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A rare view of the AT&T property on Short Hill Moutain in western Loudoun, as viewed from the air on Tuesday, June 7.

Deadline Looms for Short Hill Project BY RENSS GREENE

f Loudoun supervisors can’t find a legally sound basis for overturning the Planning Commission’s decision to allow a two-story, 160,000-square-foot telecommunications center on top of Short Hill Mountain by June 23, the western Loudoun viewshed may be changed forever.

Once the Planning Commission makes its decision on a commission permit, such as the one submitted for the AT&T facility on Short Hill, the Board of Supervisors has 60 days to act. If it doesn’t overturn the permit, the permit stands automatically. If it does, it has to be ready to defend its decision in court. “When this application became a commission permit, that basically put it on a trajectory to be approved,” said Catoctin

District Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R) at a recent community meeting in the barn at Georges Mill near Lovettsville. He promised an increasingly agitated gathering that “there’s no stone that’s been unturned” as he and County Attorney Leo Rogers try to find a legal basis for overturning the permit—and in the meantime, Higgins says he is pressing AT&T to commit to more mitigation to make the building less visible.

“The issue we’re dealing with right now is two tracks: Either get them to mitigate it or find legitimate reasons within the comprehensive plan to say that these are the reasons we deny it,” Higgins said. The community has taken to that task with alacrity. The commission permit process requires that the application fit the county’s comprehensive plan—which explicitly SHORT HILL PROJECT >> 38

ABC Shoots Down B Chord In Farm Brewery Battle BY RENSS GREENE The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has decided against licensing B Chord Brewing Company, stopping owner Marty Dougherty’s plans for a farm brewery on Foggy Bottom Road near Bluemont.

Neighbors of the would-be brewery have been vehemently opposed to the project since last August, arguing that the operation would bring heavy traffic to their rural roads and disrupt their neighborhood. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agreed with B Chord’s critics that

“the operation of a licensed limited brewery at that location would substantially interfere with the usual quietude and tranquility of a residence or residential area,” overturning a hearing officer’s earlier recommendation to grant the license. “In the present case, the Board can-

not ignore the will of the citizens and residents of the community where the applicant is located,” wrote the board in a decision signed by Chairman Jeffrey L. Painter. B Chord Brewing Company has B CHORD >> 37

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We asked Loudoun’s youngest students from the class of 2028 to offer a few words of wisdom to the Class of 2016. Here’s what they said: “Be safe.” Henry Lentine, 5, rising kindergartener at Frances Hazel Reid

“Don’t quit your job. You’ll need money.” Matthew Kirk, 6 Evergreen Mill Elementary

“Have fun.” Amelia Lansberry, 6 Cool Spring Elementary

“You should get a job, like being a dad.” Finley Brownstein, 6 Sycolin Creek Elementary

“Go to college and have a great education.” Miles Wheeler, 5, Virginia Academy

Sterling Elementary Students Say Farewell to Graduating Seniors BY DANIELLE NADLER

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Danielle Nadler/Loudoun Now Members of Park View High School’s class of 2016 were treated like celebrities when they visited Sterling Elementary School last week.

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“They hear adults say ‘stay in school, study hard, go to college.’ But to see these elementary students who look up to them, that really illustrates how important it is,” Park View Principal Kirk Dolson said. “I don’t think there’s a better way to sear that message in their brains. This brought it all together for them.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

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low your dreams,” she said. “Do what you are passionate about, even if it’s just being a janitor. Because if you’re passionate about it, you’ll be the best janitor ever.” From here, she’s headed to the School of the Arts Institute in Chicago to study film and audio production. The idea for some of Sterling’s youngest students to send off its graduating seniors came from a Sterling Elementary first-grade teacher. She suggested it to Principal Jennifer Meres, who set the event into motion. “I want our elementary kids to know this is going to be them one day,” Meres said. “It’s good for them to see that they can do anything they set their minds to and graduation is the first step to that.” For the high school students, last week’s visit, on one of their last days of high school, marked an important milestone.

It’s never too late to start a new tradition. Park View High School and Sterling Elementary School, both more than 40 years old, launched one just this week when the high school’s 237 graduating seniors, donning royal blue caps and gowns, stopped by the elementary school to be greeted by a wave of cheers. “I feel famous,” one high school senior said as he walked through a crowd of young students, holding hand-made signs scribbled with congratulatory messages. “Way to go, seniors,” one little boy yelled. For many of the seniors, the farewell event had them returning to the building where they first started their school career. Sterling Elementary alumnus José Coreas offered hugs to some of his former teachers, and high-fives to dozens of students in the hallways he once walked daily. “This is pretty great,” he said. After the school year wraps up, the 18-year-old plans to pursue a degree at George Washington University and work in cybersecurity, a path he never would have imagined he’d be on when he was 10 years old. “What I’d tell these kids is keep doing well in school and it will pay off.” Park View senior Adriana Guillen said returning to Sterling Elementary was “like coming full circle.” She also left a few words of advice to the kindergarten through fifth grade students. “It sounds cheesy, but seriously, fol-

Experts join effort to curb teen suicides

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With Growing Teen Suicide Rates, Experts Offer Advice BY DANIELLE NADLER Some of the top professionals from the Loudoun County mental health community gathered at John Champe High School on Monday evening to arm parents and students with the know-how to prevent another life lost to suicide. The town hall meeting was organized in response to the growing number of suicides among Loudoun County’s public school teens. Four students have killed themselves this school year, a worrisome increase in a county that typically loses one student to suicide every other year. “We’ve had a lot of stuff that we’ve been dealing with in our own community, both in Loudoun and Fairfax— that’s why we’re here,” Susan McCormick, a marriage and family therapist and founder of The Wellness Connection, told an audience of about 150 on Monday. “Here’s the one thing I want all kids to know about suicide: Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” McCormick and several others who spoke stressed a common theme during the two-hour meeting: suicidal thoughts are common, and people should talk about it. Jeff Jackson, a licensed marriage and family therapist and assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Department of Human Development, said not discussing suicide, severe depression or other mental health disorders com-

pounds the problem. “Most of you in this room have probably felt suicidal at some point, but because of social stigma we don’t talk about it. So when people think about suicide they feel alone,” he said. Both the therapists encouraged parents to not brush off comments from their kids that indicate they are considering ending their lives. “If you hear anyone talk about suicide, take that seriously,” Jackson said. “Talking about it won’t put the idea in their brain,” McCormick added, and she encouraged parents to ask their children about their concerns and take the time to listen. When the concern arises, she said parents should get professional help immediately, whether by calling 911 or the suicide hotline, 800-273-TALK. Then, to seek ongoing help from a counselor or therapist. Jackson noted that people who have meaningful relationships and strong cultural or religious ties are much less likely to attempt suicide. “One of the best things you can do as a parent is to stay connected to your children,” he said. Suzie Bartel, who formed The Ryan Bartel Foundation in response to her son’s decision to take his own life, told the group that it’s important to get youth involved in the effort to curb suicide. She shared the strides students have made at Woodgrove High School, where her son Ryan was a senior, and she encouraged parents, students and

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Jeff Jackson, a licensed marriage and family therapist, was one of several mental health professionals who spoke during Monday’s town hall meeting.

