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LETTERS PAGE 68

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ing and design awards in the national editorial contest conducted by the Local Media Association, which represents more than 2,000 daily and weekly newspapers across the United States. In the VPA awards, Danielle Nadler’s February 2013 series on the racial integration of Loudoun County Public Schools won first place in the category of best feature series or continuing story among the state’s large-circulation weekly newspapers. Samantha Bartram’s Spot-

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eesburg Today won 12 editorial awards during the Virginia Press Association’s annual competition to identify the best writing, photography, art, presentation, multimedia and public service efforts of the state’s daily and weekly newspapers. Competing against 34 large circulation weekly newspapers, Leesburg Today won awards for writing, design and photography. Additionally, the newspaper won four writ-

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“Dr. Williams always made it a point to visit our class when he came to Mt. Vernon and he made it a point to remember us by our first name. I always felt appreciated by him for the job I do.” — Paula Schumann, York County School Division teacher

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“We have seen our division move forward under Dr. Williams’ leadership. His passion and commitment to ensuring that all students have meaningful and relevant learning experiences has transformed education in York County. — Mark Medford, York County School Board Chairman

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ast fall, as educators and parents circled around consultants leading the nationwide search for the person who would replace the only school superintendent most in Loudoun County have ever known, they jotted down a lengthy list of “must have” qualities. An innovator who won’t throw the past overboard, an advocate for education funding who can spend taxpayer money wisely, and a person who can mend the relationship between school and county leaders, to name a few. At one point a search consultant joked, “Loudoun County wants a superhero.” Comments from those who know Eric Williams, who the Loudoun County School Board last Wednesday voted to hire to replace 23-year Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick, indicate Loudouners may have found who they were looking for. Williams has served as superintendent

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espite a last minute plea from dozens of residents, parents and teachers to increase funding for Loudoun County Public Schools, the Board of Supervisors last week held to its earlier decision and adopted a FY15 real estate tax rate of $1.155, which will require the Loudoun County School Board to find almost $38 million in cuts to its requested budget. The $1.98 billion budget was adopted on a 5-3-1 vote. Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large), Vice Chairman Shawn Williams (R-Broad Run) and Supervisors Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin), Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) and Matt Letourneau (R-Dulles) voted for the budget. Supervisors Ken Reid (R-Leesburg), Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) and Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) voted against the budget— Reid because he wanted more money for the school system; Volpe and Delgaudio because they wanted less spending overall. Supervisor Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge)

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was absent for the meeting because of a work commitment. The adopted tax rate—down from $1.205—is the “equalized rate” at which average homeowners would not see an increase in their tax bills despite increasing property values, and meets the board’s goal of trying to limit the tax burden on property owners. The board allocated an additional $47 milContinued on Page 28

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detailed list of potential cuts to close the largest budget funding gap it has seen in recent years drew crowds to public hearings this week to plead with the Loudoun County School Board not to eliminate freshmen sports, close small schools and lay off as many as 200 employees. The search to trim the school system’s adopted $949.72 million FY15 budget came

as the Board of Supervisors voted last week to hold the county budget to the equalized real estate tax rate of $1.155. That rate gives the school system $600.8 million in local funds for next fiscal year, a $47 million bump in local taxes over the current year but about $38 million less than the School Board has said is needed to cover the cost of 2,375 more students and the opening of three new schools this fall. Under consideration on the “cut list,” as it’s been described, is the closing of the county’s four smallest elementary schools—Hillsboro,

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It was an emotional budget work session last Tuesday as Loudoun County School Board members drafted a lengthy list of potential cuts to fill a $37.7 million funding gap to the school system’s adopted budget.

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• Cutting middle school deans and adding one vice principal to each middle school ($2.1 million); • Reducing the adopted employee compensation plan ($5.9 million); • Stopping bus service to Thomas Jefferson High School and bus service for all afterschool activities ($471,000); • Eliminating expansion of digital one-to-one program ($616,000) • Reversing decision to extend full-day kindergarten for at-risk students ($895,854); • Eliminating eight math facilitators ($596,800); • Cutting two high school deans ($149,200); • Reducing library assistants from full time to part time ($874,650); • Reducing technology assistants from full time to part time ($1.785 million); • Reversing the decision to hire 18 new bus drivers ($587,700); • Reversing decision to reimburse employees for digital devices ($1.5 million); • Delaying the purchase of 30 replacement buses, 25 large special education replacement buses and 11 small special education buses ($7 million); • Increasing teaching load of high school department chairs from three to four classes ($840,000); • Increasing teaching load of middle school subject area teaching specialists from five to six classes ($900,000); • Eliminating the visitor management system, a school safety enhancement ($400,000); • Eliminating administrative interns ($1.1 million); • Halting plans for a new elementary language immersion pilot ($137,000); • Trimming the K-12 Insight budget, used to conduct community surveys ($100,000); • Cutting the several newly added positions, including a social worker, GIS specialist, educational diagnostician, school psychologist, substance abuse prevention specialist, speech language pathologist, transition specialist, occupational therapist, web developer, special education specialist, account specialist, environmental specialist, civil engineering coordinator, telecommunications analyst, resource nurse and public information secretary; • Trimming $30,000 of the $180,000 earmarked for the superintendent’s office’s legal fees. n

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he board’s preliminary list of potential cuts would reduce the school system’s adopted budget by about $38 million and 286 fulltime equivalent positions. The list of budget reductions under consideration include:

• Cutting freshmen sports teams ($260,000) • Closing four small schools ($2 million) • Eliminating summer school ($820,000) • Cutting FLES and SAMS foreign language programs ($2.5 million); • Eliminating musical theater pilot that would be new this fall ($55,000); • Eliminating after-school activity buses ($81,000) • Eliminating 15 assistant athletic directors ($1.3 million); • Removing funding to reduce elementary class sizes ($2 million); • Eliminating the 19 full-time equivalent

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ore than 80 people—20 of them civilians—were honored Friday during the 2014 Valor Awards ceremony presented by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce for actions that saved the lives of Loudoun residents during fire, medical and weather emergencies. This year three members of Loudoun County Fire-Rescue—Capt. Michael Burrier, Firefighter/EMT Donnie Cline and Lt. Alex Szuchnicki—were awarded the Bronze Medal of Valor for saving the life of a man who became stranded on flooded Hibbs Bridge on Snickersville Turnpike during severe storms Jan. 30, 2013. The vehicle was swept off the bridge and the driver took refuge on a USGS water information platform. Burrier, Cline and Szuchnicki took out a rescue boat, fully expecting it would be a recovery mission, but found the man on the platform and were able to bring him to safety. Many of those earning Civilian Valor Awards were honored for actions taken before law enforcement and emergency personnel arrived on the scene. Leesburg resident Gerry Earl was honored for taking a stabbing victim into her apartment around 1:30 a.m. Dec. 6, protecting him from his attacker and beginning to treat his

wounds. Teenage lifeguards Victoria Harvey and Katelynn Price were recognized for saving the life of a 7-year-old who had fallen unconscious underwater in the community pool at Raspberry Falls. Claude Moore Recreation Center employees Angela Cogle, Bobby Hidy, Jeff Woodall, Kevin DeShazo, Yusuf Cattaneo and Javier Mery were recognized for saving a 60-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest while at the facility. Kin Lee was honored for saving the life of a stranger Oct. 19, 2013, after he found the 56-year-old man unconscious on a Sterling job site. Lee, working with the 9-1-1 dispatcher Janet Maurer, gave the victim CPR for seven minutes and continued rescue efforts when emergency personnel arrived on the scene. The victim had had another cardiac event two weeks before the incident, and without Lee’s assistance likely would not have survived the second attack, according to the incident report. There were some themes among the emergency situations that resulted in awards this year. Two teams of firefighters and EMTs were recognized for saving the lives of young children; two different incidents involved firefighters leaping to the aid of someone suffering from a medical emergency while at the gym; a second team was recognized for saving a stranded motorist during a storm; two involved emergency personnel assisting people who were working to save their family members;

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lice. According to the report, Sr. Trooper M.S. Middleton was called to an Ashburn business last Tuesday morning after a Maryland resident reported his GMC SUV was spray painted on the rear tailgate and rear window. The owner suspected the damage was done by a man he had encountered on the way to work that morning. He said he was stopped behind a pickup truck in a left turn lane at the intersection of Waxpool Road and Old Waxpool Road. When the truck failed to move forward in the lane, the GMC driver honked his horn. The pickup still didn’t move and the GMC driver moved around it and drove away. The GMC driver noticed the pickup following him as he continued to drive to work. Later the florescent orange spray paint was discovered on the SUV. Middleton canvassed the area and his investigation led him to a nearby location with small orange marker flags and fresh paint matching that used in the vandalism. He contacted utility companies to identify any company or contract vehicles that matched the description of the pickup. He also stopped by several construction sites to see if anyone could

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A commercial building fire in South Riding Sunday caused a brief road closure on Rt. 50. According to Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, around 5 p.m. Sunday, April 6, fire-rescue units from Dulles South, Arcola, Aldie, Metropolitan-Washington Airports Authority, Fairfax County, Moorefield, Cascades and Leesburg responded to a reported commercial building fire at 43925 John Mosby Hwy. in the Dulles South area. Units arrived to find a small fire in an unoccupied commercial structure. The fire was quickly extinguished and resulted in minimal damage to the structure. The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of the fire to be incendiary in nature.

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The Loudoun Board of Supervisors has designated April 13-19 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office are using the week to honor the work of public safety communications personnel who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment and render life-saving assistance. “This recognition is well deserved,” Loudoun County Fire-Rescue’s Deputy Chief of Communications Corey Parker said in a statement. “Our Emergency Communications Personnel are the initial first responders to citizens’ calls for help. They set the foundation for each emergency incident we respond to; from taking initial calls, verifying the correct location, dispatching the appropriate units, providing pre-arrival instructions to the caller, and communicating critical pre-arrival information to our responders; all of these pieces have to fit together for every incident.” “We are fortunate to have highly skilled and trained telecommunicators in Loudoun County who are a critical link between residents and first responders during an emergency,” Sheriff Michael L. Chapman stated. “These unsung heroes serve us twenty-four hours a day and 365 days a year, and take our calls for service in a capable and professional manner.”

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Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will allow residents to bring their pills for disposal at several sites throughout the county. The locations for this year’s event are: • Eastern Loudoun Sheriff’s Station, 46620 East Frederick Drive, Sterling Park; • Dulles South Public Safety Center, 25216 Loudoun County Pkwy., South Riding; • Lansdowne Public Safety Center, 19845 Sandridge Way, Lansdowne; • Leesburg Police Department Headquarters, 65 Plaza St. NE, Leesburg; and • Bush Tabernacle, 250 South Nursery Ave., Purcellville. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked, but the DEA will not accept liquids or needles, only pills and patches. Last October, people across the country turned in 324 tons of prescription drugs at more than 4,114 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. Combined with what was collected in its seven previous events, the DEA and its partners have taken in more than 3.4 million pounds—more than 1,700 tons—of pills. The initiative is designed to collect medicines that languish in home cabinets and are susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse and to curb prescription drug abuse including accidental poisonings and overdoses. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

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also be available to farmster truck, barbecue stand, and ers who grow their profresh pastry booth—will remain duce elsewhere. The first an integral part of the market. of these vendors, Over Though most produce sold at the Grass Farm, will be the market will be grown on site, selling organic vegetables some fields will also allow you to and locally raised, grassdo pick-your-own. fed beef. Kasprowicz “This is a communityexpects other local farmbased, nonprofit operation,” ers to join the market as Kasprowicz emphasized. “Market well. vendors will pay a nominal fee “We want to make to set up, with everything going it available to local farmback into the maintenance and ers who need a viable upkeep of the property.” market,” Kasprowicz There are still a few hursaid. “We’ve got a lot of dles to be cleared, including a Photo Courtesy of Sterling rung and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry hard-working people in continuing lawsuit over a prior Looking west along Route 50 (John Mosby Highway) near Gilberts Corner, with farming who are effi- Watson Road at the right. purchase contract for the propcient in production, but erty. But Kasprowicz believes the lack access to efficient market will be up and running by price. If they take the tomatoes directly to their markets. this summer, with much more to “Let’s say a farmer raises tomatoes and market, that’s not the case.” come as time goes on. sells them to a supermarket chain. They’ll get Three businesses already using the Gil- “If you grow it around here,” he said, “we 50 percent of what the store charges for its retail bert’s Corner property in recent years—a lob- want you to have the opportunity to sell it here.” n

