hosts Susan Gibbs of Juniper Moon Farms and members of Loudoun’s fiber arts community for a special show.

“Annie”

7 p.m., Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.heritagedrama.com This family friendly production tells the classic musical story of a young orphan girl who charms the hearts of those around her and the trouble that ensues when she searches for her long-lost parents. Tickets are $5.

John Gardiner WWII Stories

8 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www. franklinparkartscenter.org Loudoun author John Gardiner teams with

Furnace Mountain musicians David VanDeventer and Morgan Morrison for an evening of literature and music reprising the World War II years. Gardiner reads his award-winning short story “The Voyage Out” with a live soundtrack of period songs. Tickets are $10.

Saturday, Dec. 13 Lovettsville Breakfast with Santa

8 a.m.-11 a.m., Lovettsville Fire and Rescue, 12837 Berlin Turnpike, Lovettsville. Contact: www.lovettsvillevfr.org Enjoy breakfast with Santa at this small town’s favorite tradition. Bring a non-perishable food item for a Loudoun County food bank.

Christmas Country Breakfast

8 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Neersville Community Center, 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: 540-668-647 The Between the Hills Community Association offers a country breakfast featuring biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, ham, fried potatoes, pancakes, fruit, coffee cake and more. Admission is $6 per person. Children under 8 are free. Unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots will also be collected.

Birding Banshee

8 a.m., Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, 21085 The Woods Road, Leesburg. Contact: www. loudounwildlife.org Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy every second Friday for a bird walk through this rich habitat south of Leesburg.

Philomont Breakfast with Santa 8:30-10:30 a.m., Philomont Fire Department, 36560 Jeb Stuart Road, Purcellville. Contact: 540-338-5882 Enjoy breakfast and get a picture with Santa.

Cost is $7 for adults and teens, $5 for children and free for children under 2. Advance registration is recommended.

Arcola VFD Breakfast With Santa

8:30-11 a.m., Glory Days Grill, 42010 Village Center Plaza, Stone Ridge. Contact: 703-3272222 Get a photo with Santa and enjoy a delicious hot breakfast. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Holiday Coalition and Dulles South Food Pantry.

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and other gifts for the entire family. Holiday helpers will be available to help children wrap purchases with special bags and ribbons. Shopping is free with museum admission $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for children 2-12.

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10 a.m.-noon, Sonak Family Chiropractic, 21240 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 105, Sterling. Contact: 703-406-0200 or www.drwill.net Take a photo with Santa and enjoy refreshments and children’s crafts. Canned good donations and grocery store gift cards will be collected for Loudoun Interfaith Relief. Event is free and open to the public.

9 a.m.-5 p.m., Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Contact: oldstoneschool.org The annual craft fair is bigger than ever with almost 50 crafters selling items including handmade wooden utensils, pottery, jewelry, yarns and knit items and much more. Admission is free for shoppers.

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9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sterling Walmart, 45415 Dulles Crossing Plaza, Sterling. Contact: loudouncountyques.org Members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity will be collecting new, unwrapped toys and books for Toys for Tots.

Heritage Farm Museum Secret Shoppe

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Heritage Farm Museum, 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling. Contact: www.heritagefarmmuseum.org Children can browse a selection of Virginiamade gifts priced under $10, including locally made jewelry, specialty soaps, old-time candy

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. Contact: 703-430-9480 Have lunch with Santa and his elves, play in the gym and do a craft. Cost is $8 per child, with optional parent lunch priced at $4. Advance registration is required. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-771-5913 Join Santa and friends for a pizza lunch and ornament craft. Bring a camera. Advance registration is required. Cost is $10 per child.

Hillsboro UMC Ham and Turkey Lunch

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4-6 p.m., 20 Export Drive, Sterling. Contact: womengivingback@gmail.com Women Giving Back, the nonprofit that allows women entering the workforce to “shop” for free professional clothing, holds a drive for Toys for Tots.

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10 a.m., Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts. Contact: 703-771-5281 DC-area magician Dean Alan provides holiday fun and laughs for all ages. Event is free.

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6 p.m., reception, 7 p.m., lecture, National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. Contact: www.nsl.org Calabi discusses his book “Hemingway’s Guns: The Sporting Arms of Ernest Hemingway.” Cost is $10 for non-members, free for NSLM members.