teachers at schools throughout the county to launch their own initiative. With the help of Bartel and school counselors, the students formed the We’re All Human club and held a walk and assembly that prompted classmates to share their struggles with depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses. “The students were invested in coming up with solutions—that makes all the difference,” she said. “They them-

selves encourage a social change of behavior, and all of the sudden the rest of the student body sits up and pays attention. … What we’ve started at Woodgrove is something we can spread across the entire county.” Loudoun Youth, Inc. organized the meeting and plans to host similar events to raise awareness about suicide and mental illness. Contact the organization at info@loudounyouth.org. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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The team of Braulio M. Castillo’s defense attorneys in his first-degree murder trial opened their case Tuesday with a statement from a forensic pathologist who believes the Ashburn man’s estranged wife hanged herself. Castillo is accused of killing his wife, Michelle, on March 19, 2014. Michelle Castillo Castillo was 43 and a mother of five children. Michelle’s body was found hanging in a basement bathroom in her Belmont Station home. Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office investigators say Castillo entered her home, killed Michelle during a struggle in her bedroom while their children slept in rooms down the hall and then staged a scene to make it appear she hanged herself in a basement bathroom. The defense’s expert witness, Dr. Anny Sauvageau, a former chief medical examiner in Alberta, Canada, testified that the bruises and abrasions on Michelle’s body are consistent with other hanging victims she’s studied. She said the markings on Michelle’s neck, cheek and right arm appear as though she hanged herself with an extension chord, and then hit the shower wall. She said the bruise on her cheek was most likely caused by the chord’s

plug hitting her in the face. Speaking to the marks around Michelle’s neck, Sauvageau said it’s difficult, even impossible, for a person to strangle or smother a victim and then try to make it look like a hanging because the marks would be different. “It’s virtually impossible that you’re lucky enough that the body will naturally hang and leave the same ligature marks,” she said. In taking questions from Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Alejandra Rueda, Sauvageau said that there were additional markings on Michelle’s neck that she believed were not caused by a hanging. She said those were likely caused after her death by investigators or a medical examiner. Rueda suggested they could have also been caused immediately after her death by Castillo, when he was moving her body. But Sauvageau said she believes they were caused later because of the yellowish tint of the bruises. Rueda asked Sauvageau how much she was being paid to testify in the case, to which she answered slightly more than $20,000. Sauvageau’s statements contradict testimony from the prosecution’s expert witness, Constance DiAngelo, an assistant chief medical examiner for Northern Virginia who examined Michelle’s body in March 2014. During the trial’s first week, she said the markings on Michelle’s body indicate she was killed by strangulation and suffocation. The jury trial is scheduled through Friday. If convicted, Castillo faces 20 years to life in prison.

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What Good is an Indoor Sports Center? Round Rock Texas Sees Benefits BY RENSS GREENE

ne Loudoun’s recently announced proposal to give the county government an 80,000-square-foot indoor sports center has its critics. The developer behind One Loudoun, Miller & Smith, wants to hand the county the keys to a ready-to-use indoors sports center instead of paying more than $13 million in cash proffers for county capital expenses. In exchange, it would be granted rezoning to build 685 apartment units, 40 townhouses, and a mini warehouse self-storage facility on its 358-acre property. Cooley LLP attorney Colleen Gillis, who represents One Loudoun, said the developer envisions the sports center operating like a business and paying for itself. But some Loudouners think the county would be better off with money for new infrastructure and service that would be needed to support the additional housing, and Planning Commissioner Eugene Scheel (Catoctin) wondered aloud during a recent a public hearing whether the sports center could be profitable in county hands. Gillis compares One Loudoun’s proposal to a similarly-sized venue in Round Rock, TX, the Round Rock Sports Center, which opened in 2014. That facility, according to General Manager Chad McKenzie, falls short of paying for itself. Unlike One Loudoun’s proposal, the city pays debt service on the Round Rock Sports Center, since the city went to the bond market to finance construction of the sports center. But even separating out debt service, McKenzie said the sports center falls $150,000 to $200,000 short of paying for about $1.3 million in annual operating costs with revenues from court rentals, concessions, and fees. “Facilities like this, the reason why there’s not a ton of them all over the place, is simply because they don’t pay for themselves,” McKenzie said. It can be done, he said, but only with some tradeoffs: “Could we make it happen?

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Absolutely. I don’t think we’d have the number of staff we have. We’d have to make some changes in how we maintain it.” McKenzie explained that, although the facility may stay busy on weekends and evenings, it has to be maintained 24 hours a day. The gym, for example, has to be temperature-and humidity-controlled at all times, or the million-dollar floor can warp. “You can make money on these things from 5:30 to 9:30 at night during the school year, and on the weekends, but you have to air condition it at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m.,” McKenzie said. Private investors sometimes run indoor sports centers, he said, but smaller and less well-maintained: “Can you run these? Sure. There’s private investors that do this stuff all the time that build these. They may not be as nice or be as focused on maintaining it as we are.” But Round Rock loves its sports center nonetheless. “If you really want to know what it does for the city, you go to the restaurants and the malls and places like that on the weekends, and you see a lot of little uniforms running around,” said Round Rock Mayor Alan McGraw. “That’s essentially what it’s done for the community. It’s an economic development tool.”

Round Rock has billed itself as the “sports capital of Texas,” and McGraw said that was working out great for the city. “It was hugely successful, because sports tourism is an almost a recession-proof economy,” McGraw said. “Because regardless of what’s going on, people are still going to go traveling with their kids.” But the city, in McGraw’s words, “realized we’re just completely leaving a whole bunch of cards and dollars on the table” by not having a facility for indoor sports like volleyball or basketball. To build the indoor sports center Round Rock’s voters approved an additional 2 percent hotel/motel tax, which is still in place, to build the $14.5 million complex. That tax now helps fund the gap in the facility’s budget. The Round Rock Sports Center gives preferential booking on weekends to out-of-town events and tournaments to bring in more tourism dollars. “When you bring 12-year-old kids and the whole family and they’re staying for the weekend, they’re out shopping and they’re out eating,” McGraw said. “They’re doing exactly what small businesses want them to do.” Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the CVB estimates the center brought in more than 15,000 participants and roughly $4.7 million in direct spending in 2015. “I can tell you, without having an actual tracking mechanism attached to each person, that you do see them out in their uniforms,” Yawn said. “They’re shopping, they’re eating, they’re going to the attractions.” Best of all, McGraw said, it’s “pure tourism”—Round Rock Sport Center’s visitors buy hotel rooms, go shopping, and leave without putting much additional burden on police, firefighters, or public services. Businesses reach out to teams in advance to lure players and their families in with special deals or sponsorships. rgreene@loudounnow.com

What will be the main goals of the Board of Supervisors during its term? That’s the topic of a retraction planning session planned for June 24 at George Washington University’s Virginia campus. The board has hired a facilitator to lead the discussion. Last month, the consultant, Christine Becker, interviewed all nine board members to gauge their priorities and areas of concern. According to a staff report, one thing that emerged from those talks was a shared vision for the future of Loudoun, including a “robust” urban Metro corridor, a suburban area with revitalization of the older neighborhoods and a still-rural western Loudoun, albeit with better broadband coverage. Areas of concern were identified by supervisors include preserving the character of the county as it continues to grow, being “thoughtful, strategic, and proactive” in planning for the future, particularly in relation to infrastructure needed to support sustained residential growth, ensuring the Silver Line corridor provides economic, financial, and quality of life benefits to the County; and maintaining standards of fiscal responsibility. The first-term retreat is a board tradition that dates back to the 1990s. The session typically results in a list of project priorities the board will undertake during its time in office. This year’s retreat is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at GMU’s Discovery Hall building.

Gun Resolution Sparks Flap The Loudoun County Republican Committee on Monday objected to a proposed Board of Supervisors’ resolution recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Day, but County Chairman Phyllis J. Randall said she addressed the concerns over the weekend. “Our Loudoun Board of Supervisors should not be approving resolutions that threaten the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment that was drafted by our Founders and included in the Bill of Rights,” the LCRC wrote in a press release. The draft resolution, as written, would be presented to the Loudoun chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. The LCRC press release includes a suggested message for supervisors from the Virginia Citizens Defense BRIEFS >> 7

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Plans to build the Northern Collector Road along Rt. 7 north of Purcellville both advanced and stalled this week. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took up the recommendation of its Transportation/Land Use Committee on the issue. The road has long appeared on county planning maps but recently there has been a push by residents opposing nearby development to erase it. Supervisors didn’t agree to do that, but they did endorse a new alignment—one that aligns closely with the highway and away from existing homes. They also agreed that no work to build the road should occur before the planned Rt. 7/Rt. 690 interchange is built, Even after that happens, the road plan should be evaluated once more, according to the board’s resolution.