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Williams calls a “powerful tool to increase student engagement and success.” And, a timely attribute for Loudoun County Public Schools, Williams knows how to trim a budget while protecting the quality of instruction. When faced with 17 percent less in state funding four years ago, he said he worked with the York County School Board to make “strategic cuts.” Although 47 positions were eliminated, no filled classroom teaching positions were cut. As the Loudoun County School Board this month hunts for $38 million in cuts from its adopted budget, it is considering back-pedaling some of its new innovative pilot programs, including a language immersion initiative, a theater arts magnet and a digital one-to-one pilot, to give priority to improving its salary schedule. But in an interview this week with Leesburg Today, Williams said he believes schools do not have to halt innovation during years of fiscal belt-tightening. “Some people say let’s just survive these budget times. But I think, instead of just surviving through years of fiscal limitations let’s

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oudoun County Public Schools sits at a crossroads in many respects, with TechEd initiatives starting and stopping, planning underway to open a center for advanced academies in 2018, the opening of a public charter school in August while the closing of four other schools is under consideration, all shaped by a rocky relationship between the School Board and the Board of Supervisors. School Board members, who unanimously agreed to hire Williams for the position, are hopeful the incoming superintendent will partner with them, and with supervisors, to navigate those pivotal decisions. “He strikes me as very much being an outside-the-box thinker,” Fox said. “He’s someone who is willing to really consider all solutions in an attempt to move things forward, and he has the résumé to back it up.” John Wood, CEO of Telos Corp., was one of 17 people appointed by the School Board to sit on an advisory search panel. He said he’s optimistic that Williams will draw county supervisors and School Board members together. “I think he will really help push for 21st century education and really make our supervisors advocates for the educational system that is LCPS,” which is better for the business community and county residents, he said. As word circulated during the Board of Supervisors’ April 2 meeting that Williams had been hired, several supervisors said they were eager to see what the new superintendent would bring to the county—and the budget process. County Vice Chairman Shawn Williams (R-Broad Run) said he is not convinced the School Board gets the same level of transparency from its administration as the Board of Supervisors does. “Let’s see what kind of tone is set by the new superintendent; I am very hopeful,” he said. Some supervisors even insinuated they would be interested in sitting down with Williams before he arrives in Loudoun to get the relationship with the county board off on the right foot. This week County Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) reiterated those thoughts. “What I hope is there is an opportunity to sit down and meet him and talk to him and see his philosophy of the approaching upcoming budget season,” he said. “I want to discuss opportunities that might be useful to both bodies to talk prior to getting into the budget process. Vice Chairman Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge), a former elementary school teacher, called Williams an advocate for educators. “…Dr. Williams stated time and time again that he wants teachers to recapture the joy and love of teaching while increasing student engagement and the ownership of learning,” she said. Kenya Savage, chairman of the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee who sat on the advisory search panel, said the underlying theme throughout the superintendent search was to find the right person to take Loudoun from an excellent school division to the Continued on Page 22

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June 2013, Hatrick acknowledged that the school division sits at a crucial transition point, and the decisions he said most concern him are how Loudoun will introduce more technology into the classroom and make education more rigorous for students countywide. “It’s clear to me that we are on the verge of falling behind…and I think everybody knows it,” he said, adding that how the next superintendent leads the schools in these areas will be the “defining aspects of our overall curriculum.” Williams said, as he helps guide the school division through its transition, he wants to build on what Hatrick has accomplished. “A question I would pose to the community, whether it be school staff or parents, is what are the strengths of this division and what is contributing to the high level of success? What do we need to do to maintain those strengths, and let’s work together to identify that, as well as identify opportunities for moving forward.” One of Williams’ first decisions as the incoming superintendent will say a lot about where education is headed in Loudoun. He said he has not identified who will serve as the county’s next assistant superintendent of instruction, following Sharon Ackerman’s retirement in June. “Obviously that’s going to be a very important decision that I will need to focus on,” he said. Williams was one of 61 individuals to apply for the superintendent position; the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates approached him and asked him to apply. “I was flattered by that,” Williams said. He begins his new position July 1 on a four-year contract with a first-year salary of $240,000, a $12,000 annual vehicle allowance and reimbursement of moving costs not to exceed $14,400. Williams, 48, will move to the area with his wife Michelle, a middle school Spanish teacher, 16-year-old son Bryce and 19-year-old daughter Lexi, a college sophomore. n [Erika Jacobson Moore contributed to this story.]

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board scale back that plan and instead cap any raises at 5 percent, to bring the total cost of the plan down to $24 million. “I think this is one more piece we need to evaluate with all the other pieces,” Morse said. He suggested a similar change in February, when he cautioned the School Board against trying to make up too much ground in one year. “I’m nervous we’ve just invited a starving man to an all-you-can-eat buffet,” he said. “I don’t think we can expand in all directions in one year. I just don’t think it’s responsible.” But comments from other board members, including Hornberger, Bill Fox (Leesburg) and Tom Reed (At Large) indicate the salary schedule may take precedent. Although, to afford it, it may mean layoffs for other employees and significant system-wide changes in how the schools operates, with positions like middle school deans, math facilitators, assistant athletic directors and any new bus drivers (as well as the acquisition of new buses) under consideration for cuts. Fox acknowledged that the salary schedule has become the linchpin of the schools’ budget, saying, “The reason we’re in this position is mostly because of the salary schedule, but some year we are going to have to say OK, we have to fix this.” An improved salary schedule will mean the board can vote each year to give employees a step increase without the annual debate over how best to compensate employees, he added. “Right now there is no predictability for employees and no predictability for the Board of Supervisors in terms of what [funding request] to expect.” Reports from the Personnel Services Department have shown the school system is not short on applicants for teaching positions or losing a high number of employees. But Fox said the effort is about more than filling positions. “This is Loudoun County. We shouldn’t be just satisfied with filling positions. We want to hire the best possible teachers.”

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lion in local tax funding for Loudoun County Public Schools, bringing the school system’s appropriation to $600.8 million—almost $70 million more than last year’s allocation. However, the school system requested $106 million in additional funding to address priority areas like closing a salary “sag” for experienced teachers, reducing elementary school class sizes and improving broadband infrastructure. Many people who addressed the board before their April 2 vote were unhappy with the supervisors’ proposed funding level and urged them to consider changing their minds. “Have the courage to change your mind and make a proposal so that we can fully fund, or as close as you are willing to, the school budget,” Leesburg mother Michelle Copeland said. A number of the speakers said they were willing to pay the additional money it would take to ensure a high-quality school system and

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urged supervisors to listen to the majority of the people who came out to speak on the budget and who sent in emails about the funding levels. But supervisors said providing Loudoun County Public Schools with an 8 percent budget increase gave the School Board enough money to address most of its priorities in some fashion, and said the budget is not adopted based on a “majority vote” of speakers at public hearings. York said he was pleased to hear from many of the speakers that they would see their taxes go down at the $1.155 rate, but noted that is not the case for all residents, many of whom have seen large jumps in their property assessments. “There are many people in this county who are facing $500 and $700 increases to their taxes,” he said. “That is where we have to make a judgment call…at times it can be a difficult call.” Supervisors continued to state that they were supportive of public education and the school system, noting they have consistently given more money to Loudoun County Public

Schools each fiscal year. But they agreed that items like teachers’ salaries and smaller class sizes must be addressed. “Bear with us,” Buona urged those in the packed boardroom. “There are a lot of things that have been neglected over the last few years in the school system, but it is hard to get there in one year.” Letourneau continued his questioning of some of the School Board’s numbers, including the cited need for $38 million to pay for new growth, an amount he said far outpaced previous years’ requests when there have been more new students. “It is not the right thing to blindly support budget requests that cannot be supported by facts,” he said. Supervisors remained united in their belief that the “cut list” created by the School Board during work session held the night before their final budget vote was meant simply to stir controversy and bring people out to lobby for more money. Many said that threats to the

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or increases is posturing.” Delgaudio noted he always proposes enough cuts to reduce the tax rate—his consistent goal during budget debates—but he does not get support from any other board members. For his part, Reid attempted to have the motion split—as Delgaudio did last year—so he could vote on the budget appropriations, but not support the tax rate. However, York ruled that motion out of order. Reid said he supported a $1.17 tax rate to give the school system more money, and could not support the budget based solely on that appropriation. “My vote against the budget…is not a vote against these great road projects, schools, parks…I support 90 percent of what is in this budget,” he said. Included in the $1.98 billion operating budget is $922 million for the school system and $438 million for the general government. The school system funding makes up about 66 percent of the total budget. The FY15 operating budget includes funding for a limited number of enhancements for county government, including new positions in the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue, Loudoun County Public Library, Building and Development, and the Department of Animal Services, among others. The budget also includes an average 3 percent pay-for-performance increase for county employees. The board also adopted a $1.9 billion sixyear Capital Improvements Program, including $190 million for general government projects and $107 million for school projects in FY15. Transportation makes up the majority of the CIP in FY15, including $40 million for the Dulles Rail project; $75.54 million for roads; and $5.76 million for transit buses and facilities. Of the $107 million in FY15 school projects, $35 million is for a Dulles North Elementary School; $53.54 million is for a Dulles North Middle School; $6.06 million to design the Advanced Technology Academy; and $12.20 million is for the renovation of Broad Run High School. The full version of the FY15 budget can be found at www.loudoun.gov/budget. n

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and the business community. McCollum said the role of the council is to help the businesses grow and attract new ones—and should provide a road map for how that should occur while keeping the small town character. He called for better communications between elections, “to be more proactive, have town hall sessions about issues.” Packard said the relationship was very important, noting he has seen downtowns change from small, quaint shops to personal service establishments. “They’ve lost them, and any real variety,” he said. He said the town needs to draw more foot traffic. Rust supported the idea of closer ties between the PBA and the Town Council. “We’ll get more done,” he said, urging both bodies to keep it local. He said he thought the PBA “does an outstanding job,” particularly citing the Volunteer Awards which are a “great opportunity to recognize people in town.” Melton said the Town Council should get as much feedback as it can concerning the completion of the Downtown Streetscape work, which he hopes as much as possible to get done at night, rather than during the day. “I want to keep businesses open as much as possible,” he said. He also wants to make more regulatory approvals administrative to make it an easier process for businesses, citing delays that occur, for instance, when businesses have to go back to the Board of Architectural Review several times to win approval. Packard said his first objective is maintaining infrastructure, and he lauded the council for its recent work in repaving streets in the Country Club area. “That was smart,” he said. To ensure businesses remain in town is another goal, he said, noting he’s seen a lot open, then close. The council needs to see what it can do to help and find that answer. Rust’s biggest concern is the town debt, he said, without clarifying. He wants more capital projects and more community activities. That

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concern also has been cited by Fraser, who has called the town taxes out of control as well as criticizing high utility rates. Fraser wants to pursue operational efficiencies to cut costs and lower taxes, and to have government be more open and council members be more visible in the community. Jimmerson also has emphasized a need to be more open, and said she would listen carefully and make thoughtful, careful decisions. Melton noted there are those who say, “I love this town” and others who say, “I’m scared, some applications recently didn’t fit the town.” He said he is for “commonsense planning and zoning so businesses know what will work [under the zoning rules] and so the community knows—they all need to be on the same page,” he said. Growth was a major concern for McCollum. Noting Purcellville is almost built out, with little still left to develop, he said the town should see what’s the best for businesses already here and look to see how to fill the spaces. The town has moved beyond the parameters outlined in the 2006 Comprehensive Plan. “We need to see what we want for the future,” he said. Another concern was communication, and he favored more presence by council members at PBA meetings. The Town Council set a goal of achieving a tax base balance of 70 percent residential and 30 percent commercial. Abramson asked the candidates if that ratio should be expanded. Rust said he’d like to see businesses grow and hoped “we’ll soon be at that level.” Melton agreed the town is working on achieving that balance, acknowledging it’s not easy in towns such as Purcellville, with a population of around 8,000, located in rural areas, to establish and grow businesses. But it happens, he said. “Magnolias [restaurant] should not have worked when it was opened, but it did.” The town needs to get the word out more, he said to achieve the 70/30 split, noting the town has a huge service area. The mix is right, according to McCollum,

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the building into ADA compliance would make it a center that could be used by everyone, she said. Bickmore’s comments highlighted divisions between older and newer residents, with the former wanting to retain the current building, while young parents were more interested in programs that could be better facilitated in a new building. Some of the older residents asked why the new community center couldn’t be built across the street in the 91-acre county park and the present community center retained and used for senior programs and as a museum honoring its past as a high school. Loudoun County Director of Parks, Recreation and Commufrom October 1957-July 1958 and included 39 half-hour episodes, based on the history of Mosby and his Rangers. The community church, formally St. Paul’s Church, was a stopping place for Mosby and his men early on a cold Jan. 9, 1864, when the tired troops rested and warmed up before moving on to attack the Union Cole’s Cavalry, encamped several miles to the north at Loudoun Heights. Christian Community Church Pastor, Roland England, has decided to show the original Gray Ghost series to reacquaint the community with its history. Two or three of the 39 episodes will be shown every Thursday night, beginning at 7 p.m. Popcorn and refreshments will be available. The church is located at 12623 Harpers

