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school and that’s great, but at the same time I’ll be leaving behind all the friends and memories that I made.” On Monday, Tuscarora graduates heard from fellow Huskie Amanda Presgraves, who was part of the school’s first graduating class six years ago. She was assigned to attend the then-new high school despite her protests to stay at Loudoun County. She ended her first day at Tuscarora in tears at her locker. But that night, she decided to make the most of her situation. She borrowed $3,000 from her grandparents to get T-shirts made with Tuscarora colors and logos. She sold the shirts out of her Subaru and, within a few days, sold out. Shortly after, she created the student cheering section at games, dubbing it Huskie Ter-

The stage is set for a showdown in November. Jennifer Wexton, a state senator and Leesburg resident, won a six-way race in Tuesday’s primary election to earn the party’s nomination. She’ll challenge Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock in the 10th Congressional District. Wexton garnered 42 percent of the votes, nearly a 2-to-1 lead over her nearest contender, Alison K. Friedman. In the Republican primary, Comstock easily brushed off a challenge from the right by Shak Hill, holding onto 60 percent of the votes district-wide. While Comstock garnered more primary votes in her two-way race than Wexton, Democratic primary turnout overall far outpaced Republican, drawing more than 7,000 more Democrats than Republicans to the polls. In the Republican U.S. Senate primary, Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart garnered 51 percent of the vote in Loudoun but only narrowly beat Del. Nick Freitas statewide with 45 percent of the vote. E.W. Jackson placed a distant third with 12 percent. Stewart, who narrowly lost out on the GOP’s gubernatorial nomination last year, will face incumbent Democrat Tim Kaine, the former Virginia governor who was most recently his party’s vice presidential nominee, in November. Wexton, the lone Loudouner in the crowded House race, said her landslide victory was “no surprise at all.” It’s very consistent with what we’ve been seeing the field, and what we‘ve been hearing as we’ve been out talking with voters in the district,” Wexton said. And she said the victory indicates going into the contest for the 10th Congressional district, “people are engaged and excited, and they’re turning out. They’re going to keep working between now and November, and change is coming.” Wexton, 50, has represented the 33rd District since 2014, when the seat was

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Tuscarora High School graduates bask in cheers from their friends and family at a commencement ceremony Monday. This week, Loudoun County’s high schools will graduate a combined 5,890 students.

The Big Send-off

Loudoun High Schools Graduate Nearly 6,000

BY DANIELLE NADLER arents snapped pictures, friends blasted air horns, bands played “Pomp and Circumstance” and graduates sent beach balls and squared caps flying. The scenes are unfolding at commencement ceremonies throughout the county—and in Fairfax at the EagleBank Arena—this week as Loudoun’s 16 public high schools celebrate their largest combined class of 5,890 graduates. During commencement ceremonies so far this week, guest speakers have reflected on all that the students have accomplished to reach the finish line and offered them plenty of advice for their futures. At Douglass School’s ceremony, Mi-

chael Richards, Loudoun County Public Schools’ chief of staff, commended the graduates of the alternative school for reaching the milestone despite obstacles they may have faced. “That’s an amazing thing. At your age, to have overcome those major challenges to get where you are now, that’s a skill that’s going to serve you very well in life,” he said. Dominion High School graduates got some advice from their AP psychology and biology teacher Joseph Haberman, who nudged them to value life experiences over possessions. Dominion graduate Jackson Steele, who will attend University of Alabama this fall, said he walked away from Sunday’s commencement ceremony feeling excited, but also a little sad. “The whole thing hasn’t entirely hit me yet, but it’s a little bitter sweet. I’m done with high

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uring their lunch break Tuesday, a small crowd gathered on the Loudoun County Courthouse grounds—and peered out from office and restaurant windows—to witness the burning of a flag bearing Confederate and Nazi symbols. As Gene Stilp, an attorney and activist who hails from both Loudoun County and Harrisonburg, PA, set up for his demonstration, a small crowd gradually formed. Stilp organized the flag-burning event to encourage residents to reflect on the history behind the flags. He has previously held similar flag-burning events in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and at various NASCAR events. “This is (an) educational event that asks the question: Is there racism, hatred and bigotry in Loudoun County and Northern Virginia?” Stilp said. “That is not a question I have to answer. The answer is up to each individual citizen.” Several spectators talked over and heckled Stilp with comments such as, “I’ll give you $400 to set yourself on fire,” and “did you bring hotdogs?” One hung his own Confederate flag on the courthouse fence in protest. Others in the crowd cheered on the attorney and thanked Stilp for his efforts. Stilp said he wanted to do a demonstration in Loudoun County because he believed that information regarding a recent arrest of a known white nationalist on a charge of drunk in public

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Gene Stilp, an activist who splits his time between Pennsylvania and Loudoun County, burns a flag bearing Confederate and Nazi symbols on the courthouse grounds Tuesday.

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Gene Stilp and NAACP President Phillip Thompson speak before the NAACP rally Tuesday night on the town green.

should have been announced by the police department. Chris Cantwell, who is a self-described alt-right activist, was arrested on March 31 for public intoxication. Cantwell hosts a podcast titled “Radical Agenda,” which is self-described as “Common sense extremism.” The 37-year-old pundit was also notably in attendance during last year’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and was later charged for illegally using tear gas at the rally. “I said, ‘well maybe this is time to

Officers Wrestle with Charge Challenge If a driver in Loudoun is involved in a traffic accident that wasn’t witnessed by a law enforcement officer, he or she can be cited for reckless driving. In some situations, the ticket is warranted. But in others, that’s far from the case. For years, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, along with town police departments, have been faced with the challenge of determining whether a minor traffic accident warrants a reckless driving charge. In many cases without witness accounts or other clear evidence, law enforcement officers are left with the choice of citing drivers for reckless driving or nothing at all. They can’t cite drivers with the lesser offense of improper driving because Virginia law only allows judges to do so. “Unless you witness the actual violation, it’s pretty hard to write for something less than reckless at a traffic accident,” said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman. “We’re constrained now to write reckless driving for minor traffic violations.” In 2017, county sheriff ’s deputies wrote 1,263 reckless driving tickets. Of those, 587 were written under the

general rule—meaning 587 drivers last year violated nothing specific under the reckless driving law, but their conduct allegedly endangered the “life, limb or property of any person”—the wording of the statute. Aside from being charged with the Class 1 misdemeanor, offenders face mandatory court appearances and, if convicted, up to $2,500 in fines, up to one year in jail, up to six points on their driver’s license and a criminal record. To have the best chances of getting the reckless charge reduced, some offenders feel they need an attorney, something they end up paying anywhere from $500 to thousands of dollars for in legal fees. Chapman said that in most situations, however, a judge will reduce the charge to improper driving whether the offender has an attorney or not. Of the 795 reckless driving cases that entered Loudoun’s General District Court last year, 614 were reduced to a lesser charge—89 percent to improper driving. Of the 181 that weren’t reduced, another 66 were either dismissed, resulted in not guilty verdicts or were not prosecuted. In other words, only 14 percent of reckless driving citations ended in convictions

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County Taking Over Traffic Studies

on that charge. “That clogs up the dockets,” Chapman said. “It actually takes up unnecessary court time.” Acting Purcellville Police Chief Joe Schroeck said he agrees with Chapman’s frustration. He said that when he cites drivers involved in wrecks for reckless driving, he often asks the judge to reduce the charge to improper driving. To change the way Virginia law enforcement officers handle writing reckless driving tickets, Chapman has spent three years pressing county and state officials to give his deputies the ability to write tickets for lesser charges in these kinds of situations. He noted that 11 Virginia jurisdictions have an ordinance called Failure to Pay Full Time and Attention, which gives law enforcement officers the ability to cite drivers for a lesser charge, one similar to improper driving. In 2015, Chapman solicited support from the Board of Supervisors to adopt a similar ordinance in Loudoun. Vice Chairman Ralph Buona (R-Ashburn) said that he was, and still is, in favor of adopting the ordinance. RECKLESS >> 42

Leesburg Council Talks Trash

Loudouner Convicted of Spying for China

New Brewery Wins State Gold

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Selected from among 74 applicants, Maestra Nancia D’Alimonte looks to bring new excitement to Loudoun Symphony Orchestra performances and to continue to grow the classical music community.

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Traffic streams past on Rt. 7 near Leesburg. County supervisors are looking to take control of traffic studies from developers.

County Government Moves to Take Over Development Traffic Studies

BY RENSS GREENE oudoun supervisors are looking at options to take control over traffic studies that are prepared for proposed developments by those developers. Currently, when developers propose large projects to the Board of Supervisors, they are required to conduct studies on the expected impact of that development on traffic. Developers typically hire their own consultants to

conduct those studies, and Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who proposed the change with Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), said “increasingly there have been strains on credibility” in the results. Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) pointed to the example of a recently approved rezoning to build out the last section of the Lansdowne Town Center, which was held up when county officials pointed out the traffic study did not consider the new Bel-

mont Ridge Road interchange nearby or look at one of two main entrances to the property. He said developers won’t “volunteer to add roads to the study.” “I don’t want to call it the fox guarding the chicken coop, but in a way I think having it done independently presents a much more fair image to the public,” Buona said. Members of the county’s transportation staff are looking at a range of options to increase oversight of the studies, from conducting them almost entirely by county employees, to hir-

Loudoun Supervisors Streamline Public Hearings County supervisors have again changed their rules of order to try to streamline meetings by changing how the board deals with input from the public at meetings. The Board of Supervisors typically holds two types of meetings: business meetings, where supervisors take most of their votes; and public hearings, Renss Greene/Loudoun Now which gather input from the public on A timer on a podium in the county boardroom legislative applications, code changes, counts down the time for public input in front and other issues where required by law. of Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). During public hearings, there are often many items that see no public input. public hearing agenda. The public will To move those uncontroversial appli- then have their chance to speak on those cations more quickly, supervisors have items without having signed up in adadopted a consolidated public hearing vance. to combine those. Items which have The board must still vote on each item received recommendations of approv- individually. Items can be pulled from al from county staff and the Planning the consolidated agenda at the request Commission, with no staff-identified of any board member or, in the case of outstanding issues, and where no mem- legislative applications, the applicant. bers of the public have signed up in The change follows another in Janadvance to speak can be added to one uary, when supervisors limited input consolidated public hearing. from the public at some meetings. At the beginning of the meeting, the Speakers are now limited to no more person chairing the meeting will an- than three minutes, and potentially as nounce each item on the consolidated little as two minutes, at board meetings

and public hearings. At business meetings, the total amount of speaking time for the public is limited to 30 minutes. Those speakers will be allowed to speak based on who was first to sign up. Some supervisors at the time said it was an attempt to decrease the length of meetings. Previously, the board’s rules of order allowed speakers up to five minutes each and imposed no limit on the total amount of time allotted for public input. Business meetings begin at 5 p.m. and routinely run until late in the evening or the early morning hours. At the time, Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and Supervisors Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) and Tony R. Buffington Jr. (R-Blue Ridge) opposed that change. “If we want to decrease meetings, maybe we should talk less,” Randall said at the time. During a meeting last week, despite very little public input, the Board of Supervisors took three and a half hours to reach their first and only vote of the evening aside from routine and procedural matters.

ing a single additional county staffer to manage a pool of consultants. In all cases, the county’s plan is to have the additional cost offset by developer fees. “The idea is not to duplicate what’s being done, but rather to have a better product once,” Letourneau said. “And so I’m not convinced that there’s necessarily going to be a higher cost for the applicants, because they are performing these functions and paying for them as it is.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

[ BRIEFS ] County Recognizes Foster Parents, Reunification Loudoun County supervisors have officially honored the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Loudoun County Foster Parents of the Year, Robert and Sarah Wilkinson, and observed Reunification Month. The Wilkinsons were approved as foster parents with the Loudoun County Department of Family Services in 2005, and since their approval, have fostered nine children and provided respite services for many others. The Wilkinsons currently have seven children in their home and are willing to foster more. They have four birth children, have adopted two children and are in the process of adopting a teenager who they are fostering. Also last week, supervisors declared a first in Loudoun: Reunification Month. The month celebrates the accomplishments of families that have BRIEFS >> 10

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of comments focus on the same four topic areas as the comment cards: economic development, housing and the “housing affordability crisis,” transportation, and land use policy. The chamber also referenced urban policy around transit, such as Metro, and Loudoun’s rural economy. “Loudoun’s rural businesses define our community’s unique character and provide a competitive advantage in attracting talent and commercial investment,” wrote Chamber Government

Relations Manager Eric Johnson in the chamber’s official comments. “County policies must view the rural economy and rural businesses as job and tax creating treasures to be nurtured, not as intrusions.” “The future of Loudoun County is being decided now, and it is vital that the business community have an active voice,” stated chamber president and CEO Tony Howard. “The Chamber has been working hard over the past 18 plus months to ensure that our membership

is well represented in the process.” Johnson said the chamber’s four focus areas “resonate with business owners and employees across Loudoun.” The Envision Loudoun stakeholders committee is scheduled to meet Monday to review the public comments made on its draft plan during a round of public input sessions and several weeks of taking submissions from residents and businesses online. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has submitted its stance on the future of the county’s comprehensive plan, along with nearly 300 pre-filled comment cards from members. The chamber has been no stranger to Envision Loudoun, the county’s ongoing project to update its comprehensive plan. It has a representative on the stakeholders committee that guided the first draft of the plan rewrite, and has encouraged its members to show up at public input workshops on the plan. Last week, the chamber hosted an update and panel discussion with Deputy County Administrator Charles Yudd, who has been supervising the plan’s development. At chamber events like its PolicyMaker Series or breakfast forums, the chamber handed out pre-filled comment cards and encouraged attendees to sign and return them. Along with a space for additional comments, the cards mentioned housing diversity and affordability; “creating a business environment that fosters innovation and further diversifies our local economy;” fixing the “constant gridlock” on Rt. 15, Rt. 9, and Rt. 50, along with new connections to Maryland and Prince William County; and “land-use policy that must allow for market driven innovations through flexibility and adaptability.” The chamber has also created talking points for public hearings on its website focusing on the same four topic areas. The chamber’s two-and-a-half pages

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The Board of Supervisors and School Board are moving ahead with plans for Lightridge High School, an elementary school, and, potentially, a 34-acre park.

