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ast week’s commencement ceremony at Loudoun County High School marked more than an exciting milestone for graduate Ian Pham. It meant the end of the special education services that the 22-year-old with autism has received since he was 4.

“We were nervous about what he might do next,” his mother, An-Thanh Pham, said. “But he has options now.”

Thanks to a new nonprofit, just a few hours after Ian Pham accepted his diploma, he was busy taking part in an internship-style program. On a hot Wednesday evening, he watered rows of vegetables and pulled weeds away from delicate grape vines at the new Legacy Farms Summer Garden.

Young people with autism have few options after they phase out of public school, even though many are capable and eager to work. But some parents, educators and leaders in Loudoun County’s farm and winery industries are working to change

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To ceremonially open the course, the businessman and presidential hopeful played host at a daylong press event that included breakfast, a round

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died of bone cancer Dec. 7. Mathias Giordano Middle School was the naming committee’s first alternate choice.

Most board members said that they felt for the members of the Giordano family and supported their efforts to raise awareness about childhood cancer, but that honoring his legacy in a school outside of his home community would not be appropriate.

Fox also said he’s “leery of naming a school after someone who’s so recently deceased. … I’d like to honestly see the name come back. But I think the timing is not appropriate.”

Five candidates whose names will be on Loudoun’s election ballot this November took the opportunity to weigh in on the matter.

Those speakers were Peter Rush, who’s running for the 10th House of Delegates District; Eileen Tagg-Murdock, who’s seeking the position of county circuit court clerk; Kenya Savage, candidate for the School Board’s Dulles District; Joy Maloney, who’s running for the School Board’s Broad Run District; and the School Board’s Leesburg District candidate, Tom Marshall.

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t’s back to the drawing board for the committee tasked with recommending a name for the next Brambleton middle school, now known as MS-9.

The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to reverse its June 9 decision to name the school after John F. Ryan, former speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates who may have ushered in racial segregation laws.

In taking its original action, the board followed the recommendation of a naming committee made up of parents and educators appointed by board members.

But School Board member Bill Fox (Leesburg) said the panel should have done more research on Ryan, a Loudoun native who led the Democratic Party in Virginia when it championed segregation laws in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

“Mr. Ryan was clearly the leader of a party that was fractured in many ways,” Fox said, “but all agreed on one thing: that AfricanAmericans shouldn’t be able to vote.”

All School Board members spoke on the matter Tuesday, stressing that they would not have adopted the name had they known Ryan’s legacy.

“As soon as I learned about this, I said, ‘Oh my gosh, this has to change,’” Debbie Rose (Algonkian) said. “This was a mistake.”

Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said the board was taking the opportunity to right a wrong. “We can choose a name that doesn’t speak of a history that we would rather not have happened. We know better now.”

Phillip Thompson, president of NAACP’s Loudoun Branch, was among 10 people who urged the board to drop the name during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting.

“Plain and simple, Mr. Ryan was a segregationist and a racist. It took me 15 minutes to find out this fact, and none of you, our board, could figure that out,” Thompson told board members. He noted that the former speaker of the House would not have welcomed almost half of the students who attend Loudoun schools because they are racial minorities.

Board members also responded to numerous requests to name the school after Mathias Giordano, the Leesburg student who

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Pastor Michelle C.Thomas, of Holy & Whole Life Changing Ministries, stands at the site believed to be the location of a slave cemetery on the former Coton plantation. Today, the area is occupied by Lansdowne on the Potomac’s walking paths and community pool.

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pastor and an educator are teaming up to put a new focus on the lives of African-American slaves in Loudoun and to protect their cemeteries and other significant historic sites from development.

Loudoun Freedom Center founder Pastor Michelle C. Thomas describes the project as “the greatest merger of history and science and education.”

Plans to create the center—announced Friday during the Juneteenth celebration of the end of slavery in the United States—began with research Thomas conducted on the land where she plans to build the permanent home

for her church, Holy & Whole Life Changing Ministries.

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The Sparrow family of Broadlands will again host a 7-year-old New York City girl through the Fresh Air Fund this summer.

Amiliah joined 7-year-old Marin Sparrow, her brother Colin, 9, and parents Emily and Jason last summer and enjoyed a week of suburban fun including pool trips and visits to Washington, DC. “Amilah really enjoys just being at our house and having the opportunity to play in the grass and go to the pool,” Emily Sparrow said. “When she saw the swing set in our yard for the first time she thought it was a park. She was in shock we had this at our home.”

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The county’s parks department is seeking public input on naming a new park in the East Gate community in Chantilly.

The 6.5-acre park was proffered by the developer during the rezoning of the land. It is slated to include a rectangular athletic field, parking, restrooms, trails, and a pavilion. The park is located at 43664 Tall Cedars Parkway, near the East Gate View Drive intersection.

Residents interested in proposing a name for the park may submit the recommendation by email to prcs@loudoun.gov or by mail to Steve Torpy, Director, Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, 20145 Ashbrook Place, Suite 170, Ashburn, VA 20147.

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Ashburn’s Williams Martial Arts & Fitness held its annual VA-USNKF spring invitational karate tournament and food drive June 7.

Competitors of all ages and skill levels competed in kata (form), kumite (sparring) and kobudo (weapons).

The food drive collected 207 pounds of food for Loudoun Contributed Interfaith Relief.

Run by Clinton Williams, an eighth-degree black belt, former U.S. Marine, military policeman and state trooper, WMAF celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year. The studio is located at 43930 Farmwell Hunt Plaza and offers after-school and summer camp programs.

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A bicyclist who was seriously injured while riding on the W&OD Trail on June 9 died last week.

William S. Dudgeon, of Ashburn, was 55.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, he was traveling on his bike at about 4:30 p.m. on June 9 when he attempted to pass a juvenile on the W&OD Trail just west of Ashburn Village Boulevard.

At that time the juvenile attempted to take a side path, and the juvenile’s bike clipped Dudgeon’s bike, causing him to fall. Dudgeon was wearing a helmet, the sheriff’s office said.

He was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died Monday, June 15. The younger bicyclist was not injured.

The sheriff’s office has not yet released details of the cases in an effort to protect the identity of the victims.

STUDENTS CHARGED IN DRIVER’S ED CAR CRASH

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has filed criminal charges against five Potomac Falls High School students allegedly involved with the crashing of a driver’s education vehicle into a tree at the school June 11.

Three 18-year-old students were charged with unlawful use of a vehicle and destruction of property. Two 18-year-olds were charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle. Additionally, the agency said charges were pending against two 17-year-olds.

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FORMER MEDIC FACES CHARGES IN SEX CASES The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the conduct of a former volunteer paramedic charged in May with having sexual contact with a minor has resulted in new charges.

Timothy M. Ward, 31, of Sterling, surrendered to authorities Monday, when he was charged with rape, attempted forcible sodomy, and taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship.

He is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

On May 22, Ward was charged with having inappropriate contact with another underage female and was charged with indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, and use of a communication device to solicit a child.

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Major Mark Poland is the agency’s latest leader to graduate from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico.

He is a 19-year veteran of the force, beginning his career as a field operations deputy. He also has worked in the agency’s gang unit, the narcotics section, criminal investigations and internal affairs. Poland was promoted to major last year and serves as commander of the Field Operations Division.

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hen asked by Leesburg Police Chief Joseph Price about what’s changed in policing since the 1992 Rodney King riots, members of the Leesburg Police Department were quick to answer: social media and smartphones.

“Today everybody has this, so the scrutiny is there, and the observations are mind-boggling,” Price said.

Price led the department through two seminars last week on community policing in the 21st century, concentrating on the need to eliminate bias when making decisions and understand when to use force.

Policing in the age of social media was brought to the forefront in the spring in the

North Charleston shooting death of 50-yearold Walter L. Scott. Officer Michael T. Slager, 33, was charged with murder after a bystander recorded a video that showed Slager placing his Taser by Scott after shooting him in an apparent effort to stage the scene to justify the shooting.

Ramped up exposure of fatal shootings by police have sparked a national debate over when law enforcement’s use of deadly force is justified.

It’s been a hot topic locally as well, with law enforcement officers fatally shooting two people—a Costco worker and a Purcellville teen armed with knives—in cases that ended with rulings that the officers’ actions were justifiable.

The Leesburg Police Department wants its officers to be known for partnering with residents to solve problems, Price said.

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“We could not be more pleased to honor these two deserving citizens,” May said. “Both J and Cate have made remarkable contributions to Loudoun County and to Virginia. Their committed citizenship is a model for us all to follow and admire. Every citizen in our area benefits from their dedication and vision.”

Lambert, who grew up in Leesburg, is a former c o u n t y executive in Fairfax and has spent the past 25 years leading Cate Magennis Wyatt the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation. Wyatt, founder and president of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, has been an influential Loudoun developer, Virginia’s secretary of commerce and trade, and chairwoman of the commonwealth’s Defense Conversion Commission.

“Both exemplify the characteristics The Loudoun Laurels program was established to search out, recognize and honor,” May said.

“Their stories will add immense understanding and depth to the Loudoun Laurels Archive

at the Thomas Balch Library. When young citizens and future generations search for role models of stewardship and citizenship, they will turn to the Loudoun Laurels Archive to learn about the lives of exceptional i n d i v i du a l s whose dedication ensured that Loudoun County would remain a wonderful place to live and to work in an era of radical growth and rapid change.”

T h e annual LouJ. Hamilton Lambert doun Laurels award ceremony is a highpoint of the Northern Virginia philanthropic season with many leading individuals, companies and organizations participating in the gala to support The Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust, the education arm of the organization.

Each year, the LLST presents seven $10,000 scholarships to deserving Loudoun County high school students. Six annual scholarships are funded by the May Family Foundation, and one is funded by Middleburg Bank in honor of Chairman Joseph Boling. Each scholarship winner receives $10,000 a year for four years if their academic record meets standards.

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A team of course architects and sculptors Trump called “artists with bulldozers” knocked down trees that once blocked the view of the river, and designed each fairway, green and tee box with the river in mind.

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Donald J. Trump, the businessman and presidential hopeful, stopped in Loudoun County on Tuesday to unveil the new Championship Golf Course at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling.

He thanked Loudoun leaders, whose cooperation made it possible for him to create the impressive facility. He said he was pleasantly surprised that the county Board of Supervisors gave the green light to a $10 million state-of-the-art tennis center—which opened at the golf club in April— and worked with him to get the needed permits to build the course on prime real estate.

“It’s really unheard of,” he said.

The team at the Championship Golf Course already is prepping to host the 2017 Senior PGA Championship, which will likely be the first of many major golf tournaments at the club.

Peter P. Bevacqua, CEO of the PGA of America, commended Trump for creating “masterworks of golf properties” and said that’s why the organization likes to partner with him.

“This is a recipe for success,” he said. “When you think about this golf course and what it can become, you just know there’s going to be a storied championship history to this property, and we’re so fortunate to be a part of it.”

The property is designed with major tournaments in mind. It can accommodate as many as 100,000 people, and was built to be a walkable course for both spectators and golfers.

During Tuesday’s unveiling ceremony, Trump was already daydreaming of a gaggle of press crowing the observation deck to snap photos of the pros.

“It’s going to be amazing,” he said, and later added, “I hope you enjoy the course for many years to come.”

While the purpose of Trump’s stop in Loudoun, one of the political bellwethers in the increasingly politically purple Virginia, was about golf, he didn’t turn down questions about his announcement last week to vie for the Republican nomination for president.

Taking questions from the press, he said he believes the right place for the Confederate flag is in a museum, not flown atop South Carolina’s Capitol.

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Pracher raised $7,873 by himself, Friedman Philanthropies donated $10,000 and Amazon kicked in the rest.

Pracher started his mission after his Bar Mitzvah, a time when the Pracher family urges their children to undertake a community-service project.

Mobile Hope, which supplies Loudoun’s homeless families with food, clothes and other essentials, has supported Pracher from the start and will select 200 children to receive the e-readers. Mobile Hope Director of Philanthropy Bonnie Inman said the eyes of a few children “lit up” when told they were going to get a Kindle.