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secretary of the Lovettsville Historical Society. Fox complained the group had not heard about the switch to new construction, nor had it heard back from Higgins as he had promised after meeting with them last November. Both Spannaus and Fox said they did not feel the “votes of 18 people” should override the voter approval of the 2007 bond for renovations. Higgins said he explained the bond process during a November 2012, meeting to “70 or 80 people.” The age of the building, lack of ADA compliance and comparative costs of new construction, plus the important fact programming could continue in the existing building, all funneled into the decision to change course, Higgins said—a decision “that was made in consultation with the town and the citizens who came to the meeting” at which several options, both for renovation and new construction, were offered. When Spannaus objected that there had been no consideration of historical features in the building, Ryburn said her department would work on an exhibit to show the history of the building. There was concern over the loss of the ballfield in the new design, but Mayor Bobby Zoldos, who has coached on that field, said, “We gain four more fields, even though I hate to lose one.” The alums were passionate about preserving the school building. “I went to school here, you didn’t grow up here,” Fox said, noting her mother also taught at the school. Some in the audience were sympathetic. “I also went to school here,” Brian Mohler

said, but noted he’s changed his mind and found the pros of constructing a new building outweigh the cons of renovations. “It’s old. Lovettsville has changed, and you can kick and scream all you want, but it’s changed.” Buck Smith lightened the somewhat tense mood when he said, “We’ll all be bitching and moaning about tearing down the new building in 30 years.” Zoldos questioned whether the proposed structure was large enough to meet future needs, noting enrollment for preschool in 2015 is already 86 percent full, and said he hoped the plans for expansion—shown as dotted lines on the plans—would move forward. Friday, the town circulated the county design to residents via email, along with a link to the town website where they could review the entire PowerPoint presentation. The Town Council is scheduled to take action on a text amendment to add community centers as a use in the town’s Zoning Ordinance Thursday night. The meeting will be held at the Lovettsville Library at 7:30 p.m. before relocating to the Town Hall for further budget deliberations. During that meeting, the council will review comments submitted by residents following last week’s design briefing and will vote on a recommended option to be forwarded to the county, with the hope the county will make its final elevation choice before the Planning Commission’s April 23 public hearing. A tentative date of May 8 is set for the Town Council’s public hearing on the county’s application for a Conditional Use Permit for the project, which may be approved that evening. n

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• The question of whether Hamilton should have a town manager came up again during the Town Council’s March 31 budget work session. Currently Hamilton and Hillsboro are the only Loudoun towns without a top staff position. In those cases, the mayors serve Hamilton four-year, not two-year, terms and inherit most of the day-to-day oversight of town business. Despite flirting with the possibility several times in the past, the idea has never really gelled in Hamilton. Nor did there seem much enthusiasm last week. Councilman Mike Snyder brought up the idea again, saying he was doing so on behalf of Councilman Brent Campbell, who was absent. “It’s not a crazy idea,” Snyder said, suggesting maybe it should be considered for next year. Although he has been busy enough this year, attending to weather-related utility incidents, Mayor Greg Wilmoth questioned whether the town generated enough work for a full-time position. “Maybe make it part time,” he suggested.

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• The town has installed the first of two Neighborhood Watch signs destined for Lovettsville. The signs are designed to be a deterrent to would-be troublemakers, telling them their activities are being observed. The Neighborhood Watch program is managed by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the signs are provided to communities that have shown serious compliance with the program by attending meetings and training sessions. The first sign has been erected next to the town sign at the southern entrance to town, while the other will be just past the northern limit sign for Lovettsville. Mayor Bob Zoldos thanked Lovettsville Watch leader Audry Stolfi and sheriff’s office representatives Victor LoPreto and James Spurlock for their assistance. For more information, go to the Lovettsville Watch Facebook page.

• The Sadie Smile Foundation alerts runners to its May 18 date for the Third Annual Race/Walk and Kids Fun Run, to benefit Smile Train. The race starts at 8 a.m. at the Purcellville Train Station, and runners/walkers are requested to sign up at www.active. com. Two years ago, Sara Ablard’s 5-year- Purcellville old daughter Sadie died after suffering a head injury while roller-skating. Desolate, at first she thought about moving away to a third-world country to help those in need, but after her brother, Thomas, suggested waiting before she made any big decisions, and told her “maybe you could put on a race or something,” she decided on a variation of that theme. That fall, Ablard created the nonprofit Sadie Smile Foundation to raise money for Smile Train, an organization that provides cleft lip and palate repair to children in developing countries. To date, $105,000 has been raised and donated to Smile Train. Surgeries are performed at no cost to the families, and have an average cost of $250 each. Ablard’s goal is to raise $478,250, to provide a smile for each of the 1,913 days of Sadie’s life. The foundation also raises funds through its Fore! Smiles Golf Tournament at River Creek Club in Leesburg. To donate or become involved, contact Ablard at sablard@gmail.com. To donate, go to http://support.smiletrain.org/ goto/Sadie or mail to Sadie Smile Foundation, P.O. Box 437, Philomont, VA 20131. For more information, go to www.sadiesmilefoundation. org.

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million in savings from its adopted budget for next fiscal year. The public hearing is set for 6:30-10 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the School Administration Building. Closing the four schools, which are also some of the oldest in the Leesburg Today File Photo county, will save Lincoln Elementary School student Hunter Lush awaits help from his teacher.The about $2 million school is under consideration for closure to bridge a funding gap in Loudoun’s a year, according public schools. to the school division’s Financial » Danielle Nadler & Margaret Morton Services Department. dnadler@leesburgtoday.com The decision to set the legal requirements of closing the schools into motion was made on he idea of closing Loudoun’s smallest schools has been entertained by a 6-3 vote during last Wednesday’s budget work school leaders almost every budget session, with Vice Chairman Jill Turgeon (Blue season for more than three decades, Ridge), Jennifer Bergel (Catoctin) and Bill Fox but never have steps been taken to (Leesburg) in opposition. Several board members have said the seriously explore the option—until last week. The Loudoun County School Board voted smaller schools in the county cost more to to hold a public hearing on closing the county’s operate than most of Loudoun’s schools, but four smallest elementary schools—Hillsboro, Turgeon pointed out that a report from the Hamilton, Lincoln and Aldie—to help find $38 Financial Services Department shows the aver-

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age operating cost per pupil at two of the schools, Aldie and Lincoln, is actually below the countywide average of $11,638. The report estimates the per pupil cost is $11,090 at Aldie Elementary (with a total of 131 students), $10,099 at Lincoln Elementary (with 135 students), $12,470 at Hamilton Elementary (with 165 students) and $19,040 at Hillsboro (with 62 students). For many western Loudoun families there was strong concern for their communities as well as a weary sense of déja vu following last week’s vote. “We’ve been through this many times before,” Aldie businessman Tucker Withers said, recalling his protests as far back as 1978 after being told of a similar School Board meeting by then-Aldie elementary principal Fritz Hutchison. Today, Hutchison’s son John and his wife Cheryl have two children in the school and they are part of a group that has been working to save the school for two years, “to see what we could do to keep the school viable,” according to John Hutchison. The group presented their idea of expanding the school to the School Board last month, just before board members entered budget reconciliation discussions. The Hutchisons fear the impact of closure would be devastating to the community. So much is done at the school—class reunions for Aldie high schoolers, town hall meetings,”

Cheryl Hutchison said. “Because a lot of us are not in an HOA, where they have places to meet—that is our meeting place.” And it’s the community’s playground and ballfield, her husband said. Hamilton Mayor Greg Wilmoth said he has seen it all before. “Every time we go down these paths, we get all energized and excited,” he said. With two elementary schools in Hamilton—the longtime Hamilton ES and much newer Kenneth Culbert ES—if Hamilton closes, Wilmoth’s main concern is “where would those kids be educated, if not there?” Could Culbert absorb the 165 students at Hamilton, he asked. Sam Adamo, executive director of Planning and Legislative Services, has said there is plenty of space in neighboring schools to absorb the roughly 500 students from the four schools. For six-year residents of Lincoln, Jilori and Treffen White, who have two children in the village’s elementary school, the strong passions aroused by the possible closure are two-fold in nature. “It’s not just school parents who are upset, it affects the whole village,” Jilori Treffen said. “There’s a strong sense of community here, and the school is a vital part of that…it’s part of our Quaker heritage.” In Hillsboro, the Town Council is firmly opposed to closing the town’s elementary Continued on Next Page

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hat started as an idea by a few Dominion High School students to gather with young people from six countries to talk global issues has blossomed into an annual event that this week drew more than 50 students from 12 countries to Loudoun County. The third annual Loudoun International Youth Leadership Summit kicked off last Tuesday with a colorful celebration at Dominion High School, with the international students parading their countries’ flags as the ceremony opened. Students from 14 international schools and a dozen different countries—including Costa Rica, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Lebanon, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom—took part in the 11-day summit. Under the theme “Explore the Past, Seize the Present, Shape the Future,” the summit gave students a platform to discuss a wide range of issues, such as civil rights, responsive government and technology and

innovation. The hope was for each student to come away with ideas about how they can positively impact the world in which they live, as young leaders take those ideas and attitudes back to their home countries. “This whole week is about getting a global perspective,” Dominion junior and president of the school’s Global Ambassadors Club Shannon Weatherly said. “But really it’s about meeting new friends and just having fun because that’s when you learn about other cultures and get away from any stereotypes.” When the summit started in 2012, it was meant to be a biannual event put on by Dominion High School in Sterling. Now it is a collaboration of Dominion, Park View Freedom and Potomac Falls high schools, and they haven’t skipped a year yet. “It is supposed to be every other year, but we hated to put it on pause,” DominLeesburg Today/Danielle Nadler ion senior Lindsay Cook, summit co-chair Dominion High School’s advanced choir performs during the opening ceremonies of Loudoun with senior Ashley Edwards, said. “We were International Youth Leadership Summit. nervous that if it stopped, it would be hard to Udvar-Hazy Center and the Center for Inno- and other organizations. get it started again.” The summit’s itinerary included field vative Technology, as well as community View a video on the summit at www. trips to Washington, DC, the Steven F. service projects with Habitat for Humanity lcps.dhs. n

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The Loudoun Education Foundation recently honored the county’s top young artists during a ceremony at the Art Institute of WashingtonDulles. The fifth annual Senior Art Show saw the top prize, the $500 Purchase Award, go to Jordan Kramer of Loudoun Valley High School. Kramer’s work, “Levelheadedness,” is a modern piece showing her emotional progression as she composed the painting. Kramer also was offered a $1,000 scholarship to the Art Institute of Washington-Dulles. Christina Nelson, also of Loudoun Valley High School, received second place. Her work depicts the emotions of her horse without showing the animal’s eyes. Third place went to Parisa Djavadi of Do-

portrait depicting the few words she says and the many thoughts she has. In a first this year, the Art Institute of Washington-Dulles students chose a work for the Students’ Choice Award, which went to Hebbeh Seoudi of John Champe High School. The chief judge for the Senior Art Show was noted artist Tom Neel, an honorary LEF trustee. Other judges included LEF President Wade Tetsuka, Kristi Huber of Belfort Furniture and LEF legal counsel Liz Whiting.

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furthest along in establishing a charter. Maybe we should give them the time to do that.” Threats of closing schools last year prompted parents at Middleburg Elementary to pull together to come up with a proposal to convert the school into a public charter school, which can rely more heavily on grants and donations than a typical public school. The School Board approved their application last month, and Middleburg Community Charter School will open in August. If any or all of the four schools are closed, the students would be reassigned to neighboring schools and an attendance zone boundary process would begin later this month or in early May. n

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“I’d like not to, but if it really comes down to the cost of operating those schools, we’re going to have to,” Reed said, adding that many in the eastern end of Loudoun see the expense of the smallest schools as unfair. Fox is encouraging his fellow board members to take a more concentrated look at each of the schools before making a final decision. “The one thing I wish we would stop doing is grouping all of the small schools together because they’re not the same,” he said, noting that Aldie Elementary sits in a part of the county that is still growing and Lincoln Elementary’s per pupil operating cost is actually lower than countywide average. “Hillsboro is a tough one…Hillsboro is inefficient, but on the other hand they’re also

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Vance summed up a general feeling in the four communities: the alleged savings are “miniscule in fact and in effect,” especially when contrasted with the erosion the closing would inflict on the tight-knit small towns and villages that contribute to Loudoun’s diverse heritage and appeal. Many are brushing off the threats this year as they have every other year, seeing it as a “cry wolf” situation or even political theater by school leaders to try to get more funding from the county Board of Supervisors. But this time may be different, according to Tom Reed (At Large), who said there are at least five votes—a majority—on the School Board to close the schools.

