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A covered venting well is one of the last visible traces of the Hidden Lane Landfill in Sterling. A source of groundwater contamination for decades, the site is moving closer to an environmental cleanup and possible redevelopment.

Loudoun’s Superfund Site Headed for Cleanup BY RENSS GREENE

closed landfill that contaminated drinking water in surrounding neighborhoods and made the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of most contaminated sites in the nation will finally be cleaned up. The 25-acre Hidden Lane landfill opened in 1971, mainly as a dump site for construction debris. It had a rocky history, with the county government challenging the landfill’s owners, Philip Smith and Albert Moran, in court many times. Large fires erupted at the landfill more than once. In 1985, the landfill shut down for good. Its impact, however, lingered on. In 1989, swirling concerns about the

landfill’s contamination of groundwater were confirmed when a common degreaser, trichloroethylene, was found in well water at homes in nearby Broad Run Farms. Wells serving 22 homes tested positive for the chemical, with 16 above safe drinking levels. Homeowners were advised to install carbon filters to make their water safe to drink. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency added the 150-acre area around the landfill to its Superfund list of the country’s most contaminated sites. The agency has also been monitoring the plume of contamination underground with monitoring wells. Today, the landfill—north of Rt. 7 between Broad Run Farms and CountrySide and bordering the Potomac River— sits vacant, looking more like a park than

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an environmental hazard. That will begin to change under an agreement filed in Federal District Court last week. The order creates a mechanism for the landowners to repay the still unknown cost of the cleanup and sets the stage for the eventual development of the land. The landfill lies in the Algonkian District, which has been represented by Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R) since 2011. “When I first ran, I had known about the Hidden Lane landfill, and I told the folks there that I was going to push as hard as I could,” Volpe said. She said whatever happens on the property, “number one, of course is to protect the LANDFILL >> 35

The Purcellville Town Council on Tuesday continued its administrative shakeup, tapping Public Works Director Alex Vanegas to serve as interim town manag er. The action came two weeks after Town Manager Robert W. Lohr Jr. announced that he would step down from his post, effective June 30, after 24 years of service. Lohr announced his retirement during a contentious April 25 Town Council meeting, where many members of the public and a few councilmembers criticized the council majority, saying he was being forced out. On Tuesday night, the council interviewed Vanegas and Assistant Town Manager Danny Davis for an hour each during a closed session meeting. Following an additional half hour of closed-door talks, the council emerged and voted unanimously to appoint Vanegas to the post. “You have given us a difficult decision to make at 11:30,” Mayor Kwasi Fraser said before the vote. He thanked both Davis and Vanegas for “stepping up in this time of transition and change.” Vanegas’ job will be to work with Lohr to ensure a smooth transition and then to manage the day-to-day operations of town departments. The council is expected to engage an executive search firm to help identify and recruit candidates to replace Lohr on a permanent basis. “My philosophy of leadership is to always take a team approach to addressing the needs of the community,” he said. During his time with the council, Vanegas said he VANEGAS >> 20

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Metro Update: On Track for 2020 BY RENSS GREENE

oudoun supervisors got an update on Metro’s progress extending the Silver Line during their May 2 meeting, with all signs pointing to passenger service starting in the first quarter of 2020. Construction of the last section of the Silver Line, which will open three stops in Loudoun, is nearly halfway done, according to the county staff. Three stations are under construction: the Loudoun Gateway station, on the northern reach of Dulles Airport property at the intersection of the Dulles Greenway and Old Ox Road; and the Ashburn station, on the Greenway and between Loudoun County Parkway and Mooreview Parkway; and the third near Dulles Airport terminal. The Loudoun Gateway station is expected to be complete

October 2018, with the Ashburn station wrapping up construction in February 2019. Stations and garages are beginning to take shape, with steel and precast concrete being assembled. Loudoun will also eventually be home to the Metro’s Dulles Yard, which will be the largest rail yard in the system when it opens. “I was going to make a snarky comment about the metro presentation we had—does that mean we can’t give it back?” Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) later commented. “Because we have people coming to us routinely suggesting that we somehow undo that deal as if all that stuff that’s there at the Greenway and beyond is not actually there.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

Loudoun Looks Ahead to Next General Assembly BY RENSS GREENE

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The state is still operating under legislation passed in 2016 that would have effectively eliminated the county’s ability to negotiate for proffers from developers, which the county relies upon to keep up with its infrastructure needs. Without an exemption added to the bill after its introduction for areas that have current or future Metro stops, the county would no longer be able to request or accept most of the cash payments and construction by developers intended to offset the impact of new homes on the county’s roads, schools, and other resources. The first draft of the proffer legislation was written by the Homebuilders

Association of Virginia and introduced in the Senate by Harrisonburg Sen. Mark D. Obenshain (R-26) and Springfield Sen. Richard L. Saslaw (D-35), and in the House by Woodstock Del. C. Todd Gilbert (R-15). The Northern Virginia region’s homebuilders association, the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, has been largely silent on the bill. The state has also stripped away one of the 20th District Circuit Court judgeships, further burdening a court circuit already stretched thin, and according to Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large), effectively killing any hope of starting a drug court in Loudoun. The drug court, which would help some people who violate drug laws avoid jail time by going through a closely-monitored treatment program, has found new support in the face of the ongoing opioid epidemic, but requires a big investment of time by law enforcement, social services, mental health professionals, and the

With the 2017 General Assembly session in the books, Loudoun supervisors and their lobbyists in Richmond are already looking ahead to next year. That session will come after the November 2017 elections, when every seat in the House of Delegates faces an election—which could mean a new face to the General Assembly. Virginia senators do not face another election until 2019. In the last two years, Loudoun has had mixed success in the General Assembly. While some of the county government’s priorities—like a bill that speeds up transportation projects by exempting a public hearing requirement for utility easements, or another that allows more people to respond to opioid overdoses by administering naloxone—have passed, the state legislature has in other areas not passed Loudoun priorities or in fact passed legislation that county supervisors and senior administrators see as a huge threat.

Loudoun, for example, had asked that the State Corporation Commission be allowed to approve rate hikes on the Dulles Greenway, rather than be required to; or that the county government be allowed to use a more competitive procurement process to drive down the cost of public projects. Those efforts have fallen flat.

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Supervisor Tony Bufington at a metting in Hillsboro in January. Buffington pushed to include mention of the transition policy area in the comprehensive plan vision statement.

Loudoun Supervisors Split Over Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement BY RENSS GREENE As the Loudoun leaders continue work on a new master plan for longterm development, the vision statement of the project emerged as an unexpected stumbling block. County supervisors were divided last week over specific wording—particularly whether the vision statement should specifically mention the Tran-

sition Policy Area, which sets tapering off of density from the east, and is seen as the firewall against allowing development in the suburban east of the county from creeping into the rural west. The first draft of the statement, developed by staff and revised by the board-appointed 26-member stakeholders committee, read: “Loudoun County continues to evolve as a pros-

perous and inclusive community. Its well-deserved reputation for great places, natural and built as well as historic and new, in rural, suburban, and urban settings, will foster economic innovation, fiscal strength, and sustainability.” Some supervisors felt “transition” needed to be mentioned specifically in the vision statement, prompted by the use of the words “rural” and “subur-

More Envision Loudoun Input Workshops Scheduled BY RENSS GREENE County planners have tentatively scheduled the next round of public input meetings for their ongoing review of the county comprehensive plan for June. The first round of Envision Loudoun input included six workshops. The county had originally scheduled four, and added two more after a strong showing at those meetings. One member of the stakeholders committee that is guiding comprehensive plan work, Tuscarora High School teacher Wendy Yacoub, also helped organize a day of input from high school students. Hundreds of people turned out to give their views on the county’s future community development priorities, and the county tallied more than 900 people at in-person sessions and more than 500 people giving their thoughts online at envision-loudoun.com. A

ban.” Supervisors Tony R. Buffington Jr. (R-Blue Ridge) and Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), who was absent, had requested before the meeting that the board work it in to read: “in rural, transition, suburban, and urban settings.” “We read it and instantly said wow, there’s the rural, there’s the suburban, and they even added one that we don’t even have,” Buffington said. Others argued that the vision statement is a high-level idea that doesn’t deal in specific policy areas, and that mentions of “suburban” and “rural” do not connote the policy areas in the county. They felt that would not fit into the high-concept, aspirational nature of the vision statement—or that it was even nonsensical. “Can someone explain to me what a ‘transition setting’ is?” remarked Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run). “This is not intended to be a proxy fight for whether one support the [transition policy area] or not,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), pointing out his record of voting against high density applications in the transition area. “…[T] he current policies are what brought us the erosion of the transition policy area that we all know exists. None of that has anything to do with the Board of Supervisors vision statement.” Ultimately, on Letourneau’s recommendation, supervisors voted to sidestep the issue by taking all mention of rural, urban, and suburban out of the vision statement, replaced with the phrase “a variety of settings.” With some other tweaks—such as replacing “evolve” with “flourish”—the board arrived at: “Loudoun County continues to flourish as a prosperous and inclusive community with a well-deserved reputation for great places, natural and built as well as historic and new, in a variety of settings. The County will foster economic innovation, fiscal strength, and sustainability.” That statement passed a straw vote 6-2-1, with Supervisors Buffington and Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) opposed, and Higgins absent. Supervisors will take formal action on adopting or rejecting the vision statement at their meeting May 18. Learn more about the comprehensive plan review at envision-loudoun. org. rgreene@loudounnow.com

The next round of meetings will be: MONDAY, JUNE 5 at Harper Park Middle School in Leesburg; Renss Greene/Loudoun Now

Leesburg Department of Economic Development Business Development Manager Kindra Harvey, Kathy Gilman and Northern Virginia Building Industry Association Loudoun Chapter Vice President Matt Kroll toss ideas back and forth during an Envision Loudoun meeting at the Dulles Airport Marriott.

database of the nearly 5,000 ideas recorded during those meetings and the online input, collected by county planners has been organized and made available by the Loudoun Preservation and Conservation Coalition on its website. Staff members have shaved those six

meetings down to five in this round, saying the final meeting during the last session at the Dulles Airport Marriott saw fewer people than the other meetings. That area, they said, is well served by meetings in Sterling and Dulles. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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The Board of Supervisors’ debate over how to distribute federal grant funding had some nonprofits worried last week they would be excluded. The board’s finance committee had recommended distributing Community Development Block Grant funding according to a ranking system measured by the county’s Family Services Advisory Board, but with a few changes, including that recipients serve “a considerable number” of Loudoun residents and provide essential life-sustaining services. That eliminated two nonprofit organizations from consideration. Representatives of some nonprofits, including Offender Aid and Restoration or OAR, which works in the Loudoun Adult Detention Center with the goal of helping to break the cycle of incarceration, were worried that a preference for Loudoun-based organizations would exclude them from Community Development Block Grant funding. While active in the Loudoun jail, OAR does not have an office in Loudoun. “We believe the county would best be served by evaluating the relationship a nonprofit has with the community, rather than eliminating a nonprofit based purely on their mailing address,”

