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violence against people. “One of the biggest reasons that an abuse victim will stay with her abuser is because of the concern that the abuser will then focus their abuse on the pets, and pets are often used as a tool to manipulate the victim to keep them in the home,” Stively said. And that has made the department an important partner to organizations like the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter, said Executive Director Judy Hanley. “Domestic violence is an issue of power and control, and so anything that the survivor cares about is often used against them, whether it’s children or animals,”

While a new House Republican-supported federal tax bill is said to be unlikely to move forward in the Senate, its predecessor and some of its ideas are sounding alarms among national debt watchdogs—and local nonprofit leaders. The first round of tax cuts, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that passed along party lines in December 2017, caused consternation among nonprofit leaders. It nearly doubled the standard deduction—which nonprofit leaders and scholars worried would reduce incentives for making donations. Loudoun already has below-average rates of charitable giving. The most recent study of giving by the Chronicle of Philanthropy reviewed spending in 2015, finding Loudouners gave 1.9 percent of their taxable income. That equates to a median gift of $3,685. Their generosity lagged behind nearby counties and the state average of 2.9 percent. Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties President Amy Owen said the difference between Loudoun’s charitable giving and the state average equates to about $70 million not flowing into local nonprofits. “That’s a lot.” With the standard deduction nearly doubled, Owen said, there’s less reason to itemize deductions such as donations to nonprofits. “Unless your charitable giving and other pieces of your tax deduction exceeds $10,000, there’s no immediate reinforcement for making that gift,” Owen said. She pointed to estimates that compared to about 30 percent of taxpayers itemizing deductions today, the higher standard deduction could mean only 5 to 12.5 percent of taxpayers

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Loudoun County Animal Services Director Nina Stively pets Rubio, one of the cats up for adoption at the Loudoun County Animal Shelter.

For Pets’ Sake, Animal Control Officers Help Combat Abuse

BY RENSS GREENE ome of the most vulnerable Loudouners get around on four legs, and the county Department of Animal Services goes the extra mile to help them out. Not everyone would lump animal control officers with child protective services or social services case workers, but in Loudoun, they serve an unsung role in offering abuse victims help and a way out. They have undergone the same crisis intervention training much celebrated in Loudoun’s Sheriff ’s Office, and when they respond to animal complaints, they’re looking for other signs of trouble. After all, said Deputy Chief of Field Services Angela Chan, domestic abuse

and animal abuse often go hand-in-hand. “If we can identify that there is a need for adult protective services, child protective services, mental health services, then we can make appropriate referrals,” Chan said. “Whether that is providing information for the person that we’re working with, or making contact with those agencies after the fact, we work very hard to coordinate to make sure that wherever there is a need, the person and the animal is best served.” Loudoun’s Department of Animal Services is a member of the county’s domestic abuse response team, which is a response model that is slowly spreading across the country. Animal Services Director Nina Stively said there is a link between violence against animals and

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Chuck Boyd displays a jar of treated sewage sludge fertilizer to the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2. He said he collected the sample about 25 feet from his property.

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Residents Neighboring Farms Object to Use of Sewage Fertilizer BY RENSS GREENE “We’re here to talk about our favorite subject: poop,” Chuck Boyd told the Loudoun County supervisors during their Oct. 2nd meeting. Answering frustration about treated sewage sludge being used to fertilize farmland, supervisors asked for a briefing on the use of treated sludge on a few sites in Loudoun. But they did not get many answers; Loudoun County Health Department Director Dr. David Goodfriend repeatedly referred them to the state Department of Environmental Quality, which was not represented at the meeting. In fact, he said, Loudoun County has

little authority to regulate or prevent biosolids being used within its borders. In Virginia, localities only have authority specifically granted them by the state, and regulating biosolids is a role mostly reserved for the Department of Environmental Quality. Goodfriend’s role at the local health department, he said, is limited but important in regulating biosolids. He can investigate complaints, which in the case of biosolids are referred to the Department of Environmental Quality. And in some cases, if a neighbor’s doctor establishes a medical need for a larger-than-normal setback from their property, the local health department collects documentation from that doc-

tor and refers it to state regulators. The county can also hire a local monitor who reports violations to the state. But for Loudouners living next door to fields fertilized this way, it’s not enough. Mike and Lisa Deeben said after a neighbor put down tons of biosolids on his fields, everybody in their neighborhood was housebound with respiratory ailments for weeks—not to mention the smell. “When they’re spreading this stuff over a period of three to five days, we’re unable to be outside for any length of SEWAGE >> 13

County Parks Dept. to Resume Maintenance of Fireman’s Field BY PATRICK SZABO Nine months after the Purcellville Town Council ended its three-decade-long deal with the county’s parks department to manage the Fireman’s Field sports complex, the partnership has been revived. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors last week approved a lease agreement with the town for its Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department to resume maintenance and operations of Fireman’s Field until April 2019. After that the county and town will have the option to extend the contract through June. According to a staff report, the county will use already budgeted staff and funding from its sports and outdoor maintenance division to take on the responsibilities. The purpose of the optional, two-

month contract extension is to ensure that groups that have reserved dates to use the field in spring will be accommodated. Under the contract, the county will honor pre-scheduled events and has the exclusive right to manage the field and set user fees. “My hope is that the town will request a longer term agreement with the county in order to ensure consistency, proper maintenance and operations, and reduced costs for our youth leagues,” wrote Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) in a Facebook post following the Oct. 2 vote. “Many thanks to the Board for supporting this effort, and to the mayor and Purcellville Town Council for working with my office to make this happen.” Buffington also refuted as baseless rumors that the town sought an alternative to working with the county

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Fans put their hands over their hearts during the singing of the National Anthem at Fireman’s Field in Purcellville.

because of its “inability to manage the field.” The county’s return to Fireman’s Field comes nine months after it discontinued management of the field after 33 years of doing so. Its departure came as a response to the town’s January 2015 proposal that the county pay FIREMAN'S FIELD >> 13

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Supervisors on Rockwool: our hands are tied

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Loudoun Supervisors See Few Options to Challenge WV Rockwool Plant

BY RENSS GREENE mid mounting pressure from residents on both side of the state line for the Loudoun County government to help stop construction of a manufacturing plant in Jefferson County, WV, Loudoun supervisors see few options to fight it. The Danish company Rockwool melts rock to spin into mineral wool insulation. It is planning a 460,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ranson, WV, about nine miles from the Loudoun border. Supervisors had asked county staff members for an overview of where the planned Rockwool plant is in its extensive regulatory process and what they could do about it. The factory has drawn massive outrage and protests from people in West Virginia and increasing alarm in Virginia, in large part due to the tons of toxic chemicals it may spill into the air each year. But a review of regulatory hurdles found what people in West Virginia already knew—the plant has almost all of the permits it needs, and has already broken ground. The company, the American branch of company based in Denmark, still needs some types of environmental permits from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, a connection to the Charles Town sewer system and the Jefferson County water system, and building permits from the City of Ranson. And Loudoun has little obvious leverage from across state lines. The plant is under West Virginia jurisdiction, and the only formal process available to the Loudoun County government appears to be to asking the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to make a complaint through the federal Environmental Protection Agency—after the plant is operational.

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Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), left, and Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) debate at the dais during a Board of Supervisors meeting.

The board was briefed on the situation Oct. 2. Some supervisors seemed to step back concerns about Rockwool. Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) asked how the levels of pollutants produced from the plant would compare to the levels of those substances occurring naturally, making a comparison to prehistoric fish. “They found what was considered to be high levels of mercury in fish, and everybody was very concerned about that, and it caused big problems with seafood and people eating fish,” Higgins said. “Then they found a prehistoric fish … and they ran a test on it and the exact same levels of mercury

We are frustrated up here because there is relatively little we can do to help you.” — Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg)

occurred in that fish that was umpteen million years old.” Mercury, a highly-toxic metal, can

be found in seafood, particularly in aquatic creatures further up the food chain, where it accumulates from the other organisms they eat. In 1971, archaeologists reported they had uncovered prehistoric fish containing similar levels of mercury to fish caught today. However, more recent studies have found that mercury levels in ocean life are indeed rising, in large part because of human activity such as coal power plants and gold mining. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said if the plant meets environmental standards in West Virginia, it is unlikely to fail those tests in ROCKWOOL >> 7

Supervisors Again Reject Local Equal Rights Amendment Support BY RENSS GREENE The Loudoun Board of Supervisors last week for a second time voted down a statement of support for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal protection for women. A bid to include a position encouraging the General Assembly to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment first was defeated during the board’s Sept. 21 meeting, with the majority— four Republicans and one Democrat— holding that the local government should not take a position on the national issue. Supervisor Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling), who was absent for that meeting on Oct. 2 asked supervisors to recon-

sider their previous vote. He disputed the notion that Loudoun shouldn’t weigh in on the amendment, and that the General Assembly wouldn’t listen to Loudoun’s position. “Why are you doing a legislative packet if the General Assembly doesn’t listen to us to begin with?” Saines asked. “… I think it’s still something we need to stand up for and support.” The Equal Rights Amendment is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution first introduced in 1921 and since reintroduced that seeks to outlaw discrimination based on gender. Its supporters say Virginia would be the 38th and final state needed to ratify it, but Renss Greene/Loudoun Now

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“In light of the reforms and changes that have been made collectively there, we wanted to try to scale back our bill to do a more narrow bill that would complement what DC, Maryland and Virginia did,” Comstock said. And she said the possibility of bringing Amazon’s new headquarters to the region brought the legislation new attention and urgency. “Because of the whole Amazon situation, you all of a sudden had a renewed interest,” Comstock said. Among the bill’s measures: reau-

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others say there are as few as 31 states supporting the amendment, and that the deadline to ratify has expired. Republicans on the Board of Supervisors have cast the Equal Rights Amendment as a partisan issue, pointing to a number of active members of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee who have spoken up in support of it during recent weeks. Meyer accused Saines of bringing the issue up to put the other supervisor who was absent for the last vote, Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian), on

Comstock << FROM 5 thorizing the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement grant program for $1.5 billion of 10 years, contingent on $500 million matches from Virginia, Maryland and DC; new whistleblower protections, similar to federal whistleblower protections; moving Metro employees from defined pension plans to savings plans like 401Ks; and narrowing the role of arbitrators in labor disputes. It also targets union power by creating new protections for union whisteblowers.

the record in opposition to the amendment to use against her in the 2019 election. “The issue is, do we think that all issues in the General Assembly and all issues in the U.S. Congress are germane for us to weigh in on,” Meyer said. Volpe and the five other Republican supervisors voted first to stop debate on the topic, then against reconsidering putting the Equal Rights Amendment in Loudoun’s state legislative package. In last week’s vote, Supervisor Kristen Umstattd (D-Leesburg) changed sides to vote in support of the ERA endorsement, resulting in a straight, party-line 5-4 result. In 1977, the amendment had been ratified by 35 states and had bipartisan

support in both houses of Congress and all three presidents in office during that time—Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter—but a conservative movement led by Phyllis Schlafly derailed the amendment. Since then, a deadline to ratify established by Congress and then extended to 1982 has expired. After that time, Nevada and Illinois voted to ratify. Four states—Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, Tennessee and South Dakota—have voted to sunset or revoke their ratification, although it is unclear whether they can do so. To amend the U.S. Constitution, 38 states must ratify an amendment.

The bill comes months after a contentious debate in the Virginia General Assembly on increased transit funding that resulted in some money being moved from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to Metro. “We have to have people getting back to Metro and knowing it’s a reliable form of transportation,” Comstock said. “We have in this area—certainly in my district in Virginia—we have a high number of professionals, so when you have professionals going to work, they need reliable ways to get to work.” The bill does not commit to filling a hole in the federal government’s contributions to Metro: capital costs. The federal government only contributes to Metro’s operating costs, while much of Metro’s cost overruns in recent years

can be attributed to delayed or neglected capital expenditures like major rail and station maintenance and railcar replacements. “We’re working to continue the money. I’ve gotten the full funding that has been committed, and we’ve fought for that even against my own guys sometimes, but what we haven’t got is some really just modest reforms that have been recommended by a bipartisan coalition,” Comstock said. Del. Karrie K. Delaney (D-67) and David A. Reid (D-32), Loudoun’s representatives on the state House of Delegates transportation committee, were unavailable for comment.