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beyond the airport’s boundaries—working with the Loudoun and Fairfax county boards to prevent residential construction in high noise zones, winning approval for construction of a fourth runway and advocating a new Potomac River crossing and western transportation corridor for the region. Gerald L. Baliles was Virginia’s governor when the federal government turned control of Dulles and National airports over to MWAA. He said Schefer helped shepherd the transfer to completion and then advocated a key initiative to promote Dulles Airport as a destination for international airlines. Today, Dulles handles 7 million international passengers per year—a seven-fold increase during Schefer’s tenure. Baliles also highlighted Schefer’s “obsesContinued on Next Page

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he Board of Supervisors last week approved changes to the county Zoning Ordinance designed to give more certainty to data center users interested in building in Loudoun, but not without much debate about the impact data centers have on nearby residents. The amendments to the Zoning Ordinance streamline the legislative process for new data center users, including setting design standards for the buildings, but do not address concerns raised by residents of The Regency neighborhood in Ashburn about the impact the structures have on their quality of life. During a public input session before the April 2 vote dozens of residents of The Regency, which is located off Waxpool Road near some existing data centers and property planned for that type of development, urged supervisors to give them relief from, primarily, the noise that emanates from the facilities around the clock. As resident Robin Falsone put it, these are the “real life practical struggles where progress and the county have collided.” Residents asked for “enforceable regulations to protect our families” because the process in place now does not work. “The noise continues and life in the neighborhood goes on interrupted and disturbed,” resident Larry Deigh said. Attempts to address the concerns of residents almost derailed a Zoning Ordinance change designed to help data center developers, with several objecting to language included by the Planning Commission. The Zoning Ordinance amendment makes data centers by-right uses in the districts zoned for industrial park and office parks provided they meet certain performance standards. However, a provision that would require significant noise testing and large setbacks brought out many data center representatives in protest. Supervisors, too, became concerned about the potential to drive data center developers away from Loudoun, even while acknowledging there is a need to better protect surrounding residents. “The way to deal with the concerns we have had from residents is not through this ordinance. It is through the ordinance we already have,” Supervisor Matt Letourneau

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• The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center will hold a job fair June 20 and is seeking employers to participate. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Rust Library, located at 380 Old Waterford Road NW in Leesburg. The job fair is open to the public and there is no cost to participate. Employers with available job openings may submit an employer application to participate through the county’s website at www.loudoun. gov/wrc beginning Wednesday, April 16. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. May 16. Phone inquiries by employers should be directed to Kindra Jackson at 703-777-0688. The Loudoun Workforce Resource Center as a history of helping businesses identify well-qualified applicants

(R-Dulles) said. “You don’t necessarily layer new laws and regulations if your existing ones aren’t working.” Letourneau and Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) expressed concerns about the facade requirements for data centers, noting the zoning code changes created a design standard to which other commercial uses are not held. Volpe made a motion to strike the façade requirements, but did not get majority support. “If you want to change what the building facades look like…then we should do it across the board and not single out one group

“I am willing to invite any business in here, but I am not willing to give up our soul to have them.”

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or one type of industry or even one type of structure,” Volpe said. Other supervisors, however, said they did not think the minimal requirements in the Zoning Ordinance placed too much of a burden on the data center users. “Yes, there are a lot of data centers in our area, they are great users in the county, but it does come with the price of people having to look at these buildings,” Vice Chairman Shawn Williams (R-Broad Run) said. “Can we at least ask the people who are making a lot of money on these buildings to make them not look like an eyesore?” With the removal of the increase in setback requirements from the final standards and the expectation that the county staff would work with data center users to site their buildings in ways to avoid having large equipment facing major roads or residential developments, a majority of supervisors said they were pleased with the results of the ordinance. Supervisor Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) pointed to the data center recently constructed at Waxpool Road and Smith Switch Road as an example of what the county is trying to prevent. Large equipment is facing Waxpool Road and the Ashburn Ice House because of a Zoning Ordinance requirement that the front

and helping those looking for work find the right fit. More information about the center is online at www.loudoun.gov/wrc or by calling 703-777-0150. • Sunflower Shack is Hamilton’s newest business and the latest edition to Loudoun’s antiquing scene. Peggy Arnone, of Purcellville, who briefly operated out of rented booth space in Leesburg offers antiques, home décor items, gifts and locally made crafts at the new store located at 111 W. Colonial Hwy. The store is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. For more information, go to sunflowershack.com or call 540-441-7235. • Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corporation has been awarded the contract to launch NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite

of the building must face the street listed as its mailing address. “And now we are trying to save the day because it was approved a long time ago and see how many trees we can plant and all these other things and berms we can get up,” he said. “That visual effect is what this amendment is about…” Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said while he understood concerns about what additional regulations could do to the data center market in Loudoun, he said there are limits. “I am willing to invite any business in here, but I am not willing to give up our soul to have them,” he said. Williams voted against the Zoning Ordinance changes, and said he wanted to see the

county address the residents’ concerns directly. To that end he made a motion to direct county staff to review the Zoning Noise Ordinance to improve how it addresses noise problems in the county. “The current process is broken. We don’t have a mechanism to force them to comply with the code,” he said. Williams also motioned to advertise a change that would require a 100-foot setback between data center uses and existing residential development, but failed to get majority support. Other supervisors noted that the two types of development rarely abut, and that with proper planning problems like the ones in The Regency should not be created in the future. n

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ocal elected officials gathered Tuesday with members of the business community to break ground on Loudoun’s latest data center, this one for provider CyrusOne. The new center will be located on property it recently purchased in Sterling’s Loudoun Tech Center. “We’re very excited to expand our footprint to Northern Virginia in order to meet existing customer demand for space in the region,” Tesh Durvasula, Chief Commercial Officer of CyrusOne, said in a statement, adding, “We are also extremely appreciative of the support we received

System multi-satellite mission aboard a Pegasus XL rocket carried aloft by Orbital’s “Stargazer” L-1011 aircraft. The CYGNSS mission is scheduled to launch in October 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. CYGNSS will produce measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the lifecycle of tropical storms and hurricanes, which could help lead to improved forecasting of severe weather. The mission, led by the University of Michigan, will use a constellation of eight small satellites. “Pegasus has been the workhorse of the smallclass launch market for reliable missions to orbit for over two decades, with its last 28 consecutive missions fully successful over a 16-year period,” Ron Grabe, Orbital’s executive vice president and general manager of the Launch Systems Group, said in a statement announcing the contract award. “With this new Pegasus contract, Orbital

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from the County Department of Economic Development. A successful collaboration with the community is essential during the site selection process.” The 14 acres that CyrusOne has purchased is expected to accommodate approximately 400,000 square feet, with up to 240,000 square feet of raised floor space, 36,000 square feet of Class A office space, and up to 48 megawatts of critical load. The first phase includes 124,00 square feet, with 15,000 square feet of office space, and 12 megawatts of critical load. CyrusOne expects the first phase to be completed in October. n

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ailure is one thing a baseball or softball player eventually has to adjust to. After all, the most successful offensive players—those who have a batting average between .400 and .500 at the high school level—fail to get a hit 50 to 60 percent of the time. Jordan Counts has learned to accept failure, which is rare for such a young athlete. The Briar Woods senior shortstop does not embrace the concept, but she understands that it is a real part of the game and a successful player has to learn from it.   The opening of the 2014 softball season has been just such a learning experience for Counts. She has gotten off to a slow start offensively as Briar Woods has posted a 4-3 record (through April 7), but she keeps working hard.   “I’ve learned softball is all mental and most of it is about failing,” Counts said. “You have to learn how to cope with failure. When you’re in a slump, you can’t get frustrated with yourself. You just have to work your way through it and can’t get down on yourself. I just keep telling myself ‘I know I’m a good ballplayer. I know I’ll get through it.’ You can’t let it get to you.”   Counts has overcome multiple obstacles in her path during her high school career. As a freshman in 2011, she was the starting shortstop for the Falcons before suffering a hip fracture midseason. She made it back to participate in the Group AA state tournament and was able to help her teammates celebrate a state

championship.   “I remember it like it was yesterday that I got a hit to right field,” Counts said of returning from the injury in the state semifinals. “It was the best feeling in the world. I was a little nervous running and Macy Jones comes up and hits a home run, so I didn’t even have to run. That was one of the best seasons of my life and definitely something I’ll never forget.”   Counts missed the first 10 games of her sophomore season because of an offseason shoulder surgery, but as a junior she hit her stride. Counts was a first-team selection in the Dulles District and Region II and earned second-team all-state honors as she Briar Woods shortstop Jordan Counts talks with coach Chris Starke. batted .440 with nine doubles, five triples, a home run and 27 runs batted in as the Falcons finished 17-7 and advanced to the district championship game last spring.   “Through her first two years, she was plagued by injuries and we were waiting, as a coaching staff, to see how she would perform fully healthy,” Briar Woods head coach Chris Starke said. NorthernVAsports/Bill Kamenjar “Last year, fully Continued on Next Page

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Stone Bridge is one of these schools and Bulldogs baseball head coach Sam Plank came up with a plan to help ease that ith the Virginia High scheduling burden—host a local tournaSchool League moving ment during Spring Break, which begins from three classifica- Monday for Loudoun schools. tions to six this school With assistance from Dominion head year, scheduling has coach Jeff Berg and T-shirt sponsor Cheers become a challenge for some schools as they Sports, the Bulldog/Titan Classic was born. have had to change who they traditionally Stone Bridge and Dominion will host play to meet new conference requirements. Fairfax County schools Hayfield, W.T. Woodson and West Potomac in a roundStone Bridge head baseball coach Sam Plank robin format where each team will play NorthernVAsports/Bill Kamenjar the others once (the Bulldogs and MONDAY, APRIL 14  TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Titans will not meet). Games WEST POTOMAC VS. HAYFIELD, W.T. WOODSON AT DOMINION, begin at the two 6 P.M. (AT EITHER WEST POTOMAC 12 P.M.  schools on SaturOR HAYFIELD) HAYFIELD AT DOMINION, 3 P.M.  day and continue WEST POTOMAC AT STONE on Monday (see below for schedBRIDGE, 3 P.M. ule), with West NorthernVAsports.com

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Potomac and Hayfield meeting Tuesday to conclude the tournament. The team with the best overall record will be declared the champion, with tie-breakers coming into play if two teams finish with the same record. “With the whole new conference setup, we were left with only three non-conference games on our schedule,” Plank said. “We thought we would try to put together a tournament that not only could get us some extra games, but allow us to play some quality teams and show our fans some good baseball.”   Hayfield (4-1 through April 7) is a member of Conference 6 while W.T. Woodson (2-2) and West Potomac (3-2) are in Conference 7 in the Group 6A classification, the largest in the VHSL. Stone Bridge (4-1) is in Conference 14 of Group 5A and Dominion (1-2) is in Conference 21 of Group 4A. n

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More than 250 members of the campus community came together to support the annual tournament, according to Meg Dalmut, who heads Marymount’s Office of Community Engagement. Those volunteers “leave excited, enthusiastic, ready to do more—with a sense of our solidarity as human beings,” Dalmut said. Basketball is one of 30 individual and team sports offered by Special Olympics Virginia, and offers opportunities for first-time players to the more experienced. For information, see the website at www.novasova.org.

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t was a nail-biter up to the end, but the Loudoun County Fun Bunch came away with victory over the Alexandria Titans to win the junior-division championship at the 19th annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, held Sunday at Marymount University. Teams from across Northern Virginia participated in the competition, held in the Verizon Sports Arena on the university’s main campus in Arlington. In the senior-division championship, the Arlington Blue staged a furious fourthquarter comeback, but fell in overtime to the GMU Patriots.

