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e loved music and art. Hacky sack was his “thing.” He was fun loving—a “goofball.” He loved skateboard-
ing. He was a high school wrestler, who wanted to learn about the world. He was kind. This week, those who knew Christian Sierra best are remembering the important things about the 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a Purcellville police officer Saturday—
Loudoun’s second officer-involved fatal shooting in just under a year. “Christian was not someone who would want people talking about how he died or what happened,” Blake Larson, Sierra’s best friend of six years, said Tuesday. “He would want his legacy to be how he lived and what he
believed.” While the search for answers to myriad questions spurred by the case continues, Larson set up a Facebook page—www.facebook.com/watislyfeeven—to give Sierra’s friends and family an opportunity to do just that. Another Facebook page, www.face-
book.com/lovechristiansierra, also has been set up to let people share memories and mourn the loss of the Loudoun Valley High School junior. “You were so loved by my family and our community. Rest easy,” one commenter wrote.
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of Loudoun’s board objected, saying they wanted to see something that followed more closely the Countywide Transportation Plan and melded with development in the area. The new route—known as Alternative 3C—would make Rt. 50 limited access, with six lanes for general traffic and two median lanes—one eastbound and one westbound—reserved for vehicles going to and from Dulles Airport. In addition, access to the airport lanes would be provided at the Rt. 50/Rt. 606 interchange and at the Rt. 50 interchanges planned at Northstar Boulevard, Gum Springs Road and Loudoun County Parkway. The plan also includes the widening of Old Ox Road between Rt. 50 and Loudoun County Parkway to six lanes. In early April, VDOT announced the Rt. 50 alignment was its preferred option. Now it is the Board of Supervisors’ turn to weigh in. A decision from the board originally was expected sometime before the end of next month, but as public discussion—and disagreement—grew, the board decided to
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coverage. That’s enough to cover the full cost of those on the “retiree-only” plan, but will leave those who retire after this school year to pay $975 per month for the family plan and $382 per month on the “retiree plus spouse” plan. The change was recommended by Hatrick and endorsed by the School Board in 2012 as part of a round of systematic changes that will bring long-term savings to the school division. Continued on Page 18
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I am leaving them in very capable hands.” Washington FAMILY Magazine is not just a monthly print publication. The Northern Virginia Media Services purchase also includes Washington FAMILY’s popular website and Facebook page. The WashingtonFAMILY.com website is a one-stop resource for camp information, fun things to do in the area, and more. Northern Virginia Media Services, based in Leesburg, publishes Leesburg Today and Ashburn Today in Loudoun County, Prince William Today, and the Sun Gazette newspapers in Fairfax and Arlington counties. The company also publishes a monthly newspaper, Middleburg Life, as well as the InsideNoVa.com and LeesburgToday.com websites. Its weekly newspapers reach 160,000 high-income households, and its web sites attract more than 300,000 unique visitors a month. n
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second person in the Washington, DC, region has been diagnosed with measles, a direct result of close contact with a patient identified late last month, health officials reported last week. Anyone who may have come into contact with the second patient is urged to be aware of any measles symptoms. “We want to protect the individuals’ privacy, but also the public, so the key thing is the times and dates when people could have been exposed,” Loudoun Health Director Dr. David
Goodfriend said. National Capital Region health officers are mounting a coordinated effort to identify people who may have been exposed to the patient in this second case. They have released a list of times and locations—sites across Northern Virginia, in Montgomery County, MD, and Washington, DC.—where exposures could have occurred between May 11 and May 15. Goodfriend said as soon as health officials confirmed the second case of measles it released the information to the public. No details have been released about the second patient beyond that the individual is a Fairfax County resident. The patient in the first
case in April was a Loudoun resident. Goodfriend said the transfer of the disease from the first and second patient occurred after close contact between the two individuals. “It wasn’t casual contact,” he said. “It wasn’t two people who happened to be in the same store 100 feet apart.” Measles spreads very easily, Goodfriend said, and the virus can linger on surfaces so health officials are “erring on the side of caution” in releasing extended time periods for each location, some of which overlap. [See location list] Anyone who has never received the mea-
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class photos to date. This year, 265 Loudoun school employees are retiring, up from 193 last year and 191 the previous year. But school leaders expected this. As of July 1, the school division will pay for health care coverage only for retirees, not their spouses or children. The division will give all retirees who have worked at least 15 consecutive years with Loudoun public schools a flat rate of $650.43 per month to pay for health care
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month, the Sentys opposed the county’s plans to use the property for a fire station, and said they no longer wanted to see their property go to the county. The only comment made during last Wednesday’s meeting on the issue came from Supervisor Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge) during the board members’ comment period. She said she had met with the Sentys earlier in the week and learned of “factors in their lives that have changed and have convinced them to change their mind to not sell their property.” Clarke asked the Sentys to send a written letter explaining their new position on the sale, which was done and ultimately led to the supervisors’ vote. The process of looking for a new location for the Aldie Fire Station has been long and arduous. In December 2011, the county was blocked from building the station on a lot it purchased years earlier for the project. A Loudoun judge ruled in favor of Little River Farms residents who claimed the property could only be used for residential purposes. Before that purchase, the county looked at several other locations within the Aldie service area, but other options were deemed too expensive or less useful than the Little River Farms location. In 2012, the county initiated a new site search and in October of that year settled on two options. But both had significant challenges, including road accessibility, development costs and purchase price—and both were ultimately rejected. n
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The Ashburn man charged with killing his estranged wife in March will face a two-week trial in September. Braulio Castillo, 48, requested a jury trial for charges of first-degree murder, breaking and entering with the intent to commit murder and violation of a protection order in connection with the death of his wife, Michelle Castillo. The trial is scheduled for Sept. 15-Sept. 26. During a court hearing last week, Castillo’s $2 million secured bond was left in place, along with myriad conditions should he be released from jail. Although bond was set shortly after his arrest over the objections of county prosecutors, Castillo has remained incarcerated. Michelle Castillo was found dead, hanging from a basement shower in her Ashburn home the morning of March 20. Deputies initially responded to a call from a neighbor to check on Michelle Castillo’s welfare and found her body. According to testimony offered during preliminary hearing earlier this month, the couple’s children called their father to the Belmont Station Drive home around 7:30 a.m. March 20 when they could not find their mother. Castillo went to the home, and asked a neighbor to help him look for Michelle in the house. When she was not found, Castillo took his children, eventually dropping the three older children at school. The neighbor then called the sheriff’s office. The Castillos were in the middle of divorce proceedings at the time of Michelle’s death. She filed for divorce in April 2013. Braulio Castillo had been living a couple blocks away from Michelle and his children at the time of her death. Continued on Page 6
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A protective order prevented him from coming to the couple’s Belmont Station Drive home or having contact with his children outside of set visitation. Prosecutors argued that Castillo entered the home when he knew his wife would not be there, killed her after she arrived and then staged the scene to look like a suicide.