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put an air quality monitoring station western Loudoun. Currently, the agency’s only air quality monitoring station is in Ashburn. The plant is in the city of Ranson, with a population of just over 5,000. That city is unusually shaped by Virginia standards, with irregular boundaries and parcels of land surrounded by the city but not part of it. It extends to the area of the new industrial park— called Jefferson Orchards—by narrowing to the width of Rt. 9 to reach north to include an area known as Bardane. The city annexed that land in 2005. The City of Charles Town, which borders Ranson, acquired Ranson’s sewer system in June. City council members have not yet decided whether to extend its sewer system to the plant, but they are among many local legislators who have said they don’t think they can refuse the company without risking a lawsuit. An attorney for the company has already threatened lawsuits if the project is stopped. “We are frustrated up here because there is relatively little we can do to help you,” Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) told the Loudouners and West Virginians who thronged the meeting to ask supervisors for action. “I think we’re doing everything we can, but this is not where the battle has to be fought. The main battle has to be fought in the federal government, and in Congress and the U.S. Senate, and your state legislature in West Virginia.”

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Erin Wilson and husband Don, pictured here with youngest son Benjamin, recently expanded their soft serve ice cream empire, Gruto’s, to downtown Leesburg.

Gruto’s Opens in Leesburg BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ Downtown Leesburg just keeps getting sweeter, and this time it’s soft serve ice cream that’s come to town. Gruto’s Soft Serve recently expanded its empire to the county seat. The ice cream shop has had a successful location in Purcellville for 11 years. Gruto’s serves all-things ice cream, from cones and cups to milkshakes and floats, boasting their signature flavors and countless toppings. They also have an assortment of delectable sundaes, with eye-catching names and ingredients that include everything from The Elvis to the Triple-Decker Belly Wrecker. Husband and wife owners Don and Erin Wilson said the reception to their opening in Leesburg has been “overwhelmingly positive.” “A lot of excitement from people saying Leesburg needed an ice cream shop downtown,” Erin Wilson said. “We are super excited to be here.” Downtown Leesburg’s First Friday

The Town of Leesburg is looking to fill an important staff position. The preservation planner post is vacant, following the resignation of Tom Scofield, who held the position for the past four years. Scofield recently left the town to take a job out of state. Planning and Zoning Director Susan Berry-Hill said active recruitment efforts are underway. It’s been advertised nationally and the town staff has also reached out to educational institutions with preservation programs, as well as preservation organizations in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region. Some initial phone interviews have been conducted, and in-person interviews are expected to take place later this month. “This is an important position for the town because the Old and Historic District is the focal point of town and the preservation planner is a key staff position to support the Board of Architectural Review in its endeavor to administer the historic district,” Berry-Hill said. “The preservation planner position has also expanded over time to assist with design review in other areas of the town including the entrance corridors to town (the H-2 Historic Corridor Architectural Overlay Districts) and the Crescent Design District.”

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celebrations last week made for the perfect debut for the shop’s new location. Nearly every other person strolling through downtown’s streets were working on a soft serve cone or sundae. The new Leesburg shop is located

at 107 S. King St., next to Bites Wine & Grilled Cheese Bar. It is open seven days a week from noon to 9-ish. For more information, visit grutos.com. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

The rescheduled forum for candidates on Leesburg’s mayoral and Town Council ballot is set for this upcoming Monday, Oct. 15. Originally set for Sept. 13, the forum was postponed because of concern about inclement weather from Hurricane Florence. All eight candidates gunning for either the mayor’s post or one of three Town Council seats on November’s ballot have been invited to participate. The candidate forum will run from 7-9 p.m. at the Leesburg Senior Center, located at 102 North St. NW. Participants will be invited to pose questions to the candidates. Loudoun Now Publisher Norman K. Styer will be BRIEFS >> 9

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Over the past three decades, Leesburg has seen a lot of change, but one thing has been constant: The northwest corner of King Street and Loudoun Street. There, Mike Carroll has run Leesburg Vintner for 30 years, first setting up shop in the space in October 1988. At the time, he was running a store in Arlington called Cheese and Bottle with dreams of opening his own business. His father, who worked for REHAU in town, told Carroll the corner shop was up for sale. “This might as well have been California,” Carroll joked. “Leesburg was so far away. I never came out to Leesburg, living Falls Church.” But that changed when he saw the shop: “I just fell in love with this corner.” Today, Leesburg Vintner is known as a spot to swing by and quickly pick up a bottle of wine, or stay for a bit and find something new. It’s also the only place to find wine from Carroll Vineyards— the winery Carroll started about five years ago, with helped from leading Loudoun winemaker Doug Fabbioli. “Talking to the customers and get-

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The Loudoun Education Foundation ProAm Golf Classic drew 108 golfers on 27 teams.

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Willard Intermediate School student Dalin Roma performs at the school’s dedication ceremony Friday.

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hile the new Willard Intermediate School represents much of what is st ate - of - t he - ar t in education, it’s the history of the school’s name and the area in which it was built that was highlighted during a dedication ceremony Friday morning. School and county leaders joined teachers, students and parents for the dedication ceremony of the county’s 17th middle school. To accommodate

the student growth in the southern end of the county, Willard will operate as an intermediate school for the next two years, serving eighth- and ninth-graders. Meanwhile, the area’s sixth- and seventh-graders will attend Mercer Middle School, and grades 10 through 12 will be housed at John Champe High School until Lightridge High School opens nearby in 2020. Willard Principal Jeff Rounsley reminded those gathered at the ceremony just how the school got its name. It’s named as a tribute to the former village of Willard, a community made

up of former slaves and their descendants that was condemned by the federal government in 1958 to make room for the construction of Dulles Airport. All 87 Willard-area landowners were forced to give up their properties. “Like so many places on the map, it was forgotten in the name of progress. But today we are here to remember Willard for what it was and celebrate the dedication of the new Willard Intermediate School,” Rounsley said. WILLARD DEDICATION >> 11

Leesburg Residents Raise Concerns About Monroe Property Plans BY DANIELLE NADLER Residents who live near C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg got a chance to voice their concerns about the future plans for the school site during a meeting last week. The programs that have operated out of the building on Children’s Center Road were, in August, relocated to the Academies of Loudoun and renamed Monroe Advanced Technology Academy. Now, plans are to demolish the vacant building and replace it with a two-story building to house the school system’s alternative education programs that now operate out of Douglass School on East Market Street. Sara Howard-O’Brien, the school system’s Land Management Supervisor, led a community meeting Oct. 3 at Loudoun County High School on the MONROE PROPERTY >> 12

The annual Loudoun Education Foundation Pro-Am Golf Classic raised $112,000 to help further opportunities for students in the county’s public schools. The best-ball tournament was held Oct. 1 at The Club at Creighton Farms and drew 108 golfers on 27 teams, including 24 PGA professionals. The Stu Fedderson team of Stu Fedderson, Mike Miller, Jon Haynie and Vince Scheivert finished first with a score of 54. The Virts-Miller Family Foundation team of Conley Bartlett, Hunter Stone, Justin Woolridge and Corbin Brown placed second at 57. Finishing third was the Belfort Furniture team of Mike Huber, George Van Tassel, Bob Reeve and Chris Doran at 58. Greg Pieczynski won among the PGA pros with a score of 67. Stu Fedderson won the Men’s Closest to the Hole competition, and Sue DeWitt won the Women’s Closest to the Hole competition. Jim Bishoff won the longest-drive competition for the men, and Brooke Wenger captured this honor for the women. The Golf Classic is the Loudoun Education Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year. The money raised stays entirely in the local community, supporting teacher grants, STEM education and teachers’ professional development. The foundation’s mission is to help teachers and students make Loudoun County Public Schools the best school division in America.

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From left, School Board member Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) speaks with Douglass School Principal Marianne Turner at a meeting on the Monroe Tech property Oct. 3.

JP Finlay of the Washington Post’s Redskins Insider section recently visited with students in Dominion High School’s journalism Finlay program. Finlay, a native of Bethesda, MD, is a graduate of journalism programs at the University of Maryland and Georgetown. He shared with students his experiences in sports SCHOOL NOTES >> 11

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Finlay’s favorite medium right now is podcasting because it is flexible in regard to length and structure. “You can go wide and deep about something [while podcasting],” Finlay said. Dominion’s journalism teacher is Mitch Schwartz. Junior Varun Shankar reached out to Finlay to arrange the visit.

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“This is the first time students will be served by a Willard school since the last Willard School closed in 1948.” The event’s keynote speaker, Louis Jett, recounted his experience growing up in the village of Willard. He jokingly described life there as “a black soap opera that never got aired on TV.” He said two of his most clear memories are of the smell of pigs being butchered and smoked and of his second-grade teacher at Willard School who didn’t particularly like him. On more than one occasion she spanked him with a ruler, he said. “She tore my behind up.” Jett’s family was one of the last families forced to leave Willard. He remembers bulldozers tearing down trees and homes. “I remember they let my dad tear down and take what he wanted of his house that was just about two years old,” Jett said. “I often wonder how different my life would have been if the village of Willard had not been taken by the United States government to

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build an airport.” Eighth- and ninth-grade students who now call the new Willard school home got a chance to make their mark at the ceremony. The Willard orchestra performed and students Sofia Kim and Ella Kreft shared a few words about what the new school means to them. One performance got the audience clapping and even singing along. About a dozen students danced to and lip-synced the song “This is Me” from the movie “World’s Greatest Showman” in flash mob style, with Rounsley playing along with a surprised look as the students stepped out of the audience onto the stage. In closing, Rounsley vowed to continue to honor the legacy of the village of Willard while pushing forward to give students the tools they need to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce. “Today we’re dedicating not just a building but a spirit that rejects complacency and stays true to a hunger to do more and be more for these students and this community.”

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Monroe Property << FROM 10 plans for the Monroe property. The plans call for a 91,000-squarefoot, two-story building to house about 550 students at build out. About 275 students currently attend Douglass School. Howard-O’Brien said the programs’ enrollment won’t double overnight, but school leaders want to plan for the county’s future growth. Already, Douglass has a wait list of 20 people. Douglass School Principal Marianne Turner explained to the couple of dozen people gathered just exactly what alternative education programs are. She said they provide smaller classroom sizes, tutoring, counseling and additional support for students who need it. Turner said that, contrary to popular belief, 90 to 95 percent of the students who attend Douglass School enroll voluntarily. “The two biggest reasons I’ve seen in my three years at Douglass is because of anxiety and credit recovery.” She added, “And students who are placed at Douglass, whatever they did to be placed at Douglass, they did at their home school. By the time they get to Douglass, for the most part, they’re happy to have a warm welcoming place to be.” Under the plan, the building would also house a substance use education program—a three-day course typically assigned to students who have been caught using alcohol or drugs—and a

The two biggest reasons I’ve seen in my three years at Douglass is because of anxiety and credit recovery.” — Douglass School principal Marianne Turner

daytime and evening adult education program for 75 to 100 students. Parking was the one concern repeatedly brought up by the small group of residents at the meeting. As is, the neighborhoods in the area have raised complaints about students from Loudoun County High School and C.S. Monroe Technology Center parking on their streets. Howard-O’Brien said the campus will have 400 parking spaces, which should be plenty to accommodate students and staff members who want to drive. Four people told her the problem is not usually a lack of parking spaces, but students not willing to pay the $200-per-year parking fee. “If a permit is required, regardless of how beautiful that parking lot is, they’re going to park in our neighborhood. I implore you to look into this permitting issue,” said a woman who lives across the street from the property.