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Funding changes << FROM 5 “It got interpreted as saying, if you aren’t headquartered here, you weren’t eligible, and that was never my intent, I assure you,” Buona said last week. One of the nonprofits removed from consideration was Liberty’s Promise, which provide immigration legal services. It does not currently serve Loudoun residents, but representatives had said it would use grant funding to start serving students at Park View High School in Sterling. The other, Just Neighbors, also serves immigrant youth, but supervisors decided against providing a grant because it provided, as County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) has described it, “life-enriching” services rather than “life-sustaining” services. “I felt that limited money should go to organizations that are meeting critical community needs—critical needs being health, dental, those types of things,” Buona said. Supervisors ultimately voted to provide funding to Mobile Hope, Northern Virginia Dental Clinic, INMED, two HealthWorks programs, and Crossroads Jobs Inc. In total, the board awarded $166,756 in funding for those programs. The vast majority of block grant

funding must go to capital projects. The county is sending $145,859 to INMED for a Family and Youth Opportunity Center and $500,000 to Loudoun Habitat for Humanity. Some concerns remain—for example, as Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) pointed out, a significant amount of block grant funding goes to federally-mandated overhead costs. He also objected to the Good Shepherd Alliance not receiving funding. “It’s sort of baffling to me how Good Shepherd Alliance can’t qualify for any funding, even though it’s one of the most active nonprofits dealing specifically with homelessness,” Meyer said. The Community Development Block Grant, a distribution of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is separate from the county’s own grant funding process. Last year, the county awarded just over $1 million in grant funding, including most of the organizations receiving federal block grant funding. It also awarded $69,869 to the Good Shepherd Alliance. Supervisors voted 7-1-1 to approve the federal block grant funding, Meyer opposed over his concerns about overhead and the lack of funding for the Good Shepherd Alliance. Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) was absent. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Control Tower Plans Taking Flight in Leesburg KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Leesburg’s leaders are hoping to receive an all-clear from the Federal Aviation Administration that could make the addition of a control tower at one of the busiest general aviation airports in the commonwealth a reality. But the path to a control tower at the airport could be a turbulent one. That is why Town Council members are hiring a lobbyist to help them navigate the path of funding and construction of the project at Leesburg Executive Airport. The town is planning to use new technology that creates a remote, virtual control tower. The Leesburg airport already is set up to test the system, which has not yet been approved for use in the United States. Tuesday night, the Town Council was expected to approve a resolution authorizing Town Manager Kaj Dentler to engage the services of a federal lobbyist to secure the town air-

port’s acceptance into the Federal Contract Tower Program and influencing the inclusion of the tower project in the federal fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill. The resolution also authorizes letters to be sent to both the Board of Supervisors and the Virginia Department of Aviation asking them to share in the cost of hiring a federal lobbyist, estimated at around $36,000 total for a nine-month period. Establishing a control tower at the airport has been cited as a priority of the town’s Airport Commission for several years, as aircraft operations increased. Currently, pilots departing or landing at the airport must coordinate with each other over the radio, announcing their intentions to depart or land and via which runway. “There’s no person [at the airport] saying you’re cleared to land or take off,” Airport Manager Scott Coffman said. This creates not only a safety concern, but also is a deterrent for some

customers to establish operations at the airport, Councilman Marty Martinez noted during Monday’s council work session. “A lot of charter companies will not land at a non-controlled [airport],” he said. “With a control tower we can get a lot of business coming here.” Addressing both safety and the business opportunities are two primary reasons for moving toward a control tower, Airport Commission Chairman Dennis Boykin said. Another is being able to better manage the challenges of being located within the secure airspace near Dulles Airport. “Everyone who’s looked at this technology thinks it’s the right solution,” he said. The choice to move toward a remote tower versus a manned tower comes down to cost. While the construction of a manned tower runs $6 million or more, a remote tower—which could CONTROL TOWER >> 9

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LOVE Lands in Leesburg May 20 Leesburg’s newest public art attraction will be unveiled in a special ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 20. Mayor Kelly Burk will officially unveil the town’s new LOVEworks sculpture. Part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s state-wide arts campaign, the sculpture spells out the word “LOVE” in seven-foot high letters made of used bicycle parts and steel channel. The sculpture will be displayed permanently on Harrison Street across from Raflo Park and just south of the W&OD Trail. Created by local sculptor Mike Clay, the sculpture is the result of a collaboration between the Commission on Public Art and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts, and was funded in part by a $1,500 VTC grant. “In order to qualify for the VTC grant, the LOVEworks sculpture had to be in a highly visible location where it is

The membership of the recently established steering committee to study economic development throughout the town is starting to take shape. Last week, both the Planning Commission and Economic Development Commission nominated its representatives to serve on the panel. The steering committee will be chaired by Planning Commissioner Sharon Babbin. Commissioner Rick Lanham also will have a seat, with JoAnn Walker and Doris Kidder serving as alternates. Tosha Woodard will be the Economic Development Commission’s representative on the steering committee. The new appointees join council members Ron Campbell and Marty Martinez on the panel. The two council members will serve in ex oficio, or non-voting, roles. Four more members have yet to be appointed. Two town residents and two members of the business community, which could include property owners, will be chosen by the five members of the committee who have already been appointed. The committee’s charge is to develop a comprehensive plan for economic development throughout the town to serve as an update for that section of the Town Plan. Committee members will be led by an as-yet unchosen facilitator and one of their first matters of business will be looking back at the many economic development-related studies that have been prepared in the past by outside consultants, the town staff, and community groups. The group is expected to begin meeting before the end of the month. A final report will be presented to the council in the fall.

safe for people to get close to the sculpture for photo ops,” COPA Chairman Thomas O’Neil stated. “We wanted the sculpture to reflect something unique about Leesburg. With the W&OD Trail running right through the heart of town, the bike theme seemed like a great fit.” FOLPA President Sue Stipek said that

the sculpture project had truly been a community effort. In a statement, Stipek noted the monetary donations given by Leesburg Junction and Very Virginia; Lansdowne Development Group’s help with installing the concrete footing for the sculpture; Bowman Consulting’s

The Utilities Department will be conducting controlled flushing of water mains throughout May. The annual water main flushing program is a part of the town’s preventative maintenance of the water distribution system, according to a press release. Town crews will open fire hydrants and allow them to flow freely for short periods of time. “This program is our version of spring cleaning,” Utilities Director Amy Wyks stated. “Flushing improves overall water quality by ridding pipes of sediment and scouring the interior of the pipes.” Water is safe to drink and safe to use during flushing operations. Most customers will not notice any change in their water service while the flushing takes place. Some customers may experience lower water pressure, but there

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A camera array atop the Stanley F. Caulkins Terminal at Leesburg Executive Airport is part of an experimental system town leaders will help establish a control tower operation there.

be collected and go back to the FAA, and safety experts will evaluate it and make a determination if the system is approved for use in the U.S., he said. With no funding programmed in the FCT Program to continue operating the rTower beyond the summer, the need for a permanent solution, and thus the services of a federal lobbyist, arises. “The FAA is very reluctant to change anything,” Councilman Hugh Forsythe, a retired Air Force pilot, said. The remote tower program, “is new. They’ve got a lot of questions. Having a lobbyist there that can present our program to them is going to be a huge asset.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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be housed in any office space, even off airport grounds—is under $4 million, Boykin said. The expected staffing costs of a remote tower, approximately $650,000 a year, would be borne entirely by the FCT program. Although Leesburg makes a compelling case for acceptance into the FCT program—at 115,000 aircraft operations a year it is outpaced only by Manassas in terms of traffic for the state’s general aviation airports—it may not be an easy road to gain acceptance. According to a staff report, in 2014 the FAA placed a moratorium on new entrants to the FCT Program. Of the 400 towers in the U.S., 253 are funded through the FCT Program, and a cost/ benefit analysis is done to determine a community’s entry into the program. Remote towers are also a new world for the FAA, and perhaps the next great horizon in aviation safety. But Leesburg could establish itself as a leader in that new frontier, and perhaps already has. In 2014, the town entered into an agreement with VSATS and Saab to host a test program for the Remote Air Traffic Control System. The rTower is a video-based system that presents a view of the airport environment to an air traffic controller who issues directions to the pilots. The system is expected to begin its final phase of testing this summer, Coffman said, and from early June to September the rTower will be actively controlling traffic into and out of Leesburg Executive Airport. The data gathered will then

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terials, time and talents,” she stated. As part of the sculpture dedication, Plum Grove (Re)Cyclery is raffling off two bicycles—a Cannondale Women’s Quick 6 and a Cannondale Trail 24 Youth. Raffle tickets are $20 each and proceeds will benefit FOLPA and Mobile Hope of Loudoun. Tickets will be available until June 1, and can be purchased at plumgrovecyclery.com. T-shirts featuring the LOVE sculpture design are also available for $25 each. FOLPA is continuing to fundraise for the installation of the lighting for the sculpture and other public art projects. To make a donation or for more information, go to leesburgpublicarts.org.

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Leesburg Football Club Moves to Morven The Leesburg Football Club has moved to Morven Park for the 2017-18 season and beyond. Formed in 1998, LFC will kick off events at its new home beginning May 15. The club’s teams range from U-9 to

U-18 and are a mixture of boys’ and girls’ teams competing predominantly in the National Capital Soccer League, with some playing in the Old Dominion Soccer League, according to a press release. The recently signed agreement between LFC and Morven Park makes the soccer club the first anchor tenant to use Morven Park’s athletic fields on a full-time basis. “It is exciting times for Leesburg FC to be able to call Morven Park home,” LFC President Chas Sumser said. “We are looking forward to having all our teams practice and play on the nicest grass and surfaces in the area, and we couldn’t have partnered with an organization that better shares the same family and player values as we do than Morven Park.” Those interested in joining LFC are encouraged to come to tryouts the weeks of May 15 and May 22. For more information, go to leesburgfc.com.

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associations, and even some conservative groups like the Cato Institute and Americans for Prosperity. Among the changes under the new bill, the ACA’s Medicaid expansion would be rolled back; older adults could be charged up to five times as much for their health insurance, instead of the current cap of three times as much; insurers would be required to punish people who allow their coverage to lapse for three months with a 3o percent surcharge on premiums; states could opt out of protections for pre-existing conditions and requirements that insurers provide minimum levels of coverage; and high-income people would see a tax cut. The proposal is widely expected to get a thorough working over in the Senate. Comstock’s vote against the bill was not enough to forestall criticism from her political opponents, including state senator and Democratic congressional challenger Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33), who said Comstock has “refused to stand up to her party.” “As much as she would prefer to hide, she is responsible for the actions of her party,” Wexton stated. “Since taking office, she has voted six times to fully repeal Obamacare without a replacement plan. True representation requires standing up to her party’s leadership and speaking out on behalf of the nearly 50,000 people who will lose their coverage, and more than 1,000 people who will lose their jobs, in our district.” “As the process moves forward I hope that we can continue to work together to fix our broken healthcare system,” Comstock said in her statement. “We have seen over the past year more bad news of skyrocketing premiums, rising deductibles, and fewer choices for millions of American families. The status quo is unsustainable and we need to find real solutions for the American people.”

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Perriello Returns to Leesburg as Primary Nears With five weeks to go before Virginia voters set the ballot for November’s gubernatorial race, Democrat Tom Perriello was back in Leesburg on Saturday in hopes of continuing his rise to the top of his party’s ticket. He spoke to a group of about two dozen supporters in a small classroom at the Douglass Community Center, highlighting the progressive themes that have carried his four-month-old campaign into a neck-in-neck race with Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam. Voters will choose between the two in the Democratic primary June 13. Perriello, who represented the 5th Congressional District for one term and then served as a diplomat in the Obama administration, is campaigning on an economic platform that includes a call for a $15 per hour minimum wage and offers of two years of free job training through trade schools or apprenticeships. He met with the group for 90 minutes, answering a range of questions on climate change, pay equity, LBGT rights, the decriminalization of marijuana and voting reform. “This is a good time to be thinking boldly about a new generation of ideas,” Perriello said, a summary of the campaign positions that recently landed an endorsement from former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. While the economy has largely rebounded from the recession, Perriello is stressing the need to ramp up the commonwealth’s training and educa-

tion infrastructure, warning of a greater danger to Virginia jobs in the years ahead—automation. “We’re going to see a lot more people lose their jobs in the next 10 years,” he said. “Automation will make globalization look like child’s play going forward.” Removing barriers to business competition also will be important, he said. One example he cited was the energy sector, where farmers or other landowners could sell solar- or wind-generated electricity to the power grid. Another was the beer industry, where, he said, just a few multi-billion dollar companies had controlled nearly the entire national market. Recent trends have seen their market share fall from 96 percent to 85 percent. “That 11 percent differential has created thousands of small businesses on main streets in small towns, and rural communities like Nelson County have been able to do economic development around this and distilleries and other things,” he said. “So, when we get back to giving even a small percent of a sector back to local production it has huge job and economic implications.” And while the economic challenges may be different around the state—the need for jobs in the south and concerns about affordability and transportation in the north, for example—the goals of residents in those areas are closely aligned, he said. “You want to know at the end of the day, am I spending more time with my family or not? Can I actually afford the

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Del. John Bell (D–87) last week celebrated the opening of his campaign headquarters office as he seeks election to a second two-year term in Richmond. In addition to campaign volunteers, the grand opening event was attended by supporters state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33) and Del. Ken Plum (D-36). The office is located at 10 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 120, in CountrySide. “The strength of this campaign is undeniable. We’ve already been hard at work, and today is just one more brick in the road to victory in November,” Bell said. “With the help of all of these supporters, I know that we have what it takes to win. I can’t wait to continue fighting for what’s important: for my constituents to safely get an education, find a job, and enjoy time with their families.” Bell faces Republican Subba R. Kolla on the November ballot. The district

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■ KARRIE DELANEY, a Democrat running for the 67th District House of Delegates seat, last week was endorsed by Take Action Virginia, an alliance of community and labor organizers including Laborers’ International Union of North America, Service Employees International Union, United Food and Commercial Workers, and Casa in Action. Two other Democrats, John Carey and Hannah Risheq, are vying for the nomination to challenge incumbent Jim LeMunyon. The Fairfax majority district includes the southeastern corner of Loudoun. ■ HANNAH RISHEQ, a Democrat running the 67th House District, has been getting national attention as the first Muslim-Jewish politician and a young leader in Trump administration resistance movement. She was recently endorsed by Run for Something PAC, which is dedicated to helping young people run for office. ■ DEL. KATHLEEN MURPHY (D-34) has received the endorsement of the Virginia Education Association. She was named Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Education Association in 2015, and has garnered a 100-percent voting record from the organization during her first term. She faces a challenge from Republican Cheryl A. Buford in the district that stretches from Arlington to Cascades.