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healthy, she was great. She’s one of our vocal leaders and loves the game. She has a great knowledge of the game and has all of the tools. She’s among one of the best we’ve ever had here.”   Counts began playing softball after seeing her brother start in Little League Baseball. She played in the Ashburn Girls Softball League for two years before joining the Pride, a travel team, and she hasn’t looked back.   “I fell in love with it,” Counts said of her experience with the Pride. “I started travelling across the country and fell in love with the game. I used to be a gymnast and a swimmer, but I quit both of those sports to focus on softball when I was about 14. I knew I wanted to go play at the next level and it just took off from there.”   The “next level” means playing in college and Counts has accepted a scholarship offer to attend Virginia Tech. After attending a softball camp at Tech when she was 10, Counts had her heart set on playing for the Hokies (38-21 last season and a finalist in the NCAA Division I Lexington Regional) and she will realize that dream this fall.   “I fell in love with the school then,” Counts said about attending the camp. “The camp counselors were the softball players and it was really neat because we got an inside look on what college softball was like in general. I stayed in touch with the coaches and, while I visited a few other schools, I always felt, ‘Tech is the one.’ It’s always been my dream school and even if I wasn’t going to play softball, I would be going there anyway.”   Before she heads to Blacksburg, though, Counts hopes to lead Briar Woods to another state tournament. She is one of six seniors for the Falcons this season and she wants to join classmates Caroline Fowler, Casey Forbes, Kacie Kondrotis, Caylee Goad and Carrie Keevey—all of whom were on the 2011 championship team—in leaving a solid legacy.   “I think we are a really good team,” Counts said of the 2014 Falcons. “We’re struggling a little here in the beginning and that’s fine. It takes a while for teams to click. We have a great group of girls. The team that won states was a family, and we’re still growing as a family now. We call each

other sisters, because we’re with each other every day. I think this year will take a lot of hard work, but I think we have even more potential than we did my freshman year. We just need to capitalize on that.”   “Our seniors are experienced and each has a role,” Starke said. “I don’t care if you’re a starter or a courtesy runner or a pinch-hitter, they all have important roles on the team. I think we have 13 good players that can help us be a great team and it’s just a matter of time before that happens.”   Starke, in his second year as head coach after six years as an assistant, believes a key to Briar Woods enjoying that success is Counts and her leadership, both on and off the field.   “The kids feed off her energy and passion for the game,” Starke said. “She’s always the one leading the team chants and in the huddles between innings and after the games. Off the field, she’s the one texting the kids with things we’re trying to get done and with team bonding. The other seniors are there to help, but she’s the ringleader.”   “I want to be a team leader all around,” Counts said. “I want to lead in the classroom, set a good example for my teammates on and off the field. I want to leave here with people saying ‘I want to lead like her someday.’ I really care for the girls a lot and I kind of want to be the ‘team mom,’ looking out for everyone and encouraging everyone to do well in the classroom.”   Counts plans to major in biology at Virginia Tech and wants to one day work in the medical profession, either as a pediatric oncologist or emergency room nurse.   “I love working with kids,” Counts said. “I taught pre-school [in a program at Briar Woods] and it was a great experience. I don’t want to go into education, but I want to help kids feel comfortable in a doctor’s office or medical setting.”   Starke is convinced that Counts will be a success, whether it’s on the softball field at Virginia Tech or in a future career.   “It might take a little bit of an adjustment period, as it does with anyone going to the next level,” Starke said. “She has the physical tools and the mental tools and a passion for the game. With her determination and work ethic, she’s capable of doing whatever she wants.” n

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raft beer is hot in Loudoun. From downtown Leesburg and Purcellville to industrial parks in Ashburn, breweries are popping up like spring flowers, with more undoubtedly in the pipeline as the loosening of state alcohol laws allows more flexibility in where and how they can operate. Tucked away in an unassuming office space in Ashburn, Lost Rhino Brewing Company is taking things to the next level, while down the road, the brand new Old Ox Brewery is preparing for launch. Lost Rhino has been growing steadily since its start-up three years ago. The company was founded by brewers Matthew Hagerman and Favio Garcia who met while working at the grandfather of Loudoun breweries, Old Dominion. Founded in Ashburn in 1989, Old Dominion was sold to a Maryland-based company affiliated

with Anheuser Busch in 2007 and moved to Delaware in 2009. But Old Dominion’s legacy endures, with numerous former employees getting involved with new local start-ups. While area wineries thrive on pastoral settings and spectacular views, office and industrial parks are increasingly attractive for breweries, said Lost Rhino manager Jessica Kearney. “It’s inexpensive. It’s a lot of space where you can freely move around and has high ceilings,” Kearney said. “Those are very standard things you need to start a brewery.” The office park location has worked well for Lost Rhino, Kearney said. The brewery’s popular tasting room has taken off and now is a nearly full-service restaurant, which is increasingly a lunch destination for area workers. On a recent Friday afternoon, the tasting room buzzed with co-workers, couples and families enjoying pints and sandwiches. The business enjoys strong support from landlords and neighboring businesses, Kearney said. Its annual Spring Fest

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is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, and this year’s event will take place in an expanded space behind the brewery with food from area food trucks and live music. Unlike wineries, which are regulated as agricultural operations, breweries operate under a different set of guidelines, and their locations generally allow them to offer longer hours. But Kearney is careful to make a distinction between a craft brewery and a traditional bar. “Out of respect for beer and people, we’re not promoting staying out late so much as we want you to come have a great time, maybe loosen up a little bit and hang out with your friends and family,” Kearney said. Office manager Holly Newcombe added that while the tasting room’s expanding operations are important, food service doesn’t

teeplechase fans take heart: this weekend’s forecast is looking clear for the 48th annual Loudoun Hunt Point to Point races at Oatlands Sunday, April 13. The Loudoun Hunt Point-to-Point features some of the most challenging timber and hurdle courses available in Virginia. Riders from across the state travel to test their mettle in the event’s seven races. This rain or shine event features something for every-

one, including vendors, and is always family-friendly. Gates open at 11 a.m., with the first race at 1 p.m. General admission tickets are $5 per person (children 12 and under are free.) Subscriber tickets, which offer close by parking for a carload of four adults, will be available at the gate for $50. Oatlands will also be offering tours of the plantation’s historic mansion for an additional $5 fee. n Leesburg Today File Photo

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8 p.m., Franklin Park Performing Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www.loudounlyricopera.com The much-anticipated premier of Loudoun Lyric Opera’s original work following the story of Union soldier Oliver Willcox Norton. Tickets are $20 for adults ($22 at the door); $15 for students and seniors ($17 at the door); and $10 for children 12 and under ($12 at the door).

Breakfast With The Bunny

10-11 a.m., Franklin Park, 17501 Franklin Park Lane, Purcellville. Contact: www.loudoun.gov/ webtrac or 540-338-7603 Egg dyeing and a hunt with the Easter Bunny. For children ages 1.5-5 years. Cost is $10 per child. Advance registration is required.

Noon-2 p.m., Philomont Community Center, 36592 Jeb Stuart Road, Philomont. Contact: www.loudoun.gov/webtrac or 540-338-5882 Join the Easter Bunny for lunch and an egg hunt for children 2-5 years old. Cost is $22 per person. Advance registration is required. 6-10 p.m., Shoe’s Cup and Cork, 17 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-771-7463, www.shoescupandcork.com DC-based Masi is a singer-songwriter known for his laid back yet energetic style. No cover.

7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. music begins, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Contact: 703-435-8377 Traditional and contemporary bluegrass with exceptional vocal harmonies and instrumentals. Tickets are $15 (free for children 12 and under).

Clarice Smith: Power and Grace

10 a.m.-5 p.m., National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg. Contact: www.nsl.org The exhibit offers a comprehensive range of the artist’s equestrian subjects over thirty years with almost 40 paintings from the early 1980s to the present. Exhibit runs through Sept. 28.

Blue Jeans and Bling Fundraiser

7 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.onehundredwomenstrong.org This fundraiser for 100 Women Strong includes dancing, drinks and light fare. Tickets are $100 in advance, $125 at the door.

Saturday, April 12 Ida Lee Egg Hunt

Noon-4 p.m., Ida Lee Park, Leesburg. Contact: www.idalee.org Leesburg’s 22nd annual egg hunt features multiple age categories up to age 7, slides, obstacle courses, face painting and other activities. Food will be available for purchase and picnics are welcome. Cost is $10/child in advance or $15 at the gate. Advance purchase is recommended.

Woodgrove High School Family Fun 5K

9 a.m., Woodgrove High School, Purcellville. Contact: candystorelady@hotmail.com Event includes a 5K, 100 yard dash and egg hunt. Proceeds benefit the school’s Graduation Night Party. Race day registration is $25. Children 10 and under can sign up for the bunny hop and egg hunt for $5.

Claude Moore Park Egg Hunt/ Lunch With The Bunny

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-3 p.m., Claude Moore Community Center, Sterling. Contact: www.loudoun.gov or 571-258-3500 The Easter Bunny will help children ages 1.5 to 10 find eggs. Lunch follows the hunt. Cost is $10 per child. Advance registration is required.

Lucketts Breakfast/Brunch With The Easter Bunny 9-11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Contact: www.loudoun.gov/webtrac or call 703-771-5281 Event includes an egg hunt and full breakfast or brunch. Cost is $20/family (six or fewer). All ages. Advance registration is required.

Ebenezer Church Country Breakfast

8-10:30 a.m., Neersville Firehouse, 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Neersville. Contact: 540-6686504 Breakfast includes made-from-scratch biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage patties, fried potatoes, pancakes, fruit, coffee cake, bagels and more. Free will offering.

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8 a.m., Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg. Contact: Joe Coleman, 540-554-2542, jcoleman@loudounwildlife.org, www.loudounwildlife.org Join members of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Friends of Banshee Reeks for a brisk morning walk around the preserve. Participants are reminded to bring binoculars and dress for the weather. Free.

Willowcroft Winery Ladies Day

12-5 p.m., Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, 38906 Mt. Gilead, Road, Leesburg. Contact: 703-7778161 or susan@willowcroftwine.com, www.willowcroftwine.com Wine tastings, special discounts and drawings for a fun girls’ day out.

Country Ham and Turkey Dinner

5-7 p.m., Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, 13266 Taylorstown Road, Taylorstown. Contact: 540-822-5331 The community is invited to attend this family style supper. Free will donations benefit the church.

Norton: A Civil War Opera 8 p.m. See April 11 listing.

Lucketts Bluegrass Double Header

6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. music begins, Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts. Contact: 703-771-5281 or www.luckettsbluegrass.org Music from two popular groups: the Scott Brannon Band and the Virginia Ramblers. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Live Music: Grand Ole Ditch

7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. music begins. Barns of Rose Hill, 95 Chalmers Court, Berryville. Contact: director@barnsofrosehill.org or 540955-2004 The Barns continues its Bluegrass and BBQ series with this Western Maryland-based contemporary bluegrass band. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Jordan Springs Market’s award-winning barbecue will be available for sale.

Lost Rhino Brewing Company Spring Fest

Noon- 7 p.m., Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn. Contact: lostrhino.com Enjoy a variety of craft beers and live music. Tickets are $20 in advance/ $30 at the door and include four drink tickets. Non-drinker tickets are $10 and include unlimited root beer. Advance purchase is recommended. Food will be available for sale.

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10-11:30 a.m., Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. Contact: www.loudoun. gov/webtrac or 703-430-9480 Event includes breakfast, moon bounce, games and more. Cost is $6 per child. Advance registration is required.

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8 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.tallyholeesburg.com The award-winning blues guitarist and singer has played with blues legends over the years and continues to tour worldwide. Tickets are $12 in advance.

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7-10 p.m., Vino 9 Market, 40602 Charles Town Pike, Paeonian Springs. Contact: 540-882-9600 Rockabilly and blues-rock from the Marylandbased quartet. No cover.

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5-8 p.m., Arts in the Village Gallery, 1601 Village Market Blvd, Suite 116, Leesburg. Contact: 571-442-8661 or info@artsinthevillage.com Reception for the gallery’s “Living Colors” show featuring paintings by Evelyn Lopez de Guzman and Sandra Iafrate. The artists will discuss their work at 6 p.m.

4 p.m., Old School Auditorium, Waterford. Contact: 540-882-3018 Ext. 117 or www.waterfordfoundation.org The second installment of this season’s Waterford Concert series features Tempest Trio featuring pianist Alon Goldstein, violinist Ilya Kaler, and cellist Amit Peled. Tickets are $30/ $20 for students. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.

Loudoun Hunt Point to Point

11 a.m. gates open, 1 p.m. races begin. Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg. A hallmark of Loudoun’s steeplechase season, this family-friendly event features seven races, vendors and tours of Oatlands’ historic mansion and gardens. General admission is $5 per person (children 12 and under are free). Subscriber passes are available for $50 per carload of four at the gate.

Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture

2 p.m., Saint James United Church of Christ, 10 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville. Contact: 540-8229194 John Conrad Weiser discusses the remarkable life of his ancestor, Conrad Weiser, who left southern Germany for America in the early 18th Century. Event is free and open to the public.

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7 a.m., Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: loudounhalf.org Race day registration will be permitted if field

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is not full. Registration fee is $70 ($30 for 18 and under) for the half and $40 ($20 for 18 and under) for the 8K. Inova Loudoun Hospital will provide first aid and cooling stations for the event.

