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Woodgrove High School celebrated its class of 2017—395 students strong—with a ceremony Tuesday morning. In all, 5,400 students graduated from 15 Loudoun County high schools this week.

Thousands of Loudoun Graduates Receive Warm Send-Off

BY DANIELLE NADLER

his week marked the end—and in a sense a new beginning—for more than 5,000 Loudoun high school graduates. At ceremonies Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, fresh graduates sent caps and beach balls flying, speakers offered words of wisdom sprinkled with a bit of humor, and the class of 2017 reflected on memories made in classrooms and on sports fields and stages. The week of commencement ceremonies marks a major milestone for every Loudoun County high school, but Sunday’s ceremony at Dominion High School was particularly special. Halfway through the class of 2017’s senior year, their principal, John Brewer, was suspended and nearly let go. Hundreds of Dominion students spoke at School

Board meetings from December through March to urge school system leaders to reinstate their principal. Many said it was Brewer who first welcomed them into the Dominion community, and they couldn’t imagine receiving their diploma

from anyone else. The principal, who returned to his post in April, received louder applause than the class of 2017 after commencement speaker Matthew Traenkle first broached the subject.

“This year we experienced great adversity, spending half of our senior year without our beloved principal,” he said, addressing his classmates. “Yet, despite GRADUATION >> 42

An End-of-Year Miracle in the Lunch Line BY DANIELLE NADLER The team that oversees the cafeterias in Loudoun’s public schools got some good news on the last day of school Friday. They could inform the students who owed money for unpaid breakfasts and lunches that their debt had been forgiven. “This was the perfect end-of-the-

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year miracle,” Director of Nutrition Services Becky Domokos-Bays said. “We’re very grateful.” Loudoun’s public school system has a policy to allow students to eat school breakfast or lunch, even if they don’t have the money to pay for it. But at the end of each school year, the debt accrued from families who don’t reimburse the division adds up, and each

school is usually left to pay the tab. And money taken out of each school’s fund means less money for educational purposes, Bays said. This year, some schools racked up as much as $800, and the school system in total tallied more than $20,000 in meal debt. LUNCH MONEY >> 42

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Dems Pick Northam; Gillespie, Stewart Split Republicans BY NORMAN K. STYER

he stage is set for what will be one of the nation’s most watched political battles in November. Virginia’s statewide elections are expected to serve as a barometer of the nation’s mood following President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 victory. Although none of the candidates in this week’s primaries will have a vote on the Capitol Hill debates, the goings-on in Washington were addressed by contested candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and House of Delegates seats in speeches all along the campaign trail. Many of the races were tight, displaying significant intraparty divides. In Loudoun, nearly twice as many

Democrats (20,900) than Republicans (12,400) went to the polls on Tuesday, although the vast majority of voters stayed home. Turnout in Loudoun was 13.8 percent. The divide among Republicans was on full display. The night ended with Edward W. “Ed” Gillespie apparently holding off Corey A. Stewart, with the prospect of a recount still in play. In Virginia, state-funded recounts can be requested if the vote difference is less than 1 percent. Unofficial totals put Gillespie’s margin of victory at 1.2 percent. In Loudoun, Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman, beat Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors with 44.8 percent of the vote to 42.23 percent. Frank W. Wagner, a state senator from Virginia Beach,

trailed with 11.7 percent of the vote. Voting was tight in the GOP’s lieutenant governor race, too. Jill H. Vogel, a state senator whose district reaches into southwest Loudoun, handily won in Loudoun, totaling 7,636 votes to fellow state Senator Bryce Reeves’ 2,731 votes. But statewide, Vogel won by a margin of less than 2.7 percent. Democrats in Loudoun and across the state backed Ralph S. Northam, the current lieutenant governor, over former Congressman Tom S. Perriello. Perriello, who entered the race in January, campaigned heavily in Loudoun, even making a last-minute appearance in Sterling on Monday. That wasn’t quite enough, as Northam won the county by 659 votes. Statewide, Northam stretched out a wider PRIMARIES >> 42

Supervisors Call for Pay Increases BY RENSS GREENE

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an increase of 48 percent, or an average of 4 percent a year. At that rate, the operating budget will have grown by about 60 percent in 2020. The proposed 2020 salary equates to a 4.1 percent pay raise every year since 2008. Randall said a low supervisor salary could exclude people good candidates with low incomes. She left her job to serve as county chairwoman, and said she took “an enormous financial hit” to do that. “I’m not complaining, I wanted to do that,” she said. “I chose to do that. However, there are some people who maybe wouldn’t be able to do that, and would be very good public servants and public officials. And so to not be able to keep pace, to not raise salaries

The Board of Supervisors’ finance committee has recommended a pay bump for planning commissioners and members of the next county board. Under the proposed increase, the salary for supervisors would increase 62 percent. For board members, that would mean a jump from $41,200 to $66,826. The compensation for the vice chairman would increase from $66,826 to $73,363, and the pay for the county chairman would rise from $50,000 to $81,100. Thereafter, supervisors would receive a 2 percent pay bump for the next three years. State code does not allow elected officials to index their pay to automatically change, such as with automatic costof-living adjustments. The changes would not take effect

until January 1, 2020, after the next county election, another requirement of state law. “I do think it’s necessary that we take a look at compensation, and frankly I think when you get out in public and talk to people, most of them don’t realize what the compensation is, or the fact that most of us have other jobs,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). The salary for board members has not changed since 2008, when it was nearly doubled for board members from $22,400, a rate set in 2000. Letourneau worked with County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) to devise the pay raise plan, which he said is designed to follow the growth of the county operating budget. Since 2008, that budget has grown from $340.1 million to $504.2 million,

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Transportation Authority Pinpoints Potential Bridge Location BY RENSS GREENE

he Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, which finances hundreds of millions of dollars in construction projects each year, has unveiled its priorities for the next quarter century— including a spot for a new bridge over the Potomac River in Loudoun. TransAction, a list of projects the authority would like to see get done, is not attached to any funding or political reality. However, projects need to be listed in that long-term plan before they can be added to the authority’s six-year plan, which will include funding. That long-term wish list is now open for public comment. Before TransAction was released last week, NVTA staff members had already revealed that there would be plans for two new Potomac River bridges in it. Now there are details: One, the Outer Potomac River Crossing, would connect Rt. 28 in Loudoun to I-270 in Maryland. The other, the East Potomac River Crossing, would connect I-95 to US-301 in Maryland. Todd Pearson, co-chairman of Loudoun’s Economic Development Advisory Commission’s ad hoc bridge committee, said there’s not yet a need to identify a particular location for a new bridge. “Right now the task is getting political support on both sides of the river to agree a new bridge crossing is absolutely critical for our region,” Pearson said. “Once we have this support our elected officials can identify the best and most beneficial location for a crossing by working with consultants, staff, and their constituents.” Del. J. Randall Minchew (R-10), who serves on the authority, said the Rt. 28 crossing makes more sense than other spots for a lot of reasons: there are fewer homes in the way, less distance to the Potomac—and it opens up the possibility of a new interstate. “People don’t know it, but Rt. 28 is already built to Eisenhower interstate

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Josh Webster ferry operator at Whites Ferry gets commuters across the Potomac River during the early morning hours.

standards between Interstate 66 and Rt. 7,” Minchew said. “So if we’re ever looking at the possibility of taking advantage of some federal interstate highway monies, you can only get interstate highway monies for construction if you connect two parts of the interstate system.” The proposed bridge would create a connection along Rt. 28 from I-66 in Virginia to I-270 in Maryland. While Virginia’s elected leaders have been supportive of a new crossing, Maryland’s elected leaders have been near unanimous in their opposition. The Loudoun Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution reaffirming its support for a new crossing between Leesburg and the American Legion Bridge, which would encompass a Rt. 28 crossing.

Minchew said a new Potomac River crossing is the most important thing the region can do for congestion relief—including taking pressure off of Rt. 15—and would be a boon to the economy. “Virginians will be able to have jobs in the wonderful biotechnology jobs up in Maryland. Marylanders can be part of our great information technology job base here in Virginia,” Minchew said. “Guys like you and me can actually go to BWI (Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport) to grab those cheap flights. Marylanders can come down to Dulles to take flights to Paris and Moscow.” Minchew said he’s heard Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne has had “productive” back-channel discussions with his counterparts

in Maryland. In total, TransAction lays out more than 300 projects across Northern Virginia. In Loudoun, many road widenings made the list, including the Leesburg Bypass, East Market Street, and Loudoun County Parkway. It also proposes more pedestrian and bike trails, a grade-separated interchange at the Leesburg Bypass and Battlefield Parkway, more east-west connectors, and a new link between Battlefield Parkway and Crosstrail Boulevard. The full, 191-page draft is available for public comment at thenovaauthority.org. The authority’s first six-year funding plan, which will attach dollar figures to that wish list, will come out after TransAction is finalized. rgreene@loudounnow.com

County to Help Pay for Leesburg Airport Tower Lobbyist BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun County will pitch in to help win funding for a new type of air traffic control tower at Leesburg Executive Airport. Leesburg airport has all the equipment set up and tested to operate a remote air traffic control tower, and is seeking to join the Federal Contract Tower Program to pay for one. If accepted, the federal program would bear the cost of operating a virtual air traffic control tower at Leesburg airport, but the Federal Aviation Administration put a moratorium on new entrants into the program in 2014. The Leesburg Town Council voted to spend $36,000 on a federal lobbyist to try to win an exception. Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors last week autho-

rized a contribution of $1,000 a month, up to $12,000 in support of the effort. A remote tower system places cameras and other equipment all around the airport, but rather than construct an actual tower, air traffic controllers can work in a space anywhere. Board Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), who served in the U.S. Air Force, said he had a tour of the facility. “As a former pilot, I gotta say, this is really cool stuff,” he said during the June 6 board meeting. “Frankly, you can see better than you can from the real control tower, because you can pan and zoom the cameras.” Leesburg Executive Airport is the second-busiest general aviation airport in the state at 115,000 aircraft operations a year. Only Manassas handles

more traffic. According to Leesburg Airport Commission Chairman Dennis Boykin, building a tower on the airport could cost upwards of $6 million, while building a control facility remotely could cost less than $4 million. Operating the facility is estimated to cost around $650,000 a year, a cost that would be borne by the federal program. A Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study published by the Virginia Department of Aviation in 2011 said the Leesburg airport contributes approximately $78 million to the local economy annually and is responsible for more than 600 jobs with an estimated payroll of $32 million. According to Airport Manager Scott Coffman, 250 aircraft are based at Leesburg. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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

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After a heated public information session that saw residents react angrily to the idea of widening Farmwell Road to six lanes, Supervisors Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run) and Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) are pressing for changes to the project. The current, $29 million plan calls for widening the stretch of Farmwell Road between Smith Switch Road to Ashburn Road to a six-lane major urban road. It also includes improvements to intersections along that section. Meyer and Buona have instructed county staff members to develop a plan to improve the flow of traffic on Farmwell Road by improving intersections at Ashburn Road, Ashburn Village Boulevard and Smith Switch Road; building pedestrian and bike paths along Farmwell Road; and looking at

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ways to accelerate funding for projects to alleviate congestion in this corridor. “My constituents spoke clearly: they want us to prioritize building new roads like Shellhorn Road and Prentice Drive rather than widening Farmwell Road,” Meyer said. “These changes show the board is listening to residents and addressing congestion without changing long-established neighborhoods.” Buona said relieving congestion on Waxpool Road and Farmwell Road is “imperative,” and the new plan focuses on the locations that are causing congestion. “In my six years on the board, our county is building and expanding roads faster than ever before,” Buona said. “This project shows we can be responsive while still addressing the core concerns of our community.”

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The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce has declared its intent to take an active role in Envision Loudoun, the county’s ongoing review of its comprehensive plan, with an eye toward making sure a new Potomac River bridge and affordable housing are addressed in the new plan. Chamber Government Relations Manager Eric Johnson said the organization is sending representatives to the latest round of public workshops and encouraging its members to attend.

In posts to the chamber’s blog, Chamber Insider, Johnson laid out the chamber’s priorities for the county’s long-term planning. These include the importance of affordable housing for economic development and the need for more road infrastructure in the county. The latest round of Envision Loudoun public workshops wraps up Thursday, June 15 at Mercer Middle School in Aldie. For more information about the planning process, go to envision-loudoun.org.