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Filing Deadline Nearing; Nine Vying for Council Seats The deadline to file to run in November’s general elections is next week, and already several candidates have submitted all the paperwork required for their names to be placed on the ballot. Leesburg voters will elect three council members and a mayor. Loudoun County General Registrar Judy Brown confirmed Monday that Town Council incumbents Tom Dunn and Katie Hammler have submitted all the necessary paperwork to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot. Council challengers Ron Campbell, John Hilton and Gwen Pangle have also submitted all their paperwork. Announced chal-

lenger Evan Macbeth has submitted some of the paperwork, but has not yet met all the requirements. In the mayor’s race, incumbent Mayor David Butler has submitted all his paperwork. The two challengers vying for the mayor’s seat have as well—current Vice Mayor Kelly Burk, whose council term is not up until 2018, and former Town Council member Kevin Wright. Those who have paperwork still to file have until 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, Brown said. The terms of Butler, Hammler, Dunn and Bruce Gemmill expire Dec. 31. Gemmill, who was appointed to a council seat earlier this year, has said he will not run.

Museum Annual Meeting June 17 The Loudoun Museum Board of Trustees has scheduled the annual meeting of its members for Friday June 17, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include the election of trustees and nominating committee members for terms commencing July 1. The event will take place at 16 Loudoun Street, SW. The evening’s events will also include a special presentation of the Lucas-Heaton interactive digital exhibit. For more information, contact the Loudoun Museum at 703-777-7427 or info@loudounmuseum.org.

Board Advances Strategy to Negate Proffer Limits station.” The staff ’s proposal is to create small area plans that would link the county’s entire suburban area to the Metro growth areas. It would take three to four months to complete that work, according to the report. Under that concept, the county government could continue to use its existing proffer policies in the fastest growing areas of Loudoun. Millions of dollars are at stake. During the past three fiscal years, Loudoun collected more than $107 million in cash proffers from developers as part of the rezoning process. It spent more than $110 million in collected proffer money during the same period, including $52 million this year. Cash proffers are prohibited under the new law, except for transportation, schools, public safety and parks when their need can be directly linked to the development being rezoned. Money cannot be collected for facilities like animal shelters, libraries and recycling centers. In addition to limiting cash proffers, the staff members say the new law opens the county up to significant legal liability, making it easier for developers to file—and win—lawsuits if proffers are deemed unreasonable or a rezoning application is denied. Operating under those rules in the county’s suburban area would represent a “high risk” for the county, the staff report states. The government likely would hire a special third-party consultant to evaluate the “reasonableness” of each proffer before a rezoning is approved. nstyer@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun Woman Drowns in Shenandoah River According to the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office, a Purcellville woman drowned in a tubing accident on the Shenandoah River near Harpers Ferry on Monday evening. Five other family members were rescued. The body of Katrina Anne Meeks, 40, was recovered from the river shortly before 9 p.m.

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett last week sentenced Malcolm Xavier Green, 24, of Temple Hills, MD, to 154 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to bank robbery conspiracy, bank robbery, armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in relation to a bank robbery. Green also was ordered to pay $10,593 in restitution. According to his plea agreement, Green and co-defendant Andrew Walker, 23, robbed three banks in Maryland and one bank in Loudoun County last year. They robbed the BB&T Bank in Camp Springs, MD, on July 1, 2015. Twelve days later, they robbed an Essex Bank in Baltimore. On July 17, they struck the BB&T Bank in Millington, MD. On July 24, 2015, Green and Walker entered the BB&T Bank in Lovettsville. Green brandished a gun and gave the teller a note demanding money and no dye packs. The teller provided money and the defendants left. The total amount that the defendants stole from the banks was in excess of $10,590. Investigators identified the defendants through fingerprints on a robbery

note, law enforcement databases and surveillance footage. They were arrested on August 3, 2015. Walker also pleaded guilty to his participation in the conspiracy and is scheduled to be sentenced July 21.

Deputy Administers Narcan in Suspected Overdose A Loudoun County deputy administered an opiate overdose antidote to revive a man found unconscious in a vehicle last week. Deputies were called to the scene in the 1500 block of Hillsboro Road north of Purcellville about 2 p.m. May 31. According to the Sheriff ’s Office report, the first arriving deputy assessed the situation as a likely heroin overdose. He administered Narcan to the patient. The man was revived and transported to a hospital for treatment. The case remains under investigation. Loudoun deputies are carrying the treatment drug as part of a new LCSO initiative to combat the wave of overdoses.

Was a War Criminal Working Dulles Security? A CNN report that a Somalian immigrant accused in a civil lawsuit of committing war crimes is working as a security officer at Dulles Airport has raised concerns. Yusuf Abdi Ali is described as as commander in the army of Mohamed Siad Barre, who was president of Somalia from 1969 until 1991. In the lawsuit

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s general manager came to Loudoun to field questions from county supervisors, but the local leaders directed their hardest questions Tuesday night toward Congress. Although more than half of federal employees in Washington, DC, commute on Metro, the federal government contributes only to Metro’s capital budget—nothing to operating expenses. Every other jurisdiction served by Metro, soon to include Loudoun, contributes both operating and capital funding. Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) asked WMATA’s Paul J. Wiedefeld if he’d seen any movement toward federal funding. “I think it’s something we should pursue,” he said. “The federal government used to provide operating dollars to transit agencies around the country. That was stopped several years ago, so obviously it’s a heavy lift, but any option we can get, we should push.” Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) agreed. “It benefits the federal government very directly,” Buona said. Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) asked Wiedefeld for more clarity on funding the system. Letourneau said he would guess the system will face an operational shortfall of upwards of $100 million next year. But Wiedefeld said he doesn’t know exactly what that need will be, and WMATA,

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he C.S. Monroe Technology Center, tucked away on Children’s Center Road off Catoctin Circle in Leesburg, has always been something of a hidden resource. But for Loudoun students interested in pursuing agricultural, forestry, horticultural or veterinary careers, increasingly Monroe’s Loudoun Governor’s Career and Technical Academy provides instruction in biotechnology and horticulture programs that offers a jump start to college and future careers. Instructor Deborah Chaves oversees the Biotechnology Foundations and Applications in Agriculture course. In addition to classroom time, students work in Monroe’s greenhouse labs, sometimes at the Inova Loudoun Medical Campus in Leesburg, and participate in outdoor and off-site work projects. They also take part in competitions at the local, state and national level, including the Loudoun County Regional Science Fair. The Environmental Plant Sciences course, also a one-year program guided by Chaves, introduces students to career opportunities in horticulture and provides a well-rounded background in a variety of plant production. The students gain firsthand knowledge of plants by raising them in greenhouses at the school, and also attend lectures at Northern Virginia Community College, engage in a variety of field events and outdoor labs, and related field trips. Seventeen-year-old Loudoun Valley

High School senior Abby Hemby is enthusiastic about the environmental plant science course. “It’s a great program,” she said. “My focus is on plant soil,” she said, noting predictions that by 2050 there will be 9 billion people on earth. “Soil’s pretty important, that’s why I’m interested in sustainable agriculture.” This every-other-day course is pretty rigorous. “It’s challenging but worth it,” she said, noting that her teachers at Loudoun Valley High School are understanding and supportive. She plans to attend the Governor’s School of Agriculture at Virginia Tech in the fall. Abby hopes to pursue a career in agricultural education—maybe at the federal level with USDA, or a state extension office, or “in a school like this,” she said. She’s also interested in exploring the future uses of intelligent machines in agriculture, such as using drones to collect plant data. And what makes Monroe special is that “you’re at school with people who love the same things you do,” she said. Another Environmental Plant Sciences student, Hannah Jeong, a senior at Freedom High School, came to Loudoun with her family from South Korea three years ago. She’s attracted to the laboratory and scientific side of plants. “I have more curiosity about science,” she said, noting she’s eyeing a career on the national or international level, such as with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. Biotechnology students Hunter Almond, a senior at Woodgrove High School; Lauren Munno is a junior at