Lightridge High School Land Transfer Completed The county has conveyed 117 acres to the school system, moving ahead with plans to make room for Lightridge High School, an elementary school, and, potentially, a 34-acre park. In January 2017, the Board of Supervisors moved up construction plans for the new high school, which is scheduled to open in 2020. Previously, the county made a land swap with Willowsford to move the project ahead. The conveyance to the school system fulfills a memorandum of understanding between the county and schools. The same agreement provides that a separate parcel of land, approximately 30 acres, will be carved out from the property for a future, unplanned public use, such as a park.

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The Board of Supervisors has formed a special working group to tackle a conflict between parked commercial vehicles and neighborhoods. In some neighborhoods, commercial vehicles—including tractor trailers— have been parked at homes, taking up space and drawing criticism as eyesores to the neighborhood. At the same time, some homeowners associations have such restrictive rules that owners of home-based businesses cannot park their vehicles in their driveways, and are forced to leave them parked elsewhere, where they are subject to vandalism and theft and crowding other streets. Several lots behind homes and businesses have also turned into rental lots for commercial vehicles. “This has been an issue that’s been around for a long time throughout the county,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who proposed the working group. “Different HOAs have rules and regulations that go beyond the county’s … so we really have problems on both ends.” The working group could examine public parking lots during overnight hours; working with other businesses and organizations such as churches and shopping centers with surplus parking that might be available and identifying proper locations for rental lots; and standards that may be needed to ensure they are safe and in compliance with county ordinances.

During the June 13 meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments board of directors, area officials will receive an update from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld on Metro’s progress and its future with a new, dedicated source of capital funding. The board will also meet with area agriculture and food systems experts to discuss ways that the region can support policies that help the industry prosper, while expanding consumer access to healthy, local food. Additionally, the board will be briefed on the Opportunity Zones program, a federal tax incentive initiative designed to drive private sector investment in low-income urban and rural communities. Zones have been designated in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the Walter A. Scheiber Board Room at 777 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 300, Washington, DC, from noon to 2 p.m. It will also be attended by Loudoun representatives, including Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), the council chairman; and Kellie Hinkle, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development agricultural de-

Loudoun County last week sold $148.3 million in general obligation bonds at an interest rate of 2.98 percent. The bonds sold above their face value and as a result the county received an additional $9.8 million premium, which provides the county with total proceeds of $158.1 million. Seven bidders submitted offers. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. offered the bid with the lowest interest rate, which the county accepted. Additionally, the county sold $56.5 million of bond anticipation notes at an interest rate of 1.93 percent. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association was the lowest among four bids. Proceeds from the GO bond sale will be used for the construction of the Lovettsville District Park, the Academies of Loudoun, Brambleton Middle School, Dulles North Area Elementary School (ES-31), elementary school classroom additions, Goshen Post Elementary School, Independence High School, Lightridge High School, and Willard Middle School. Proceeds from the bond anticipation notes will be used to finance a portion of the county’s 4.8 percent share of the cost of the Dulles Metrorail Project. The sale follows the latest reaffirmation of Loudoun’s triple-A credit rating, which keeps the county’s interest rates and therefore cost of financing down. Loudoun County has held the AAA rating from Moody’s since 2004, and AAA from Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s since 2005.

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A consultant study has recommended the county spend at least $4.7 million—and likely much more—to build four sidewalks in Sterling. The sidewalks would be along Church Road east of Cascades Parkway to Sterling Boulevard, Cascades Parkway between Loudoun Park Lane to Potomac View Road, Potomac View Road between Cascades Parkway to west of Benedict Drive, and across Park View High School property from the entrance on North York Road to the Scout Trail at Claude Moore Park. In total, it would build about 130,000 feet of sidewalks connecting to existing pedestrian paths. Although not part of the study, the consulting firm also noted people are walking without a sidewalk along Cascades Parkway from Victoria Station Drive to businesses at Woodlawn Road, and estimated it would cost $1 million to build a sidewalk there. However, the study, for which the county paid just under $10,000, did not consider some important factors for cost—such as locating underground utilities, 24007 Loudoun Now title JUNE research 2018.ai and property appraisals, or detailed

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engineering. Depending on what the county finds, the cost of those sidewalks could be much higher, as evidenced in other cases where the need to move underground utilities in particular have greatly increased the cost of county projects and delayed their completion. In many cases, the county would also need to get waivers on sidewalk design standards from the Virginia Department of Transportation to work with conditions and lack of space along those Sterling roads. Supervisors have added those sidewalks into the county’s new sidewalk and trail program, which is designed to construct three miles of sidewalks and trails every year. That plan was originally scheduled to start in fiscal year 2024, but supervisors reshuffled $20.1 million in their budget this year to move up the program and trade funding for an Atlantic Boulevard shared-use path for pedestrian improvements at three intersections on Rt. 7 near Northern Virginia Community College. The sidewalk and trail program is already scheduled for $69.5 million in total, most of that beyond the county’s six-year horizon for detailed capital plans.

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ ew things have angered town residents more in recent months than problems with their trash and recycling pickups. But Christmas may indeed come in July this year, as the council prepares to award a new contract for its trash and recycling services. Monday night, the council received a briefing on the results of the Requests for Proposal sent out by town staff for awarding a new contract. This contract award was done a bit differently given the recent challenges, Renee LaFollete, director of the town’s Public Works and Capital Projects Department, noted.

While it is usually done based on lowest bid, this time staff also interviewed the four responsive bidders on their methodology of service delivery; commitment to customer service; experience; and also asked for customer references. At the end of that process, Manassas-based Patriot Disposal, Inc., was ranked the highest and, pending the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting, looks to be the town’s trash and recycling contractor for the next several years. The biggest change for Leesburg residents will be that trash and recycling pickups will now move to once per week, rather than the current practice of twice. Moving to once a week collection reduces the cost of the contract by $300,000, net-

ting a total savings of $2.1 million over the life of the contract, Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel said. The contract will be for an initial period of two years and renewable for up to five additional consecutive periods of one year each. Almost $250,000 has been budgeted in the contract for the purchase of new trashcans for all single-family attached and detached homes in town. Each single-family and townhouse household will receive two lidded trashcans: two 96-gallon trashcans for single-family homes and two 64-gallon trashcans for townhouses. The container intended for recycling will be blue. These trashcans TRASH TALK >> 15

Planning Commission Recommends More Residential, Retail in Leesburg BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Two development applications endorsed by Leesburg Planning Commissioners last week envision more residential and retail development in already busy sectors of the town. River Creek Village won endorsement from the commission for the construction of a 64-unit townhouse project between the Edwards Landing neighborhood and the Costco on Edwards Ferry Road. Commissioners recommended approval of a Town Plan amendment and rezoning to allow medium-density residential, rather than commercial, development on the 14-acre property. It was the second time the commission was reviewing the application, as it had previously requested more scrutiny over noise mitigation and

tree saving efforts. On its first appearance before the commission, a Town Plan amendment to allow retail use on land designated for regional office at the intersection of Battlefield and Russell Branch parkways also found support. The applicant, Peterson Companies, has also submitted special exception and rezoning applications for the site; those are under staff review. The 10-acre property is next to the Lowe’s Home Improvement store. According to a staff report, the applications envision a retail center with a niche grocery store; a service station with convenience food sales and vehicle service facility; restaurants; and other retail and service uses. Molly Novotony, senior urban planner for Cooley LLP, representing the applicant, explained that the lan-

guage in the Town Plan amendment was consistent with what was envisioned in the draft Eastern Gateway District plan, which is still under commission review and has not yet been considered by the Town Council. “The problem is Peterson has contractual obligations to move forward. We can’t wait for the plan to continue its process and hope that its timeline matches our timeline,” she said. Both applications received recommendations of approval in 6-1 votes, with Commissioner Gigi Robinson dissenting. They both now move on the Town Council, which has ultimate authority to approve or deny the applications. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Edwards Ferry Road/River Creek Parkway from Battlefield Parkway to Fort Evans Road will be closed to through traffic from Thursday, June 14, to Saturday, June 30, to repair culverts at Cattail Branch, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Residents and businesses within the closure area, emergency vehicles, and Leesburg Water Treatment Plant traffic will have access to the closed portions of Edwards Ferry Road/River Creek Parkway; however, they will not be able to go beyond the culverts in either direction. Traffic will be detoured via Fort Evans Road and Battlefield Parkway back to Edwards Ferry Road/River Creek Parkway.

Airport Hosts Open House The Leesburg Executive Airport is reprising its popular open house from last year. This year’s event is scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 24. Many of the aviation businesses based at the airport will have informational displays in the terminal building. Representatives from Angel Flight and Pilots N Paws will be on hand to discuss their charitable organizations’ free air transportation services for medical patients, rescue pets, and others in need. One of the PHI Medical med-evac helicopter crews will be available to answer questions and, barring an emergency call, visitors will be able to view the med-evac helicopter. The flight schools that operate out of the Leesburg airport will provide information about their flight training programs and will offer visitors an up-close view of the advanced aircraft and flight simulators available for training. Visitors will be able to tour the Remote Air Traffic Control Tower center currently in testing and evaluation at the airport. Food and beverages will be available throughout the event on the terminal patio. For more information, go to leesburgva.gov/airport/openhouse. BRIEFS >> 15

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Leesburg Councilman Ron Campbell said allegations of a smear campaign against his opponent in the town mayoral contest, Kelly Burk, are an attempt to “politically assassinate” him.

conspiracy to try to politically assassinate me. These same allegations are now being repeated in an email sent out yesterday by the Loudoun County Democratic chair, Al Nevarez, who is attempting to maliciously defame my character and provide partisan support to influence the outcome of the November election in Leesburg. This is what a real political smear campaign looks like, the spreading of lies to influence party members to gain an endorsement for the mayor,” Campbell said. In recent months, Campbell started

an online petition to encourage the LCDC to change its bylaws to allow its members to support independents and not just the Democratic-endorsed candidates for election. Both he and Burk were endorsed by the LCDC in the November 2016 Town Council elections, but Campbell is running in this year’s mayoral contest as an independent. Officially, town races are nonpartisan. Campbell noted that the emails sent back and forth among council members are available via the Freedom of Information Act and back up his claim that he sought only to have a closed-

door meeting of the council to discuss the incident, rather than airing it publicly. “At this time, I profess that I have no confidence in the mayor or any elected officials who would willfully tell such blatant lies and conspire with others to challenge the integrity of other elected officials, just to cover up their own behaviors that fall short,” Campbell said. “I believe that the issues that have been exposed show weaknesses in the current Mayor of the Town of Leesburg at a time when we have many important decisions that will impact future generations to come.” Campbell also accused council members Tom Dunn and Marty Martinez, who also voted against entering into a closed session along with Burk and Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox, of contributing “to these lies of a smear campaign for their own political purposes.” Dunn has also announced his intentions to run for the mayoral seat in November. In his closing comments, Campbell vowed to continue to work for residents, and not a political party, with honesty and integrity. Thiel has declined to publicly address the allegations against Burk, or the comments attributed to him in the LTM article. Reached after the press conference, Thiel said his focus “is getting back to the business of the people and helping to run the town.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Patriot Disposal will begin collection in the town July 2, but full operation including the new fleet of collection vehicles and container deployment could take until Sept. 1. Council members applauded the news and said they were hopeful that the service provided by Patriot will be far better than its current contractor, ESI. The town’s previous contract through CSI was sold to ESI in late 2017 and service troubles and customer complaints have become commonplace in Leesburg since. “I would rather have less service done great than more service done poorly,” Councilman Tom Dunn said. In addition to the town’s 11,450 single-family attached and detached homes, there are 22 dumpsters for town facilities, 73 condominium or commercial dumpsters and a public recycling center at the Leesburg Walmart.