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The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened Monday afternoon at the Enterprise Cleaners in Sterling. At 5:43 p.m., the suspect walked into the store on Enterprise Street, brandished a firearm and demanded cash. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male between 30 to 40-years-old. He was wearing a dark hat and all dark clothing and was concealing his face with cloth. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. A perimeter was established and a search was conducted of the area but no suspect was located. The Sheriff ’s Office released surveillance video stills of the suspect. Anyone with any information about the case should contact Detective M. Bush at 703-777-0475. You may also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office app, available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play.

Threat Puts High School on Alert A student’s social media posting triggered heightened security at Dominion High School in Sterling on May 3, but Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office ultimately determined the threat was not legitimate. The night before, a student posted a photo of guns on Facebook and the words “You don’t have to come to school tomorrow.” Dominion Principal John Brewer contacted the Sheriff ’s Office and sent an email to parents at 10:30 p.m. to notify them about the threat. “I just want you to know that we take any threat seriously. I have every confidence in the Sheriff ’s Office and our school security team and can state that school will be

safe tomorrow. Safety is my first concern for Dominion High School and I will make sure every effort is taken to keep the Titan community safe,” he wrote. The Sheriff ’s Office identified the student and searched the student’s home. “Although there were firearms located inside the home that belonged to a relative, the investigation determined there is no threat to the school,” a statement from the Sheriff ’s Office said. “The firearms have been removed from the home. The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office continues to investigate the reported threat in coordination with Loudoun County Public Schools.

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[ SAFETY BRIEFS ] Suspect Charged with Years-long Abuse of Teen A Herndon man has been charged in Loudoun County with sexually abusing a juvenile during the past four years. Eric W. Judy, 53, was charged with carnal knowledge of a child (13-15-yearsold), taking indecent liberties with a child by person in custodial or su- Judy pervisory relationship and production of child pornography. The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office investigation began May 1 after the victim confided the information to a family member. The victim, now 17, reported the suspect began sexually abusing him in May 2013, when he was 13-years-old. The suspect is a family friend and often took the child alone on trips in Loudoun, other areas of Virginia and other parts of the United States, according to the Sheriff ’s Office. Special Victims Unit detectives are reaching out to the other jurisdictions as part of their continuing investigation. Judy was arrested May 3 at his home by members of the Fairfax County Police Department. He is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. Anyone with any additional information regarding this case is asked to contact Det. E. Wilk at 703-777-0475.

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Leesburg resident Andrew Wexton shot this photo of the cows that escaped their pasture at Rock Spring Farm. As of Tuesday afternoon, three remained at large.

Roaming Cattle Cause Stir in Leesburg KARA C. RODRIGUEZ In a county that is becoming more urban-suburban, the Town of Leesburg’s police department got back to its rural roots Monday, in helping organize a search for some loose cattle. According to Officer Sam Shenouda, the department received a call around 1 p.m. Monday that cattle had

been seen roaming in near intersection of Dry Mill Road and Catoctin Circle. When officers got to the area, they establish a perimeter around the 100 block of Governor’s Drive, where a bull was secured with the assistance of a veterinarian, Shenouda said. The bull was safely returned to his home pasture at Dr. John Cook’s

Rock Spring Farm, near the intersection of Loudoun Street and Dry Mill Road. But as of Tuesday, the search for three more bovines was continuing. While town police department received many calls of cattle sightings, Shenouda encouraged cow trackers to call Loudoun County Animal Control instead. That number is 703-777-0406. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

A federal grand jury has indicted a Sterling man on child pornography charges. Anoushiravan Dadgar, 33, is accused of using a computer to receive photos and videos of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the videos Dadgar possessed depicted minors who appeared to be less than 10 years old and other prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to court documents and the indictment. The alleged crimes occurred between February 2015 and February 2016. Federal Homeland Security investigators executed a search warrant at Dadgar’s Lowes Island home on Feb. 2 and seized a computer. In an interview with investigators Dadgar said that he began looking at child pornography using an online peer-to-peer network during a stressful time when he was unemployed and ultimately downloaded 50 to 100 files. Investigators found more SAFETY BRIEFS >> 15

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CBP officers found fake West Virginia driver’s licenses shipped from China.

Fake IDs Seized at Dulles U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dulles Airport seized 58 fraudulent state driver’s licenses that arrived from Asia May 3. The licenses, which initially arrived in a cargo shipment during April, were destined for addresses in Washington, DC, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, and New Jersey. “There is no valid or lawful purpose for importing fraudulent driver’s license,” stated Wayne Biondi, CBP port director for the Area Port of Washington Dulles. “As the nation’s border security agency, Customs and Border Protection is on the front lines to intercept illicit products that violate U.S. laws and regulations at our nation’s doorstep.” CBP officers also seized counterfeit designer handbags, purses, watches and shoes in two air cargo shipments from China, and 27 grams of coca leaves in a Colombian traveler’s baggage. If authentic, the products had a manufacturer’s retail price of nearly $58,000. The traveler admitted to possessing the coca leave for medicinal purposes.

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Last Saturday, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office and the police departments in Leesburg, Purcellville and Middleburg collected more than 1,000 pound of unused drugs. The collection was part of a drug take-back operation promoted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration with the intent of helping to limit the abuse of prescription medications. During the one-day operation April 29, the Sheriff ’s Office reported a collection of 973 pounds of drugs, a total that includes medication dropped off in Middleburg. In Purcellville, the department collected 124 pounds of unwanted and expired prescription drugs at the Fireman’s Field drop off location. The Leesburg Police Department has collected 574 pounds of unwanted medication since the beginning of 2017. Since the inception of the DEA take– back program in 2010, more than 8,000 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription medications have been taken off the streets of Loudoun County, according to the Sheriff ’s Office.

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than 600 downloads, some depicting children under age 10, according to an affidavit filed in support of an arrest warrant. Dadagar faces a sentence of five to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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Ball’s Bluff Elementary students hold the check that is the result of years of fundraising for a walking track on campus.

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The PTA at Ball’s Bluff Elementary School penned a hefty check to cover its share of building a new track. The PTA raised $36,000, and the Loudoun County School Board agreed to cover the remaining $12,000 for a walking track on the school’s campus in Leesburg. The School Board will also give $12,000 toward a walking track at J. Lupton Simpson Middle School. That school has raised about $43,000 for its track project.

Two Schools Are Opening with Their Own Takes on Education The Embark Center BY DANIELLE NADLER A mother, teacher and former social worker is bringing a very different take on education to Loudoun County. Starting this fall, Andrea Cubelo-McKay will open the Embark Center for Self-Directed Learning in downtown Leesburg. The center is a nonprofit organization, run by a board of directors, that lets students take the lead on their learning and vows to not turn any child away for his or her family’s inability to pay. Cubelo-McKay refers to the young people already enrolled in the Embark Center as members, not students. And she’s intentional about calling it a resource center, not a school. “We’re not a school,” she said. “We’re

The Fusion Academy BY DANIELLE NADLER Education should be about relationships. That’s the line Dan Morgan emphasized more than once during a recent Lunch and Learn event hosted by Fusion Academy, a private school that will open in Lansdowne this fall. Morgan, Fusion’s regional vice president of New School Development, spoke to parents, educators and mental health professionals May 3 about how a one-to-one teaching model can help every child succeed. Michelle Rose Gilman started Fusion Academy in her garage in San Diego, CA more than 25 years ago. She began mentoring high school teens out

different.” She describes the Embark Center more like a gym. Members, ages 1319, can choose what they want to take from a course list. Most of the classes are designed for the students to drop in at any time. Students will have full access to Makersmith’s makerspace anytime to create nearly anything they can dream up. And if a student is interested in something that isn’t offered, say Japanese, Cubelo-McKay and the other educators on staff will find a way for him or her to learn about. “Nothing at Embark is compulsory,” Cubelo-McKay said. “We’re really trying to model for them to find ways to meet their interests and desires. We’re getting away from this idea that learning must take place in this building between 9 and 5. We want them to know that learning is at your disposal all the

time—everywhere—and this is how you access that.” Cubelo-McKay is modeling the Embark Center after North Star, a self-directed learning center that was founded by a teacher in Massachusetts. It’s since drawn so much interest that there are now more than a dozen programs modeled on the North Star approach, and they are all members of an umbrella network, Liberated Learners. Embark will also be a part of that network. Cubelo-McKay, armed with 10 years as a Montessori teacher, discovered North Star last fall after she had set out to find answers for her oldest daughter, Cate. Cate, now 17 years old and set to graduate from Loudoun Valley High

of frustration with the educational status quo. “She knew the answer was not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child,” Morgan said. Now Fusion is fully accredited and has grown to more than 40 tutoring centers nationwide, enrolling middle and high school students. Loudoun County’s location will be number 41. “We’re very excited to be in the Loudoun County community,” said Meghan Marinos, Fusion Loudoun’s head of school. She taught at a Fusion center in Brooklyn, NY and recently moved to Leesburg to launch the Lansdowne location. “It’s a different way to reach students. … We are truly able to teach to every learner and meet their individual needs.”

Fusion pairs students with mentor/ teachers and leaves it to them to guide a lot of their learning. Students can choose from more than 400 courses, and they have access to an on-campus art center, yoga/dance studio, science lab, and music recording studio to create and learn. “We want to meet them where they are and get them to where they need to be,” Morgan said. Fusion can be for those students who struggled in school and fell behind, or those who were so far ahead of their class they grew bored and disengaged. “The common thread among all of our students is traditional school didn’t work for them,” Morgan said.

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Loudoun Sends 12 Teams to World OM Competition A dozen student teams have earned coveted spots at the 38th annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, held May 24-27 at Michigan State University. More than 825 teams from around the world will participate in this event, which emphasizes creativity and teamwork. An all-girls team from Hillside Elementary placed first at the Region 16 competition and subsequently went on to win the first-place trophy in problem 2 “Odd-a-Bot,” Division 1 at the Virginia competition. The team includes students Ananya Balachander, Sania Desai, Shravya Etta, Samhita Gupta, Siri Kunuthur, Talya Moorman and Raina Tandon. A team from Harmony Middle School also won first place at the Virginia competition. Its members are Kristina Ayers, Claire Eddy, Stephanie Haak, Kevin Hallissey, Alessia Jones and Connor Lanham.

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School next month, uses words like boring, nonsensical and repetitious to describe her public school experience. As a kid, she couldn’t understand why she was tasked with sitting at a desk most of the day and completing worksheets that did little to equip her for career paths she’s interested in, including art and photography. She had better experiences at Montessori private schools, where she grew independent, saw some success and built confidence. “That helped me, but this is a step up from that,” Cate said of Embark Center, a concept she wishes her mother would have launched four years ago for her own sake. “This is for people who are not comfortable sitting in a desk for eight hours a day and doing busy work.” What Cubelo-McKay discovered at North Star and at the several other similar resource centers in the Liberated Learners network, was students who had been given independence to lead their learning experience. About threefourths of North Star graduates have gone on to four-year colleges, and others are launching their own businesses and going straight into the workforce.