Heritage High School; and Alexa Knoell, a senior at Tuscarora High School, said they liked the variety of classes offered at Monroe. Hunter noted the freedom and independence given to students. “It’s like a college; it’s what you want to learn— you chose it,” he said. Lauren agreed. “We have the chance to expand our knowledge.” Chaves got high marks from the students for treating them as adults, for setting a professional atmosphere and affording the opportunity for independent research. “We can’t thank her enough, she cares about us individually,” Alexa said. As to their career choices, Hunter wants to work in the farm industry, as a foreman or manager. He already has a paid internship with a landscaping company. Lauren wants to study microbiology and immunology. Her endgoal is to be a lab assistant, to make vaccines and find cures, she said. Alexa intends to transfer to Virginia Tech in the fall from Northern Virginia Community College, to enroll in its animal and poultry science program with the ultimate goal of a veterinary career. The courses at Monroe are funded by a number of donors who support the programs with scholarships, and the twice-yearly plant sales, that feature vegetables and hanging baskets grown by students. Noting the Monroe center has evolved over the years, Alexa said, “If you know what you want to do—come here.” mmorton@loudounnow.com

Broad Run High School freshman Marissa Sumathipala was recently named one of the 16 finalists for the BioGENEius Challenge, an international c omp e t it i on for high school students that recognizes o u t s t a n d i n g Sumathipala research in biotechnology. The Sumathipala family has already made a mark on the competition. Marissa’s brother, Adriel, also a Broad Run High School student, was a BioGENEius finalist in 2014. Marissa will now head to San Francisco to compete in the International BioGENEius Challenge at BIO 2016 to showcase her research on analyzing FOXO transcription factor proteins as a drug target for cardiometabolic disease. Her research found FOXO was a novel, effective drug target for the treatment and prevention of cardiometabolic disease. Marissa will be in the running to win the first place cash prize of $7,500 while in San Francisco.

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among the 125,000 African-American men to serve overseas in a support role during World War II. After the war, Clark’s niece Elaine Thompson said, President Eisenhower credited the Red Ball Express for its role in helping the Allies advance across France, acknowledging the unit’s importance in providing a constant flow of arms and ammunition and other supplies to the troops. After almost two years in service, Clark returned to Purcellville, where he had a number of jobs, including as a neighborhood barber. He was best known to kids as the genial “Mr. Clark” who drove their school bus—a job he held for 25 years.

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Purcellville resident Reggie Simms, who knew Clark well remembered him as “an easy going guy,” recalling his sense of fun and love of going to horse races. He called the timeline from Clark’s birth in 1907, when Theodore Roosevelt was president of the U.S., “mind-boggling.” Thompson remembered him as “an inspiration and a wonderful person,” who shared family stories and a lot of community history. While he was not an official historian, Thompson said, “his oral histories were just fantastic and I recorded as much of it as I could.”

[ TOWN NOTES ] Middleburg Special Election Set to Fill Council Seat The Loudoun County Circuit Court has granted permission for the Town of Middleburg to hold a special council election Nov. 8 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Eric Scheps. Scheps resigned in April because he was moving out of town. Kathy jo Shea was appointed to fill the seat until an election is held. As an incumbent, Shea did not seek re-election in May, but when the town advertised the open position she resigned from her term, which expires June 30, and applied. According to Town Clerk Rhonda North, the council debated whether to hold the interviews in open or closed session, finally opting for closed interviews. The council interviewed one candidate in closed session May 26, before voting in open session to appoint Shea.

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Hillsboro Haags Perform on June 18 The Old Stone School will be the venue for local musicians Troy and Paula Haag, who will perform at 7 p.m. on June 18 on The Gap Stage. The duo will be joined by Max Haag on percussion and Mike Chapman on bass. The band will perform new original songs as well as old classics and a few covers from some favorite artists. An added bonus will be childcare, for an additional charge, that is being made

available through the new Hillsboro Charter Academy. The Haags emphasize a mix of traditional and contemporary music. They released their first full-length album, “The Century,” in 2012. Last April, they released “Migrate,” with 10 new original compositions. Proceeds from the concert will help maintain and improve the Old Stone School. Dinner will be sold by Big Mike’s BBQ, drinks will be sold by the glass, and there will be desserts at intermission. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. To purchase advance tickets go to the Friends of the Old Stone School website at OldStoneSchool.org. The concert is co-sponsored by Friends of the Old Stone School and the Town of Hillsboro.

Round Hill Work continues on Franklin Park trail The town is reporting progress on the long-planned Round Hill to Franklin Park Trail project—with hopes for construction to be underway next spring. The county government’s trail project is being coordinated with the town’s Main Street Enhancement project, which includes the installation of new storm water drainage, curb and cutter, and sidewalks. Currently, the town staff is working to secure easements for the project. “It’s going great,” Town Administrator

Buster Nicholson said, noting the town has signed 15 out of 24 agreements needed. Nicholson said he hopes to issue the construction bid in fall. “If all that’s in the pipeline, we can definitely have a spring start.” The project has been about 15 years in the planning and Nicholson cautioned that construction scheduled will depend in large part on getting the easements in hand, including those needed for the county’s portion of the trail. “We’re already talking to people concerning the easements, and we’re shooting for that same timetable,” said Mark Hoffman, the design program manager at Loudoun’s Office of Capital Construction.

Lovettsville Historical Society lecture features Freemasonry The Lovettsville Historical Society’s next lecture will focus on the history of freemasonry in the town. The presentation, given by Harris McGarrah and titled “Freedom Lodge and the Birth of Freemasonry in Lovettsville” will be on Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. at St. James United Church of Christ, 10 E. Broad Way. McGarrah is a past master and 27year member of Lovettsville’s Freedom Lodge 118. Freemasonry in Lovettsville began 150 years ago, just after the end of the Civil War. At the request of 10 master Masons, the Grand Lodge, An-

cient, Free & Accepted Masons of Virginia issued a dispensation on Sept. 22, 1865 for a Masonic Lodge to be formed in Lovettsville—to be called “Freedom Lodge.” Surprisingly, given that the area was still in disarray at the end of the war, McGarrah said there was enough interest in forming a lodge—and many of the charter members’ names will be familiar to today’s residents. McGarrah will explore the founders’ role in the community, their influence and their actions during the war, as well as detailing the fluctuating fortunes of Freedom Lodge 199 until it closed in 1890. It was re-opened two years later as Freedom Lodge 118. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. For more information, contact Edward Spannaus at 540-8229194, or 703-727-9758.

Co-op market opens June 18 The Lovettsville Co-op will kick off its fifth annual outdoor market on Saturday, June 18, on the green space next to Andy’s Restaurant at 2 S. Church St. in downtown Lovettsville. The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through mid-September. It will feature a wide variety of locally grown and sourced fruits and vegetables, meats including lamb, beef, chicken and sausage, baked goods, coffee, maple syrup, honey and elderberry products. The market also will feature local handmade soaps and handicrafts.

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and Vice Mayor Ken Wine backed that fee, with Councilman Craig Green dissenting on the basis that more information was needed. Simpson and Councilman John Unger were absent. The town then cancelled the public hearing until it could conduct more research. “We need to get more information,” Simpson said this week, noting that with the town’s purchase of the adjacent former firehouse and its parking lot, the town will have access to significantly more parking—possibly up to 40 spaces. Until the town can get more data on what it will cost to install the parking area, the fee decision is premature, Simpson said. “We’ll hold off until the new parking lot is built and divide the cost among the lots.”