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BY RENSS GREENE After years of debates among Loudoun supervisors, county staffers will take a turn at trying to improve the county’s tax relief program for elderly and disabled property owners. Members of the previous board, including incumbent supervisors Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) and Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian), tried to come up with a way to balance the county’s

tax relief policies for elderly and disabled people. Buona said because the program is based on net worth and gross income, it can penalize people whose net worth includes retirement savings accounts. “What’s it’s doing is, it’s penalizing people that their careers were in the private sector, and they developed assets like 401Ks and IRAs,” Buona said. “And it doesn’t give them relief because of that net worth, even thought they

might only be living on income from Social Security, whereas those that had government pensions may not have saved for the net worth, because they knew they had a pension.” A staff report gives the example of a person with a $250,000 house and $441,000 net worth—just over the $440,000 threshold for tax relief—who is living only on $2,000 a month from Social Security. That person would receive no tax relief. By comparison, a

retired federal government employee with a pension instead of private savings, who lives in a $900,000 house and receives $4,400 a month from Social Security and their pension could receive 100 percent tax relief with $439,000 net worth. “The Treasurer [H. Roger Zurn Jr.] and Commissioner of Revenue [Robert S. Wertz Jr.] are going to tell you we have the most generous program in Northern Virginia, and maybe we do,” Buona said. But previous attempts to revisit the tax relief questions were all knocked down in votes on the previous board, and incumbent Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) remained skeptical. “I get what Supervisor Buona’s saying, and it wasn’t because I didn’t think the existing program didn’t need changes, it was because I don’t favor expanding it,” Letourneau said. “And I didn’t think it’s fair to ask all of the other residents and all of the other citizens to subsidize other citizens living here.” Despite his reservations, the idea had broad support on the board. Rather than take another attempt at rewriting it, supervisors directed staff members to research a net worth and income tiered system to make the tax relief program more equitable. The meeting item, which was brought by Buona and County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large), passed 8-0-1, Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) absent. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun will refund nearly $10,000 in federal funds for its housing choice voucher program after an audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General found 11 housing units in the program did not meet HUD quality standards. Of the 11 units, most violations could easily be corrected, but in one they could not. Loudoun has spent $9,715 in housing assistance payments and administrative costs on that unit, for which the inspector general recommended the county reimburse HUD. According to the inspector general’s audit, the county provided leased housing assistance to 668 households from 2014 to 2015. In 2016, the county’s Housing Choice Voucher Program had a federally funded budget of $6,487,829. The Office of the Inspector General inspected a sample of 14 units, plus the unit identified in a complaint to HUD. Of those 15 units, 11 did not pass inspection. According to a report by the inspector general, the problem unit, for which the county will reimburse HUD, had violations that had gone undetected by the county’s inspector during the last inspection in May 2016.

“The violations occurred mainly because the county’s inspectors, including the inspector who performed quality control inspections, were not aware that some deficiencies were violations and missed some violations during their inspections,” the report stated. “For example, the inspectors did not know that keyed locks on bedroom doors and torn window screens were violations.” In the problem unit, the stairwell to the basement was missing a handrail on the side away from the wall, and a bedroom door had a keyed lock. The inspector general recommended HUD require the county to certify, along with the owners of the 11 units in the citation, that the housing quality violations had been corrected; reimburse the federal funding on the one unit that could not be easily corrected; and provide more training to its inspectors. In a letter to the inspector general, Sarah Coyle Etro, assistant director of the Loudoun County Department of Family Services, agreed with the report’s conclusions and said the county is already taking steps to meet those recommendations, including reimbursing the program.

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As of this week, all of Crescent Place’s constructed retail units are occupied or under contract. The development sits near downtown at Harrison Street and the W&OD Trail.

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ust outside downtown Leesburg, on a site formerly known for its potential for redevelopment, things are developing just fine at Crescent Place. The lifestyle center was born out of a vision by developer Hobie Mitchel, who saw the long-abandoned Barber & Ross manufacturing center site as a natural attraction for young professionals and those downsizing to live within a short walk of downtown. Coupled with personal services retail uses, the development could be a boon to greater Leesburg and a model for

other developments. Since last summer when many retailers signed on the dotted line to own their own commercial space—with the ability to own, rather than lease, cited as an attraction for many business owners—storefronts have quickly filled up. Several retailers moved in last fall and, as of this week, all of the constructed retail units are occupied or under contract, builder Don Knutson said. Marketing has just begun for an additional 8,000 square feet of retail space that is under construction, he said. One of those new business is Portside Coffee & Bakery, which opened

May 15. Owners David and Linda Kamminga envision a coffee shop with an international flair. By going “port to port,” Linda Kamminga said, travelers can experience different cultures, which is the experience the owners are hoping to offer their customers. All the pastries in the coffee shop are imported from Europe, and the Springfield-based coffee roaster Portside uses fair and direct trade products. Portside also has some offerings that are hard to find in Loudoun: bubble tea, nitro coffee, and pour overs. When they decided to buy retail space at Crescent Place, the Lansdowne residents knew they wanted to

do something food-related. Unable to open a full kitchen because of the residences located above the two land bays they purchased, “we got a little creative,” Linda Kamminga said. “Don [Knutson] was really pushing for a coffee shop here. He said it would be a really great selling point for residents and the community,” David Kamminga said. “I don’t think Linda had considered opening a full-on coffee shop, but the cards just laid out this way.” In their first month, the Kammingas said they are pleased with the foot trafCRESCENT PLACE >> 9

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ In a presentation to the Town Council Monday night, Town Attorney Barbara Notar explained the difference between the council’s review of public art in the town versus the Board of Architectural Review’s oversight of exterior alterations to residences and commercial businesses in the historic districts. It was almost 10 years ago that the council adopted a comprehensive set of guidelines regarding public art in the town, she noted. The guidelines had been exhaustively researched, debated, and put together by then-mem-

bers of the Commission on Public Art. That debate continued during council review, ultimately resulting in the guidelines’ adoption. Chief among the decisions made by the council was that review of public art in the town would fall under the council’s purview, not the BAR’s. “I remember very distinctly that the BAR did not want to have to look at art. They thought that should be something that goes straight to council,” Mayor Kelly Burk said. PUBLIC ART >> 12

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“Our game plan was to focus on businesses that added a lifestyle [element] to the community,” Knutson said. “We were going for lifestyle and vibe and something that added to the quality of life for residents and visitors.” All told, more than 20,000 square feet of commercial space has been sold, Knutson said, to 15 different businesses. On the residential side, only four residential units remain available. He points to the “three T’s” as to why Crescent Place has been so successful: the location in the town, the access to the W&OD Trail, and the rooftop terraces.

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fic they’ve received. Noting that many of its initial customers have been those living outside of the Crescent Place neighborhood, the Kammingas hope to attract more nearby residents with some of the features they have yet to roll out, including classic film nights. The duo also is applying for licenses to sell beer, wine and specialty cocktails, including some with coffee and tea. They also may expand the food menu. Portside Coffee & Bakery will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17. Café hours are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evening hours will expand once the alcohol offerings debut. Portside’s arrival goes to the ultimate goal of the visionaries behind Crescent Place. Both Knutson and Mitchel want to add in lifestyle/personal services businesses that would be an attraction for those who live in the development, as well as others in Leesburg and greater Loudoun. In addition to businesses already on the ground—including Ferraiolo Fitness, Loudoun Nail Spa, Best Rack Around, and StudioTwenty8Fifty7—more are on the horizon. Transition Triathlon is planning its move from South King Street to the corner of the Crescent Place development off Harrison Street and the W&OD Trail. A deli, a home design center, and an interior decor shop have also signed on.

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“If your Town Plan is always held hostage to the whims of the market then you don’t really have a plan, or at least not as a good of a plan as you might have. Often times that happens here,” he said. “Maybe we should look a little bit further than just 15 years from today.” “If nothing else the council needs to be firm in its commitment that we’re going to follow the plan as we set it up. If we need to revise and revisit it then we can do that. But I think it needs to be done in that kind of a process as opposed to a piecemeal process,” he continued. As to why he would be a good fit for the Town Council, Steinberg points to his decades spent as a business owner and instructor and, more recently, as a resident, keeping abreast of town issues and, most importantly, making connections. “I have witnessed a generation, almost two now, of young people going from five-year-olds to 20-year-olds with families of their own. I have in that context been privileged to be a part of a lot of peoples’ lives, all types of ethnic and economic backgrounds. It’s been an excellent experience in learning how to get along with people outside of a political environment,” he said. “You cannot, as an instructor, as a teacher, alienate people based on political beliefs or standing in the community because that immediately breaks down the bond of trust and respect that you absolutely have to have in a teaching environment. I think that’s been a good education, and I would offer that it has prepared me for a situation like this.” Steinberg is planning a formal campaign kickoff, although a date has not yet been set. For more information about his campaign, go to the Neil Steinberg for Leesburg Facebook page, or forsteinberg.com. Steinberg joins a ballot that includes two other candidates vying for the council seat: Joshua Thiel and Vanessa Maddox. The victor in November wins the council seat for a year, as the term expires Dec. 31, 2018. All three candidates have said, win or lose, they plan to run again for a four-year term in 2018. Forsythe recently ruled himself out for the November special election. The filing deadline for all candidates interested in running in November’s Town Council special election is August 18. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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With more than 6,000 street signs in the public right of way, Leesburg is working on a new mapping layer in its GIS system to keep track of them. AOL employees recently lent a hand to this effort. Once a year, AOL employees across the world commit to volunteer work in their communities. For the past several years, volunteers from Loudoun’s AOL office have helped the Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Geographic Information with various mapping projects. This year, they agreed to help the Town of Leesburg catalogue its street signs. Twenty AOL employees fanned out across Leesburg on May 19, using a mobile app created by Loudoun County Mapping, to capture data on the town’s street signs. In four hours, the group took photos and captured the locations of almost 800 signs, making a serious dent in the sign inventory. “It was refreshing to be outside for a day, using a mobile app in the field,” AOL Senior Technical Manager Felix Tanh stated. “Many of our group didn’t know each other before, so the day became a team building exercise for us as well. I understand that two interns for Public Works will be taking the project from here, so we’re happy we were able to give them a good jump-start.”

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The public is invited to share input on the future development of the East Market Street area at a meeting 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20. Last year, the town began a visioning process for the area along Rt. 7 from River Creek Parkway to the Rt. 15 Bypass. The effort was initially dubbed “Envision East Market Street.” Based on the feedback received, staff members have rebranded the area as the Eastern Gateway District. “Based on the results of an online community survey via the Leesburg Listens civic engagement platform, it was obvious that people see this area as the gateway to Leesburg from the east,” stated Rich Klusek, the senior planner heading up the project. “We are rebooting the project with this public input meeting on June 20th to better understand how the community wants to see this area develop in the future.” At Tuesday’s meeting, staff members will provide an overview of project efforts to date, including the results of a design meeting with the Loudoun County Design Cabinet and the online survey. Staff members will also discuss current and proposed development projects and opportunities for new development. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide interactive feedback with live polling using smart phones. The meeting will be held in the Ida Lee Park Banquet Hall on the lower level of the recreation center at 60 Ida Lee Drive NW. More information about the project is available at leesburgva.gov/easterngateway.

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Town Reviews Defunct Energy-Saving Policy BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Almost a decade ago, members of the Leesburg Town Council set the ambitious goal of reducing energy consumption in the town government by 10 percent. Turns out, the plans to achieve that goal never got off the ground. While the resolution with the 10 percent reduction goal was adopted by the council, the committee organized by town staff to develop an energy conservation plan was never endorsed by the council. A formal audit to measure whether any energy reduction had taken place was also never conducted, nor was methodology on how to measure energy reduction in relation to community growth formalized, Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel said. Adding to that, the town’s population grew almost 30 percent during the four-year window the Town Council initially hoped to reduce energy by 10 percent. Last year, members of the town’s Environmental Advisory Commission asked the council members to take another look at reducing energy within the town government. For example, they proposed to spend $50,000 to install a monitoring system that would assess the energy usage of some of the town’s highest energy-consuming buildings, like Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. While the initiative was originally added to the fiscal year 2017 budget, it was eventually taken out. It was also an initiative the town staff wasn’t particularly behind, Markel said. “It didn’t get into what the energy demands of a building were,” Markel said, noting that the measurement wouldn’t indicate whether the high-energy usages was coming from a ventilation system, a pump, the air conditioning, or another energy draw. “The concern was we would know what the power demand is but we don’t know

Public art << FROM 8 Since the guidelines’ adoption, the council has approved murals inside the Town Hall parking garage and on a town-owned building at the Liberty Street parking lot; the sculpture garden at Raflo Park; the LOVE sculpture on Harrison Street; and a mural project on the Loudoun Street side of the garage that was ultimately scrapped. The council retained approval authority over all the public art displays within the Town Hall exhibit space. But the council’s recent approval of the Liberty Street mural caused some questions among both council members and the public as to why the project did not need to go before the BAR and thus require a public hearing. Review of these types of projects typically goes before an art advisory panel, which vets the project before it is pre-

what’s causing it. Would it really give us actionable data to regulate how we use power in facilities?” But town staff members, without council direction, have taken the initiative to implement some energy-saving measures. The Leesburg Police Department has purchased more fuel efficient cars; the airport has gone through a major conversion to LED lighting in the terminal and parking lights; and the Utilities Department has also installed LED lighting and variable speed pumps that are more efficient, as just a few examples. “Without any push from the council we’re implementing [energy-saving measures] where we can as dollars allow,” he said. Markel said, in retrospect, the 10 percent energy reduction goal adopted by the council in 2008 was “unrealistic” given the explosive growth of the town. “Without major system change-ups or funding it’s just not realistic,” he said. While there did not appear to be a consensus on the council as to how to proceed, Councilman Ron Campbell said he was left with a lot of “uneasiness.” “While I appreciate the efforts staff has done on its own, we’re either left with doing nothing; we’re left with a resolution from 2008 that hasn’t been acted on; we’re left with important questions about how to spend money or conserve resources,” he said. “I’d like to see the council seriously consider whether or not that’s a resolution that still stands or whether we need to relieve the action that was taken in 2008, or revise based on direction from town staff. I’d like to know what investments we do need to make as we look at budgets and priorities. To have no measurements in almost 10 years is probably just not appropriate.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

sented to the council. Murals are not permitted on private property in town. “It seems to me public art should have input from the public,” Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox said Monday. “I’d say there needs to be a general public hearing so anybody that doesn’t want something could have their voices heard. I think that’s something that’s missing.” Councilman Hugh Forsythe voiced similar concerns. However, other council members expressed their contentment with the current arrangement. “I’m comfortable with the current system,” Councilman Ken Reid said, adding that if the council chose to give jurisdiction over public art to the BAR, that board may want to create its own guidelines for it. Councilman Marty Martinez was absent for Monday’s meeting. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Street. Civic groups, youth organizations, community groups, families and others are encouraged to participate in the parade. There is no entry fee. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not mandatory. The application for the parade is available online at leesburgva.gov/july4th or at the front desk of Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. This year’s parade will feature the 10th Annual Patriot Cup competition, sponsored by Loudoun Now. This award will go the best parade entry, as judged by members of the Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club. The winners will have their name engraved on the Patriot Cup, which is displayed in the Town Hall trophy case outside the Council Chamber. For more information, call 703-7771368 or go to idalee.org.