“When Zach approached us, we thought it was a great project and thought maybe we’ll get 10 Kindles, and that will be great to give to 10 kids,” Mobile Hope Executive Director Donna Fortier said. “But he approached us after and said, ‘Well we’ve made about $40,000 and we’ll be buying 200 Kindles.’ We were like, ‘oh my God.’” Each Kindle will be connected to a library card so books can be downloaded for free, and Pracher will provide any IT support going forward. Since some of the children don’t speak English well, Spanish books also will be available and there are applications that teach English.

“I’ve never felt like I’ve made such a help,” Pracher said. “When you win a competition like the spelling bee, that’s great, but when you’re helping a community of 200 kids, it’s really a feeling of accomplishment.”

Friedman Philanthropies, based in Washington, DC, supports Jewish culture and improving education among other concentrations, so Pracher’s initiative was a perfect opportunity to lend a hand of help.

“I get a lot of emails from a lot of different people, but there was something special about what he said,” said Friedman. “I thought this was a great thing, and we were very impressed with the idea. But we didn’t want to be in this alone and like to partner with other groups.”

That’s where Amazon came in. Pracher said he made several calls to the company but got no response. That was until Aaron Toso, communications manager for Amazon, called Pracher about a month ago with an interest in donating. Amazon gave nearly $20,000 for the devices, and included two-year warranties, covers and chargers.

“We saw local news reports of Zach’s project, and we were really impressed with his dedication to others and excitement for reading,” Toso said. “We wanted to figure out how we could help Mobile Hope serve the children that they serve. It’s impressive that a young man of his age has been able to bring together so many people in the community to help serve others.”

Pracher said the project taught him many life lessons that he’ll use for the future.

“Even though your life may be fine, there are a lot of people in our country and even in our town who need help, and most of them can’t even ask for help or are too afraid,” Pracher said. “We can’t wait for an invitation; we need to go out and help them.

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If you flew through any of the region’s three airports during the first four months of the year, you were most likely to depart on time at Reagan National. And you’d have been most likely to have gotten back on time at BWI Marshall.

New figures from the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics put Reagan National, BWI and Dulles Airport in the middle of the pack among the nation’s 29 largest airports in terms of on-time performance for the Januaryto-April timeframe.

For departures, Reagan National ranked 10th among the biggest airports, with 79.82 percent of its flights departing within 15 minutes of schedule. Dulles was 20th at 75.18 percent, while BWI was 23rd at 73.86 percent.

At the top of the on-time ranking for departures was Salt Lake City, with 86.87 percent of flights leaving the gate within the 15-minute window, followed by Portland, OR, (86.79 percent), Seattle-Tacoma (85.18 percent), Minneapolis-St. Paul (83.46 percent) and San Diego (81.8 percent).

Ranked last was New York’s La Guardia, where only 68.17 percent of flights made it out on time. Chicago O’Hare wasn’t a lot better at 69.56 percent, and also near the bottom were Newark-Liberty (71.35 percent), John F. Kennedy International (71.57 percent) and DallasFort Worth (72.37 percent).

Flip the coin and focus on arrivals, and it was BWI that led the region, with 80.15 percent of flights getting in on time, ranking 10th nationally. Dulles was 18th at 77.57 percent and Reagan National was 22nd at 76.44 percent.

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The Department of Economic Development would see the suspension of the international business recruiting program, saving $150,000 and the elimination of the Connecting to places want ruralyou marketing manager,to savinggo! $88,000. The Department of Building and Development would see the elimination of nine vacant positions and 10 FTEs in code enforcement, bond www.loudoun.gov/transit support and counter staffing.

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he recently announced 13-month delay in the construction of Metrorail’s Silver Line is actually a “silver lining” for Loudoun, county Chairman Scott K. York said last week.

The period allows the locality more time to prepare the transportation systems—roads, bus service, sidewalks, bike lanes—that will get Metro riders to stations, York (R-At Large) said during a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Transportation and Land Use Committee on June 19.

And it will give the county an extra 13 months to generate revenue that can be used to pay for its share of the costs of bringing the transportation service here, he said. That revenue comes from a special tax collected on land around the Metro stations planned for Loudoun.

“And so I think we’re in good shape as long as we don’t have any other…costs,” York said.

With the delay, announced in April, new Silver Line service is now anticipated to begin in late 2019 or early 2020. The Silver Line currently ends at the Wiehle-Reston East Station; the new construction will bring it more than 11 miles to a terminus at the Ashburn Station at Rt. 772.

Construction should begin on the Ashburn and Loudoun Gateway stations in the summer or fall of next year, Charles Stark, executive director for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, told the supervisors’ committee.

Answering a question from Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), Stark also confirmed that the 13-month delay wouldn’t increase the project’s cost.

The Metro extension endeavor has a $550 million contingency fund built into its budget, he said. That will cover the new expenses.

The extra work has been described in many circles as being attributed to new stormwater regulations that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority decided to follow, even though the Metrorail project could have been grandfathered under previous rules.

But Stark said other changes to the project’s design would have caused delays anyway.

If MWAA hadn’t chosen to abide by the new regulations, he said, the time savings would have been only one month because that was only one of more than 150 changes that the Silver Line planning needed.

The regulations aim to ensure that stormwater is cleaner as it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Another issue is that MWAA decided “unilaterally” to follow the specifications without input from the counties where the new stations will be located or from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

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these discussions or the decision-making process,” a staff report prepared for the Transportation and Land Use Committee said. “Loudoun and the funding partners have firmly expressed displeasure to MWAA regarding these exclusionary practices.”

However, despite the tone of the wording in the report, the June 19 meeting didn’t seem contentious.

And after the gathering, York summed up the disagreement by saying simply that communication needs to improve. He said that county staff is bringing this message to MWAA, and that he would follow up on the matter, as well.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE MOVING TO LOUDOUN STATION

Loudoun’s Economic Development Department is bound for a place where more business activity is expected in the future: at the end of Metrorail’s Silver Line.

The county Board of Supervisors voted 6-2-1 last week to approve a letter of intent to lease 8,000 square feet of office space at the Loudoun Station mixed-use development in Ashburn.

Lease details haven’t been finalized, but the deal to move Economic Development from the government center in Leesburg calls for a 10-year agreement with two five-year renewal options.

The county would pay $8 per square foot for the first five years with a 3 percent annual escalation. Then, from years six to 10, the base rate would increase to $21.03 per square foot with a 3 percent annual escalation. The locality also would pay a share of the building’s operating expenses and real estate taxes on an annual basis.

The estimated cost for the base rental rate in FY16 is $64,000, and Loudoun’s government also would have to cover one-time expenses for relocation, build-out of the space and furnishings, which could total as much as $1 million.

Spending that money seemed unreasonable to Supervisor Kenneth D. Reid (R-Leesburg), however. He made a motion to postpone the vote so the board could consider a proposal in which the county could buy a building rather than leasing.

Economic Development is looking to move because it needs more space. So Reid suggested relocating other county departments, which could then free up room in the government center.

But his idea was supported by only Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling).

It also drew a strong rebuke from county Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large). He said that Reid seems to want the locality to buy any building that comes on the market in Leesburg.

“We’re not the savior of downtown Leesburg in the real-estate issues,” York said.

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Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) and Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) said, too, that the county is getting a bargain: The locality is negotiating a lease with Loudoun Station developer Comstock Partners that calls for paying less than the market rate would be for that office space.

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They’ve pooled their resources and knowhow to start Legacy Farms, an organization that will train people with autism and other developmental challenges farming skills.

“Loudoun County is full of agribusiness and job opportunities that would be great for people like Ian. There’s just no one bridging that gap,” said Martha Schonberger, president of Legacy Farms, who’s taught children with autism for 19 years.

“That’s where we’ll come in.”

The group will hold a Family Fun Day and ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its Legacy Farms Summer Garden at Temple Hall Farm Regional Park on Saturday. The half-acre plot donated by Temple Hall, just north of Leesburg, is a demonstration garden that will serve as an outdoor classroom for the organization.

This summer, 10 to 15 young people with autism will go through a five-week pilot program that will teach them various types of agriculture skills, from how to work safely in the garden to how to plant, prune and eventually harvest.

“Every person in the program has different things they’re good at and different challenges, and we’ll tailor the training for each individual,” said Patrick Cox, a Legacy Farms board member who recently completed the Virginia Master Gardener course.

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do the job, and some of these people with autism really want to do these jobs and, frankly, it’s the type of work that their skill sets are well suited to,” Harris said.

Schonberger agreed that farm work is ideal for many of the young people with autism that she’s taught over the years because it’s repetitive in nature and set in a calming atmosphere.

Harris, whose son loves machinery, said he could picture him meticulously tilling. “Once they find that focus on something they love, they can far exceed anybody in the job,” he said. “And we need that. There aren’t many people growing up these days saying, ‘I want to be a farmer.’”

Legacy Farms also is developing a seven-acre parcel north of Purcellville that it hopes to lease long-term to provide more space to train, and one day even house, more people. The organization

needs to raise $300,000 before it can move onto the property, and Cox is hoping to raise about half that by the end of the summer.

The group also is forming partnerships with ECHOWorks and Paxton Campus, which both serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Legacy Farm’s long-term goal is to connect a workforce of trained young people, who happen to have developmental challenges, with employers who need them.

“They know the difference between real, meaningful work and busy work,” Schonberger said. “We all choose our jobs because we want to contribute to society. Why shouldn’t they?”

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The event will feature plenty of farm fun and several vendors, including Loudoun Veg, Summit Therapy Animal Services and Xango. Loudoun County LEGACY FARMS SUMMER GARDEN’S RIBBON CUTTING Master Gardeners President Denise Palmer and Tarara Winery General AND FAMILY FUN DAY Manager Jordan Harris will be on NOON-4 P.M. SATURDAY hand to answer gardening questions.

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That was the message presented to the Town Council by Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel on Monday night. He identified several shortterm changes that could be in the works starting this fall; however, any major changes to relieve the

pressure at the intersection where the bypass and North King Street funnel into the two lanes of Rt. 15 will need to be vetted by Loudoun County and state leaders before any action takes place.

“We want to look for a small win because the big decisions won’t come for a long time,” Town Manager Kaj Dentler said.

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“There are currently over 1,400 working farms in Loudoun,” Cox said, “and we plan to reach out to each commercial farm, vineyard, brewery and nursery in Loudoun and see how we can come together to create new jobs.”

Already, there are interested employers.

The managers at Sunset Hills Vineyard, near Purcellville, want to interview the top two or three performing interns from this summer’s program, and Tarara Winery, just north of Lucketts, donated 52 vines—chardonnay, merlot, tannat and viognier—to the Legacy Farms Summer Garden so the interns could learn firsthand how to cultivate wine grapes.

Jordan Harris, Tarara Winery’s winemaker and general manager, said when he first heard about Legacy Farms’ mission, he wanted to do anything he could to help in its success, both as an employer and father of a 4-year-old with autism.

He said his son is receiving “incredible support” through Loudoun’s public school system.

“But once students like him graduate, there’s nothing.”

He called a program like Legacy Farms a “win-win” because it helps bridge the gap between school and employment, and helps meet local employers’ needs for a trained workforce.

“One thing we definitely struggle with in the vineyard is finding people who really want to

are expected this fall.

According to information collected so far, Markel said northbound traffic begins to back up at 3 p.m. on weekdays, and at 4 p.m. there’s a big change with “very slow moving traffic along the corridor.” At 7 p.m. the surge in traffic decreases, and at 8 p.m. everything “goes back to normal,.

One option under consideration is adding a merge lane for traffic turning from Battlefield Parkway north on the bypass. Police Chief Joseph

Price said patrol cars were stationed at the intersection three hours a day for 20 days and wrote about 100 citations—many for motorists turning right onto Rt. 15 from the middle lane of Battlefield Parkway.

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Chalk Farm Hamlet is a seven-lot cluster subdivision on 10 acres off John Wolford Road on the west side of Rt. 287. The development will feature farmhouses, designed by Loudoun architect Keven Ruedisueli, arranged to form an American version of the European hamlet grouped around a central public space and surrounded by trees and open space.