Shoe’s Cup And Cork Open Mic

5-8 p.m., Shoe’s Cup and Cork, 17 N. King St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-771-7463, www.shoescupandcork.com Singer-songwriter Brian Franke hosts this relaxed open mic open to all musicians.

Loudoun Chorale Concert

4 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: www.loudounchorale.org In a special Palm Sunday concert, the Loudoun Chorale presents “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Theodore DuBois, and other Lenten music. Admission is free, and donations are accepted.

Monday, April 14 World Book Night

7 p.m., Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Author Alethea Contis will read at this event being celebrated at more than 2,000 bookstores and libraries across the U.S. Attendees will receive a special edition of Shakespeare’s

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“Power Foods For The Brain”

7 p.m., Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Dr., Stone Ridge. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Dr. Neil Barnard, noted nutrition researcher and New York Times best-selling author will discuss how simple diet changes can boost brain health and shield the brain from memory loss, stroke and Alzheimer’s. Copies of his most recent book “Power Foods For The Brain” will be available for sale and signing.

Wednesday, April 16

Lovettsville Easter Egg Hunt

10:30 a.m.-noon, Lovettsville Community Center, 57 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville. Contact: www. loudoun.gov/webtrac or call 540-822-5284 Event for ages 1-11 will use a rolling start by age group, followed by crafts and games. Cost is $6. Register by April 14.

Philomont Flashlight Egg Hunt

8:30-9:30 p.m., Philomont Community Center, 36592 Jeb Stuart Road, Philomont. Contact: www.loudoun.gov/webtrac or call 540-3385882

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Clubs & Organizations Goose Creek Ruggers Meeting

6:30-9 p.m., Leesburg-area location. Contact: Kathy Hottenstein, 540-338-6264 The group is open to all styles and skill levels of rug hooking. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month—call for specific meeting location.

CountrySide Women’s Club Meeting

La Leche League of Ashburn

Saturday, April 12 Ashburn Classics Meeting

7-9 p.m., conference room B, Rust Library, Leesburg. Contact: Loudoun 350 Team, loudoun350@gmail.com The environmental action committee invites similarminded folk to discuss next steps for the group, including publicity, educational outreach, fossil fuel divestment and other possible actions to address climate issues in Loudoun County. Group meets every first Monday and every third Tuesday.

9:30-11:30 a.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville. Contact: Katrina Bills, katrina@ kbills.com; Megan McConville, megana.mcconville@ gmail.com; www.purcellvillemops.com The Mothers of Preschoolers group is open to area women with newborns through kindergarten-age children. Meetings are a chance to forge friendships, find support and make connections while enjoying snacks, coffee and crafts. Child care, including playtime, crafts and snacks, is provided. Meetings continue on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.

Parkinson’s Support Group

7 p.m., Sonak Family Chiropractic, 21240 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 105, Sterling. Contact: 703-729-4907 or 703-729-1205. Support group for pregnant and nursing women. Children are welcome. Meetings are free. Group meets on the second Monday of each month.

6:30 p.m., second floor patient education room, Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Pkwy., Lansdowne. Contact: Tracy Cross, 703-858-8060 The group provides a supportive and encouraging environment for women experiencing menopause. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.

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Loudoun Toastmasters Meeting

Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers Meeting

7:30 p.m., Loudoun Extension Office, 30-B Catoctin Circle, Leesburg. Contact: ckope@hotmail.com The group conducts its regular business meeting. Meetings continue on the third Thursday of each month.

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Pretty Lights Music Label Night with Supervision & Paul Basic Thursday 4/17 • 7:30pm • $19 ONLINE

Next Best Thing Presents: Bruce In The USA, A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Friday 4/18 • 8pm • $15 ONLINE

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7 p.m., Paxton Campus, Leesburg. Contact: www.jwcl. org Area women ages 18 and older who are interested in

7:15-9 p.m., National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne. Contact: Toastmaster, 703727-2845, info@loudoun.freetoasthost.org Practice public speaking skills with others. The club meets on the first and third Thursday of each month.

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MOPS Meeting

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Carver Center, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 Robyn Thompson, a speech pathologist with Inova Loudoun Hospital, leads the monthly support group for individuals struggling with Parkinson’s disease, their families and caregivers. Meetings continue on the third Wednesday of each month.

10:30 a.m.-noon, Carver Center, Purcellville. Contact: 571-258-3400 The monthly book discussion group is led by Anne Hardy. Meetings continue on the third Tuesday of each month. Call for titles—books provided. $2/person drop-in fee.

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10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Mills Recreation Center, 43895 Grottoes Drive, Ashburn. Contact: Sherry, 703-729-6591, Carmen, 703-723-3724 Area residents ages 50 and older are invited to meet new friends and enjoy guest speakers, refreshments, club games and entertainment. Meetings continue on the second Saturday of each month. Call for more information.

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The explosive TAO performers make their Hylton Center debut and they will take your breath away! The drummers (and superb athletes), both male and female, undergo rigorous physical and mental training, and draw upon their diverse backgrounds as rock musicians, gymnasts, and composers to create a fresh, new interpretation of traditional, age-old skills.

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10:15 a.m., Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Contact: 703-729-4907 or 703-729-1205 Support group for pregnant and nursing women. Children are welcome. Meetings are free. Group meets on the second Friday of each month.

Loudoun 350.org Meeting

Phoenix Rising Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. / Sunday, April 13 at 4 p.m.

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Time TBD, Parkway Meeting Room, 46020 Algonkian Pkwy., Sterling. Contact: 703-430-6505, aldouglas3@ hotmail.com The all-region women’s club offers camaraderie, day trips and special interest groups. A featured speaker will be included at each month’s meeting—times vary, call or email for specifics. Meetings continue on the second Friday of each month September through May.

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volunteering to support the community are invited to attend the group’s regular meeting. Gatherings continue on the third Tuesday of each month.

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Philomont’s evening egg hunt for ages 5-18 is back by popular demand. Participants should bring a flashlight to search for great hidden prizes. $8 fee includes light refreshments.

Storytelling Workshop

7 p.m., Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls. Contact: library.loudoun.gov Storyteller Laura Bobrow helps participants find their voices, grab a story and make it their own.

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7:30 p.m., Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg. Meeting includes public comment and reports from local library advisory boards and LCPL director. Meeting is open to the public.

Live Music: Nathaniel Davis

7:30-9:30 p.m., The Wine Kitchen, 7 S. King St., Leesburg. Contact: www.thewinekitchen.com/ leesburg Singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist Davis continues this new, ongoing weekly music series.

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Claude Moore Egg Hunt

10-11 a.m., Claude Moore Community Center, 46111 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling. Contact: www.loudoun.gov/webtrac or 571-258-3500 Children ages 1.5-5 can enjoy music, arts and crafts, and a special egg hunt with the Easter Bunny. Cost is $8. Advance registration is required.

Pretty Lights Music Label Night

7:30 p.m., Tally Ho Theatre, Leesburg. Contact: www.tallyholeesburg.com A night of unforgettable electronic music featuring SuperVision and Paul Basic. Tickets are $19.

Thomas Balch Genealogy Lecture: Researching Court Records

10 a.m., Thomas Balch Library 208 W. Market St., Leesburg. Contact: 703-737-7195 or balchlib@leesburgva.gov Leesburg Town Attorney Jeanette Irby will discuss how to use court records and other resources for data that are frequently overlooked in genealogical and historical research. Lecture is free, but advance registration is recommended. Rescheduled from April 3. n

ome to Not Your Average Joe’s in the Lansdowne Town Center every Tuesday in April for lunch, dinner or take-out, mention Not Your Average Cause and 15 percent of your check will support Loudoun Interfaith Relief. For more information, call 571-333-5637.

Visit Loudoun Seeks Destination Restaurants Nominations Fire Works Pizza; Goodstone Inn & Restaurant; Grandale Restaurant; Lightfoot Restaurant: Hunter’s Head Tavern: Magnolias at the Mill; Market Salamander; Market Table Bistro; Mokomandy; The Red Fox Inn & Tavern; The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm; Tuscarora Mill Restaurant; and The Wine Kitchen. Already designated destination restaurants do not need to apply since they automatically will be considered for 2014 recognition. Those added to the program this year will be announced at Visit Loudoun’s annual meeting Wednesday, May 7. To nominate a restaurant, or for more information, contact Stacey Sheetz at 703-6692005 or Sheetz@VisitLoudoun.org. Nominations also will be accepted via Visit Loudoun’s Facebook Page and on Twitter using the hashtag #LoudounDining. n

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he Middleburg Film Festival has added a new board member and is accepting film submissions for the second annual event scheduled Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. Joining the board is William Hasselberger, who has spent much of his business life in Europe in the oil business and working with the Carlyle Group. He recently joined forces with a Los Angeles-based television and film production company, Mark Sennet Entertainment, in an effort to raise $100 million in capital to produce television programming and feature films. He and Sennet also are hoping to convince Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration to make the Virginia more financially friendly toward the entertainment business. “Bill is a fantastic addition to the board,” festival executive director Susan Koch said. “He brings to the board a distinguished career in international finance as well as a passion for film. He’s actively working to secure financial incentives for film production here in Virginia.” Hasselberger said he was honored to be asked to join the board and was particularly impressed by the festival’s successful debut last fall. Films exhibited in the first festival earned 14 Oscar nominations and the festival already has been nominated for a Visit Loudoun Tourism award. “For a first-year event, they did an amazing job,” he said. “I believe Virginia has tremendous potential for the film and television industries. I’m a strong believer especially in the talent pool in Northern Virginia, which I think is in fact our greatest asset. I intended to take full advantage of that talent pool both in front of and behind the camera in all our upcoming projects. Regarding the Middleburg Film Festival, I am sure that it will pay substantial long-term dividends in attracting the entertainment business to the state. That’s why I’m involved in it.” n

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culinary component is of a uniformly excellent quality. • Locally Grown Products: These should be part of the prepared food and presentation. • Local Favorite: The establishment shows it is a favorite of area residents and is seen as a place of “character” in the community. Awards and public accolades count in this category; and • Loudoun Beer, Wine and Spirits: The restaurant features a Loudoun-inclusive beer, wine and spirits menu. Restaurants must be nominated by business owners, employees or patrons. Nominations will be judged based on how well each restaurant meets the characteristics in each category and an average user rating across top review sites, such as Trip Advisor, Yelp and OpenTable. Current Loudoun Destination Restaurants include: Clyde’s at Willow Creek Farm;

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lishments wishing to be included must have been open for at least a year as of May 1. They will be judged on the following criteria: • Unique Experience: The experience must be offered either through the food, setting, service, interior design or, ideally, all of the above. • Cultural/Authentic: The establishment must show it makes an obvious attempt to create a culinary/cultural experience that educates as well as entertains. The authentic ethnicity of the operation is shown in various aspects of the dining experience—from the cuisine to the environment—and must provide “nourishment” as well as sustenance. • Quality: The dining establishment must show an obvious commitment to ensuring that the final product consistently meets exemplary standards. Responsible and appreciable cooking techniques are utilized to ensure that the