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expansion of the Leesburg Executive Airport runway, the cemetery has been unattended and overgrown. In late 2015, Pastor Michelle Thomas, founder of the Loudoun Freedom Center, led an effort to clean up the property and provide better stewardship of the burial grounds. The town removed fallen trees, more than 100 tires, deer carcasses, and other debris, and created a walking path around the cemetery’s perimeter. A newly posted sign provides information about the cemetery and its history. The Loudoun Freedom Center plans to partner with the town on a longterm stewardship plan for the site that includes improved accessibility and interpretive signage to tell the stories of the Sycolin community. Thomas hopes to establish an annual wreath laying ceremony and homecoming day for the descendants of the community. She also plans to enlist a Scout troop to improve the perimeter trail around the cemetery later this year.

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Plea Lands Murder Conviction in Shooting Death of Sterling Teen BY NORMAN K. STYER he man charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Park View High School student near a Sterling bus stop in 2015 pleaded guilty to murder in Loudoun County Circuit Court last week. Under the terms of a plea agreement he will spend at least 22 years in prison. Jose Miguel Espinosa de Dios, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, entered Alford pleas of guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony before Judge Stephen E. Sincavage. The Alford plea permits the defendant to maintain a claim of innocence while acknowledging prosecutors have enough evidence to obtain a conviction. Espinosa de Dios is accused of gunning down Danny Centeno-Miranda as the teen walked to the school bus stop on the morning of Sept. 4, 2015. Investigators say he shot Centeno-Miranda twice in the back. Centeno-Miranda was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died. Espinosa de Dios’ case had been set for a 10-day jury trial starting June 19. His next court appearance will be a final sentencing hearing, which has not been

scheduled. Espinosa de Dios faces a sentence of 20 years to life in prison on the first-degree murder conviction and a mandatory three-year sentence on the conviction of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. As part of the plea agreement entered Wednesday, the Commonwealth’s attorney’s office agreed to drop prosecution of two other charges—shooting in the commission of a felony and gang participation. Additionally, county prosecutors agreed that Espinosa de Dios should be sentenced within the parameters of the state’s sentencing guidelines. That report, presented to Sincavage during the hearing, calls for a maximum active sentence of 38 years and seven months in prison, with a minimum of 23 years and two months. Among the evidence in the case were witness accounts of a young male shooter firing multiple gunshots at the victim as he walked from his home to a nearby school bus stop. Espinosa de Dios was identified as a suspect later the same day, and law enforcement executed a search warrant on the home where Espinosa de Dios was located. The gun used to shoot the victim was found in the freezer of the home. According to testimony in prior hear-

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ings, Espinosa de Dios was an MS-13 gang member known as “the Mexican” or “the enforcer” in Sterling. He initially denied involvement in the shooting, but later admitted to shooting the victim. The gun was provided to him a week earlier with instructions from gang leaders in El Salvador to kill Centeno-Miranda because he had quit MS-13 and joined the rival 18th Street gang, according to prior testimony. Two others were charged in the case.

Henry Ernesto Dominguez-Vazquez pleaded guilty last fall to a charge of accessory to murder after the fact. The charge was reduced by prosecutors from a felony to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison. A charge of accessory to murder against a third suspect, Dominguez-Vazquez’s brother Juan Moises Aguirre Zelaya, was dropped last spring. nstyer@loudounnow.com

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CRIME LOG Thursday, June 8 Fraud 100 block Fort Evans Road, Leesburg A law firm was contacted by a suspect who claimed he had a civil case involving an outstanding balance on a contract. The suspect sent a cashier’s check as a retainer. The law firm learned the incident was part of a scam targeting law firms in the area.

43800 block Hibiscus Dr. Ashburn A resident received a phone call from someone claiming to have kidnapped a child and demanding money. The parent confirmed the child was still at school unharmed.

Saturday, June 10 Embezzlement 47100 block Community Plaza, Sterling Deputies responded to a business for a reported series of larcenies of merchandise. An employee, Emilia N. Davis, 39, of Ashburn, was charged with felony embezzlement. She was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on a $1,500 bond.

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Underage Possession of Alcohol 21900 block Haliburton Terrace, Ashburn Just before 1 a.m., deputies were called to a residence for a noise violation from a party. Several juveniles were located

44000 block Riverside Pkwy. Lansdowne At 1:45 a.m., deputies responded to a residence on Langley Drive for a subject being treated by rescue personnel. The man was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital for treatment. At the hospital, the suspect, Brian A. Fouche, 34, of Washington, DC, allegedly assaulted a nurse causing an injury. After he was medically cleared, Fouche was charged with malicious wounding and held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on no bond.

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walking in the area. Their parents were contacted and they were turned over to them. A resident at the home allegedly was disorderly and uncooperative. Anthony O. Martinez, 20, of Broadlands, was charged with underage possession of alcohol. He was released on a personal recognizance bond.

Auto Crash/DUI Rt. 7/Loudoun County Pkwy., Ashburn Just before 3 a.m., deputies were called to a three-vehicle crash. One driver rear-ended the vehicle in front of them which caused the second vehicle to strike a third vehicle. Earl D. Jennings, 31, of Sterling, was charged with DWI and driving with a revoked license. He was held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.

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E. Church Rd./Sugarland Road, Sterling At 9:30 a.m. a deputy observed an erratic driver in the area on Rt. 7. The driver then accelerated onto Sterling Boulevard where the deputy initiated a traffic stop for speeding. The driver disregarded a traffic signal at Church Road and then hit a fire hydrant near Argonne Avenue. The chase ended in a crash. The driver, Craig A. Mittong, 36, of Warrenton, was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment. He was charged with eluding and driving on a suspended license. Mittong was held without bond at Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

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Parents at Belmont Ridge Middle School posted signs to congratulate eighth-graders on their last day of middle school.

School Year Gives Way to Summer Fun for 80,000 Students BY DANIELLE NADLER

ook out, Loudoun. Here they come. Friday was the last day of the school year for close to 80,000 students. That means, for many, homework time will be replaced with lazy mornings and afternoons outdoors. But before summer break officially started, many Loudoun schools got creative to say congrats and farewell to their students. Belmont Ridge Middle

School students arrived at school Friday morning to be greeted with signs that read “Way to go!” and “Off to High School!” Posting yard signs with shout outs to their kids has become a tradition for Belmont Ridge parents. “It’s a fun way for them to end their middle school career,” said Jennifer Reimert, just as she delivered a sign addressed to her daughter, Angela. It reads: “Off to Riverside High,” referring to the county’s newest high school. It was a special week in the Reimert household. Angela graduated from

middle school and her younger brother wrapped up his elementary career at Seldens Landing—and grandparents from California and Pennsylvania were in town to celebrate. “This is a big year for us,” Reimert said. Schools throughout the county capped off the school year with a bit of fun. To name a few: Trailside Middle School students buried a time capsule; the Aldie Volunteer Fire Department stopped by Aldie Elementary School to douse the students during a game of red light green light; teachers who volun-

teered to sit in a dunk tank at Dominion Trail Elementary are the ones who got soaked Friday afternoon; fifth-graders at Legacy Elementary wrapped up their school year with a mile-long running race; and students at Round Hill Elementary planned a flash mob. Most students in Loudoun are out of school for the next 11 weeks. The 20172018 school year begins on Thursday, Aug. 24, for the Loudoun County Public Schools and most area private schools. dnadler@loudounnow.com

Schools Will Use $3.4M Surplus to Restore Budget Cuts BY DANIELLE NADLER Loudoun County schools will get to buy about $3.4 million in items that were initially cut from their budget plan for next fiscal year. The Loudoun County School Board, at its May 23 meeting, gave staff the go-ahead to put money left over from the current fiscal year toward maintenance equipment, furniture, and other items that were initially in the fiscal year 2018 budget. The School Board had to trim that initial spending plan by $5.5 million when the county Board of Supervisors agreed to provide less local funding than the schools requested. Still, supervisors sent the public schools 7.65 percent more in local tax funding than last year.

With the carry-over funds, the school system will earmark $250,000 for design and construction plans for Metro schools—urban-style schools that will be built near Loudoun’s future rail stations. It will also dedicate $300,000 to redesign computer labs and other rooms at two over-enrolled middle schools, J. Michael Lunsford and Mercer, to free up more space and another $300,000 to buy equipment, including mowers, tractors and kitchen equipment. Other purchases include a visitor management system ($150,000), server and infrastructure upgrades ($100,000), replacement radios ($450,000), school furniture ($120,600), and replacement security cameras ($1.7 million). The move for the staff to use the carry-over funds did not require for-

mal board action, but several board members said they appreciated having a say. “Obviously, we’re coming to the point where we know exactly what staff ’s plans are, but I think we have responsibility as a School Board to keep a little oversight over those funds,” Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said, adding that it makes the process more transparent. Each year, the school system’s Business and Financial Services Department ends up with several million dollars in unspent funds beyond the planned expenses, typically the result of employee turnover. Department staff members said unspent funds could be much greater than $3.4 million by the time fiscal year 2017 ends June 30. That amount represents

about .003 percent of the total $1 billion operating budget. School Board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) noted that using surplus funds from one fiscal year to purchase items initially on the budget of a future fiscal year is similar to what the Board of Supervisors did to help out the School Board a few months ago. In April, supervisors agreed to use fiscal 2016 surplus to buy school buses, an artificial turf field at Heritage High School, and textbooks. At its meeting Tuesday, the School Board was expected to give staff members authority to use any other unspent funds to purchase items that were ultimately reduced from the budget. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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IndED to Host Regional Homeschool Conference The public is invited to the inaugural Northern Virginia Homeschool Conference, planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in downtown Leesburg.

The regional event is meant to provide families with information about the available options to educate their children. Local experts will lead interactive workshops on how to get started in homeschooling, and information on math, reading, writing, and special

needs homeschooling. The conference will also feature a panel of teens who will share their experiences and insights about homeschooling, and vendor tables will offer free books and resources. Leesburg-based independent education organization IndED is helping to

The National Celebrates 9 SEARCH Internship Grads The National Conference Center commemorated the graduation of nine students from the Project SEARCH class last week. Project SEARCH is a nationwide program that provides 10-month, unpaid internships for adults with disabilities, usually at a hospital. This school year, the program partnered with The SCHOOL NOTES >> 18

The Freedom High School Odyssey of the Mind team defeated 57 other teams to win the top prize in the Odyssey of the Mind World Championships. It placed first in long-term, first in

spontaneous and second in style to outpace the reigning world champions from New York. Members of the team include: Sarana Adhikari, Virginia Campbell, Manisha Kusuma, Michael Munley, Apekchha Pradhan, Alexander Rodriguez, and Aditi Shukla. Bill and Judy Munley coached the Freedom team.

host the conference. IndED provides homeschool courses and afterschool activities for children ages 8 and older. “People choose to homeschool for many reasons, and the benefits for children and their parents can be truly remarkable,” said IndED President Butch Porter. “The Northern Virginia Homeschool Conference will provide a great forum for parents, regional experts and students to talk about creating a fun, interactive environment for independent education.” The deadline for Virginia families to notify their school system that they will homeschool their children for the 2017-2018 academic year is Aug. 15. The homeschool conference will take place at the Leesburg Junction, at 215 Depot Court in Leesburg. Registration fee includes lunch and is $25 in advance, $35 at the door, and $10 for kids ages 4 to 12. Register at inded.us.