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LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT federal jury convicted a former CIA case officer Friday on espionage charges related to his transmission of classified documents to an agent of China. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in March and April 2017, Kevin Patrick Mallory, 61, who lives in the Raspberry Falls neighborhood north of Leesburg, traveled to Shanghai and met with Michael Yang, whom he believed was working for the People’s Republic of China Intelligence Service. During an interview with FBI, Mallory stated that Yang represented himself as working for a People’s Republic of China think tank. However, Mallory stated that he assessed Yang to be a Chinese intelligence officer. “There are few crimes in this country more serious than espionage,” said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in a statement announcing the verdict. “This office has a long history of holding those accountable who betray their country and try and profit off of classified information. This case should send a message to anyone considering violating the public’s trust and compromising our national security by disclosing classified information. We will remain steadfast and dogged in pursuit of these challenging but critical nation-

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ed in the index were found stored on the device, with three being confirmed as containing classified information pertaining to the same U.S. government agency. One of those documents was classified “Top Secret,” while the remaining two documents were classified “Secret.” FBI analysts determined that Mallory had completed all of the steps necessary to securely transmit at least four documents via the covert communications device, one of which contained unique identifiers for human sources who had helped the United States government. “It is a sad day when an American citizen is convicted of spying on behalf of a foreign power,” stated Assistant Attorney General Demers. “This act of espionage was no isolated incident. The People’s Republic of China has made a sophisticated and concerted effort to steal our nation’s secrets. Today’s conviction demonstrates that we remain vigilant against this threat and hold accountable all those who put the United States at risk through espionage.” Evidence presented at trial included surveillance video from a FedEx store in Leesburg where Mallory was seen scanning the eight classified documents and a handwritten table of contents onto a micro SD card. Though Mallory shredded the paper copies of the eight documents, an SD card containing those documents and table of contents was later found concealed in

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his house when it was searched on June 22, 2017, the date of his arrest. A recording was played at trial from June 24, 2017, on which Mallory could be heard on a call from the jail calling his family to ask them to search for the SD card. “This trial highlights a serious threat to U.S. national security,” stated Nancy McNamara, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. “Foreign intelligence agents are targeting former U.S. government security clearance holders in order to recruit them and steal our secrets. This case should send a message to foreign intelligence services and those caught up in their web: we are watching and we will investigate and prosecute those who willfully violate their obligations to protect national security secrets. I want to start by thanking the prosecutors of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the trial attorneys of the Justice Department and particularly the special agents, analysts and professional staff of the FBI’s Washington Field Office for their hard work.” Mallory has held numerous positions with various government agencies and several defense contractors, including working as a covert case officer for the CIA and an intelligence officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency. As required for his various government MALLORY >> 17

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With Outspoken School Critic as New President, LEAP Moves on Without LCPS

BY DANIELLE NADLER

fter a rough season of disagreements among executive board members and with school system administration, the parent-led organization known as LEAP seems to be moving forward without its affiliation with Loudoun County Public Schools. During a heated meeting May 9, the Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents apparently elected outspoken school critic Brian Davison as its president for the 2018-2019 academic year. But a post this week on the LEAP website, which is housed at LCPS.org and administered by the school system’s Public Information Office, states that an election was not held that day and suggested that LEAP will be dissolved at the end of the month. The post cited a LEAP bylaw that states that officers for the next school year shall be elected no later than May. Assuming the position as president of the group, Davison said he wants to run the organization independently of LCPS, even if that means that the school system does not house LEAP’s website or allow the group to meet at its administration building. Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne, now retired, founded LEAP in 1989 to provide a forum for concerns and ideas for a network of parents, teachers, administrators and School Board members, according to its mission’s statement. Davison said that, years later, it

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Brian Davison speaks to a meeting of the Board of Supervisors in March.

gradually became a mouthpiece for the school system. Wednesday night, the newly branded organization held a meeting at Rust Library in Leesburg, where they elected Wendy Lane as vice president of programs and Sara Hiltner as treasurer. The meeting was calm and orderly, and attended by just a handful of parents, according to School Board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg), who was also in attendance. With Davison at the helm, LEAP— the equivalent of a countywide PTA organization—will certainly operate very differently.

The parent of two Loudoun students is one of the most controversial figures in the county. He often speaks at School Board and Board of Supervisors meetings, accusing the elected representatives of corruption. He has taken County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall, Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman, Loudoun County Public Schools and members of the School Board to court on multiple occasions. Davison said he had attended very few LEAP meetings and wasn’t planning to run for its president. “It was a surprise,” he said. “I’m rather controversial and some folks may not want to work with that, but I think there are people who like the idea of LEAP operating as an independent organization.” He argues that school administrators have had too much control over the organization that is meant to be a safe space for parents to ask difficult questions and advocate for their children. He stressed that LEAP is not “anti-LCPS,” but he does want to ensure its delegates can boldly and openly discuss controversial topics, such as mental health and when parents should hire a lawyer to advocate for services for their special education students. “There are a lot of topics that parents want addressed that are not being addressed anywhere else,” he said, adding that he wants LEAP to continue to cover “FYI-type” topics, such as gifted education, but have the freedom to bring in outside experts who do not represent the school system. LEAP >> 20

Buona to School Board: ‘Do Your Job’ for Middleburg Charter BY RENSS GREENE The School Board has been discussing surplussing the Middleburg Community Charter School building against mounting concerns from the school, the Town of Middleburg, Loudoun County staff members and— evidently—Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn). “Don’t pass the buck. Do your job,” Buona said at a meeting of the joint Board of Supervisors and School Board Committee on June 7. School Board members have discussed whether to surplus the building, which still houses the public charter school, and have suggested conveying the property either to the Town of Middleburg or the nonprofit that operates the school. The school system has been leasing the property to Middleburg Community Charter School’s board of directors for $1 a year since 2014, the year the public elementary school closed and the charter school moved in. It is thought to be the oldest operating school building in Loudoun. If the School Board surpluses the building, by state code, the Board of Supervisors has no choice but take it

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Seneca Ridge Team Wins OM World Championships A team from Seneca Ridge Middle School took first place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Championships, held at Iowa State University late last month. The Loudoun County School Board recognized members of the winning team at its meeting Tuesday. The Seneca Ridge team was one of 13 from Loudoun County Public Schools competing in the Odyssey Worlds after capturing first or second place at the Virginia Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. The Seneca Ridge team’s problem this year was to design and build a 15-gram structure using only balsa wood and glue that, when tested by placing weights on it during an eight-minute performance, supported 975 pounds. During the performance, the team had to transform the structure’s appearance to look like an animal, feed the animal and have the food supported by the structure during weight placement. Members of the winning team are: Atash Barbic, Tia Bhatnagar, Peter Downey, Audrey Husted, Nikhil Mangat, Brice Sandidge and Jacob Wesoky. The team’s coaches are Tracey Downey, Carey Husted and Valinder Mangat. Several other teams were also recognized for their performances at the state tournament, including teams from: Discovery, Kenneth Culbert and Pinebrook elementary schools; Belmont Ridge, Eagle Ridge and Harper Park middle schools; and Loudoun Valley, Woodgrove, Riverside and Freedom high schools.

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Supervisor Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) told School Board member Tom Marshall (Leesburg) and Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) the School Board shouldn’t “pass the buck” on Middleburg Community Charter School at a joint meeting of the two boards June 7.

over. School Board members have suggested giving the building to the nonprofit or the Town of Middleburg—but both have indicated they can’t afford to keep it up. And county staff members have estimated it will cost the county nearly four times as much to maintain

the building as the school system. Buona said that will put the Board of Supervisors in the position of deciding whether to maintain an active school or close it down. He said that’s a way MIDDLEBURG CHARTER >> 20

In response to a push from parents advocating more free time for students in school, the Loudoun County School Board is considering extending elementary students’ recess. Most Loudoun elementary students get 15 minutes on the SCHOOL NOTES >> 20

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LEAP << FROM 18 Beth Barts, a Loudoun parent who served as a LEAP delegate this school year, said she plans to stay involved next year, even if it operates without its affiliation with the school system. “As a former LEAP rep being able to attend forums on current topics and the sharing of common educational concerns and ideas is important. I also think it is important for parents to have an independent voice,” she said. “If LEAP needs to use alternate space

in order to remain an independent organization and have parents feel they can speak freely so be it. As a parent I will still benefit from the resources they offer to the community.” The parent-teacher organizations at each of the county’s schools are invited to appoint two LEAP delegates, and the organization is looking for more delegates. Parents interested in serving as a delegate are asked to contact their children’s schools’ PTA or PTO. To that, Davison said, “We’re looking for anyone who is interested in running and making LEAP independent.”

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The School Board is obviously concerned fiscally with how we intend to continue to support that small population”

<< FROM 18 of sidestepping a conversation on the School Board about whether to keep small schools in the west open. “You’re putting the dirty work on the Board of Supervisors,” Buona said. “If you want to shut down the small school, shut it down, but don’t put it on the Board of Supervisors to have to make the decision that the School Board has not been willing to make.” School Board members have worried the cost of keeping the building open are too high. In addition to operational and maintenance costs, the building is slated for almost $7 mil-

— Jeﬀ Morse Chairman Loudoun School Board lion in improvements over next 13 years, and possibly more depending on a detailed assessment of the aging building’s condition. School Board Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said the school costs the school system far

He’s pointing people to Facebook and Twitter for updates on the organization, instead of the LEAP website housed at lcps.org. Find them at facebook.com/LCPS.LEAP and twitter. com/leaploudoun. Loudoun school administration may try to fill the void LEAP leaves within the school system. A statement posted on its website says, “LCPS is developing plans to enhance communication with parents related to topics that have been the focus of LEAP in recent years.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

more per pupil to keep open than other schools. “The School Board is obviously concerned fiscally with how we intend to continue to support that small population, even in a charter school environment,” Morse said. He said he is not an advocate of closing small schools. But Buona said the School Board needs to “man up” and decide whether to renegotiate its contract with the charter school, close the school, or keep supporting it as-is. “You would be putting us in the position of spending a lot more taxpayer money and keeping the school open, or being the bad guy to say we’re shutting the school down, and it kind of washes your hands,” Buona said. rgreene@loudounnow.com

[ SCHOOL NOTES ] << FROM 18 playground each school day, the minimum required by the School Board. Area parents and educators who are part of the statewide campaign called More Recess for Virginians want to see that doubled. The board is considering adopting new policy language that would require no less than 40 minutes of recess for kindergartners each day and no less than 30 minutes of recess each day for students in grades 1-5. The time can be divided into two sessions, a morning and afternoon recess. The School Board’s Student Support and Services Committee is unanimously recommending that the full board adopt the new requirement. The board will vote on the policy change at its June 26 meeting. The renewed push for more playground time is spurred by a new Virginia law, which takes effect July 1, that allows school systems to count up to 50 minutes of recess each day as part of the instructional day. It also reduces the minimum instructional hours that must be spent teaching English, math, science and social studies by a total of 21 minutes per day.

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Loudoun Hunger, Mobile Hope Named ‘Best’ Nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy

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he Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has selected two Loudoun County charities to be included in the catalogue as part of the Class of 2018-19: Loudoun Hunger Relief and Mobile Hope. To be included, the organizations underwent a review process conducted by a team of more than 120 experts in the local philanthropic field, and was found to meet the Catalogue’s standards. This year, the catalogue selected 77 charities to feature in the print edition, 38 of which are new to the catalogue this year. It also selected an additional

49 nonprofits to be featured on its website. The catalogue is meant to give donors confidence that those nonprofits are worth of their support. The network

now includes more than 400 vetted nonprofits working in the arts, education, environment, and human services sectors throughout Greater Washington. Since its creation 16 years ago, the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has raised 40 million for nonprofits in the region. It also offers training, neighborhood-based opportunities for collaboration, and a speakers series for people who want to learn about and engage with the needs, challenges, and accomplishments of the community. “People want to know where to give and they need trusted information. BEST NONPROFITS >> 24

Great Meadow Foundation in The Plains has named Cate Magennis Wyatt chairwoman of its board of trustees. The board unanimously elected Magennis Wyatt after accepting the resignation of Henry A. “Buzz” Kievenaar Jr., who had served in that capacity for the past 10 years. Magennis Wyatt founded Remington International, a multi-tiered strategic investment company, in 1994. She then moved to public service as Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She also served in Gov. Douglas Wilder’s cabinet as director of economic development. In 2005, she created The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership to protect the swath of historic lands from Gettyburg, PA, to Charlottesville, VA. A press release from the Great Meadow Foundation noted that the Great Meadow property is within the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, so it is natural that Magennis Wyatt should help steer its future.

Wadehra Joins Community Foundation Board The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Board of Directors has appointed Lucky Wadehra to its board of directors. Wa d e h r a , an Ashburn resident, is a senior vice president and business banking manager for Wells Fargo’s Business Bank- Wadehra ing Group in Northern Virginia. Lucky has been with Wells Fargo and lived in Loudoun County for more than 15 years. Throughout her career, she has held positions in leadership and management roles requiring a strong skill set in customer service, sales, budgeting, financial and business acumen, developing talent and practicing diversity and inclusion.