School Board member Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) said she will take this concern to the full board to not require a parking fee at the Monroe property. Other residents complained about students running stop signs, littering their streets with trash, and parking in front of fire hydrants. “There’s a huge safety issue that you need to be aware of,” another resident said. Turner said she will plan to educate the students on the responsibilities of driving to the campus. The school system’s plans for the new building must get a special exception approval from the Leesburg Town Council, Howard-O’Brien explained, because the property is zoned for residential use. The Monroe building was constructed in the 1970s when schools were allowed in the area by right, meaning without special council approval. The school system filed the special exception application in mid-August. Howard-O’Brien said she expects it will be several months by the time the town reviews the application and the school system responds to any concerns or comments. The goal is to begin construction by spring of 2020, with the building ready to welcome students by the fall of 2021. A name for the new building is also in the works. The School Board has voted last month to appoint a naming committee, who will research various names and make a recommendation to the board within the next few months. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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are tested for levels of some pathogens and hazardous substances before they can be used. The state reported in 2015 that biosolids had been used on about 65,000 acres in Virginia, less than 1 percent of Virginia’s farmland. Biosolids are also generally cheaper than commercial fertilizer. Both Loudoun Water and the Town of Leesburg sell biosolids created by treating sewage sludge. Leesburg markets its byproduct directly as Tuscarora Landscaper’s Choice. “If I lived where these folks are living, I think I’d probably be amongst the speakers,” said Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run). “It’s shocking to me, it’s just shocking to me that this is permitted behavior.” Supervisor Tony R. Buffington

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up before. In 2008, people living near Waterford said they had fallen ill because of biosolids spread in their neighborhoods, and called for a ban. Farmers usually have to obtain permits to use biosolids on their land. Before that permit is granted, the Department of Environmental Quality evaluates water supplies, soil characteristics, slopes, vegetation, and crop needs on the site and the distance to streams, lakes, rivers and groundwater. According to the DEQ, in Virginia they are most often used to fertilize hay, pasture, forests, and grain crops. They are restricted in vegetable crops to prevent food contamination, and livestock are not allowed to graze pastures fertilized with biosolids until at least 30 days after the application. Biosolids

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Sheriff’s Office Plans Opioid Forum The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office Loudoun County will hold an Oct. 16 forum featuring a panel of experts discussing the national opioid epidemic. The opioid/substance abuse forum will include representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore-Washington High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, Loudoun County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Loudoun County Public Schools, local law enforcement leaders, elected officials and community advocates. The forum will be held at the Sheriff ’s Office’s new Ashburn Station, at

20272 Savin Hill Drive, starting at 6:30 p.m. Scheduled speakers include U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, Baltimore-Washington HIDTA Director Tom Carr; retired DEA Chief of Operations Richard Fiano; Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman; Karl C. Colder of Colder Allied Consulting; attorney John Whitbeck; community recovery advocate Melissa Hinton of Project Loudoun Serenity House; Michelle Petruzzello of Loudoun County Mental Health, and Substance Abuse; and Blaise Carland of Loudoun County Public Schools. Attendees will also hear from Middleburg resident Rick Collette, who was part of the Faces of Loudoun campaign to raise awareness about opioid addiction. After losing his wife to cancer, his daughter turned to medication for an escape from her grief. In 2016, she died from an overdose at age 25. During 2017, Loudoun County saw a decrease in both opioid overdoses and overdose deaths, although both continue to increase across the region.

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After the Sheriff ’s Office sent out a notification alerting the public to the discovery, Supervisor Suzanne Volpe (R-Algonkian) announced in a Facebook posting that the find was little more than a Halloween decoration. As of Tuesday, authorities were awaiting the results of medical examiner’s office testing.

Juvenile Arrested for Thefts from Mall, Vehicles A Loudoun County deputy assigned to the Dulles Town Center last Thursday apprehended a suspect charged with stealing jewelry from two stores inside the mall. The boy was arrested following a foot pursuit just after 12:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The juvenile was also linked to early morning thefts from vehicles in Sterling. Petitions were obtained and he was transferred to the Loudoun County Youth Shelter.

Pumpkins Shot, Suspects Arrested Loudoun deputies were called to the area of Bristow Manor Drive and Twichett Alley in the Aldie area early Tuesday morning to investigate reports of gunfire. Arriving on the scene at 1 a.m., the deputies conducted a traffic stop on a

speeding vehicle in the area of Colonial Hills Drive. Deputies linked the two occupants to the gunfire complaint in which a a weapon was discharged into a field and at pumpkins in the neighborhood. 'The driver was identified as Benjamin M. Hopper, 18, of Ashburn. He was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute, a concealed weapon violation and speeding. Additional charges are pending against Hopper and the second occupant.

School Dean Charged with Assaulting Student A middle school dean at the Douglass School in Leesburg has been charged with the assault of a student. The victim was reportedly inside a school bathroom vaping with several other students on Sept. 5 when he was confronted by Ryan C. Fortenbaugh, 35, from Purcellville, who is a dean at the school. The victim reported he was restrained by Fortenbaugh before being assaulted. The Sheriff ’s Office arrested Fortenbaugh on Oct. 1 on a citizen-obtained arrest warrant for assault and battery. He has been on administrative leave from Loudoun County Public Schools since the reported incident. Fortenbaugh has been released, according to the Sheriff ’s Office.

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My life changed forever two years ago, when my 17-year-old son committed suicide. William was a friendly, goofy, and popular kid who loved rock music and anime. He had been diagnosed at an early age with hyperactive ADHD. Will disliked the “lid” his meds put on his personality and emotions. But, he soldiered on. With profes-

sional counseling and his prescriptions, he seemed to be coping, even enjoying his life. But in the fall of his junior year at Loudoun Valley, Will began to behave erratically. So we put him in the hospital, where he was diagnosed as bipolar—a difficult combo with ADHD. We wanted to make sure he had the help he needed, so we did everything we knew to do—everything our doctors advised us to do. His psychiatrists focused on getting his medications right, and he spent time talking through his struggles with his psychologist. By the time he left the hospital, we were relieved he was feeling better. He re-enrolled in high school. He re-engaged with his friends. He was learning to drive. And he wanted to join a gym. But Will wasn’t better. It turns out he was instead a great actor. On January 14, 2016, my beautiful, creative, 17-year-old son hanged himself in a park near his school. No parent in Loudoun should have to face the horror of losing a child to suicide. His suicide brought into the light issues that have been growing unnoticed for far too long—the stigma of mental illness, an absence of a safety net for our troubled teens at their schools, and a lack of open dialogue about the risks ill children face.

The Next Chapter After the funeral, I was reeling from the shock,

the horror, and the pain. A local nonprofit approached me to assist with the production of A Will to Survive, a 55-minute play that explores the fullness of the Teenage Experience and stars teens who have themselves struggled. We have staged the play four times since Will’s death. The response has been overwhelming: so many teens standing up to share their stories, their feelings, their fears. So many more are learning they are not alone. Now, we are working to establish peer-to-peer activities within the schools so that there is an infrastructure to help kids dealing with mental-health issues. We want to create a safe place where kids can help each other, and we want to give them the tools they need to be able to offer real help. We know it will take time to build this program and roll it out across the entire system. But, we just need to start. Any other decision is simply irresponsible. As adults, we need to step forward. Won’t you join us and help End the Need? As part of the Community Foundation’s Faces of Loudoun campaign, Loudoun Now is publishing monthly articles highlighting men, women and children who have found a helping hand when they needed it most. Learn more or donate to help End the Need at FacesofLoudoun.org.

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Jacobson Tapped to Lead Nonprofit Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, a Loudoun nonprofit that helps frail senior citizens and adults with disabilities live independently, has new leadership. Lisa Kimball stepped down as board chairwoman after taking a new position as CEO of the ARC of Loudoun in August. While Kimball will continue to serve on the board, Mitchell Jacobson has taken over the chairman’s post. Gerry Marquis, who joined the board earlier this year, has been tapped to fill Jacobson’s role as vice chairman. He retired in 2010 after a

career in senior financial management in the healthcare industry. Kathy Fetzer is retiring from the board this month after seven years of service. Also new to the board are Sandy Hoover, a LVC volunteer since 2017, and Steve Proulx, LVC’s Volunteer of the Year for 2016. Hoover was a contracting professional for 20 years in the U.S. government military, intelligence and defense industries before she came to volunteer with LVC. Proulx, who serves as board secretary, retired from the federal government in 2011 after a

27-year career in national intelligence. He joined LVC in 2014 as a volunteer and served in each of the core support areas before joining the board this year. LVC offers a variety of free services including medical and non-medical transportation, shopping, food delivery from area food pantries, money management, and minor home repairs and maintenance. Those interested in helping, or who know an elderly or an adult with disabilities who needs assistance, may contact LVC at 703-779-8617 or by email at mmcknight@lvcaregivers.org

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Sharon Meyers, from the Class of 2010, and Brenda MacEoin, from the Class of 1997, chat during the first-ever Leadership Loudoun alumni reunion held last week at Integrus Holdings in One Loudoun. Leadership Loudoun began in 1992 and more than 500 people have gone through the nine-month immersion program to learn how to effect positive change and improve the quality of life in the community. This year’s program is underway, but applications are being accepted for the 2019 class. Learn more at leadershiploudoun.org.

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Each year on the last Saturday in April, Rebuilding Together Loudoun County works to help families in need by completing home repairs, but sometimes the work takes a little longer. That was the case with two projects the volunteer group tackled this year. Two Sterling homes needed bathroom repairs, ceiling repair, flooring, and outside trench work—more than the foundation could fund on its own. The organization applied to Lowe’s Home Improvement for grants. In late June, Rebuilding Together Loudoun County was selected as one of 30 national affiliates as a Lowe’s grant recipient for the spring of 2018. The money was sufficient to provide most of the repairs for both homes before the fall weather set in. The first home was difficult for the two residents to navigate with their walkers and wheelchairs because of water damage to the floors in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Housing five residents, the second Sterling home also had bathrooms in disrepair and mold. Outside, the driveway was cracked and warped and doorframes and window had rotting wood. Raccoons infested the attic. A team of volunteers worked with a local contractor for the extensive repairs, completing the work last month. “We would not have been able to take on projects of this scale beyond the skills of our volunteers and the limited contributions revenue of our treasury, if it wasn’t for the generous Lowe’s Spring 2018 Grant,” said Jegnish Goda, chairman of Rebuilding Together Loudoun County. Rebuilding Together Loudoun County formed in 1992 and makes free home repairs for low-income homeowners, especially the elderly, the disabled, and families with children in Loudoun County. The goal is to help these homeowners continue living independently in a dry, warm and safe place. Learn more at rebuildingtogetherloudoun.weebly.com.