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• Sexual Assault: 200 block of W. Holly Avenue, Sterling Park; around 4 p.m. a 57-year-old woman was walking when a man approached her and touched her inappropriately. The man then left the area. He was described as a black man in his late 20s.
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• Unlawful Photography/Possession of Marijuana: 45100 block of Columbia Place, Sterling; around 10:15 a.m. deputies responded for a report of a man using his cell phone to take pictures of unsuspecting women, known as upskirting, in the Wegmans store. The man also was in possession of marijuana. Shahram Ghassemi, 32, of Sterling, was charged with unlawful photography and possession of marijuana. Ghassemi was held without bond.
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Akhil Rekulapelli, right, won first place at the 26th annual National Geographic Bee last week. Akhil is an eighth-grader at Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn.
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khil Rekulapelli, an eighth-grader at Stone Hill Middle School, won first place at the 26th annual National Geographic Bee last Wednesday. He beat out more than 4 million of the nation’s brightest young students by answering every one of the questions correctly. The question that earned him the bee’s top prize was:
The discovery of a major shale oil deposit in the Vaca Muerta formation in 2010 has led to an expansion of oil drilling in the Neuquén province in what country? The answer: Argentina. This isn’t 13-yearold Akhil’s first time in the national spotlight. He made it to the National Geography Bee last year and finished fourth. Akhil told National Geographic that over the past year he’s kept a strict long-distance study regimen with a coach in Florida.
“My coach gives me tips and tricks, like about what questions they’ll ask and how to respond,” he said. “Then I really try to get a good outlook on very big countries, like Canada and Spain. I also have to make sure I stay on top of the news, like by watching CNN and other channels, to make sure I know about changes.” Akhil has his sights set on one day studying medicine at Stanford University or the University of Virginia, with the hope of working as a
surgeon. As the bee’s national champion, Akhil earns a $50,000 college scholarship, a trip for two to the Galápagos Islands and a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. His big win also landed him a spot on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” Thursday. Hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan put his skills to the test with a game of Know Your Globe. No surprise, Akhil won that contest too. n
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ty’s Society of Women Engineers, she led outreach programs to introduce middle school girls to engineering and created the Drexel SWE freshmen mentorship program. • Northern Virginia Community College mathematics professor Joseph F. Agnich, will address the graduates of the adult education program (7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, Stone Bridge High School). Prior to teaching, he worked in the telecommunications industry for 35 years; everything from an entry-level job to senior executive positions. • Briar Woods High School graduates will hear from author, blogger and businesswoman Leslie Morgan Steiner at their commencement (7 p.m. Monday, June 16, George Mason University Patriot Center). Steiner was Seventeen magazine editor while still in college and has been general manager of The Washington Post Magazine. Steiner was an executive with the Leo Burnett Advertising Agency
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Loudoun County High School graduates celebrate during the 2012 commencement ceremony. This year, the graduates will hear from retiring Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III as part of their official send-off.
and Johnson & Johnson and is the author of three best-selling books, including “Crazy Love.” • Broad Run High School graduates will hear from one of their teachers, English teacher Theresa Waterman at their commencement (2 p.m. Sunday, June 15, George
Mason University Patriot Center). Waterman has five children, one of which will graduate from Broad Run this year. • Retired Army Gen. William E. Ward will address this year’s CAMPUS graduating class (7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, School
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Loudoun Valley High School teacher has stepped down as department chair just days after the school system superintendent made it clear the school’s principal is staying put. Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick told Loudoun Valley teachers in a meeting Monday that accusations that the school’s principal and two other administrators had bullied teachers
and pressured them to inflate students’ grades were “not borne out of fact.” He said Principal Sue Ross and the rest of the administrative team would remain in place next school year. In his comments, Hatrick stated that there was little evidence that the majority of employees at the Purcellville high school are unhappy, noting that just one Loudoun Valley employee requested to be transferred out of the school during the recent transfer window, which has now closed. That prompted Dave Mininberg to resign his position as Social Science Depart-
ment chair. “People didn’t transfer because they didn’t know whether the administration would still be in place next year,” he said. “It’s been a frustrating situation for a lot of people.” Mininberg, who’s worked in the Loudoun school system for 15 years, said, for now, he will continue to teach social sciences at Loudoun Valley. “I want to deal more with students and less with meetings with the administration.” He emailed Ross about his decision Thursday morning, and the position was
advertised as a job opening on the Loudoun County Public Schools’ website that afternoon. Complaints filed with the Loudoun Education Association and the school system from Loudoun Valley teachers who said they’ve faced verbal harassment and have been asked to change students’ grades prompted an eightmonth long investigation. Hatrick said, after reviewing the investigation’s findings, he’s concluded the accusations against the school administration were unfounded. n
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for food that can mimic the behavior of the medication,” he said. In his research, he discovered that pears, pomegranate, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and bok choy do just that. His findings earned him the Best In Fair award at the LCPS Regional Science & Engineering Fair in March and secured him a spot at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in Los Angeles two weeks ago. Elishama credits AOS, and particularly the assignment for all its students to take on meaningful research projects, for where he is today. After graduation, Elishama is headed to the University of Virginia to study either biomedical engineering or biochemistry. He has his sights set on a career in medical research to continue looking into natural treatments for diseases. — Danielle Nadler
stares and tons of questions” she said, although people also were “super respectful of my emotions,” as well as kind and loving. And that goes for the nurses and doctors at Johns Hopkins, Shannon said. In addition to strong support from her parents and younger brother Jacob, classmates and teachers, she had several good buddies—Meghan Stanley, also a senior at Freedom; Beth Garant, who will enter her junior year at Coastal Carolina in Myrtle Beach, SC; and Casey Borklund, also a Freedom senior. “Those three were always there and with me every step of the way; I could always turn to them,” Shannon said. And her family’s support was crucial. Her mother would make the long drive every day and spend the night during her inpatient stays that involved receiving three different chemotherapy drugs, while her father stayed with her brother. Now 17, Shannon has been cancer free for almost 21 months, and attends school regularly. Looking back on the experience, Shannon calls it “the worst best thing that could happen to me and my family.” It’s also taught her perspective. “There are so many who have it much worse—from amputation to death—there’s no reason to complain,” she said. — Margaret Morton
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t’s not surprising that Elishama Michel, a student at Loudoun’s Academy of Science, is passionate about scientific research; research is the backbone of the school’s curriculum. But it’s certainly saying something that the 18-year-old has wanted to discover cures for diseases since he was a kid, an interest sparked by his mother’s illness. Before Elishama was born his mother, Olga Jean-Baptiste, was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder. “It was really tough on me as a kid watching her having to take all these drugs and medications to try to cope with her illness, so my goal was to find a convenient, natural way to empower patients like her,” he said. When his aunt died of a rare form of cancer in 2007, Elishama said, “that really added more fuel to the fire.” And the past four years at AOS has provided him an outlet for his efforts and equipped him with the know-how to put his ideas into action. For his junior/senior year research project, Elishama tested 21 different foods to find a supplemental treatment for Alzheimer’s and myasthenia gravis. “Both diseases are treated in the same respect—with medication that blocks the enzyme that interrupts the body’s chemical messenger—so I was looking