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ANOTHER NEW BREW Black Walnut Opens to Enthusiastic Crowd BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ If early indications are anything, Black Walnut Brewery is looking to a bright future in downtown Leesburg. The new brewery held its soft opening at its 210 S. King St. location during First Friday events June 3 and had such an overwhelming response that the brewery has had to close its doors for another three weeks to brew up a new supply for its thirsty customers. “It was very encouraging,” brewer and Black Walnut owner Patrick Wilt said this week of the response. Wilt said the response to the two IPAs on tap was especially strong. In addition to the IPAs, Black Walnut boasts an eclectic mix of brews, from a blonde ale to Hefeweizen to German pilsner malt and Imperial stout, to name but a few. Each brew is named after a dog, as Black Walnut’s owner and Tasting Room Manager Juliana Derosa are an-

imal rescue enthusiasts and dog lovers. The brewery is both a dog- and family-friendly establishment, with canine companions allowed on the back deck and young ones able to enjoy the outdoor space, set among the brewery’s black walnut trees. For Wilt, as with others in Loudoun’s exploding craft beer movement, the opening of his own brewery came after years of dabbling in homebrewing and encouragement by family and friends who were fans of his brews. When the property in the historic district became available, Wilt saw it as an ideal location to open the kind of brewery he wanted, and he’s been renovating both buildings on the property in preparation for the opening. While the quality of the beer is what will keep customers coming back to Black Walnut, both Wilt and Derosa point to its location, and the outdoor space in downtown, as a strength. Wilt notes the growth of other craft brew-

ers within walking distance and thinks it will only help to market downtown Leesburg as a destination for beer lovers. “This is a great location. We are within two to three blocks of a dozen phenomenal restaurants. You can walk two blocks and be at Crooked Run Brewing, three blocks Loudoun Brewing Company; when Black Hoof [Brewing Company] opens that will be two blocks away. This is going to be a great destination location,” he said. “So folks can have dinner at Tuskies or Lightfoot or anywhere else and walk two blocks and relax on our deck and enjoy a couple of beers.” Hopes are to reopen Black Walnut for good within three weeks. Wilt advises the public to check out the company’s Facebook page, Black Walnut Brewery, for information about the reopening. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Pittsburgh Rick’s Closes, But Food Truck Keeps Rolling BY JAN MERCKER Loudoun restaurateur Rick Allison is still cooking. But his namesake restaurant, Pittsburgh Rick’s, is no more—at least for the time being. But if you’re a fan of Allison’s signature Pittsburgh-style sandwiches topped with fries, don’t worry: Pittsburgh Rick’s food truck is still very much alive and rolling. Allison closed the restaurant in late May, citing a lack of parking at its location on East Market Street near the Loudoun County Government Center. A “for rent” sign was posted on the building last week. He opened the restaurant in 2014,

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Cheri Garvin, president and CEO of The Compounding Center in Leesburg, has been nominated for the Professional Compounding Centers of America’s 2016 Evelyn Timmons Advocacy Award. The winner will be announced June 13 Garvin during the 22nd Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill event. Among the criteria for nomination for the top industry award are that a female compounder must have been a PCCA member pharmacist and owner for at least five years, demonstrated commitment in her practice, displayed selfless advocacy on behalf of all compounding pharmacists both locally and nationally, and fostered a successful and growing practice. The award is named in honor of the pioneering pharmacist who promoted hormone replacement therapy for woman and was a long-standing advocate of pharmacy compounding. “Like Evelyn Timmons, Cheri is a passionate, dedicated, tireless and generous advocate of compounding,” said Jay Gill, Pharm D and co-owner/director of business development of The Compounding Center. “We’re thrilled that she’s been nominated for this prominent industry award.” In addition to her more than 20 years of pharmacy experience, Garvin is an active member of the Loudoun CEO Cabinet, American Pharmacist Association, National Compounding Pharmacists Association, Virginia Pharmacist Association, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, and the National Association of Women Business Owners.

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Kent Wilson is surrounded by Loudoun Interfaith Relief staff members as he presents the food pantry’s Executive Director Jennifer Montgomery with a check from General Mills.

General Mills Gives Food Pantry a $20K Surprise The staff at Loudoun Interfaith Relief got the week off to a great start Monday morning with help from General Mills. It was a $20,000 great start. The food pantry was selected as one of 70 organizations nationwide to receive grants as part of General Mill’s 150th anniversary celebration. LIR was selected through a vote by General Mills employees following a nomination by Kent Wilson, a lobby-

ist at the company’s Washington, DC office. A former Ashburn resident, Wilson was a regular Thursday night volunteer at the food pantry, helping to assembly bags of food for some of the 17,000 clients served by the organization in 2015 Wilson said his involvement as one of LIR’s 350 volunteers gave him an upclose look at the hidden need among families in the nation’s wealthiest

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More than 150 people attended Rhinos Without Borders benefit June 5 at Stone Tower Winery near Leesburg. The event raised $90,000 to help the organization move African rhinos to safety in Botswana. The project co-founded by National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, and aims to move 100 rhinos from the reach of poachers. The fundraiser was hosted by the Jouberts, along with Stone Tower Winery founders, Michael and Kristi Huber, co-hosts John Fahey and his wife, Heidi, as well as Jeff and Lauri Zell, JM Zell Partners. A La Carte Catering + Event Design, Tuscarora Mill Restaurant, Lightfoot Restaurant, Cedar Knoll, West End Wine Bar & Pub, Lansdowne Resort and Spa, and Main Event Caterers also contributed. “The Stone Tower Winery event was the most professional and fun rhino fundraiser they have participated in,” Dereck Joubert said. The money raised is enough to move at least two rhinos and donations are still coming. To learn more or to contribute, go to rhinoswithoutborders.com

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Chamber’s Golf Classic Registration Opens Registration is underway for the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Classic. The tournament will be played Aug. 22 on Arnold Palmer’s The Club at Creighton Farms’ course. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Leadership Loudoun program. For more information and registration, go to loudounchamber.org.

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Ten-year-old Collin Overstreet enjoys playing with the chickens at Willowsford Farm Stand in Ashburn. There is plenty of opportunity to buy fresh, local produce and other goods in Loudoun, with 10 local farmers markets, from as far west as Purcellville to as far east as Sterling.

Loudoun’s Markets Produce More Than Good Food BY LESLIE LEE III To catch a glimpse of what makes a farmers market shopping experience different than buying from big box grocery stores, chat with Westmoreland Produce’s Christina Medina. Each weekend, she delivers two varieties of fresh butter lettuce to shoppers at the Leesburg Farmers Market from a farm about two hours south. “These were picked yesterday,” she said during Saturday’s market. “You never know when or where produce in a supermarket was grown.” It’s farmers market season in Loudoun, which means the best of local agriculture is on display and ready for purchase at 10 locations around the county. As the demand for local, fresh produce has grown, so has the number of markets and the markets’ offerings. Once the place to go for fruits, vegetables and meat, now farmers markets sell everything from from kimchi to wine to scented soaps—all produced by small business owners in or near Loudoun County. “In the early days, to be allowed in as a vendor, you

had to sell a farm-based product that you grew yourself. It was hard to get bakeries to be allowed in,” said Chris Hatch, a board member of the Loudoun Valley Homegrown Markets Cooperative. “We have become a little bit more diversified, but we try to stay true to this: Whatever you bring to the market, you’ve got to make it yourself.” Offering a variety of goods seems to be the key to drawing more customers to the co-ops’ five seasonal markets, at One Loudoun, Brambleton, Cascades and two in Leesburg. For example, Leesburg-based Chase Your Tail Bakery—found at the Leesburg and Ashburn markets—offers freshly baked, human-grade pet treats like Pumpkin Nibbles, and Pumpkin Pretzels. In Brambleton, Reston-based Killer Tomato sells woodfired Neapolitan-style pizzas, topped with San Marzano tomatoes. At the Cascades market, the folks from Georges Mill Farm near Lovettsville sell eight varieties of artisanal goat cheese. And not only are the markets’ goods produced closer to home, the vendors are effusive about the quality of the products.

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Virginia Village Shopping Center, Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. (May 6-Oct. 28)

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StoneSprings Hospital parking lot, 24440 Stone Springs Blvd., Sterling Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (April 9-Oct. 8)

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ASHBURN FARMERS MARKET

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“We started our farm with the intention of selling in a farmers market,” said Georges Mill Farm co-owner Molly Kroiz. “Most of us use much more responsible growing practices than the stuff that you would get at the grocery store. It’s just going to be better for you.” “Our specialty is that we are a farm that uses no chemicals,” said Mark Wilkes of Honey Brook Farms in Culpeper. “We don’t use any pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. We don’t use any GMOs, plants, seeds, feeds, or anything. We are beyond organic.” Loudoun’s markets also aim to build relationships among the shoppers, the farmers and the food: dogs are usually welcome, there are special events like farm visits and cooking classes, and kids are encouraged to come and pick out their own vegetables. The Leesburg and Cascades markets accept SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, and families that use them can get a $10 bonus, which can mean up to $30 of credit for fresh food each week. In Ashburn, the Willowsford community is built

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LIVE MUSIC: TEDDY CHIPOURAS Saturday, June 11, 2-5 p.m.; North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Details: northgatevineyard.com The 18-year-old phenom has a devoted local following and a repertoire of original songs that are wise beyond his years. No cover.