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Noon- 6 p.m., Hillsboro. Contact: oldstoneschool.org Visit some of Hillsboro’s historic homes, beautifully decorated for the holidays. Candlelight tours start at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the Old Stone School and visitors can walk to homes on the tour. Tickets are $20, $18 for students and seniors. Children 10 and under are free. Event benefits the Hillsboro Community Association.

Purcellville Christmas Parade

Noon, Purcellville Train Station to Loudoun Valley High School. Contact: www.purcellvilleva.gov Enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas in this lovely small town. Festivities continue throughout the day.

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5-9 p.m., 16806 Heather Knolls Place, Hamilton. Contact: www.midatlanticconsulting.com/village

Oatlands Candlelight Tours

5-8 p.m., Oatlands Historic Home and Gardens, Leesburg. Contact: www.oatlands.org Guests will have a chance to enjoy a special evening self-guided tour through the mansion sparkling with Christmas lights and oldfashioned decorations. Final admission is at 8 p.m. Candlelight tours are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children 6-16. Admission is free for Friends of Oatlands and children under age 6.

Leesburg Christmas and Holiday Parade

6 p.m., King Street between Ida Lee Drive and Fairfax Street. Contact: www.leesburgva.gov Ring in the holiday with Santa and friends along with local businesses and community groups.

Lucketts Bluegrass: Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice

6 p.m., doors open, 7 p.m., music begins. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.luckettsbluegrass.com Named Male Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2013, Sisk is known for his honest voice and topnotch musicians. Tickets are $15 at the door.

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6:30 p.m., doors open, 7 p.m., music begins, Carradoc Hall, 1500 E. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: www.stagecoachtc.com Ring in the season with Stage Coach Theatre Company’s Christmas cabaret featuring laugh-

ter, fun and great musical numbers. $56 ticket price includes dinner from Silk restaurant.

Master Singers of Virginia: Voices of Christmas

7 p.m., Our Savior’s Way Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Road, Ashburn. Contact: www. msva.org A harp will accompany the group on selections from Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and Paulus’s “Jesu Carols.” The program also includes “A Spotless Rose” by Howells, “Christ Child’s Lullaby” by Walker and Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium.” Advance tickets are $15 for students/seniors (65+) and $20 for adults. Tickets are $5 more at the door.

Live Music: Miguel Aubertin

7 p.m., Blue Ridge Eagles, 120 E. O St., Purcellville. Contact: www.blueridgeeagles.com. Great reggae from a local artist known for bringing Bob Marley’s music to life. Admission is $5 or bring a donation for a local food bank.

Loudoun Symphonic Winds Toys for Tots Concert

7:30 p.m., Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling. Contact: www. lcbandinc.org LSW will be performing works by Alfred Reed, Leroy Anderson and a sing-along segment. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots.

Live Music: The Bitter Liberals

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4 p.m., Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: www.loudounsymphony.org The Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestra directed by Yeong Su Kim presents “An Afternoon at the Opera” featuring selections from favorite operas including “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Rigoletto” and “La Boheme.” Admission is free.

The Lauterette family hosts its annual holiday village extravaganza, including trains, LEGO creations, animation and lights to benefit Toys for Tots. Refreshments will be served. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate.

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8-10 a.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd. #215, Leesburg. Contact: www. littleblessingspreschool.com Leesburg’s Little Blessings Preschool hosts a 1K fun run and festival. Registration is $25 for adults and $15 for children 3-11. Event includes crafts, martial arts demos, raffle and more.

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., See Dec. 13 listing.

Thomas Balch Talk: Marc Leepson

2 p.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-737-7195 Leepson discusses his new book “What So

3 p.m., Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Lovettsville. Contact: www.patowmackfarm. com Bring three dozen cookies and a canned food item for a local charity.

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Master Singers of Virginia: Lessons and Carols

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Hansbarger, Allen Kitselman, Gary McGraw and Mike Jewell. Named after a vintage cocktail, the group released its second CD “Again” in August. Its debut album “13” received numerous Wammie nominations earlier this year. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For tickets and information, go to www.franklinparkartscenter.org. n

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5:30-7:30 p.m., Cascades Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Cascades. Contact: 571-2583280 Bring a shared dish and a small gift (valued at $5); admission is free. With no dish and gift, tickets are $7, or $5 in advance for members.