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70s and 80s attire. Participants raised money prior to the event for the American Cancer Society’s mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy, and service. The event’s organizers said the Loudoun Relay for Life raised more than $18,000.

The Village at Leesburg became a track Saturday, as teams of walkers looped through the shopping center for the annual Relay for Life event. Relay for Life is the world’s largest fundraising event to end cancer, with more than 5,000 relays taking place

worldwide to fight back against cancer. Participants decorated tents, walked around shopping center’s boulevards and enjoyed activities, entertainment and food. The theme of the Loudoun Relay for Life was “through the decades,” so many teams dressed in 60s,

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Black Hoof Brewing Company owner and head brewer Bill Haase and assistant head brewer Brandon Flanigin display their first-place medal from the Virginia Craft Beer Cup for their Island Pond hefeweizen.

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BY RENSS GEENE oudoun breweries are perennially well-represented in the annual Virginia Craft Beer Cup competition, and this year Leesburg’s Black Hoof Brewing Company, less than a year after opening, has won a gold medal for its Island Pond hefe-

weizen. Black Hoof ’s award was announced only a few days before its first anniversary party Saturday, June 9—a chance to celebrate with the hefeweizen. Owner and head brewer Haase said the day will have a cake cutting ceremony and food. “That’s really it, just kind of enjoy that first year with our customers,” Haase said. Although Black Hoof may be new to brewing, neither Haase nor assistant head brewer Brandon Flanigin are new to it. Haase has won awards for his home brewing, and Flanigin previously brewed at Quattro Goombas Brewery in Aldie. And one of their Leesburg neighbors, Crooked Run Brewing, won third place in the same category for its Best Days hefeweizen. “It’s just fun that we wash kegs with Crooked Run every week, so we get to see them all the time, we enter the same category, we both get a medal—it’s nice how this community works,” Flanigin said. “It kind of shows that when you’re making great quality beer, we’re talking about marginal differences between what everybody’s putting out.” Loudoun breweries can always be found on the list of statewide winners. Old Ox Brewery this year took home medals for the third year running; Belly Love in Purcellville took first place for its 50 Shades of Gold Belgian pale ale; and newcomer Farm Brewery at Broad Run won third place for its Wes’ Maul Belgian Tripel. Old Ox won second place among American porters and stouts for its Black Ox porter and third among spiced beers for its Kristin’s Passion Mexican hot chocolate porter. Old Ox co-founder Chris Burns said Black Ox has won four out of the five times it has been entered in the contest, and three times consecutively. “We are just stoked about the consistency of that particular beer, and we’re really proud of it,” Burns said. The other,

Kristin’s Passion, is named after Burns’ wife, and the brewers have been tweaking the beer for the past four years. Old Ox’s winning streak also extends over a change in head brewer. Allison Lange joined the brewery two years ago. “We’re really excited with the beers that are coming out under her leadership, and we’ve just got an amazing production crew that’s really passionate about the beers,” said Burns, of Old Ox Brewery. This year, 375 beers in 27 categories competed for awards in the 2018 Virginia Craft Beer Cup. The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild announced the winners June 4 in Richmond in front of nearly 300 brewers and supporters. It is the largest state competition of its kind in the country. “Contributing to the development of outstanding independent craft beer is central to our mission,” said Brett Vassey, President and CEO of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. “The Cup is an important part of helping to expand public recognition and peer appreciation for great craft beer.” The Virginia Craft Beer Cup competition was managed by Master Beer Judge Certification Program Judge Tom Cannon, 38 judges and 15 stewards. Bill Butcher, Port City Brewing Co.; Bill Madden, Mad Fox Brewing Co.; and Duke Fox, Starr Hill Brewery, served as advisors. Entries were judged at Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton. rgreene@loudounnow.com

The Loudoun Chamber last week announced the top honorees at the 2018 Healthy Business Awards that recognize Loudoun businesses and other organizations for their efforts to promote the health and wellness of their employees and customers. The sixth annual awards ceremony was held June 6 at StoneSprings Hospital Center. Eighty-nine businesses received recognition for participating in this year’s challenge. The program began in 2013 to encourage, educate and recognize businesses that have adopted effective programs and policies to promote healthy work environments and choices among their employees. Seven organizations were awarded top-level Platinum Awards for their efforts. They were NDpoint Strategies, Solopreneur Category; InForm Fitness, 2-5 employee category; Club Pilates, Ashburn, 6-10 employee category; Orangetheory Fitness, 11-49 employee category; The Fitness Equation, 50-149 employee category; Van Metre Companies, 150-499 employee category; and Loudoun County Public Schools, 500+ employee category. “Savvy business leaders know their employees’ health and wellness are important factors that impact their company’s productivity and profitability. That is why many Loudoun businesses are leading the way with innovative programs and policies that place a greater emphasis on disease prevention, nutrition and fitness for their employees,” stated Chamber President and CEO Tony Howard. For a full list of all the companies that were recognized and more information about the Health & Wellness Initiative, go to LoudounChamber.org/Initiatives.

CubeSmart Plans Grand Opening in Sterling CubeSmart has a big day of community activities planned for its new self-storage facility at 22125 Davis Drive in Sterling. Events will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 16. “We are pleased to introduce a second CubeSmart to the Sterling community and we are confident that it will quickly become an indispensable service for both residents and businesses,” stated Bob Young, principal of The Young Group which developed the property, the former site of the neighborhood’s abandoned Methodist church. The celebration will include a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. folBIZ BRIEFS >> 27

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Sandy Springs Plants Trees at County Park Sandy Spring Bank in Leesburg donated 20 trees to plant along the southern boundary of the Potomac Green Neighborhood Park in Ashburn to provide additional buffering the neighborhood. The project was part of the company’s effort to encourage volunteerism among employees and mark its 150th anniversary during 2018 by planting 150 trees at community sites in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. “Over time, the trees will provide shade for the many athletic event attendees, as well as buffering for the adjacent neighborhood,” stated county parks and recreation director Steve Torpy. “We are most grateful for the opportunity to partner with Sandy Spring on this project to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism and giving back to the community.”

Saidii to Lead BCC’s Commercial Lending in Loudoun Alex Saidii has been hired as vice president and commercial lending team leader for the Bank of Clarke County’s growing Saidii Loudoun County market. Saidii entered banking in 1991 and has officer experience with several area banks, including the Bank of Commerce, First Union/Wachovia Bank, Chain Bridge Bank and most recently as vice president/business banking relationship manager with M&T Bank. He is a certified public accountant and earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and a MBA from Laval University. He is a member of the Virginia Society of CPAs, Virginia Society for Enrolled Agents and the mid-Atlantic Real Estate Marketing Association and holds professional licenses in chartered accountant, enrolled agent, life, health and annuities insurance categories.

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lowed by music, ice cream and cookies, face painting, balloon animals, a bouncy house for the kids and tours of the facility. The developer also plans to make donations to The Sterling Foundation, Lower Loudoun Football, Lower Loudoun Softball, Lower Loudoun Baseball and Eastern Loudoun Basketball League.

K2M Group Holdings, the Leesburg-based company that has pioneered new spinal surgery techniques, on Monday hosted Marcus John, a photographer and founder of the Straightforward Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of scoliosis. John’s photography, displayed at K2M, shows the beauty of scars associated with scoliosis, which is a spinal curvature condition that affects an estimated six to nine million people in the United States. John was in attendance to discuss his photographs at the K2M auditorium. The day marked National Scoliosis Awareness Month. K2M hosted space for the exhibition as well as financial support.

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As the sun went down, the roar of the crowd at the Town of Capitalsville’s viewing party went up, cheering the Capitals on to their 4-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights to clinch the Stanley Cup title.

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he Town of Capitalsville held its Stanley Cup Final game five viewing party last Thursday at the Walker Pavilion, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 to claim the Stanley Cup— the first time the team has ever won a championship and the first time in 26 years that one of Washington, DC’s four major professional sports teams has done so. About 2,500 Capitals fans packed onto Lovettsville’s town green to watch the game, enjoy food and drinks from town businesses and, of course, fanatically cheer on the Caps to their historic victory. The party capped a remarkable few weeks for the town, beginning May 11 when Mayor Bob Zoldos suggested temporarily renaming the town if the Capitals made it to the Stanley Cup final. The move gained national attention. Zoldos, who leaves office June

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Mayor Bob Zoldos stands for the Pledge of Allegiance at the Town of Capitalsville’s game five viewing party.

30, said the next step would be to organize a small parade featuring a few Capitals players. Because of the town’s German heritage, he said the team’s German-born backup goalie Philipp Grubauer would make for a good ap-

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About 2,500 Washington Capitals fans rowdily cheered the team on to its first Stanley Cup title in a 4-3 win at the Town of Capitalsville’s viewing party last Thursday.

Hillsboro Traffic Calming Back on Track for Funding BY RENSS GREENE Hillsboro residents’ trip to pack a Northern Virginia Transportation Authority public hearing on its first sixyear funding plan does not seem to have been in vain. After the Virginia General Assembly voted to strip much funding from the NVTA to help pay for Metro, it seemed Hillsboro’s $12 million request to help build traffic calming measures on Rt. 9 was lost. But Hillsboro-area Loudouners packed a public hearing on the authority’s $1.2 billion six-year funding plan, and it seems to have made all the difference. After that, the authority’s Planning Coordination and Advisory

Committee unanimously recommended a six-year funding plan that includes funding for the Hillsboro project. On top of an outpouring of support, the Hillsboro project is relatively cheap among NVTA projects and is “shovel ready,” meaning all design and engineering on the project is complete. Those plans have been submitted to the Virginia Department of Transportation and Loudoun County government for review. Construction on the project can begin as soon as those approvals—and funding—come in. Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance has argued the project is not only cheap and shovel-ready, but one of the most cost-effective projects in the NVTA’s

list, and that stretching funding out for the project will cause the town to lose millions in cost savings the town has found. “It’s hard to understand if we can’t take the opportunity to save millions of dollars. It’s good governance and common sense,” Vance said in May. The project, he said, was the first considered by the NVTA west of Rt. 15. “Right now, we’ve got a project that could start and finish before 90 percent of the proposed NVTA candidate projects could begin construction,” Vance said.

If you’re looking for a more casual Father’s Day, and a relaxing way to end the weekend, head to Greenhill Winery & Vineyards this weekend to enjoy wine and live music. Country musician Shane Gamble will be performing in the winery’s tasting room from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 17. While Gamble’s music has been featured on the SirusXM channel “The Highway,” he is now a nationally recognized musician with four albums for sale on his website, shanegamble.com. Greenhill Winery & Vineyards is at 23595 Winery Lane in Middleburg.

Salamander to Host Father’s Day Activities The Middleburg resort will host multiple days of Father’s Day activities, beginning with a zip line course Friday, June 15. Dads are invited to try the course on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will be gifted a special pint glass for a complimentary beverage at Gold Cup Wine Bar. Tickets are $164 per person. The resort will also host an archery competition for fathers and their kids on Saturday, June 16 at 1 p.m. Teams of 2-4 will compete in challenges like getting the most bullseyes and balloons popped. The cost is $35 per team. Lastly, there will be a Father’s Day fishing tournament on Sunday, June 17 from 8-10 a.m. Prizes will be awarded for biggest and smallest fish, as well as most fish caught. If you don’t have a fishing rod, rentals are $10. Live bait is provided. For more information on the events, call the resort at 540687-3600.

LOVETTSVILLE Newly Elected Councilmembers Sworn In Six weeks after the May 1 elections, the Town of Lovettsville has a new mayor and three town councilmembers sworn in and ready to take office officially on July 1. The town on Monday held a swearing in ceremony at the Walker Pavilion with Clerk of the Circuit Court Clerk Gary Clemens for incoming mayor Nate Fontaine and Councilmembers Christopher Hornbaker, Renee Edmonston,

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Matthew Schilling and Michael Dunlap. All five will take their seats as threeterm Mayor Bob Zoldos and Councilmembers Tony Quintana and Kimberly Allar step down.

Whether you’re an ace volleyball player or just like to play a pickup game on occasion, now is your chance to jump in the fun and play alongside your neighbors. The Lovettsville Game Club will host a co-ed grass volleyball battle for all ages on Saturday, July 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine. Registration is $50 for teams of four and must be completed by Thursday, July 5. USA Volleyball rules will apply to the round robin pool play. Trophies will be awarded for first and second place winners. Players and cheer squads are invited to bring picnic blankets and chairs. There will also be music and a concession stand. A second tournament will be held Aug. 4. Fill out a registration form at lovettsvillegameclub.com/event/volleyball-tournament-070718 and email it to Chris Ann Strahan at lgpavolleyballbattles@gmail.com.

Game Club Hosts Season’s Final Dance The Lovettsville Game Club will host its last dance of the season next Saturday, June 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight. The featured band will be Steve George and Friends. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call Tane McPeak at 703-999-7620 or email him at tmcpeak@hotmail.com.