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Another dozen teams from Loudoun County Public Schools placed in the top 30 in their respective divisions. Steuart W. Weller Elementary finished third and Belmont Ridge Middle School sixth. Teams from Hillside Elementary and Potowmack Elementary finished in 13th place, and Emerick Elementary placed 14th. Other Loudoun teams that placed were Round Hill Elementary (18th place), Heritage High (18th place), Harmony Middle (25th place), Moorefield Station Elementary (27th place), Sycolin Creek Elementary (27th place), and Harper Park Middle (28th place). The Loudoun students competed against teams from 38 states and several countries in Europe, Asia and Central and South America. The teams thanked the support of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, which donated $10,000 to the Loudoun Education Foundation to help cover the cost for the students to travel to the Odyssey of the Mind world competition.

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Students Bring Home Cappies for Theater Loudoun students took home five Cappies during the annual awards program celebrating the best of high school theater and journalism. The regional program this year included 391 student critics from 59 National Capital Area Schools. Aubrey Winger, of Loudoun Valley High School, was awarded as the Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic. Also at Loudoun Valley, Darius Fraser took home the prize for Best Comic Actor in a Play for his performance in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter and the Starcatcher.â&#x20AC;? At Heritage High School, the team of Lindsey Griffin, Lyndsay Snider, Jordon Swift and Hannah Turner took home the prize for Chorography for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thoroughly Modern Millie.â&#x20AC;? Hannah Turner won the Best Female Dancer award for her work in that production, and the team of Anne Accardo, Meghan Miklich, Kaleigh Mullins, and Seneca Peklo won for Best Stage Crew and Stage Management. At Stone Bridge High School, the team of Caleb Rouse, Phoebe Taylor, Emily Young and Karen Zipor won the Creativity Awards for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pippin.â&#x20AC;?

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[ BIZ ] Details category winner, whimsical depictions of Purcellville and Loudoun County life painted on wine barrels, proved a big hit last summer. The barrel project was coordinated by the Purcellville Economic Development Advisory Committee, spearheaded by EDAC member Michael Oaks.

The attention to detail in the design of the Brickyard co-working space in Ashburn landed a win in the Interiors category.

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Winner in the Familiar category, Stone Springs Hospital Center was recognized for its harmonious design in a community’s existing architectural fabric.

Janet Klancher accepts the Signatures of Loudoun Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of her late husband Robert “Bob” Klancher, surrounded by family and county leaders.

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Signatures of Loudoun Awards Applaud Design, Preservation Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Klancher BY RENSS GREENE Planning Commissioner Robert “Bob” Klancher has been posthumously awarded the Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence program’s highest honor. “Klancher’s vision for Loudoun was to make it smarter and a delight for all,” said Loudoun County Design Cabinet Chairman Alan Hansen, during the June 6 announcement that Klancher had won the cabinet’s Signatures of Loudoun Lifetime Achievement Award for Vision in Design. “He had a very strong civic mind, and cared very much about the community.” Hansen said Klancher “also had strong vision about making the new communities vibrant and well amenitized, including work spaces, transportation improvements in all its forms and recreational opportunities.” In 13 years of awards, this is only the fourth time the Loudoun County Design Cabinet has presented a lifetime achievement award. Klancher, who died in May 2016, was first appointed to represent the Broad Run District on the Loudoun County Planning Commission in 2004 by Supervisor Lori Waters and was reappointed in 2008. He was subsequently appointed by Supervisor Ralph M. Buona to represent the Ashburn District in 2012 and again in 2016. His tenure included three years as chairman. During his service on the com-

mission, Klancher advised the board on more than 750 land use applications including projects like Loudoun Valley Estates, Arcola Center, One Loudoun, Waterside and Lansdowne. Buona said he “can’t think of somebody more deserving of this.” “He was a visionary,” Buona said. “Bob left his mark on the community in many ways, not only through the Planning Commission.” He said Klancher donated his expertise as an architect, including to the three major Catholic churches in Loudoun County. “If you drive around Loudoun County, there’s very little that you can look at that you don’t see Bob in.” He has also been honored with a ceremonial resolution from the Board of Supervisors, and after his death, a flag was flown at half-mast at the county government building in Leesburg and subsequently presented to his family. “He really was a visionary and I think, like Alan said, he had a very strong civic mind,” said Klancher’s wife, Janet. “He loved Loudoun County. He really was very grateful and honored to be able to serve Loudoun, and it enriched his life as well, so thank you all for that, that he had such a great place to live.”

Signatures of Loudoun Winners In its 13th year, Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence program

is intended to highlight examples of architecture, preservation and construction projects that create special spaces and places around the county. This year, more than 40 projects were nominated. Loudoun Design Cabinet Chairman Alan Hansen announced the winners during the June 6 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Legends: Zephaniah Farm Vineyard, Leesburg The Legends category honors design-related projects that have stood the test of time. “A few decades ago, the Hatch family recognized that market realities were changing and they needed to look for ways to use their farm beyond commodity dairy farming, while continuing to honor the land and preserve its productivity and integrity,” Hansen said. The family responded by more directly serving the community, including starting a winery. “Together, the farm and the vineyard successfully honor the past while serving the present as it plans to be a part of the future of western Loudoun.”

Makeovers: Black Hops Farm, Lucketts; Mountville Church, Middleburg The Makeovers category honors projects that demonstrate design excellence in historic renovation, resto-

ration, or adaptive reuse, characterized by the preservation of a piece of Loudoun’s unique history. There were two awardees: Black Hops Farm in Lucketts and Mountville Church on Middleburg. Black Hops Farm transformed a horse farm into a hops farm and processing facility, a brewery, and a malt house. “This makeover focuses on preserving the natural beauty of the farm,” Hansen said, adding the farm enriches the community not only through the new hops facilities but by drawing new tourism. Mountville Church was built in 1852 and used for worship until 1950. Paul Lawrence commissioned a restoration and now uses the building as a law office and library. “It is a simple but grand old building, and the character of its original features was retained during its recent restoration,” Hansen said.

Public Space: The Plaza at Cascades Overlook, Sterling; Raflo Park Sculpture Garden, Leesburg The Public Spaces category recognizes public greens, streets, plazas and squares whose design make them icons. AWARDS >> 22

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six years doing therapeutic massage at a location in Herndon. Brown is an avid athlete with passions in weight lifting, hiking, biking, and salsa and Zumba dancing. Brown and her husband have lived in Leesburg for four years. The office focuses on deep tissue sports massage, active release technique, prenatal and Swedish massages. Learn more at absolutelymassage.com.

FIT4MOM Ashburn Expands with Loudoun Station Programs FIT4MOM, the world’s largest wellness company offering fitness classes for every stage of motherhood, will launch Stroller Strides and Stroller Barre classes at Loudoun Station starting June 20. It is the second Ashburn location offering the workouts for mothers and

Waltonwood Promotes Senior Fitness Waltonwood Ashburn held three free exercise classes for seniors May 31. The public was invited to attend the classes led by Chris Grabowski, Waltonwood’s corporate fitness coordinator who has worked with residents at several communities. They also partnered with the InovaCares For Seniors Program, which offered classes during this event. Waltonwood Ashburn is a full continuum of care senior living complex under construction at 44141 Russell Branch Parkway. Waltonwood’s Forever Fit program, a comprehensive health and fitness program addressing the physical, mental, and social needs of the community’s residents. Learn more at waltonwood.com.

Life Leaves a Mark

formally celebrate the opening of its newest location in Loudoun County with a June 21 open house at its Round Hill service center. This event will showcase the possibilities of outdoor living, including a professional National Concrete Management Association continuing education credit class on retaining walls, grilled and wood oven-prepared food, door prizes, and personnel to answer project questions. The outdoor display area includes kitchen, fire pit, fireplace and other outdoor living ideas. Frederick Block, Brick & Stone is a third-generation, family-owned business celebrating its 50th year in business. It operates service centers in Winchester, Loudoun County, Ruckersville and Upperville. The Round Hill location opened last fall and offers brick, natural stone, manufactured stone, pavers, and hardscaping/landscaping products. The free event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 540-6671261 or go to frederickblock.com.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency for Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax counties has opened nominations for the local Farm Service Agency county committee. This year, producers will be voting for two representatives to serve on county committees: one from western Loudoun, and one from northern Fauquier. To be eligible to serve on a Farm Service Agency county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in a Farm Service Agency-administered program, and live in the area where the election is being held. County committees are made up of farmers and ranchers elected by other producers in their communities to guide the delivery of farm programs at the local level. The regional committee has four members and meets once a month or as needed to make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs, county office employment and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 6. Ballots will be due Dec. 4. Committee members will take office on Jan. 1, 2018. The nomination form and other information are available at fsa.usda.gov/ elections.

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Indian BBQ Opens in Sterling Choolaah Indian BBQ has opened its second location in the region at 21426 Epicerie Plaza in Sterling. The first opened in Fairfax County in January. The quick-service eatery chain is based in Cleveland, OH. “We are taking a different approach to Indian cuisine—authentic yet accessible, wholesome yet lighter and with no artificial colors or flavors,” stated Co-CEO Raji Sankar, who also owns 20 Five Guys restaurants. “We use premium ingredients and elevate them with our special spice blends and classic, healthier tandoor oven cooking to create dishes so delicious, appealing and affordable that you will want to eat at Choolaah every day.” Among the dishes prepared in the 700-degree tandoor ovens are Bell & Evans chicken, salmon from the North

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The Familiar category are recognized for harmonious design in a community’s existing architectural fabric. Hansen noted it’s not easy to win a design award with a hospital. “The design of the building exterior intends to embed the facility in its surroundings, on the Route 50 corridor that transitions from corporate development in the east to an area known for horse farms, Civil War trails, and historic sites to the west,” Hansen said.

The Plaza at Cascades Overlook is “the centerpiece of a mixed-use development.” “The plaza successfully creates a place for people to gather and features live music, golf putting, a corn hole court, a fire table and pop jet fountain,” Hansen said. Raflo Park Sculpture Garden is near the W&OD Trail and across the street from Crescent Place. “The Raflo Park Sculpture Garden is a great example of a project that revitalized a public space with community involvement, and provides an element of Loudoun culture by exhibiting the work of local artists in a public outdoor space,” Hansen said.

Details: The Purcellville Painted Barrels, Purcellville The Details category recognizes finishing details in design. The painted barrels around Purcellville “provided whimsical depictions of life in Loudoun County painted on wine barrels, and proved a big hit last summer,” Hansen said. The barrels were followed this year by painted planters and benches. “It is these details which help make the Town of Purcellville quirky and charming,” Hansen said.

Interiors: Ocean Blue, Sterling; Brickyard, Ashburn The interiors category had two winners. The first, Ocean Blue, sits right on the public spaces category awardee, The Plaza at Cascades Overlook. The second, Brickyard, is a co-working space in Ashburn, which features interior finishes by local tradespeople. Wood accents in the space were reclaimed from a local barn built in 1875. It serves as a workplace for more than 60 companies. It was also a double awardee, also receiving the students’ choice award. “The space achieves a comfortable balance between its open workspaces and communal areas that include open tables, a comfortable kitchen and lounge seating with a residential attitude that enhance collaboration and creativity,” Hansen said. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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nova Loudoun Hospital unveiled its “Loudoun Rising: Taking Health to New Heights” campaign June 7 with a celebration at the historic Selma Man-

sion. The $20 million capital campaign will go toward the hospital’s $300 million master plan of expansions planned for 2020. It starts with $12 million already in the bag, thanks in part to a $2 million donation from Selma’s owners, Sharon Virts and Scott Miller, and a $5 million donation from Bobbi, Karen and Fred Schaufeld. One of the elements of the expansion plans is The Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center. Sharon Virts’ connection to Loudoun hospitals goes back to being born in one. But more recently, she recounted, her younger brother Kevin suffered a massive aneurysm while working in his garden. He was taken to the Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Cornwall Campus in Leesburg until he was stable, and then sent to Fairfax Inova Hospital. At the time, doctors gave him slim odds of surviving, and if he did, slimmer odds of regaining full function. Today, Kevin Virts has completely recovered, which Sharon Virts attributes in large part to the attending physician at the Cornwall campus at the time, Dr. Ed Puccio. Virts said she wants to bring the kind of emergency room capabilities the Inova Health System has in Fairfax to Loudoun. “Every time we send a patient to Fairfax, we give away the confidence of our residents in our system here in Loudoun,” she said. “Eighty percent of the people who get admitted to the hospital come through the ER, so it’s important we get it right,” Puccio said. Inova Loudoun CEO Deborah Addo described Loudoun Rising as “an aspi-

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Scott Miller and Sharon Virts sit on the balcony in the foyer of the historic Selma mansion. Photos on display around the mansion show its state before they began renovating the property.