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He stressed that the personal relationship between the mentor/teacher and the student is key. “A lot of students struggle with emotional challenges, so we almost see it as more important to first address that before any meaningful learning can take place,” he said. “That’s why it’s so important that they build these relationships.” Fusion Loudoun will move into renovated space at 19300 Promenade Drive Suite 200 at the Lansdowne Town Center. It’s expected to open in late August with about 15 students, middle and high school, and then grow to 30 by the end of its first year. At most, the school will enroll 80 students. “We are very intentional about how quickly we enroll students,” Marinos said. “We want to maintain the oneto-one customized attention and we

It got Cubelo-McKay thinking how a traditional school model says students must achieve “X”—a certain standard. “Who determines “X” and is that valid? Especially when we have kids’ entire well-being and sense of self resting on whether they’re achieving X,” she said. “I couldn’t buy it anymore.” Cubelo-McKay says that Embark Center is for teens who are over traditional school. Some may have special education diagnosis, some may be in public schools’ gifted programs, and others who are not motivated simply by their teachers’ push to achieve good grades and go to a good college. “Anytime I hear someone say ‘I hate school,’ I say, ‘I have good news for you. You have to check out Embark.’” Embark Center charges membership fees, ranging from $4,900 for a oneday-per-week membership to $12,600 for a full-time membership. Teens who cannot pay will not be turned away. North Star students and Director Ken Danford will hold a Q&A panel discussion on self-directed learning 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at Leesburg Junction, 215 Depot Court in Leesburg. Learn more at embarkcenter.org. dnadler@loudounnow.com

can’t really go much larger without losing that focus.” Students can enroll full time, just take a class or two, or take part in tutoring. Tutoring can be in almost anything the students want to learn more about—from physics and algebra to drumming and jazz theory. Cost to enroll full time is about $38,000. Courses can also be taken and paid for à la carte at $3,875 per course per semester. Tutoring sessions cost $120. Fusion Loudoun has several upcoming events: Meet Head of School Meghan Marinos at a brunch, 10:30 a.m. to noon May 27 at Shoes Cup & Cork, 17 N. King St. in Leesburg; and meet and greets are planned for 1-3 p.m. May 31 and 6-8 p.m. June 6 at the Loudoun County Public Schools’ administration building, 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. Learn more about Fusion Academy at fusionacademy.com. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Vanegas << FROM 1 stressed the need to put political differences aside and work together for the town. Vanegas, 51, has worked for the town for 12 years. He was promoted to be director of Public Works in 2013, after serving eight years in the department. He holds a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in Organizational Management from George Washington University. He is a certified public manager through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and holds a certificate in Executive Leadership Coaching through George Washington University. According to the council motion, Vanegas will return to his duties as public works director after the town manager post is filled. Davis had been the heir apparent to Lohr. He was hired as the assistant town manager in 2015. Prior to that he worked in policy development and executive management for the Loudoun County government. He graduated

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Girding for 2018 The county is already getting ready for the 2018 session. Loudoun’s representatives and lobbyists in Richmond held the line on proffers this year, with no changes to the 2016 law. Counties around the state have dealt with it in various ways, according to Jeff Gore of the firm Hefty, Wiley and Gore, which the county employs to represent its interests in Richmond. “Some counties have stopped accepting cash proffers, and ones that rely on it fairly heavily,” Gore told supervisors on May 2. “James City County, for one, ended its program. Chesterfield County limited its proffers to transportation only.” This year, the High Growth Coalition, a group of counties with population growth of more than five percent per decade, will be conducting a survey of counties like Loudoun to see how they have reacted to the proffer law. The state is also expecting an assessment of judiciary workloads in Virginia from the National Center for State Courts before the next General Assembly session. After that report, Loudoun officials, lobbyists, and representatives will be talking to the governor’s

office about finding a place to restore Loudoun’s fourth Circuit Court judge in the 2018-2020 biennial state budget. Randall and county board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said starting early and meeting with legislators during the session will be crucial. “That was a really nasty blow we were dealt by the General Assembly where they took our funding for our fourth judge away,” Buona said. “Now our court system is way overburdened.” County leaders are also wary about the revisions to the state fire code and the Commonwealth Transportation Board’s revenue sharing policy. Fire officials have managed to slow down a review of the State Fire Prevention Code that they said would hobble the fire marshal’s ability to enforce fire safety rules. Firefighting professionals represent a very small minority on the committee that is revising that code. And the Commonwealth Transportation Board is studying whether it wants to make changes to its revenue sharing guidelines. For the last five years, Loudoun has received $10 million every year for transportation projects. So far, a committee at the transportation board is recommending the state cap the maximum allocation to any one locality at half that, $5 million. “The recommendations for this next year are not good for Loudoun County,” Buona said. “We need the funds to match and leverage as we continue to build these roads, so I think that’s another very key priority for us.” The county will adopt a legislative program formally laying out its priorities and providing official guidance to its lobbyists before the 2018 session of the General Assembly. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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From left, housing expert and consultant Lisa Sturtevant, Windy Hill Foundation Executive Director Kim Hart, B.F. Saul Company Vice President and Economic Development Advisory Commission Vice Chairman Todd Pearson, and Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce State of Housing breakfast Wednesday, May 3.

Business, Development Leaders Grapple with Housing Needs at Chamber Panel BY RENSS GREENE Housing hasn’t always been an economic development question, remarked Lisa Sturtevant during a May 3 Loudoun Chamber of Commerce panel discussion, but the room crowded with business and government leaders showed that it is now. “I’m so pleased that more and more, housing is becoming part of the conversation in groups talking about economic development,” Sturtevant said. “In the past, housing was seen as something separate from economic development.”

Sturtevant is the principal author of a study on housing needs in the county created by the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis and Sturtevant’s consulting firm. That study, which forecast that without some changes to Loudoun’s planning policies—changes which are in progress—the county could be short nearly 18,000 units by 2040. It has also sparked robust debate and led to the panel discussion May 7, The State of Housing in Loudoun, part of the Chamber’s PolicyMaker series. Sturtevant was joined on the panel by Windy Hill Foundation Executive

Director Kim Hart, B.F. Saul Company Vice President and Economic Development Advisory Commission Vice Chairman Todd Pearson, and Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer. The study—and Loudoun’s perennially booming population, high income, high prices, and low unemployment— raise questions about what the housing market will mean for the economy writ large. Pearson had a concrete example HOUSING NEEDS >> 23

Royalty Tours Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf toured the HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn last week as part of a Royal Technology Mission to science and technology centers in Boston, MA, New York, and Washington, DC. Also on the May 4 tour were Swedish ambassador Björn Lyrvall, and approximately 30 CEOs and leaders of technology companies in Sweden. The delegation met with 2014 Nobel Prize winner Eric Betzig and Janelia’s Executive Director Gerry Rubin. “This visit recognizes the world-class science we do here in Loudoun County,” Rubin stated. “Our guests showed great interest in our unique model for conducting scientific research and the accomplishments we’ve made in the 10 years since we opened our doors.” The Janelia Research Campus employs more than 500 scientists and support staff from around the world and focuses on imaging and brain re-

The leaders of some 20 Virginia companies—including one in Leesburg—are mid-Atlantic finalists for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The program recognizes entrepreneurs excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and commitment to their businesses and communities. Award winners, selected by a panel of independent judges, will be announced at a June 15 gala at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner. One finalist is Rohyt Belani, cofounder and CEO of PhishMe in Leesburg. It provides phishing defense solutions for customers in the defense industrial base, energy, financial services, health-care and manufacturing industries. In its 31st year, the EY Entrepreneur of the Year has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of The Year national program, which will be announced in November.

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The Loudoun County Workforce Resource Center will hold a Spring Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, May 18, at the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, 20145 Ashbrook Place, Suite 170, in Ashburn. Twenty employers will be recruiting for entry, mid- and senior-level positions in a variety of fields, including health care, retail, hospitality and administrative/support services. Go to loudoun.gov/careerfair for more details, including a list of participating employers. Those interested in attending the career fair are encouraged to register for a no-cost Résumé Writing 101 workshop Friday, BIZ BRIEFS >> 23

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made, frankly,” Sturtevant said. “They didn’t get their schools involved in their housing study early on, so at the back end of the plan, there was pushback.” And Beth Erickson, Visit Loudoun’s president and CEO, speaking from the audience, encouraged the other business leaders in attendance to get involved in Envision Loudoun, the county’s ongoing comprehensive plan review. “We need to change the conversation on housing,” Rizer said. “And we need to start thinking about a global policy of how we want to approach housing, and not really look at it one application at a time. We have to kind of think about what do we want to be, and how do we want to get there.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

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from one of his company’s tenants, the owner of Ford’s Fish Shack, which opened a new location in Lansdowne last week. “He had to delay his opening of his restaurant, and he had to open 30 workers short, because he just can’t find workers in Loudoun,” Pearson said. “A lot of that has to do with housing. Over 40 percent of his workforce is commuting in from outside the county.” He said based on that experience, the restaurant right now is not planning to expand in Loudoun County any further. Windy Hill Foundation Executive Director Kim Hart, the county’s largest—and, as he pointed out, only—developer of affordable workforce housing, put numbers to it. In the average four-person household in Loudoun, both adults have to be working full time at double the minimum wage to afford a three-bedroom apartment. “The reality is that when we’re out selling across the country, across the world, the things that we as Loudouners are most proud of—our high income, and our low unemployment, and our high education—those aren’t necessarily positives,” Rizer said. His department spends much of its time actively recruiting new businesses to invest in Loudoun, and those businesses worry about where they’re going to find employees and how they’re going

when Loudoun fixes the upside-down incentives in its housing market, which he said right now favor the biggest, most expensive townhouses possible. He compared tackling that problem to building Loudoun’s data center market, an effort that ranged from laying down fiber optic and power infrastructure to recruiting and incentivizing data center companies. “We need to take that same approach toward housing,” Pearson said. “So if you want affordable housing, if we want housing that fits the missing middle that we talk about, then you need to look at our proffers and the incentives that are in place.” Sturtevant said it will be important to get every partner at the table early on when devising that strategy, even ones that might not seem obvious but are affected. “That’s a mistake that Arlington

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to afford them. “We’ve very close to landing a multithousand-job deal, and the biggest hurdle we have is, where are these people going to live?” Rizer said. “You need a continuum of housing options in order to really have a diverse economy.” The costs of not meeting that demand can come in unexpected, “insidious” ways, Sturtevant said. She gave the example of another area with enormous incomes and housing costs: The San Francisco Bay area. “This is where you see the engineers sleeping in their vans to go to that job,” Sturtevant said. “You’re not seeing the jobs leave yet, you’re seeing people make these tradeoffs that you couldn’t imagine people making.” The question becomes one of quality of life even for the people who can work and live in Loudoun. Pearson said the solution will come

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Greenway’s Drive for Charity Runs May 18 The owners of the Dulles Greenway won’t be the only ones hoping for heavy ridership on the highway next Thursday—the fortunes of several community support organizations are in play as well. May 18 will be the 12th annual Drive for Charity, the day when Toll Road Investors Partnership II will do-

nate all fares collected at toll booths along the 14-mile highway to area charities. Last year’s event raised $331,594. During the past 11 years, $2.7 million in toll collections have been donated to charities through the program. This year, beneficiaries are the March of Dimes, National Capital

Area; Every Citizen Has Opportunities; the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter; Fresh Air/Full Care; the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy; and the Loudoun Free Clinic. Also TRIP II provides $2,000 scholarships to one graduating senior at each of the Loudoun County public high schools.

Hunger Outreach, Pop-up Style Families in Sterling were surprised by what popped up in the parking lot of INMED’s Family and Youth Opportunity Center on Ridgetop Circle in Sterling last week. Loudoun Hunger Relief brought its Pop-Up Food Pantry to distribute free nonperishable foods and fresh produce to low-income families who can’t easily get to its main food pantry in Leesburg. The pantry tables, which were open to the public for two hours, were manned by volunteers from Pearson Smith Realty.

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The 2017 Give Choose campaign raised more than $222,500 for 86 area charities May 2. During the past four years, contributions made through the annual online donation initiative total $480,400. This year’s campaign saw participation by 1,605 individual donors. “With each successive year, we attract new donors, new charities and new connections between both,” said Amy Owen, executive director of the Community Foundation for Northern and Fauquier Counties, which organized the event. “That’s exactly what we hope to achieve. I want to thank all who helped pitch in, supported it and gave to it.” The foundation plans to expand use of its online donation tool to make it a year-round resource for the community’s nonprofit organizations. Starting May 31, the GiveChoose.org portal will be available for individuals to host their own fundraising event for any charity that is part of the GiveChoose.org line up, including programs such as alternative birthday gifts and walk-a-thons. Learn more about those opportunities at givechoose.org/fundraisers.

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Loudoun Now is adding to its small, dedicated newspaper team. We’re looking for advertising sales executives who value the mission of community journalism and the marketing power the newspaper’s print and online products offer to area businesses. There’s a veteran support team in place to help, but we’re looking for self-starters and go-getters. If that’s you, contact Susan Styer at 703-770-9723 or sstyer@loudounnow.com

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Touching Heart will hold its soldout annual Joy of Giving Golf Tournament Thursday, May 11, at Lansdowne Resort. Since its founding in 2010, Touching Heart’s programs have helped children

a Nationals signed baseball, a Redskins Laser-signed football, movie tickets, a stay at Lansdowne Resort and more. For a list of all items and more details, go to walklikemadd.org/sterling or contact Susan Cleveland at maddloudoun@aol.com or 703-4701053.

