Loudoun Now for nov. 15, 2018 by Loudoun Now

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[ November 15, 2018 ]

Hunting for the Hungry

Democrats Line Up To Fill Wexton’s Senate Seat BY RENSS GREENE

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Region Celebrates Amazon’s HQ2 Deal Virginia to Ramp Up Investment in Tech Training

BY RENSS GREENE

lthough a site on the border of Loudoun and Fairfax counties was a top contender for Amazon’s second headquarters, the company announced Tuesday morning it will split the country’s largest economic development project between sites in Arlington and Alexandria and New York City. Amazon calls the Virginia site “National Landing,” referring, according to the office of Governor Ralph Northam, to parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington County and Potomac Yard in the City of Alexandria. The company says it will bring about $2.5 billion in investment; 4 million square feet of energy-efficient office space, possibly expanding to 8 million; and estimated tax revenues of $3.2 billion over 20 years. The project was initially pitched as a single headquarters complex when the national site selection process was

launched earlier this year, spurring bids from scores of jurisdictions. However, Northern Virginia will share the project with New York City, which will get the other part of Amazon’s promised $5 billion investment. It also comes with a more unusual incentive than the typical offer of cash and tax breaks—although those are also included, linked to the company’s job creation. Virginia’s winning bid focused mainly on expanding the pool of tech talent in the region and improving its transportation infrastructure. “Virginia put together a proposal for Amazon that we believe represents a new model of economic development for the 21st century, and I’m excited to say that our innovative approach was successful,” said Gov. Ralph Northam in a statement announcing the company’s decision. “The majority of Virginia’s partnership proposal consists of investments in our education and transportation infrastructure that will bolster the features that

make Virginia so attractive: a strong and talented workforce, a stable and competitive business climate, and a world-class higher education system.” The state will work to double the number of annual number of graduates with computer science or closely related degrees, with a goal to add 25,000 to 35,000 graduates over the next 20 years. To do that, the state will establish a performance-based investment fund for higher education institutions to expand their bachelor’s degree programs, and spend up to $375 million over the next 20 years on George Mason University’s Arlington campus and a new Virginia Tech campus in Alexandria. That money is contingent on matching philanthropic fundraising by the universities. The state will also spend $50 million on science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science education in public schools and expanding internships for AMAZON >> 38

With a special election likely in January to fill the seat state Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) will leave behind when she goes to Congress, local candidates are crowding for a chance at joining the state senate. Wexton has submitted her letter of resignation to the state Senate, setting the timeline for finding a replacement. In a letter to Sen. Stephen Newman (R23), president pro tempore of the senate, Wexton said her resignation is effective immediately upon her swearing-in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3. Last year, the General Assembly technically never adjourned, instead continuing the special session. Under state law, during a session, the president pro tempore of the Senate must order an election if a senator resigns. Sen. Steve Newman (R-23) said he expects to issue a writ of election Wednesday, Nov. 14, starting the five-day clock for the parties to choose their nominees. Both parties are expected this weekend to select their candidate to run in the special election. Wexton’s chief of staff, Abby Carter, said discussions are ongoing, with no concrete date set yet for the actual election. If the 33rd Senate District is to have representation when the next WEXTON >> 39

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Del. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86) introduces Democratic Congresswoman-elect Jennifer Wexton at her victory party Nov. 6. Boysko formally announced the next day that she would seek to replace Wexton in the state senate with Wexton’s endorsement.

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Planning Commissioner Jeff Salmon (Dulles) and Chairman Cliff Keirce (Broad Run) listen to speakers at a hearing Nov. 7.

Loudoun Museum names new director

Coworking offices take off in Leesburg

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A cast of 17 performers are bringing the original musical, “Abira and the Mountain,” to middle schoolers in Loudoun and Prince William counties.

Young Couple with Disabilities Brings Their Story to the Stage BY DANIELLE NADLER There’s a group of young people working to deliver a message to middle schoolers throughout Loudoun County: that hope can persist despite challenges. Their medium is a 40-minute musical performance that puts the spotlight on characters facing challenges, such as physical and mental disabilities, and portrays them in positions of strength. The original musical, called “Abira and the Mountain,” is put on by nonprofit art and music therapy center A Place to Be and will be shown at four middle schools in Loudoun County and to thousands more students at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Prince William County by the end of the month. Through its Same Sky Project, A

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Ryan Perry and Amy Stone, longtime clients at A Place to Be art therapy center, are bringing a musical inspired by their relationship and challenges to local school stages.