Shannon Riney, a senior at Freedom High School in South Riding, is off to Richmond in the fall to study pre-nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University. But that bright future looked bleak in fall 2011, when Shannon was in her sophomore year. An avid soccer player, Shannon began having pains in her arm. After a month, her family took her to the doctor. By the end of the week, Shannon and her family had received the worst diagnosis: the 15-year-old had osteosarcoma—the most common form of bone cancer in young adults— in her left humerus. “It was very debilitating; I couldn’t sleep or raise my arm above my head,” Shannon said. She had the first round of chemotherapy two days before Christmas. “Nothing could really prepare me for it,” Shannon said recently. “I was a young teenage girl, and it was hard, losing my hair and not going to school and seeing my friends.” But, she said, help from the school, her friends, her family and the medical community was amazing. “I couldn’t have asked for a better support system,” she said. Shannon received donor bone marrow in March 2012—and in June “I got the news that the tumor was 97 percent dead…that was awesome news.” Throughout her treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, Shannon had continued her English courses with a home tutor. In fall 2012 she went back to school for her junior year. The hardest part was meeting people, particularly “the
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Graduation Speakers • John Champe High School graduates will hear from Michael G. Oxley, former congressman and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2 p.m. Monday, June 16, John Champe High School). Oxley is a senior advisor to the NASDAQ Board of Directors and a partner in the law firm of Baker Hostetler. • Dominion High School biology teacher Kimberly Evans will address the school’s graduates (2 p.m. Sunday, June 15, Dominion High School gym). Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in zoology from Miami University of Ohio and a master’s degree in education from Marymount University. She has taught at Dominion since 2004. • Superintendent Hatrick will address Douglass School graduates (9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5, Douglass School). Hatrick is a 1963 Loudoun County High School graduate, and has served as the division’s superintendent for 23 years. • Freedom High School graduates will hear from Curiosity Zone president Mary Porter Green (7 p.m. Sunday, June 15, George Mason University Patriot Center). Green created Curiosity Zone to provide challenging innovative, creative and higher-level thinking skills that are the key to success in mastering science and technology. • Superintendent Hatrick also will address Heritage High School’s class of 2014 (7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 15, Heritage High School Stadium). • Loudoun County High School’s graduates will hear from one of the school’s alumnus, Superintendent Hatrick (8 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, Loudoun County High School front lawn). • Loudoun Valley High School graduates (9 a.m. Monday, June 16, Loudoun Valley High School Stadium) will hear from retired teacher Kristi Lincicome, who taught at the school for 31 years. • Riley Moore, vice president of the Podesta Group, will address C.S. Monroe Technology Center’s graduates (7 p.m. Monday, June
9, Heritage High School). Moore, a graduate of Monroe’s welding program, works as a consultant to several foreign governments and defense companies as part of Podesta’s international and defense sectors. He has served as the principal policy adviser on political-military affairs for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and is the former secretary of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. • Loudoun County Public Schools supervisor of outreach Wendall Fisher will address Park View High School graduates (10 a.m. Monday, June 16, George Mason University Patriot Center). A former member of the Loudoun County School Board, Fisher served for 20 years as the executive director of the Loudoun County YMCA. • Potomac Falls High School English teacher David Quirin will speak to the school’s class of 2014 (9 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, Potomac Falls High School Stadium). Quirin is the longtime SCA sponsor. His speech is entitled “Don’t Let Fear Make You Uncomfortable.” • Stone Bridge High School graduates will hear from 2014 Loudoun County Teacher of the Year Allison Alison and 2011 Loudoun County Teacher of the Year David Keller (2 p.m. Monday, June 16, George Mason University Patriot Center). • Retired Loudoun County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Horne will speak to Tuscarora High School graduates (10 a.m. Monday, June 16, Tuscarora High School Stadium). • Woodgrove High School graduates will hear from Navy Lt. Cmdr. Meagan Flannigan (8 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, Woodgrove High School Stadium). A 2002 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Flannigan is a naval aviator who has accumulated more than 1,250 hours of flight time and 180 carrier landings. She served with the Black Lions squadron that flew from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. • Superintendent Hatrick also will address the graduates of Loudoun’s Young Adults Program (1:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, School Administration Building). n
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This reform alone cuts the division’s annual liability by more than half, from $34 million to $12 million. Hatrick initially proposed that the changes take effect at the start of 2014, but delayed them by six months to “avoid a mass exodus of retirements in the middle of the school year.” Not having to come up with $382 per month to have her husband covered under her insurance plan was enough of a nudge for Janice Jennings to retire as Sugarland Elementary School assistant principal this year. “The benefits cutback is a really big concern. I probably would’ve waited another year or two to retire if it weren’t for that,” she said. Joanne Luoma, a fourth-grade teacher at Guilford Elementary School, would have liked to retire before the changes go into effect but she has not been with the school system for the required 15 consecutive years needed to qualify for retiree coverage. When she does retire, unless the change is reversed, Luoma said her share of the monthly health care benefits would jump from $212 to $975 to cover her husband and her autistic son. “I can’t do that. I don’t know anyone who can,” she told Leesburg Today a year ago when she first calculated the impacts of the change. “Their logic makes sense—how many people getting ready to retire have their children on their insurance? But I have a special situation,” she said, adding that her hope is that her son will get a job with health insurance after graduating high school. Standing tall at the back of that class of 2014 retirees photo Thursday was Superintendent Hatrick, who retires after leading the school division for 23 years. His leaving, as well as the retirement of Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Sharon Ackerman, was likely another factor that prompted more employees to hang it up this year. “The stars all aligned,” Smarts Mill Middle School science teacher Tim Rohr said as he
snacked on hors d’oeuvres at the retirement celebration. Rohr referred to the change in retiree health care coverage, the shift in the school division’s leadership and the fact that “it was just time” after teaching 43 years as what lead him to retire this year. Several factors played into Newton-Lee Elementary School Principal Carol Winters’ decision to retire this year, including Hatrick’s retirement. “He is going to be sorely missed,” she said of the superintendent. But retiring now was ultimately about choosing to spend more time with her family, she said. In her 41 years in education, she’s seen the demands of the job become greater. “Everybody nowadays works harder and longer. Especially if you live in Northern Virginia, it’s just kind of to be expected,” she said. “I’m at the age now where I see a lot of my colleagues with high blood pressure and severe medical problems because of the stress, and it makes me think to myself is it worth it? For me personally it was time to take care of self and family.” Now that hundreds of Loudoun’s educators have their sights set on the final day of school next month, it’s come with some excitement. They toasted in celebration last week, and talked with one another about what they might do once they’re off the clock full time. “I’m looking forward to being with my grandkids and maybe doing some traveling,” Jennings said, adding that she’ll probably work part-time. Winters also plans to work some, maybe mentoring teachers and serving as a substitute principal. “But at the end of the day I want to have the day and the weekend for myself and my family.” “We’re thinking Hawaii, Canada, England…” Rohr and his wife Jean listed travel destinations on their to-do list over glasses of iced tea at the retirement dinner. “And we have a place in West Virginia where we like to go relax.” Cheers to that. n