rational campaign.” “We want to ensure that what we have here in Loudoun not only replicates, but also is equal to or better—I’m plugging now—what we do any place else in the system,” she said. Inova Loudoun’s overall plans include not only the new emergency center, but a seven-story patient tower with all private rooms, expanding the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Schaufeld Family Heart Center, expanding the Intermediate Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit, and a new obstetrics unit and expanded neonatal intensive care unit. “We have an unbelievable founda-

tion,” said Inova President and CEO Mark Stauder. “We are so proud of all of the caregivers at Inova Loudoun.” Other contributors to the campaign as of its launch include Mark and Wendy Stavish, Commonwealth Emergency Physicians, The Kellar Family Foundation, The Peterson Family Foundation, Teresa and Michael Wheeler, David and Amy Bosserman, The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital, Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, Cindy and Rick Chambers, Fairfax Neonatal Associates, The Frederickson Family, Maggie Bryant, The McMunn Family, recenty-retired Inova Loudoun

CEO H. Patrick Walter, James and Rebecca McDermott, Inova Health System Government and Community Relations Liaison Stacey Miller, and John and Patti Sinnen. This was only the second event at Selma since Virts and Miller began its restoration in early 2016. Visitors toured the mansion, which is still being restored, with photos on display to compare its former dilapidated state to its current progress. Virts and Miller plan to wrap up renovations in late summer or early fall. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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The rocket scientists at Orbital ATK had a little extra fun for a good cause on Friday. Dozens of employees at the firm’s Sterling campus brought their classic cars and hot rods to display for a staff car show. They also collected about 450 pounds of food

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This year’s ECHO Tennis Classic fundraiser was its best ever, raising about $50,0000. The mixed doubles tournament is a 22-year tradition at the Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg. This year’s event doubled the amount of money typically raised, largely through the contributions of 36 sponsors—33 of which signed on for the first time. The title sponsors were GEICO and the Blossom & Bloom Thrift Store. Others included K2M, Fairhaven Homes, REHAU, the Nino R. Vaghi Foundation, Bruce and Judy Tria, On the Banks, and the Lewin Family. The proceeds support ECHO’s mission to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve personal, social and economic success. The money will be used to improve its fleet of vehicles used to transport participants to jobs, training and community integration programs. The nonprofit also is build-

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members will honor one of the founders, Lucy Diggs Slowe, with a historic marker in Berryville, Saturday, June 17. Alpha Kappa Alpha, with a chapter in Loudoun County, is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. Slowe, an educator, was born in Berryville. In 1908, while attending Howard University, she became a founding member of the sorority, the first Greek letter organization for African American women, and was elected its first president. In 1917, she won the national championship in women’s singles at the segregated American Tennis Association’s inaugural tournament. During her career as a public school teacher and principal, president of the National Association of College Women, English professor at Howard University and Howard’s first Dean of Women (1922-1937), Slowe worked to combat gender inequalities and to prepare African American women for leadership. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Clarke County High School, at 627 Mosby Boulevard. A reception will follow at noon.

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Emily Coryell and Jamie Horris inspect the hops yard at their farm south of Purcellville.

Purcellville Hop-Growers Set to Open Brewery in Town BY PATRICK SZABO

s microbreweries continue to spring up all over the region, it’s a rarity to see one that brews beer with its own

hops. Purcellville hop-growing company Dragon Hops is doing just that. Three years into growing and harvesting hops, the Dragon Hops team will open a brewery in the former Purcellville Town Hall building on Main Street later this summer. Owned and operated by the mother-son duo of CEO Emily Coryell and President Jamie Horris, Dragon Hops Brewing will brew beer using its own USDA-certified organic hops, which are grown on their 3-acre hop yard just a few miles south of town. Having grown and sold hops for the past three years, the idea to make beer and open a brewery came just a few months ago. The company signed the lease on the property in January. It now plans for a late-July, early-August grand opening. “Initially, we were just going to be growers,” Horris said. “We had a lot [of hops] left over and we knew it would make good beer.” The 8,000-square-foot space will allow the brewery to accommodate a lounge area, a tasting room, a private event space, an area for live entertainment and space for local vendors to set up and sell food. On its opening day, DHB plans to have five different beers on tap. Quality will be the brewery’s top priority. “I’d rather have five fantastic beers that everybody knows about, that everybody likes,” Horris said. “Our philosophy is that it’s better to have less

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Dragon Hops CEO Emily Coryell holds an early season hop bloom.

variety of high-quality beer than vice versa.” The beers DHB will start with include a green ale, an IPA, a pilsner and a dark lager. The fifth beer will be up to the creativity of their brewmaster, who has been chosen but has not yet been announced. Moving forward, Coryell and Horris plan to expand their beer list to include seasonals, tipels, dubbels and other Trappist-style beer. DHB also plans to sell beer from other area breweries in an effort to provide guests with a variety of options and to lend a helping hand to other breweries. According to Horris, the goal isn’t to compete with other breweries and local businesses. Instead, DHB wants to coexist with them by selling their food and drinks. Local food and beverage makers aren’t the only ones who may profit from DHB opening its doors. The brewery’s

new Main Street neighbor, Sign Design, was commissioned to create the distinctive hand-painted sign for the front of the brewery. “I am excited about having the brewery for a neighbor,” said Patti House, owner of Sign Design. “I’m sure I will be a good customer.” Coryell and Horris will continue to grow and sell hops, but will now keep some of the harvest to make their own beers. They specialize in difficult-to-grow hop strains, including galena, cascade, willamette, nugget, crystal and teamaker. They’re USDA-certified organic, a bit more expensive and take a lot of love and care. “To maintain [the hop harvest] and actually get it to a healthy yield requires an insane amount of work,” Horris said. DHB and other organic growers

must avoid chemicals and instead come up with natural remedies to crop damage. “When you think of pest control you think of a bottle of Raid,” Horris said. “I think of ducks, chickens, lady bugs, deer fences and BB guns.” DHB is also environmentally conscious when it comes to watering the hops. Instead of tapping into the area’s water table, Coryell and Horris collect rainfall on their property’s buildings to feed the farm’s in-line drip irrigation. It is precisely this hop-growing operation that has even merited the attention of the Purcellville mayor. According to Coryell, Mayor Kwasi Fraser recently stopped by the DHB farm to ask for some help with growing hops. “The mayor… asked me for a proposal to expand hops growing on the Town of Purcellville’s property,” she said. “So they can actually, in the long term, really become the anchor point in Virginia for hops and beer.” If it blooms, the partnership could be the next step in the Town Council’s efforts to generate revenue from under used town properties. They hope money from leasing or selling land could help keep utility rates down. After accruing so much knowledge and experience in growing hops, Coryell and Horris will now be tasked with learning the ins and outs of turning their harvest into beer and running a fully operational brewery. “We want to develop and perfect as much as possible our stable of ales and lagers,” Horris said. “Everybody will probably like something on the list.” For more information on Dragon Hops Brewing, go to dragonhops.com or follow them on Facebook.

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[ TOWN NOTES ] PURCELLVILLE Local Artist Featured at Town Hall Exhibit The sixth in a series of art exhibits in Purcellville’s Town Hall will feature the works of local artist Vicki Garrison. The show, entitled “Paintings of Purcellville Environs,” runs through June. Born and raised in Purcellville and then living in Hamilton for the past 33 years, Garrison has been working in watercolor for the past several years. She has taken many classes with Christine Lashley, as well as classes from Catherine Hillis. She also took classes from nationally acclaimed watercolor artist Tom Lynch. She also has ventured into oil painting, under the instruction of Dana Thompson, Trisha Adams and Marcia Klioze. Garrison is a member of the Loudoun Sketch Club. A meet-the-artist reception will take place at the Train Station on Monday, June 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

ROUND HILL Name the New Park As they prepare to take ownership of a new 8-acre park from the developer of the Brentwood Springs neighborhood, Town Council members are asking for help in naming the park and exploring what amenities should be included.

Park to Purcellville Trail Options Get Early Airing BY NORMAN K. STYER About two dozen Purcellville area residents gathered at Emerick Elementary School on June 7 to learn more about plans to build a pedestrian and bicycle trail between the town and Franklin Park. The project is in the early stages. No construction is planned before 2021. County staff members are taking a new look at the concept after an earlier effort, about 15 years ago, ended without agreement on an alignment. At that time, planners had an idea to extend the W&OD Trail westward from its Purcellville terminus, but found the former railroad right of way had been abandoned and private landowners along the route unwilling to accommodate a new trial. Now, the planners are looking at a 1.1-mile route from the park’s swimming pool complex, following along Tranquility Road and then connecting with the sidewalk on Main Street at South 32nd Street. The main question is whether the path would be built on the north or south side of Rt. 7 Business/Main Street. On the north side, the path would

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Mark Hoffman of the Loudoun Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure discusses options for a new trail between Purcellville and Franklin Park during a June 7 community meeting.

cut across the front yards of 25 properties and could require up to 33 utility pole relocations. On the south, the trail would require right of way from 17 properties and as many as 11 utility pole relocations, but also may encroach on existing trees and greens at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club. Another option of crossing the Farmington on the Greens neighborhood was taken off the table because of residents’ opposition. A formal public comment period will continue until July 7. The Board of Supervisors has earmarked $5.5 million for the project. Project planners hope supervisors

will pick an alignment this fall so design can begin next winter. “We’re really early in the process,” Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said. He hopes to work with residents and the staff to build consensus on the best way forward. Construction is about to start on another trail project that will link Franklin Park to the Town of Round Hill. That work comes after a decade of planning. For more information about the project or to provide comments on the Franklin Park to Purcellville Trail alignment, contact Gary Pozzouli at gary.pozzouli@loudoun.gov.

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[ TOWN NOTES ] LOVETTSVILLE Adopted Budget Includes New Trash Fee Lovettsville residents have a new bill coming their way next year. The Town Council last week adopted a fiscal year 2018 budget that holds tax rates level, but includes a new trash service fee. The council looked at two budget options, one that included a slightly lower real estate tax rate (at 20.45 cents per $100 in assessed value rather than 21 cents) and one that held the rates at fiscal year 2017 levels. The vote on the first option failed on a 3-3 vote; the second passed 4-2. It is the first time the budget includ-

ed a separate trash collection fee, but is intended to cover the rising cost of that service and to diversify the town’s revenues.

Jones to Leave Town Council Jennifer Jones will be leaving the Town Council because her family is moving to a new duty station. Jones served as a member of the town’s Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Committee before being elected to the council in 2014. The council plans to appoint a replacement within 45 days. The new member will serve until June 30, 2018. Those interested can fill out the Town Service Application that is available on the town’s website.

HILLSBORO Historical Society’s ‘Evening with Eugene Scheel’ The Short Hill Historical Society will present an Evening with Eugene Scheel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 at Hillsborough Vineyards. The noted map-maker and historian will share a history of Hillsboro and the surrounding area with a special focus on mills, as well as a brief history of the property on which Hillsborough Vineyards is located. Scheel has authored nine books about Virginia history, including the “Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners and Crossroads” series and “The Guide to Loudoun, A Survey of the Architecture and History of a Virginia County.” He has provided more than 50 historical maps that cover Virginia, as well as other states and foreign countries. The June 22 program will open with an update about the nonprofit organization’s progress on the Wright Brothers’ Mother’s sign located on the corner of Gaver Mill Road and Rt. 9, and a members-only vote for the officers and board of directors for the Short Hill Historical Society. For reservations and more information, go to the Short Hill Historical Society Facebook page.

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Under the development plans, the park will have 4 acres of active recreation space with a fitness trail, playground and open lawn. For a name, the council is looking to honor a significant Round Hill resident. Nominations should include a few sentences about the significance of the person in relation to Round Hill— past or present. Suggestions may be sent to Town Planner Melissa Hynes at mhynes@roundhillva.org. Once the new Town Park is formally dedicated to the town, the council will discuss future amenities and features. Those with suggestions about future ideas, events, amenities and/or features for the park should contact Hynes, who will compile a list to be considered during the Town Council to retreat in October.

maintenance, pro shop operations, and event and league tennis in a club with more than 500 members. Brundle also has developed programs and taught tennis in Florida, Maryland and Connecticut. In 2014, he was the U.S. Professional Tennis Association professional of the year and the district president of the USPTA from 20152017. The Middleburg Tennis Club, founded in 1969, has three indoor courts and six outdoor clay courts, two outdoor hard courts as well as a fitness center and outdoor pool. The club will soon begin construction of a state-of-the-art indoor training center with two more courts. It has 400 members.

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Nashville-based musicians Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart perform at the home of Ken and Carolyn McCauley in Ashburn on Saturday. The duo are the first touring act in the Music on the Heights house concert series.