Flag Day Ceremony Thursday The Town of Lovettsville will host its annual Flag Day ceremony this Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. on the Town Square. American Heritage Girls Troop 962, Cub Scout Pack 962 and Boy Scout Troops 961 and 962 will be conducting the flag retirement ceremony. Residents are invited to bring their own tattered American flags and learn how to properly retire them. “This is a really special event that educates our scouts and other attendees about our flag as well as retiring flags in a dignified manner,” said Mayor Bob Zoldos.

PURCELLVILLE Pavilion Named for Longtime County Parks Employee The pavilion in Dillon’s Woods in the Fireman’s Field complex now has an official name. The Town of Purcellville on Saturday held a dedication ceremony, as it named the new pavilion for longtime county parks and recreation employee Wendy Smith. The ceremony comes seven months after the Town Council unanimously voted to name the pavilion in Smith’s honor.

Joshua’s Hands Holds Quilting Event to Benefit Veterans Nonprofit Joshua's Hands Valiant Warrior Quilting Event will take place Friday, July 6 to Sunday, July 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Participants are invited to drop by the organization’s Purcellville location at 201 N. Maple Ave. to help with the quilting effort. All materials will be provided. Donations are appreciated. Since 2011, the nonprofit has provided more than 1,500 quilts for soldiers in field hospitals. The event is held each year in January and July.

For more information, or to make a donation, visit joshuashands.org.

HILLSBORO Piano-Guitar Duo to Perform in ‘Music in the Gap’ The Town of Hillsboro’s weekly Music in the Gap continues from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 15 at the Old Stone School. This week, Adriel Genet and Tuomas Easton will put on an acoustic performance with their piano and percussive guitar sound influenced by classical Romantic and Baroque styles. The duo has performed across the world and have been featured in multiple publications like The Washington City Paper

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The 32nd/A Street intersection near Hirst Farm in Purcellville will be getting a single-lane roundabout similar to the one at the Rt. 690/Alder School Road intersection by the end of next year.

Purcellville Presents Initial 32nd/A Streets Roundabout Design BY PATRICK SZABO The planned 32nd/A Street roundabout in southwestern Purcellville is well on its way toward becoming the “gateway” to the town by the end of next year. Town Capital Projects and Engineering Manager Dale Lehnig led a June 6 public information meeting on the $1 million project, along with the roundabout’s engineers Brent Showalter and Don Rissmeyer, both from the A. Morton Thomas and Associates engineering firm. The team spoke to a small group of Hirst Farm residents about the justification, design, funding and timeline of the project. According to Lehnig, the single-lane roundabout would be about the size of the one at the Rt. 690/Alder School Road intersection near Woodgrove High School and is planned to slow drivers down as they enter the town with a 10 mph speed limit. Lehnig also said it would serve as a “gateway to the town,” with construction scheduled to begin in spring 2019 and end by the fall. It will cost just more than $1 million, which will be split equally between VDOT and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funds. Although residents expressed some concern about potential speeding and wrecks in the roundabout, comparing it to the two-lane circle at the Berlin Turnpike/Main Street intersection that was built in 2013, Lehnig pointed out that the new roundabout would be much smaller and slower. Showalter also noted that 32nd and A Streets would remain two lanes. He said that although the roads would need to be widened to make room for the roundabout and its accompanying islands, the majority of the widening would be on the undeveloped western quadrant of the intersection, which is owned by a private party and could be developed in the near future. He also mentioned that the design calls for the installation of four 30-foot light poles. Neighbors raised concerns about the lights and their potential disruption of the night sky. Katie Dunnigan, a resident on Gatepost Court located directly behind the intersection, said that she would

be able to see the roundabout and its lighting from her backyard every day and that the existing lighting along A Street provides “plenty of illumination.” “The lighting more than anything concerns me,” she said. “We live in western Loudoun and it’s becoming not western Loudoun anymore.” According to Rissmeyer, the lighting would be compliant with the town’s requirements, which are in place to “protect neighbors and the night sky from nuisance glare and stray or spillover light,” according to the town’s zoning ordinance. Lehnig and the engineers made it clear that the town would continue to look at the design to determine whether the light poles are absolutely needed. “We’re trying to avoid any negative consequences, so it’s good to hear about the lighting,” Rissmeyer said. Another resident expressed concern about building a roundabout instead of a three- or four-way stop, noting that a full stop might be safer for children in the neighborhood. According to Rissmeyer, the roundabout’s small size would force drivers to slow down, while continuing to accommodate the intersection’s high volume of traffic. “It does a really good job of slowing everybody down,” he said. “They have to slow down because they’ll literally drive straight across the roundabout if they don’t.” According to the design, two crosswalks are also planned to connect both sides of 32nd Street, as well as one connecting the northern and southern side of A Street. Aside from the project’s design, one resident voiced his opinion on its overall pertinence. He said that the town should be looking to add a left turn lane on Berlin Turnpike for drivers entering westbound Rt. 7, since the lack thereof is backing up northbound traffic. Lehnig said this would not be a town project because VDOT maintains the location. The resident also said that the town should be looking for ways to improve the 32nd/Main Street intersection. ROUNDABOUTS >> 32

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Signage installed in May on Country Club Drive in Purcellville’s Country Club Hills neighborhood restricts traffic from turning onto 33rd Street on weekdays from 4-6 p.m.

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Although residents in Purcellville’s Country Club Hills and Catoctin Meadows neighborhoods have been forced to adhere to town-imposed traffic routes since February, their drive to find a different solution to the community’s cut-through traffic issue shows signs of progress. The town on Monday night held its fourth technical advisory committee meeting to discuss resident’s concerns. Led by Interim Public Works Director Dawn Ashbacher, committee members talked with around 25 residents about the results of signage, in place since the beginning of May, restricting cut-through traffic during weekday morning and afternoon rush hours, as well as a few possible options moving forward. “We’re just in the midst of a process of gathering information,” Ashbacher said. While cut-through traffic in the community has been an issue for three decades, residents began to more actively voice concern late last year after hearing that Virginia Regional Transit would open a commuter parking lot along Hirst Road in July. In response to the outcry, the town in February installed 10 removable barriers between East Country Club Drive and Ashleigh Road, rerouting traffic to West Country Club Drive and along Glenmeade Circle. Those barriers were left up until May 23, three weeks after the town installed signage to prohibit traffic from turning onto 33rd Street from Main Street from 6-9 a.m. and from Country Club Drive onto 33rd Street from 4-6 p.m. In February, the town formed the advisory committee—made up of multiple town and county staff members and traffic experts—to discuss the program’s progress with residents. In Monday night’s meeting, Ashbacher first presented residents with recent town-collected data. According to the numbers, traffic counts on West Country Club Drive decreased by 78 from 6-9 a.m. and 48 from 4-6 p.m. after the barriers were removed and the signage was installed. On Glenmeade, they decreased by 63 from 6-9 a.m. and 38 from 4-6 p.m. “We have overall reduced the amount of traffic cutting through the development,” she said. “Right now it appears that [the signage] is being effective.” Ashbacher and several residents also mentioned that police enforcement was an important factor. According to Acting Police Chief Joe Schroeck, the department has issued 125 warnings to drivers cutting through the neighborhoods since the signs went up. When asked why officers are issuing warnings instead of tickets, Schroeck said that he was looking specifically for repeat offenders and that the goal for patrolling the community was not to write “a bunch of tickets,” but to change drivers’ behaviors. “We’ve been up there as much as we possibly can,” he said. “We’re going to keep the enforcement up.” Schroeck said that if he or his officers were to write tickets, it would be for “failure to obey a highway sign,” which carries a $30 fine and three points on a driver’s license.

Residents expressed concern about the existing signage, asking why it was installed only at the southern entrance to the neighborhood and not also at the northern end and why the morning peak hours are longer than the afternoon. Ashbacher said that the town would look into making changes. Many residents also agreed that the signage is working well. “The good thing about signage is that you’re not dividing up any neighborhoods,” a resident on Holly Lane said. “It’s a positive thing.” Installing barriers along 33rd Street was also discussed, generating the most dissent from residents among all the options. Senior Transportation Engineer for ClarkNexsen Whitney

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Duffy said that barriers could be installed both at the Main Street/33rd Street intersection and 120 feet south of Holly Lane, blocking off 280 feet of 33rd Street. Duffy said that if this option were implemented, the curbs on Holly Lane would need to be widened to allow vehicles to turn around. Loudoun County Chief Fire Marshal Linda Hale said that closing a section of road off completely would go against the county fire code. “It gives me cause for concern,” she said. Residents also proposed installing “local traffic only” signs, to which Schroeck said that there would be no way for his officers to tell if someone is a resident or not before pulling them

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<< FROM 30 According to a June 2016 traffic study by consulting firm Kimley-Horn, it takes drivers an average of 30 seconds to turn left onto westbound Main Street from 32nd Street from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and almost two minutes to do so from 5:15-6:15 p.m., Lehnig said the town requested $450,000 in VDOT revenue sharing funds to improve this intersection last November and that VDOT indicated it would be willing to provide 85 percent

over. Committee member Tom Folse, the assistant district traffic engineer for VDOT’s Northern Virginia District, said that it’s not typical to install such signs in a situation like this. He said that they’re normally used when VDOT has to temporarily close a road but still allow access for homeowners. According to Ashbacher, the current signage will remain in place through the summer for the town to see how it fares when Alder School Road, which is closed for reconstruction as a paved road, reopens by the end of the month, when the VRT lot opens early next month and when school starts back up in the fall. The next committee meeting is set for the end of July. “I think this was a great discussion,” said Oakleigh Court Resident Walter Gibbs. “I think we’re at a good place right now.” pszabo@loudounnow.com of that. She said the town would get a definitive answer by the end of this month. The town is working to obtain rights-of-way and easements from the property owner on the western side of the 32nd/A Street intersection and is waiting for VDOT’s approval on the roundabout design. Lehnig said the town would solicit construction bids by December before making a selection on one and moving forward with the project by March or April 2019. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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<< FROM 28 In an email to constituents last Thursday, Vance celebrated the committee’s recommendation. “Your support and the large numbers of comments submitted were noted as begin extraordinary in their volume, content and eloquence,” Vance wrote. “I am certain the outpouring of public support was instrumental in convincing a number of board members to vote to include our project.” The full authority board will vote on the plan June 14; Vance said there was no reason to expect a change from the committee’s recommendation. In fact, he said, he is coordinating with NVTA staff about attending a groundbreaking ceremony less than a month later, during the town’s Independence Day festivities on July 1. Vance and the Hillsboro Town Council are also planning a celebration June 15 before an evening concert at the Old Stone School. “Hillsboro and the entire region— today and for generations to come— are indebted to you for your support and action,” Vance wrote. Loudoun overall stands to get $337.3 million in NVTA funding for 11 projects, well over the previous draft recommendation of $303.8 million for six projects. That would mean of all the Northern Virginia jurisdictions and regional organizations in the six-year plan, Loudoun gets just over a quarter of all funding.

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Also on the list for funding: widening Rt. 28 from the Dulles Toll Road to Sterling Boulevard; widening the Rt. 15 Bypass from Battlefield Parkway to Montresor Road; extending Shellhorn Road from Loudoun County Parkway to Randolph Drive; extending Northstar Boulevard from Shreveport Drive to Tall Cedars Parkway; extending Prentice Drive from Lockridge Road to Shellhorn Road; an interchange at Rt. 7 and Battlefield Parkway in Leesburg; realigning the Evergreen Mills Road intersections with Watson Road, where a crash killed Erin Kaplan, and Reservoir Road; widening Evergreen Mills from Loudoun County Parkway to Northstar Boulevard; and improving the intersection at the Rt. 15 Leesburg Bypass and Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Leesburg Teen Tackles Labels with First Children’s Book

BY JAN MERCKER

s a little kid, Kiara Brown was labeled a tomboy. But even then, she wasn’t a fan of being put in a box. Now, the smart and determined 16-year-old has published her own children’s book with a message of empowerment for young people. Brown’s book “Princess Pretend and the Not Knight” has been called a feminist fairytale, but for Brown the message is more about defying labels and shaking off preconceived notions. It started with a middle school rereading of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale “The Princess and The Pea.” As a young teen, Brown realized that she didn’t like the story’s takeaway. “The message that it gave across to little girls who want to be princesses is that you do that by being weak and fragile,” Brown said. “I was like, ‘Wait, this is terrible. I totally need to redo this.’” She came up with her title character, a princess who’s frustrated by having to do all of the things princesses are expected to do and eventually learns that she can save herself from a tricky spot. But Brown’s book has a twist. It also features a girl knight who has gone in the opposite direction. She feels like she has to be tough all the time but is embarrassed to admit she really wants some sparkly glitter on her helmet. “I was just targeting one side of the audience [with Princess Pretend]. I felt like I needed to add in the Not Knight who’s similar so that they could help each other but also have their own stories,” Brown said. “I feel like finding a balance can be difficult because people want to put you in a box.” Writing, illustrating and publishing the book has been a two-year process for Brown, now a sophomore at Riverside High School in Lansdowne, who started the project as an eighth grader. A writer since early elementary school, she initially had a middle grade chapter book in mind. “I was trying to make it into a novel and it just wasn’t working,” Brown said. “It hit me that the people that I need to be sharing this idea with weren’t people that would be reading novels. It needed to be little kids. They’re the ones who need this.” And the entire process meant a big learning curve for Brown. She’s always considered herself a writer, from the time she was in second grade and made up stories of epic battles between the snails and the slugs in an imaginary world. The story came easily, but the illustration side, not so much. When her plans to bring on an illustrator fell through, Brown decided to teach herself to the craft and started by poring through children’s books to find a style she loved. “I’d go to the library and check out like 20 at a time and read through them,” Brown said. She illustrated the colorful work with pencil, paper and marker, then put on

SUMMER TUNES Music in the Gap: Adriel Genet and Tuomas Easton Friday, June 15, 6-11 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org Internationally known as a duo, Genet and Easton are also heralded for their alt-rock project Burn the Ballroom. Featuring piano and percussive guitar, their music is a fusion of classic style and contemporary rock and pop—punctuated with amazing vocals.