6-9 p.m., Catoctin Creek Distillery, 120 W. Main St., Purcellville. Contact: purcellvillebusiness.org The Purcellville Business Association hosts a holiday karaoke mixer and ugly sweater contest to benefit Western Loudoun charities. Admission is $10.

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Salvation Army Angel Trees In Full Bloom

he Loudoun Salvation Army is again running its Angel Tree program to provide Christmas gifts for children ages 12 and under. Angel Trees are located at the Dulles Town Center and in many other locations, including area churches and meeting places for civic groups. Donors can pick a tag listing a child’s sizes and a few gifts the angel would like to receive. The donors can bring unwrapped gifts to the Angel Tree or drop them off at the Salvation Army at 10 Cardinal Park Dr. in Leesburg. The deadline for donations is Friday, Dec. 12.

“This year’s goal is to provide gifts to over 1,000 children from 400 different families,” Allen Tanner, captain of the Salvation Corps in Loudoun, said. “I’ve always been amazed at the generosity and willingness of Loudoun residents to grant an angel’s wish.” The Angel Tree Program, which originated in Virginia in 1979 before expanding nationally, along with the red kettles are two of the Salvation Army’s most visible efforts to make Christmas a special occasion for area residents in need. For more information, contact the Loudoun Salvation Army at 703-771-3371.

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dinner, and the group does other social activities together. “[The actors] are all so supportive and the directors are amazing, “ said Ella Rivera, an eighth-grader at J. Lupton Simpson Middle School in Leesburg. “They give you constructive criticism—they’re not screaming or yelling at you—they’re just trying to help you out. If we’re involved in other plays, they ask the group to come out and support us.” Rivera and fellow Big Bad cast member Melanie Vieyra will be performing together in Simpson’s production of Aladdin later this winter. Rivera is a natural performer who has had a longtime goal of pursuing an acting career, while Vieyra, a petite seventh grader with a pixie-like voice, said her experience with the company gave her the confidence she needed to get through the school audition. The confidence-building aspect of performing was highlighted by numerous other cast members. “Even if you mess up, you keep going. Like in life, if you mess up, you have to keep going,” Amanda Wicks, a sophomore at Woodgrove High School, said. “You need to surround yourself with people who are going to support you just like here.” The company takes its inspiration from the famous quote from the biblical Book of Acts: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” While the company has a Christian philosophy at its core, not all of its plays have Christian themes, although Moen says she and Long do seek out family-oriented material. “The Little Town of Christmas” is made up of a series of 12 vignettes, with most actors playing multiple roles. Cast favorites include a take-off on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” featuring favorite characters from that story in new situations; “In That Giving Spirit” the story of a scamming waitress who learns a lesson during the holidays; and “Santa’s Pop Quiz” about a girl who grills Santa to find out if he’s real (spoiler alert: he passes with flying colors). The focus on raising funds for community organizations means the company operates on a shoestring. For now, the group’s primary means of fundraising for its own operational costs is a summer camp held every year at the Carver Center in Purcellville. The organizers charge a relatively low fee for the camp and use the proceeds to keep the company running throughout the year. Moen and Long have developed a strong relationship with the Carver Center administration, and the women also work with seniors at the center, doing separate plays every year. The directors like to have students start with a summer camp session before joining the company so that they can get a sense of each child’s interests and abilities. The actors generally move into bigger roles incrementally, Moen said, as their confidence and abilities grow. “We all start out small. When we join the company, we’re not given big parts right away. Our directors work us up and we start taking on major roles,” said Rexroad, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge, along with other roles, in this winter’s performance. “Not only do our acting skills increase and not only do we have fun, but we also get to see the smiles on peoples’ faces and how they enjoy the show.” n Big Bad Drama Company performs “The Little Town of Christmas” Friday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Lovettsville Firehouse on Rt. 287 in Lovettsville (bring a donation for Tree of Life or an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots); Saturday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Destiny Church in Leesburg (bring a donation for Interfaith Relief); Sunday, Dec.14 at 2 p.m. at Carver Center in Purcellville (bring a donation for Tree of Life). It’ll also do a show for seniors at the Madison House in Leesburg Saturday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. Admission to all shows is by donation. This year’s Carver Center performance by senior citizens takes place Friday, Dec. 19 at 12:30 p.m.