The lots range from one-quarter of an acre to one-third of an acre, and homes are priced from $500,000 to $550,000. Unlike modern developments, where prospective buyers have

a model home to inspect, Chalk Farm as of yet has no buildings. The Plancks were on hand during a recent open house conducted by McEnarney Realtor Christy Hertel to explain their concept, and visitors were able to view renderings of Ruedisueli’s designs and the hamlet layout.

The Plancks used Loudoun County’s 1993 Hamlet Ordinance as their model for Chalk Farm and conservation easements to preserve most of their 60 acres from further development.

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were part of a 400-acre parcel that stretches from Rt. 287 to Rt. 611. Back in 1973, their neighbor, Tony Newcomb, owner of Potomac Vegetable Farms in Fairfax, needed more land so he came to the area and bought there. The Plancks bought 60 acres and started their vegetable operation in 1979. Likewise, the Moutoux family needed more land for their Falls Church peach orchard—so they also bought land along John Wolford Road. Grandson and organic farmer Rob Moutoux now manages the family’s orchard operation, along with cows, vegetables and a community supported agriculture program.

The Plancks ceased full-time farming in 2010 and began planning for the hamlet. “It will be cheek by jowl with the land, with open, splendid scenery around. Well and septic will be in the open ring around the houses,” Chip Planck said.

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The couple used the services of the late Chuck Jones, a longtime proponent of the hamlet design in rural areas, to get the maximum possible in land preservation through the hamlet ordinance.

The Plancks are proud that they have saved land for future farming.

“We spent time in Europe in the 1960s and admired the old-time ham- The layout of the seven homes designed by Kevin Ruedisueli at Chalk Farm Hamlet. lets—small groupings of houses, less Planck said. through a homeowners association. The conthan a village. We objected to homes on top of The eight acres of open space will be servation easement and hamlet ordinance allow a hill, so ours will be down in a hollow,” Susan managed by the seven hamlet house owners a variety uses—active and passive recreational, agricultural, open space conservation, trails, picnic areas and community gardens, equestrian, swimming pools and tennis courts.

“We wanted to keep the idea of a little grouping of buildings,” Chip Planck said. Four of the designs are “long” houses, with three more T-shaped. “Buyers have to think hard about something they can’t see, it’s not simple,” he acknowledged. “But, if they’re interested in the concept, they’ll have wonderful open space around them.”

Ruedisueli said he based his designs on “a vernacular farmhouse one might expect to see in the countryside.” The homes are affordable, on small lots and didn’t need a lot of bells and whistles, he said.

“The core house is essentially kitchen, living room and dining room, with a couple of bedrooms above,” Ruedisueli said. The flexibility of the design allows adding to the side for a T-shape, or plugging onto the end for the long house. The additive plan permits up to four bedrooms, or five if one goes for the garage or studio/apartment model.

“There’s a lot of flexibility,” Ruedisueli said.

Hertel said she has received a lot of interest in the project, particularly from empty nesters, retirees, those who are downsizing or those who like the Plancks’ concept. One firm contract has been inked, and Hertel said she thought momentum would pick up once the first house is built.

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The median sales price for homes that went to closing across the commonwealth in April was $260,000, up 1.2 percent from a year before and the highest since last summer.

“The median sales price should increase moderately and steadily through June, as long as inventory increases at an adequate rate throughout the summer selling season,” the analysts noted.

Adding up the sales and prices, total market volume for April was $2.86 billion, an increase of just less than 5 percent from a year before.

For homes that went to closing in April, the journey averaged 77 days between listing and ratified sales contract, up slightly from a year before but in line with historic norms in recent years. Average days on the market tend to rise during the fall and winter months, then decline as the spring and summer markets take hold.

Purchasers continued to benefit—at least for now—from lower mortgage-interest rates. The average 30-year, fixed-rate loan rate during the month was 3.67 percent, according to FreddieMac, down from 4.34 percent a year ago and the fifth month in a row where the benchmark interest rate stood at less than 4 percent.

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Sales across the commonwealth in April totaled 8,886, a 4.9 percent year-over-year growth rate as the market continues to put the recessionary period in its rearview mirror.

April’s sales total was only modestly up from March, which posted a higher-than-usual 8,405 transactions. “Sales will likely continue to increase through June, based on historic seasonal trends,” noted an analysis provided for VAR by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech.

“Virginia 2015 monthly sales have remained well above 2014 sales,” the analysts noted, but “2015 monthly sales are only moderately higher than sales in 2013.”

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If that becomes a trend, scarcity in supply New pending sales also reached the high- could begin driving up pricing pressure later est May level in the last decade, jumping 19.2 this year, DAAR reports. So far, the year-to-date percent compared with last May. median sales price is only slightly higher, gainThe median sales price for single-family ing just over one percent from the same period detached homes was $575,750, up 3.7 percent last year. from May 2014. The median price for townHalf the homes sold in May were on the houses was $38,150, a 3 percent drop from the market less than three weeks, so sellers are prior year. The median price for condos was continuing to have offers in a remarkably short $250,000, an 8.1 percent drop that was the larg- amount of time. n

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A COMPARISON OF MAY HOME SALES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY SHOWS THAT 2015 PRICES HAVE RECOVERED TO 2007 LEVELS WHILE SALES ACTIVITY WAS THE HIGHEST SINCE 2006.

Year 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Homes sold 621 523 614 511 404 466 438 511 457 484 799 750 630 507 527 408

median sales price $439,000 $423,695 $425,000 $400,000 $388,985 $365,000 $324,500 $351,000 $435,000 $479,900 $475,900 $372,000 $292,950 $250,000 $219,705 $189,075

days on market 50 34 43 47 61 44 86 119 111 70 14 20 40 36 30 35

Active listings 2,220 1,974 1,353 1,422 1,635 2,373 2,338 3,486 3,713 4,718 1,486 1,144 1,618 1,541 1,388 938

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The community they were celebrating is Westmoore, at the Dulles Greenway and Loudoun County Parkway interchange and near the Moorefield Station development. It will be a 65-acre site that will have nearly 600 townhouses built by NVHomes and Ryan Homes.

Construction was set to begin this month, and model homes are slated to be open in the fall. The development also will feature parks, a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and “resort-style” amenities, including a fitness and yoga center, indoor and outdoor pools, a café, library, community gardens, and a dog park, according to an announcement of Westmoore’s groundbreaking.

“We’re excited to be creating an urban community within walking distance to Metro,” Kevin McAndrews, president of developer Atapco Properties Inc., said in a prepared statement. “Our builders’ homes will be built around community parks with artistically designed playgrounds, a landscaped-tiered amphitheater built into the natural topography and miles of trails connecting the community to the broader urban environment.”

In an interview after the June 18 ground-

breaking, McAndrews added that Atapco is focused on projects that are environmentally friendly, having reached green certification in several of its properties.

For example, the Baltimore-based company received Gold-CS certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system for its East Gate Marketplace Harris Teeteranchored shopping center in South Riding.

Atapco closed on the purchase of the Westmoore land, formerly owned by the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, in July 2014. The business also developed The Shops at Moorefield Village, which is part of Moorefield Station, and Main Street Station shopping center in Purcellville.

Loudoun County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said townhouses such as those at Westmoore are one type of home that the locality desires to have built near the planned Silver Line stops.

“As far as the station locations are concerned, we want to see a variety of housing” options, he said at the Westmoore site after participating in the groundbreaking.

The Board of Supervisors also would like to see businesses and amenities in those areas that are open 24 hours, York said, or at least during the times when Metro trains are running: early morning to late at night.

“There’s always opportunities to do all kinds of things,” he said. “It’s just whether or not the market dictates, and whether there are entities that want to come to the board and explore different opportunities than what we’re already currently zoned for.” n

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Comstock Gets Girls Back To School For Leadership Program “You could be at home sleeping in, but you’re here because you want to stretch yourself,” Comstock said. “You’re leaning in.”

Inspired by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk and book, “Lean In,” Comstock started a young women leadership program when she served in the House of Delegates, and now she’s bringing the same concept to Capitol Hill.

The more than 250 girls registered for this summer’s session will hear from women in leadership roles at periodic events—two to four each month from June to August—held throughout the 10th Congressional District and on Capitol Hill.

“I want to share the message my mom shared with me growing up: ‘That you can do anything,’” Comstock said.

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“This is way out of my comfort zone,” Tiffany

Martin, a high school student from Haymarket, admitted with wide eyes. “But, I’m here.”

That right there is what prompted Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) to start the 10th Congressional District Young Women Leadership Program, which formally launched its summer session with Monday’s event. She wanted to inspire girls to be courageous enough to step out of their comfort zones to meet their full potential.

girls, many accompanied by their parents and grandparents, heard from Maria Kopsidas, creator and owner of Cookology, a recreational cooking school located in Dulles Town Center.

Kopsidas told those in the mostly full auditorium that she’s never been one to turn down a challenge. “When someone said I couldn’t do something, it pushed me more,” she said.

She experienced success in the world of mar-

keting and sales, and then, in 2009, talked herself into taking the biggest risk of life and started her own business. When the recession was at its worst, Kopsidas worked 80 hours a week, delayed paying bills and begged for cheaper rent to keep the business afloat.

Some counseled her to consider filing for bankruptcy and closing. After all, she was starting a cooking school in the midst of a sluggish economy.

“What do you do when the world offers you an excuse? Do you give up or push through,” she asked. “That’s when you’ve got to push.”

Kopsidas worked smarter after that. She reached out to local media to request coverage, and promoted Cookology on her own through social media. By 2011, the business had turned around and made $1 million in revenue.

“I’m here today to say never let anyone take away your dreams. Just keep persisting, and you will achieve your goals,” she said, and noted that she’s still holding fast to her dream to open a cooking school in every mall in America. “I want to teach people—adults, moms, dads and kids—how to cook and how to take care of themselves and their families by eating a good meal and eating it together.”

Comstock said the idea to motivate young women to succeed is catching on among other members of Congress. She said other U.S. House members, both Republicans and Democrats, are considering starting leadership programs for young women in their districts.

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The school’s board of directors announced Friday that it had hired David Larson as its new principal.

Larson has served as the school’s interim principal since April. He stepped in following the resignation of the school’s first principal, Barbara Smith, after the Canadian citizen was denied re-entry into the United States because

of a lapsed visa.

Larson comes to Middleburg with 26 years of public education experience. He taught health and physical education and served as the boys and girls varsity soccer coach at Osbourn High School of Manassas City Public Schools.

In 2005, he worked as an administrative intern at Osbourn and, in 2009, was promoted to assistant principal. Four years later, he was assigned to serve as assistant principal at Metz Middle School, also in Manassas City. Most recently, Larson taught health and physical education at South Lakes High School in Reston.

“I don’t consider this a job, I consider this an opportunity,” Larson said in a statement

announcing his hiring. “I’m extremely excited about being here.”

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Longwood University, a master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy and an endorsement in administration and supervision from the University of Virginia. He also served in the U.S. Army.

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He told the graduates that they’re only limited by their willingness to chase their dreams. “As you go out from this place, know that you have the skills, the knowledge, and the ability to chart your own course and become anything and anyone you want to be.”

Across town, Woodgrove’s 385 graduates got a nudge from their commencement ceremony’s keynote speaker to talk to strangers.

Justin Graves, a 24-year-old motivational speaker, told the students how he set a goal seven years ago to meet one new person a day. He admits that his initial purpose was selfish—he wanted to “nip in the bud” the notion that he, a wheelchair-bound black man, was limited in what he could do. But then, the daily routine turned into the best kind of habit.

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those experiences has been way more impactful than any of the classes I’ve taken,” he said.

“Spend your time and energy connecting with others.”

From here, Loudoun’s graduates will continue their education in places as far away as Germany and London and as close to home as Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University. Many will go on to serve in the military or head right into the workforce.

Woodgrove Principal William S. Shipp asked the students that he and the school’s teachers have helped shape to remember where they got their start.

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hy do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up,” Woodgrove High School student Christopher Consaul told his fellow graduates at a commencement ceremony June 18.