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This year’s Walk Like MADD event will be held May 13 at Park View High School and will feature silent auction items valued at almost $12,000. The fundraising walk runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., but bidding on the more than 300 silent auction items opens at 9 a.m. Items include restaurant gift cards, hair salon certificates,

Catoctin Crossfit and HeroHomes are teaming up to honor area Gold Star families and military veterans on Memorial Day with a special workout. Named in memory of U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Murphy—the 29-year-old SEAL team member who was killed in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005, during counter-insurgent mission “Operation Red Wings,” which was portrayed in the movie “Lone Survivor”—the MURPH includes a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and another 1-mile run. The workout was one of Murphy’s favorites and he’d named it “Body Armor.” Those with a 20-pound vest or body armor are invited to wear it. “The MURPH is more than just a workout, it is a tradition that helps push us, humble us and dedicate a bit of pain and sweat to honor a man who gave everything he had,” said organizers of the nationwide Crossfit tribute. Heat times at the Purcellville location are 8, 9 and 10 a.m. Register at catoctincf.com/events.

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Suzy Quinn, executive director of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation, is the newest member of the 100WomenStrong philanthropic group. Quinn brings more than two decades of experience with top organizations in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, including Venture Philanthropy Partners, Share Our Quinn Strength/No Kid Hungry Campaign, Georgetown University Medical Center and Inova. “I got to know this wonderful group through Inova’s work with them on the Backpack Coalition and the Sterling Elementary Community School Initiative,” Quinn said. Both programs were created by 100WomenStrong. “Inova has partnered with them on the CSI, providing health and nutrition support for students to help them learn about better, healthier food choices and how to prepare them.” Founded by Karen G. Schaufeld in 2008, 100WomenStrong seeks to strategically invest in organizations and programs that enrich the lives of Loudoun County residents. For more information about 100WomenStrong, contact Pam Ray at info@onehundredwomenstrong.org.

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This is My Brave Saturday, May 13, 3 p.m. at Rust Library Personal stories of living successful, full lives despite mental illness are shared through poetry, music and essay. The mission of This Is My Brave is to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues and to provide a sense of community and hope by sharing experiences of those in recovery.

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Professional counselor Victoria Small will discuss the many physical, emotional and social changes teenagers face, and help families recognize and address anxiety, stress and depression.

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body Monday, May 15, 6 p.m. at Ashburn Library Bob Bell, a licensed social worker, will detail lifestyle habits people can adapt to keep their brains healthy as they age.

Meet the Author: Doug Hensch Wednesday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. at Sterling Library Hensch, author of Positively Resilient, 5 1⁄2 Secrets to Beat Stress, Overcome Obstacles and Defeat Anxiety, will explain how resilience helps people of all ages cope with adversity and major life changes. For a full schedule of the month’s events, go to library.loudoun.gov/ MHAM.

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After years of planning for more commercial development, more businesses are landing in Lovettsville, both in the new Town Center development and in Old Town.

All in The Plan

Lovettsville Finds Business is Booming JOHN MCNEILLY he once sleepy, off-thebeaten path Lovettsville is increasingly a speck in the rear-view mirror, giving way to a vibrant new business scene. Recent retail developments, which have brought several new businesses to town this year, are changing the look and tenor of the community first settled by German immigrants nearly 300 years ago. Lovettsville has a population of 1,800, with 6,000 more residents scattered throughout the 20180 ZIP code area. The municipality has long held a reputation for being business friendly, harboring home-based businesses producing such things as beef jerky, home-made macarons, and hand-crafted soap. The town also hosts George’s Mill Artisanal Cheese, a farmbased operation making gourmet goat cheese popular with local wineries and restaurants, some of which are located just outside Lovettsville’s borders. The town is also home to two popular, long-time restaurants enjoying over 20 years of success: Bonnie’s Country Kitchen on the Berlin Turnpike; and Lovettsville Pizza & Subs in the Old Town sector. The Lovettsville Cooperative Market, which is set to open a full-service grocery store within two years, also hosts a summer and fall farmers’ market. The town also has well-established businesses offering dental, veterinarian, and hair salon services. However, the latest Lovettsville business activity is ratcheting up to an unprecedented level. At the core of that surge is the Lovettsville Town Center development.

Loudoun County’s pre-eminent map-maker and historian, Eugene Scheel, will discuss the making of his latest map on May 21, as part of the Lovettsville Historical Society’s monthly Lecture Series. Scheel’s new map highlights historic features in the Short Hill area between Lovettsville and the Blue Ridge. He began the project last April amid the controversy over AT&T’s plans to enlarge its telecommunications facility on top of the ridge. He walked and drove the entire area, locating sites of historic interest, including the sites of Civil War skirmishes, old roads, sawmills, and graveyards. Having worked previously for National Geographic and Rand McNally, Scheel has devoted decades to map-making and historical research in Loudoun County and the Piedmont of Virginia. He has drawn more than 50 historic maps, and has written nine books on local history. The program will be held at St. James United Church of Christ, 10 East Broad Way, starting at 2 p.m. Admission is free, with donations welcome to defray expenses and to support the Lovettsville Historical Society activities.

Summer Activity Lineup Set

After years of sometimes contentious government wrangling and economic ebb and flows, commercial developer NV Retail is gaining momentum leasing space at Lovettsville Square, its 17,500-square-foot, boutique-like retail structure on the west side of the Town Square. It was designed to look like a building one might find in a traditional German village, featuring a distinctive clock tower that illuminates at night. This project is a relatively small one for NV Retail, which mostly focus on large retail centers that incorporate big-box stores like Costco and Target. But in a major score for Lovettsville and NV Retail, the Purcellville-based chicken wing purveyor and sportsthemed family restaurant, Velocity Wings, recently laid claim to the south corner of the new building. In addition

to serving typical sports bar fare such as wings and burgers, the establishment will also have a full-service, sitdown bar, a first for the town. Velocity, which also has establishments in South Riding and Bristow, and one planned for Manassas, is expected to open its doors this fall.

Part of the Plan This bustling commercial activity is no surprise to Town Council member Jim McIntyre, who’s serving his second term after being first elected in 2012. He says it’s all part of Lovettsville’s strategic community growth plan, developed by the Town Council five years ago when Bobby Zoldos was first elected mayor. The town government has long sought to establish a retail-based LOVETTSVILLE DEVELOPMENT >> 29

Despite this week’s chill, Lovettsville leaders are gearing up for a full slate of activities on the Town Green, billed as LOVE Summer. Movies on the roster this year are Jurassic World (June 3), Princess Bride (June 17), Kubo and the Two strings (July 8), Lego Batman (July 22), and Sandlot (Aug. 5). Concerts at the Walker Pavilion include Jumptown (June 10), The Reagan Years (July 1), the U.S. Navy Commodores (July 15), The Lenny Burridge Duo (July 29) and Flatfoot Sam (Aug. 12).

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opened on East Broad Way in 2015 continues to draw raves as one of the region’s top Thai restaurants. Add to all this hubbub is a new community center, a large community park and a rebuilt 7-Eleven store with a German architectural style, and a comfortable bicyclist pavilion. McIntyre said it is part of the town’s long-term vision to make Lovettsville a conveniently walkable community.

Uniquely Positioned, but Sustainable?

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Public Safety Fair Planned May 13 The Purcellville Police Department, along with Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad and Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, will kick off National Police Week and EMS Week with a special event Saturday, May 13. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Purcellville Public Safety Center, there will be children’s activities, tours, a meet and greet with area first responders, and large equipment displays. The Leesburg Police Department, Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, Loudoun County Animal Services, and Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control also are participating. In conjunction with Public Safety Day, the town will offer a free community shred event from 9 a.m. until noon at Loudoun Valley High School. Residents can bring old paper documents and confidential files to be safely destroyed. Individuals should bring no more than four letter size file boxes to shred.

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Loudoun County economic development leaders agree the town has great potential as a western Loudoun commercial hub. “Lovettsville is so uniquely positioned. They’re between the commerce center for western Frederick County (MD), the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, and western Loudoun. The draw that Lovettsville can pull from just those areas represents a huge opportunity,” Loudoun County Agricultural Development Officer Kellie Hinkle said. “It’s not really a gentrification, it’s a unique mix of what was and the new that’s coming. You already see it in the rebounding housing market, and now you’re going to see it in the retail and restaurant business as well.” Hinkle said other state officials often express amazement about Loudoun’s sustained economic growth, including in Lovettsville. She said that Maryland business owners, in particular, see what’s going on and question why they can’t achieve similar success. She tells them it’s all about town and county leaders making it as easy as possible for businesses to open and thrive, then to consistently support those efforts. Hinkle says Lovettsville fits that bill. Most residents seem positive about the changes within town, if postings on social media sites such as the popular Lovettsville Moms Facebook page are representative. But there were some critics, too. Some bemoaned the rapidly changing character of the once largely rural town and others questioned whether the growth was sustainable, or even affordable. Some long-time business owners, while generally supportive of the town’s rapid growth, also have those concerns. Andy Ghuzlan, who opened Andy’s Pizza & Subs in 2008, and who

recently signed an extended 11-year lease to stay put, said he fully supports the growth. He says it was his belief in Lovettsville’s long-term economic viability years ago that led him to open a second restaurant there. And while he believes it possible for the town to support an expanded base of eateries—he said he’s seen no detrimental impact on his bottom line from new restaurants in town—he is concerned about the lack of food diversity among them. “It’s good to have the restaurants we do, but I think as Lovettsville grows, people are going to look for different types of cuisines,” he said. “But, that could also be an opportunity for someone.” This sentiment was echoed on the “Lovettsville Moms” Facebook page where one member recently wrote, “If there is going to be unstoppable growth, I vote for variety! No more pizza please!” Chef Jason Lage, who owns the upscale, farm-to-table-focused Market Table Bistro in Lovettsville, Market Burger in Purcellville, and is about to open a Mexican restaurant in Leesburg, said he supports anyone who has the chutzpah to enter the restaurant industry. “Restaurant owners pour their blood, sweat and tears into their business. So, I root for anyone who works hard to carry out their vision,” he said. “But I think this is happening pretty quickly. I don’t know how many restaurants the town can ultimately support, but I’m all for the growth, as long as it’s responsible and smart.” Lage said because his restaurants are specialized in their approach to cuisine, that he, like Ghuzlan, isn’t being affected one way or the other by the arrival of new establishments. “Our customers appreciate our commitment to locally sourced foods. The new places in Town don’t make that their primary focus,” Lage said. “I’m not worried about it. Plus, I love eating chicken wings.” Lage makes one exception to his open-armed welcoming philosophy toward new businesses in Town, though. “I don’t ever want to see a fast-food chain restaurant here. That’s not what Lovettsville is about. And you can quote me on that,” he said, laughing.

flotilla to clean up a segment of the Goose Creek on Saturday, June 3. Volunteers will meet at Goodstone Inn on Snake Hill Road north of Middleburg at 9 a.m. The boats will launch at Benton Bridge on Rt. 626 and take out at Carter›s Bridge on Rt. 734, with shuttle available back to the Goodstone Inn parking area. Participation is free. There are a limited number of canoes and kayaks available and they must be reserved before Thursday, May 25. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own canoes. Lunch will be provided. To register, email info@ goosecreek.org or call 540-6873073.

town center, providing residents and visitors convenient, walkable access to businesses. Lovettsville Square, completed last summer, was first anchored by the Leesburg/Sterling Family Medical Practice, quickly followed by Palmercare Chiropractic. This year saw the addition of MT Nails & Spa, and the pizza and pasta purveyor, Rasco New York Pizza, which operates five pizzerias in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. McIntyre said this recent growth represents dividends from the town’s focused strategic plan and strong town government leadership, including from Town Manager Laszlo Palko, who came to Lovettsville in 2014. McIntyre attributes recent business recruitment success to Palko’s focused, energetic promotion of the Town at regional conferences and within the local business community, while also managing Lovettsville’s considerable residential growth. But organized community events also loom large in town efforts to market and brand Lovettsville. McIntyre, for example, oversees the town’s annual three-day Oktoberfest festival, which has grown from a relatively small event to one drawing 10,000 people each September. The town also holds numerous public events throughout the year, including a MayFest celebration, a popular summer movie and concert series held on the Town Green at the Walker Pavilion, and a New Year’s Eve 5K run features the infamous town “Squirkle,” the square roundabout-type intersection in the town center. “Lovettsville wasn’t graced with some of the features that typically draw tourists, but what we do have is some great restaurants and a community of incredible people. The simple idea was to actively use our year-round calendar of events to showcase the Community and show our visitors what we have to offer, with the hopes that they would want to return,” McIntyre said. The approach appears to be paying off. “In the last five years, meal tax revenues have increased by 140 percent, which is all slated for infrastructure and economic development projects— things like building sidewalks that will allow our residents to walk to our restaurants,” McIntyre said. He points out these numbers don’t yet reflect revenues to come from Rasco Pizza or Velocity Wings. In addition to the steady pace of activity at Lovettsville Square, McIntyre noted there are other signs of business development throughout town. There is local buzz about a possible beer garden, serving local wines and beer in an outdoor setting up in the recently closed Farm Store adjoining Bonnie’s Country Kitchen. A coffee shop is being built-out in a former residence on East Pennsylvania Avenue, near Town Hall. And Lovettsville resident Joe Brower is planning to open a “gastropub” in the recently closed Mad Horse Brewpub space. And Thaiverse, which

Mad Horse Brewery was an early entrant in Loudoun’s now explosive craft beverage industry and served as a popular gathering spot in Lovettsville. The brewery closed in February, leaving a void in Old Town. Lovettsville resident Joe Brower is gearing up to fill that. With 25 years of experience in the restaurant business, he is heading up a team of local investors to take over the former funeral home space at 34 E. Broad Way. The new establishment will be beer-focused but no longer a brewery. Brower said the building is too small to be effectively used for beer-making. His group intends to offer a hefty selection of Loudoun County brews, in addition to food that is neither basic pub grub nor upscale. He envisions a “gastropub” serving up fresh, seasonal food at reasonable prices. “We’re going to make a clean break with the past and offer up something completely new,” Brower said. “Our goal is to offer good food at reasonable prices while offering a ‘best-of ’ list of Loudoun craft beers and wines.” Brower said the restaurant, which has yet to be named, will open in August. — John McNeilly

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John Bestwick prepares to repurpose some barrel bands in his workshop, Jumbo Bottom Barrel Works near Lovettsville. It’s one of the discoveries visitors will find on Loudoun’s new artisan trail.