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Community Christmas Pageant (a retelling of Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birth with Scripture readings and hymns) Sunday December 21 at 4:00 pm Christmas Eve 3:30 pm Children Oriented Worship 5:30 pm Teen Oriented Worship 7:30 pm Contemporary Worship 10:30 pm Traditional Worship Christmas Day 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Christmas Lessons and Music (a retelling of the story of our faith) Sunday December 28 9:00 am and 11:15 am Worship 7:45 am Worship (without music)

St. John the Apostle Catholic Church Christmas Mass Schedule for 2014 Church at 55 Oakcrest Manor Dr. NE Parish center at 101 Oakcrest Manor Dr - overflow Masses Note: Christmas Eve there will be two Masses at the parish center The door opens at 3:00 p.m., in both places. There will be carols sung in both the Church and Worship Area.

Christmas Eve: Wednesday 12/24 4PM at the Church 4 PM at the parish center 6 PM at the Church 6 PM Spanish Mass at the parish center 10 PM at the Church

Christmas Day Thursday 12/25 7:30 AM at the church 9 AM at the church 10:45 AM at the church 12:30 AM at the church 10:30 AM Latin Mass at the chapel on 236 N. King St.

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Lessons anD CaroLs Sunday, December 28th ~ 9:30am 703-777-1035 39918 Oatlands Mill Road, Leesburg, VA 20175 www.oursaviouroatlands.org

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The proposed project would widen Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) from two to four lanes on a minimum 150 ft. wide right-of-way, from Hay Road (Route 642) to Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150) in Loudoun County. The project includes shared-use paths and the construction of a bridge over the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Railroad Park (W&OD Trail). In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 23 CFR Part 771 and 23 CFR 774, a Categorical Exclusion / Section 4(f) de minimis impact to W&OD Trail was made available for review and comment at a design public hearing meeting held on December 10, 2007. In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR 800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed improvements on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places w a s also made available at the time.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING APPLICATION TLZM 2013-0001, I-1 to B-4 and PRC

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Copies and additional information regarding this Rezoning Concept Plan Amendment application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 during normal business hours (Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or by contacting Michael Watkins, Senior Planner, at 703-737-7920.

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The Property encompasses 118.76 acres, is depicted on the Rezoning Plan, and is identified by the following Loudoun County Property Identification Numbers (PIN) 189-10-3080 and 189-10-6250 and 148-15-1619 and 190-40-5161 and 190-40-2406. The property is currently zoned I-1 (Industrial and Research Park) District. The Property is identified as Regional Office on the Town Planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land Use Policy Map. The Town Plan recommends a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.35 to 1.0 for non-residential uses. The Regional Officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Optional Uses and Design states projects may be developed with residential components to complement the Regional Office use, but does not provide a recommended residential density. The proposed commercial density in the B-4 District is an FAR of 0.73. The proposed commercial density in the PRC District is an FAR of 0.07. The overall commercial density is 0.14. The proposed residential density in the PRC District is 9 dwelling units per acre.

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Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider a rezoning application TLZM 2013-0001, and three special exception applications: TLSE 2013-0003, TLSE 2013-0004, TLSE 2013-0014. The application is made on behalf of the Stanley Martin Companies, LLC.

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TOWN OF LEESBURG BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES The Town of Leesburg has a various citizen boards, commissions and committees that assist the Town Council on a variety of subjects in an advisory capacity. The Town Council is requesting statements of interest and qualifications of Leesburg residents interested in serving on one of these advisory bodies. Additional information concerning the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisory bodies is available from the Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office during normal business hours at 703-771-2733 or lgreen@leesburgva.gov, or on the Town of Leesburg Website at www.leesburgva.gov . Please submit letters of interest to the Clerk of Council, Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 or lgreen@leesburgva.gov, by Thursday, December 18, 2014. Ad #146694