BROADLANDS LIVE: PETER HUMPHREY & OASIS BAND Friday, June 10, 6-9:30 p.m.; Hillside Park, 42935 Waxpool Road, Ashburn. Details: broadlandslive.com Reggae and Soca sounds for a fun evening, Caribbean style, at this free concert series.

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Saturday, June 11, 7-9 p.m.; One Loudoun, 20626 Easthampton Plaza, Ashburn. Details: oneloudoun.com Enjoy modern rock with Latin rhythms and some go-go swing at One Loudoun’s main plaza. Bring a chair. No cover.

NIGHTLIFE THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Friday, June 10, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St.; Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com Swedish singer Kristian Matsson is know for his charismatic stage performances and strong vocal/guitar connection, drawing comparisons to Bob Dylan. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of show.

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Design Cabinet Honors Harrison’s ‘Signature’ Vision BY MARGARET MORTON In it 12th year of spotlighting the places and spaces that make the county special, the Loudoun Design Cabinet on Tuesday used its highest award to honor the contributions of a community leader who played a key role in defining community. B. Powell Harrison, the recipient of the third annual Vision in Design Award, died in 2000, after a lifetime working to promote preservation in the county. The award was accepted by his grandson Edmund Rhoads, with congratulations from the Board of Supervisors. Design Cabinet Chairman Alan Hansen said Harrison was remarkable for his vision, leadership and success in historic preservation, conservation and transportation projects in Northern Virginia over 50 years. Hansen said that after returning from World War II, Harrison founded Colonial Leesburg Inc. to preserve the historic buildings in downtown Leesburg. He was instrumental in the establishment of Oatlands Plantation as a National Trust property with a local board, also fought to save Gen. George C. Marshall’s Leesburg home, Dodona Manor, from development. He also was a founder of the Piedmont Environmental Council, and led planning trips to England to teach county leaders about the value of countryside preservation. In the transportation area, Harrison was instrumental in the widening of Rt. 28 from a two-lane road and founded the Bypass Alternatives Review Committee that pushed for a western transportation corridor through Northern Virginia, believing it essential for relieving traffic on the Capital Beltway and to preserve Rt. 15 as a historic scenic byway. Other winners in the 2016 Signatures of Loudoun awards for design excellence were: • Legends—Ida Lee Recreation Center. The category recognizes unique objects that are “icons of our collective memory.” The building both referenc-

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Edmund Rhoads, the grandson of B. Powell Harrison, is congratulated by County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall.

es the history of the region through its winding driveway, wood fences and the restored 1789 Ida Lee Farmhouse as well as its contemporary features that bring the beauty of the site into the building. • Makeovers—1. The Barn at One Loudoun. Category recognizes projects for excellence in historic renovation, restoration or adaptive reuse, and for preservation of Loudoun’s history. Originally built in 1875 in Farmwell, One Loudoun developer Bill May di-

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The display space at the Cooley Gallery in Leesburg won the Interiors Award.

Farm markets << FROM 28 around its farm, according to its vice president for marketing Stacy Kessinger. And the farm’s produce travels just around the corner to be sold in the Willowsford Farm Stand, open six days a week in the summer months. “We’re the only community in the area where you can interact and speak with the people growing your food for you,” she said. “It’s fantastic for children to be able to pick something, taste it, and experience it, and understand where it comes from.” Customers can buy Willowsford goods à la carte at the farm stand, or purchase a CSA—Community Supported Agriculture—share, and receive a regular selection of seasonal goods. The farm stand is open to the public, including non-Willowsford residents. “The farm is supported by our residents and the greater Loudoun commu-

rected the barn be reconditioned and adapted as the centerpiece of an amphitheater at the development. The work was done by Lincoln timber frame preservation expert Allen Cochran. • Makeovers—2. The 1804 Vine Hill Mansion in Middleburg. The project was honored for its conversion into a world-class art museum, including a 10,000-square-foot addition and successfully melding the older structure with the modern expansion in a seam-

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Willowsford Farm Stand, situated in the Willowsford planned community in Ashburn, is one of Loudoun County’s newest farmers markets. It offers vegetables, fruit, eggs, poultry, honey, dairy, meat, baked goods and gifts.

nity as well. When we first opened we did 50 CSA shares, but this year we did 250. We hope to be able to offer 500,” Kessinger said. “A large part of what Willowsford is about is the food and the connection that it brings to homes.

Without having the farm on the property we wouldn’t be able to do that.” Whether browsing products from mainstay vendors like Sterling-based Becky’s Pastries, or perusing ones from the newcomers at Misty Meadow Farm Creamery in Smithsburg, MD, shoppers at the farmers markets get the rare opportunity to know exactly where their food comes from and meet the people who produce it. “The most important thing is to make sure you know your farmer,” said Wilkes, with Honey Brook Farms. “Ask the questions, talk to the farmer, and get to know their business. Make sure you’re comfortable with their practices. If we all start taking that responsibility we can turn our food culture around and maybe our children and grandchildren can have healthier food.” Shopping the farmers markets can be about more than getting good food, according to Hatch. “Years ago, Virginia Tech did a study and calculated that if every family shopped at a farmers market and spent

less blend of old and new. • Public Spaces—The Washington and Old Dominion Trail. The category recognizes design excellence in public greens, streets, plazas and squares. As a linear space on the former right-of-way of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, it successfully connects the county’s historic towns and allows recreational experience for the public. • Details—Creeks Edge Winery. The stunning spiral staircase in a silo at the winery was one of the visual highlights among many fine details, including the handmade walnut bar, post and beam construction that show outstanding craftsmanship. • The Familiar—Middleburg Professional Center. The category recognizes the attention given to buildings, places and details, and for exceptional and harmonious design. The new office building was designed to fit perfectly in its context at the edge of the historic district of the town, acting as a transition between the urban center and surrounding countryside. The center used traditional building materials in the design. • Interiors—The Cooley Gallery in Leesburg. Recognizing design excellence in interiors of a building, the cabinet noted the revealed beauty of the building housing the gallery, that dates to 1792, when the previous hidden brick walls and original wood beams were revealed. With its modern interior features, the building blends historical character with contemporary industrial design. • Pace Setters—Northern Virginia Community College’s Robert G. Templin Jr. Higher Education Center in Sterling. The new education center was honored for its three-story steel frame structure with a cantilevered second floor that extends over the campus pond. The building uses a mix of glass and metal panels with a brick and stone veneer. Its many energy-saving features are designed to a LEED Silver standard. The building also was the choice of the student panel. mmorton@loudounnow.com

at least $10 a week, it would add over 55 million to the state’s economy,” he said. “It’s also an indirect way of keeping the scenery in Loudoun as green as possible by supporting local farmers.” Wilkes hopes the markets go even further, and inspire Loudoun’s next generation of farmers. “My father moved to Loudoun and started a farm on Jan.1, 1950. At one time Loudoun County was the top orchard grass-producing county in the nation. Now, that has moved to Oregon,” he said. “With more people making wine, growing grains, and starting craft breweries, we need people to come in to the agricultural industry.” Kroiz, who left her job as a scientist to start Georges Mill Farm, sees the markets as essential to Loudoun’s agricultural future. “It’s really because of people shopping at markets that we’re able to have an agricultural community in Loudoun County,” she said. “It’s supporting local families that are working really hard to make food for their community—and it’s better for you.”

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Cannons Enjoy a Hometown Welcome in Purcellville The Purcellville Cannons scored an enthusiastic welcome—and a win during their inaugural home opener at Fireman’s Field on Friday night. The team of top collegiate players beat the New Market Rebels in a 7-6 nail-biter. After a strong outing by Alex London—ranked as the 75th top left-hander in the country—the win went to Purcellville native Will Reed, who retired the side in the ninth inning. The Cannons enter their second week of play with a 1-2 record, and four games on the schedule. The next home game will be Sunday night versus Front Royal, kicking off a string of games 11 nights in a row. Follow the results of the Cannon’s campaign at loudounnow.com/sports. For schedule and ticket information, go to purcellvillecannons.com.