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expanding it on both sides, and putting airport median lanes in the middle which give no relief to residents,” Ramadan wrote. Letourneau said there is not enough room in the existing median of Rt. 50 for two travel lanes, which means there is a need for further expansion of the road. “You will have to rebuild Rt. 50. You will have to move lanes north and south onto land VDOT doesn’t currently own,” he said. “The CTP is just building interchanges at those three spots.” There also has been conflicting information put out about the supporting road network planned in the Rt. 50 corridor. There are several projects in the works, but not all are on a definitive timeline. Earlier this month, four lanes of Gum Spring Road opened south of Rt. 50, the end result of a long-awaited road improvement plan. Then, this fall, the extension of Stone Springs Boulevard, west of Gum Spring Road and across from Stone Ridge, will be completed north of Rt. 50 and connect to the existing Gum Springs
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f response so far is any indication, Briar Woods is likely to be crowded that evening. In April, VDOT project manager Tom Fahrney said the amount of public input received on the project had already hit record numbers—with 500 people attending an information session and around 2,000 comments received. By the time the comment period closed May 7, VDOT had received more than 4,000 submissions. “That includes emails, verbal comments, the forms they filled out at the input session,” he details behind any alignment of Fahrney said. “It is going to take some time to go the Dulles Access Road are complex, through them.” and proponents of both options have The options to put the road along Rt. 50 pointed to numerous reasons to supor move it north have, not unexpectedly, placed residential communities in the areas at odds. port their position—the surrounding road network, impact on existing residents and property Residents in South Riding and Stone Ridge have concerns about the impact the Rt. 50 alignment will have on their ability to access their neighborhood, and the Brambleton HOA has expressed Rd concerns about placing a “cargo Ox d Ol road” through the southern portion of its community. “VDOT’s recommended er proposal of the Dulles Access gre en Road could have negative impacts Mi ll s on the Dulles South communiRd ties in Loudoun County,” Rebecca Lyons, director of Facilities and 621 Community Service for the South 606 Riding HOA, said during the Board of Supervisors May 7 meeting, reading a letter on behalf of the South Riding board. 659 Washington Dulles She added that the Rt. 50 International Airport alternative “will force all other 50 traffic off of Rt. 50 and will mean a significant traffic increase on community routes…There will Joh be more construction on Rt. 50. nM Stoneridge osb Commutes will continue to be yH wy impacted for years to come.” Alternate 2 Also during the May 7 Board of Supervisors meeting, BrambleAlternate 2 Anticipated ton HOA board members came to Right of Way 659 share their opposition to any road Alternate 2 606 being built south of their commuAlternate 2 Anticipated nity, but, more directly, to ask the 50 Right of Way county to push pause on the whole 100 Year Floodplan South Riding project. “While we fully agree with and support the VDOT recommendation, we believe a lack of Leesburg Today Map/ Elisa Hernandez sufficient detail and information The Virginia Department of Transportation is studying two swaths of land in southern Loudoun as potential routes of an access road to Dulles Airport. Both study areas within the study has opened the have raised opposition from nearby residents, property owners and local and state representatives. door to misinformation,” Tony Buffington told supervisors, asking the board to “adopt a resolution that this drop the project price, making the Rt. 50 option process be put on hold until VDOT updates and owners, and the county’s own plans for the area. Road. Construction of Arcola Boulevard, directly somewhat less expensive than the northern Supporters of the Rt. 50 option continually reissues its study to include all pertinent and point to the road’s conformance with the com- across Rt. 50 from the new four-lane section of route. accurate information.” Gum Spring Road, has been proffered as part of But Letourneau said whether a new parallel The Brambleton HOA also created a web- prehensive plan. the Arcola Center development. But the Board of road is needed or not does not change much of “I am finding that many people are not site to publicize its position, highlighting conSupervisors also added the project to its Capital the landowner impacts. “You’re going to need being told about the plans that have been in cerns about the environmental impacts building the new road would have and claiming the proj- existence since 1995 for Route 50 to become Improvement Program, so the county could 250 feet of right of way the entire length [of the ect would do little to alleviate traffic congestion. a future limited access road just like Route 7,” build the road if the developer’s proffers are not road],” he said. “East of Gum Spring the footprint is about the 170- to 180-foot range of right Clarke wrote in an email. “This conversion, triggered by the time it is needed. Also, the Board of Supervisors voted May of way.” which will include three interchanges, will get And it is not only residents who are divided 21 to study options for improving Gum Spring The extensive taking of land to build the traffic flowing as will the many other new roads on the matter. Supervisors and Virginia General Road at Evergreen Mills Road, an area that conroad also is a major concern for property owners in the County’s plans for the Route 50 corridor Assembly members also have set up on either tinues to experience congestion as commuters along the northern alignment. Tony Calabrese, area.” side of the debate. But Ramadan and Letourneau counter that, attempt to get out of the Rt. 50 corridor. Supervi- an attorney representing the Brambleton Group The public discourse began in April when Supervisor Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) and Del. while the interchanges at Loudoun County Park- sors noted that to make any real improvements said about 120 acres of right of way would be David Ramadan (R-87) sent out an email blast way, Gum Spring Road and Northstar Boulevard to the intersections could require significant needed to build the new road. About 48 acres to constituents stating their preference for the are in the Countywide Transportation Plan, the property acquisition and even the removal of a of that would be required from the Brambleton couple of buildings, as well as dealing with natu- Group. Brambleton-area route, rather than Rt. 50. Then restricted-access median lanes are not. “The county and state would have to con“There is a huge difference between con- ral elements like the streams in the area. Any Supervisor Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge), a propodemn,” Calabrese said. “That is a cost that has nent of the Rt. 50 option, sent out an email to her struction on interchanges that would occur for road improvements likely would be years off. not been included in the cost estimate.” constituents challenging the assertions made by the benefit of commuters along the side of VDOT estimation for right-of-way acquiRoute 50 and literally ripping up existing Rt. 50, Letourneau and Ramadan. B elm Rid ont ge R d
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he Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will host Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and Washington Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen at two Leadership Luncheons in June. Both Luncheons are set for The National Conference Center in Lansdowne. Redskins GM Allen will headline the June 13th Leadership Luncheon, where he will discuss his experiences as a player, the son of Hall of Fame head coach George Allen and his three decade long career as a National Football League Executive. Then on June 18th, the Chamber will host the 72nd Governor of Virginia, Terence “Terry” McAuliffe. An experienced businessman and entrepreneur, Governor McAuliffe will share his philosophy on leadership in
business and politics, including his approach to governing the Commonwealth of Virginia. “The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce is proud to present these two outstanding “Leadership Luncheons,” where Loudoun’s business and community leaders will have the opportunity to meet and hear from Governor McAuliffe and from Bruce Allen, and to learn how these two accomplished leaders have applied the principles of leadership to achieve their goals in business, politics and sports,” said Chamber President & CEO Tony Howard. To secure a sponsorship or tickets for these Leadership Luncheons, please visit: loudounchamber.org/Leadership-Luncheon-Series.