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n an Ashburn cul-desac, a couple of empty nesters are on the cutting edge of the indie music scene. Carolyn “Carrie” McCauley and her husband Ken launched the Music on the Heights house concert series last fall, drawing music lovers for low-key performances at their home. They’re part of a nationwide phenomenon, with musicians around the country opting to play in private homes rather than bars and clubs. “Ken and I are so happy to be facilitators, if you will, of bringing musicians and audience members together in a warm, intimate atmosphere,” McCauley said. “For us it really is about the music and supporting independent artists.” For the McCauleys, it started last summer when an old friend posted a request for house concert hosts. Carrie McCauley, a preschool administrator and live music devotee, jumped at the chance. “I just raised my hand and said yes,” she said. “Then I looked up what a house concert was.” McCauley at first got help from her brother-in-law, Northern Virginia pedal steel guru Billy Birdsong, in booking local acts. She’s since branched out through the Concerts In Your Home website, a national clearinghouse vetting and connecting musicians and hosts. The series’ June concert Saturday featured Nashville-based singer-songwriter Danika Holmes and her collaborator Jeb Hart, the series’ first touring act. And McCauley is looking forward to hosting several of these “traveling troubadours” in coming months. In August,

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Friends of the McCauleys got comfy on couches and dining room chairs Saturday evening to enjoy a house concert put on by Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart. Host Carolyn “Carrie” McCauley provides snacks and drinks and asks patrons to donate to the musicians.

they’ll host Nashville-based musician and loop artist Matt Bednarsky for a Sunday afternoon concert. McCauley and her husband moved to Ashburn from Montgomery County, MD, in 2000 to be closer to Ken’s job in information technology. The couple, who have three grown children, decided that their empty nest would work for house concerts, allowing them to share their love of live music with their community. “We’re just regular people who love music. ... We don’t want to be out at a bar where the band starts at 10 o’clock at night,” McCauley said. “You really get spoiled hearing the clarity of the voices and the guitar and the other instruments.” “For many people, it’s a much more comfortable way to see live music,” said millennial singer-songwriter Justin Trawick. Trawick, who hosts the Circus Life music podcast and performs around

the region, said house concerts are hot with baby boomers but also have plenty to offer young music lovers who want a more personal musical experience. Trawick’s musical showcase The 9 Songwriter Series was featured at Music on the Heights in April, and he returns to the Heights with his band The Common Good on July 8. For Trawick and his bandmates (on upright bass, mandolin, acoustic guitar and fiddle) it’s exciting to unplug and play in an intimate space. House concerts are increasingly popular with musicians, he said, because they offer a chance to be heard and reach new listeners with a built-in audience. “The house concerts that I know have this amazing ability of attracting their own following,” Trawick said. “People definitely go because of the specific artists that Carrie gets but people are coming back over and over again because they know she puts on good concerts.” With room for a maximum of 60

guests, the McCauleys have cultivated a warm, friendly vibe, relying on word of mouth and a social media presence to promote the shows. McCauley has decided to gently promote the series on a wider scale this summer but plans to preserve the intimate feel of being among friends. The McCauleys greet visitors at the door and serve food and drink to guests at their own expense. “It’s extremely generous what she’s doing for us strangers and for the artists,” said Loudoun-based singer Timothy James, who discovered the series on Facebook and went into his first concert not knowing what to expect. James and his wife have since become regulars, enjoying the music-focused crowd and the chance to connect with performers before and after the show. “It’s a listening thing. It’s not like going to a bar or even a winery. This is about the music,” James said. For most evening concerts, the McCauleys open their doors at 7:30 p.m. for snacks and time for guests to mingle with artists with music starting about 8 p.m. The hosts don’t charge admission—even to cover their own costs—but instead collect donations that go directly to the musicians ($10 to $20 per person is suggested). “People say every seat’s like having a backstage pass,” McCauley said. “You’re not 100 feet away from them—you’re five feet away from them. It’s a really nice, intimate way to listen to music.” Justin Trawick and The Common Good play Music on the Heights Saturday, July 8. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and music begins at 8 p.m. Email Carolyn McCauley at musicontheheights@gmail. com for details and the address and check out the full schedule at facebook. com/musicontheheights.

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HILLSBORO MUSIC IN THE GAP: STEVE GEORGE AND FRIENDS Friday, June 16, 6:30 p.m. lawn opens, 7:30 p.m. music begins; Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. Details: oldstoneschool.org

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ACOUSTIC ON THE GREEN: MARY ANN REDMOND Saturday, June 17, 7-9 p.m.; Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: acousticonthegreen.com The award-winning singer known for her soulful and wide-ranging vocal style in popular and jazz music returns to Acoustic on the Green. Newcomer Ryan Wright opens. The event is free and open to the public. Pets, alcohol and smoking are prohibited.

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These area favorites attract a diverse crowd with a mix of country, classic rock, oldies and contemporary hits. Concerts are free. Food, beer, wine and ice cream will be available for sale.

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Top area teen bands join this year’s headliner, Philadelphia-based indie pop trio Cruisr, for an afternoon of music and exhibits focused on healthy living, after-school programs, community organizations, belonging and diversity. Tickets are $8.50 in advance, $10 day of show.

LIVE MUSIC: TIMOTHY JAMES Saturday, June 17, 1-5 p.m.; Hidden Brook Winery, 43301 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg. Details: hiddenbrookwinery.com James is a Leesburg-based singer-songwriter and accomplished guitarist performing a mix of originals and covers spanning rock, country, folk, blues, and reggae. No cover.

TARARA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: BOY BAND REVIEW Saturday, June 17, 6-9:30 p.m.; Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts. Details: tarara.com Synchronized dancing and harmonies at their finest—just like the old days. Tickets are $20 in advance.

VILLAGE AT LEESBURG PLAZA PARTY: CRIS JACOBS Saturday, June 17, 6-8 p.m.; Village at Leesburg; 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg.

LOCO CULTURE IDA LEE MOVIES ON THE GREEN: ‘ LITTLE GIANTS’ Friday, June 16, 8:15 p.m.; Ida Lee Park, 60 Ida Lee Drive, NW, Leesburg. Details: leesburgva.gov Ida Lee’s popular monthly movie series continues. Movie starts at dusk. Picnics and blankets are encouraged. Pets, glass containers, and alcohol are prohibited.

Bluemont Hosts FlowJam Yoga Festival WineDown Yoga presents the fourth annual FlowJam Yoga & Music Festival June 23-25 in Bluemont. This is the second year the festival was extended into a three-day camping event. It will feature live music, yoga, vendors, art, food trucks, a steam bath, healing dome and massage therapy. Cost is $150 for those who register before June 18 and $175 the week of the event. Day passes are $75. To purchase tickets and see the full line up of musicians, instructors and vendors, go to flowjam.org. The festival takes place at Oak Meadow Farm in Bluemont. Bluemont residents receive discounted rates with proof of residence. FlowJam will be a precursor for the NoVa Wellness & YogaFest, another three-day festival planned for Oct. 6-8 in Leesburg.

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Saturday, June 17, 8:15 p.m.; Walker Pavilion, 11 Spring Farm Drive, Lovettsville. Details: lovettsvilleva.gov

This monthly celebration features face painting, crafts, live performances and special events at downtown restaurants and shops. Up and coming local band Hungry On Monday plays 12:30-2 p.m. on the main stage.

Quote along with Rob Reiner’s 1987 classic at this week’s screening. Event is free and open to the public.

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ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: ANNE JORDAN AND JAMES NORMAN Saturday, June 17, 6-8 p.m.; Arts in the Village Gallery, 1601 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg; Details: artsinthevillage.com The “Light: Received, Released, Refracted, Retained” show features work

Saturday, June 17, 1-7 p.m.; Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Unit 114, Ashburn. Details: oldoxbrewery.com from copper artist Anne Jordan and photographer James Norman. Event is free and open to the public.

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Organizers of YouthFest 2017 revealed— Colder: Fun Facts perhaps unsurprisingly to anyone who has attended a YouthFest of yore—that the highFAVORITE SONG: “I Won’t school-age musicians who populate this year’s Say I’m in Love,” from performance roster are extremely talented. Disney’s “Hercules” Hailing from across the county, some plan to continue their musical endeavors at fine FAVORITE RADIO STATION: conservatories like Boston’s Berklee College of 100.3 FM Music. For now, however, the top three groups to have emerged from earlier Battles of the Bands have their sights set on a more immePSEUDO-SECRET diate goal: enjoying their near-top billing staPROJECT: The band tus and playing a killer set ahead of headliners is penning a murder Cruisr. mystery musical 10 Degrees Colder, which earned second place in the grueling three-month-long comPRE-PERFORMANCE petition leading up to this summer’s YouthFest, PREP: Not eating is back for its second year as a finalist. Aman(well, Megs and da, Meghan (aka, “Megs”) and Sarah-KathSarah-Katherine, erine have been best friends for a long time anyway, abstain from and sort of fell into playing as a band through snacking prior to a chance. They agree that their music sounds performance.) “I would like Haim, who they universally enjoy. There eat before performing, is debate within the group over how it’s probecause, hey, if you nounced, but let’s just say such minor details throw up on stage that are trifling to three good friends. Their usual can be kinda hot … performance venues include pool parties, cofOh, wait, the absolute fee houses and the Tally Ho Theater in Leesreverse is true,” burg, and they dream of having the funds to Megs said, providing afford a new synthesizer. For now, the quintet, compelling defense for which also includes a few dudes who prefer her decision. not to be named, makes due with thrumming electric guitar, tom drums, tambourine and maracas, and lately the group is experimenting with the Cajon, a type of box drum. Vocals are focused on tight harmonies and earnest expression, with an organic approach taken to songwriting. Fans and newcomers to 10 Degrees Colder’s music can look forward to hearing “Do Not Disturb,” a new track written specially for this year’s YouthFest concert. Preparations for YouthFest 2017 began in January, when nine teen bands were pitted against one another to earn a spot opening for the festival’s headliner, the aforementioned Cruisr. Joining 10 Degrees Colder in this prestigious position are first-place winners Never Born to Follow and “fan favorites,” Stone Cold. The event will take place Saturday, June 17, at The Barn at One Loudoun. Anika Maan, president of the Loudoun Youth Advisory Council, which organizes YouthFest, said her colleagues have been working hard, meeting twice a month for two or more hours at a time to deliberate the details and set up the vendor relationships with the nonprofits that will have stands at the show, thus making it a music concert-via-fair.

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Saturday, June 17, 9 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com High-energy good time rock ‘n’ roll from this fun Fairfax foursome. No cover.

FATHER’S DAY OYSTER FEST Sunday, June 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; North Gate Vineyard, 16031 Hillsboro Road, Purcellville. Details: northgatevineyard.com

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LIVE MUSIC: STEAL YOUR PEACH Friday, June 16, 7 p.m.; Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyhotheater.com If a mash-up of the Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead is up your alley, check out this groovy fusion tribute. Tickets are $10 in advance.

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LIVE MUSIC: MARSHALL TUCKER BAND Thursday, June 15, 7 p.m., doors open; Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyhotheater.com From their origins in South Carolina in the early ’70s, southern rock superstars The Marshall Tucker band have wowed audiences with country, rock, jazz, blues and everything in between. Tickets are $40 in advance.

LIVE MUSIC: CARBON 11 Friday, June 16, 9 p.m.; Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg. spankyspub.com Fun rock ‘n’ roll covers from Frederick, MD. Admission is $5.

A group of talented performers take suggestions from the audience to create wacky scenes and funny improv games. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for children.

BALLET THEATRE OF ASHBURN: ‘SNOW WHITE’ Saturday, June 17, noon and 5 p.m.; Dominion High School, 98 Seneca Ridge Drive, Sterling. Details: ashburnballet.com The Ballet Theatre of Ashburn presents a production of the famous fairytale. Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for youth under 18.

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The annual music festival and celebration of the Shenandoah River, just across the river in Clarke County, is fun for all ages. Tickets are $80 per adult for all three days (includes camping) or $50 for Saturday only.

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Morven Park is bringing arena polo to Leesburg. The first match is July 1.