DeAires Moses hits a line drive. Sofia Cipolloni sings the National Anthem

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CLASSIC FRIDAY AT THE STUDIO Friday, June 10, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; The Studio, 45449 E. Severn Way #165, Sterling. Details: thestudiova.com Take it back to the old school with D.C. hand dancing, line dancing, R&B and Motown as DJ B-Funk plays hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Free admission until 10 p.m., $5 admission after 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC: THE MOBROS Friday, June 10, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.: World of Beer One Loudoun, 44699 Brimfield Drive, Ashburn. Details: worldofbeer.com/locations/ oneLoudoun World of Beer kicks off the weekend’s Americana Beer Fest with soul, rock and Americana from this South Carolina-based duo.

LIVE BAND KARAOKE Friday, June 10, 8:30 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com Get the weekend started right with live karaoke with the Harikaraoke Band.

LIVE MUSIC: OSAMA MALIK AND IMAGINARY FRIENDS Friday, June 10, 7-9 p.m.; Trinity House Café, 101 E. Market St., Leesburg. Details: trinityhousecafe.com Multi-instrumentalist and singer/ songwriter Osama Malik brings a fresh blend of pop-inspired melodies, rich harmonies, percussive rhythms and an emphasis on his thought- provoking lyrics to the forefront of his music. He can be found co-writing pop songs with top producers in Los Angeles or performing on stages of every size near his hometown in Virginia.

Saturday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com The alt-roots up and comer is the son of Americana favorite Randy Thompson, and getting a rep as a top-notch slide guitar player. No cover.

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Plaza, Cascades. Details: stagecoachtc.com StageCoach Theatre Company presents a review of the music that created the soundtrack of America. Tickets are $55 and include buffet dinner and a show.

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Saturday, June 11, 2-7 p.m.; Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg. Details: americanabeerfest.org

LIVE MUSIC: GAELIC STORM Thursday, June 16, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St.; Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com After nearly two decades, the chart-topping Celtic band is sounding sharper than ever with its latest release “Matching Sweaters.” The genre-bending Irish band mixes Celtic traditions with the new and unexpected. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 day of show.

ON STAGE LAST HAM STANDING Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.; Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Super funny comedy improv for all ages. These local favorites will keep you laughing. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children.

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BREAUX CAJUN FESTIVAL AND CRAWFISH BOIL Saturday, June 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville. Details: breauxvineyards.com Now in its 19th year, the festival features live music from Voodoo Blues and the Crawdaddies, food, crafts and children’s activities. Tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the gate and include a souvenir wine glass and wine tasting. Food from a range of vendors will be available for sale.

COUNTRY BRUNCH WITH MINDY MILLER AND PAT GULLEY Sunday, June 12, 11:30-2 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com Get your pedal steel on with honky tonk, retro country and Americana from this Damascus, MD-based duo. Free with brunch.

RHAC SUMMER SPLASH WITH THE IMMORTALS Saturday, June 11, 2-4 p.m.; 35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill. Details: roundhillartscenter.org Western Loudoun’s favorite teen band headlines at this open house arts event including children’s activities and artists’ demos. Admission is free. Bring a T-shirt to tie-dye or buy a shirt for $10. Local food and wine will be available for sale.

NEERSVILLE COUNTRY BREAKFAST Saturday, June 11, 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Between the Hills Community Center located at 11762 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville. Contact: 540-668-6504 It’s your last chance to get Between The Hills’ old fashioned breakfast before September. Enjoy fresh doughnuts, sausage gravy and biscuits, ham, eggs, cheesy grits, pancakes, fruit, home fries and more. Free will offering.

COMING UP FATHER’S DAY PIG ROAST Sunday, June 19, noon-7 p.m.; Creek’s Edge Winery, 41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville. Details: creeksedgewinery. com Take dad out for a pork feast and wine in scenic Taylorstown. $35 admission includes food, a glass of wine and a shot at the winery’s hole-in-one contest.

[ OBITUARY ]

Roger George Welch Robert George Welch, 76 of Leesburg, VA. passed away on 2/2/2016. Memorial Service to be held Saturday, June 18 at 1 p.m. at the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lovettsville, VA. Hall Funeral Home.

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A Quick Fix? With just a few weeks to go before a new state law threatens to tip the fragile fiscal balance of Loudoun’s development policies, the county government has rolled out a plan to limit its impact. The county’s goal is to continue with business as usual as much as possible. That involves carrying forward with its sophisticated proffer formula aimed at assuring new development helps pay for the government services that will be needed by the residents and businesses who will move in. It’s a policy that has evolved over decades and has worked well, with both the public and private sector finding success. The proffer system came under fire from down-state homebuilders who claimed their local government leaders often make unreasonable demands, stretching reach of conditional zoning beyond its intended limits. Loudoun’s government and business representatives argued, correctly, that our community was getting caught in the crossfire from far off battles. To repair that damage, the Loudoun board now is looking to do some stretching of its own. In the final version of the bill, state leaders agreed to exempt development along the Metro corridor from the new proffer restrictions, demonstrating a commitment to helping maximize the enormous investment being made to extend rail service deeper into Northern Virginia. Few legislators could have expected that exemption to be extended to all of eastern Loudoun; the bill surely would have been worded differently if that were their intent. But that is the county’s new plan. It may be a bold quick fix. Or it may be a temporary measure that will last only until the first developer with property not so near a Metro station asks a Circuit Court judge to take a closer look. If Loudoun is found to be pushing for a proffer grab beyond the limits established by the General Assembly, county leaders will have an even tougher road in seeking a reversal of the state’s original overreach. County supervisors must carefully weigh that risk. Their lack of credibility with state legislators contributed to this problem; giving credence to the claims of critics won’t solve it.

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Correction In last week’s article about about the Greater Hillsboro Business Alliance we incorrectly identified the brewery that led the financial push to save the annual fireworks show at Hillsboro’s Independence Day celebration. Old 690 Brewing Company made a significant donation to start the fundraising campaign. Loudoun Now regrets the error.

[ LETTERS ] A Waste Editor: I have been reading with interest a variety of articles concerning the future plans for development in and around Leesburg, particularly regarding the skate park and development outside Rt. 15 on the eastern side of town. I have to agree that it seems wasteful to spend a million dollars destroying a perfectly functional skate park and building a new one a right next to it when Catoctin Circle is both heavily trafficked (thus not ideal for such a venue) and is ripe for development given the new condo construction. It is easy to see that the area is likely to evolve into a retail area serving residents of the condo complex. It also seems senseless to destroy a perfectly functional skate park, which would be a loss to residents of the town. Shouldn’t this be factored into the cost of expanding the Loudoun Country Rescue Squad? Perhaps when accounting for the cost of tearing down or relocating the skate park it might make more sense to move the rescue squad, say to South King St. and Davis Avenue, where it would be right off Rt. 15. If the skate park must be moved, instead of just moving it over on the lot, why not build the skate park on some of the vacant land up near Morven Park, where there is much less traffic, which would be safer for the kids playing there? There are slivers of undeveloped land along Old Waterford Road where it could be located. Another issue that attracted my attention was the plan to develop the area east of town where Rt. 7 joins Rt. 15. I think the town should put more focus on improving Leesburg’s historic downtown rather than developing further out to the east. Visiting nearby

Frederick, MD, the vibrant downtown along Market Street and Carroll Creek Park should serve as an example of what Leesburg’s downtown could be with a little effort. Speculatively, King Street between Loudoun and Market could be converted into a pedestrian mall, and the space along Town Branch Creek could be developed into a pedestrian-friendly plaza with patio restaurants. I often walk by the dilapidated building behind the Battery Warehouse and Discount Mini-mart and wonder why nobody converts it into a restaurant with a patio overlooking the creek. There’s also the large parking lot on Wirt Street which has a view of the creek and the bike trail that seems like a prime location to put a restaurant. Leesburg’s downtown has so much potential that is going to waste. In general, I agree that it would be better to spend that million improving Leesburg’s downtown, rather than on a skate park, but it seems a shame to destroy such an amenity if it can be avoided. — Theresa Klein, Leesburg

Mistaken Editor: The recent letter from Bob Jensen proposed refusing Title IX education funds ($16 million) in order to maintain local control over issues such as bathroom policy, because, in his words, “the Constitution grants the federal government no authority over a local issue such as education.” He is mistaken. Bathroom policy is not an issue regarding education; it is an issue of discrimination. — Terry Sisk, Leesburg

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B Chord owner Marty Dougherty speaks during a community meeting about his plan to open a farm brewery near Bluemont.