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campaign in the organization’s history, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce recruited 178 new members as part of its #UniteLoudoun membership campaign, held May 6-8. The #UniteLoudoun Campaign was a business community led effort designed to boost Loudoun’s economy and quality of life by strengthening the County’s leading network of businesses and community leaders. More than 250 local business, community and government leaders participated in the #UniteLoudoun Campaign, spreading the message of the Chamber’s success in helping local businesses succeed while working to create a world class community here in Loudoun. “With the success of the #UniteLoudoun Cam-
paign, the Loudoun business community demonstrated its commitment to pull together and work together to strengthen our collective voice on the issues that make Loudoun our nation’s finest community to live, work, grow a business and raise a family,” said Chamber President & CEO Tony Howard. “I am deeply grateful to each of the 250 business and community leaders that participated in the #UniteLoudoun Campaign. Their hard work, enthusiasm and strong belief in the Loudoun Chamber’s ability to make a positive impact on our community was essential not only to the success of this Campaign, but to the Chamber’s efforts to strengthen the health and vitality of our Loudoun community, for the benefit of all our citizens,” Howard added.
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Another acknowledged the two had lost touch in recent years, but remembered that Sierra was the only person to befriend him in the first grade. “You were a good guy, guilty of no true crime other than humanity. I know you will find peace and that we will all see you again,” he wrote. That situation is a familiar one for Larson, who met Sierra after she moved to Loudoun in the sixth grade. “He was the only kid who talked to me in home room,” she said. Since then the two were always together, Larson said, always supporting each other, standing up for each other and taking care of each other. “It was me and him against the world.” Larson described her friend as a “a bit of a hippie,” someone who “didn’t have a hateful bone in his body…He wasn’t into anything judgmental; he was just into being.” That approach also drew him to books, and learning as much about life’s different perspectives as he could. “He was all about expanding his mind,” Larson said. “He was into seeing every aspect of the world.” There are still many questions—and rumors—about what exactly happened Saturday afternoon when Purcellville police responded to a 911 call from a home in the 100 block of Frazer Drive, where Sierra was at a friend’s home. The caller reported that Sierra was threatening to kill himself. With the investigation ongoing, authorities have confirmed little about what occurred from the time police responded at 2:12 p.m. to when Sierra was shot a few minutes later. By 2:24 p.m. Purcellville Police Chief Darryl C. Smith had contacted the Virginia State Police to review the case. The Virginia State Police’s statement said only that the teen “armed with a knife, lunged at the officer” and “was subsequently shot.” Rescue personnel were called to the scene, and Sierra was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The officer, who has not been named, has been placed on administrative leave with pay. Neighbors reported they heard four shots. No other details of the case have been released and town leaders have declined to confirm even the most basic facts. Late Saturday, Smith released a statement about the incident: “To ensure our citizens a thorough and independent review of this incident, I have asked the Virginia State Police to conduct the investigation.” The Police-Shooting Investigative Team from the state police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation has taken over the case. Once the probe is complete, the findings will be turned over to the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for review. It is not yet clear how long that investigation might take. In the meantime, the community focus has been on Sierra. Tuesday, his Loudoun Valley High School classmates wore tie-dye shirts— a staple of Sierra’s wardrobe—to honor their classmate. Photos on Facebook showed students signing his classroom desks as well. Reports and some online postings indicated the teenager had been going through a difficult period recently, but his online presence depicts a pensive soul. One of his more recent
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posts on his Instagram page was, “How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.” The community also is coming together to help the Sierra family. A GoFundMe.com page has been set up for people to donate money “for an attorney and funeral expenses.” By 7 p.m. Tuesday, the fund had already surpassed $12,435. To donate, go to www. gofundme.com/lovechristiansierra. Larson also is planning to sell personalized hacky sacks to raise money for the Sierra family. They will read “Goonies Never Say Die,” a phrase from “The Goonies” movie that spoke to Larson and Sierra. Once they are ready, she wants to invite people to submit orders to her at Market Street Coffee in Purcellville, a favorite spot for the friends. As for the outpouring of love that has come since his death, Larson said it makes sense. “Everybody who met him, loved him,” she said. Tuesday morning, Purcellville leaders issued brief statements, but on legal advice would not answer questions. For example, they would not answer whether the officer was equipped with a Taser. The Purcellville Police Department does have Tasers, but not enough to outfit every one of its 15 sworn police officers. “Whenever there is a loss of life, it’s a tragedy,” Mayor Bob Lazaro said—foremost for the family, but also for the community and the men and women of the police department. “But I will not have any public comment until the results of the state police’s investigation are released.” Smith, who has headed the town’s police department for the past eight years, said, “It is a very sad situation, and difficult for members of my department. We just hope we have support from the community. We come to work every day to try to ‘protect and serve.’ Our hearts go out to the family.” The Purcellville Police Department is part of The Loudoun Crisis Intervention Team, a collaborative program between law enforcement and mental health organizations started by Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman in 2012. The CIT provides training and education for law enforcement to help them de-escalate crisis situations to which they respond. The fatality is the first Purcellville Policeinvolved shooting in memory. And it happened almost exactly a year after the fatal officerinvolved shooting at the Sterling Costco. In that case, a Loudoun deputy shot a woman who
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was charging at officers with scissors. Deputies first attempted to stop the woman with a Taser, but the device malfunctioned. A sheriff’s office investigation led Commonwealth’s Attorney James Plowman to conclude the shooting officer acted properly and closed the case as a justifiable homicide. While the tragedy has many analyzing the split-second decision by the Purcellville police officer, some are focusing on prevention. Jill Turgeon, the Loudoun County School Board member who represents the Blue Ridge District, said she’s recognized for some time a need for a mentorship program for teens, and Sierra’s death only reinforced what she called “a missing link.” “So often we look at these big brother, big sister programs as for inner city schools. I think, unfortunately, because of the area we live in we
assume kids have all the support they need.” She envisions a program that connects teens with young adults, possibly recent college graduates, who have ties to the area. It would not be designed for just suicide prevention, but an outlet for everything young people face. Turgeon plans to bring the initiative to the School Board’s Health, Safety, Wellness and Transportation Committee this summer. “Most kids this age are not going to talk to their parents all the time about what they’re going through, but to have someone a few years older than them who they can talk to, even about just general high school issues, is needed,” she said. n Staff Writers Danielle Nadler and Margaret Morton contributed to this report.
