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LOUDOUNNOW.COM
AUGUST 5, 2021
ON THE Agenda
Loudoun
Clemens Highlights Historic Records, Introduces Collectable Cards BY RENSS GREENE
rgreene@loudounnow.com
Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens last week rolled out a set of collectable cards highlighting Loudoun’s central role in American history and the nearly unparalleled collection of historic records at its courthouse. “Loudoun is one of the few jurisdictions in Virginia that has all their historic records intact since the origin of that respective county or city,” Clemens said during a July 27 press conference on the step of Loudoun’s historic courthouse. “So we have a real fiduciary responsibility to make sure we are protecting, and we are preserving, and we are promoting the value of our historic records here in Loudoun County.” Loudoun also played a central role in much of Virginia and American history— such as when the Declaration of Independence was read from the Loudoun courthouse steps in August 1776. The Clerk of Court’s Historic Records Division has done that work with the aid not only of state funding but local partners
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Circuit Court Historic Records Manager Eric Larson displays a pair of the collectable cards that highlight Loudoun County’s role in American history.
like the Ketoctin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Van Huyck family. The Van Huycks recently contributed $12,000 through the Community Foundation for Loudoun and
Northern Fauquier Counties, which was used to digitize records, and the Daughters of the American Revolution have givCOLLECTABLES continues on page 5
Supervisors Recognize State, National Champs BY RENSS GREENE
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Loudoun supervisors have adopted resolutions recognizing some of outstanding young athletes in the county— including three teams from Dominion High School that this year won state championships, and two hockey teams Renss Greene/Loudoun Now that brought home national champion- The Ashburn Xtreme Hockey 16U AA and 18U AA teams gather in the county boardroom to receive a ships. Ashburn Xtreme Hockey, based pri- resolution marking their national championships. marily at Ashburn Ice House, brought home the USA Hockey Nationals Tier II Championship title for both the 16U AA in their division playing in Green Bay, Wisconsin. and 18U AA divisions. “It was a great ride to have two teams According to the resolution passed unanimously July 20, the U16 AA team win something like that,” said Coach won the USA Hockey Tier II National Gary Pouliot, who led both teams. “It is Champions competition in Grand Rap- very, very special.” The U16s were ranked first in the ids, Michigan on Monday, May 3, the same day the U18 AA won the same title country most of the year, and won their
last game in overtime. “And as I told them both, as they received their national championship rings, it’s something you can always look back on and say, you were the best in the country for that particular year and in that age group,” Pouliot said. The same night, supervisors recognized the Dominion High School boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams and the girls’ soccer team, all three of which won their state championships. According to the resolution, the girls’ soccer Titans won the Virginia Class 4 state championship in Newport News on June 23 following an undefeated season. Three days later, the girls’ lacrosse team won their second Virginia Class 4 state championship in three years in Crozet, and that same day the boys’ team won in Lynchburg, also capping off an undefeated regular season. n
Supervisors Head to August Recess County supervisors do not plan to hold any meetings during August, their typical recess. During the break, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has expanded authority to conduct county business without individual votes by the board. And while the county board and its committees will not meet, other county commissions and committees will continue their work, and county supervisors may also continue their work outside of the boardroom. Supervisors will return to the dais Sept. 8 for a business meeting. The county government’s meeting calendar is at loudoun.gov/calendar. In 2020, supervisors did meet in August to address the county’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the county government’s legislative priorities at an upcoming session of Virginia General Assembly.
Tennis Courts Could Convert for Pickleball Parks and recreation staff members are set to work coming up with options to make school tennis courts convertible to use for pickleball. County supervisors on July 20 voted unanimously to start that work, following a recommendation by the Joint Board of Supervisors and School Board Committee, on a project proposed and pushed by Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian). Doubles tennis courts are 78 feet long and 36 feet wide; pickleball courts are the same size as doubles badminton courts, at 20 feet by 44 feet. With additional striping and a way to change the height of the net, which is lower for pickleball, the school system’s outdoor tennis courts could accommodate at least one pickleball court each. The work will also include coming up with a way for players and leagues to reserve use of the courts, ON THE AGENDA continues on page 5