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NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TLSE-2014-0004 UNIWEST MINI-WAREHOUSE Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the Leesburg Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Special Exception Application TLSE-2014-0004, Uniwest Mini-Warehouse a request to permit a three-story, 74,593 square foot indoor storage facility on vacant land fronting Battlefield Parkway. The subject property has no assigned address and is located on Battlefield Parkway behind the Fort Evans II Plaza shopping center in northeast Leesburg. The 4.89 acre parcel is zoned B-3, Community Retail/Commercial District. The property is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 141-17-1241 and Loudoun County Tax Map Number /49//28////B9/. The Town Plan designates this property as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Community Officeâ&#x20AC;? on the Land Use Policy Map. Special Exception Application TLSE-2014-0004 is a request to allow an indoor mini-warehouse facility subject to the standards of Section 9.3.14 of the Zoning Ordinance. Additional information and copies of this application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Irish Grandfield, Senior Planner at 703-771-2766 or igrandfield@leesburgva.gov.) At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the Planning Commission meeting should contact the Clerk to the Commission at (703) 771-2434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.

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TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price,

Loan Type: Conv/ FNMA (Trustee # 555215) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 7777101, website: http:// www.atlanticlawgrp. com FEI # 1074.01684 12/11 & 12/18/14

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913 Buttonwood Terrace Leesburg, VA 20176 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $356,000.00, dated April 14, 2006, recorded among the land records of the

ATTENTION TOWN OF LEESBURG RESIDENTS Town Offices will be closed at Noon on Wednesday, December 24th, on Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th

Residents in the NW & NE quadrants (this includes North King Street) There is NO change in your collection schedule. Your trash, recycling & yard waste will be collected on Friday, December 26th. Bulk pickups will occur on Friday, December 26th as usual. The list will close at Noon on Wednesday, December 24th. All requests must be received before then to be on Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list.

ATTENTION TOWN OF LEESBURG CURBSIDE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS There will be NO trash or recycling collection on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25th, or on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Thursday, January 1st, 2015.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deposit of $12,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Circuit Court for Loudoun County on April 14, 2006, as Instrument Number 20060414-0033342, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, 18 E Market St, Leesburg, VA on January 9, 2015 at 11:30 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: LOT 843, SECTION 10, POTOMAC CROSSING, AS THE SAME APPEARS DULY DEDICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 2299, AT PAGE 1769 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA.. Tax ID: 187-19-5188-000.

in re: Jyana Gabrielle Mendez The object of this suit is to proceed with the adoption of the above-named child by her stepfather. It is ORDERED that Holdwin Mendez appear at the abovenamed court and protect his/her interests on or before January 9, 2015 at 10:00am It is further ORDERED that this Order of Publication be published once a week for four successive weeks in Leesburg Today. 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/14 & 1/1/15

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LOUDOUN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 18 East Market Street Leesburg, VA 20175 Commonwealth Virginia in re to:

PR Real Estate Holdings, LLC v. Parties Unknown

The object of the suit Loan Type: Conv/ is to: Quiet Title. to FHLMC (Trustee # real property in Loudoun County, Vir555151) ginia, located at 7B Substitute Trustee: South King Street, ALG Trustee, LLC, Leesburg, Virginia C/O Atlantic Law 20175 and Further Group, LLC PO Box identified by Loud2548, Leesburg, VA oun County Parcel 20177, (703) 777- Identification Num231-38-20847101, website: http:// ber www.atlanticlawgrp. 000. com It is ORDERED that Parties Unknown FEI # 1074.01657 appear at the above12/11 & 12/18/14 named court and protect his/her interests on or before February 6 ,2015 at 2:00pm. Order of Publication Ad #148006 Commonwealth 12/11, 12/18, of Virgina 12/25/14 & 1/01/15 Case No. 14-47

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In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $219,900.00, dated June 30, 2003, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Loudoun County on July 1, 2003, as Instrument Number 20030701-0082725, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, 18 E Market St, Leesburg, VA on January 9, 2015 at 11:30 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot numbered 543, Section 10C, CASCADES, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted, subdivided and recorded in Deed Book 1157 at Page 842, among the land records of Loudoun County, Virginia.. Tax ID: 007-48-8845000.

whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Michael Stephen Bayne passed away suddenly on November 22, 2014, at Shands Hospital STACK, John Joseph (JJ) in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 64. He STACK, John Joseph (JJ), formerly of Yonand his wife Carolynn had recently moved to kers, NY, Sugarland Run, Va., and Bowie, Md., The Villages, Florida, after living nine years passed away Nov. 28th in Palm Bay, Fl. He in Cornelius, North Carolina. was 94. Born in Yonkers, NY, on July 4, 1920, He was born to the late Robert Hender- JJ was the eldest son of Edward Joseph and son and Lettie Christine, October 24, 1950, Della Bridget (Hamilton) Stack. He began his in Nokesville, Va. and lived in the Northern lifetime of travel at an early age, making the long subway trek from home into ManhatVirginia area until 2005. tan where he attended St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Mike retired from the Federal Government school and served as an altar boy. He excelled in 1999. Following retirement, he followed at sports, including baseball and football, and his passion of flying and selling small aircraft. though drafted by the House of David baseMike was an avid aviator and was a past mem- ball team, he chose to pursue his education. JJ ber of the National Capital Squadron (NCS) was a sophomore at Manhattan College when of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). He Pearl Harbor was attacked. He immediately went on to run his own small aircraft broker- enlisted in the US Navy, and while serving in the Pacific Theater with Navy Squadron age company, Southeast Aircraft Sales. VS-61, met and married Nellie Kathleen He was an active member of the Lake Coun- Bowles working at Maylands Airport, Perth, ty Harley Owners Group (HOG) and served Australia. They shared an adventuresome life as the chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newsletter editor. He loved together during his 20-year Navy career. JJ riding his Harley, playing golf, cruising in his ran air traffic control operations at bases in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vette, playing billiards, and recently became Bermuda, New York, New Jersey, Kansas and involved in the Villages wood workshop mak- Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Nellie ran everything else. After ing small toys to be donated for Christmas. his Navy retirement in 1962, JJ was a strategic planner at the Washington Navy Yard, a conMike is survived by his wife of 24 years, Car- sultant with SAIC at Tysons Corners, and the olynn Bayne; his daughter, Melissa Fincham; President of his own defense-contract comgrandchildren Jordan, Chase and Paige; step- pany, CĂ¨ilidh. During their happy, 40-year children Tricia Simons and Matt Dressler; marriage, JJ and Nellie raised 11 children and step-grandchildren Stephanie, Xander, while traveling the world. Together, they introduced their brood to western livingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that and Ashton. is, in Western Australia and the west of IreA celebration of life memorial service will be land. With Nellieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sudden death in 1981, JJ held at Unity of the Villages in Summerfield, faced his toughest times. But sustained by his Florida at 2 pm Sunday, December 14; and at Roman Catholic faith, he showed his children Westfields Country Club in Clifton, Virginia that life is to be lived. He shared his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for the Sport of Kings, and during the at 2 pm Sunday, December 21. 1990s raced his thoroughbred horse Sports In lieu of flowers, donations can be made Career at area racetracks. In 1991, JJ marto the Wounded Warrior Project in Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ried Barbara Knowles, now of Washington, D.C. While they called St. Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island, Ga., memory. home, they traveled across the US and in Europe and Asia. JJ spent his final years with his son William Stack in Palm Bay, Fl. JJ is predeceased by his brothers Joseph and William Stack and his sisters Theresa Peel, Kathleen Blinn and Margaret Stack. He is survived by his wife Barbara Stack of Washington, D.C. and his children: Bridget Gingrow of Lancaster, Pa.; Mike Stack of Fairfax, Va.; Robert Stack of Virginia Beach, Va., William Stack of Palm Bay, Fl., Maureen SappĂŠy of Chestertown, Md., Peggy Vaughn of Frederick, Md., Patricia Stack of McLean, Va., Joseph Stack Would you like to place a of Wilmington, N.C., Edward Stack of ChesTribute, Obituary or Death Notice tertown, Md., Teresa Hunter of Clemmons, N.C., and Mickey Stack of Arlington, Va. JJ for your loved one? was devoted to his 24 grandchildren and a Call us today great-grandfather to 7. He was beloved by many nieces, nephews and friends in the US, for more information, Australia and Ireland. A Time of Visitation is 703-771-8831 scheduled 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Tuesday,

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Mark Edwin Lee (West)