“That’s a Batman quote, but I think it serves my purpose.”

That word of encouragement, and hundreds of other forms of poignant advice— often peppered with humor—were offered to graduates throughout Loudoun last week, as the county’s 14 public high schools gave the official send off to 4,858 students.

While he didn’t quote a super hero, Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring

was arguably the biggest name speaker of the week. He addressed graduates at his alma mater, Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, on June 17.

Herring, a 1979 graduate, said he spent the days leading up to the speech reflecting on his personal journey that began at Loudoun Valley and led to opening his own law office in Leesburg and eventually the Attorney General’s office. He dug out his old graduation cap—which read “The Class of ’79 is doin’ fine!”—and flipped through his old yearbook.

He told the 285-member Class of 2015 that the guy smiling in those yearbook photos never would’ve imagined where life would take him. He said if they remain open to life’s possibilities and seize them when they present themselves, “I promise, you’ll end up in the place that’s right for you.”

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hen asked by team executive and broadcaster Larry Michael why he started a business in Loudoun, Washington Redskins receiver Pierre Garçon gave a simple answer.

“I wanted to be a part of that large growth,” he said.

Garcon and teammate Kedric Golston appeared June 19 at a Loudoun Chamber of Commerce Leadership Luncheon to discuss how their football skills have helped them succeed as entrepreneurs and what motivated them to put down business roots in the county.

Golston co-owns The Studio-mind.body. soul, a reformer Pilates and studio barre center in Ashburn, and also helps his wife run Golston Real Estate. Garçon owns SpinFire Pizza, a made-to-order pizza parlor in One Loudoun.

Golston said he’s learned that, just like on the football field, businessmen make mistakes when they don’t ask for help.

“You need to surround yourself with coaches and mentors in business as well to be

successful,” he said.

Golston, entering his 10th season with the Redskins, has seen the transformation of Loudoun. He said he remembers when there was nothing but sod fields and trees around Redskins Park in Ashburn. But now whether you’re in “Broadlands, Ashburn Farm or Brambleton, everybody has all the amenities that they would need,” he said.

“It’s a great community. You have a great school system and it’s an area where your kids get exposed to a lot of different ways to be successful,” Golston said. “I love the diversity that this area has to offer. I wouldn’t want to raise my family of four children in any other place.”

Garçon, who noted that teammate Chris Baker is in his store “all the time,” called Loudoun a special place because of the support it gives to local businesses, whether they be the Redskins or shops in One Loudoun.

From here, Garcon is looking to expand his company nationwide.

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to a successful business, they said.

“You have to do what’s best for the client, not what’s easiest for you,” Golston said. “You also have to be direct about the situation and

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he Loudoun Wineries Association has come up with an innovative awards and education program to highlight the depth and breadth of Loudoun’s wine industry.

LWA Chairman Mark Fedor said the inaugural Loudoun Wine Awards is not so much a wine contest as a way to showcase the quality of Loudoun’s wine and to provide a comprehensive educational component for winemakers as a way to keep improving its quality.

“We’re addressing it and publicizing what we do well here,” said Fedor, who, with his wife Vicki, owns Northgate Vineyard near Purcellville, What is striking about the Loudoun project is the comprehensive approach the association is taking. The group has restructured recently, gaining more members and forming an educational committee.

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Business In Brief • Rita’s Italian Ice began scooping ice and its signature frozen custard in Leesburg on Monday. Located in the Village at Leesburg at 1606 Village Market Blvd., Rita’s of Leesburg franchise is owned by husband and wife Rico and Kristen Vicencio. He is an attorney and she will be running the shop.

They also operate a Rita’s in Fairfax. For more

of our wines and show what’s good and what’s bad,” Fedor said.

To that end, winemakers will be invited to enter their wines in the awards program, which will be judged by panels comprising industry professionals and consumers. The strength of that approach lies in combining what the professional winemaker assesses is the quality and strength of a wine with the opinion of those who buy wine.

The awards are timed to coincide with Visit Loudoun’s Epicurience Virginia celebration of the county’s food and wine, to be held Sept. 4-6 at Morven Park in Leesburg.

The two-part judging format starts with the Winemakers’ Evaluation round, in which winemaker panels will determine which of the submitted wines will go on to the final judging round.

The winemaker round will be moderated by retired Virginia Tech enologist Bruce Zoecklein, who will provide the educational component.

The state enologist has been a driving force in information, go to ritasice.com/.

• Laura van Leliveld is the new marketing and community outreach coordinator for Loudoun Habitat for Humanity. Therese Cashen, who previously held this position, is now responsible for all aspects of the ReStore.

Moving into a new position with the ReStore is the previous manager Bill Hack, who will be responsible for donation procurement for the ReStore. The Habitat for Humanity ReStore, located at 700 Fieldstone Drive, sells new and used furniture, home accessories, building materials, and appliances that are donated by area businesses and individuals. All profits are

enology education during his 20-year career, advising and training winemakers on technological aspects of wine production throughout Virginia. Zoecklein and the winemaker panels will discuss the wines with a view as to how they could be improved.

The second part of the program adds the consumer’s views. Fedor said wineries are being asked to submit names of known customers and 10 to 12 people will be drawn at random to judge the entries. The consumer judges will receive two to four hours of training and then join a selection of professionals to determine the medal-winning wines through a blind tasting process.

The judging will take place prior to Epicurience, so the results can be announced at the awards gala, which will kick off the three-day festival. The top-scoring wine will win the Chairman’s Grand Award. The Chairman’s Reserve Award will go to the top scoring wine using 100 percent Loudoun grapes. Gold and silver medals and best in category awards also will be presented. used to help build homes in Loudoun County.

To learn more, go to loudounhabitat.org.

• Leesburg personal injury attorney Peter Burnett has embarked on a mission to warn consumers about inadequate auto insurance.

Recently, he spoke to the Rotary Club of Leesburg, providing them with facts and figures on coverage issues he’s encountered frequently in more than 25 years of work helping clients who have been involved in serious auto accidents.

A key message is that minimum coverage is not adequate coverage. Burnett discusses the relatively small incremental costs of increasing coverage beyond the minimums required by

The Sept. 3 awards presentation will be held at the National Conference Center. Cost of the gala is $60 per person. The winning wines will be paired with food selections, and will be promoted during Epicurience, the Nov. 18-20 Wine Tourism Conference, and at other county public events throughout the year.

This year will be the first time the Wine Tourism Conference will be held on the East Coast, and is considered a coup for the Virginia Tourism Corporation and Visit Loudoun, which secured the Loudoun debut. Previously, the Wine Tourism Conference has been held in Napa and Sonoma, CA, and Portland, OR. Fedor said the National Conference Center has been a great supporter, and he looked forward to continued promotion of Loudoun wines

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law. Virginia law requires at least $25,000 injury coverage per person, $50,000 total coverage per accident, and $20,000 in property damage coverage. With the rising cost of healthcare and car repairs, Burnett said claims in serious accidents typically exceed $100,000 and can sometimes climb into the millions. Burnett recommends drivers carry Single Limit Policies covering $500,000-$1,000,000 per accident, with $100,000 in property damage coverage, and the same coverages for uninsured motorists. He welcomes the opportunity to discuss the issue with community groups around the region. For more information, contact Kiesha Continued on Next Page

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2014 due in part to the success of the #UniteLoudoun Membership Campaign and the significant growth of the Public Policy, Business Women, and Health & Wellness initiatives.

“Being a top five Chamber in the DC Metro Region is rooted entirely of the success of our members,” said Tony Howard, President and CEO. “They are our committee chairs, volunteer leaders, sponsors, and active participants in all of our programs and initiatives. When our members achieve personal and professional success through the Chamber, they are able to impact our community in a multitude of positive ways. “ The rankings, published each year, are based on the total revenue for each organization as published on the Form 990.

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On June 19th, the Chamber held a Leadership Luncheon with Redskins players as well as Loudoun Business owners Pierre Garçon and Kedric Golston. The event was hosted by “The Voice of the Redskins” Larry Michael, and was a lively Q&A format that contained discussion on the ups and downs of starting and owning a business, even if you’re an NFL player.

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• MindSHIFT Technologies Inc., headquartered in Sterling, recently received two awards for its work in the managed services provider field. Mona Abutaleb, president and CEO, and CFO Joe Croft were named to the seventh annual MSPmentor 250 list, recognizing top managed services provider executives, entrepreneurs and experts. Also, Penton Technology’s eighth annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a list identifying the world’s top 501 managed services providers, placed mindSHIFT among the top five managed service providers around the world. It’s the sixth straight year mindSHIFT has placed in the top five.

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• Leesburg-based K2M Group Holdings has appointed Michael A. Turpin to the company’s board of directors and audit committee. Turpin is the executive vice president of employee benefits for USI Insurance Services.

Prior to joining that company in 2008, he was the Northeast regional CEO and U.S. president of key accounts at United Healthcare, as well as a worldwide partner/managing director with Marsh & McLennan.

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The 3rd Annual Healthy Business Awards was held at Health Works for Northern Virginia, where 49 Loudoun businesses received recognition for participating in the 2015 Healthy Business Challenge.

The Healthy Business Challenge initiative was launched in January of 2013 to encourage, educate and recognize businesses that have adopted effective programs and policies to promote healthy work environments and choices among their employees. The challenge features an online scorecard where Loudoun’s businesses earn credit for the effective, innovative work they are doing to support their employees’ health.

“The 49 Loudoun businesses, non-profits and government agencies that earned recognition in the 2015 Loudoun County Healthy Business Awards have demonstrated their strong commitment to supporting the health and wellness of their employees, which has been proven to reduce health care costs and absenteeism, improve morale and increased productivity. On behalf of the entire Chamber membership, we are honored to recognize these fine organizations for their outstanding performance in our 2015 Healthy Business Challenge,” said Loudoun County Chamber President Tony Howard.

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lenge scorecard. They are: LARGE BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: Nova Medical Group MID-SIZE BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: Spring Arbor Residential Assisted Living and Memory Care SMALL BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: StoneSpring Emergency Center ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: Innovation Health “Savvy business leaders know their employees’ health and wellness are important factors that impact their company’s productivity and profitability. That is why many Loudoun businesses are leading the way with innovative programs and policies that place a greater emphasis on disease prevention, nutrition and fitness for their employees,” added Howard.

The Healthy Business Challenge was supported by a range of businesses that served as sponsors of the initiative. These include: Signature Series Sponsor: StoneSprings Hospital Center Platinum Sponsors: Access Point Public Affairs Innovation Health Loudoun Medical Group NOVA Medical & Urgent Care.

For a full list of all the companies that were recognized and more information about the Health & Wellness Initiative, please visit www.

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ongratulations and many thanks to those Loudoun County businesses that have been Chamber of Commerce members for 5-30 or more years. Your belief and continued membership is what makes us a success!

5-7 YEARS Castle Property Management Dulles Gateway Associates, LLC G2EM Homewood Suites Dulles North Organizing Maniacs, LLC Winchester Printers, Inc. Arthur Murray Dance Studios Easurday, LLC 8-10 YEARS Brooke Rental Center, Inc. Goodstone Inn & Restaurant

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• JK Moving Services has appointed Philip Wells as vice president of its International Services Group. He will lead operations, customer service, and supply chain management for the company’s international operations and will report to David Macpherson, who was recently promoted to senior vice president, International Services. Wells has 25 years of expertise in global relocation and logistics including executive positions with Secor Group and with the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC, managing its global shipping program. Mr. Wells began his career with the New Zealand government in a London-based position.

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ansdowne, VA—In the Annual Chamber of Commerce Rankings, as reported by the Washington Business Journal, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce advanced three spots surpassing the Reston, Prince William County, and Arlington County Chambers. The Loudoun Chamber currently ranks 5th in annual revenues in the Metro region, up from the eighth position in 2014, and ranks second out of all Virginia Metro Region Chambers.

Based on these current rankings, the Loudoun Chamber also ranks higher in total membership than every other organization on the list with the exception of the DC and Prince William chambers.