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Lovettsville Summer on the Green: Hungry On Monday Saturday, June 16, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Walker Pavilion 11 Spring Farm Drive, Lovettsville Details: facebook.com/ lovettsvillesummer Courtesy of Loudoun County Public Library

Author Kiara Brown, right, and a young fan recently participated in a ballet story time at Ashburn Library.

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Author Kiara Brown took her new children’s book “Princess Pretend and the Not Knight” to a story time at Potowmack Elementary School in Sterling.

the finishing touches in Adobe Illustrator for a professional look. Brown initially considered trying to pitch the book to a traditional publisher but was impatient to get her story out there, so she decided to take on the project herself, not just self-publishing but creating her own company, Krown Picture Books. Brown completed the process of editing, formatting and finding a printer. She remembers the excitement of the day last fall when a thousand books were delivered to her home. She handles marketing for the book herself and fills orders from the Krown website while also selling copies at author events. “It was super difficult,” she said. “I only knew how to write stories. That was the one thing I knew how to do. ... Every step that I went, I was like this is

the hardest step, it won’t get harder than this. And then the next step would be even more difficult.” But Brown’s persistence paid off when the book was finally published last fall, just as the school year was starting. Brown set up a series of readings for young children at elementary schools and libraries around the county, where kids get inspired not only by the book but by Brown’s own story as well. “It’s really cool going into the schools. Just a few years ago I was in the exact same position as them. I remember seeing the authors come in and being like, ‘One day that’s going to be me,’” Brown said. “They’re always really surprised that I’m still in high school. A lot of the time, they get inspired from the book’s message but also by me making the book. They’re like, ‘Wow she did it, and she’s close to my age so I can do it, too.’” Brown, who plans to graduate a year early from Riverside in 2019, doesn’t yet have college plans. But she is working on several new writing projects and, with one published book under her belt, is considering trying the traditional publishing route this time. And just like “Princess Pretend and the Not Knight,” Brown has gone through her own journey of self-discovery in publishing the book. “It’s made me a lot more confident and has given me a lot of experience. Now I have all this business experience, writing experience and illustrating experience,” Brown said. “It has really changed me as a person.” For information about “Princess Pretend and the Not Knight” or to order a copy, go to krownpicturebooks.com. You can also follow Krown Picture Books on Instagram and Twitter at @krown_pic_books for the latest news and upcoming readings and events.

Lovettsville’s Summer On The Green concert and movie series kicks off with local favorites Hungry On Monday. The Immortals open at 5:30, and the headliners get going at 7 p.m. Concert is free and open to the public.

Leesburg Corner Summer Concert Series: VT & The Crew Saturday, June 16, 1-4 p.m. Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets, 241 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg Details: premiumoutlets.com/ leesburgcorner This high-energy seven-piece band led by Vance Turner gets summer vacation rolling in style. Concerts take place in the courtyard near Williams Sonoma and are free and open to the public.

Tarara Summer Concert Series: Classic Rock Experience Saturday, June 16, 6-9:30 p.m. Tarara Winery 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg Details: tarara.com Tarara keeps the summer party going with a 70s arena rock experience, with tributes to Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and other favorites. Adult tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the gate.

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Acoustic on the Green: Tommy Gann and Kim Pittinger Saturday, June 16, 7-9 p.m. Leesburg Town Green 25 W. Market St., Leesburg

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Village at Leesburg Plaza Party: Kristen and The Noise Saturday, June 16, 6-8 p.m. Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com This Philadelphia-based quintet crosses genres to bring you favorite covers from over the decades. Admission is free.

LIBATIONS Year of the Ox Party Saturday, June 16, noon-6 p.m. Old Ox Brewery 44652 Guilford Drive, Ashburn Details: oldoxbrewery.com Celebrate Old Ox’s fourth anniversary with the release of the new Dry Hopped Table Bier and enjoy live music from Andy Hawk And The Train Wreck Endings and Mandatory Recess. Tickets are $15 and include a beer and ice cream flight.

North Gate Father’s Day OysterFest Sunday, June 17, noon-5:30 p.m. North Gate Vineyard 16031 Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro Details: northgatevineyard.com Enjoy fresh raw and charbroiled oysters from Nomini Bay Oysters with favorite

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Innovations in Flight Outdoor Aviation Display Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly Details: airandspace.si.edu/ udvar-hazy-center Check our more than 50 vintage and modern airplanes on display for one day only and explore engineering and design innovations that have taken place during the last century of flight. Admission is free, parking is $15.

Orvis Meet the Author Talk: Danielle Nadler Saturday, June 16, noon-3 p.m. Orvis Leesburg 1614 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: daniellenadler.com Loudoun Now managing editor and bestselling non-fiction author Danielle Nadler discusses her book “Without A

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Loudoun’s own Tommy Gann is a singersongwriter whose music ranges from soulful rock to rousing contemporary pop to R&B. Pittinger’s soaring emotional vocals align with her unique songwriting talent make her a rising star. Concert is free and open to the public. Picnics are encouraged. No pets, smoking or alcoholic beverages.

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North Gate wines. Local favorite Emma Rowley provides live music from 2 to 5 p.m. No reservations required but seating is limited.

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Franklin Park Arts Center Set to Kick Off 10th Season of Summer Events Beatlemania now! 06/23/18 DOORS: 8:30PM

love and theft 06/28/18 DOORS: 7:00PM

THE TRONGONE BAND & DEAF SCENE 06/29/18 Doors: 7:00PM

nirvaNna 06/30/18 DOORS: 8:30PM

Tribute to Lynyrd Skynrd

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07/13/18 Doors: 7:00PM

Jake Clemons

( Direct from the bruce springsteen and the e street band tour ) 07/20/18 Doors 7:00PM

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A TRIBUTE TO JOURNEY 07/21/18 Doors 8:30PM

sister hazel 07/27/18 Doors 7:00PM

YACHT ROCK NIGHT WITH BOAT HOUSE ROW 7/28/18 Doors 8:30PM

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BY CHRISTIAN THOMPSON It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a decade since the Franklin Park Arts Center officially opened the doors. How things have changed since then! Back in those days, the world at-large was still in the throes of the Great Recession, MySpace still boasted more members than the scrappy upstart Facebook, and a little-known Senator from Illinois had yet to break down racial barriers to become the country’s first African American president. One thing that’s definitely come a long way, however, is the Franklin Park Arts Center. For 10 years it’s supporters and managers have helped promote arts and culture for Loudoun residents, provided an outlet for area musicians and artists to express themselves, and brought national talent to one of the county’s most stately small theatres. With the current schedule running through the end of July, there are plenty of musical, comedy, and family events to choose from. Here are a few of Loudoun Now’s picks for the season’s best events. On Friday, comedy troupe, Last Ham Standing, returns to the stage with its zany act. The group, which includes entertainers from a wide range of ages and backgrounds, in known for its audience interaction, taking suggestions from the crowd to build a one-of-a-kind improvisational experience. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets, which are $14 for adults and $10 for kids, can be pur-

chased at lastham.com. Nearly as universally loved as comedy is the music of Simon and Garfunkel, whose classic album “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” turns 50 next year. On Saturday, June 30, Nashville-based musical duo, Swearingen and Kelli, will be returning to the Arts Center to harmonize their way through some of Simon and Garfunkel’s classic, inimitable songbook. Last time Swearingen and Kelli performed at Franklin Park, tickets sold out, so be sure to purchase yours quick if you’re a fan of folk music, or 1960s pop. Tickets are $15 a person and are available at franklinparkartscenter.org. Although Adam Sandler’s movie standards may have withered in recent years, much of his work throughout the ‘90s retains a cultlike following, thanks to classics like “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore.” One of his best films from that era, 1998’s “The Wedding Singer,” was turned into a Broadway musical

comedy in 2006 and is still enjoying productions from the UK to Mexico and even Philippines. For three straight nights, July 19-21, the locally-based ICE Collaborative Arts group will perform its take on the musical in the intimate setting of Franklin Park’s Arts Center Stage. This tale of heartbreak, redemption, spandex, and giant hair-dos is definitely one you don’t want to miss. Tickets for the show are $13 online and $15 at the door. While these performances promise to be a few of the highlights from the season’s events, they’re hardly the only shows worth getting out for. From puppet shows to art exhibits and even a musical production of Schoolhouse Rock, the Franklin Park Arts Center has got you covered. I just wish I could say the same thing about MySpace.

‘80s Night with The Reagan Years

Kim Pittinger & Tommy Gann

The Classic Rock Experience

Friday, June 15, 7 p.m. (doors) Tally Ho Theater tallyhotheater.com

Acoustic on the Green Music Series Saturday, June 16, 7–9 p.m. Leesburg Town Green acousticonthegreen.com

Tarara Summer Concert Series Saturday, June 16, 6–9:30 p.m. Tarara Winery tararaconcerts.com

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Live Music: Adwela and The Uprising

Saturday, June 16, 5-9 p.m. Temple Hall Farm, 15855 Limestone School Road, Leesburg Details: novaparks.com

Friday, June 15, 8-11 p.m. 1836 Kitchen And Taproom 34 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville. Details: 1836kitchenandtaproom.com

Enjoy farm tours, wagon rides, giant jumping pillows, fire pits and games. Admission is $10 per family and covers hot dogs, drinks and marshmallows for roasting. Grown-ups can also purchase wine and beer.

Adwela’s groovy unplugged reggae sounds are the perfect way to celebrate summer.

Father’s Day Fish-a-Rama Sunday, June 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Great Country Farms 18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: greatcountryfarms.com Treat dad and the kids to a fun-filled day of catch and release fishing with prizes for largest fish and most fish caught during the power hour. There will also be fly fishing and spin tackle demos and clinics. Tickets are $8 for children, $10 for adults. Bring your own pole and gear.

NIGHTLIFE The Gallery Game Friday, June 15, 6-8:30 p.m. Delirium Cafe, 101 S. King St., Leesburg Details: gallerygame.org June’s Gallery Game is hosted by Delirium Café and spotlights Cat Kimball Studio, Tryst Gallery and Cooley Gallery. Check in at Delirium to get started, then head to the three featured galleries for clues to earn your prize.

‘80s Night with The Reagan Years Friday, June 15, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The region’s favorite ‘80s tribute band returns to the Tally Ho for an evening of fun with pop, rock, new wave and heavy metal hits of the 80s. Tickets are $15 in advance.

Last Ham Standing Comedy Improv Friday, June 15, 8-10 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org Don’t miss this hilarious show full of laughs for the entire family. A group of

Courtney Marcellin Courtney Marcellin, age 28, died peacefully at home on June 11, 2018, after a long illness. She had been living life graciously and on her own terms, never letting a cancer recurrence define her. Courtney was born in Leesburg VA, on November 5, 1989, and had a wonderful childhood in Leesburg and later in western Loudoun County, graduating from Loudoun Valley High School in 2008. In 2013, she graduated summa cum laude and first in her class from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, studying fashion and art history. Courtney immediately pursued her dream of a career in the fashion editorial field, moving to New York city alone, knowing no one. Working her way through internships and entry-level jobs at Moda Operandi, WGSN, Editorialist,

Live Music: Gary Hoffman Saturday, June 16, 7-9 p.m. Bike TrAle Brewing 101 Loudoun St. SE, Leesburg Details: facebook.com/biketralebrewing Hoffman brings his hillbilly outlaw blues and Americana to downtown Leesburg. No cover.

Live Music: The Colin Thompson Band Saturday, June 16, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com Get ready for a great evening of rock, blues and soul from the acclaimed guitarist and son of Americana artist Randy Thompson. Hard Swimmin’ Fish bassist Randy Ball and drummer Michael Andre Aubin join Thompson on stage to get summer started with a bang.

Summer Nights Dancing at Bush Tabernacle Saturday, June 16, 7-11:45 p.m. Bush Tabernacle 250 Nursery Ave., Purcellville Contact: 703-348-9277 Dancers of all skills levels can enjoy an evening of salsa, bachata and West Coast swing. A beginner lesson kicks off the night and then the party begins. Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

COMING UP Jazz on the Vine Saturday, June 23, 3-8:30 p.m. Breaux Vineyards 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville Details: opuplift.org Operation Uplift hosts its fourth annual Jazz On The Vine to raise funds for scholarships for local high school students. The event features live music from Let It Flow band, wine tastings and gourmet fare from favorite food trucks. Tickets are $60 in advance and $75 at the gate.