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or most of the year, busy work and family schedules can make reading for pleasure hard to fit in. But for many of us, summer is a time when we can kick back and tackle some of the fun books out on reading lists without feeling guilty. For those looking to find enjoyable titles to read in a backyard hammock or on the beach, Leesburg Today interviewed area librarians and
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ew digital technology is making it easier than ever to get reading suggestions. Through the Loudoun County Public Library website, readers can access the Next Reads service which sends suggestions by email. Patrons can also ask librarians about the NoveList readers’ advisory database which makes suggestions based on very specific criteria and readers’ past favorites. However, there’s nothing quite like interaction with librarians and knowledgeable booksellers. The librarians interviewed said they are just as interested in getting recommendations from readers as they are in making suggestions of their own. “One of the most satisfying things about being a librarian is when you do that readers’ advisory and a week later, someone comes in and says ‘wow, that was fantastic’,” Mike Van Campen, deputy director for Public Services for Loudoun County Public Library, said.
booksellers to talk about tips and trends in adult and young adult fiction and find out what’s on their own reading lists this summer. For many adults, and especially women, there’s a tendency to seek out “brain candy fiction reads” as the weather gets warmer and kids get out of school, said Laura Chernow, who coowns Purcellville’s Around the Block Books with her mother Alice Hoefnagels. “Women want something light and easy if they’re going on vacation,” Chernow said, suggesting the quintessential beach fiction of Elin Hilderbrand, whose novels, set in and around Nantucket, and are full of light romance. But not all good summer reads have to be romance novels, Chernow added. She and Hoefnagels are avid mystery readers, and Chernow recommends Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafon whose cycle of adult mystery novels set in Barcelona, beginning with “Shadow of the Wind,” she described as “phenomenal.” Memoirs are also great summer reading, said Linda Holtslander, the library system’s programming division manager. Actress Diane
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basis for the 2014 film of the same name, for diehard nonfiction fans. But sometimes summer is the perfect opportunity for a non-fiction reading guy to take the plunge into a juicy novel. Van Campen said he’s also looking forward to reading the critically acclaimed “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nickolas Butler, which follows a group of childhood friends in Wisconsin and is loosely based on the author’s friendship with indie rocker Justin Vernon. “People tend to not want philosophy books in the middle of July,” said April Shroeder, teen services librarian at Gum Spring Library in Aldie. “The teens that come in are finally able to read something they want to read versus what they’re assigned…Parents tend to get a little more relaxed and say OK, it’s not school, we don’t need to read the highbrow classic novels— we can read something a little more fun.” One of the primary missions of the county’s Ashburn Today/Danielle Nadler teen services librarians, as well as school librarAlice Hoefnagels, co-owner of Around the Block Books in Purcellville, and her grandson Jace Roberts ians, is to keep young people reading over the talk about their favorite summer reads at the bookstore Saturday morning. summer by finding engaging material and main“I tend to read very serious nonfiction, but Keaton’s new memoir “Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t taining a dialog that keeps them coming back for Pretty” is high on her summer reading list, I do tend to lighten it up in the summer,” said more. This often involves taking popular books and Holtslander will be leading a discussion of Mike Van Campen, deputy director for Public like the bestselling “Hunger Games” and “DiverCheryl Strayed’s popular memoir “Wild” at Gum Services for Loudoun County Public Library. gent” series and using those as a springboard for Van Campen recommends “The Noble Hustle,” Spring Library in July. suggesting up-and-coming titles. Men often tend to prefer nonfiction, novelist Colson Whitehead’s funny and engaging For teens, series are definitely the trend. according to several of the experts interviewed, nonfiction memoir about the 2011 World Series When an author creates a good character, but may gravitate toward lighter or more humor- of Poker. Chernow recommends Robert Edsel’s the tendency is to run with it, and teens are ous material in the summer. engrossing “Monuments Men,” which was the Continued on Page 27
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5:30 p.m., Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg. Contact: www.lvcaregivers.org Join LVC for an evening of wine and music featuring Andrew McKnight and Beyond Borders. Tickets are $60 and include dinner and two glasses of wine. LVC helps frail elderly and disabled adults live independently.
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7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. music begins. Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.tallyholeesburg.com This California-based Led Zeppelin tribute band is known for channeling the look and feel of Zeppelin at its finest. Advance tickets are $15, with VIP tickets available at $75.
1 p.m., Oatlands Picnic Grove, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. Contact: www.stagecoachtc.com Stagecoach Theatre Company presents a take on the classic fairy tale “The Frog Prince,” suitable for all ages. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children ages 2-12. Bring a picnic and blanket or lawn chairs.
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Leesburg Classic Car Show
10-11 a.m., Round Hill Arts Center, 35246 Harry Byrd Hwy., Round Hill. Contact: 540-7510227 www.roundhillartscenter.org. Children ages 8 and up can make and decorate an accordion-style memory folder/sketchbook to fill up over time in this workshop with Kara Laughlin. Cost is $20.
5-10 p.m., Tuscarora High School, 801 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-864-1665 or novarodsnclassics.org Event features 200 classic cars, street rods and muscle cars, games and prizes for the whole family. Registration is $20 for car owners. Suggested donation for visitors is $3 and benefits the C.S. Monroe Technology Center.
Vegan Bake Sale
5-8 p.m., Very Virginia, 16 S. King St., Leesburg.
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Great Country Farms, Bluemont. Contact: www.greatcountryfarms.com Festivities include live music, pie eating and tart tossing contests, and the Diaper Derby race for babies 9-12 months. Arrive early for pick your own.
Art By The Book Workshop
Virginia Wine Half Marathon and Festival
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4-7 p.m., The Dairy Barn Gallery, 22989 Sam Fred Road, Middleburg. Contact: artsatthedairybarngallery.com Event features new work from local artists, live music from the Charlie Bare Quartet, wine and refreshments.
Sunday, June 1
Ketoctin Baptist Church Homecoming Service
3 p.m., Ketoctin Baptist Church, 16595 Ketoctin Church Road, Purcellville. Contact: www. ketoctinchurch.com The historic church outside Purcellville hosts its annual homecoming service and invites the public to explore its building and cemetery. The church was built in 1751 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Middleburg Academy Admission Open House
1-3 p.m., Middleburg Academy, 35321 Notre Dame Lane, Middleburg. Contact: 540-6875581 or www.middleburgacademy.org The independent, coeducational school for grades 9-12 opens its doors to prospective students and offers a chance to meet staff and current students and parents.