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“definitely what we coach our employees on.” His favorite part of the job is when a customer tells him they will return because of good service, as well as good food.

“We want to provide good customer service because that’s what brings them back,” Garçon said. “When a stranger says that, it’s a touchdown.”

Golston added that helping people, whether it’s an individual or a group, has been the most exciting aspect of running a business. He has been active in the community through various nonprofit organizations, including Tyler Polumbus’ Tyler’s Kids Outreach Football Camp at Redskins Park, Ryan Kerrigan’s Blitz for the Better Foundation, the Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department and the Tigerlily Foundation.

Garçon, the franchise record-holder for receptions in a season, also is active in the community. He founded the Pierre Garçon Helping Hands Foundation to provide resources to Haitians affected by the 2010 earthquake, and he supports the Smashing Walnuts Foundation.

During a question-and-answer session, the topic of conversation fittingly switched over to how successful another Loudoun-based franchise will be this upcoming season: the Redskins.

“We’re bound for a good season,” Garçon said. “We have all the pieces on offense and defense.”

Michael then joked with Garçon that the success of the Redskins could mean more success for SpinFire.

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Reimers Builds On Stellar Academic, Athletic Career At Tuscarora Jack Corso will join Reimers as Ivy League football players this fall. Chalmers, an offensive guard on Tuscarora’s 5A state runnerup team last fall, will attend Dartmouth, while Corso, the team’s center, will matriculate at Princeton. Woodgrove receiver Dylan Mellor will join Chalmers and former Heritage standout Chris Aguemon at Dartmouth, while former Wolverine running back Josh Sweet recently completed his freshman year at Cornell.

The Tuscarora trio will join former Huskies Cameron Molina (running back at Columbia) and Anders Peterson (a Dartmouth commit who is currently on a twoyear mission with the Mormon church) in the prestigious conference, which competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level.

“Sports is a great way to get a great education,” Tuscarora head football coach Michael Burnett said. “We’ve gotten five kids in three years to Ivy League schools, and we’re as proud of that as anything. For us, it’s a mindset. Our kids don’t go in saying ‘I want a [Division I] scholarship.’ We look at it as there are a lot of ways to get into great schools, and football is a way to get into the school that you want. That’s the approach we’ve taken, and I

think that has had a good impact.”

Reimers’ parents and their backgrounds also had an impact on his choice of schools.

His mother, Ann, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and his father, Paul, has a degree from the University of Virginia, so Reimers was expected to do well academically from an early age.

While he said he enjoyed school through his early years, Reimers noted he did not take it very seriously until he decided to apply to the Loudoun Academy of Science. He attended AOS every other day during his four years of high school.

“Academics has always been a big thing in my family, but AOS has influenced that a lot,” Reimers said. “I think of it as a tiny little Harvard. There are a lot of people from a lot of different demographics, a lot of very smart people that are fun to be around. Some are athletes, others are more inclined to academics, so it’s a big melting pot of people that I’ve really enjoyed spending time with. That has definitely drawn me to the Ivy League and to Harvard in particular.”

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Noah Reimers was named the VHSL’s 5A Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

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ver the past three years, Leesburg resident Noah Reimers has made a name for himself on the football field, accomplishing things few others even have approached.

But the Tuscarora High School graduate is not defined by football. He also is a bright student and leader in the community, attributes that earned him the honor of being the 2014-15 Virginia High School League Group 5A Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

Co-sponsored by The Allstate Foundation, the honor is the highest award given by the VHSL to students who academically excelled, lettered in one or more VHSL athletic or academic activities, and been involved in other school functions or community service. Reimers joined Tuscarora classmate

Anna Wasko as the 5A recipients of the award, two of 19 honored across the commonwealth. Each recipient also received a $1,500 scholarship.

Reimers will put that money to good use as he heads to Harvard University this fall. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back earned nearly every honor possible for a football player in Virginia last fall, but the opportunity to attend a prestigious academic institution—which does not officially offer athletic scholarships—outweighed any desire to play at a prominent football factory.

“I think recently the Ivy League schools have done a good job of amping up their football level,” Reimers said. “In this area, there are a lot of smart kids that are athletic kids, and if you’re looking for a place you can get a great education and play good football, there’s no better place. It’s the perfect combination for those two things.”

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Noah Reimers, a 2015 Tuscarora graduate, will continue his education and football career at Harvard in the fall.

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ceed. In addition to playing football, he was a member of the Huskies track team and helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a seventh-place finish at the 5A state championships June 6.

Reimers also was a member of the Conflict Mediation Group, National Honor Society and Key Club at Tuscarora, and he had a gradepoint average of nearly 4.3 to rank in the top 50 of approximately 450 students in Tuscarora’s Class of 2015.

“When I got to high school and was attending AOS, doing that every day and playing football in high school for the first time, it was a big adjustment for me,” Reimers said. “But it was something that really got me focused, and I buckled down. That was something that really set me on that path.”

Students at AOS are expected to complete an independent science research project during their final two years. Reimers chose a project in the field of chemical engineering and studied the thin film production of vanadium dioxide (used in microelectronic circuits), looking at its thermal emission profile. He presented his final report at the AOS Symposium on June 4.

“People ask me a lot, ‘So what are you doing with your research?’ and it’s very hard to describe,” Reimers said with a laugh. “A lot of times people are looking for something real quick that I can describe, but it’s very hard to come up with something short.

“It’s something that has challenged me and definitely taught me about ‘sticking to it’ and determination,” Reimers added. “People think of those qualities just in sports, but it can come from a lot of different areas.”

Reimers certainly “stuck to it” on the football field for the Huskies. He burst on the scene as a sophomore, moving into the starting lineup after incumbent starter Mali Barker suffered a severe ankle injury in the preseason.

Reimers finished the 2012 season with more than 1,400 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns, then he added more than 1,800 yards and 15 more scores as a junior.

With an obvious target on his back heading into his senior campaign last fall, Reimers came through with one of the best seasons ever turned in by a running back in Loudoun County. He set a Tuscarora school record with 377 yards rushing against Broad Run on Oct. 10 and established school single-season records with 3,005 yards (sixth all-time on the VHSL single-season rushing chart) and 47 touchdowns. Those totals pushed his three-year career totals to more than 6,200 yards and 86 touchdowns.

Reimers earned Conference 14, 5A North Region, 5A state and Metropolitan Washington Player of the Year honors as well as being named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Virginia. He helped lead Tuscarora to a 14-0 record before the Huskies lost to three-time state champion L.C. Bird, 22-19, in the 5A state

finals in Charlottesville.

Despite those accomplishments and new interest from more prominent football schools, Reimers never waivered in his commitment to Harvard.

“I never really thought about it,” Reimers said of going elsewhere. “I committed to Harvard at the end of September, so in my mind, regardless of what happened the rest of the season, I wasn’t going to change. A lot of my decision was academics, and there aren’t many places in the country that can offer an education like that.”

Reimers said the coaches at Harvard have told him he has a chance to play right away for the Crimson this fall. Senior Paul Stanton, a two-time all-Ivy League selection, is the incumbent starter at running back, but Reimers will join a returning player and two freshmen in challenging for the No. 2 slot on the depth chart.

“They’ve told us that if you guys want the second spot, then it’s open,” Reimers said. “It’s a competition going in, and I’m very excited about that. Since my sophomore year, I haven’t had to come into camp wondering if I would start or not, so I think the competition will be really good for all of us. It will benefit the team regardless of what happens.”

While he has thoughts in the back of his mind of a potential professional football career—in the NFL or elsewhere—Reimers realizes he can’t count on it.

“I’m going into the next stage of my life with the idea that if the NFL happens, it happens, but if it doesn’t, it isn’t a big deal,” Reimers said. “That’s a big reason I chose Harvard. If I go in my first year and blow out my knee and can’t play football ever again, I would still be OK. It was an academics decision first. If [a football future] presented itself, I certainly would pursue it, but if not, I could leave without having too many doubts about it.”

To that end, Reimers plans to major in economics at Harvard and hopes to follow up with an MBA. He then is interested in entering the business world and possibly ending up on Wall Street.

“I have been interested in the stock market and entrepreneurial things since my dad owns his own business, so that started it,” Reimers said, noting he took an Advanced Placement economics class (taught by Burnett) as a junior.

“I did really well in the class and got really interested in it. I think it’s definitely something I can see myself doing for a long time.”

Wherever his future takes him, Burnett is convinced Reimers will accomplish his goals.

“Whatever he chooses to do, he’ll be very successful at it,” Burnett said. “For me, I hope he chooses something that affects other people positively. He’s so driven and so passionate when he puts his mind to something. I hope he continues to do things that benefit other people and they can share in his success. I don’t have any doubt he is going to do great things.” n

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spent two hours June 18 with 50 current and future high school players from Loudoun County. After learning that field hockey was to be added as a high school sport in 2016, STX worked with the Loudoun County League to set up the clinic at the Evergreen Sportsplex near Leesburg. The LCL, a member of the Beyond Sticks’ nonprofit Play Beyond the Game, is a recreational field hockey league open to girls in grades 6 through 12. With field hockey being added as a varsity sport to Loudoun high schools in 2016, girls have the opportunity to register and play with LCL in 2015 to prepare for the 2016 season. Registration is open for the Fall 2015 season, with early-bird pricing offered through July 4. For additional information, contact Judy Klock at loudoun.coordinator@beyondsticks.com.

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Last summer, Tuttle packed up her husband and dog and hit the East Coast to take over the biology department at Middleburg’s Foxcroft School. She recently completed her first year and, according to administrators and parents, is sparking students’ enthusiasm for biology, and for neuroscience in particular. She’s also breaking into the Washington, DC, choral scene and performs regularly at churches and concert venues in the District.

Tuttle, 36, grew up in Southern California and attended public high school in Torrance, CA. Her father is an Episcopal priest, and her mother a choir director with a passion for the natural world.

“I grew up with a mother who was really into the sciences as well as into music. The seed was planted really early on,” Tuttle said.

In her early years, however, music took center stage, with her passion for neuroscience coming on in college. Tuttle studied piano as a child and took up trombone in middle school. She was a devoted instrumentalist and singer throughout high school and went on to study voice at the University of Southern California.

But while pursuing her bachelor’s degree in music with an emphasis on vocal arts, Tuttle became interested in the concept

of synesthesia, a condition in which something typically perceived by one sense is also perceived by another sense (such as someone hearing or tasting a color), and wound up minoring in neuroscience.

Tuttle was hired by USC’s admissions office and was working full time when she became involved with a project at a university neuroscience lab looking for evidence of Tourette syndrome in Mozart’s compositions. Fascinated by the effects of music on the human brain, she decided to pursue a doctorate in neurology.

“When I was a little girl, I always said that I wanted to be a brain surgeon, and then along the way, music swept in and took over my life,” she said. “I realized while I was doing [neuroscience research] that I really loved this. I started thinking some more and decided that maybe research was the right path and that neuroscience was the right choice.”

Tuttle started her Ph.D. in 2005 and worked on a variety of research projects, including the induction of emotion in music and the effects of conservatory training on the anatomy of the human brain.

But she remained heavily involved in performing music, both at USC and as a professional singer in Los Angeles. She played trombone in the USC marching band for several years and performed with the university’s chamber ensemble. A specialist in early renaissance and baroque vocal music, Tuttle also performed as a professional soprano in churches and with numerous choral groups in Los Angeles, where she met her husband, Jay Tuttle, a baritone and artistic director.

As Tuttle completed her doctorate in early 2014, she began to realize that running

a university lab was not for her and began substitute teaching at public and private schools in Southern California. She fell in love with teaching high school and worked with a headhunter to find the right position. Meanwhile, Foxcroft was looking for a teacher to help set up and launch its newly endowed Briggs Biology Lab and flew her out for an interview.

Tuttle started at Foxcroft in August of 2014, teaching biology, Advanced Placement biology and the popular elective Introduction to Neuroscience and has already developed a reputation for engaging students with hands-on instruction, from creating a hydroponic garden to making models of the brain with Play-Doh. “Her presentations in class were great, and she took very good care of us. She looked at every student and gave us help if we needed it,” said Emilia von Peterffy-Rolff, a sophomore exchange student from Leipzig, Germany, who studied biology with Tuttle.