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ne of Loudoun’s newest breweries is run by one of its most experienced brewers. And while Dynasty Brewing in Ashburn is new to the Loudoun scene, Favio Garcia is not. The brewery is named for the Virginia Dynasty, the period of time when four of the country’s first five presidents were from the Old Dominion. And Garcia has been making beer in Loudoun since Old Dominion Brewing—a now-defunct brewery that predated much of Virginia’s craft beer explosion and was the incubator for the people who would go on to start some of Loudoun’s most recognized breweries today. Garcia has had a hand in many of those, including as a co-founder of Lost Rhino Brewing Company. But after five years there—during which Lost Rhino has become of the biggest and most popular breweries in Loudoun’s booming beer scene—Garcia said it was time to try something new. “I didn’t know what I was going to do,” Garcia said. “I didn’t know if I was going to be part of another brewery again, or give up brewing and do something else.” But as soon as he left Lost Rhino, requests to help out or consult started pouring in. During that time, he also worked on and off at Beltway Brewing Company, the massive Sterling-based production brewery. Beltway founder Sten Sellier said Garcia’s experience was good to have. “He’s very practically minded, and

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he’s seen it all,” Sellier said. “He’s seen a lot from the old days, if you will, to everything popping up today, and he knew how to get jobs done. He had seen enough that when people got stumped, it wasn’t new to him.” Garcia was pulled in, and Loudoun did not lose one of its most experienced hands at a kettle. And it was on a consulting job that he ended up working with Dynasty co-founders Travis Thompson and Michelle O’Brian. Thompson, a self-described “beer geek,” had been drinking Garcia’s work since the days of Old Dominion. “Favio was helping us interview a lot of brewers, and getting us ideas where we should locate, and then that really didn’t get anywhere,” Thompson said. “After a while, I asked Favio, hey, why DYNASTY >> 22

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On Thursday, Oct. 11, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce will focus the opportunities and hurdles in the local commercial real estate market with an in-depth discussion with the region’s top economist and leading employers. The event will kick off with a keynote presentation by Anirban Basu of the Sage Policy Group, followed by a panel discussion featuring Loudoun’s top private sector employers, who will share their thoughts on Loudoun’s ongoing comprehensive plan review and how that plan can support the communities’ workforce needs. The program, at the Alamo Drafthouse in One Loudoun, begins with CY

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In collaboration with Leesburg’s Economic Development Office, the Mason Enterprise Center in Leesburg will hold its next Quarterly HUBZone Contractor Chat session on Monday, Oct. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 202 Church Street SE in downtown Leesburg. Carla Undurraga, Technology Services Sector manager, Global Supplier Diversity Program with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, will share key information regarding how a HUBZone certification can be an asset in partnering with Northrop Grumman, as well as, other ways contractors can position themselves to team with the company. The no-cost event is open to all, but is geared toward small government contractors. Lunch will be provided, sponsored by Dunlap, Bennett and Ludwig. For more information, go to leesburgva.gov/hubzone or call 703-7376530.

deserving family,” Mitchell said. Through the program Lennox dealers nationally install new, high-efficiency gas furnaces (or air conditioning equipment, in some markets) for deserving families free of charge. Residents and community organizations were invited to nominate families or individuals in their area who will face challenges with keeping warm this winter. Winners were chosen based on a criteria including community service; physical, mental, or social disabilities; financial challenges; job loss and military service. One Hour donated the time, materials, and labor to install the equipment.

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don’t you just join us? And he said yeah. Once he said that, we were full steam ahead.” And Garcia experience isn’t the only element of Dynasty that goes back decades. He’s brewing on a 20-year-old system he and Thompson found in Seattle, and had put on five tractor trailers and shipped across the country to Ashburn. “What I’m trying to do is make high-quality beer, so we’re not going to put anything on tap that we’re not going to drink ourselves,” Garcia said. And he said rather than have a house flavor across beers, he wants to create distinct beers: “Every beer will have its

own personality, as it were, so our juicy pale ales taste different from our hazy pale ales. Dynasty will be the smallest brewhouse Garcia has run for a while. And he said it’s a good time to go from big to small. He said customers today are looking for smaller, regional breweries, something he’s seen change in his career. “Craft beer, for most of the time that I’ve been brewing, it’s always been about getting the bigger tanks and expanding. And a lot of breweries are going to do that,” Garcia said. “But as the number of breweries increases, the size of the breweries is going decrease.” Dynasty Brewing is at 21140 Ashburn Crossing Drive. Find out more at dynastybrewing.com. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Chamber Coalition Highlights Metro Opportunities The Coalition of Northern Virginia Chambers will offer the “Doing Business with Metro” Procurement Forum, on Monday, Oct. 15 at the George Mason University Campus in Arlington. From 9 a.m. to noon, businesses can meet with senior Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority procurement staff members to learn more about how they can compete for con-

tracting opportunities with Metro. Suzette Moore, WMATA’s Chief Procurement Officer, will provide the keynote remarks on the various purchasing and procurement opportunities with the authority. In addition, managers from WMATA’s procurement branches—Construction, Rail, Bus, IT, Inventory—will participate in Matchmaking sessions with prospective vendors to discuss future contracting opportunities. Meanwhile, additional Program Managers from the Construction and IT groups will be on hand. The event is free, but registration is required. Go to loudounchamber.org for details.

Moody Leads Weichert Region in Sales The Loudoun office of Weichert, Realtors’ Capital Region set the pace for new home dollar volume during September. Individually, sales associate Kristin Moody led the re- Moody g i o n — We i c h e r t offices Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William and Warren counties—in that category. The Loudoun office is located at 20135 Lakeview Center Plaza, Suite 100, in Ashburn. For more information, go to weichert.com.

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tion (More than 100 employees), Outstanding Community Leader - Small Organization (100 or fewer employees), Executive Leader of the Year, and Young Professional Community Leader of the Year. Each Community Leadership Awards winner will have the opportunity to select one nonprofit organization to be the beneficiary of a $1,000 grant, courtesy of the Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. The winners will be announced at the Loudoun Chamber’s 2019 Annual Meeting Gala on Jan. 25, 2019 at The National. For more information, go to

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Michael Seidelman demonstrates his gunsmith skills for fairgoers Saturday.

A Day at the Fair For one weekend a year, the otherwise-quiet village of Waterford is one of the most sought after corners of Loudoun County. And this year was no different. Thousands made their way to Waterford for the 74th annual Homes Tours & Arts Exhibit, better known as the Waterford Fair. The fair is a regional favorite for its traditional craftsmen demonstrations, exhibits by local artists, live music, and tours of historic homes.

Soldiers dressed as Hessian soldiers strolled through the streets of Waterford throughout the three-day fair.

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Hynes Steps Up to Round Hill Town Administrator Post BY PATRICK SZABO While other western Loudoun towns have taken weeks or months to replace their top government managers, the Town of Round Hill has its new town administrator in place two weeks before its current one is set to leave. The Town Council last Thursday voted unanimously to appoint Town Planner Melissa Hynes as its town administrator. The decision comes just 10 days after Buster Nicholson announced that he would step down on Oct. 19 after five years to become Purcellville’s public works director. Hynes, 36, worked closely with Nicholson during the past four years, including on some key town projects such as the Main Street and Franklin Park Trail Project and Sleeter Lake Park. “I will work hard to keep it business as usual as we move forward filling key positions and entering our strategic planning phase for the fiscal year 2020 budget,” she said. Mayor Scott Ramsey said that it would not have made sense to conduct

Following more than a month of deliberations, the Hamilton Town Council is set to vote Monday on whether Bullets & Beans owner Kevin Jones will be allowed to sell coffee on a six-month trial basis. If approved, Jones will be able to sell coffee at the store while the town assesses concerns about parking and foot traffic. If it goes well, the council will hold another vote in April to grant a special use permit to permanently sell coffee. Next week’s vote comes more than two years after Jones initially opened the gun shop. Although gun sales are treated as a normal retail transaction in the Retail Sales & Service Commercial District, food sales are prohibited.

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Round Hill Town Planner Melissa Hynes was appointed town administrator Thursday night, two weeks ahead of Buster Nicholson’s departure.

a broader search for the town administrator position, because there was universal council sentiment toward appointing Hynes. “Melissa knows every issue facing Round Hill right now and the priorities of our citizens and Town Council,”

he said. “ Her energy and dedication to this Town has been impressive and she earned this position.” Hynes started her career in January 2006 as an intern at the office of then-Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley after graduating from Towson University with a degree in social science. In September 2006, she landed her first local government job as the city planner for Hagerstown, MD, where she created the Hagerstown Beautification Committee and the Highlight Hagerstown Awards that encourage residential and commercial façade improvements. Hynes then moved on to become the comprehensive planner for the City of Westminster, MD, in 2007 and then the zoning administrator for Lovettsville in 2012. In Lovettsville, she learned more from then-town manager Keith Markel about what it takes to work in a true local government, since Lovettsville’s population was only 10 percent the size of Westminster and 5 percent the size of Hagerstown. “Going smaller HYNES >> 28

Hillsboro will hold the second installment of its Eat, Drink & be Literary! Constitution Series this Friday, Oct. 12 from 7-10 p.m. at the Old Stone School. Ben Lenhart, a Constitution law professor at Georgetown University, will be discussing liberty, free speech and the Second Amendment. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. The final installment of the series will be held Friday, Nov. 9, as Lenhart discusses executive power and impeachment. For more information, go to oldstoneschool.org or call the town at 540-486-8001.

LOVETTSVILLE Cooperative Market to Hold Annual Dance The Lovettsville Cooperative Market will hold its annual barn dance next Sunday, Oct. 21 from 4-8 p.m. at the Lovettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Banquet Hall off Berlin Turnpike, just south of town. Residents are invited to enjoy dancing, barbecue from Famous Dave’s and a cash bar with local beer and wine. Guests will also have the chance to bid on a silent auction that will include ceramic TOWN NOTES >> 26

Hillsboro to Spend $100,000 to Replace Old Stone School Roof BY PATRICK SZABO

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The Town of Hillsboro will spend $100,000 to replace the tin roof atop 144-year-old Old Stone School.

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After decades of frigid winters, blistering summers and overall wear and tear, the Town of Hillsboro’s Old Stone School is set to get a new roof. As of the end of September, the town finally has the $100,000 it needs to hire a roofing company to replace the 8,000-square-foot building’s standing seam metal roof, something that hasn’t been done in about a half century. While Mayor Roger Vance said that the new roof should be on before winter, fundraising for the project has taken months to achieve. Throughout the summer, the town worked to raise money for the project with its “Up on the Roof ” campaign, which Vice Mayor Amy Marasco said provided the town with about 30 percent of the needed money through private donations and proceeds from town events. Aside from revenue generated by events like the inaugural Gardens in the Gap and the Summer Concert Series, the town also received individual donations ranging anywhere from $250 to $400 at each event. The Old Stone School Preservation Trust helped to solicit donations, since the town government is restricted from doing so itself. The other 70 percent of the project’s funding came from the Loudoun County government. “The Board of Supervisors has been very generous and kind,” Marasco said. In addition to replacing the roof, repair work will include the installation of a new gutter system and possibly the addition of a weathervane that will be in the shape of the town’s unofficial mascot—a horse named “Radish.” The town plans this week to select one of four local roofing companies to move forward with. Once the selection is made, the roof replacement should take a few weeks to complete. “I think it’s going to be pretty straightforward,” Vance said. “We just really needed to get that roof secured.” The Old Stone School was built in 1874 as a home for the Locust Grove Academy, which operated in the building for 92 years, until 1966. A decade later, when the building was slated to be razed, resident outcry prompted the county to take on maintenance of the school’s structural repairs, while the Hillsboro Community Association agreed to maintain the interior and manage the community center. Those agreements lasted until 2006, when the county transferred ownership of the building to the town. At that point, a study indicated that the building needed $500,000 of work, including the roof replacement. “We’ve been chipping away at that over time,” Vance said. Marasco said that since 2006, the town has spent close to $300,000 on repairs and maintenance to the school. That work has included an upgrade to the entire HVAC and electrical systems, the installation of new curtains in the auditorium to help with heating, cooling and acoustics and the completion of a few landscaping jobs. Looking past the roof replacement, she said the building still needs about $700,000 worth of work, which she expects will take 3-5 years to complete.

All the repairs, in addition to the installation of WiFi by the Waterford Telephone Co. last December, have made the building a more appealing rental venue for individuals and companies. Marasco said that has allowed the town to double its revenue in rent payments in the last two years. “Our rent has really increased,” she said. The town is now preparing to request another $200,000 from the county to help fund additional work to the school. If approved, those funds will be used to renovate the restrooms, install a commercial kitchen and repoint the building’s stone foundation. “That’s going to be a big project,” Vance said.

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Lovettsville Pizza & Subs shut its doors for good at midnight on Saturday, Sept. 29.