Polo Ponies are Coming to Morven Park fall equestrian events like hunter-jumper and dressage. But, for July and August, it will be dedicated to polo, Kenyon said. “We’ll gauge its success and grow it this year and the year after that,” she said of the polo initiative. Each night of the Polo in the Park season will feature two matches, with one starting at 7 p.m. and the other at 8:30 p.m. Gates for spectators will open at 6 p.m. Stone Tower Winery has signed on as the official wine sponsor of Polo in the Park and will be onsite at each event selling wine by the glass or bottle. Guests may also bring their own wine to enjoy. Current gold sponsors supporting Polo in the Park include Climatic Heating and Cooling, and K2M. General parking passes for Polo in the Park can be purchased in advance online at morvenparkpolo.org for $35, or $40 at the gate. As attendance at each event is expected to draw between 800 and 1,000 spectators, purchasing car passes in advance is strongly advised. Box seating along the rails, tailgate spots, and VIP lawn seating are available to sponsors at the gold, silver, and bronze levels, respectively. More information on sponsorships can be found online at morvenparkpolo.org, by calling 703-777-2414, or by emailing strategicpartnerships@morvenpark.org. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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ley, who introduced the Twilight Polo concept to Great Meadow, has been one of the individuals who was instrumental in creating a similar concept for Morven Park, Kenyon said. Like Twilight Polo, Polo in the Park will also be a family-friendly affair, including fun halftime games like tug-of-war, and the night’s festivities will end with dancing in a pavilion tent. Kenyon said organizers hope to attract a part of Loudoun County, and even Fairfax County, that may not make the trek to Great Meadow. The ideal location just outside of downtown Leesburg also makes spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment trips to take in a polo match more feasible. Morven Park is also working with Visit Loudoun to achieve one of the tourism body’s goals of creating more evening tourism opportunities. “One of the things they’d like to see when people come out to Loudoun County and go to wineries or breweries is that they have something to do in the evenings so they end up staying in hotels and eating in restaurants,” she said. Polo in the Park is “a real nice complement to all the things Visit Loudoun is doing to attract people to come here and stay here.” The polo arena is being constructed in the existing Davis Arena, but its walls will be taken down at the end of the Polo in the Park season to allow for

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Summer Saturday evenings at Morven Park will see a bit more action starting in July, as Morven Park debuts its inaugural Polo in the Park season. Beginning July 1, arena polo matches, picnicking, and dancing will become summer Saturday night staples at the 1,000-acre historic estate, once home to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis. The nine-week season concludes Aug. 26. Morven Park Executive Director Stephanie Kenyon said the addition of Saturday night polo to Morven Park’s offerings goes toward the goal of welcoming equestrian and horse events of all types, and positioning the estate as the “Central Park” of Loudoun County. “History and horses is what this is all about, and polo is an effort to bring both of those together,” she said. “One of the strategic things we’re doing ... is making this place more like the Central Park of Northern Virginia. Come, escape the development, take a walk, walk the dog.” Kenyon said the Polo in the Park is modeled after the success of Great Meadow’s summertime Twilight Polo series, where both horse enthusiasts and casual spectators, singles, couples, and families, take in matches with a picnic dinner and bottle of wine. Professional polo player Juan Salinas-Bent-

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[OBITUARIES] Marc Sagan

Marc Sagan, a leader and innovator in the field of interpretive planning for parks and historic sites, died at his home in Loudoun County, Virginia, on May 24, 2017, at the age of 88. He was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, the son of David and Celia Sagan. He attended Boston English High School and graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a degree in biology. He received a master’s degree in natural history from the University of Pittsburgh. Marc served in the Army during the Korean War, then took a job managing Cunningham Falls State Park in Thurmont, Maryland. He transitioned to the National Park Service (NPS) while he was in Thurmont, working as the park naturalist at Catoctin Mountain Park. It was while he was there that he met and married his wife of 64 years, Jean Kelbaugh Sagan. From Catoctin, Marc went on to serve as a naturalist at Grand Canyon National Park.

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Marc’s career flourished under the NPS’s 10-year program, Mission 66, which aimed to dramatically expand visitor services by 1966, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the NPS. Marc was one of a generation of innovators in the field of interpretation who transformed the national park visitor experience. These planners and designers moved away from the “book on the wall” convention of using text-heavy exhibits to explain the import and context of each park’s key features. Besides visitor center exhibits, they used audiovisual tools, outdoor exhibits, publications, living history demonstrations and other means of engaging visitors’ attention by bringing to life the story of each park site. Eventually, he became manager of the NPS Interpretive Design Center in Harpers Ferry, WV. In that role, he had the opportunity to travel and advise park systems worldwide, including the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan and Saudi Arabia. When he retired, he continued to serve as a consultant for state parks and international sites. He is survived by his daughter, Harriet “Hatsy” Sagan Cutshall, his son, Paul Sagan, his grandchildren Kati and Alex Cutshall, and his brother, Lester Sagan of Barrington, RI. He was preceded in death last year by his beloved wife, Jean. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to one or more of the following organizations: National Park Foundation, Lung Cancer Research Foundation and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. A memorial service will be held in the fall. The time and venue will be announced at a later date.

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Tackling the Opportunity This week, a new Town of Leesburg committee will launch an effort to better support businesses and to nurture commercial growth. You may have already seen the sarcastic eye-rolls from embittered veterans who served on similar committees in past decades. The typical cycle is to get a group of well-meaning business owners and residents around the table for a year or more, have them come up with a long list of ideas they are excited about, and then have the Town Council whittle away at their suggestions or ignore them altogether. They’ve resulted in more frustration than success. Is there reason to suspect a different outcome this time? It’s too soon to tell, but there are reasons for hope. First, this round of study begins during a period of relative prosperity. Downtown streets have never been busier—during the day and well into the evenings—and other commercial areas are showing healthy signs. The pressing task of this group is not to jumpstart a depressed market. Instead, its members will be looking to expand on the successes and to keep the economic ball rolling in a positive direction. The momentum is in their favor. Secondly, there already appears to be a willingness to reevaluate some long-festering sore spots, parking policies and architecture controls among them. For this discussion, which advocates hope will result in both short-term policy changes and long-term strategies, no item should be off the table. Normally, business leaders are told, “this is the way we do things.” Now is the time to ask, “why do we do things this way?” Finally, the group has a lot of new faces and is starting out with a healthy bit of optimism. Chief among them is the committee’s chief sponsor Councilman Ron Campbell. In campaigning for the seat last year, he said he came to the position largely without preconceived notions about what needed to be done, but promised to listen and consider new ideas. That is the primary task of this group. That said, the panel’s success will hinge on participation and input from a wide representation of the community—including those who have battled fruitlessly for changes in the past. If the effort is dismissed out of the gate as a waste of time, it surely will be. The town has remarkable opportunities at hand. This Economic Development Review Steering Committee may determine whether town leaders seize them or lose them.

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[ LETTERS ] Say No Editor: The second round of Envision Loudoun exposes the truth: It’s rigged and it’s a waste of tax dollars. At Monday’s public hearing we were handed a document entitled “Vision, Goals & Objectives” that supposedly were developed after the first series of public meetings . The first Vision was a condescending “Make a Great Place.” Boy, that shows keen insight and wisdom! (Sarcasm intended.) But it was the second Vision that absolutely disgusts me: “Be an Economic Force.” Depending on your point of view, that may be good or bad, but in either case it shows that the consultants have completely ignored what the public has said so far. After the first series of meetings, the consultants published a report titled “Listening & Learning.” But they neither listened nor learned. That report ended with a list of five key concerns expressed by citizens. Guess what was of least importance to residents? Jobs and business were cited by less than 10 percent of participants. Dead last. So, if bringing in more businesses is not a priority for Loudouners, then why on earth did the Envision group make “Be an Economic Force” such an important goal? Because the people behind Envision Loudoun (mostly real estate and business people) want to get rich by turning Loudoun into another

Fairfax. Don’t let them get away from it! Call the supervisors’ comment line (703777-0115) and say “No more growth.” You can also register your opinion at envision-loudoun.org. That group has already proved that it won’t listen to the average citizen, and the supervisors need to know it. — Charles Houston, Paeonian Springs

Exciting Process Editor: I attended the Envision Loudoun workshop at Cascades Senior Center. My experience at the “Envision the Future” workshop was very different from that of Mr. Houston from Paeonian Springs. In his Letter to the Editor (published online June 7), he said “It’s rigged and it’s a waste of tax dollars.” I disagree with this statement. I see Envision Loudoun as a unique opportunity to influence the future of Loudoun. This is a work in process where nothing has been finalized. These workshops are an opportunity to provide feedback and the facilitators were open to hearing and recording any feedback you wished to share. The first part of the small group work was reviewing the Vision, Goals, and Objectives. One person at our table expressed his opinion that they were all too vague and meaningless LETTERS >> 41

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equestrian activity so farriers, veterinarians and feed stores want to be here and people want to come to events, enough attractive landscape and lovely country roads so reaching the inn or tasting room or wedding venue or restaurant is a great experience, enough ground water so crops can thrive, and enough compatible neighborhoods and pristine views so people are comfortable making major investments in large residential properties. If we start to lose the scale needed to sustain key agricultural businesses, or the beautiful views needed for tourism related businesses, or the landscape and neighborhood characteristics that attract stewards of our land, or our historic integrity that draws visitors, we can reach a tipping point. If we get one subdivision too many, one data center in the wrong place, one too many farmers selling out, one too many residential owners giving up and moving, one more horse farm lost, one more country road paved and straightened then the scale and the character of this place is lost, the visitors dwindle, the remaining people are more likely to give up their businesses or their farms or their estates and move elsewhere. The pace of inappropriate residential development and incompatible commercial activity will accelerate. And then the spell will be broken, the totality gone, only memories remaining. And when it is lost, all of Loudoun will suffer, as we lose our unique characteristic and become just one more place. It is not enough to love our rural ambiance, and say so in broad statements of intention and mission. It is the small decisions on individual situations, properties and applications that

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special experience for Loudoun’s residents and neighbors is provided by the ambiance of many historic villages and the physical beauty of the surrounding 250,000 wooded and rural acres—the large majority of the county’s land area. In recent University of Virginia surveys, Loudoun’s residents named our rural landscape as a thing they love most about our county, and residents said the same thing in recent Envision Loudoun community meetings. Beyond physical attraction, the rural economy, grounded in agriculture and tourism, provides significant economic vitality to Loudoun. Loudoun has the largest horse industry in Virginia and the largest winery industry. The special beauty and authentic history of rural Loudoun draws numerous visitors to our area—contributing strongly to our $1.6 billion tourism industry and supporting thousands of jobs. Further, our economic and business leaders have described our rural landscape as our county “brand,” our competitive advantage and the factor which more than almost any other attracts business leaders to all of Loudoun. And finally, taxes raised in rural Loudoun combined with the low demand for county provided services in these areas, makes rural Loudoun a significant positive contributor to county finances. And, of course, the open space, forests and clear streams in rural Loudoun provide a source of clean drinking water, a habitat for hundreds of species of birds and animals and a needed green relief to the urban and suburban congestion in other places. Rural Loudoun is a valuable, delightful, necessary asset, but it is not a simple thing to protect. What we call rural Loudoun is complex, interconnected and interdependent. Each of its elements contributes to the whole—and each element thrives

in the setting and economy provided by the whole. The lovely scenery, viewsheds and delightful country roads of rural Loudoun represent the combination of hundreds of farms, hundreds of miles of tree-lined rural roads, hundreds of private residences, thousands of acres of privately owned open space, woods and streams, hundreds of historic houses, barns and churches and multiple historic villages retaining the look and feel of their eighteenth and nineteenth century origins. The nature of this rural landscape, our rural villages and our rural economy arises from the individual decisions made by individual owners and stewards of their own property. It depends on the decision of an individual farmer to continue to farm and not sell out to a property developer, by an individual property owner to restore a historic house or barn and garden and not move away, and by a county planning official to approve or disapprove the location of a data center or commercial operation in a sensitive location. It depends on the decision of an individual farm implement company to stay in business here, or close up, and by officials to widen, pave and forever change a country lane. An individual decision may seem modest in its effect, but each influences other decisions by neighbors, farmers, innkeepers, wineries and visitors, and whether beneficial or detrimental to the rural economy, the aggregate impact grows. In this lovely landscape, size and scale matter. The economic vitality of rural Loudoun requires enough agricultural activity to justify needed support services and markets, enough

collectively preserve or lose our rural landscape. Our county government has a critical role in this preservation. We need a combination of thoughtful incentives and appropriate regulations to influence these multiple private decisions. And, in government itself, we need to ensure that we have the specific goals, policies, training and decision criteria to guide individual licensing and approval decisions. It is important that Loudoun’s political and business leaders recognize and understand the sensitivity of this critical asset to individual decisions and reflect that understanding in the policies they establish, the decisions they make and the guidance they give to members of their organizations. Ambiguous goals, vague policies, easily granted exceptions and approval of inappropriate individual applications will add up to long-term disaster for Loudoun. And we, the residents of Loudoun, need to be sure we make our own voices heard, participate in public sessions and take advantage of opportunities to speak out. We are all in this together, but we have to take individual responsibility and individual action to retain this resource we all say we love. With the right guidance, goals and incentives, and with our active participation, these myriad small decisions will aim in the right direction and we will preserve this valuable resource— and will allow Loudoun to retain its unique character and competitive advantage for generations to come. Mitch Diamond, a retired businessman, lives on an historic farm in Unison. He is a member of the executive committee of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition, and on the Loudoun County Heritage Commission. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Coalition. To learn more about the organization or to participate in the Rural Roads Initiative, go to loudouncoalition.org.

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What I found to be the most exciting part of the workshop was the second part, Areas of Potential Change. I was in a group that focused on the Transition area which acts as a buffer between our suburban East and Rural West. This area contains three water sources which supply water to parts of Loudoun and Fairfax county. I expressed my belief that we must protect this space to ensure these water sources are not polluted. If we are building in this area it must be done in an environmentally friendly manner.