“I think we’re inclined right now to appeal,” Dougherty said. “We’re still trying to figure out if we’re going to sue these people, to be honest. This whole …misinformation campaign is something for the courts to look at.” The decision caught local economic development and tourism leaders off guard. B Chord Brewery already appears on Visit Loudoun’s LoCo Ale Trail promotion maps. Loudoun Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer said the decision has created a hurdle for the county as it grows its craft brewery scene. “I have a saying that the biggest enemy of business is not competition, it’s uncertainty, and this decision has added a whole bunch of uncertainty to a business sector that we’ve been actively targeting,” Rizer said.

Rizer said he had six calls scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, with ABC officials to figure out why the ABC hearing official’s decision was reversed. “We’re only just begun looking into it, but I need to be able to figure out what to tell the prospects who are interested in investing in Loudoun,” Rizer said. “I need to be able to reintroduce some certainty into the process, not just for B Chord.” Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tony Howard said he wonders how consistent the ruling is with the state legislation that originally enabled farm breweries in agricultural areas. “The best way to keep land in agricultural use is to make it economically viable for the owner to do so, because otherwise the alternative is, it could turn into more residential housing,” Howard said. The Chamber lobbied the General Assembly for the state law protecting farm breweries, and Howard said there are more questions than answers about the ABC’s decision on B Chord at the moment. “Equestrian facilities that are commercial in nature aren’t considered inconsistent with that, community-supported agriculture and you-pick farms are not considered inconsistent with the quietude and tranquility of the area, so why the special treatment for farm breweries?” Howard said. Opponents of the brewery license are represented by attorney and General Assembly Delegate David Albo (R-42), who represents part of Fairfax. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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faced objections at the local and state level at every step of the process, including most recently the appeal of the hearing examiner’s decision. “The objectors have managed to hassle us from the beginning—their efforts to put an end to our farm brewery was based on a false, misleading and slanderous campaign that included newspaper ads, postcards and door to door canvasing,” the company posted on its Facebook page. “We are evaluating ALL of our legal options, including appealing this decision.”

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lists “the slopes and ridges of the Blue Ridge, Short Hill, and Catoctin mountains” as “green infrastructure that not only add beauty to daily life and document the County’s past; but are also an essential component of the tourism industry and the rural economy,” as pointed out by Tina Cheatham in the very active ShortHill Rescue Facebook group. Chris Van Vlack, who works for the Loudoun County Soil and Water Conservation District, said that when he visited the site last fall, it appeared to be abandoned, meaning the project would not be a continuation of the facility’s old use as a communications substation but a new use. The facility was built in 1963 as a microwave communications site; FCC records show that microwave licenses on the mountain, which weren’t set to expire until 2020, were cancelled in October 2014 and February 2015. Others point out that the commission permit only applies to by-right zoning uses. Transmission utility substations, as the Short Hill facility has been described by AT&T, are allowed in the rural west; data centers, which county staff members originally thought were part of the project—and which many still believe the facility to be—are not allowed in the west.

What’s Going On Up There? The Short Hill facility is a long-standing Loudoun mystery, but some people

say they do know what the new facility is: a data center. Several people involved with the project specialize in data centers. Parsons, the consulting company leading the project’s review, has made three applications on the site—two special exceptions, now withdrawn, and the commission permit. It filed all of them through Wayne Barker—whose business card identifies him as the principal project manager for data centers. AT&T Principal Network Architect Scott Rushin, who explained the project at a community meeting in May, describes himself on his LinkedIn profile as “lead designer and project implementation engineer for data centers and data locations supporting federal customers.” The facility’s proposed design, too, has raised plenty of eyebrows. In addition to the new building itself, it calls for eight generators capable of producing 32 megawatts of power and 22 air coolers. AT&T is using the zoning term “utility substation, transmission.” Communications experts say that doesn’t sound much like a utility substation. That includes Mark Foster. Mark Foster knows telephones. He is the Blue Ridge District appointee to and vice chairman of the county’s Communications Commission, a serial entrepreneur, and the guy who invented number portability—the ability to change cell phone carriers and keep your phone number. He sees several problems with what representatives from Parsons and AT&T have been saying about the project—first, that it has anything to do with long-distance

phone calls. “The new equipment has a smaller footprint and a much higher heat load, but the volume of data has magnified, multiplied, orders of magnitude, to the point where, even if it’s a small footprint of equipment, we are just out of room,” said AT&T Project Manager Bob Ericksen, defending the facility’s size, at a meeting in May. Foster doesn’t buy it. AT&T’s project, he says, is comparable in size to an Equinix facility, the Equinix Ashburn Peering Point, in Ashburn. That facility, in a caged-off area that takes up about 10 percent of its total floor space, switches about 70 percent of global internet traffic. And even then, telephone data makes up about one-one thousandth of internet data, Foster said. “So if you do the math, a facility a fraction the size of what AT&T is proposing to build could switch 700 times the world’s total telephone traffic, if you’re just talking switching,” Foster said. “Now, I don’t know what else they could possibly mean when they say ‘utility substation, transmission.’” Foster also questions the power need evident in the massive banks of generators. He talks about power density—how much power the facility uses by square foot of space. He estimates that, if there are server racks inside the building, it’s using between 20 and 40 amps per rack—far more energy than is needed for fiber transmission and switching. Instead, he said, “that is right smack in the middle of the range of SHORT HILL PROJECT >> 39

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History Repeating? History may or may not repeat itself, but, in the case of the AT&T property, headlines do. Melani Carty, who lives near the mountain, has been spending a lot of her time researching the roots of the project. At Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library, she turned up newspaper headlines from 1963 with a familiar ring. “Mystery Project Slices Mountain,” a Loudoun Times-Mirror headline announced on Jan. 24, 1963. In those days, too, there160606_LTP_print_ad_10-125x6-5_crvs.pdf were more questions than an-

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power density required for a commercial data center.” “What I’m left to conclude is that, based upon all that analysis, it can only be a commercial data center and nothing else, or primarily a data center,” Foster said. He also pointed out the enormous effort gearing up at the county right now to revise the county’s comprehensive plan, which protects the west from large developments and industry. “Putting it up on top of a ridge right in the heart of agricultural western Loudoun is precisely the opposite of what all of us who move, and live, and make our livings out here in western Loudoun understood to be part of the bargain,” Foster said. Foster’s sentiment echoes that of now hundreds of people who live near the mountain in western Loudoun. And it also echoes a sentiment from history.

swers about the facility on Short Hill Mountain. “The secrecy of the project is a cover up to prevent public opposition according to Planning Commission Dr. Thomas Orme,” the Times-Mirror reported at that time. “The whole veil of secrecy serves the purpose of keeping the public uninformed so there will not be public opposition to the project,” Orme said in 1963. “There’s pretty universal opposition to this spanning the political spectrum, and no doubt AT&T went ahead with the application claiming extension of current use specifically to avoid this becoming a major political hot button,” Foster said on Monday. As the 1963 project went on, planning commissioners raised furious objections to the project and eventually AT&T stopped the project while it cleared regulatory hurdles. Eventually, after fights between supervisors and planning commissioners, a threatened $17,000 fine for the company, and a failed vote to get the county to apologize to AT&T, the planning commission approved the facility. “In time the scars caused by the installation will heal or at least disappear, [AT&T Superintendent A. L.] Mr. Winner promised,” the Times-Mirror reported. To people living around the mountain, who have been deluging supervisors with their pleas, arguments, and research, the scars seem fresh as ever.

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