With Lovettsville Pizza & Subs’ Closure, Restaurants Eye Property BY PATRICK SZABO After more than two decades of serving town residents, Lovettsville Pizza & Subs has closed for good. The pizza parlor permanently shut its doors at midnight Saturday, Sept. 29, following a full day of Oktoberfest activities across town. According to the restaurant’s website, Owner Chuck Blough “can no longer continue to keep the business open.” “It has been an extreme honor to serve the community of Lovettsville and its residents,” he wrote. “Without you, I would have never been able to sustain the business for the time that I did.”

Blough said that he wants to let his thoughts settle a bit before talking about the closure. Sam Saa, the founder of Metropolitan Restaurant Brokers and the leasing agent for the property, said that Blough’s lease was not up. Lovettsville Pizza was the town’s sole pizza parlor for 13 years, from its opening in January 1995 until Andy’s Pizza & Subs opened in 2008. In 2017, Rasco New York Pizza opened in Lovettsville Square and became the town’s third pizza option. Saa said that there are now several restaurants interested in moving into the location, one of which is local.

work, prints and knitted items from local artists, in addition to yoga lessons at Roots and River Yoga, a week-long stay in Nag’s Head, a gift basket from VIP Kennels, a gift certificate from Back Street Brews and more. Jake and the Burtones will perform live music. The dance will also be an opportunity for residents to learn more about the coop’s plans to open a community grocery store at the fire station by summer 2021, following an annexation of the 15.38-acre property by the town. Tickets to the dance are $20 for adults and free for children ages 12 and younger. To purchase tickets, go to lovettsville-grocery.com.

MIDDLEBURG Humane Foundation to Hold Blanket, Tack Sale The Middleburg Humane Foundation will hold a used horse blanket and equipment sale at its Marshall location from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. All proceeds from sales will benefit the foundation’s efforts to provide a haven for abused, neglected and at risk animals of all sizes. For more information, visit middleburghumane.org or call 540-364-3272.

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The National Steeplechase Association on Saturday, Oct. 13 will hold the 64th running of the Virginia Fall Races beginning at 9 a.m. at Glenwood Park, the oldest continually used race course in Virginia. The day will kick off with the Theodora A. Randolph Field Hunter Championship at 9 a.m., followed by an owner, rider, trainer and sponsor luncheon at 11:30 a.m. After the Concours d’Elegance showcases dozens of vintage cars at noon, the post time for the first race will be at 1 p.m. Following the races, a family fun fair will be held at 2 p.m., with a cocktail reception for owners, riders and trainers at 5 p.m. The highlight of this year’s races will be the National Sporting Library and Museum Cup, with a purse of $40,000. General admission tickets, which admit one car with four people, are $50. Additional tickets per person are $10. For more information on the event, go to vafallraces.com.

PURCELLVILLE Townwide Tag Sale, Safety Center Open House Saturday All day Saturday, Oct. 13, Purcellville will hold its 15th annual townwide Tag Sale, with vendor booths set up in front of Valley Energy and Dragon Hops Brewing on Main Street and TOWN NOTES >> 27

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Loudoun County Transit will operate direct Metro Connection bus service from the new park and ride lot in Purcellville to the Silver Line Metrorail Station at Wiehle-Reston East. ROUTE 931/932 PEAK RUSH HOURS ONLY • 4:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m. (9 morning trips) • 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (9 afternoon trips) Most buses that drop off at Wiehle in the morning will also allow passengers to ride to Purcellville, and vice versa in the afternoon.

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[ TOWN NOTES ] sies and city centers around the world. Elizabeth Bracey, the center’s manager, said this would be the start of a new exhibit that would create space for future sculpture installations. For more information on the show, go to franklinparkartscenter.org or call 540-338-7973. Learn more about Sanabria at sanabriastudios.com.

Library Sale Nets $8K The Purcellville Library Advisory Board’s fall book sale brought in nearly $8,000 to support the library’s programs and services. The board’s fundraising efforts con-

tinue this month with a silent auction of items on display in the library’s lobby. Bidding ends at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

ROUND HILL Applicants Sought for Planning Commission Seat The Town Council is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Planning Commission, with a deadline of 4 p.m. Nov. 2. The five-person commission reviews land development applications and

makes recommendations to the Town Council, in addition to preparing and recommending a Comprehensive Plan and zoning map. The commission meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Applicants must live in the town and email an application and résumé to Office Administrator Sarah Varner at svarner@roundhillva.org or drop it off in the night box at the rear of the town office. The Town Council will select finalists for interviews following an application review process. For more information, call the town at 540-338-7878.

Town Offers Lyme Disease Symposium The Town of Purcellville will hold a public forum Friday, Oct. 12, from 7-8 p.m. at Town Hall to educate residents on the ins and outs of the tick-borne disease. Speakers at the event will include Jaclyn O’Brian, a fundraiser for the National Capital Lyme and Tickborne Disease Association; Luis A. Salcedo, a health educator with the county’s health department; and Ron Circe, the manager of Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. Together, they will discuss the signs and symptoms of the disease, resources for those who have been afflicted with it and a general overview of what Lyme is. Residents also are invited to the Hope for Lyme Music Fest on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Tarara Winery, which will benefit the association. For more information on this Saturday’s forum, call the town at 540-338-6205.

Sunset Hills to Host Art Show Art and wine lovers will have the chance to meet and mingle this weekend, as Sunset Hills Vineyard hosts a pop-up art show. The vineyard on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 1-5 p.m. will host a free art show for guests to peruse artwork created by members of the Loudoun Sketch Club. The art will be the culmination of months of sketching, painting and photographing of local farms, historic homes, villages and vineyards, all of which use different styles to document the region’s history. Live music will also be performed by Chris Bone from 1:30-4:30 p.m. For more information, go to sunsethillsvineyard.com or call 540-8824560.

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in the parking lot of Suntrust Mortgage at the corner of Hatcher Road and Main Street. The cost to set up a 10-by-10-foot booth on Main Street is $25. Find more information at purcellvilletagsale.com. That same day from 12-4 p.m. the town’s volunteer fire company and rescue squad will also host their annual Safety Center Open House at their location off Hirst Road. Residents are invited to stop by and take a photo with Sparky the Fire Dog, ride on a fire truck, tour the safety center, learn how to use a fire extinguisher and watch live action demonstrations on vehicle extraction and helicopter landings. The fire company’s merchandise will also be for sale. For more information on the free event, go to purcellvillefire.org or purcellvillerescue.org.

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Middleton Reopens Waterford’s Corner Store as Gardening Boutique BY PATRICK SZABO As thousands of visitors walked through the streets of Waterford last weekend during the village’s 74th annual Waterford Fair, many found themselves standing inside the doors of a rejuvenated version of an iconic Loudoun building. Waterford’s Corner Store reopened last weekend after nearly two years of vacancy for visitors to stop in and get a feel for the new storefront, which is now called the Corner Store Studio and specializes in gardening and design. After years of living just across the street from the 2,000-square-foot building, Kathy Middleton decided in August to put her name on the lease and prepare to open her studio on the bottom floor. “It just seemed like such an ideal place,” she said. Middleton will provide gardening classes, sell flowers and vintage items from around the world and bring more attention to local farmers and growers. “All the things that are going on now in Loudoun, we’re trying to figure out a way to pull that together in Waterford,” she said. “We are plenty busy.” The Corner Store was built around 1900 to replace a smaller shop. For nearly a century, the bottom floor of the building operated as a general store, selling everyday items like groceries to residents and travelers pass-

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After sitting empty for nearly two years, the Corner Store in Waterford has been reopened as the Corner Store Studio and now specializes in gardening and design.

ing through the village. Store operations ceased in the early 1990s, however, when the Waterford Foundation renovated the building to use it as office space. When the foundation moved to the Waterford Old School in 2013, the Corner Store was reopened. Until the end of 2016, volunteers operated the store during limited hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for visitors to buy local crafts, books, gifts, honey and syrups and peruse exhibits on Waterford’s history.

Waterford Foundation President Stephanie Thompson said that the store’s reopening is refreshing for village residents, who were disappointed when the store closed two years ago. “I think everybody is very excited to see it open again,” she said. “It’s nice to have a gathering place for residents and friends to connect.” Starting this weekend, Middleton’s Corner Store Studio will be open Friday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Hynes << FROM 24 allows you to learn more about local government,” she said. During her two years in Lovettsville, Hynes worked alongside then-mayor Bob Zoldos to create the Berserkle on the Squirkle New Year’s Day event, develop the town seal and come up with an idea to attract visitors through events rather than commercial development. Since becoming Round Hill’s town planner and zoning administrator in July 2014, Hynes has managed a complete rewrite of the town’s Comprehensive Plan, brought the Sleeter Lake Park project to completion and generally acted as Nicholson’s right hand. Hynes is a certified tourism ambassador, as well as a certified planning commissioner through the American Planning Association and a certified zoning administrator through the Virginia Zoning Officials Association. She also is a student of the International City/County Management Association’s Mid-Career Managers Institute, which she applied for last year to help her prepare for an eventual town manager or administrator role. Project Specialist Rob Lohr said that finding someone to fill the town administrator job—someone with who the Town Council and staff is comfortable—isn’t easy and that Hynes was “a good match.” “That builds a lot of positive capital straight out of the gate,” he said. Moving forward, Hynes is primarily focused on hiring multiple town staff positions so that the town can start its fiscal year 2020 budget planning with a full staff. “I’m excited to keep the momentum going,” she said. “I think that having somebody with institutional knowledge in the chair will help keep things moving forward.” The council Thursday also decided to put plans to hire its first public works director on hold, finding that none of the candidates who applied was qualified for the job. Instead, the town will focus on hiring a new zoning administrator and town treasurer, following Angela Fletcher’s departure in June to become the Town of Strasburg’s finance director. Hynes said that the town would be advertising for the treasurer position by mid-October. Once a hire is made for that role, the town will then look for Hynes’ replacement. For now, Hynes will wear numerous hats—town administrator, zoning administrator and town planner. She has also acted as the town clerk since Kim McGaha became the utility administrator last December. Round Hill’s search for a town treasurer, zoning administrator and public works director are in line with the current staffing shakeups in other western Loudoun towns. In Lovettsville, the Town Council is searching for someone to become its fifth town manager, following Sam Finz’s July 6 retirement. In Middleburg, Town Administrator Martha Semmes is set to retire at the end of this year after eight years in that position. pszabo@loudounnow.com

Middleburg’s Hill School Arboretum Dedicated to its Creator

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The Hill School’s Treavor Lord addresses a large crowd on Friday, as Polly Rowley, for which the school’s arboretum was named, stands by his side.

retum in 1993 when the neighboring land owner donated 133 acres to the school. After 25 years of work, the arboretum serves as an elaborate, wooded entrance to the school. The Polly Rowley Arboretum is used by the school as part of its place-based education program, which has students using the outdoors as an educational resource. In late 2016, it was accepted into the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian and added to The Garden Club of America Collection as one of 51 properties across the nation. pszabo@loudounnow.com

The family of Sabina Surjit Henderson 26 Apr 2011 - 22 Sep 2018 Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sent flowers chosen with care Perhaps you spoke the kindest words that anyone could say Perhaps you knocked on our doors or left care packages Perhaps you were not there at all just a thought of us that day Perhaps you were the 1st responders who swarmed in Perhaps you were the doctors who tried to save her Perhaps you were the clergy or the pundit in our darkest hours Perhaps you were the stranger who knelt in prayer Perhaps you lent us buses or brought food and bottles of wine Perhaps you planted a memorial garden or hosted the family Perhaps you did our mundane chores or propped us when needed Perhaps you travelled thousands of miles to be with us quickly Perhaps you delivered her favorite pizza or donated in her name Perhaps you were the reporter just doing your job Perhaps you shared her pictures & memories now frozen in time Perhaps you were her teachers, HOA, or the crossing guard We thank you all from bottom of our hearts For being there in time of tragedy this cruel We will miss our Sabina Surjit As long as we continue to breathe