I hope Mr. Houston will attend future workshops to continue being critical of this process. I hope his letter will not deter people from participating in Envision Loudoun. Loudoun has a population of more than 375,000 people. The first round of workshops was attended by 1,400 people. I hope more people will attend this unique opportunity to provide input into the planning process for the future of Loudoun County. — Charlotte McConnell, Sterling

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to accurately provide feedback. I expressed my doubts over the Vision statement, which refers to Loudoun as an “inclusive community.” There is a lack of affordable housing in Loudoun so I would disagree that it is inclusive. There is also a lack of legal protection for our LGBT community in policies regarding employment, housing, and adoption. Loudoun cannot be considered inclusive until there is sufficient workforce housing and our LGBT

community is included and protected in policies. I also noticed a lack of diversity while looking around the room. I hope they will increase their efforts to include Loudoun’s diverse populations. I am also unsure where Mr. Houston gets the idea that Jobs and Business were “dead last.” Jobs and Business accounted for 6.4 percent of all ideas collected during the “Listening & Learning” round of workshops. People accounted for 4 percent of all ideas while Transportation was #1 accounting for 23.3 percent of all ideas.

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Raises << FROM 3 for years, is just unrealistic.” Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn), the lone dissenting vote during Tuesday night’s debate, said the raise is “obscene to biblical proportions.” He compared Loudoun’s salaries to Prince William County’s, which stand at $49,452 for the chairman, and $43,422 for other supervisors. “Those numbers are almost dead on to our board, they are the best comparison to any jurisdiction, they have a population bigger than Loudoun

Primary << FROM 3 lead, garnering 56 percent of the vote to Perriello’s 44 percent. Susan S. Platt, a political consultant making her first run for public office, won in Loudoun, but lost her bid for the lieutenant governor nomination to attorney Justin E. Fairfax. Statewide, Fairfax got 49.1 percent of the vote to Platt’s 39.2 percent.

Walbridge Wins in 33rd The Democrats also had two contested races to run for House of Delegates seats come November. In the 33rd House District, two political newcomers battled for the Walbridge chance to challenge incumbent Republican Dave LaRock. Round Hill sheep farmer Tia Walbridge came out on top. She defeated Mavis Taintor, of Waterford, with 52 percent of the district vote. In Loudoun, the race was tighter, with Walbridge winning by only 102 votes. Walbridge has said she would support investment in small businesses and the rural economy; guaranteeing affordable health care, in part by accepting a federal expansion of Medicaid; investing in renewable energy, and expanding programs like full-day-kindergarten and elementary school language courses in the public schools. LaRock, a homebuilder who unseated longtime Republican delegate Joe.

Lunch money << FROM 1 In February, after seeing national news reports about school lunch debt reaching millions of dollars in some school districts, former Purcellville mayor Bob Lazaro and Ashburn parent Julia Humphries contacted Bays to ask if Loudoun had unpaid meal tickets. They partnered with the Loudoun Education Foundation to launch a campaign to raise money to cover the cost. In the past three months, they raised

County’s,” Buona said. He pointed out his dissenting vote on raising district supervisors’ office budgets, and having turned down that budget increase for the Ashburn office. “The fiscal year ends in 18 days, and I will return roughly $15,000 of my budget back the county as fund balance. I will have underspent it even not taking the increase. So you’ve got to manage.” He also argued the board doesn’t lack for quality candidates. “If we think the salaries are inhibiting putting quality people up here, that’s an indictment on ourselves,” he said. “I know that there will be citizen blowback,” Randall said. “I will stand before any citizen and make the case T. May in a 2013 party primary, has championed anti-tax and school choice measures and opposed the Medicaid expansion. In the 2015 race against Democrat Chuck Hedges, LaRock won every precinct in the district. “This campaign will now continue to the general election and so will our fight on behalf of the values of the 33rd District. Against intolerance and partisanship, against opposition and difficulty, those values will always be at the forefront in this campaign,” Walbridge said after the election. “Whether it’s ensuring quality, affordable health care for all Virginians, creating an economy that works for everyone, strengthening our public schools, or protecting the rural heritage of our district, we have heard your voices and we will fight for you every step of the way.”

that this is the right thing to do.” “The problem here, quite frankly, is we deal with this like 15 years at a time,” Letourneau said after the meeting. “So of course you get these giant [increases.] I mean, the last time the board did this, they doubled it.” He said the proposed increases seeks to set “a more reasonable baseline” for supervisor pay, and pointed to increased responsibilities for the board not only in the county, but on regional bodies. “I think a lot of people assume that it’s a full-time job, and they find out that it’s not, and they’re surprised,” he said. The finance committee’s recommendation was passed 4-1, Buona opposed.

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In the 67th House District, which includes a part of eastern Loudoun, Democrat Karrie K. Delaney handily won the threeway race to challenge incumbent Republican Jim Delaney LeMunyon. She won with 65 percent of the district vote over John W. Carey and Hannah K. Risheq. Delaney was a registered Republican in Florida before moving to Virginia. She says she wants to work with Republicans, Independents and Democrats. According to her campaign manager, she supports “commonsense gun-control laws” and is a supporter of abortion rights.

temporarily losing the face of the Titans, we trudged through and we are very glad to be receiving our diplomas on stage from none other than Dr. Brewer.” The comment prompted a loud standing ovation for Brewer, who shed tears and gave a wave to the gym full of parents, students and faculty. The principal later encouraged the graduates to find something they believe in, get involved in it and give it their all. “By following these words of wisdom, Titans of the Class of 2017, may you be the next generation of Titans graduates to go far and, in your own life, find extraordinary significance,” he said. “I’m proud of you. Go Titans.” Del. Randy Minchew (R-10) addressed Heritage High School’s graduating class with a few words of caution about his own kind—politicians. He said that there was a time when dishonesty was a disqualifying character for a political candidate, regardless of their political affiliation. But over the years that has changed. He noted how the creators of PolitiFact said they never expected to issue so many “pants on fire” designations for statements made by public officials. The current president is the record holder for the most “pants on fire” designations with 65, Minchew noted. “If the present trend continues, and I hope it does not, your generation will be confronted with more misstatements, more shaded truths, and more bold-faced lies than any generation that has come before you,” he said. But on the plus side they are probably

$11,018. Then, last week, Bays got another call. A local businesswoman who preferred to remain anonymous asked her about the remaining balance district wide. A couple of days later, the woman delivered a check for $9,000. “It was a great surprise,” Bays said. She later had a father call her to pay off the $3 he owed, and she smiled when she could tell him, “Don’t worry, the debt’s been forgiven.” A student who owed $4 emailed her to pay his tab, and she told him the same thing. “He wrote back and said ‘thank you for this and for all the great

food over the years.’ I emailed back and said ‘thank you and maybe you’ll have a chance to pay it forward,’” Bays said. “It’s been great. We’re very happy that these folks don’t have to worry about this now.” “People were overwhelmingly generous,” said Lazaro, who initiated the campaign. As of September, 13,529 students in Loudoun County come from poor enough households to qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meals program. But, Lazaro said, there are hundreds of other students whose parents make too much money to qualify

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It will now go to the full Board of Supervisors on June 22, and would require a public hearing before adoption. The finance committee unanimously recommended raises for planning commissioners. If approved by the full board, the Planning Commissioner chairman would see a raise from $22,334 to $30,000; the vice chairman, who is paid the same as other commissioners, from $21,315 to $27,500; and other commissioners from $21,315 to $25,000. Those changes also would not take effect until the next Board of Supervisors, which appoints the Planning Commission, takes office. rgreene@loudounnow.com better equipped than previous generations, he added. “I urge you to demand the truth and not blithely accept purposeful misstatements. And, finally, I ask that you be honest and true to yourselves and to others.” Brandie Young, Rock Ridge valedictorian, congratulated her class for creating the school’s culture and establishing its very first traditions. Students in the school’s class of 2017 were reassigned from Briar Woods, John Champe and Broad Run high schools in 2014 to be among Rock Ridge’s first students. “We built this school,” Young said to her classmates. “We created its clubs, founded its sports teams, and started a nationally renowned drama program. … We made this school into a force to be reckoned with in and out of the classrooms.” The county’s oldest high school, Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, said farewell to 350 graduates in a ceremony held on the school’s iconic front lawn. Keynote speaker Stephen Patrick Cypher, a member of the school’s Class of 2017, asked his classmates to thank their parents for shaping them into the young men and women they are today. “Let us not abandon or forget what they have taught us, and how they made us who we are today,” he said. “Our parents build the foundation for our lives. No organization or institution can take the place of that.” The last Loudoun County students to get their final send-off are those graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which will hold a commencement ceremony Saturday. dnadler@loudounnow.com

for the program, but still struggle to afford to pay for school breakfast or lunch. “There’s this whole other group of kids whose parents don’t qualify and go on wanting,” he said, “and so you wind up with this school meal debt. We wanted to eliminate that.” As of this week, the campaign has raised about $4,000 beyond this year’s debt. The plan is to put that money toward meals for low-income students for next school year. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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School is out and so are the ticks. Experts expect a particularly heavy tick season because of the mild winter coupled with a population boom in field mice fed by last year’s large acorn crop. More field mice meant more warm blood to nourish freshly hatched ticks, who will now be looking for more hosts this summer. “We have been hearing that anecdotally, and there have been reports because of the mild and wet winter that ticks would be showing up earlier and in greater number this year,” said Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County Health Department. Loudoun County does not specifically conduct tick counts. “So we can’t say for sure, but we do know each year we have lots of ticks.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about 95 percent of reported cases of the tick-borne disease Lyme come from 14 states, Virginia being one of them. The anticipated uptick in ticks is a relevant concern for all lifestyles, not just outdoorsy men and women. Reagan Gotschi, a Leesburg-area resident, is still not sure how she got Lyme disease. “Our guess is, it came from a mouse,” said her husband Steve Gotschi. “We lived in Herndon with a 6-foot-tall privacy fence in our backyard and never saw a deer inside. We did have a pool which attracted field mice and we were battling them for a long time. She never went camping or did much in the woods so again it is our best guess. The deer get the bad rap, but it’s actually the mice that bring [ticks] to us more than the deer.” Moved by the lack of knowledge about his wife’s disease, Gotschi became a community leader on Lyme disease awareness and organized DryHome’s Loudoun Lyme 5K after she was diagnosed in 2007. The fundraising run held its seventh annual event last month. “I wish we went to a Lyme-literate doctor at the beginning. She went to about 10-plus doctors before she diagnosed herself from searching online,” Gotschi said. “I feel over the past 10 years doctors have come a long ways and are more knowledgeable about Lyme disease and other co-infections.” Monty Skall, executive director of the National Capital Lyme Disease Association, was bitten by a tick in 1991 while manuring her backyard. “Back in the ‘90s, nobody in this area knew anything about Lyme disease. It’s been a long, arduous journey to educate people about this disease,” she said. NatCapLyme is the beneficiary of the Loudoun Lyme 5K. Both Gotschi and Skall emphasize the importance of education about Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. “Prevention is extremely important. Without a good screener test, without a safe vaccine and without agreement among physicians on how to treat [Lyme] disease, people are left with prevention,” Skall said, “so we think education is your best defense against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.”

The Loudoun County Health Department has several preventive measures it urges residents to follow. “The key step is dressing appropriately. If the ticks can’t get onto your skin, they can’t give you diseases,” Goodfriend said. He recommends light-colored pants to protect your legs and make any parasitic passengers easier to spot. Closedtoed shoes are also important. “Avoiding areas where ticks are more likely to be is another step,” the health director said. “We want people to enjoy our parks and enjoy our rural environment—it’s one of the tremendous assets of Loudoun County. But where possible, stick to paths.” Goodfriend recommends a thorough daily tick check for everyone, regardless of where they’ve been. Ticks prefer warm, moist areas and will often migrate to the armpits, groin, or scalp area before digging in. Ticks should be removed as soon as safely possible. A tick usually needs to be attached for more than 24 hours to infect its host with Lyme, but the insects can pass on other diseases in a shorter timeframe. Goodfriend recommends bringing tweezers along on outings in case a tick or splinter needs to be removed. If you do find a tick, pull it out with tweezers, pulling straight up. “You don’t want to use toothpaste, a match, or Vaseline. All those things could get the tick to want to regurgitate the infection,” Goodfriend said. “The infection is in the tick’s saliva glands and you don’t want to do anything that will make it want to empty its glands into your body.” The health department recommends examining the tick before disposing of it, as Loudoun is home to different types that carry different diseases. “The most common ones are lone star and dog ticks, they can carry diseases but not Lyme disease. It’s the black-legged tick that carries Lyme disease, which is the minority of ticks that we do have here,” Goodfriend said. He also recommends checking with a doctor for any unusual symptoms in the summer months to catch Lyme disease early and begin treatment with the right antibiotics. “Whether or not you notice a tick, if you see an unusual rash in the summer we encourage folks to go to their doctor, or if they have flu like symptoms. It easily could be nothing at all but it may be an early sign of Lyme disease,” the director said. Gotschi remembers meeting a man at one of the early Loudoun Lyme runs. “He came without knowing what Lyme disease was, but learned enough that he knew he was bit from a deer tick because of the bull’s eye that appeared on his chest,” he said. “He thanked me because he said he never would have gone to the doctor’s had it not been from what he learned by attending our event. This saved him from a different life had he not taken the antibiotics.”

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