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detract from Lost Rhino’s mission to brew and sell quality beer. “The concentration is still the brewing process and expanding [production]. We are in very high demand through distribution,” Newcombe said. For now, Lost Rhino’s products are sold in Virginia and DC, but as the award-winning company gains notoriety, the management is looking into distribution possibilities in other areas. Lost Rhino’s brews can be found on tap at restaurants across the region and are also sold in bottles in grocery and wine stores. The company recently launched a line of canned beers, following a growing trend of selling high quality craft beer in cans. The company sold 4,200 barrels last year, with projected sales of 6,500 barrels for 2014. A barrel is a volume equal to 31 gallons—a standard keg is half a barrel or 15.5 gallons. Most beer is fermented in stainless steel tanks and never spends time in actual wooden barrels, although some beers, like many wines, are aged in oak barrels for flavor. For Lost Rhino, the goal is to maintain quality while increasing production. Last year, Lost Rhino brought on Dutch microbiologist Jasper Akerboom as its brewery scientist. “[Jasper] has added a whole new dimension to our brewery by creating new beers and making sure everything is safe and quality controlled,” Newcombe said. Lost Rhino’s focus is on diversity. Like most craft breweries, the company offers a range of core beers in addition to seasonal brews. The brewery’s ever-changing menu offers a dozen brews organized by style, including light, hop forward, dark, and fruitier Belgian-style beers. Diversity was one of the things that both surprised and appealed to Akerboom about American beer culture. “It’s an open ground to do whatever you want,” he said. “In the U.S. there are so many different styles—if you would go to a European brewery, they would just do what is tradition there—try to find a Stout in Germany…” Meanwhile, across Ashburn, in an out-ofthe-way industrial space, Chris Burns and his family member-partners are getting ready to realize a dream with the opening of Old Ox Brewery. As the brewery enters the final stages of the construction and permitting process, Burns hopes to begin brewing this month, with a target opening around Memorial Day. Burns began making plans for the brewery three years ago with his wife Kristin Aguiar and his parents Graham and Mary Ann Burns. Burns, a former IT contracts manager for the federal government, came to brewing through his father who started home brewing in the mid 2000s. Burns followed him into the hobby shortly thereafter. “I joined him on a brew day and I was hooked…The more involved we got and the more we got interested in the hobby, we realized that this was an industry that we wanted to be a part of…As a general rule, craft beer people tend to be good people. The more breweries we visited, the more beer people we got to know; we realized that this is really where our hearts were.” Burns, who lives in Ashburn with his wife and two young sons, knew that he wanted to locate

in Loudoun. After an extensive and time-consuming search for the right location, the family signed a lease last November, and around the same time, Burns quit his day job. The next step was to hire a head brewer who could help Chris and Graham Burns take their skills and ideas developed from home brewing and translate them into larger scale craft brewing. They quickly found Kenny Allen, another Old Dominion alumnus. Burns said the brewery will sell draft only for the first year of operations and will offer four core beers: a standard IPA, a lower alcohol session IPA, a Belgian blonde and a dark rye porter, in addition to seasonal selections. Old Ox has a capacity for 6,000 barrels per year, and Burns said they expect to start slowly and work up to that. The company is in discussions with distributors and is looking to start selling to restaurants and bars in Northern Virginia once the Ashburn tasting room is up and running. For Burns, the industrial park location makes sense on a number of levels, despite being somewhat off the beaten path. “If I was a restaurant and I was looking to do all of my business exclusively through my storefront, this wouldn’t be the ideal location, but there are a few things that we have going for us to combat that. One is that craft breweries in this market, people are seeking them out. They will find their local craft brewery because people want to drink local,” Burns said, adding that the brewery’s proximity to the W&OD trail is also an advantage. The brewery will be putting up signs and adding detailed directions to its website as opening day approaches. The brewery will follow the model adopted by many local wineries of allowing patrons to bring picnics and take-out food into the tasting room and may bring in food trucks and caterers on high volume days. “Food is a really important part of the experience, but we don’t consider ourselves food experts—we consider ourselves beer experts,” Burns said. “We think people should be able to bring in whatever they want.” For both Old Ox and Lost Rhino, being an active part of the community is important. “We like supporting the community…we like to give back,” Lost Rhino’s Newcombe said. The brewery hosts fundraisers for local charities and donates its spent grain to local farmers for their livestock. “We want to find mutually beneficial ways to promote other businesses, whether they be farmers or restaurants or food purveyors,” said Old Ox’s Burns, who already is allowing a western Loudoun farm to use his location as a drop off for its CSA program. Burns notes that the choice of the brewery’s name is symbolic. Old Ox Road, one of the oldest roads in Loudoun, developed as a link between farmers in Loudoun and markets in Fairfax and Prince William counties. “We really like that idea of a connection point,” Burns said. “We like the idea of being a connection point within our community, whether it’s connecting friends together through our tasting room or connecting other local businesses together and using that to help everybody do better.” n

ABOUT the Breweries Lost Rhino Brewing Company is located at 21730 Red Rum Drive, #142, in Ashburn. Its Spring Fest takes place 1-7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the brewery. Tickets are $20 in advance and include four drink tokens. Tickets for non-drinkers are $10 and include unlimited root beer. Tickets will be $30 at the door if available, but space is limited so advance purchase is recommended at lostrhino.com

Old Ox Brewery is located at 44652 Guilford Drive in Ashburn. For more information, go to oldoxbrewery.com.

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This Notice is to provide an opportunity for public comment from parents, teachers, residents and other interested parties and to obtain information to assist the Loudoun County School Board in its decision to adjust the current attendance zones for Aldie, Arcola, Buffalo Trail, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Kenneth W. Culbert, Lincoln and Mountain View Elementary Schools. The Loudoun County School Board is considering closing Aldie, Hamilton, Hillsboro and Lincoln Elementary Schools. The closing of said schools will require attendance zone/boundary adjustments that will likely impact Arcola, Buffalo Trail, Kenneth W. Culbert and Mountain View Elementary Schools. The proposed attendance zones will be effective fall 2014 at the start of the 2014-15 academic year. The current proposal is to merge the proposed closed schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attendance zone/boundary into the schools identified as follows: Current 2013-14 Attendance Zone Aldie E.S. Hamilton E.S. Hillsboro E.S. Lincoln E.S.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSING OF ALDIE, HAMILTON, LINCOLN AND HILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ON THE ATTENDANCE ZONE ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALDIE, ARCOLA, BUFFALO TRAIL, HAMILTON, HILLSBORO, KENNETH W. CULBERT, LINCOLN, & MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

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The Town of Leesburg has a various citizen boards, commissions and committees that assist the Town Council on a variety of subjects in an advisory capacity. The Town Council is requesting statements of interest and qualifications of Leesburg residents interested in serving on the Technology and Communication Commission and the Standing Residential Traffic Committee. They are also soliciting letters of interest from both in and out-of-town water customers to serve on the Utility Rate Advisory Committee.

The Loudoun County School Board, in accordance with Section 22.1-79 of the Code of Virginia, hereby gives public notice that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 to receive public comment, as shown below. All meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building at 21000 Education Court in Ashburn, VA 20148 and will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.

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This Notice is to provide an opportunity for public comment from parents, teachers, residents and other interested parties and to obtain information to assist the Loudoun County School Board in its decision to adjust the current elementary school attendance zone for Banneker Elementary School. On March 25, 2014, the Loudoun County School Board took action to close Middleburg Elementary School as part of an agreed upon process to initiate the Middleburg Community Charter School. Elementary school-aged students residing in the former Middleburg Elementary School attendance zone are proposed to be reassigned to Banneker Elementary School effective fall 2014 at the start of the 2014-15 academic year and the former Middleburg Elementary School attendance zone is proposed to be merged into the Banneker Elementary School attendance zone.

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Jacqueline Gibbs Dreyer on April 12th at 11 a.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Middleburg, VA. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Blue Ridge Hospice.

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75, of Leesburg since 2003, died on Thursday, April 3rd 2014 in Leesburg. Mr. Ventry was born on September 22, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late William and Florence Ventry. He is also predeceased by a brother Joey Ventry. He served in the US Air Force before pursuing a career as a Foreign Service Officer that took him to several countries including Germany, England, Spain, Azores and the Netherlands before his final assignment in Brussels, Belgum. He retired to Lottsburg, VA for several years before moving to Leesburg and pursuing a career in real estate with Weichert Realty. Mr. Ventry moved to Remax Realty and

Darryl L. Robinson, Sr.

Darryl Lee Robinson, Sr., affectionately known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rob, Chuck, and Uncle Obâ&#x20AC;?, was born October 14, 1965 to Jack and Mildred Robinson. He departed this life on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Heritage Hall Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg, Virginia. He accepted the Lord and was baptized at an early age at the Greater Zion Baptist Church under the late Pastor Thomas Long. He rededicated his life to the Lord and vowed to use his own life as a testimony to win souls for the Kingdom! He was educated in the Loudoun County Public School system and was self-employed as a professional mover. He enjoyed football, and was passionate about fishing, and singing and he loved fried chicken any day of the week! He was preceded in death by his father Jack Robinson, Sr., and his sister Victoria Douglas. He leaves to cherish his fond memories two sons, Darryl Robinson, Jr., Ashburn, VA, and Isaiah Robinson, Madison, VA; two daughters, Sophia and Shayla Thompson, Sterling, VA; his loving mother, Mildred Robinson, Ashburn, VA; Stepfather, Albert Brim, Leesburg, VA; one brother, Jack Robinson, Jr., (Daneen), Charles Town, West VA; four sisters, Cynthia Robinson, Sterling, VA; Antoinette Robinson, Martinsburg, West VA; Alberta Brim-Pierre (Lyndon), Ashburn, VA, Carolyn Wheeler, (Vincent), Leesburg, VA; five aunts; one uncle; eight nieces; seven nephews; 10 great nieces; 19 great nephews; and a host of cousins, family and friends.

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Margaret â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peggyâ&#x20AC;? Lind of Leisure World in Lansdowne, VA went to be with our Lord on April 4th. Left to cherish her memory are children, Kathleen Gathmann, John Lind, Diane Petrella and nine grandchildren. Visitation 2-3 pm April 12, 2014 at Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg. Service to follow at 3 pm. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Donations requested to The Heritage Hall Family Council (HHFC)/Paula Grant, P.O. Box 193, Lincoln, VA 20160. www.colonialfuneralhome.com.

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Lucille was a life-long member of Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church in Lucketts. She was an avid gardner and enjoyed her beautiful yard full of flowers and blooming trees.

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She is survived by her sons Rick, David (Joyce) and Larry Cooper, grandsons Glenn (Danette) and Brandon (Krystina) and one great-granddaughter, Annie Cooper. She is also survived by her sisters and brothers, Edna Frye, Lorraine Loy, Junior, Archie and Abie Quesenberry.

Memorial contributions may be made to the The Salvation Army National Capital Area William O. Harrison Command, 2626 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mr. William O. Harrison, 88 of Leesburg, Washington, DC 20037. Virginia passed on Monday, March 31, 2014. Retired Dulles Airport ramp services. He is surOn line condolences may be made at vived by his beloved wife, Beatrice Harrison,his www.LoudounFuneralChapel.com 3 daughters, Carol Smith, Nancy Hall, and Karen Harrison,sisters, Pauline Burker and Sarah Carlisle and his brother Charles Harrison; 4 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Friday at 1 pm at Loudoun Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery www.loudounfuneralchapel.com

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Lucille Quesenberry Cooper passed to the arms of the Lord on April 2, 2014. Lucille was born to Scott and Rosa Quesenberry near Floyd, VA on November 15, 1928 and moved to Lucketts, VA at an early age. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John W. Cooper, daughter-in-law Becky Cooper, sisters Virginia McKimmey and Verlie Quesenberry and her brother James Quesenberry.

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A memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday April 16th from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Cr. SE, Leesburg, VA.

The Family will receive friends on Friday, April 11, 2014, 10:00 am - 11:00 am at Crossroads United Methodist Church, 43454 Crossroads Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147. Funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 am. He will be laid to rest in Tippett Hill Cemetery, Sterling, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made at www.gofundme.com.

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Mr. Ventry is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Marion Henrietta Ventry, two sons, Marcus Anthony Ventry, John Paul Ventry, two grandchildren, Erika and Gabriel Ventry all of Leesburg. He also leaves three brothers: Robert Ventry of Cleveland, OH, Bill Ventry of Youngstown, NY, David Ventry of Charleston, SC; two sisters: Judy Manfreddi of Lewiston, NY, Marie Leane of Chicago, IL and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was loved and admired by all who had the good fortune of knowing him and will be remembered as one of the greatest comedians who finally made it to the big stageâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Right Driver!â&#x20AC;?

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he Loudoun County School Board faces no easy task in slicing away $38 million from its adopted FY15 budget; however many of the items on its draft list of spending cuts are short-sighted, perhaps hastily identified. Some—most clearly the threat to close four small western Loudoun schools—seem more punitive than practical. Superintendent Edgar Hatrick urged School Board members and residents Tuesday night to hold county supervisors accountable for creating an “artificial crisis” by failing to provide a higher increase in school funding. If there is an intent by school leaders to levy political punishment on the Board of Supervisors for its choice to hold tax bills down, it is unfortunate they are willing to employ students, even whole communities, as pawns in their battle. It is the wrong approach. The School Board is preparing to enter what may be the district’s greatest period of change in decades with the arrival of a new superintendent just months away. Members should focus on keeping options open for the future and avoid programmatic cuts that would be difficult to reverse when funding levels achieve a more favorable balance. A choice as simple as phasing in planned salary scale adjustments over a period of two or even three years would generate enough cost savings to take the pressure off the most draconian cuts School Board members have placed on the table. It is an option that provides the opportunity to give a raise to every employee without having to lay off a significant number of them to accomplish that goal. It also could keep alive some low-cost initiatives, including pilot projects that could bear productive fruit if given the opportunity to take root. As for the possibility of closing Loudoun’s smallest schools—an almost annual budget time threat—this is not the year to act. Even if financial assessments showed their operations to be less efficient on a balance sheet, there are many more factors that must be included in the equation. Not the least of those is to maintain a commitment to community schools that is found in every other corner of Loudoun County, particularly at the elementary school level. It also must be noted that leaders in the communities under consideration for school closures have worked diligently on alternatives to address School Board concerns, resulting this year in the establishment of the county’s first public charter school. That work, done in good faith with school leaders, should be permitted to continue. Closing a school is not a single-year budget-saving measure; it is a practically irreversible action that will have implications beyond the classroom walls and prove to be too costly a cut.