Two years after being recognized by the Smithsonian and The Garden Club of America, The Hill School’s prestigious arboretum has been dedicated to its original creator. The Middleburg school held a ceremony Friday afternoon to dedicate its nearly 20-acre arboretum to Polly Rowley, a mother and grandmother of several Hill School alumni and the one who designed, installed and, for years, maintained the gardens. “There was no other choice, we knew it was going to be Polly from day one,” said Director of Institutional Development Will Nisbet. “We hope this is going to be the beginning of an annual celebration.” The ceremony, which coincided with the school’s inaugural Arboretum Day, kicked off with a reading of The Hill School story by Treavor Lord, the head of the school. Three of the school’s alumni then gave brief comments before Carly Goins, a student of the school’s class of 2020, read a poem about a cherry tree. Once Nisbet unveiled the Polly Rowley Arboretum sign, Rowley spoke about her time planting and caring for the trees and plants at the school and how more than a decade of work transformed the area into a prestigious arboretum. “I hope for the future of this arboretum is to have it accredited,” she said. Rowley began work on the arbo-

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Breast Cancer Survivor Retreat Oct. 27 To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Life with Cancer program and the Loudoun Breast Health Network are hosting Pathways to Survivorship: A Breast Cancer Survivors’ Retreat on Saturday, Oct. 27. The program runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The National Conference Center in Lansdowne and includes a lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. and an educational session, The Power of Positive Thinking with Dr. Colleen Blanchfield of the Full Circle Neuropsychiatric Well-

from Beautycounter with Karen Graham, Debbie Eggleston’s Park Lane Jewelry and, of course, the store’s ample lingerie selection. Light refreshments will be served at the event, which runs from 6-8 p.m. The store is located at 454 Madison Trade Plaza SE in Leesburg. For more information, go to bestrackaround. com or call 703-669-BRAS (2727). ness Center, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. During the afternoon, the Survivors Retreat Open House will showcase information and community resources, including an array of complimentary giveaways and services such as free wigs, bras, scarves and hats; soft pocket prostheses; makeup sessions; bra fittings; yoga, massage and healing touch sessions; door prizes; light lunch and refreshments. Participation is free, but registration is requested. For more information or to register for the event, go to lifewithcancer.org or call 703-698-2526.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Events Planned Countywide LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT In Loudoun County, fundraising for breast cancer research and support for patients and survivors are year-round efforts with a host of community organizations and volunteers working to raise awareness of the needs. But they really get rolling in October, which is nationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here are a few of the month’s highlights.

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Broad Run High School’s DECA chapter will hold its annual PINK project during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

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Nanette’s Walk A long-running Middleburg tradition is the Cherry Blossom Walk, Run, and Pooch Prance for Breast Cancer, which will mark its 10th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 16. Known as Nanette’s Walk, in memory of Nanette White of Middleburg, the race starts at 1 p.m. at the Foxcoft School campus. Onsite registration opens at 11:30 a.m. The event attracts hundreds of participants—including the entire Foxcroft student body. During the past decade, the all-volunteer Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation has granted almost $750,000 to local organizations to help women with breast cancer. For details, go to cherryblossombreastcancerfoundation.org.

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This week, the students at Broad Run High School are going full pink. DECA students for months have been planning a series of daily school-wide events to support the Loudoun Breast Health Network. They call it PINK project. The school’s athletes are getting involved as well, with a Powder Puff flag football tournament and a Dig Pink volleyball game on Thursday and a pink-themed basketball game verses Park Dale High School on Friday. The work culminates Oct. 21 with the Broad Run High School Dance for a Cure—a dance marathon where students and their families will dance and play games to help raise money and collect donations for LBHN. For details, go to lbhn.org.

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Also in its 10th year, the Loudoun Breast Health Network on Nov. 10 will hold a Tea and Fashion Show for survivors and friends at the Carver Center in Purcellville. Dr. Virginia Chiantella, a Loudoun breast surgeon, will be the speaker. Tickets are $20. See lbhn.org for details.

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Shocktober Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13, 7-10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m. Paxton Campus, 601 Catoctin Circle NE, Leesburg

Details: shocktober.org Northern Virginia’s top haunted house is right here in Loudoun and gets better every year. This year’s edition features three levels of the terrifying Paxton Manor, plus its basement, Carnival of Souls full of creepy clowns and carnival carnage. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the gate. Advance purchase is recommended. Proceeds benefit The Arc of Loudoun at Paxton Campus.

Hillsboro Old Stone School Constitution Series: Free Speech Friday, Oct. 12, 6-9 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Patrick Szabo/Loudoun Now

Angie McDevitt, the founder of the Lovettsville Chicken Owners Facebook group, feeds two of her chickens a handful of corn.

Amazing Eggs and Crazy Chicken Ladies Backyard Hen Husbandry is Big in Loudoun

BY JAN MERCKER ngie McDevitt is an accidental chicken guru. The Lovettsville artist and mother of two is a poultry devotee and founder of the Lovettsville Chicken Owners Facebook page, which has become a go-to local forum on backyard chickens, where enthusiasts compare notes and share information on everything from health concerns to the joys of a new flock’s first egg. Backyard chickens are officially a thing in Leesburg and points west, from mini-poultry farms to fancy breeds who live inside as household pets. “They’re easy, they’re inexpensive, they’re easy to come by, and they’re pretty,” McDevitt said. “It was fascinating to me to have sustainability that’s available in everyone’s backyard with such a small amount of property.” And of course, there’s nothing like the taste of a farm fresh egg. McDevitt has eight hens and a rooster at Sly Fox Farm, the home near Lovettsville she shares with her husband Jason and daughters Gabrielle, 12, and Isabelle, 10. But McDevitt started out big with an initial flock of 40. McDevitt, who had been introduced to raising chickens by friends, took the plunge in 2010 when farmer Andrew Crush of Spring House Farm near McDevitt’s home got dozens of chicks from egg-hatching science programs at area elementary schools and offered to pass some on to his neighbor. McDevitt initially planned to start with a dozen or so but wound up taking on 40 adorable leghorn chicks, and the grand adventure began. One of the members of that first flock was the beloved family pet, Hen, who got her name from Isabelle, a preschooler at the time. Hen’s well-documented adventures included rides in Barbie’s convertible and lots of cuddles from the girls. On the hunt for good advice and not

satisfied with national chicken forums, McDevitt was looking for a locally focused page for all things chicken-related and launched Lovettsville Chicken Owners in 2013. The page started out slow, but in the past two years, membership has soared to nearly 1,000 poultry lovers. “I realized how little I knew. I wanted to start a page in Lovettsville for people from all backgrounds. ...You’ve got hard-core farmers who are slaughtering and processing. You have people like me who like the way they look and want pretty eggs,” she said. “We support your Frizzle pet chickens to barnyard mixes to the meat birds. ... It’s everything.” The page is now a well-moderated resource for everything from bird swaps, predator alerts and “What got my flock?” posts, a showcase for fancy and fascinating Frizzle and Silkie breeds, and a forum for questions on common poultry ailments and remedies. Folks who process chickens and roosters for meat are welcome, McDevitt said, but simply need to be honest about their intentions when negotiating swaps and giveaways. Meanwhile, McDevitt’s initial 40-chicken flock has dwindled because of predator attacks and old age, but she replenishes regularly with barnyard mixes bred by friends and neighbors and hatched her first three chicks from eggs last summer. McDevitt’s chickens still free range on her 18-acre property. “I would much rather look out the door and see one being scooped up and have the rest of them living long, healthy lives,” she said. The county’s extension office doesn’t officially track backyard poultry, but it’s definitely on the rise, said Demetrios Mustakas, Jr., a member of Loudoun’s Extension Leadership Council, an avid backyard poultry producer and Lovettsville Chicken Owners fan. “Beginning farmers and hobbyists view chickens as an easy animal to test out when getting started. While there

are still many things to learn in order to successfully care for chickens, there are a number of resources to help beginners out. The reference material is out there and it is growing,” Mustakas said. “This makes chickens very popular for people who want to learn fast, spend a little money, have a relatively self-sufficient animal so long as you protect them and get free eggs.” And while local homeowners associations generally ban poultry, chickens are allowed in many established neighborhoods in Loudoun’s towns and villages. Leesburg’s town code allows residents to keep chickens (but no other poultry— so roosters and ducks are off limits) in their yards. In the unincorporated village of Waterford, commuters routinely witness chickens crossing the road, and visitors to last weekend’s Waterford Fair were charmed by free-ranging birds from several backyard flocks who frequently hit the streets. But if you’re thinking of starting a small flock, beware of chicken fever. Buying chicks can become addictive, and Heather Hughes, who lives on a small farm outside of Leesburg knows she has just a little bit of a problem. “I don’t think I’m a crazy chicken lady, but my husband certainly thinks I’m a crazy chicken lady,” Hughes said. When she started her flock, Hughes was initially focused on sustainability and homegrown egg production, but it wound up turning into a full-blown passion. “I always wanted chickens. Then I saw one of those documentaries about how [industrial] chickens are raised, and I wanted to be part of the solution,” she said. Hughes started out five years ago with 11 hens, and her flock is now up to 30, carefully curated for beautiful birds and colorful eggs. She raises them with help from husband, Justin, and 7-year-old twins Fiona and Henry. Fiona especialCHICKEN CULTURE >> 34

Details: oldstoneschool.org The second talk in a three-part series from constitutional scholar Benedict Lenhart focuses on liberty, free speech and the Second Amendment. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Virginia Fall Races Saturday, Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Glenwood Park, Middleburg Details: vafallraces.com Enjoy a gorgeous fall day of steeplechase at a favorite annual event. Gates open at 8:30 a.m. The Randolph Field Hunter championship takes place at 9 a.m. Post time for first race is 1 p.m. General admission is $50 per car and includes four people. Additional guests are $10 per person.

Downtown Leesburg with James Roberts Saturday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-noon Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market St., Leesburg Contact: 703-737-7195 Leesburg native James Roberts leads a walking tour of downtown Leesburg with an insider’s commentary of local people, places, and points of interest. Roberts will highlight changes in architecture, economics, and race relations with thoughtful observations and great storytelling.

Paws for Your Heart 5K/1K Sunday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-noon Ida Lee Recreation Center, 60 Ida Lee Drive SW, Leesburg Details: leesburgvet.com Leesburg Veterinary Hospital hosts the inaugural Paws for your Heart 5K/1K run. This dog-friendly race benefits a nonprofit that helps heartworm-positive dogs at local shelters. Registration fee for the 5K is $30 through Oct. 12, $35 on race day. Registration for the 1K is $20 through Oct. 12, $25 on race day.

Enslaved Commemoration and Wreath-Laying Ceremony Sunday, Oct. 14, 2-4 p.m. Lansdowne Village Green, 19501 Promenade Drive, Leesburg Details: loudounfreedomfoundation. com The Loudoun Freedom Center hosts an afternoon of remembrance of

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Artist’s Reception: Robert Sanabria

Blend’s annual Oktoberfest celebration features beer from Rocket Frog Brewing Company and tasty sausages from Lothar’s Butchery and Gourmet Sausages, along with German desserts and children’s activities.

Sunday, Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org

Saturday, Oct. 13, 6-9 p.m. Blend Coffee Bar, 43170 Southern Walk Plaza, Ashburn Details: blendcoffeebar.com

Noted sculptor Robert Sanabria unveils the piece he has donated to Franklin Park. The arts center’s new Barns and Farms exhibit will also be on display.

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Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture: Willard Hall

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Sunday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m. St. James UCC 10 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville Details: lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org Cookie Anagnoson, the current owner of Willard Hall, one of downtown Lovettsville’s oldest and most architecturally sophisticated buildings, joins researcher Mike Zapf to discuss her historic home and its namesake Civil War army surgeon Dr. James Willard.