Mark Edwin Lee (West), 35, died on Nov 29, 2014 at his home in Washington DC after a Richard J. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;?) Rodgers, Jr., 92, of Lansd- brief illness. owne, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. He was born in Leesburg VA but spent his childhood in Newport News. He graduated Richard was born Sunday, August 27, 1922, with honors from Menchville High School in Pittsburgh, PA. where he was recognized by the National Merit Program and National Achievement He was a son of the late Richard J. Rodgers, Scholarship Program for his academic excelSr. and Susan Gelston Rodgers. lence and he participated in the Advanced Richard served in the United States Army Placement Honors program. Mark attended during World War IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pacific Campaign. Af- Virginia Polytechnic and State University and ter participating in landings at Leyte in the graduated in 2002 with a BS in CommunicaPhilippines and on the island of Cebu, Rich- tions and a minor in Political Science. After ard was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic ac- graduation he was employed by Nelson Multion in the rescue of wounded soldiers from lins Law Firm and later went to work for the legal department of K2M. While working full the battlefield in Okinawa. time there he also attended the George WashRichard worked in Pittsburgh for Sealtest ington School of Law and was scheduled to Foods and Atriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant before retiring graduate in May of 2015. to Virginia. He was an ardent supporter of Notre Dame football, and if anyone said a dis- Mark was an avid sports fan and especially paraging word about the Irish, Richard was loved UNC basketball. He also loved the Chicago Bears and enjoyed attending the Nationalways willing to argue the point. als baseball games. He had a deep appreciaRichardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beloved wife of 63 years, Dolores tion of music and was an avid reader. Mark Grail Rodgers, passed away on November 15, was adventurous with a wide variety of interests and was knowledgeable about most any 2014. topic. He had a wonderful sense of humor Richard leaves his family to cherish his mem- and was a loyal and devoted friend to many. ory, including his three daughters, Christina He was a loving, bright and happy child and a Rodgers Kennedy of Pittsburgh, PA, Ann and smart, kind, thoughtful and interesting adult. Kevin Horgan of Leesburg, VA, and Dolores He was the light and joy of his parents life and and Marc Doggett of Ashburn, VA. Richard they are devastated beyond words. He will be is survived by his brothers, John and James deeply missed by all who knew him. Rodgers and his sister-in-law, Shirley Streno, all of Pittsburgh, PA. Richard leaves eight Mark was preceded in death by his halfgrandchildren (Kerry Horgan Vary, Joseph brother, Joshua Ryan Lee, his maternal grandHorgan, Merisa Horgan, Richard Doggett, parents, Grace and Albert Woltz, his paternal Emilie Doggett, Dylan Doggett, Daniel grandparents, Virginia and Fleming Lee and Doggett and Robert Kennedy) and 1 great Grace and Thomas West. grandchild (Robert Kennedy). He is survived by his loving parents Susan Funeral services were on Friday December 5, and Tom West of Newport News and Tom 2014, at St. Theresa Catholic Church located and Mary Lee of Leesburg. Mark is also surat 21371 St. Theresa Lane Ashburn, Virginia vived by his step-sister Sherri, husband Andy Spellar, nephew Jordan, and two nieces Alex20147. andra and Emma, his step-sister Cathy, husRichard and Grail Rodgers will be inurned at band Jimmy Snowden, niece Jessica and husArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Theresa Church 21370 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn, VA 20147.

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band Nick West and great nephews Christian and Mason and nephew Sean Snowden. Also surviving is his Aunt Pam Brant, husband Jim, cousins Jennifer Houston, Lee Aronow, Chad and Jay Brant and uncles Edward West, wife Barbara, and Robert West, wife Donna as well as many other second cousins.

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Helen Jeannette Martinez, 81, of Sterling, VA, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014. She is survived by her children Barbara Martinez and Richard Martinez. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Pueblo, Anne is survived by her three sons Buddy Colorado. Please share condolences with the (Janet), David (Diane) and Allen (Cindi) family at www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. Colby all of Purcellville, Virginia, 8 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. She is Patrick Henry Jenkins also survived by her sister, Harriett Maloney Patrick Henry Jenkins, 79, of Leesburg, VA, of Bluemont. passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Services for Anne were private. In lieu of Born on July 8, 1935 in England, Arkansas he flowers, the family suggested donations to was the son of the late Eddie Columbus Jenthe Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. kins and the late Sealia Ann Laster. He is surBox 386, Purcellville, VA 20134 or the Blue vived by his wife, Kay Jenkins; children, PatRidge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, rick K. Jenkins, Nicole Jenkins and Patricia Gaines; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandVA 22601. son. A memorial service will be held at a later Please share condolences with the family at date. Please share condolences with the family at www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com. www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com.