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Dear Editor: I received an email from Scott York today, protesting the proposed School Board cuts as laid out at the meeting on April 1. He closed his letter with this statement: “We have a great school system, our teacher’s salaries and benefits are comparable to all jurisdictions that surround Loudoun, and we continue to invest in the classroom and in the construction of the schools.” What he neglected to say, is that LCPS’s per pupil spending has decreased each year; that class sizes continue to increase; that teacher salaries may have risen last year, but they lag behind most other school districts except Prince William; that any salary increases were off-set dramatically by increased insurance payments; that teacher reimbursements for professional development have decreased while expectations

have increased; and finally, that teacher burn-out is very real, and we will soon be facing some serious shortages as the “old guard” retires. Now all of the planned housing developments are taking off, and new homes—with lots of new children—are sprouting up all over the county. The 3.3 percent student growth population (he touted) could easily meet or exceed the 8.5 percent increase in funding by this time next year. Do we ever plan ahead in this county... or must we always be playing catch up? The amount of taxes that would be owed by the average citizen with just a few pennies increase in the tax rate is minor compared to keeping our schools competitive.

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You Said:

“Politicians are always going to go for perceived low -hanging fruit in order to placate the vocal par t of the constituency. This hardly ser ves the students or the community. No wonder people have ver y little f aith in the ‘system’ and are generally motivated by fear, greed, and apathy.”

“ Why must we turn this district into ‘one size f its all’—it will never work and in the meantime kids are crammed into schools and moving from school to school with these shor t term solutions. Time to invest in the future of Loudoun...kids!”

“These schools should have been closed/consolidated years ago. The f act that these schools are still open proves that LCPS has never had to make hard choice regarding the budget despite the annual rhetoric.” —LoCo Wonder s

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Dear Editor: Community schools in rural Loudoun

Dear Editor: I offer this in response to targeted remarks by Chairman Scott York, one of many supervisors who did not listen to the super majority of constituents when voting to underfund the needs of Loudoun County Public Schools by $38 million. York said, “Public process…not about who can do what to get the most people out to speak to the issue that they wish. It is for us to hear what is on the minds of the public…and then we go back and we consider those concerns...There are times...that an

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Dear Editor, I am writing to express my disapproval with the current proposal for the construction and operation of a 750 MW gas-fired combined cycle generating facility in Loudoun County. The proposal, put forth by Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, is not in the best interests of Loudoun County and should be rejected by the State Cor-

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks a storm has brewed over live music, decibels, noise, business, residential and other items with regards to live music in Downtown Leesburg. Through it, by conversation, blog posts or articles, my name and the series I created, Acoustic on the Green pops up, mostly with wrong information about the series and on my feelings. This may set both records straight. From the beginning I was very concerned with the effects that an outdoor concert series would have on the businesses and the residents of downtown, so these mandates were established from day one: 1. The concert ends at 9 p.m., the artists know this before they arrive and are told again before they step onstage. 2. We do not allow any drums, the only percussion we allow is hand percussion, congas, rattles, etc. and they are mixed into the sound at a low volume. 3. Only on rare instances do we allow an electric guitar and even more strictly, an electric bass. If we do, again the instrument will go directly to the house sound to be mixed at a volume we decide appropriate. 4. We decide the sound mix and volume. We hire our own sound and production for the event and that purveyor knows the parameters set for the concert. The volume and mix is our decision, not the performers.’ 5. If an artist fails to abide by these rules, we manage them directly at the show, I have never pulled a plug on an artist yet, but they all know I would. Any performer who treats these rules flippantly or disrespects the rules or acts intolerantly toward them or AotG staff, never returns. I have done this before and would again. The success of AotG is apparent; I do not need to expound on the accolades, the quality, the business sponsorships or attendance. I believe we Continued on Next Page

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Dear Editor: We get the message! The Loudoun County Public School Board has announced public hearings to be held on April 21 regarding the potential closure of four Loudoun Elementary schools effective this fall. The planned vote is to be held April 22. The message, loud and clear, is that nothing said by the public at these hearings will be worthy of consideration before an irrevocable decision, affecting the entire community, is made. Closing four historic community schools concerns more than “merely” the hundreds of families affected this coming fall. This is a momentous decision for our community. We define ourselves by our determination to maintain the best of our rural character while leading the way to a prosperous future. Our Comprehensive Plan supports this intention through zoning and community planning. We promote Loudoun as an ideal business community, where agriculture, high tech, and higher education coexist. This diversity of interests and talents is a core asset and we must protect it. Irreversible decisions cannot be made without careful consideration of the ramifications to us all. Balancing the budget by eliminating $2 million now, in return for $40 million in future capital expenditures to replace these (priceless) assets (paid off school land and buildings!) makes no sense. Even Mr. Hornberger has admitted that alternate ideas, such as the expansion of Aldie Elementary School, have not been analyzed by the professional staff. Do not allow the School Board to rush through irrevocable decisions we will all have to live with for years to come. Susan Morikawa, Aldie

County have been the focal point of our towns and villages for decades. Through good and hard times, Loudoun’s leaders have found the resources to educate our children in their communities. In fact, it is School Board policy to encourage the link between schools and communities where the school is the community and the community is the school. Aldie School was established in 1858 and it has changed over the years to meet the needs of the community. Given Aldie’s growth, the community offered a solution to once again leverage the asset—expand Aldie Elementary to triple its size on county-owned land to save money and provide more seats. Why close functional and paid-for schools only to incur the capital cost of land and construction to replace these seats? LCPS has a responsibility to the taxpayer to account for the impact of its decisions on the capital budget as well as the operating budget. How can LCPS defend closing our school to save $500,000 in operating costs when the next elementary school in this area will cost $40 million to build? Transportation costs also need to be considered. Busing students from rural Aldie to an eastern school will more than double costs and time creating a hardship for students. The community of Aldie has taken responsibility for its school and requests that the School Board pursue expansion. I hope the School Board considers the long-term impact of its decision on our students and communities. Laura Tekrony, Aldie

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Dear Editor, I think it is extremely important to keep freshman sports in the schools in Loudoun County (or any county). Even more so now than the past days when I played sports in high school. Children now train longer for a sport at a much younger age making it so competitive to make sports teams in high school. Additionally it allows for the learning curve of an athlete to be more prepared for JV and Varsity teams; athletically, physically and to gain the needed maturity, and endurance needed for the advanced teams. Surveys have also shown that children who stay active in sports tend to do better in school and are less susceptible to bad influences or lack of direction and drive. Confidence and the reality of winning and losing is especially valuable to have at this age. We pay taxes, we have an expectation that one of the wealthiest counties in America should be able to provide freshman teams. As it is, a lot of cost falls on the parent and I have successfully fundraised for freshman teams and for Tuscarora High School. I was also told that the assistant AD positions might be cut? The high schools are too large to not have a athletic director and an assistant athletic director for each school—I see ours running crazy busy at all times. As a parent of freshman triplets, two of whom play freshman sports (the other is an acclaimed artist who just won acceptance into the PAVAN Governor’s School of Art this summer, but he too plays sports), I feel that I have a concrete and expected interest in this decision by the School Board. We have not only a set of triplets in ninth grade, but a set of twins in the sixth grade. What will happen when they get to high school? They have all played sports since they were little, they are all excellent, mature hard-working students— I believe sports has had a very positive effect on our children and their friends. And what about the parents? Without freshman sports teams, then the burden is on us to pay high costs for travel or league play and transportation. We both work and we expect our schools, which again we support with our tax money, our personal money, our time, our spirit and support, to provide teams for all grades (including swimming and I would like you to add field hockey), just like when I grew up. Never once in my mind did I think this would ever be a consideration by the School Board and certainly not by this wealthy of a county—where is our money going? I beg the School Board to please do not make these cuts. Michele Randall, Leesburg

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“ When kids are crawling all over each other at Mill Run and Legacy, it just f lat out looks wrong to keep a school open with 65 or 120 kids. When kids at my daughter’s school have to st ar t eating lunch at 10:30 to get ever yone through the cafeteria, it looks wrong to have a cafeteria ser ving a few dozen kids.”

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poration Commission. As a long-time Loudoun County resident, I am concerned about the fact that the power plant is set to be located remarkably close to residential areas. In fact, the eastern boundary of the power plant would be less than a half-mile from a Planned Unit Development in Ashburn that includes schools and parks. The release of ammonia could cause serious injuries or fatalities to children in the area. This property was originally zoned as a buffer area, but was rezoned into a planned development-industrial park by the Loudoun Board of Supervisors in 2011. The Loudoun County Department of Planning designated this area as a buffer area because of the unique nature of the area. The designated area contains lots of green, open space and is meant to serve as a buffer between the higher intensity uses in east Loudoun County and the low density, open space and farmland in the western part of Loudoun County. Despite opposition from numerous Loudoun County residents, the Board of Supervisors rubber-stamped the plan without receiving enough feedback from Loudoun County residents like myself. At the time, supervisors who supported the rezoning claimed that the power plant would bring in tax revenue. I agree that tax revenue is important, but at what cost? Should our children be forced to breathe in pollution from this plant on a daily basis for the sake of a few extra tax dollars? In addition, the construction of the power plant is likely to have a significant impact on local transportation infrastructure. Stonewall fails to assess the impact on the access roads needed for construction of the proposed plant. As a Loudoun County resident who enjoys the natural environment of the area, I am worried that the development of this power plant will cause long-term environmental harm to the area. I am especially concerned about the harmful emissions that will be coming out of the stacks and blowing over residential communities like Ashburn. Dave Allison, Ashburn

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individual Board member may disagree with the majority of people and vote differently.” From my experience, people may attend a first meeting to see what the issue is about and decide what is right for them. They may then continue to attend additional meetings to show support for or against that issue. But I know of no one who has stepped up to a mic during public input and supported something in which they did not believe. I am informed, have decided what I believe in, have shown up and spoken out. If Loudoun voters believe LCPS has been underfunded again, and Loudoun’s constituents are being ignored by our supervisors, Nov. 3, 2015, is when the entire Board of Supervisors is up for election. Please plan to speak out with your vote, like I will that day. Sandy Sullivan, Ashburn Editor’s note: The writer is the past president of the Loudoun Education Association.

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Dear Editor: Dr. Claude Moore died 23 years ago. But because of his legacy—The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation—we are honored to thank him posthumously, yet again, for his ongoing generosity to our organizations and the many children and youth that we are privileged to serve. For 2014 Claude Moore made a total of $914,000 in grants to our organizations. Over the life of the Foundation, Claude Moore has invested more than $14 million in nonprofits serving Loudoun youth and their families. No private entity gives more to support Loudoun nonprofits. The positive impact on thousands of Loudoun residents is enormous. It is all the more encouraging when Claude Moore Deputy Executive Director for Giving Lynn Tadlock says, “We wish we could do more for these organizations and others, but we know those selected for grants are producing exceptional products for our fast-growing community.” And these grants are worth so much more than the dollar value presented here. Claude Moore is such a well-respected philanthropic leader throughout Metropolitan Washington, DC, and beyond. Our grants from the Foundation command immediate attention and respect from other potential funders. Other foundations, businesses, individuals and government entities look at our requests more favorably when they see that Claude Moore is already on board with us. As a result, Claude Moore is actually helping us raise

more funds from a wide variety of sources—all of which are used to improve and expand our services and opportunities for Loudoun residents. Space here is too limited to tell you what this money does, but think: youth volunteerism, nursing scholarships, literacy opportunities, training and work opportunities for people with disabilities, a regional nonprofit web portal, health education training for high school students and so much more. There is no better illustration of the potency of Claude Moore’s giving than to Loudoun County Public Schools and the Monroe Technology Center’s Health and Medical Sciences Program. Thanks to their $3.5 million investment in this program over the years, Loudoun students are receiving training in a state-of-the-art facility that is preparing them for careers and future education in a vast array of health care professions, as well as making them competitive for a variety of scholarship and school-based programming opportunities. To executive director, J. Hamilton Lambert and the trustees of Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, we offer our most heartfelt thanks for all that you do to build and strengthen our Loudoun community. Even more, thank you for building upon Dr. Moore’s legacy in such a way that the people of Loudoun County will be gratefully acknowledging him and all of you—over and over—for many years to come. Jared Melvin, Loudoun Youth, Inc. Jennifer Lassiter, The Arc of Loudoun at the Paxton Campus Andy Johnston, Loudoun Cares Bill Haney, ECHO, Inc. Dawn Meyer, Loudoun Education Foundation Leslie Mazeska, Loudoun Literacy Council Alan Abramson, George Mason University/ Connect Northern Virginia

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