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and Glamour magazine, she eventually realized her dream of working at Vogue where she was a research associate. Courtney loved her adopted city of Brooklyn, NY; her rescue-pup, Chewie; good red wine; solo travels, and searching thrift stores for inexpensive vintage items to accent her signature style. She believed strongly in protecting our natural environment, equal rights for marginalized segments of society, the responsibility to vote, and in tolerance as a guiding principal of life. Survivors include her parents, Lindsey and Roger Marcellin; sisters Grace Kaczowka (Stephen) and Megan Marcellin, grandmother Dora Marcellin, and aunts and uncles Amy and Bill, David and Sharon, Doug, Michel and Mary, Richard and Maryanne, and Denise. Courtney was pre-deceased 6 months earlier by her grandmother, Virginia Newcome, of Winchester, Virginia, who held a very special place in Courtney’s heart. A memorial service will be held on

Monday, June 18, at 11 am at St James’ Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall St NW, Leesburg VA, 20176. Courtney loved flowers, but hated waste; in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Briggs Animal Adoption Center (baacs.org) Cesar Eduardo Garcia

Cesar Eduardo Garcia, 68, formerly of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Cape Coral, Florida. He was born October 13, 1949, in Lima, Peru. He is survived by his wife of nine years, Elizabeth Garcia of Cape Coral, Florida; his mother, Hilda Vergara of Cape Coral, Florida; five children, Cesar Garcia, Ivan Garcia, and Melissa Garcia of Leesburg, Virginia, Yilda Garcia of Venezuela, and Matthew Remington of Harpers Ferry, West

Virginia. Cesar is also survived by a granddaughter, Michelle Garcia of Leesburg, Virginia. Cesar was predeceased by his father, Teodoro Eduardo Garcia, and a son, Paulo Cesar Garcia. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Leesburg, Virginia. Friends are invited to send condolences via an online guest book which can be found at www.MullinsMemorial.com. Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cape Coral, has been entrusted with final care.

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Temple Hall Family Fun Night

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Trace: The Life of Sierra Phantom” about a legendary California fishing guide. Event is free and open to the public.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of Lovettsville Planning Commission The Lovettsville Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on June 20, 2018 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue: LVZA 2018-0001 Amendment to Section 42-34 Regarding Proffered Rezonings Consideration of the following amendment to Article II, Division 1, Section 42-34 (Amendments) of the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 42 of the Town Code): • Statement of Justification: Subsection (c) is amended to require that an applicant for a zoning map amendment (i.e. rezoning) shall include a statement of justification describing the appropriateness of the proposed uses based on the Comprehensive Plan; the existing character and use of the subject property and suitability for various uses; the compatibility of proposed uses with uses permitted and existing on properties in the vicinity of the subject property; and the adequacy of new, additional or upgraded public utilities and public facilities. Additionally, any such application involving a “new residential development” or “new residential use” shall include in the statement of justification a description of how any “onsite proffers” submitted in connection therewith address an impact specifically attributable to the proposed development for which the application was submitted in accordance with §15.2-2303.4 of the Code of Virginia. • Pre-Application Conference: Subsection (d) is amended to require that, prior to filing an application for a zoning map amendment or zoning ordinance amendment, an applicant shall meet with the zoning administrator to discuss the applicant’s intentions with regard to a given application and procedures and substantive requirements of the zoning ordinance. This subsection is further amended to include a procedure for requesting a pre-application conference or a waiver of the requirement for such a conference in cases where such a wavier is not anticipated to affect the submission or review of the proposed application. • Prohibition Against Accepting Unreasonable Proffers: Subsection (e) is amended to authorize the request, consideration and acceptance by the Town of reasonable conditions proffered by a landowner as part of his application for a zoning map amendment as set forth in §15.2-2303 of the Code of Virginia, provided that this provision shall not apply to any such application involving a “new residential development” or “new residential use” as those terms are defined in §15.2-2303.4 of the Code of Virginia. Such amendments shall instead be subject to the limitations set forth in §15.2-2297 of the Code of Virginia and shall only include submission by the applicant, and consideration and acceptance by the Town, of “onsite proffers” not deemed unreasonable pursuant to §15.2-2303.4 of the Virginia Code. The subsection is further amended to add procedural and administrative requirements for the submission of proffered conditions prior to the public hearing before the Planning Commission or Town Council. • Conformance with Approved Proffers: Subsection (f) is amended to require that upon approval of a zoning map amendment with proffers, any site plan, subdivision plat, subdivision construction drawings or other application for development or zoning permit thereafter submitted shall be in substantial conformance with all proffered conditions. The proposed zoning amendment is available for review at the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm during weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call (540) 822-5788 for more information or contact Joshua A. Bateman, Planning Director and Zoning Administrator at jbateman@lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly-scheduled meeting at the same time and place.

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Wreckless << FROM 3 “I am very supportive of it,” he said. “If somebody is in a minor incident, they shouldn’t have to be charged for reckless.” Although Buona said the majority of the board supported the idea, Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman strongly opposed it. According to Plowman, adopting the citation would be a violation of the Dillon Rule, which requires a locality to obtain approval from the Virginia General Assembly when adopting new ordinances. He also cited a 1979 Attorney General opinion making it clear that a county ordinance authorizing an arresting officer to cite a driver with a charge equivalent to improper driving would “intrude upon the discretion of the court and be inconsistent with state law.” “I’m not interested in enacting ordinances that are contrary to the law,” Plowman said. “I’m not interested in creating loopholes in the law for people to escape accountability.” Plowman also said that enacting such an ordinance would create inconsistencies across the state, since the charge would only apply to a particular jurisdiction and would not be recognized by the DMV or show up on an offender’s driving record. In a March 2015 memorandum he sent to the Board of Supervisors, Plowman suggested that if sheriff ’s deputies

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believe there is no probable cause at an accident scene to issue a summons for reckless driving or another charge, they should cite them for nothing at all. “There is no mandatory compulsion to charge in every accident case,” he wrote. After the local ordinance idea proved unsuccessful, Chapman worked with state legislators to amend the language of the improper driving statute and allow Virginia’s law enforcement officers to cite drivers with it. “I think it’s a good solution that falls within the two—within nothing and within reckless,” he said. “It’s nice to

have something extra in your toolbox rather than writing reckless.” Of course, he knows this will be difficult to tackle. In the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session, Sen. Jill Vogel (R-27) and Sen. Dick Black (R-13) introduced a distracted driving bill to achieve this goal. The bill died in committee on a 9-6 vote when nine senators voted to kill it. Chapman pointed out that eight of the opposition votes were cast by senators who also were attorneys. He said many attorneys don’t support the change because of the fees they can earn from defending drivers charged

with reckless driving. “It’s basically for selfish reasons,” he said. Loudoun defense attorney Sarah Bruns said that she isn’t opposed to such a bill. In fact, when someone contacts her after getting charged with reckless driving, she tells them that they might not need an attorney to get the charge reduced. Of course, she said that most of them still want her help. “They panic when they learn that it’s a Class 1 misdemeanor,” she said. Schroeck, Middleburg Police Chief A.J. Panebianco and Leesburg Police Chief Gregory Brown said they support Chapman’s efforts to have a bill written that would give their officers the ability to cite drivers for improper driving. Plowman said that Chapman’s attempt to change the law involves much more than a simple rewording. “Him going down this road is going to be contrary to every statutory scheme that is already in place,” he said. While no similar bills were passed in this year’s General Assembly session, Chapman is talking with local delegates and senators to try and have one written for next year. “We’re just going to keep running at it,” he said. If the rewording ever goes through, improper driving offenders would not be faced with a criminal charge, would not have to appear in court and would be able to simply pay a fine and be on their way. “That’s the whole purpose of the proposed legislation,” Chapman said. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Tuscarora High School teacher Tina Rumer and Maral Amado, who works in the counseling office, stood by to give new graduates flowers, hugs and high-fives. This week, Loudoun County’s high schools will graduate a combined 5,890 students.

Graduation << FROM 1 ror. What she thought would be two bad years turned into two pivotal years of growth for the teen. “If there is one thing I want you to take with you it’s that you can switch your mindset—like right now,” Presgraves said. “We cannot always choose where we are, but we can choose what we want to do with it.” There are still a dozen commencement ceremonies on the docket this week. Graduates from western to eastern Loudoun said it’s a week of celebrating with friends and family, reflecting on 12 years of school memories, and looking forward to new opportunities. Daniel Butler, a Loudoun County graduate, said it’s been a week of mixed emotions. There’s a lot to look forward to—the all-night grad party Thursday, a trip to Europe with family this summer, and studying sports management at James Madison University this fall— but he’ll be leaving a lot of familiarity behind. “It’s a bitter sweet feeling, be-

cause there’s a lot I’m not going to see anymore when I leave.” Potomac Falls grad Briana Haas and Loudoun Valley grad Shannon McNerney say they’re just simply excited. “Graduating in general means I can go to college and be more independent. I’m excited to move on,” said Briana, who is headed to Purdue University to study brain and behavioral science. “I’m ready,” Shannon said. “I’ve been mentally checked out all year, but now I’m happy that the real world is finally catching up to where I am mentally. I’m excited and ready to go.” Freedom had the largest graduating class in Loudoun County with 464 graduates, followed by John Champe with 465. Stone Bridge graduated 410; Briar Woods graduated 408; Rock Ridge graduated 396; Potomac Falls graduated 395; Dominion and Woodgrove each graduated 385; Broad Run graduated 380; Loudoun Valley graduated 352; Heritage graduated 345; Tuscarora graduated 330; Riverside graduated 310; Park View graduated 278; and Douglass School graduated 100. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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cians will give everything they’ve got to making the best music possible.” And he was impressed that by the time of her first concert rehearsal last November that D’Alimonte had learned everyone’s names. “You respond better that way,” he said. D’Alimonte is fully in sync with the LSO’s long-held pursuit of a permanent performance venue. Currently, the LSO performs in county high schools. The LSO also has two youth groups, comprising about 70 performers. “We need a home,” she said. The LSO’s biggest challenge is that Loudoun has no arts center, apart from the Franklin Park Performing Arts Center in western Loudoun where the stage is too small for a full symphony. D’Alimonte is thinking of a larger venue of about 1,000 seats, she said. “We try to spread the word, as so many people said they don’t know how to find us,” Knobloch said. Now, with the excitement building for the LSO’s upcoming season under Maestra D’Alimonte, there is hope the time is ripe for a new push for a permanent home.

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Editor: I recently attended a meeting where Deputy County Administrator Charles Yudd spoke about the draft of the new Comprehensive Plan, developed through the controversial Envision Loudoun process. At that meeting, Mr. Yudd explained that both a fiscal impact and a transportation impact study of the new Plan would be done, with results presented to the Stakeholders’ Committee at their final meeting on July 9. Mr. Yudd said the baseline—the starting point—for the analysis of the impact of the new plan is by-right development in the existing Comprehensive Plan. This analysis will determine if the new Plan would have a positive, negative, or neutral effect on the county’s fiscal health and transportation situation. As a resident of the Rural Policy Area (RPA), my concern with this method is that the existing plan already allows an additional 7,500 houses to be built in the RPA. The new plan may or may not add more density in the RPA, but the starting point by which it will be judged already has us already absorbing the effects of those 7,500 homes. What are the effects? VDOT estimates that each house generates 10 vehicle trips per day on our roads. Those 7,500 homes put 75,000 cars, delivery trucks, landscaping companies, garbage trucks, and everything else that services a home on our already congested byways each and every day. The county estimates that each new single-family house built in the western part of the county has an initial cost to taxpayers of $31,007. This amount covers the costs to the county of building new schools, fire stations, and other public facilities resulting from increasing residential density. Additionally, the county recognizes that each new house costs taxpayers money year after year, because each household continues to consume

more in services than it pays in taxes. (New houses built anywhere in the county are a cost to all county taxpayers, no matter which policy area you live in, due to both the initial costs for the services required, and the ongoing expenses of maintaining those services.) By using the existing plan as the baseline, the new plan will likely be declared fiscally and transportation neutral in the Rural Policy Area if it doesn’t add density. But what is missing in this analysis is that the RPA will already have been bludgeoned by the effects of the existing plan. I’ve heard one of our political leaders refer to the fact that there have been “rumblings” about the proposed plan from the rural area, which this elected official didn’t understand because the RPA is being “left alone.” Those rumblings are a response to the damage already being inflicted on the rural area—the destruction of farmland, the degrading of our unique and historic rural road network, the squeezing out of the equestrian industry, the overloading of the major transportation arteries, the crowding in schools, just to name a few of the consequences of unchecked growth. Citizens beware. Envision Loudoun (the process creating the new plan) is a growth plan. Remember that the criteria by which it will be judged—the impact studies under way now—do not account for the growth with which we have already been saddled. — Emily Houston,