Emilia’s father Walter was equally impressed.

“On parents weekend, Dr. Tuttle took the parents through beer brewing and presented it in a way that I had only seen at university,” he said. “It was done at an academic level in a very visual way presented to high school students so they’d understand it perfectly. I don’t think there’s a better way to describe biological processes than the way she showed that on that day. Even coming from a brewing family and understanding the brewing process, I learned more about enzymes on that day than I had before.”

Tuttle likes teaching high school because it’s the last chance to get students excited before they go to college, she said.

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8:30 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: tallyholeesburg.com The Florida-based alternative rock band has

Used Book Sale

9 a.m.-7 p.m., Smart’s Mill Middle School, 850 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 571-2522030 More than 100,000 new and used books, CDs, DVDs and other items will be for sale. Children will receive one free book. All proceeds benefit the Loudoun Library Foundation. The

Life Reimagined Checkup

10:30 a.m., Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: 866-542-8164 Life Reimagined is about envisioning life’s possibilities and making them reality. The workshop is free and open to the public. Reservations required.

River and Roots Festival

1 p.m.-midnight, Watermelon Park, 3322 Lockes Mill Road, Berryville. Contact: riverandroots.com The festival features The David Grisman

Sextet, as well as other musicians, local food, activities and workshops. The festival benefits the Shenandoah Riverkeeper organization. A one-day pass is $60; two-day pass is $80.

Saturday, June 27

Amateur Radio Field Day

8 a.m.-6 p.m., 38668 Sierra Lane, Lovettsville.

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Williams’ new album “Emerald” is garnering rave reviews and features an impressive list of guest musicians and co-writers, including Richard Thompson, Jim Lauderdale, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of the Hooters, and Suzzy and Lucy Wainwright Roche.

According to Williams, who emerged on the contemporary folk scene in the mid-’90s and toured with well-known artists like Joan Baez and Shawn Colvin, “Emerald” is an exploration of what it is to be a musician and songwriter in

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the music industry’s changing landscape.

“It’s like the record business is a giant building that collapsed,” she said. “But when the building is destroyed, you get to see what remains. And this incredible structure of the music and the friendships that I have is all still there. Seeing that led to a decision to record songs with themes about relationships and connections—I wanted to write songs for my friends and about my friends.”

Dar Williams plays the Tally Ho Theatre on Sunday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day of show. For more information, go to tallyholeesburg.com.

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built a following of Hazelnuts with its blend of folk rock, pop, classic rock ‘n’ roll and southern rock. Tickets are $29 in advance, $34 at the door.

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11 a.m., Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Contact: uncorkthefun.com Stroll from tent to tent and table to table, tasting and sampling the rich heritage of Virginia vines. Enjoy live music, fun festival eats, arts and crafts and gourmet items. Tickets are $30.

Collective Color Artist Reception

Noon-2 p.m., 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville. Contact: 868estatevineyards.com The show, Collective Color, displays paintings by three local artists: Marjorie Powell, Marie Wright and Melanie Zucker Stanley. The event is free and open to the public.

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2 p.m., North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Contact: northgatevineyard. com Wenzel has been gaining attention locally and regionally with his Midwestern-accented musings, telling stories spun from a life spent moving from town to town. The event is free and open to the public

Jazz on the Vine Fundraiser

3 p.m., Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville. Contact: breauxvineyards.com Jazz on the Vine hosted by Operation Uplift and Loudoun County Delta Foundation. The event will feature live music, great food, and fellowship with friends old and new. Tickets are $50 and include wine tasting.

Garden Party Artist Reception

5-7 p.m., Live An Artful Life Gallery, 6474 Main St., The Plains. Contact: liveanartfullife. com Live An Artful Life Gallery will host a celebration of art with the show “Garden Party.” The show features artwork depicting a garden theme from a group of talented artists. Everyone is invited to vote for their favorite painting

for the People’s Choice Award. The event is free and open to the public.

Live Music: Todd Wright

7-9 p.m., Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: acousticonthegreen.com Acoustic on the Green features favorite Todd Wright. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are encouraged. No smoking, alcoholic beverages or pets. The event is free.

Legacy Farms Family Fun Day

Noon-4 p.m., Temple Hall Farm, 15789 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg. Contact: www.autisminloudoun.org Day will provide plenty of farm fun and several vendors, including Loudoun Veg, Summit Therapy Animal Services and Xango. Loudoun County Master Gardeners President Denise Palmer and Tarara Winery General Manager Jordan Harris will be on hand to answer gardening questions.

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Wright was the lead singer of the national act Getaway Car, a past member of the Pat McGee Band and a fill-in guitarist for Adam Richman and Better Than Ezra. In 2006, he stopped touring to focus on writing and producing and has worked with top artists, including Celine Dion. Most recently, Wright is known

for his efforts to support local artists with the opening of his new recording studio, 13 and a Half King Street.

Wright also serves as musical director and co-producer of Leesburg’s popular charity Christmas concert, Jingle Jam. The Acoustic on the Green concert takes place Saturday, June 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St. Free parking is available in the Town Hall parking garage. Picnics are encouraged—no smoking, alcoholic beverages or

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Amateur radio—sometimes called ham radio—allows people from all walks of life to experiment with electronics and communications techniques, as well as provide a public service during a disaster, all without needing a cell phone or the Internet. Field Day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to work under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent communications network.

For more information about Field Day, contact Ben Packard at 540-751-9447 or bjpackard@yahoo.com; or go to www.k4lrg.org.

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Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of amateur radio.

While not a contest, scores based on radio contacts are kept to measure operating efficiency and skill. Loudoun Amateur Radio Group has ranked top 10—out of about 2,600 participants—the past few years.

Special programs this year include: • a radio merit badge clinic for Boy Scouts starting at 1 p.m. Saturday; • activities to provide education

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luemont will bring its popular outdoor concert series back to downtown Leesburg on Sunday evenings this summer beginning June 28.

The concerts will be held on the lawn of the Loudoun County Courthouse, at 18 W. Market St. and will begin at 7 p.m. On Sundays, West Market Street, between King Street and Church Street, will close at 5 p.m. prior to each concert and will remain closed until the concert concludes.

All are welcome at these family-oriented events and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on and a picnic to enjoy before the show. There is a requested donation of $5 per person, $4 for Bluemont Friends and seniors, and $2 for children 12

and under. No pets, alcohol or smoking are allowed. In the event of bad weather, the concerts will be held indoors at the Leesburg United Methodist Church’s Asbury Hall, located at 107 W. Market St. For more information, go to bluemont. org.

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10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carver Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Under the theme Zoo Day, animals will abound both in the center and outside. Donations to the Loudoun Animal Shelter are optional but appreciated. Lunch costs $4 for those younger than 60 years old, and is by donation for those older than 60. n

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7 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: franklinparkartscenter.org Madame’s jealous butler Edgar “cat-naps” Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of alley cats come to their rescue. The show is free and open to the public.

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She said she wasn’t necessarily looking for an all-girls school, but has found the experience particularly rewarding. She’s noticed that in coed science classes, girls are less likely to ask questions and take part in discussion.

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It makes sense. They’ve had no reason to believe that it’s a man’s field. I felt that when I was here interviewing and it’s been cemented while I’ve been teaching here all year.”

Meanwhile, Tuttle and her husband have started getting vocal gigs in DC. The couple sings at Saint John’s Episcopal in Georgetown every Sunday, and both have Foxcroft School filled in at the National Cathedral—where Meghen Tuttle, Foxcroft School biology teacher and Jay sang for the Messiah concert series— professional singer, performed at the installation of the and Saint Paul’s Parish, another Episcohead of school last fall. pal church in DC. Both Tuttle and her husband also sang in a performance of for the school musical this year), and Meghen Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe” with the Washington Master Chorale at the John F. Kennedy Tuttle has performed at ceremonies and conCenter. They have more auditions scheduled certs at the school. Plus, Foxcroft’s beautiful setting has made the transition a little easier. this summer for the fall season.

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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, July 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Rezoning Concept Plan and Proffer Amendment Application TLZM-2014-0001, Potomac Station Market Place, a request by Potomac Station Mixed Use LLC.

The Applicant has requested zoning modifications which include, but are not limited to: • TLZO Sec. 8.3.2 Lot Size, to reduce the minimum lot size to 1,000 square feet.

• TLZO Sec. 8.5.6 Open Space, to reduce the minimum public open space to one acre.

• TLZO Sec. 9.3.24.f Canopy Height, to increase the lowest point of the canopy fascia to 17’-6” and an overall height of 20’-9”.

• TLZO Sec. 10.4.5.C.2 AC Units, to permit a ten-foot (10’) encroachment into rear yards.

• TLZO Sec. 10.4.5.C.5 Decks, to permit decks within 12 feet of the rear property line: • TLZO Sec. 12.3.1.C Tree Canopy Coverage, to reduce the required canopy coverage to 10%.

• TLZO Sec. 12.8.2.G.2 Buffer-yards, to reduce the width of Buffer-yard A to 25 feet, and reduce the amount of evergreen trees in Buffer-yard B. • TLZO Sec. 12.8.3 Buffer-yards, to reduce the width of Buffer-yard B to 10 feet, eliminate Buffer-yard C, reduce Buffer-yard D to 5 feet, reduce buffer-yard G to a variable width, eliminate Buffer-yard K, and reduce Buffer-yard L to 15 feet.

• TLZO Sec. 12.11.4, to waive the 0.5fc (foot-candle) illumination maximum along public streets.

The property is identified by Loudoun County Property Identification Numbers (PIN) 148-27-3578 and 148-37-4614, having 14.9 acres within the Town of Leesburg. The property is zoned PRC (Planned Residential Community) and is identified as Community Commercial on the Town Plan’s Land Use Policy Map. The Town Plan recommends a maximum nonresidential square footage of 250,000 square feet, and a residential density of one dwelling unit per each 600 square feet of nonresidential use. The resulting Potomac Station Mixed Use Center will be 193,000 square feet and the resulting residential density will be 308 units or one dwelling unit per 626 square feet of nonresidential use.

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

At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at this Planning Commission meeting should contact the Clerk of 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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS APPEALS OF DECISIONS OF BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Pursuant to Section 15.2-2306 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended and Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1.9.D.1, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearings will be held by the Leesburg Town Council on July 14, 2015 at 7:30pm in the Town Council Chamber, second floor in the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 to hear the following appeals of four decisions by the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review: 1. Case No. TLAP-2015-0001, 112 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E.: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has submitted an appeal of the May 18, 2015 decision of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) in case no. TLHP-2014-0115 which conditionally approved a partial demolition in response to appellant’s Certificate of Appropriateness request to demolish the building at 112 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. as part of the new Loudoun County Courthouse expansion project. The BAR based its decision on its findings that the subject building is a structure that contributes to the architectural and historic integrity of the property, neighborhood, the streetscape and the historic district, and that the building retains its structural integrity.

2. Case No. TLAP-2015-0002, 110 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E.: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has submitted an appeal of the May 18, 2015 decision of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) in case no. TLHP-2014-0116 which conditionally approved a partial demolition in response to appellant’s Certificate of Appropriateness request to demolish the building at 110 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. as part of the new Loudoun County Courthouse expansion project. The BAR based its decision on its findings that the subject building is a structure that contributes to the architectural and historic integrity of the property, neighborhood, the streetscape and the historic district, and that the building retains its structural integrity.

3. Case No. TLAP-2015-0003, 108 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E.: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has submitted an appeal of the May 18, 2015 decision of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) in case no. TLHP-2014-0117 which conditionally approved a partial demolition in response to appellant’s Certificate of Appropriateness request to demolish the building at 108 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. as part of the new Loudoun County Courthouse expansion project. The BAR based its decision on its findings that the subject building is a structure that contributes to the architectural and historic integrity of the property, neighborhood, the streetscape and the historic district, and that the building retains its structural integrity.