Sunday, Oct. 14, 3-6 p.m. The Marshall House, 217 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg Historic Marshall House has donated its scenic grounds for this fundraiser which benefits Leashes of Valor, a nonprofit that trains and pairs service dogs with veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury. The event includes tastings from numerous local breweries and the GRiST homebrew organization. Tickets are $25.

Doener Bistro Oktoberfest Thursday, Oct. 18-Sunday, Oct. 21 Doener Bistro, 202 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg

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Doener’s 11th annual Oktoberfest features Oktoberfest beers from several German breweries, Bavarian food specials, live music and DJs and karaoke with German and English songs--all under a huge fest tent.

Town of Middleburg Details: middleburgfilm.org Individual tickets and packages are now on sale for the sixth annual Middleburg Film Festival, featuring terrific films, parties and panel discussions. Check out the website for details and a schedule of events.

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the enslaved individuals who lived at the former Belmont and Coton Plantations near Leesburg, with a commemoration at the African-American burial ground Belmont and the dedication of the new Journey to Freedom Heritage Trail.

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store eggs, she said. “I like to give them away and I like it when people open up the box and are like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at all these different colors.’” McDevitt calls chickens a “gateway animal” for homesteading newbies, and Mustakas agreed. Mustakas, who hails from a long line of farmers in South Carolina, knew chickens were the place to start when he and his wife bought their farm near

Lovettsville five years ago. “We have found that chickens were just challenging enough an animal to care for to help us get experience and make informed decisions on what other animals we may want to add to our farm,” he said. “And the more I talk with neighbors and other people in our community at large, my experience isn’t a novelty—it’s a trend.” jmercker@loudounnow.com

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It’s a Dance Party—for Charity It’s billed as Loudoun’s biggest dance party and it is returning to Leesburg’s Tally Ho Theater on Saturday night. Dance-A-Palooza II doesn’t just provide the opportunity to shake your booty, it creates the expectation that you will. And it is all for a good cause. Proceeds from the $10 entry fee and raﬄe tickets for a host of great prizes will go to support an area charity. Dj Kurtiz will keep the crowd on the dance floor, spinning the hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, and beyond. Last spring, the inaugural event raised money to support the work of the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter. This time the Loudoun First Responders Foundation is the beneficiary. The nonprofit organization provides financial support active Loudoun County fire-rescue and law enforcement personnel recovering from injuries, illness and conditions in the line of duty, or the loss of active duty approved under the county’s Family Medical Leave Act or bereavement policy. Event cofounder David Harbour said he was looking for a way to have a positive impact on the community, but wasn’t very interested in organizing a golf tournament or some other more typical fundraiser. The inspiration for the dance party came from the success of Leesburg’s annual Jingle Jam holiday concert, which has raised $110,000 to combat Juvenile diabetes over the past decade. “I saw what [Jingle Jam organizer] Stilson Greene was doing. He was raising money with music and bringing the community together and having fun,” Harbour said. “I’m a terrible golfer, don’t like bowling and I thought this would be a way to really raise money that would be

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fun—something everyone likes to do and to use our wonderful gem of the Tally Ho as the pillar for this whole event.” On the eve of the first dance party to benefit LAWS, organizers worried no one would show up. “I think we were surprised by the turnout and the enthusiasm and how much fun it was,” Harbour said. “Everybody had a blast and we raised almost $8,000.” With that level of support, the group wants to continue with events twice a year and to support a variety of nonprofits. “We want to use this as a vehicle in the spring and fall and pick a local charity and really get behind our community because I love—and so does everyone who is a part of this love—Loudoun County. We want to

support those who work in our community,” he said. The support is valued by the community organizations. “We are honored that the Loudoun First Responders Foundation was chosen as the beneficiary of Dance A Palooza 2.0, and greatly appreciate the support for our mission to assist Loudoun’s heroic first responders whenever they, or a family member, becomes ill or injured so badly that their absence from work financially impacts their family,” said Loudoun First Responders Foundation President Ed Williams. “What a great idea to raise money for such an outstanding cause while enjoying a fun and relaxing evening of dance, music and good times with friends.” For tickets and details, go to tallyhotheater.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct. 14, 6 p.m., doors open, 6:30 p.m., performance begins StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com Porter and Filet can’t wait to get married. But when the big day arrives, the nuptials take a grisly turn. A murderer crashes the wedding. The ceremony is postponed until the killer is unmasked. Can true love prevail? Tickets for the Oct. 14 show are $25. Advance reservations are required. Performances continue through Nov. 11. Check out the website for the complete schedule and ticket prices.

NIGHTLIFE Live Music: EagleMania Eagles Tribute Friday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com With fabulous five-part harmonies, this longstanding tribute band brings you the unmistakable sounds of the Eagles over the years. Tickets are $30 in advance, $60 for VIP seats.

Live Music: Burke Ingraffia Saturday, October 13, 7-9 p.m. Trinity House Cafe, 101 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: trinityhousecafe.com Ingraffia is a jazz and folk singer/songwriter, native to New Orleans and now living in the DC area. He writes and performs love songs about family and relationships, full of humorous commentary. No cover.

Live Music: Janet Emma & Seven West Saturday, Oct. 13, 8-11 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com Loudoun’s own Janet Emma Garbe brings her beloved alt-country sounds with special guests Patterson Barrett and Louisiana blues rocker Brian Langlinais. No cover.

Loudoun’s popular house concert series features this DC-based quintet performing a blend of punk, pop and Americana. Suggested donation is $15 to $20 with all proceeds going to the artists. Snacks and libations will be served. Email the organizer for address and details.

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Loudoun Centre Theatre: ‘The Lion King Jr.’ Friday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville

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Tales and Ales Saturday, Oct. 20, 6-9 p.m. Old Ox Brewery, 44652 Guilford Drive, Unit 114, Ashburn Details: NovaTalesandAles.com This free reoccurring, curated storytelling event is meant to foster community through the power of story—the funny, the inspiring, the mind-changing and everything in between. See details at novatalesandales. com. A donation will be taken for Loudoun Hunger Relief.

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[ D E AT H N O T I C E ] George Franklin Burton departed October 2, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. The family received friends at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards ferry Road, NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 on Monday, October 8, 2018 and funeral services followed. The burial was at Union Cemetery in Leesburg. Jean Brunnett Reynolds died Sunday, October 7, 2018 in Leesburg, VA. Beloved mother of William F. Reynolds, the late David T. Reynolds, Linda S. Reynolds and Mary R. Buckman. Grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Friends may call on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel 158 Catoctin Circle, SE, Leesburg, VA. Please share online condolences with the family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com Andrea Mary Dombrowski, 49, of Leesburg, VA, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018. She is survived by her parents, her husband Bernie Dombrowski, children: Tyler Pratt, Richie Dombrowski, Madison

Dombrowski and Jessica Rinaldis grandchildren: Makenna, Carter and Parker Rinaldis, brother Michael Connor and sisters Lisa Connor and Allison Harris . The family will be planning a Celebration of Life in the near future. It is requested that in lieu of flowers, please send donations to the National Stroke Association at www. stroke.org or at 9707 E. Easter Lane, Suite B Centennial, CO 80112. Leland W. Rodney Lambert passed on October 3, 2018 Born, August 12, 1942, he was the son of Leland & Betty Lambert. He married Fredericka “Ricka” Chamberlain April 6, 1962. Siblings are Mike Lambert, Jackie & Wes Campbell, Ed & Tammy Lambert, Clara & Eric Portch, John & Linda Chamberlain, Billy & Patricia Chamberlain. Children are Lorie & Tim Illsley, Lonnie Lambert, Leland & Brianne Lambert, Lisa & Craig Young. Funeral service will be held October 12, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Hall Funeral Home, graveside following at Fairfax Memorial Park at 1:30 p.m.

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her sons moved on to attend college, Ethel auditioned and was accepted by the Reston Chorale where her love of music was further cultivated. She later continued her singing with the Old Dominion Chorale where lasting friendships were made. Ethel made lifetime friends of all ages. It was not uncommon for Ethel and her neighborhood and Chorale friends to attend orchestral, choral, and dramatic productions weekly. Ethel leaves her two sons, Lawrence (Larry) Clendenin of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Bruce Clendenin and his wife Carol of Waterford, Virginia, her grandchildren, Dr. Vanessa Clendenin of Lawton, OK, Eliot Clendenin of Bozeman, Montana, Daniel Clendenin and wife Virginia of Fredericksburg, VA, Aubrey Clendenin and Russell Clendenin of Waterford, VA, great grandchildren, Alexis Hanson and Lillian and Bruce Clendenin, sister-in-law Maureen Shuster, her nephews and their wives. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, James Shuster and first wife, Anne Shuster of Doylestown, Pennsylvania and daughter-in- law, Kathleen (Casey) Clendenin of Santa Fe, NM. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am November 10, 2018 at the Mount Hebron Cemetery Chapel in Winchester Virginia. Memorial donations may be made in Ethel’s memory to your local hospice charity.

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Giving Power Next week in Ashburn, Loudoun leaders will gather for the county’s annual Philanthropy Summit. This is not a forum for nonprofit managers to compare notes on the overwhelming challenges of meeting growing needs on ever-shrinking budgets. This is the opportunity for a community conversation on the importance of charitable giving and the very tangible results those investments are having. It’s not just that these organizations—largely fueled by volunteers— improve lives of our neighbors in need; in many cases they are saving lives. This year’s program will have a particular focus on behavioral health, teen wellness and substance abuse. After years of alarming increases, the community’s efforts to combat suicide and opioid abuse are gaining traction. Those results powerfully demonstrate what can

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be achieved when the community invests money and time into solving critical challenges. The conversation occurs in an environment in which the level of charitable giving in Loudoun continues to lag behind that of neighboring counties—and even the statewide average. Is there any other income-related statistic in which Loudoun performs below the state average? Even just matching Virginia’s average giving levels would add more than $150 million annually to build a stronger local safety net. Want to better understand why philanthropy matters? What to see the difference you can make in the community? The summit runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Loudoun County School Administration Building in Broadlands. It’s free. Register at communityfoundationlf.org.

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Staying Put Editor: Mr. Glen Peterson’s Oct. 4 letter to the editor, “Not My Party,” does not describe the Republican Party I know. He claims today’s Democrat Party policies are preferable. He must want open borders (no wall), but open borders with our welfare state will bust the budget and let in terrorists. He must want ICE abolished. He must be for gun control. He must want a collapsing economy. Today’s Democratic leaders want the high taxes and stifling regulations that kept Obama’s economy tied up in knots. He must agree that certain Americans, like white conservative men, are guilty until proven innocent in a court of law or on campus. He must also be a globalist, where UN law will prevail over our beloved constitution that protects us from government overreach. He must prefer trade where we give away our money and technology in lopsided trade agreements. He must want Iran to build the bomb. I guess Mr. Peterson hasn’t noticed the coarseness of Democrat activists marching in the streets and in the halls of Congress. He must, also, be for lateterm abortion. Change from Republican to Democrat? Not me. — Rose Ellen Ray, Leesburg

A Commitment Editor: Last week’s edition of Loudoun Now contained several articles of major importance to rural Loudoun. The on-going debate on the future of Rt. 15; land in conservation programs; the Buffngton proposal for grants for conservation easements, the Farm Bureau and town’s concerns about the Envision Loudoun 2040 Plan all raised in one way or another the fundamental question underlying the future of rural Loudoun County.