Place to Be has delivered a message of hope and resilience through staged productions to Loudoun County’s

public schools for the past seven years. Teens and young adults have been behind each of the productions, which use the fun and power of theater to broach serious subjects, such as stereotypes, suicide, and mental illness. And “Abira and the Mountain” is particularly special for the team at A Place to Be, because it was written by two of their longtime clients, Amy Stone and Ryan Perry. The couple was leaving the movie theater after watching “Power Rangers” when Stone mentioned that it’d be nice to one day see a movie that featured people like them as main characters. Stone, 23, was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair and Perry, also 23, has autism. PLAY >> 39

INDEX Loudoun Gov.......................... 6 Leesburg.............................. 10 Education............................. 14 Public Safety........................ 18 Nonprofit.............................. 20 Biz....................................... 22 Local Gift Guide.................... 23 Our Towns............................ 30 LoCo Living.......................... 34 Classifieds........................... 40 Obituaries............................ 31 Public and Legal Notices...... 31 Opinion................................ 44

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n area that makes up about 7 percent of the county’s land continues to be the center of debate among community leaders developing Loudoun’s new comprehensive plan. During a Nov .7 public hearing, Loudouners got another chance to tell members of the county Planning Commission what they think about work on the new plan, and once again the debate focused heavily on the future of the Transition Policy Area. It has served as a buffer between the county’s rural and suburban areas since its

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World War I Armistice Centennial Highlighted During Veterans Day Program BY NORMAN K. STYER On the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, the Great War’s impact on Loudoun was explored by historians during a program in the county courthouse Sunday morning. The program began just after the courthouse bells joined those across the nation in ringing at 11 a.m.—the exact time fighting ended in 1918. Organized by the World War I Centennial Committee, the program examined life in Loudoun during the war, highlighted the roles prominent residents made supporting the war effort, and reflected on the 30 local residents who died while

fighting to end the Great War. Historian Richard Gillespie provided insight into how Loudouners experienced the war, from learning about the devastating European conflict in the newspapers and newsreels, to reporting for Selective Service assignments after the U.S entered the war, and the sacrifices made by stateside families to support the war effort. Speaking to a crowd packed in the historic courthouse in Leesburg, Gillespie noted that today’s residents could relive the experiences of those living in Loudoun a century ago.

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Participants in Sunday’s program reflecting on how World War I affected local residents place buddy poppies in a wreath at the base of the county memorial that list the names of 30 men who died in military service in the months before, and some after, Germany’s surrender.

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Loudoun Supervisors Set State Funding Priorities

BY RENSS GREENE

fter meeting with Loudoun’s General Assembly delegation, county supervisors have laid out their priorities for state funding to prepare for the 2019 session. Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) said the priorities were based not only on their importance to Loudoun, but whether they were attainable and whether they represent recurring sources of funding. First on the list: maintaining funding to fill the vacant seat on the 20th Judicial Circuit, which includes the Loudoun

Circuit Court. Last year, the General Assembly’s overtime budget deal not only implemented the Affordable Care Act in Virginia by expanding Medicaid access, but also funded all 31 authorized but unfunded judgeships in the state. Loudoun’s legal community had pushed for several years to create a fourth bench seat in Loudoun because of the circuit’s heavy and complex caseload, finally gaining approval in 2015. But that was taken away again after the retirement of Judge Burke F. McCahill, when the General Assembly stripped funding before the seat could be filled again. The PRIORITIES >> 9

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Delegates Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86), Wendy W. Gooditis (D-10), and David A. Reid (D-32) meet with county supervisors in October.

[ BRIEFS ] Supervisors Update Highway Solicitation Rules In response to legal challenges to similar rules in Charlottesville and Henrico, Loudoun County supervisors have updated the county’s prohibition on highway solicitation. This highway solicitation prohibition, adopted in 2013, was adopted after complaints to supervisors and the sheriff about people standing in medians asking for donations from drivers stopped at traffic signals. But similar ordinances in Virginia have recently faced constitutional challenges, so the ordinance has been updated on the advice of the county attorney. The section is renamed from “solicitation on highways prohibited” to “interference with traffic prohibited.” Rather than prohibit anyone who would “solicit contributions, of any nature, from the occupants of motor vehicles on highways,” the new ordinance says no pedestrian or driver may “exchange or attempt to exchange any item while such motor vehicle is located in a traffic or travel lane on a County highway.” There are exemptions for parking areas, law enforcement, or helping or exchanging information after an accident. Violators can be charged with a traffic infraction.

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County Administrator Tim Hemstreet and County Attorney Leo Rogers confer at a Board of Supervisors Public Hearing.

Supervisors to Let Staff Settle Some Lawsuits BY RENSS GREENE County supervisors have given County Administrator Tim Hemstreet and County Attorney Leo Rogers the authority to settle some lawsuits without a vote from the Board of Supervisors. Under a resolution passed Nov. 8, the county’s attorney and administrator can jointly agree to settle lawsuits up to the value of the county’s insurance deductible, currently $250,000; where a tax settlement case requires a refund of paid taxes; or where the litigation does not seek monetary compensation. Both must agree the settlement is “reasonable and appropriate.” Currently, the board often votes to settle lawsuits as part of a routine consent vote after closed-door conferences with county lawyers. That proposal gave Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) pause. She pointed to the examples of settlements that might transfer land or other items which have value, or in which the county must admit wrongdoing. She also raised the concern of a lawsuit that sets a legal precedent, referring to court cases that could influence future court decisions. “If this board and future boards end up being obligated by something that’s been settled, I think we should be involved in it,” Volpe said. Deputy County Attorney Courtney Sydnor pointed out both top officials would have to agree.