Strange Math Editor: Supporters of the county’s 20202040 draft Comprehensive Plan are using some strange math. In response to Emily Houston’s letter to the editor in last week’s edition, a commenter identified as “Galluponover” claimed that an additional 7,500 houses in the Rural Policy Area (RPA) would represent “no additional density” there. LETTERS >> 45

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Editor: As a long-time resident of the Lucketts community, I think the question that we must all ask is, “What is our vision for Loudoun?” The proposed construction of a new large-format gas station north of Lucketts, if approved as proposed, compounds the features of urban living creeping into our beautiful lands and social fabric. The proposed gas station would add new sources of pollution, traffic congestion and noise to the two-lane highway that leads out of Virginia and into Maryland. While the development of land may well be a one-way process, I would like to think that as a community we have voice to be able to say no, when a new for profit venture threatens our ideals of green grass, clean air and blue skies—when it threatens the purity of our water and adds to the traffic jams around our homes. If we allow a large, multi-pump concrete-paved gas station to displace the green grass in this otherwise quiet part of Loudoun to go forward, we are giving into the encroachment of more

A Shared Concern Editor: Careless use of guns is a problem in the rural area, not just the transition area. Most of my life, I’ve lived in rural areas. But other than deer season, I never heard much gunfire. So I was surprised to hear gunfire loud and long enough to call police shortly after I moved near Lincoln 13 years ago. They couldn’t find the source, so I started ignoring the many more incidents. Then in late December 2009, a friend and I were standing at the edge of my 10-acre property when a bullet from a neighbor’s shooting zoomed through a nearby tree and landed near us. Called police again. Two summers ago, shots regularly rang out for nearly half an hour in mid- to late-afternoon. I figured this was the way of life

here—until a thread popped up on the Lincoln Facebook page on April 1, prompted by loud shooting on Easter. Rapidly, neighbors reported several scary gun incidents, including a shot into a house, a wounded person, and windows rattling loudly. Many of the comments showed concern and desire for controls: “Several places close to us where it’s routine and little respect for others.” “Makes me angry every time I hear it. I wish it were illegal.” “I personally believe the time has come to have a conversation in western Loudoun about shooting, especially rifles, in an area that is becoming more and more densely populated.” “I’m not confident that everyone firing rifles realizes that the bullets can travel a few miles versus a shotgun where the shot travels a few hundred yards before falling. It is a complicated subject that touches raw nerves these days. But, public safety needs to be considered.” “I’m so glad to see this topic come up and know that my concerns are shared! It seems like every Sunday afternoon during warmer weather ends up being shattered by the sound of target practice.” I hope the Board of Supervisors can find ways to limit the danger and fear caused by these, apparently, increasing shooting incidents in the rural area to the west. — Penny Loeb, Leesburg

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city, more possible accidents and more pollution for a very slim chance at a profitable new business. Does Loudoun and Rt. 15 need 20+ more pumps? Is the benefit of this station to our community worth the risks to our air, grass, and vision of Loudoun? I say no. Too much pollution, increased risk of traffic accidents and related deaths for someone’s personal gain. I am confident that the Board of Supervisors will assure the public safety and health are their foci. — Ferdinand Hui, Furnace Mountain

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This must be some kind of alternative math. According to the math I learned in school, adding 7,500 on top of the 12,500 houses currently in the RPA represents an increase of 60 percent in housing density. As Emily noted, that would bring even greater increases in traffic congestion and students who need schools. She was correct to identify the current draft Comprehensive Plan as a growth plan—specifically, it is a plan to increase rural housing and population density by 60 percent. The commenter seems puzzled by what fellow citizens mean when they ask the county to “not change anything in the RPA.” Just to clarify, what we mean is that the county’s remaining farms and rural spaces should be preserved as they are now to the greatest extent possible (few of us are naive enough to believe they still can be preserved completely unchanged). What we certainly do not mean is that the current pro-growth policies should be preserved unchanged. That, in a nutshell, is our concern with the current draft Comprehensive Plan. Galluponover seems to think it is only “the folks in western Loudoun” who care about our farms, trails, scenery, history, tourism jobs and revenues, clean air and water, biodiversity and other rural assets. However, a long series of public opinion surveys show that citizens from all parts of the county—including those who

live in the east—enjoy and appreciate how much our rural spaces add to their quality of life. I’m confident that attempts to make this an “us versus them” issue will fail in next year’s local elections. — John Ellis, Hillsboro President, Save Rural Loudoun Paeonian Springs

June 14, 2018

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How to Avoid Being the Detective

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e, as parents, are often put in the role of being the detective. For instance, you head into your child’s room and find the evidence of candy wrappers in the sock drawer. It might be that you have a family rule that all electronic devices be left in the kitchen after nine in the evening and you notice one missing. Or possibly, while going through your teens pockets during laundry, you pull out a vape pen. Typically, in such situations, parents

will find the suspected child and say something like: “How did these wrappers get in your sock drawer,” or “How did this get in your pocket?” Many kids, when confronted with such evidence, will begin to lie, lie, and lie. Of course, there are those kids that will immediately confess, but most kids will begin by trying to get out of the predicament. When you were a kid, did you immediately confess? I know I didn’t! Now, we have a double offense. On top of the candy wrappers, he’s also lied. I am going to share with you a somewhat counter-intuitive approach to these situations, and hopefully I can

explain why I think it’s the best approach. This is an approach I have used with many families, especially those who have a child that is impulsive. My suggestion is this: Don’t try to catch your child in a lie. If you know your child did something wrong, start there. For instance, instead of asking how the candy wrappers got in the drawer, start with something like: “I found these wrappers in your drawer. You know you aren’t supposed to have candy in your room.” Instead of asking how the vape pen got in your teen’s pocket, start with: “I found this in your pocket. Let’s talk about this.” Don’t ask if it’s theirs. Of course, it’s theirs. And

of course, it’s pretty likely that they will say that they are keeping it for a friend. I initially learned this technique when I was a new elementary school counselor. My principal, Kay Eckler, was a genius at this technique. A typical meeting with a guilty student would start like this: “I know that you were teasing kids during lunch. What do you think would be an appropriate punishment?” She would state the facts as irrefutable, then pivot to discussing punishments. She would spend as little time as possible giving the student a chance to dig a bigger hole. Of course, not every student would cooperate with this. Many would deny, deny, deny. Kay would tend to respond with: “We’re not talking about whether you did it or not. I know you did it. We’re now talking about what to do next.” Using this approach gets you out of being the detective. You already know what happened and who is to blame. Instead of trying to catch your child in a lie, just move to the next step. This will decrease arguments and keep you focused on the more important topic instead of the lying. Neil McNerney is a licensed professional counselor and author of Homework – A Parent’s Guide To Helping Out Without Freaking Out! and The Don’t Freak Out Guide for Parenting Kids

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Your Child’s Friend-Making Skills May Matter More Than You Think BY CHRIS CROLL We all know a good friend can lift our spirits when we are down, but did you know that strong social connections can also help you live longer? Studies show that feeling isolated from others not only elevates blood pressure, increases depression and disrupts sleep but new research suggests that a lack of social connections can be deadlier than smoking cigarettes. Don’t believe me? Ask Dr. Google. If strong social connections are so important to our well-being as adults, how can we teach good friend-making skills to our children when they are young? Here some of the key components to building successful relationships and how parents can teach and model skills in each area.

Reading social cues When a child approaches another child, it’s important that the initiating child has the skills to “read” the body language and facial expressions of the prospective friend. Do they look open to conversation or play or are is the other child heads-down reading a book or listening to music with earbuds in their ears? Parents can help kids develop skills to decipher social cues by practicing how to identify the

signs of someone who looks open to connecting.

Determining fit The foundation of many friendships is a set of common interests. Help your child identify the activities he/she enjoys doing with others, a list of personality traits that are a good fit for your child and other characteristics that can help your child to determine whether a potential friend may be a good fit for them.

Initiating play One of the hardest components of making friends is taking the first step towards initiating contact. Support your child in an age-appropriate way by going with them (or standing nearby) when they approach a potential friend. To prep them for these encounters, have your child watch how you initiate friendly conversation with people you meet. If your child is very shy, there are YouTube videos that do a good job of demonstrating how children can initiate, join in and sustain play with other children.

Exerting influence Once a child has started communicating with a prospective friend, they

may need coaching on how to exert influence for what the kids play and how they play. Work with your child to develop cooperation skills like taking turns, sharing, validating the ideas of others, etc. Play board games with your child to demonstrate good “play manners” such as letting the other person have the first turn or letting others determine the rules of a game. It’s equally important for your child to learn how to make suggestions without sounding bossy or overbearing.

Managing conflict Social problem-solving skills are important at any age but can be particularly valuable for children to master at a young age. “Use your words,” has become common parlance when teaching younger children how to resolve conflict without getting physical but it’s important for parents to help children to learn the right words to use at every age. This is where it behooves us parents to model good conflict resolution skills at home.

Maintaining relations After a child makes a new friend, they must learn how to nurture the relationship, so it can grow and flourish. Friendships take work to keep them strong. Encourage your child to vis-

it, call, email, text, write or otherwise maintain contact with the new friend they made. For younger children, parents can manage setting up follow-up play dates. With older children, parents can coach their child on when and how to follow up with the new friend to keep the social momentum going. Parents can also incorporate coaching about safe and healthy social media use since so many young people stay connected with friends via Snapchat, Instagram, texting and other digital media. Summer is an ideal time for parents to help their children learn and practice these and other social skills. Mastering the art of making friends can lead to healthy connections for your kids now and later in life. Chris Croll is a parenting consultant specializing in educating and raising gifted and twice-exceptional children. She leads the National Center for Gifted Services (NationalCenterforGiftedServices.com) and the nonprofit Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students (LoCoPOGS.org).

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Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) speaks at the Loudoun Love Your Neighbor: Hope Not Hate meeting in Leesburg in March.

State Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) greets voters outside Galilee United Methodist Church in Sterling on Tuesday.

a former Virginia delegate, has walked a political tightrope this term, between Trump supporters and the many moderates who make up her constituency. She called Trump to drop out of the race in 2016, and said she did not vote for him. But the half dozen Democrats who

lined up to challenge Comstock pointed to the congresswoman’s voting record that they argued backed the president’s agenda. “I don’t think you can say you’re not with Donald Trump when you vote with him 97 percent of the time,” Wexton said at a candidates’ forum in February. Comstock’s seat has been targeted by

here today is because we look around, I’m an old guy, but people who are in grade school, people who are in high school don’t realize what the Confederate flag has meant for this country, and the racial divisions it stood for.” “If we see racism, if we see hate, we aren’t there to make the judgement. All we’re doing is an educational demonstration and asking do you see hate, racism, or bigotry in your community?” Stilp said. In response to Stilp’s flag-burning, fewer than 20 people rallied in front of Leesburg Town Hall later that evening. The uniting rally was held by the

Loudoun chapter of the NAACP and the event was led by Phillip Thompson, who is the president of the Loudoun chapter. Stilp and Thompson spoke with each other before the meeting began. “Keep burning,” Thompson laughed. “I just can’t participate. We’re held to a different standard. A black man burning Confederate flags is seen a little different than a white man burning a Confederate flag—they react a little differently.” During the Rally, Thompson spoke on the importance of the community working together for civil rights.

dnadler@loudounnow.com rgreene@loudounnow.com “My concern is that if you were in Charlottesville and you saw what came out—that was very powerful and it was very real,” Thompson said. “We want to be sure that we address that here in Loudoun County. We oppose white supremacy, Nazis, the Klan, and their new title the alt-right. We oppose them without question, but we’re not going to confront them in a way that they want us to confront them, like what occurred in Charlottesville.” TJ Davis is a summer intern at Loudoun Now, studying journalism at Liberty University.

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vacated by now-Attorney General Mark Herring. She is the past president of the Loudoun Bar Association and also served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney from 2001 to 2005. She now works as a real estate attorney at Ekko Title. Wexton was considered the front-runner in the primary; she was endorsed by Gov. Ralph Northam and other party leaders, including 17 state senators. After she announced her intentions to challenge Comstock a year ago, Wexton joined a chorus of Democrats criticizing the congresswoman for refusing to hold in-person town halls. While she accused the congresswoman of avoiding difficult questions from her constituents, Comstock said she prefers small-group meetings and tele-town halls that can reach thousands of people at once. Comstock,

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Democrats as one of the most vulnerable House seats in the country. It’s been a GOP stronghold for nearly 40 years, but Republicans’ winning margins are narrowing. For 34 years, the seat was held by Frank Wolf. He backed Comstock, who previously worked a senior aide for Wolf, as his successor. In 2016, 10th District voters cast a split ballot: they backed Democrat Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 10 percentage points, and supported Comstock for a second term with a 6 percentage point margin. At the polls Tuesday, Democratic runner-up Friedman won 23 percent of votes. Lindsey Davis Stover came in third, with 16 percent, followed by Dan Helmer, with 12 percent. Paul Pelletier received 3.7 percent, followed by Julia Biggins with 2.8 percent.

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