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Anne Caffey Colby of Purcellville, Virginia passed away on December 3, 2014 at the age In his honor memorial donations can be sent to the following: of 83. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Anne was born in Washington D.C. to Rob- Deutsche Evangelish-Lutherishe Kirche ert A. and Gertrude S. Caffey. She graduated 333 East 84th Street from Lincoln High School before earning her New York, NY 10028 B.A. in 1952 at the Mary Washington Col- Tel: (212) 288-0600 lege in Fredericksburg. She was a teacher at church@zionstmarks.org

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Peter Emil Macher, 85 of Kempton Germany died November 29 2014 peacefully at Meadow Glen of Leesburg.Born November 21, 1929 in Germany immigrated to the Untied States in 1953. He lived in New York until 2012. Peter loved New York. He loved the outdoors. Hiking, skiing, swimming were all possible in the mountains and beaches of NY. He loved the city. He always remarked that the cultural aspect of NY with the theaters, the music the diversity of people (particularly 86th Street, German section) made him very happy in NY and in the USA. Peter is survived by his sister Annemarie Bach and his two children, son Robert Macher and daughter Beatrice Mleschnitza. He has 5 grand children and 8 great grandchildren. All of whom will miss him dearly. Funeral services were held at Colonial Funeral Home in Leesburg Va. Please send condolences to www.colonialfuneralhome.

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or the past three years, this Board of Supervisors has preached fiscal responsibility in its approach to land-use decisions and touted the need to generate more commercial development to help rebalance the tax-bill impacts of rapid residential development. Last week’s vote to eliminate the construction-phasing plan at One Loudoun flies in the face of that strategy. True, a case can be made that One Loudoun and its developers have provided one of the few economic bright spots while the recession sidelined most other large eastern Loudoun projects. In fact, to date it has been a model of the balance sought by planners and county leaders, with a lively commercial center filling up with new businesses at the same time the neighborhood around it was taking shape. The plan worked. The developer’s promise to build a long-delayed Rt. 7 interchange as part of the project’s second stage of construction is an extraordinary off-site capital investment. Supervisors pointed that out. However, we should remember that One Loudoun is building the Ashburn Village Road interchange because county taxpayers footed the bill to complete the Loudoun County Parkway interchange at this development’s front door. Not long before that, this crossing had a stoplight and was connected with a dirt road. Given the state of the market and the scale of commercial development already in the ground at One Loudoun, there may have been merit in supervisors renegotiating the terms of the phasing plan. They could have permitted another batch of houses to hit the ground before requiring an additional surge of commercial construction. They could have lowered the amount of retail and office space required before opening up a few more residential sections. They didn’t do that. Instead, they simply eliminated the requirement for any more commercial development on the property—any at all. That doesn’t mean that One Loudoun’s developers, who have been good corporate citizens, simply will maximize the project’s residential capacity and walk away. But they could, and that wouldn’t be a good deal for county taxpayers. Most importantly, this issue is not limited to One Loudoun. Numerous other eastern Loudoun developments—some which so far exist only on paper—are bound by similar voluntary zoning restrictions requiring the pace of their residential construction to be balanced by tax-positive commercial uses. Will these other projects be held to a higher standard? Or will they, too, be given the full residential green light? Why should county residents give these negotiated taxpayer protection plans any credence at all?

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and that she’s jealous that the development isn’t in her district. It is in the district board Vice Chairman Shawn M. Williams (R-Broad Run) represents and he ardently supported the developer’s proposed changes, which included items about a child care facility and a restaurant site. “We need to continue to encourage this type of growth,” Williams said of One Loudoun. He also noted that One Loudoun’s request was about only phasing, not building more homes. But Letourneau responded that, while the action didn’t mean more total homes, it did mean more dwellings could be built quicker. “If the phasing plan does not make sense, then why did the applicant propose the phasing plan in the first place?” he asked. Letourneau said that Loudoun’s government remains engaged in a “continued race” to get infrastructure ready to serve new homes. He said that he could have voted to provide One Loudoun more flexibility with phasing but that he couldn’t support eliminating it. Under the change, the developer will be

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