World of Woodcraft Western Loudoun Artisans Carve Out New Niches BY JAN MERCKER

rom the elegant curve of a wine barrel to the graceful form of a live tree, a new generation of artisan woodworkers is finding inspiration in exciting places. And the heart of Loudoun’s woodworking resurgence just may be at the foot of Short Hill Mountain in northwest Loudoun, where gorgeous scenery and space for workshops is a draw for talented young craftspeople with a decidedly oldschool approach. If you take a drive along the new Loudoun County Artisan Trail, chances are you’ll find John Bestwick in his shop. A longtime Loudouner, Bestwick is a musician and artisan who’s found a niche making attractive and functional furniture and accessories from reclaimed wine barrels. Bestwick’s Jumbo Bottom Barrel Works, named for the low-lying corner of land near Lovettsville where he lives with his family and runs his shop, is only a few years old, but Bestwick has been a woodworker for more two decades. The Loudoun Valley High School grad, who followed his father into the building business, soon gravitated toward finer woodworking and eventually had a light bulb moment two and a half years ago when he bought some used barrels from a local winery. “I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with them but knew that I wanted to build stuff from them,” he said. The first project was an Adirondack chair, and it’s been full tilt ever since then—more

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A wine-barrel Adirondack chair, a popular staple of John Bestwick’s Jumbo Bottom Barrel Works.

than 300 barrels later. “I like this medium. I think it’s fun to work with, it’s fun to design with,” Bestwick said. “It’s repurposing the material. I love the oak and the color. The curves are very comfortable. It’s an interesting niche to be in.” Bestwick sources from many of the wineries across western Loudoun and revels in the variations in color and texture that come his way. And those first chairs have expanded into a line that includes tables, barstools and his trademark porch swings, along with smaller accessories made from extra staves and metal hoops. For Bestwick, who’s also known on the local music scene as the guitar player for the old-time band The Short Hill Mountain Boys, community ties are key as he builds relationships with wineries and interacts with friends and neighbors who raise livestock and run farm stores. “It’s all a part of the whole buy local movement, and I think it is important to support your local businesses,” he said. “We buy locally as often as we can.”

For now, events like the Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival and the Waterford Fair (where he’ll return as an exhibitor for the second year this fall) are Bestwick’s bread and butter. But word of mouth is also a big part of business, and he has high hopes for the new Loudoun County Artisan Trail launched at the end of last year as a way to draw attention to artists and craftspeople and to promote the county’s growing reputation agro-tourism destination. Bestwick’s workshop is also a stop on the upcoming Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, and when he’s not doing a show, can usually be found at his shop, ready for visitors. “I hope that we can pull together a decent attraction for folks,” he said of the artisan trail project. “That’s the whole point. I’m excited about it. ... I work here every day. My doors are open. I welcome people to come by.” On the other side of Lovettsville, at Creek’s Edge Winery in the tiny village of Taylorstown, wine lovers get a taste of the eye-catching designs of custom furniture maker Nathan Hackett, whose long, natural-edged table is a focal point of the of the tasting room. Hackett, whose shop is just a few miles away from Bestwick’s, is known for his “live edge” wood furniture, which maintains the shape, the quirks and the full beauty of the tree from which it was made. Like Bestwick, Hackett runs his business close to home, on a wooded country road near Lovettsville in a brand-new shop opened in January on the property. Hackett’s designs are a favorite with local wineries and breweries looking for high quality natural curves for bars and tasting rooms and with private clients looking for handcrafted farm tables and unique storage options. WOODCRAFT >> 34

[ THINGS TO DO ] ‘SISTER ACT’ Thursday, May 11-Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m.; Tuscarora High School, 801 N. King St., Details: tuscarora-hs.ticketleap.com

‘SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL’ Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 2 p.m.; Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane Purcellville. Details: mainstreettheaterproductions.org Main Street Theater Productions presents the charming musical compilation of Dr. Seuss’s greatest works. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.

LOUDOUN CHORAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT

Saturday, May 13, 6 p.m.; Lansdowne Woods Auditorium, 19375 Magnolia Grove Square, Lansdowne and Sunday, May 14, 6 p.m.; Leesburg Brewing Company, 2C Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg. Details: stagecoachtc.com StageCoach Theatre Company uses favorite show tunes to poke a bit of fun at our drinking culture, from harried parents who seek comfort in a glass of wine at the end of a long day, ladies who like their lunches liquid, and heartbroken romantics who need something strong to cope with a bad break-up. Tickets are $20 for the Lansdowne show (dinner not included). Tickets for the Sunday show are $60 and include dinner.

FAITHFUL MEN CONCERT Saturday, May 13, 4 p.m.; Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands, 20340 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg. Details: oursaviouroatlands.org The noted Shenandoah Valley choral ensemble performs in support of the church’s building fund. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. A potluck meal will be held after the concert.

Friday, May 12, The Barn at One Loudoun, 20405 Savin Hill Drive, Ashburn. Details: loudounchoralsociety.org.

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ROCK CREEK SINGERS BENEFIT CONCERT Saturday, May 13, 6 p.m., reception, 7 p.m., performance begins.; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, 22135 Davis Drive, Suite 105, Sterling. Details: uusterling.org The Rock Creek Singers, a 34-member ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, give a benefit concert in support of Equality Virginia. Tickets are $15 online or at the door.

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CELEBRATE MOM NEERSVILLE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Saturday, May 13. 8-10:30 a.m.; Between The Hills Community Center, 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville. Contact: betweenthehills@yahoo. com Treat mom to an early Mother’s Day breakfast with fresh homemade doughnuts, sausage gravy, biscuits, sausage patties, eggs, potatoes and other goodies. Free will offering.

Loudoun’s newest chorale ensemble performs Vivaldi’s uplifting baroque masterpiece “Gloria.” Tickets are $10. Courtesy of Loudoun Choral Society

Amazing young talent from Levine Music, featuring Ariel Horowitz, violin

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Sunday, May 21, 4 PM Waterford Old School 40222 Loudoun St., Waterford, VA Tickets $20 adult, all students and children FREE www.waterfordconcertseries.org or call 571-510-0128 Major credit cards accepted

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Annie Little Giants Air Bud The pink panther

Time: Movies begin at dusk Location: Ida Lee Park, across from the outdoor pool For more information, please call 703-777-1368

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Relive the golden days as we feature some classic family movies! Bring your family, a blanket, and a snack. Coolers are welcome. Glass containers and alcohol are not permitted. No pets please.

Tuscarora High School faculty members join students on stage in this comedy about an aspiring entertainer who witnesses a murder and winds up in a convent for safety, with its uplifting message about the importance of sisterhood and acceptance. Tickets are $10 online (for reserved seating) or at the door.

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ASHBURN VFRD MOTHER’S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sunday, May 14, 8 a.m.-11 a.m.; Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Founders Hall, 20688 Ashburn Road, Ashburn. Details: ashburnfirerescue.org Celebrate mom (and the grand opening of the new Founders Hall building) with Ashburn VFRD. Cost is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children 3 to 8 and free for children under 3.

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT WEST BELMONT PLACE Sunday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. seatings; West Belmont Place, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg. westbelmontplace.com

and sweets by Savoir Fare Limited, a bottomless pot of locally blended tea and a glass of Bluemont wine. Tickets are $49. Advance reservations are required.

SPRING TUNES MUSIC AT THE MANOR Friday, May 12, 5-8 p.m.; Paxton Campus, 601 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg. Details: paxtoncampus.org Paxton Campus continues its free spring music series with bluesy fun from Riki J and Blue Rhythm. This popular Winchester-based band’s influences include Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Freddy King, BB King and Otis Rush. Food will be available for sale by Res Q BBQ.

Treat mom to a full buffet brunch including sparkling wine and special children’s selections. Tickets are $52 for adults, $25 for children ages 3-12 and free for children 2 and under. Advance purchase is required. Guests are encouraged to bring unopened beauty products to donate to the Loudoun Women’s Shelter.

BLUEMONT MOTHER’S DAY TEA Sunday, May 14, 11 a.m.; 11:15 a.m., 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. seatings.; Bluemont Vineyard, 18755 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont. Details: bluemontvineyard.com Celebrate mom with finger sandwiches

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LIVE MUSIC: KEN FRANCIS WENZEL Saturday, May 13, 3 p.m.; Barnhouse Brewery, 43271 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg. Details: barnhousebrewery.com

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NIGHTLIFE LIVE MUSIC: BUBBA KIM

Kim is known for his soaring spirits and eclectic repertoire including modern rock, classic rock, country, funk and reggae. No cover.

MOTOWN DANCE PARTY Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m.; Waterford Old School, 40222 Fairfax St., Waterford. Details: waterfordfoundation.org Enjoy great old school R&B tunes from Bobby G’s disc jockeys, cash bar featuring Motown martinis and costume contest. Tickets are $30 per person online or at the door. Proceeds benefit the Waterford Foundation.

LIVE MUSIC: LIVE WIRE AC/DC EXPERIENCE Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m.; Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyhotheater.com Experience the ultimate tribute to one of the world’s greatest rock bands. Live Wire captures the essence and electricity of AC/DC at their best. Tickets are $20 in advance.

BENEFIT to Launch Summer Music Festival The team behind last year’s Loudoun Live concert is returning this summer with another rocking benefit. Ara Bagdasarian, the CEO of Omnilert, and Amy Bobchek, the sales director at Comcast Spotlight, have launched BENEFIT—Bands Empowering Nonprofits with Engagement and Fundraising Improving Tomorrow. Its mission is to raise funds and awareness for social service nonprofit organizations through music. The coalition is planning its maiden event for late this summer, an allday music festival called BENEFIT

Loudoun. This event follows the success of Loudoun Live, a music festival Bagdasarian and Bobchek executed last year for the United Way of the National Capital Area, which recently was named Volunteer Project of The Year by Loudoun Cares. BENEFIT will be a component fund of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. Nonprofits will be able to apply for grants from proceeds raised by BENEFIT Loudoun. More details on BENEFIT Loudoun will be announced in June. Find out more at benefit.live.

LIVE MUSIC: RICKY J AND FAST EDDIE

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Saturday, May 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Jack’s Run Brewing Company, 108 N. 21st St., Purcellville. Details: jacksrunbrewing.com

Get your groove on with Non-Fiction’s tribute to ’90s rock superstars The Black Crowes. No cover.

Acoustic blues from two local favorites. No cover.

Saturday, May 13, 8:30 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg.