Stagecoach Theatre’s “Toad-ally Awesome Prince” 1 p.m. See May 31 listing.
Autism Fundraiser Concert
6 p.m., Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www. franklinparkartscenter.org Violinist and teacher Adrienn Salazar and her students and friends present music from favorite movies and video games in support of the Autism Society of Northern Virginia. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children under 12.
Legends of Llangollen
1-4 p.m., Llangollen Farm, 21515 Trappe Road, Upperville. Contact: www.mosbyheritagearea. org The Mosby Heritage Area Association hosts a day at historic Llangollen Farm. Mansion tours will be offered, as well as lunch from Blackthorne Inn, and the Tuscarora Brass Band at 2 p.m. Delaplane Cellars will be offering tastings and wine for purchase. Tickets are $40 for MHAA members and $50 for non-members and include lunch. Children are $15 and ages 5 and under are free.
Sprout Therapeutic Riding Center Spring Horse Show
11 a.m.-5 p.m., 40685 John Mosby Hwy., Aldie. Contact: www.sproutcenter.org The public is invited to watch Sprout’s riders show off their accomplishments and participate in a sponsorship auction.
Waterford Concert Series: Best of Levine
4 p.m., Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford. Contact: www.waterfordfoundation. org or 540-882-3018 Outstanding students and faculty from Levine Music will perform music for flute, piano, trumpet and violin. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Children 12 and under are free. Continued on Next Page
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Road, Purcellville. Contact: www.doukeniewinery.com The race starts and ends at Doukenie Winery, which hosts a post-race festival from 9:30-noon including wine and live music. Festival admission is $20.
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2 p.m., Lovettsville Library, 12 N. Light St, Lovettsville. Contact: www.lovettsville-grocery. com The Lovettsville Cooperative Market hosts a farm market seminar including recipes for cooking with seasonal foods, a demonstration and tastings. Event is free and open to the public.
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Finch Sewing Studio Sip and Sew
6-9 p.m., Stone Tower Winery, 19925 Hogback Mountain Road, Leesburg. Contact: finchsewingstudio.com. Join Leesburg’s Finch Sewing Studio for an evening of sewing or knitting and wine. $35 registration fee includes all supplies for a featured sewing or knitting project. Wine will be available for purchase.
Wednesday, June 4
Bluemont Concert Series Sound Crew Orientation
6-7 p.m., 101 E. Main St. Suite 203, Berryville. Contact: cory@bluemont.org The popular concert series is holding an orientation meeting for volunteers interested in joining its sound crew. RSVP requested. Upperville Colt and Horse Show See June 2 listing.
Thursday, June 5
Thomas Balch Lecture: Locating Real Property
10 a.m., Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: balchlib@leesburgva.gov Author Wynne Saffer will demonstrate the use of current parcel maps to determine former property lines in the context of genealogical research and show examples of plats. Event is free but advance registration is recommended.
Master Gardener Lecture
7 p.m., Blooming Hill, 19929 Telegraph Spring Road, Purcellville. Information: www.loudouncountymastergardeners.org, 703-777-0373. The Master Gardener program hits the road with a visit to the popular lavender farm. Owner Cyndie Rinek will give a tour of the property, which offers more than 60 varieties of lavender. Event is free.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION “Girls, Drums, and Dangerous Pie” by Jordan Sonnenblik “Somebody Up There Hates You” by Hollis Seamon. “The Ranger’s Apprentice” series
ADULT NON-FICTION “Monuments Men” by Robert Edsel
ADULT FICTION “Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon “Hollow City” by Ransom Riggs Elin Hildebrand’s romance series YOUNG ADULT FICTION “Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead “Maximum Ride” series by James Patterson
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ADULT FICTION “The Keeper of Lost Causes” by Jussi Adler-Olsen “Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson “Shotgun Lovesongs” by Nikolas
ADULT NON-FICTION “Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush” by Geoff Dyer “Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb” by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm “The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark” by Meryl Gordon
by John Flanagan “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green Around The Block Books Owner Laura Chernow’s Picks
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION “The Selection” trilogy by Kiera Cass “Counting By 7’s” by Holly Goldberg Sloan “A Moment Comes” by Jennifer Bradbury
“Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty” by Diane Keaton “Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery and a Masquerade” by Walter Kim “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation” by Michael Pollan “The Shelf: Adventures in Extreme Reading” by Phyllis Rose “The Noble Hustle” by Colson Whitehead Harmony Middle School Librarian Cori Rovang’s Picks
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“Slaughterhouse-Five.” And while fantasy and dystopian literature are particularly hot in young adult fiction, there is plenty of room for realistic fiction in the young adult, or YA, genre. Rovang pointed out that realistic novels featuring teens dealing with death and their own mortality are also on the rise. She and Chernow mentioned the popularity—with teens and adults—of John Green’s “The Fault in Our Stars,” told from the point of view of a 16-year-old cancer patient. Gum Spring’s Shroeder loves the realistic fiction from YA author Holly Goldberg Sloan, including her popular novel “Counting By 7s,” and is looking forward to reading Sloan’s latest, “Just Call My Name” slated for release this summer. Schroeder added that going beyond the best sellers and helping teens find hidden gems is key. She has regularly recommended Jennifer Bradbury’s YA
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extremely loyal to their favorite characters. “When a student finds one he likes, it doesn’t matter if there are 15 books in the series…he will read every single one,” said Cori Rovang, librarian at Harmony Middle School in Hamilton and a mother of three girls. “You have to respect that level of commitment.” Rovang’s students are fans of “The Ranger’s Apprentice,” a 12-book young adult fantasy series by John Flanagan, and most work their way through the entire series in short order. Shroeder is a fan of “The Selection” series, a dystopian romance cycle by Kiera Cass that tells the story of a young woman competing to marry the prince of the fictional country of Illea and become his wife. The series especially appeals to teens and tween girls. For many teen services librarians, engaging teen boys in reading is more
of a challenge. “It’s about finding books that are adventurous and keep that momentum going, because if they can’t be active, they need to read active,” Shroeder said. Books that have cross-gender appeal include the popular “Maze Runner” series of dystopian science fiction by James Dashner and Rick Riordan’s mythology-based Percy Jackson series, as well as the slightly less well known series like Catherine Fisher’s “Incarceron,” which takes place in a prison, and Jonathan Maberry’s “Rot and Ruin,” which follows the story of a young man surviving in a society a decade after a zombie apocalypse. But teen fiction doesn’t have to be new and hot to be enjoyable. Both Around the Block Books’ Chernow and the library system’s Van Campen are parents of teen boys and said their sons are enjoying discovering classics like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “To Kill A Mockingbird” and
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novel “A Moment Comes,” set during the partition of India in 1947, to both teens and adults in her southeastern Loudoun community, which has a significant South Asian population. “We have such a diverse community and our collection is reflective of that,” she said. “We don’t just buy popular books and call it a day.” As the popularity of books like “A Moment Comes” and “The Fault in Our Stars” among both adults and teens illustrates, there has been a blurring of the lines between adult and young adult fiction over the past decade. Ever since bestselling series like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games” hit the literary scene, it has become perfectly acceptable for adults to read young adult fiction, experts agree, and many adult book clubs (including book discussions organized by Loudoun County Public Library)
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utside of a budget debate, few issues have divided the county’s political leadership as much as the plans for the proposed western Dulles Access Road. Although county leaders and members of
Loudoun’s General Assembly delegation largely share common political leanings, in this case they are deeply fractured along neighborhood boundaries. There is little hope that one side can win without the other side losing, and opportunities for compromise appear limited. One option that may please residents in both Brambleton and in the Rt. 50 corridor would be to not build the road at all. That’s not likely to fly with state leaders—after all, the project is being touted as a critical economic development project on which the commonwealth’s future prospects may hinge. A prime catalyst for the Dulles Air Cargo, Passenger, and Metro Access Highway lies 2,000 miles away. Along the Panama Canal crews are working on an expansion that will double the capacity of the corridor by 2015. Why does that matter to south Loudoun? State leaders hope that many of the vessels using the canal will be moving to and from Virginia’s ports. That cargo will be transported by rail and semis to and from points throughout the region—and some may be shipped to Dulles Airport for trips farther afield. From the state’s perspective, it doesn’t really matter whether the trucks head up Rt. 50 or go a little farther north to the Brambleton area before heading east. There also is little indication that cost will be an obstacle capable of stopping the project’s momentum. The best course for area residents at this juncture is a time out to review the details and consequences of each alignment alternative, to tone down the not-in-my-backyard rhetoric, and come closer to terms on which option will benefit Loudoun most in the long run. The outcome may not score voter favor for some, but the issue is bigger than the next election and the impacts will be longer lasting.