4. Case No. TLAP-2015-0004, 106 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E.: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has submitted an appeal of the May 18, 2015 decision of the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) in case no. TLHP-2014-0118 which conditionally approved a partial demolition in response to appellant’s Certificate of Appropriateness request to demolish the building at 106 Edwards Ferry Road, N.E. as part of the new Loudoun County Courthouse expansion project. The BAR based its decision on its findings that the subject building is a structure that contributes to the architectural and historic integrity of the property, neighborhood, the streetscape and the historic district, and that the building retains its structural integrity.

The property subject to this appeal is approximately 1.88 acres in size and is zoned B-1, Community (Downtown) Business District, and H-1, Overlay, Old and Historic District. The property contains all four of the buildings at the addresses listed above that are the subject of these appeals. Further, the property is located at the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Church Street and Edwards Ferry Road and is more particularly described as MCP Parcel Identification Number 231-38-8886-000.

Full and complete copies of the above-referenced appeals and related documents may be examined in the Leesburg Department of Planning & Zoning, on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm), or by calling 703-771-2773 and asking for Tom Scofield, Preservation Planner of the Department of Planning & Zoning.

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

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Northern Virginia Media Services has an immediate opening for a full-time photographer at the Belvoir Eagle, a 16,000-circulation weekly newspaper serving the Fort Belvoir U.S. Army base in Fairfax, Va., just outside the nation’s capital. The person who gets the job will be a talented photographer comfortable working in a military environment. The successful applicant must receive a favorable National Agency Check in order to receive credentials to enter military installations.

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Aquatics Manager/Parks and Recreation........................................................................................................$58,911 - $98,878 DOQ................................................................................................Closing Date: July 14, 2015 Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management, Recreation and Leisure, Physical Education, or related area, or equivalent combination of education and experience; minimum of five years of progressively responsible work in facility management or the recreation field; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; Lifeguard Training, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, Standard First Aid Training or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment; Certification as Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO), or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment; must work major special events coordinated by the department; must be able to respond in the event of maintenance emergencies.

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Aquatic Fitness Instructor – Certified Aquatics Fitness Instructor — AEA certified or equivalent and CPR/AED certified; various days/times..................................................................................................$12.36-$39.14/hr Aquatic Instructor—Swimming; Min. of 16 years of age, high school Student/ Graduate/GED; formal swimming teaching exp. or one certification in a nationally recognized aquatic organization; Saturday mornings required............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$16.48-$36.05/hr Building Supervisor—Min. of 18 yrs. of age with high school diploma/GED; exp. And knowledge of recreation facility building operations, procedures and practices and providing customer service; various days/times.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$18.54/hr Camp Instructor—Community Outreach Summer Program; min. of 16 yrs. of age with HS Diploma/GED; exp. and knowledge of recreation facility building operations, procedures and practices, and providing customer service; M-F, June 22 to Aug. 21, 9:00am-5:30pm................................................................................................................................................................................$10.30-$14.42/hr Front Desk Clerk—Min. of 18 years of age and at least in 12th grade; prior cash handling and customer service exp. required; early mornings, evenings and weekends, 15-29 hrs./week.

This is not a seasonal position........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$13.39/hr Lifeguard—Min. of 15 years of age; high school student and must hold current certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguarding and CPR for the Professional Rescuer; days, nights, weekends, holidays, all shifts, both indoor and outdoor pools............................................................................................................................................................................................................................$12.88-$16.48/hr Recreation Instructor—Skateboard Instructor—knowledge, skills, and exp. instructing techniques of skateboarding; Summer academies from 9:00am-12:00pm and Saturdays year round..........................$12.88-$30.90/hr Recreation Instructor—Soccer; Min. of 16 yrs. of age; knowledge, skills and experience instructing techniques of soccer; various days/times.................................................................................................$12.88-$30.90/hr Volunteer Flag Football Coaches—non-paid position

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

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

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Deputy Director of Utilities/Utilities..............................................................................................................$81,943 - $137,534 DOQ.............................................................................................Closing Date: June 30, 2015 Required: Bachelor’s Degree in civil or environmental engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience. Seven years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design and construction of public water and sewer facilities, including three years of management/supervisory responsibility. Registration as a professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia or ability to obtain within one year of appointment. Valid driver’s license and a safe driving record.

Preferred: Master’s Degree in environmental, civil, water resources or sanitary engineering. Ten years of progressively responsible engineering experience relating to the design and construction of public water and sewer facilities including responsibility for inspections. Demonstrated record of involvement in water or wastewater associations. Local government water and/or wastewater experience. Experience with GIS, asset management, and automated reading systems. Bilingual in English/Spanish

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Interment followed in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lincoln, VA.

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Maynard “Lee” Simms, 59, of Leesburg, Vir- In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may JOHN W. “BILLY” FISKE ginia, passed on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at be made in James’s memory to the Cardinal John W. “Billy” Fiske, 83, of New Market, VA INOVA Loudoun Hospital Center in Lees- Bank 20 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA for the Briana Yerovsek scholarship fund. died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. After serving in burg, Virginia. the Navy he worked for VEPCO and later Online condolences may be made to the NOVEC. He was a life member of Leesburg Lee was born in Loudoun County, on Janufamily at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com.

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A memorial service to celebrate James’s life will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Leesburg Baptist Community Church located at 835 Lee Avenue Leesburg, Virginia 20175.

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Betty Johnson, 80, of Leesburg, VA passed away Online condolences may be made to the Sunday, June 21, 2015. Born in Mansfield, OH, family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com she was the daughter of Mary (Karl) and John Studer. While a student in high school she moved to Crestline, OH where she graduated from Crestline High School. She later met Oleen “Johnny” Johnson whom she married in 1956. She and Johnny moved to CA where Betty worked for the Bank of America; later moving back to OH to be near family. While living in OH Johnny was eventually convinced by his uncle Reed Johnson to move to Leesburg, doing so in 1978. Betty had an extensive collection of lighthouses. In years past Betty and Johnny traveled, visiting lighthouses. During Christmas time Betty volunteered with the Salvation Army. Saturday nights could find them dancing the night away. Surviving are her husband of more than 59 years, Johnny; sons Steven and Glenn (Stephanie); 2 grandsons; family and friends. Family will receive friends JAMES MIKEL YEROVSEK Thursday, June 25, 2015 between 6:00 and 8:00 James Mikel Yerovsek, 42 of Leesburg, Virpm during which time prayers will be said. A ginia passed on Thursday, June 18, 2015.

Mass will be held at a later time at the Sacred Heart Church in Crestline, OH where Betty James was born Monday, December 18, will be laid to rest.

1972 in Landover, Maryland. A graduate of Loudoun County High School class of 1991, James worked in restaurant management.

Mrs. Thomson was a self-employed antique dealer for over 40 years with shops in both Virginia and West Virginia. She had a keen eye for identifying a piece of furniture that had potential after she “worked her magic” on it.

In addition to antiques, she enjoyed painting, gardening, flower arranging and pillow making. Her decorating sense was beyond compare.

She is survived by her only son, Wayne G. Thomson and wife, Carol A. Thomson of Purcellville, Virginia; grandsons Ian W. Thomson of Clermont, Florida, and Andrew S. Thomson and wife, Julie C. Greene also of Clermont, Florida; a niece Gloria Pollack and husband, George Pollack of Ajax, Ontario, Canada. She was predeceased by several brothers and sisters and other family members.

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The family received friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, Virginia.

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She was educated in the Toronto school system. The family requests donations to the Blue Ridge Hospice in lieu of flowers.

He leaves his family to cherish his memory including his wife Karen Moser Simms, his daughter Ashlee Simms, aunt Adelaide Jackson, father and mother-in-law Paul and Nancy Moser; sister and brother-in-law Lori and Stephen Holliday; niece Kelly, nephew, Joshua and wife Kayla Holliday; other family and friends.

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Her husband predeceased her in 1992.

Ann is survived by her sister, Claire Capalbo, and her three children, Joan Rackham, Henry Siegel and Leonard “Bud” Siegel Jr., and daughters-in-law Julia “Nan” Siegel and VERA E. THOMSON OBITUARY Brenda Siegel, all of Loudoun County, as well Vera E. Thomson, 90, of Winchester, Virginia, as five grandchildren, Eugenia Siegel Conte, formerly of Jefferson County, West Virginia, David Siegel, Joseph Siegel, Joshua Siegel and passed away on June 18, 2015 at the Winchester Charles Siegel.

Medical Center.

A memorial service for Ann will be held at Mrs. Thomson was born in 1925 in New the Catoctin Presbyterian Church in WaterToronto, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the ford, Virginia, on Friday July 10th at 7:00 pm.

Lee worked with WAGE Radio as a DJ, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s office, Leesburg Subaru, and presently with Jerry’s Ford as a car salesman.

Funeral services to celebrate Lee’s life began at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel located at 158 Catoctin Circle, SE Leesburg, Virginia 20175 with the Rev. Roy A. Trammell, Sr. officiating.

Ann Siegel died on June 20 at age 97 after a long illness. Ann resided in Hamilton, Virginia. She lived most of her life with her husband of 50 years, Leonard Siegel, in Westfield, New Jersey.

There, in addition to her career as a bookkeeper, Ann was a founding member of the Youth Employment Services organization and the mission group of the Westfield Presbyterian Church. After their retirement, the Siegels moved in 1988 to Loudoun County where Ann continued to be a devoted volunteer. She was active in many local organizations, including Nancy’s Cookies, the Very Special Arts, the Agency on Aging and the Catoctin Presbyterian Church.

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William Scott Dudgeon of Ashburn, Virginia, died on June 15, 2015, as a result of severe injuries suffered in a bicycle accident. He was born on November 20, 1959, in Anderson, Indiana. He has been a resident in Northern Virgin since age of 9. He is survived by his wife of 23 years Jane Marshall Dudgeon, his father William O. Dudgeon, Jr., his mother Ruth A. Dudgeon, and sister Renee L. Dudgeon and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Scott graduated from George Mason University with a degree in software engineering and applied this knowledge for more than 23 years at the Internal Revenue Service. Scott loved to travel, especially to France where he had been many times. Scott and his wife enjoyed learning about the history and culture of ancient European cultures. He also loved to ride his bike daily, weather permitting. The Washington &Old Dominion bike trail was one of his favorite cycling spots. Family and friends will be celebrating his life at his home In Ashburn VA, Saturday, June 27, from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Washington, DC. 2121 Ward Court NW, Washington, DC 20037. www.colonialfuneralhome.com

for their professional and compassionate care. new fire truck was dedicated to Billy and wife Rose. A charter and life member of Loudoun The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Rescue Squad. Billy is survived by his wife of June 23, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00- 57 years, Rose; son John “JW” Fiske (Jean); 8:00 p.m. at the Omps Funeral Home (Amherst daughter Teresa “Terrie” Pressman (Adam); Chapel), 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren Virginia 22601. and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held June 8, 2015 at Colonial Interment will be on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Funeral Home followed by burial with military at 1:00 p.m. at Pleasant View Memory Gardens honors in Union Cemetery. Memorial contrinear Martinsburg, West Virginia. butions can be made to Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department or Loudoun County Rescue Memorial contributions may be made to Squad. www.colonialfuneralhome.com the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area, 3701 Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030.

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he Loudoun County School Board got it right Tuesday night in voting to rescind its decision to name a new elementary school after John F. Ryan, an 11-term legislator who served as speaker of the House of Delegates in the years before and after the turn of the previous

century.

Ryan’s role, along with many in his party in the century following the Civil War, to promote racial segregation, rightly sparked questions about whether this political leader should be held up as an example for middle students to follow.

The misstep put a new spotlight on an old debate: Should any schools be named in memory of individuals?

The vast majority of Loudoun’s schools are named in connection with the neighborhoods they serve or some other community feature.

Some have names designed solely to inspire: Liberty, Freedom, Legacy, Discovery, etc.

Only a dozen are named for individuals. They include five educators, a newspaperwoman, names from American history, a school district administrator, a local community leader, two men killed in the 9/11 terrorists attacks, and, most recently, a Revolutionary War veteran.