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<< FROM 30 Hackett has the wood processed at a sawmill specializing in natural edged slabs, then works his craft—planing, scraping, sanding and finishing. And a big part of the craft is figuring out how the wood wants to express itself. “I have to find the best wood, find what’s going to work, come up with a design and figure out how I’m going to work it.” Hackett said. “Sometimes I’ll come up with what I want to do really fast and sometimes I stare at a piece on the wall for months.” Hackett, who grew up in Yorktown, went into the woodworking trade after high school, working for a series of cabinetmakers and honing his own craft. Hackett’s wife Katie, an Arlington native, brought him to Northern Virginia, but the DC area wasn’t Hackett’s cup of tea, until the couple found the perfect spot in western Loudoun in a picturesque spot surrounded by trees. And while Hackett often sources from outside suppliers, plenty of his raw materials come from friends and neighbors who think of him when they have a tree that needs to be cut down. Last week, Hackett received a stack of gorgeous honey locust from a neighbor’s property. And when a beloved silver maple (affectionately nicknamed Steve) at Hackett’s children’s school in Hillsboro had to come down last year, Hackett turned a slab into a handcrafted coffee table for the school’s annual auction fundraiser (a grandparent bought the table and donated it to the

10 a.m., walk begins; Park View High School, 400 W. Laurel Ave., Sterling. Details: walklikemadd. org/sterling Mothers Against Drunk Driving hosts their annual fundraising walk. The day includes music from News for Tomorrow and Musicians Inc. and a silent auction. Registration fee is $25 for adults, $20 for youth ages 5 to 18.

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Nathan Hackett, at his shop near Taylorstown, is building a reputation his in-demand live-edge wood furniture.

school). Hackett takes inspiration from George Nakashima, the noted architect and furniture designer who brought the natural edge/natural grain furniture to popularity in the middle of the last century. “[Nakashima] said the tree isn’t dying,” Hackett said. “You’re giving it new life that’s going to last forever.” Hackett’s new workshop is still ramping up, and he hasn’t signed up for the upcoming studio tour or artisan trail at this point. But word of mouth orders are flowing, and Hackett’s accessories like handmade cheese boards and wooden grill scrapers available at local farm stores help spread the word. And like his friend John Bestwick, he’s doing what he loves in a home stu-

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dio that allows him to spend time with his young family while continuously learning and improving his craft. “I think people are getting back to the roots a little bit,” Hackett said. “People have always done it and we’re just continuing on. I’m lucky enough to be able to do it here.” For information on Jumbo Bottom Barrel Works, go to jumbobottom.com. To check out Nathan Hackett’s designs, go to hackettwoodworking.com. For details on the Artisan Center of Virginia’s new Loudoun County Artisan Trail, go to artisanscenterofvirginia.org.

Saturday, May 13, 2-5 p.m.; Aldie Mill, 39401 John Mosby Highway, Aldie. Details: novaparks.com Artist Cynthia McGranahan guides participants through their own paintings of historic Aldie Mill. $48 fee includes all materials, wine and appetizers.

MARSHALL CENTER TALK: THE HOME FRONT IN WORLD WAR II Tuesday, May 16, 7 p.m.; George C. Marshall International Center, 312 E. Market St., Leesburg. Details: georgecmarshall.org Rationing, scrap drives, Rosie The Riveter and beyond: Dr. Sandra O’Connell, co-author of “An American Family in World War II” discusses life on the home front. Tickets are $20. Advance registration is required.

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from the transfer of the property for potential development or wetlands mitigation credits, which can be used by purchasers to compensate for the impact of lost wetlands on other locations. Persimmon Lane must then pay a portion of those proceeds to EPA and Virginia to cover cleanup costs. The EPA is drafting a report on options for remediation at the site, expected out in fall or winter. From there, it will pick a preferred option and present it for public input. “The bottom line is, we won’t know the scope of the options or the potential costs of the options until the feasibility study is complete,” said Alan Brewer, assistant director of the Loudoun Department of General Services. The state and federal governments will be reimbursed on a sliding scale based on the sale price of the land. If it sells for less than $156,122, all the proceeds go to the state. If the price is between that and $3 million, 30 percent goes to Persimmon Lane, 52.5 percent to the EPA, and 17.5 percent to the state. The 150-acre parcel is currently assessed at $13,600 in county land records.

<< FROM 1 residents.” The landfill’s original owners, Smith and Moran, have since passed away. Moran died in 1987, and Smith in 2008. In both cases, their heirs would not accept responsibility for the landfill until the claims against it were settled, and its ownership remained uncertain. In 2012, the Philip Smith Estate and the Smith Trust settled with the EPA, making a cash payment to avoid being sued or any paying further costs. In 2015, the Estate of Sarah Moran, Albert Moran’s widow, and Moran’s beneficiaries, formed Persimmon Lane LLC, a limited liability company, which now owns the landfill property. The United States’ Attorneys Office, on behalf of the EPA, looked into the finances of Persimmon Lane and of Moran’s estate and found they had limited ability to cover the cost of cleanup. Persimmon Lane has now reached a settlement with the EPA, filed in federal court in Richmond and announced May 3, to help fund the cleanup of the site. Persimmon Lane must make good faith efforts to generate proceeds

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Clifton Thomas Walker

of Lovettsville, Virginia passed peacefully into eternal life on April 25, 2017 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Virginia surrounded by his family and exceptional caregivers. Born in Granville County, North Carolina on May 10, 1922, he was the son of Will Lee and Annie Mathews Walker. Cliff graduated from Stovall High School. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During Cliff ’s 20 years in the Marine Corps he served our country in Northern Ireland, Guam, Okinawa, Headquarters in Washington, DC, and his favorite position at the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Cliff was very proud to have been a member of the Marine Corps Pistol Team and competed in matches around the world. He obtained the rank of Distinguished Pistol Shot after winning the Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals in record time. After retiring from the Marine Corps in 1961, he worked for DECO Electronics, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr, in Leesburg. He also worked for his father-in-law, William Painter, at the Painter Lumber Company in Lovettsville. From 1985 to 1998 he was proud to manage the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Department Office of Property and Evidence. Never one to completely retire, Cliff filled his time on home projects, creating beautiful woodworking pieces, and volunteering in his community. Cliff joined the Masonic Lodge while stationed in Beirut, transferred to the Adoniram Lodge in North Carolina and remained a lifetime member. He was proud of the good work they’ve done at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford. Cliff was also a member and past President of the Lovettsville Lions Club. In addition, he served on both the Lovettsville Planning Commission and the Lovettsville Town Council. Cliff became a member of the Lovettsville Rescue Squad after attending the first Red Cross First Aid class in 1966. He received the second Rescueman of the Year award in 1971 and the Most Dedicated Member of the Year award in 1980. Cliff served as Treasurer of the Lovettsville Fire & Rescue Company for nearly 40 years and remained an Administrative Member until the end. Cliff is remembered for his friendliness, compassion, and sense of humor. Some of his favorite quotes were, “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind” and “I was alright, but I got over it.” He said his greatest accomplishments were to provide for his daughters to graduate from James Madison University and to serve his community in the Town

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people suffering from Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses by offering support and disseminating information that helps patients, families, healthcare workers and the community at large learn more about the diseases. Among the elected leaders attending the race and pledging to continue their efforts to raise awareness and improve treatment of the disease were U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10), state Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13) and Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge). Jeffrey Vetrano, 44, of Falls Church, won the 10K race, finishing with a time of 39:50. Joey Lewis, 36, of Ashburn, was the top female finisher, posting a time of 50:18. In the 5K, it was 15-year-old Tysen Gotschi—the son of the race founders—who crossed the finish line first, with a time of 18 minutes flat. Allison Rice, 17, was the top female finisher with a time of 20:59.

Although the number of alarming headlines regarding the spread of Lyme disease may have tapered off in recent years, the epidemic rate of infection has not. Loudoun continues to be Virginia’s hotspot for the debilitating tick-borne ailment. Sunday morning in Brambleton, dozens of community organizations and hundreds of runners gathered for the seventh annual Loudoun Lyme Race, which features a 10K, 5K and 1K fun run. It’s the county’s largest event to raise awareness of the disease and to raise money to promote prevention and treatment. Steve Gotschi, the owner of DryHome Roofing and Siding in Sterling, is the force behind the event. He launched the program after seeing his wife, Reagan, combat Lyme disease and the impact it had on his family. The event benefits the National Capital Lyme Disease Association, which works to improve the quality of life for

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More than 1,000 runners participated in the 2017 Loudoun Lyme 10K, 5K and 1K on Sunday in Brambleton.

May 11 – 17, 2017

William Thomas Lickey, Sr.

Tommy was born July 1, 1937 on the Hatcher Farm in Hamilton, Virginia, fourth of the thirteen children of James Foster Lickey and Myrtle Embrey Lickey. He married Shirley Mae Spence in 1954 and divorced in 1961. They had two children, Billy and Brenda Mae. In 1990, he married Janet Alberts Wyatt and adopted her children, Cheryl and Bill, and subsequently divorced in 1997. After serving in the Army from 1962-1964, he worked as a tree trimmer and delivered propane gas for Supertane Gas Co., was a superintendent for Virginia Trap Rock and then owned Lickey Trucking from 1974 to 1991. He was currently employed by The Body Works of Virginia. Tommy was predeceased by his parents, James Foster Lickey and Myrtle Embrey Lickey and by brothers Russell Lickey, Arthur Lickey, Frank Lickey, and Stanley Lickey and by sisters Rose Robert, Libby Hamilton and Mary Katherine Cummings. He is survived by his sons William T. Lickey Jr. (Debbie) of Leesburg and William T. Wyatt of Piedmont, CA and his daughters Brenda Ballenger (Gary) of Chantilly and Cheryl Fletcher of Manassas. He is also survived by brothers Lee Lickey (Mary Esther) of Ashburn, Ralph Lickey (Jane) of Manassas and John Lickey (Connie) of Lovettsville and sisters Pat Kent (Bobby) of Leesburg and Mildred Lickey of Berryville. In addition, he is survived by grandchildren Kristen Stanford (Chris) of Nashville TN, Torie Skinner (Derrick) of Hamilton, Amanda West of Aldie, Brittney Ballenger (K.C.) of Chantilly and Kasey Sheaffer of Charles Town WV and great-grandchildren Aiden Stanford, Isla Stanford, Kenley Skinner, Ryland Skinner, Caleb West, Cameryn West and Kendrick Sheaffer as well as by an abundance of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins and many, many friends. Visitation was held at Hall Funeral Home in Purcellville, VA on Tuesday, May 9, with services on Wednesday, May 10. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Hamilton, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Loudoun County Rescue Squad or to the charity of your choice. Please visit hallfh.com to express online condolences to the family.

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Government and the Fire & Rescue Department, where he ran calls for nearly 35 years. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers Charlie, Robert and Edward. He is survived by his wife Elaine, daughters Debbie, Linda and Carol, his grandson Brandon and many wonderful nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews. A private burial with military honors was held on May 10, 2017 at 12 noon on what would have been his 95th birthday. A memorial service, officiated by Rev. Roland England and Rev. Andreas Armstrong, will be held on May 21, 2017 at St. James United Church of Christ at 2pmfollowed by a reception at the Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue building. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester or the Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company. Please share condolences with the family at LoudounFuneralChapel.com.