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emorial Day allows us to recognize the tremendous sacrifice of the men and women of our armed forces, while also honoring their ongoing service to their communities. This year, the leadership of the philanthropic sector will inspire a renewed significance to this special day. As a reflection of its commitment to help meet the needs of service men and women returning home, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is taking the Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge with more than 30 philanthropic organizations to make sure veterans and military families receive the long-term support they deserve. We are proud to be working in close partnership with the
Joining Forces initiative led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and supported by groups from the nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors. This effort includes a commitment of more than $170 million over the next five years to help create affordable housing, provide health and wellness services, support education and job training, prevent domestic violence, expand economic opportunities, and more. Philanthropy’s unique ability to collaborate across sectors, build consensus, and pool resources to make strategic investments in our communities must be part of the solution. For their commitment and selflessness, our veterans and military families deserve the best support. As Americans come together to recognize their great sacrifice this Memorial Day, I am honored to be a part of a group of philanthropic Continued on Next Page
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Dear Editor: As time marches on, Memorial Day is designed to reflect on our young men and women who gave all for our freedom in two major wars. Others in our life sphere who did likewise also should be remembered. Many times the performance of others before and after also allowed our citizen soldiers to fight and win. I have put together a short list and many more can be added by others who have the same feeling as I have. I am reflecting on events that were critical and will try to put these in chronological order: The people of Britain who endured many years of war and privation. Those who died and were wounded in 11 months of the Blitz with day and night bombings. The firefighters who were called to try to put out fires caused by incendiary bombs. Their food shortage, yet they kept going probably with a good cup of tea made properly and the comradeship in the pubs. The poor youngsters travelling to Canada on an evacuation ship that was sunk. The Dunkirk event that called upon all British with boats to go to the Belgian coast to evacuate 200,000 British soldiers and prevented the government from surrendering to the Germans. All were heroes and should be remembered. The U.S. merchant seaman ferrying food and other supplies to England who never made it. The Brits depended on 80 percent of food to sustain their rationing from the United States. The poor lads on the HMS Curaco in the Irish Sea that was split in half by the Queen Mary with 18,000 29th Division on board in submarine waters, one of the escorts, a terrible accident that I witnessed and the catastrophe that could have been reversed if the Queen sunk, that would have changed our interest to continue the war. The Arizona and all those who fought and died at Pearl Harbor. The Bataan March. Korea, Vietnam, and the many battles in the Pacific Rim. Each is a story and a memory. The terrible D-Day and the loss of lives and injuries by so many that took its toll on soldiers from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania .attached to the 29th Division. To commemorate the 70th anniversary this coming June there will be a big event at the 29th Memorial in Bedford that should be visited by all Virginians. The Battle of the Bulge. The great achievement of General Patton and his tanks. Operation Redball that kept Patton’s tanks running with constant fuel supply all staffed by AfricanAmerican soldier drivers. The 9/11 attacks, which gave us some idea of what London went through on a continuous basis. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars from which we will never recuperate. The three hijacked airplanes with innocent passengers. Though they, the Government of Japan, were our enemies, the Atomic bomb killed so many to save our troops lives. Yes, we need to be compassionate. Add our own population that lost everything during the major storms and tornadoes and the list goes on and on. As a World War II veteran at 95, I can reflect and give thanks for all those who perished and are buried in overseas cemeteries. I am organizing a memorial to return the spirit of the departed to their homeland to allow a peaceful setting that visitors can pray for their souls and offer thoughts against all future savage wars. My ideal location is in Loudoun County, a landing strip, their spiritual return nestled within the
Dear Editor: The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors recently passed some legislation that could impact the future of all B&B’s in the county. The new regulations allow B&B Inns to host small parties of up to 50 guests. We do not know if the county staff intends to require all B&B Inns to be handicapped accessible and have sprinkler systems, whether or not they intend to have 50 guests at small parties. B&Bs that host weddings and other large events will have to install sprinkler systems and bathrooms in their event buildings, even if these are barns or other agricultural use buildings. The Health Department “may” decide that B&B Inns that host more than 10 events have to install bathrooms and cannot continue to use portable toilets as they have in the past. B&Bs that have existing contracts for events (pursuant to the still current Zoning Ordinance), will be required to break those contracts unless they bring their buildings into compliance. There have been rumors that a lot of the changes were introduced at the last minute and without any notice being given to the Board or to the Planning Commission. They definitely were not made public to the B&B Guild members who attend the planning sessions. These changes have come as a big surprise to all B&B owners and we are concerned as to whether or not we’ll be able to operate as a business in Loudoun County. So, my question to the county Board of Supervisors is this a deliberate push by someone to get rid of the B&B industry? What’s the rationale behind the changes? Why not and why no discussions with the B&B owners to determine the impact of the changes on its business or the impact on the partners of the B&B’s, i.e., restaurants and wineries and other stores? Bob Moore, Purcellville
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