Pretty much all agree that rural Loudoun is an asset to the county with its vibrant rural economy, the flow of tourism dollars, its equine industry, and innovative new agricultural enterprises. All set among the beautiful mountains, streams, and landscapes and featuring historic villages, buildings and sites connected by a network of unpaved rural roads little changed since the 18th Century. What then is the debate all about? As the population increases in the rural area two important groups are emerging with conflicting visions. There are those who are invested in the rural area either commercially or by their personal choice. They are investing significant capital in the wineries and breweries, the modernization of farms, and for their horses and other animals. Some among them maintain large and costly estates. They seek the preservation of a rural life style known in Loudoun for over 200 years. At the same time an ever-increasing community is growing who have moved to rural Loudoun for its beauty, for more affordable housing, and relatively easy commute to jobs. These folks seek the amenities of the suburban lifestyle with widened road arteries, paved roads, larger commercial and recreational choices, lighted ball fields, modern schools, etc. They are not invested in the rural lifestyle and often can be critics of those who plead to maintain the old values. This conflict is a constant challenge to our political leaders who try to balance between these competing visions for the future recognizing each has claims to put forward. However, with the County projecting at least 7,500 more by-right houses in the next 20 years the weight of the balance could shift substantially to the suburbanization of the rural area and the loss of the rural economy. A fresh commitment is LETTERS >> 42

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Rural Preservation is Not Anti-Growth Editor At the Lovettsville Oktoberfest last week, one of the revelers who stopped by to chat at the Save Rural Loudoun booth asked an important question: are Save Rural Loudoun and the many other local organizations and individual citizens who wish to preserve our rural areas, by definition, “anti-growth?” The answer is an emphatic “no.” There are of course different dimensions to this question. We can distinguish, for example, between different categories of growth, including population growth and economic growth. In addition, we can envision and seek to promote different patterns of growth. Population growth can be geographically concentrated or dispersed. Economic growth can be focused in a particular commercial sector or widely distributed across many sectors. These differences in the categories and patterns of growth matter tremendously for the welfare and well-being of Loudoun’s citizens. Rural preservationists recognize there are a number of imperatives for continued growth in Loudoun County. We understand, for example, the need for increased population density around our new metro stations. Whatever one’s position may be on the initial decision to extend the metro system into the county, it is now critically important to encourage both residential and commercial growth around the new stations to increase metro ridership and generate as much revenue as possible to help pay for the system. We also see the need for more and better-paying jobs within the county, particularly for entry-level workers and skilled trades-persons who struggle with the high costs of living here. Some form of economic growth is certainly necessary to create and improve the quality of those job opportunities. There is nothing about rural preservation that is inherently inconsistent with these growth imperatives. To the contrary, rural preservation and economic growth can and should go hand in hand. Loudoun’s tourism businesses grew by 4.6 percent in 2017, exactly twice as

fast as the US economy as a whole. Those small businesses, which have generated 17,500 jobs to date, depend heavily on the surrounding rural scenery to attract customers and increase their sales. One of the county’s key selling points to global investors like Amazon is that top-notch workers will be attracted by Loudoun’s exceptional quality of life, providing investors with a world-class recruiting pool. Easy access to our rural areas is a key ingredient in that quality of life. In this sense, destroying what remains of our rural areas would be like killing the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg. Does this mean we are in favor of any and all kinds of potential population and economic growth? Of course not. We certainly do not agree that growth should be completely unconstrained, as the county Planning Commission seems to believe. Their desire to see the county’s population grow by another 60 percent over the next 20 years is, in our view, arbitrary, unfounded, and unwise. This scenario would not only demand significant increases in population densities in Ashburn, Sterling and other parts of urban Loudoun, but would also require most of our remaining farms and other rural spaces to be converted into new residential developments. The impact on our citizens’ quality of life would be devastating. Fortunately, we believe this scenario can be avoided if the county adopts practical policies that will shape future population and economic growth to the benefit of all our citizens. Material increases in the County’s support for local farms and agri-tourism businesses, direct support for both urban and rural conservation easements, and a county Transfer of Development Rights program would be a fine start. We look to the Board of Supervisors to overrule the Planning Commission and exercise strong and determined leadership to put these kinds of policies into action. No, we are not anti-growth. But we do want to make sure we enjoy the right kind of growth. John Ellis, Save Rural Loudoun

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needed from the county that Loudoun’s traditional rural area will be retained as a permanent asset, and subsequent decisions of the staff, Planning Commission, and Board of Supervisors will not waiver from this long-range rural vision. It will require avoiding the immediate pressure to allow inappropriate land uses or road commitments. Years ago, George Kirschenbauer, then on the Planning Commission, mused that it was too bad that property deeds in the rural area could not provide a warning that “suburban amenities will not be provided” in much the way deeds in the airport noise zones warn the buyers of the risks. Alas, his idea went nowhere. — Al Van Huyck, Round Hill

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Federal taxes << FROM 1 will itemize deductions. “So the concern is that those individuals who fall into the new standard deduction limits will be less enthusiastic about making charitable gifts,” Owen said. And she said the new round of tax cuts, the “Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018,” which makes some of the temporary tax changes in the 2017 bill permanent, could make the problem worse. The IRS is also considering new guidelines that would subtract state tax credits for a donation from the eligible deduction from federal taxes. Owen said that could impact programs like Virginia’s Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program, which provides tax credits for people donating to qualifying scholarship foundations; the Neighborhood Assistance Program, which provides state tax credits for donating to organizations that support low-income people; and the land preservation tax credit, which is credited to people who donate land or conservation easements. In the Neighborhood Assistance Program, for example, people making donations can receive a state tax credit for 65 percent of the donation. But only the remaining 35 percent of that donation would then be counted toward a federal tax deduction. Critics of the state programs have said they are a way around the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes. The bill could also impact wealthy givers. The new tax bill proposes a second round of cuts to the estate tax, a tax on passing down estates of the deceased of $11.18 million or more in 2018. The estate tax allows a deduction for charitable bequests.

a bravo welcome to the new Music Director and Conductor Nancia D. Alimonte. St. David’s Church filled to the brim with an appreciative audience Saturday night many from Ashby Ponds and the general public, were delighted to welcome our new lady with the baton in her debut presented Carl Maria von Weber’s “Oberon Overture” followed by Bizet L’Arlesienne’s “Suites 1 and 2” and of course Beethoven’s, “Symphony No. 3.” These musical gems are normally in the repertoires of the majors who play at the high-end performance houses. This is the quality we will be hearing as the Loudoun Symphony moves forward under our new leadership, a New Horizon movement. If you missed it do not fret. We have another presentation, same Ashburn location, on Nov. 3 at 7.30 p.m. with another challenging group of high-end masterpieces from Schumann to Grieg. See you there. — Norman Duncan, Ashburn

But there is debate around how direct of an impact tax policy has on charitable giving. A 2010 study by Merrill-Lynch found 67 percent of wealthy donors said they would somewhat or dramatically decrease their donations if deductions for charitable giving were eliminated, which the American Institute of CPAs wrote in 2017 illustrates the “understated impetus” of tax considerations for charitable giving. The institute wrote a higher tax rate favors people who make large contributions because it gives them larger tax deductions. But James Snyder of Yount, Hyde and Barbour CPAs and Consultants said, while he expects to see a change, he doesn’t expect it will be drastic. “From a psychological standpoint, it never makes sense to give a buck to save 40 cents,” Snyder said. “And that’s really what is happening here. People are giving out of altruistic intent.” Synder, who also serves with the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, the Loudoun County Salvation Army and the Loudoun Small Business Development Center among other community organizations, said there may be a change in strategy. For example, he said, with the higher bar to itemized deductions, middle-income people whose tax situation is most affected by the changed standard deduction may choose to bunch two years’ worth of giving into one year. “We may be seeing larger gifts come in because people are trying to donate once during the year, or twice during the calendar year, to double up on their typical donations,” Snyder said. “And then rest the other year and take the standard deduction.” The biggest impact, he said, may be felt in the largest gifts. “My biggest concern is, the change in the credit amount in the Neighborhood Assistance Credit, in particular,

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My biggest concern is, the change in the credit amount in the Neighborhood Assistance Credit, in particular, may dissuade people from making these larger gifts. — James Snyder Yount, Hyde and Barbour CPAs and Consultants may dissuade people from making these larger gifts,” Snyder said.

The Deficit Hole Gets Deeper Under the 2017 tax bill, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the national debt is on track to reach 100 percent of gross domestic product by 2028—“far greater than the debt in any year since just after World War II.” By 2048, the debt is projected to reach 152 percent of GDP, “the highest in the nation’s history by far.” While the budget office estimated the first round of tax cuts would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over 10 years and push more income into higher tax brackets, “tax reform 2.0” or the “Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018” is expected to tack another $631 billion on top of that. Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation estimated the bill would grow GDP by 0.1 percent, bringing in about $93 billion from 2019 to 2028, but overall would cost the federal deficit about $631 billion over that time. Many of the tax reductions in the

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were set to expire by 2025, in part to avoid needing a 60-vote supermajority in the senate to pass them. The new tax bill would make the individual tax cuts permanent, and is not expected to move in the Senate, since it would require 60 votes. U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10) under repeated questions would not defend the bill’s debt impact. Instead, she said it is meant to reshape the economy. “I think you’re trying to structurally create an economy that grows the middle class, grows and supports innovation,” Comstock said. She pointed to the American economy’s rapid growth, which in the last quarter showed 4.2 percent gross domestic product growth. “We are seeing this boom in the economy, and certainly opportunities here locally like we’ve never seen before,” Comstock said. And she said the tax bills encourage innovation and research and development. “Innovation and a growing economy are going to be the fastest way to shrink the budget deficit, and they’re going to be a way to deal with legacy costs, Medicare, Medicaid,” Comstock said During a debate with her challenger, state Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33), in October, Comstock did not address the Tax Cuts and Job Act’s impact on the federal public debt, instead shifting to the state budget, which she said would benefit. The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act passed the House of Representatives 220-191 on Sept. 28, supported by 217 of 236 Republicans and opposed 181 of 193 Democrats. 10 Republicans opposed the bill, three Democrats supported it, and nine of each party were listed as not voting. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Hanley said. “A lot of times, people don’t leave domestic violence situations because of their children, but also they don’t leave because of the animals.” Domestic violence victims worry if they leave, their abuser will take it out on their pets. But Loudoun County Animal Services provides a safe place to bring those animals when it’s time to get out. “We have an agreement with Loudoun County Animal Services that if a victim is not leaving an abuser because they’re afraid for their pet’s safety, or the abuser won’t let them take their pet with them, then we are able to place them at the animal services shelter, and they’ll have them as long as we have the people in shelter,” Hanley said. Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter Child Advocacy Center Director Chris Brosan exemplifies that partnership. He has a background in training law enforcement to recognize signs of animal abuse, and soon he’ll be moving from the Child Advocacy Center to take over as the chief of field services at the Department of Animal Services. “I think probably one of the biggest things to look for and to understand is that polyvictimization exists,” Brosan said, referring to having experienced more than one type of victimization, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, bullying, and exposure to family violence. “And that can’t exclude animals. So, if someone’s in a household for child neglect and there’s children there that are not being fed properly, and there are pets in that house, it goes without saying that that’s probably happening to those pets as well.” He said pets have an important role in societal and community safety that law enforcement officers of all kinds have to recognize. “When 48 percent of women will not leave a domestic violence situation for fear that their pet may be injured, if you don’t take that into consideration, you’re in essence enabling that to happen,” Brosan said. Today, the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter doesn’t have capacity to keep pets as well, so they stay with the Department of Animal Services temporarily, with names changed to protect victims. But Hanley said they’re working toward it.

and I think that is borderline inhumane.” Loudoun’s animal services also provide licensing and microchipping of dogs, which Stively said has given Loudoun dogs a much better chance of finding their way home. “I came from a jurisdiction where less than 2 percent of the dogs in our community had dog licenses, and when dogs got lost maybe 5 to 10 percent of them found their way back home, because no one knew who those dogs belonged to,” Stively said. In Loudoun, with near-ubiquitous dog licensing and a database of dog license addresses, 83 percent of dogs who wander away find their way back home. To find out more about Loudoun County Animal Services—or to find a new pet—visit loudoun.gov/animals.

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