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departed this life on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Stanley Mae Dennis and six Children Mickel (Jennifer), Irene, Perry (Kim), Gary (Saundra), Vina (Kenny), Ernest III (Anya); 18 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services were held on Thursday May 4, 2017 with viewing at Woodlawn Faith United Methodist Church, 7010 Harrison Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306 Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park Cemetery, Fairfax Va. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville, Virginia

Union Cemetery. At the family’s request, flowers are welcome, or those who wish to make a donation are welcome to make a donation to the family to help defray the final expenses. The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation for the wonderful care Pam received at the Adler Center in her final days. Please share condolences with the family www.LoudounFuneralChapel. com

M’Balia Kamara-Thulla, 62

departed this life on Wed. April 25, 2017. She is survived by her husband Raymond Thulla and six Children: Yussiff Thulla,

Ibrahim Sorie Thulla, Mohammed Kabia, Maseray Barrie, Isatu Kabia and Salimatu Sesay and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Services were held on Saturday May 6, 2017 at Lincolnia United Methodist Church, 6335 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, VA 22312 Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park Cemetery, Fairfax Va. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service of Purcellville, Virginia

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Yard Sale Historic Waterford Community Yard Sale! Saturday May 20th 8am-2pm (Rain Date: Sunday May 21st)

Antique & Vintage Clocks, Mirrors, Furniture: Desk, Queen & Full-size Bed Frames, Hanging Wall Cupboard, Cedar Hope Chest, Early Blanket Chest, Doughbox, Tables, Chairs; Bicycles: Wooden Door w Screen & Storm Door; Landscape, Still Life, Portrait Paintings; Decorative Accessories; Kayak; Pewter Chandelier; Textiles; Clothing; Throw Pillows; Books; DVDs,; CDs; Vintage Dishware and Tools; Old Dolls; Early Glassware; Hurricane & Other Lamps; Child’s Car & Booster Seats; Travel/Steam Irons; Kitchenware; Collectibles; Auto Parts; Push Lawn Mower; Cement Lawn Ornaments; lots more! Look for balloons! More information at www.waterfordconnection/yardsale

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Mrs. Pamela Jean Webb Escalante, 33, of Manassas, formerly of Leesburg,

and Reston, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017. One of seven children, Pamela was born on June 18, 1983 in Falls Church, VA. A daughter of the late Terry D. Webb, Sr., and Mrs. Juanita Chapman Webb of Reston, VA. As a little girl, Pam grew up on Main Street in Fairfax, moving to Herndon after her Dad’s passing in 1995. =Pam’s years of battling cancer were courageous. She never gave up the fight, and will live on in the hearts and minds of all us that new and loved her. She was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, Mom, Aunt, Niece, Cousin and friend. In addition to her Mom, Pam leaves her beloved husband of twelve years, Rene Escalante Avelar of Manassas, VA, 5 beautiful children, Alyssa Marie Alvarado, Elizabeth Giselle Escalante, Rene Escalante, Jr., Nikolas deJesus Escalante, Domonic Alexander Escalante; Her siblings, Belinda (Al) Meave of Palm Coast FL, Tracey (Juan) Aganaga of TX, Terry (Kathy)D. Webb, Jr. of Leesburg, VA, Shannon Webb of Reston, VA, Billy (Larissa)Webb and Mike Webb all of Reston, VA; very special nieces, and nephews, Jackie, Robert, Victoria, Sage, Kiara, Kalen, Matthew, Meghan, Morgan, Stephanie, Alex, Kristina, David and Jordan. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 4 to 8 pm, at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA 20175. Funeral services will begin at 2 pm on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 2 pm, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Lovettsville

Fountains of Living Water

(Non-denomination, Full Gospel)

Meeting at: Sterling Middle School 201 W. Holly Ave. Sterling,VA 20164 Sunday 10:15am www.fountainsoflivingwater.org (703) 433-1481 “Whoever believes in me (Jesus)... streams of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:38

Faithful Men in concert

Saturday, May 13, 2017 4:00 p.m. at the new building of the Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands 20340 James Monroe Highway Leesburg, Virginia Admission: Free (a free-will offering will be collected) All donations support the Church of Our Saviour Building Fund Please bring a dish for a potluck meal after the concert All are welcome faithfulmenvirginia.com

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dred-million-dollar data center or the pursuit of a Fortune 500 headquarters, the coming week will put the spotlight squarely on the backbone of Loudoun’s economy. This year’s Small Business Week events showcase the full breadth of entrepreneurship in our backyard. The weeklong celebration offers the public a chance to better understand the work that goes on behind the brick and glass of the office buildings they pass by every day, the challenges facing farmers adapting to the opportunities afforded by 21st century agriculture, and the importance of cutting-edge innovation. Equally important is for members of the business community to take time out from their day-to-day responsi-

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Editor: In previous weeks, I’ve seen much discussion here on further development in Loudoun, specifically in the transition area around Aldie. Recurring talking points are the “Visions and Goals” laid out by the Stakeholders Committee, a set of objectives that don’t really point out what’s broken. I’ve been a resident or denizen of this area my entire life and some of the most disheartening sights of the past two decades include its modest surrounds getting enveloped in faux stone and pretentious titles. At the forefront is the main objective: Make Loudoun a great place. It implies we’re still getting there, that greatness is measured by the number of coffee houses within walking distance or bulldozers clearing the way for more “stuff.” But what truly made Loudoun great to its natives was humility and unique character. Small businesses and families that have known one another through the generations. As we have become the wealthiest county nationwide in average household income, a place where data centers are quickly supplanting barns and silos, our priorities have shifted from interpersonal connections to becoming the Joneses everyone envies. These efforts are conflicting with another key objective: Bringing people and places together. This can’t happen in a space where new streets outpace maps, where communication doesn’t involve looking up, and where landowners are more concerned with how much money can be made selling their properties to developers than preserving communal integrity. It especially can’t happen when we’re telling people who don’t like the changes here to leave; it is their very bond with this ground that retains them. If we don’t control growth, our future will be overshadowed by the same anonymity found in neighboring urban areas. Living much of my formative years on a farm, I learned about the final objective: Strengthening assets and nurturing people. Those assets are not

programs being offered. There will be no shortage of inspirational stories among the dozens of presentations on tap and it will be hard for participants to walk away without gleaning something valuable from a fresh perspective. The week’s roster of special programs ends with the popular Spring Farm Tour that is a staple of many family’s schedules, but there are many worthwhile events to consider. You can see the complete listing at loudounsmallbiz.org/ calendar/small-business-week. Small Business Week is billed as a celebration, and rightfully so. Loudoun is home to more than 10,000 companies with fewer than 20 employees. Their success is critical to the high quality of life that makes the county a special place to live—and to work.

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found on a balance sheet; they reside within. Following in the footsteps of my grandfather, one of my earliest memories is walking the grounds of Belmont (Country Club) early June. Our gloves weren’t carrying putters or 9 irons, just the impressions of baler twine and the hope of getting the hay up before it rained. Later, we might stop by the local Chevron where he’d chat at the counter with Jeff and I’d get a complimentary soda. Maybe visit the fruit stand next door. We didn’t have much, but were rich in spirit. And with each rural destruction, each new cluster of popsicle-stick signs promising regality and grandeur, I see that spirit dimmed by the cold deception of those who’d have us believe Loudoun’s real value can be monetized. This frenzy to redefine our communities and give people what we didn’t have comes at the grave expense of providing what we did. What we need aren’t ways to make this county great. We need appreciation and fortitude to keep it great. – Charles Smith, Leesburg

Outrage Editor: I am writing to express my outrage at the joyous celebration by the Republicans and the President of the United States (!) for the passage by the House of Representatives of their legislation that will leave millions of Americans unable to afford health insurance, lavish unconscionable tax breaks for the wealthy, and allow states to waive requirements that insurance policies must include people with pre-existing conditions, thus allowing those companies to charge higher premiums. They would also allow the companies to charge the elderly five times more for their insurance than younger people. The Republicans celebration and self-congratulation for dismantling the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee that ordinary Americans could protect themLETTERS >> 42

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4. The need for “affordable” or “workforce” housing is also stressed in the report in a series of tables on “cost burdened households.” It notes that 25.4 percent of owners, and 49.3 percent of renters are cost burdened in Loudoun. However, it shows that every one of the jurisdictions in the Washington Metro area are either slightly less or slightly more “cost burdened” than Loudoun. In short, it is a Metro wide problem and Loudoun should work through the Council of Governments to explore solutions with our neighbors. 5. For years the business sector has pushed for more housing to provide for school teachers and government workers so I was pleasantly surprised to see in the GMU data that 56.6 percent of the jobs are held by residents. This total is up from below 50 percent some 15 years ago, but still has room to grow as several counties are above 60 percent in the Metro region. 6. The breakdown in the percentage of jobs held by county residents by category is even more encouraging: The jobs in leisure and hospitality (73.1 percent), retail trade (69.9 percent), state and local government (69.2 percent), education and health

— Al Van Huyck, Round Hill Editor’s note: While writing as an individual and not as a representative of any group, the writer is a former Loudoun County Planning Commission chairman and a member of the Board of Supervisors-appointed Envision Loudoun Stakeholders Committee.

Last week’s Chamber of Commerce-sponsored discussion on the “State of Housing” continued the drum beat for opening Loudoun for a lot more housing. The business community has every right to advance their private interests. It is the American way. On the other hand, there is a public interest represented by the county’s existing households to be considered. And with literally billions of dollars at stake over the next 20 years we should be in for an exciting debate. So let’s see what the George Mason University “Housing Needs Study” has to say below the headlines. 1. The often quoted 18,000 housing unit “need” above county forecasts is not correct. The GMU Study states that there is a need for 19,000 single-family detached units, and 11,000 single-family attached units or nearly a 50 percent increase over county forecasts. Little noticed is the GMU study predicts that the county’s multi-family (mixed use) projections will have a 12,000-unit shortfall. Hence a net “need” of 18,000 units. 2. Are they suggesting our Silver Line Urban Area with 20,000-plus multifamily units will fail? The citizens of Loudoun support the Silver Line Metro Plan. 3. There is no way the GMU 30,000 single-family detached and attached additional housing units can be accommodated in the Suburban Policy Area or even the Transition Policy Area. If the new Comprehensive Plan comes close to accepting these kinds of growth numbers it will eventually, in five to 10 years, be the end of the Rural Policy Area and rural economy as we know it.

services (64.3 percent) and financial services (63 percent) are locally held. 7. The GMU study starts with the assumption that Loudoun will generate 107,100 jobs over the next 20 years and therefore we will need housing to accommodate the workers. But it does not separate between jobs created to serve the residential population and high value export jobs (data centers, Dulles Airport, corporate headquarters, etc.). Obviously, the more population and housing the more jobs serving that population will be generated. A perfect “self-fulling prophecy” in action. Loudoun’s economic strategy should focus on attracting high value business and industrial jobs and not seeking ever more housing to create jobs serving an ever-expanding population. The GMU Housing Needs Study has not made a convincing case as to why the county should greatly expand its forecasts for housing, or modify its Silver Line Metro Plan, or give up its goal of revitalizing our older neighborhoods in eastern Loudoun, or lower the quality of life of its existing residents all of which will suffer if Loudoun tries to accommodate the housing recommended by the GMU Study. We seem to be meeting the county’s housing needs pretty well under the Board of Supervisors’ current policy and they are keeping our tax rate reasonable as a plus. Let’s not mess it up.

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<< FROM 40 selves from bankruptcy due to medical bills was a ghoulish spectacle broadcast live on network and cable TV. It was a tragic scene, allowing Americans to witness how far a once-proud party has fallen. The Republican Party has been reduced to congratulating each other for ripping away the economic security of hard-working American families and expressing their glee that they will now be exposed to the predations of the health insurance industry—an “accomplishment” done only so President Trump could claim a legislative victory! In other words, the Republican vote was to flatter the political vanity of the Pres-

ident. It’s not as if the legislation that was passed was an improvement over the disastrous American Health Care Act they previously supported. By making coverage for pre-existing conditions, in effect, voluntary, it was actually worse. Lastly, the effects on the healthcare of Americans as a result of the bill they voted for were unknown. In their headlong rush to passage, the Republican Party refused to wait for the Congressional Budget Office to issue the results of its analysis! In effect, they were willing to cast a blind vote, with no idea of what the consequences of the bill would be. Their previous proposal, which was a disaster, would have cost 24 million Americans their protection against

impoverishment due to high medical expenses. One would think the Republicans would have guessed something similar was in store if they voted for the bill. But attending to the President’s vanity prevailed. It was a remarkably irresponsible, and immoral act, and a cause for shame, not celebration. – Randy Ihara, South Riding

Cutting Value Editor: The majority of the council in Purcellville seems intent on cutting taxes without regard for the consequences. We all like to keep as much of our hard-earned money as we can, but we also like to have services which keep us safe and make life easier. I don’t think that what we pay in town taxes is too high compared to the value we get for our money. I like having someone to make sure our trash is collected, our roads are plowed (usually before VDOT clears their roads outside of town) and the streets are well maintained. When I moved to town many summers ago, the town was on water restrictions because of a drought. After that, the council had a dual goal of finding more water sources and encouraging water conservation—they achieved success in both. No water restrictions since. I live near the north side of town and Catoctin Creek runs nearby; my kids played in the stream when we moved here. I like the idea that the town’s sewage processing was upgraded to make the discharge from the treatment plant as clean as possible. I use conservation

methods to keep my water and sewer bill low. I know the police department is expensive, but it serves a vital function. The Loudoun Sheriff ’s Office could take over responsibility for the town, as some on the council have suggested, but could they be as proactive as our town police? I think the reason Purcellville has such a low crime rate is because of the presence of our community police officers. The recent actions of some of the Purcellville Council appears to be an attempt to deconstruct the administrative state in town, something that I don’t think needs to be done. I worked for a year in Purcellville’s Town Hall and in small government for 38 years before that. My observations were that taxpayers in town were and still are getting good value for their money. Many employees handle multiple duties and all are kept very busy. During one of the big snow storms, I saw an administrative assistant from Town Hall driving the plow down my street throughout the day. That job probably wasn’t in her job description. Now the council is dropping out of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission to save the membership fees. For the small sum of money paid to NVRC, our town takes advantage of the same resources as counties 100 times our population. Frankly, our council needs that expertise. Cutting the budget just to save money is foolish if you throw away the value it brings to our town. – Paul McCray, Purcellville

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