Four of the 12 individuals were African-Americans remembered for the contributions to science and education, as well as their advocacy of equal rights that Virginia’s political leaders in Speaker Ryan’s time worked so effectively to oppose.

So, it is rare for Loudoun school leaders to name a school after an individual of local or historical significance. It should continue to be rare, if allowed at all. There would be no harm done in prohibiting the practice altogether.

Schools should be a foundation of community pride. It is best when that feeling is generated by the work of educators inside their walls and not only by the name on the sign out in front.

School names should promote harmony in the communities they serve, rather than provide a source of division or controversy. As the board-appointed naming committee gets back to work to identify new choices, we’re confident they can come up with a few better suggestions.

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Dear Editor: refuse to sit back and watch another gun massacre in this country and do nothing. I will not become desensitized by the repeated acts of violence that have become a routine part of life in America. It is not okay.

It does not have to be this way.

Doing nothing is not an option. We have done nothing for far too long.

Wake up America. No one is trying to take your guns. That is the same old NRA crap we’ve been hearing for years. Do we not see we are being manipulated? The NRA wants us to believe it is some patriotic symbol of freedom, all the while using lies, fear, and whatever means necessary to further their own interests ($$$).

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The NRA is one of this nation’s most powerful corporate lobbyists.

They use their money and influence to buy our politicians, to shape public perception, and to stop any and all attempts at meaningful change to America’s gun laws. Why are we allowing the NRA to write our gun policy?

Game over. This is America.

It is far past time that we the people stand up and do something. Speak out for what we want for our country and don’t stop until they listen. There is strength in numbers. We can make a difference. We may not have the money or the influence of the NRA, but we have something powerful: Our collective voice. One American voice. And there is no amount of power or money that can stop that.

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“There are at least six or seven schools to be named in the near future in both the Dulles Nor th and Dulles South planning zones. The School Board needs to enact a clearer, more detailed naming policy, including perhaps not naming schools after people.”

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Dear Editor: Severe Combined Immune Deficiency is a pediatric emergency, likely fatal within the first year of life if left undiagnosed.

As you can imagine, [it is] a parent’s worst fear so piercing it can hardly be spoken out loud. That was our experience five years ago, when our daughter was diagnosed with SCID at 13 months of age after becoming critically ill.

Thanks to the commonwealth’s implementation of newborn screening for SCID as part of a newborn’s routine workup, that does not have to be the experience of our fellow Virginians.

Commonly known as bubble boy disease, babies with SCID are born seemingly healthy, but lack a functioning immune system. Without a documented family history (usually death of a family member), newborn screening is the only way to detect SCID and save babies from serious infection, potentially irreversible damage and possible mortality.

In 2010, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced her recommendation that SCID should be added to the core panel for universal screening of all newborns in the United Sates using the simple, inexpensive blood test already collected on infants at birth. Virginia is the 30th state to include testing for SCID on the standard newborn screening panel. As parents of a child whose early years of life were so harshly and extremely affected by this condition because of lack of diagnosis at birth, we are relieved and thankful for this important step forward.

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Dear Editor: The Leesburg Tree Commission would like to thank the residents of Leesburg and Loudoun County for helping once again to make our town an award-winning Tree City USA—for the 26th consecutive year.

The Tree Commission provided more than 1,500 free flowering dogwood trees at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival. Many thanks go to the young volunteers from the Monroe Technology Center, Loudoun County and Heritage high schools, who helped distribute our state trees throughout the weekend.

It takes time and commitment to plant and care for a young tree. So thank you residents, for contributing to our tree canopy and for taking pride in helping the environment, our community and future generations.

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Dear Editor: I am a 13-year-old middle school student in Loudoun County. I am also a Boy Scout. My concern is the School Board has chosen a person to name the new middle school after who I think is not a good choice at all.

John F. Ryan (1848–1936) did not help all of the students in Loudoun County during his time on office. While he was in office, segregation and Jim Crow laws were the rule. He also did not support all the people in Loudoun County because there was unequal funding for black and white schools. Even if it was “how it was back then,” he had a responsibility to all the people in Loudoun County and he did not follow through with it.

For these reasons, I feel that the people in

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healthy, normal life after treatment. Our daughter fell into a different category, the undiagnosed one where your child becomes terrifyingly ill.

After the selfless gift of a bone marrow donor, and what felt like endless medical procedures and interventions costing thousands of dollars, along with the dedication and devotion of a tremendous medical team, friends, family and a tremendous fight, our daughter is living a healthy, happy, and (for the most part) normal life. We are forever grateful.

It is not easy for any family to face a diagnosis of SCID, but early detection through newborn screening will enhance health outcomes and improve quality of life for patients and families.

Thank you Governor McAuliffe for recognizing the life-saving importance and cost effectiveness of this screening test.

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Loudoun County should support the School Board’s decision to re-look at this matter. The School Board needs to choose someone that kids my age will admire and want to be like.

Colin Baker, Ashburn

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Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to share the injustice that was placed upon my 34-year-old son, who has developmental disabilities and who lives in a county group home in Loudoun County.

In March, his father and I were informed that his rent for the group home would be increased and it would be based on 75 percent of his income for 2015. In the past, it was always based on the individual needs of the client and the rent was adjusted accordingly.

My son is unable to work and has his Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as his only income. Based on the new formula his rent jumped from $442 a month to $495 while his SSI only increased $12. This will result in him having to make up the $41 difference. While this may not sound like much to you or I, $41 represents more than 5 percent of his monthly income.

Since hearing this, I have learned that Director of the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Development Services Joe Wilson presented this rent increase to the Board of Supervisors back in the spring of 2014. Parents or guardians were not notified of a possible increase; therefore we did not have a voice before this was passed by the board.

After being notified, we were referred to Kelly Hartless (the Branch Manager/Program and Consumer Support for the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services) about this matter and how it was going to impact our son financially. We were told there was nothing we could do, that there is no appeal process. She did propose that we could pay $469 a month until September and then pay the full amount after that. This phase-in approach was unacceptable because nothing would change. We were then referred to Joe Wilson.

Eric’s dad and I met with him and explained our concerns and how this was going to impact his quality of life. We noted the process in which this rent increase came about was unfair and we

didn’t have a voice in the matter. He politely told us, “You have a voice now.” A voice after the fact?

Where was our opportunity to provide a voice before the fact?

This responsibility falls in part on the Community Services Board, a group of residents appointed by the Board of Supervisors, to oversee the MHSADS department. After going through all the minutes of the Community Board Services (which are online), the board was not informed of this until the department had made a decision and never looked further into how this would impact these citizens or questioned the increase.

It is the simple things in life that give our son joy. He loves, loves going to baseball games (Frederick Keys) and I love seeing the enjoyment on his face. He enjoys going to the movies. And he loves trains. These activities will be limited now because he cannot afford to do them as often. I would say this would impact his quality of life. Wouldn’t you?

Mr. Wilson was right. I do have a voice. I will continue to speak about the injustice that has been done. I will continue to speak for those that cannot speak for themselves until someone does the honorable thing, the right thing.

Sue Radloff, Ashburn

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“The County in all its glee to support the delay forgets, the investor, the retailer waiting for Silver Line traffic and a blow to County residents who must travel to Wiehle Ave Station.

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mation available at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library. In the course of that work, she learned of slave cemeteries located in Lansdowne and across Rt. 7 at Belmont. Then she started putting names to the bodies buried at those sites.

That is part of the work she wants to continue at the center.

“These people have names. They had lives.

They have stories. And we’re going to endeavor to tell those stories through science,” Thomas said.

“It all began with Pastor Michelle’s research,” said Fred Snowden, director of education service for Stellogix. ”Those nameless people at the Belmont slave cemetery now at least have names.”

Thomas said she recently worked with historian Eugene Scheel to find the location of the Coton cemetery, disappointed to learn it was buried under landscaping and possibly part of the neighborhood’s Potomac Club pool complex.

However, Snowden said the Belmont cemetery, located in the woods just east of Rt. 659 near the Rt. 7 intersection, is the biggest known slave cemetery in the area and that it is largely undisturbed. Thomas and Snowden hope to keep it that way and are in talks with Toll Brothers to acquire the property so it can be protected and become a place to learn about Loudoun’s African-American history.

Protecting and restoring the Coton and Belmont cemeteries is only part of the ambitious Loudoun Freedom Center project.

Thomas and Snowden envision: • a visitor’s center with an interactive map that tells the stories of Loudoun’s historically African-American communities;

• a Loudoun African Burial Ground to chronicle the stories and lead the charge to gather the remains of the slaves buried throughout the county; • the I Am Loudoun Genome Project that will offer personal genealogical studies to recover ancestral data using consumer genetics and to help identify familial health risks ranging from smallpox to Lyme disease; • a virtual DNA extraction laboratory to perform cheek swabs and extract DNA from human cells allowing residents to discover their ancestral history in Loudoun; • a research library and genealogy hub developed in partnership with Virginia schools and universities to house artifacts and documents that support the restorative work taking place through the Freedom Center; and • a Loudoun Freedom Chapel to be placed where visitors can reflect and meditate.

“We are going to be able to do things that will make our center unique,” Snowden said.

“The whole purpose of the center is to bring compassion, understanding and reconciliation.

There is so much hatred today, so much division. The Freedom Center is going to attempt to use our historical research and our STEM studies to bring compassion, reconciliation and hope to this community.”

While the current focus is working with Toll Brothers to ensure the protection of the Belmont slave cemetery, the organizers are planning a capital campaign to bring other elements of their vision to fruition.

Video: To learn more about the Loudoun Freedom Center, view highlights of the announcement on the Leesburg Today YouTube channel.

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“We’re not doing this because we did something wrong. We want to tackle the issues so we can stay as cutting edge as possible,” he said. “I think we’re one of the best departments in the country.”

The seminar was mandatory for all officers and was intended to encourage officers to maintain a mindset of community policing.

Lt. Jeff Dubé said the presentation reinforced the department’s philosophy for its officers to engage with residents.

“The key is working together with lawabiding citizens to solve quality-of-life issues,” Dubé said. “I think we have a great relationship and a great reputation within the community that we’re able to do that.”

Price stressed the importance of having the community view police actions as appropriate, proper and just. With 87 sworn officers and 48,000 residents in Leesburg, Price said officers must treat everyone with dignity and respect.

“The people can’t be controlled unless they want to be controlled,” Price said. “They don’t want us to create more problems than we solve.”

In his presentation, Price demonstrated how explicit (on a conscious level) and implicit (subconscious) bias can play a part in making decisions in the field. He showed side-by-side photos of a white woman and a Middle Eastern man, and asked the officers with which person they would be more comfortable. To stress that appearances can be deceiving, after many officers chose the woman, Price revealed that the woman was Ulrike Meinhof, a founder of the German Red Army Faction, and the man was the president of the United Arab Emirates.

“Every person has some type of bias,” Price said. “You have to acknowledge it and know people will have more differences than you.”

To emphasize the need to eliminate bias, Price had officers describe the typical burglar, and most described a low-income, possibly drug-addicted young adult. But Price pointed to the 1970s case of Bernard Welch, who raped three women at gunpoint in Washington, DC, and stole an estimated $7 million.

Welch was a white teenager who drove a Mercedes, completed his crimes in a business suit, and didn’t appear to be dangerous.

Another theme stressed by Price was that his officers must have the skills and tenacity of a “warrior,” but have the “mindset of a guardian.” Price said the guardian is a keeper with a mission to protect members of the community from within, while a warrior might be too quick to use deadly force.

Dubé said one of the biggest takeaways for officers was that distance and cover provides them with more time to make decisions.

He said officers always have the goal of using the least amount of force required.

“When an officer is confronted with a situation that requires force, we want them to create distance and find some cover,” Dubé said. “That allows them to assess the situation.

Communication is key in those scenarios.”

Price showed videos of three police shootings, one in Seattle, WA, one in Albuquerque, NM, and the Slager shooting in North Charleston, SC. In each scenario, officers said unnecessary force was used and could even be viewed as murder.

Price said the department’s goal is to limit crime, as opposed to exhibit its power when crime does happen.

“The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder,” he said, “not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.”n

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