“There is a factor there of the board having trust in the professional discretion and judgment of the county administrator and the county attorney together determining that it is reasonable and appropriate,” Sydnor said. Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) agreed. “If we can’t trust the county administrator and the county attorney combined to realize where they should settle in a case where there’s no monetary damage. … then we have the wrong county administrator and the wrong county attorney,” Buona said. Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) wondered why the move, which could take some lawsuit settlements out of the Board of Supervisors’ meetings and out of the public eye, is necessary, and encouraged county staff members to have “a fairly low threshold” for bringing lawsuits to the board. “When you have clear board direction, or if it’s a very mundane matter, that’s one thing, but if there’s anything you think that could get the interest of the public, could leave us with people having questions one way or the other, please continue to bring those to us,” Letourneau said. Supervisors passed the new rule 6-12, with Volpe opposed and County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) absent.

Anyone looking to monitor the Planning Commission’s work on the county’s next comprehensive plan during their work session at the County Government Center on Saturday would have been greeted with locked doors for part of the meeting. Although under state law, meetings of public bodies are required to be open to the public, the doors on the county building stayed locked Saturday morning. The meeting started at 9 a.m., when county staff members and the sheriff ’s deputy on duty let people into the building; after that, anyone trying to get in would have to catch the attention of someone inside. Doors were unlocked by 11 a.m. County Public Information Officer Glen Barbour said the county is looking into whether there was a miscommunication among county staff members on

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Western Supervisors Decry ‘Political’ Rural Summit BY RENSS GREENE Supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) and Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said they are “disappointed” at what they say appears to be political motivations for County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall’s (D-At Large) planned rural summit Friday, Nov. 16. During the Nov. 8 Board of Supervisors meeting, Higgins said neither he nor Buffington were told about the summit, and were invited to attend only after asking about it. Their districts include most of the county’s rural land. “In the past two terms, my office in conjunction with the Blue Ridge office has sponsored three rural summits, and at each one of those summits we invited the chair or chairwoman to participate and speak at those rural summits,” Higgins said. He said he was concerned he and Buffington were invited to attend, but not participate. And, he pointed out, the person emceeing the event, Tia Walbridge, has declared she will run against Buffington in the 2019 election. “It does appear, unfortunately, to have become a political event, and I think it’s unfortunate, because we’re missing a real opportunity where we could have made progress on some of these issues in western Loudoun County,” Buffington said. The summit is also being organized using Randall’s office budget, which

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Supervisors Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) and Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) have protested what they say are political motivations for a Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large)’s upcoming rural summit.

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you look at her résumé, it is obvious that she knows what she’s talking about when she talks about the rural west, so it really wasn’t a hard decision,” Randall said. Walbridge, a sheep farmer, is also a founding board member of Save

Rural Loudoun, an associate director with Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District, and serves on the Virginia Agricultural Council. Randall said she “wasn’t thinking about politics” when she chose Walbridge. She also said her process setting up this summit was the same as her previous events, and pointed out that Higgins and Buffington have not held a rural summit in this term so far. She put the backlash down to emotion following this week’s election, in which state Sen. Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) decisively defeated Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock in the 10th District Congressional race. “Mrs. Comstock is not just their congresswoman, she’s their friend,” Randall said. “When you look at the numbers in Loudoun, they are stark, so I’m sure emotions are just very high right now.” She said Loudoun has a “collegial” Board of Supervisors, she respects her colleagues, and “for me it’s very important to put this behind us.” “It’s been a tough week, I get that, and emotions are high,” Randall said. “You have to put those emotions somewhere, and I am the chair of the board and I have broad shoulders, and I can handle their emotions for right now.” The rural summit is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 16 at the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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The list of priorities also includes requests to restore funding to Community Service Boards, which saw cuts last year; fully fund same-day access and primary care screening through Community Service Boards; and amend the budget to accept the 281 acres purchased by Loudoun County to expand a new state park north of Hillsboro, among other topics. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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be located at the Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise Street and will be open through March 31. A photo ID will be required for admittance to the shelter. The county will provide free transportation to the shetler at 9 p.m. daily from the Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St. in Leesburg, The shelter is operated by Loudoun County in partnership with the Loudoun County Continuum of Care. The Continuum is a coalition of public, nonprofit and faith-based organizations that provide a variety of shelter and support services to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Staff support for the Continuum of care is provided by the Loudoun County Department of Family Services. More information about services available to those experiencing homelessness in Loudoun County may be found atwww.loudoun.gov/CoC or by calling 571-258-3033.

Loudoun South Little League Recognized County supervisors recognized the Loudoun South Little League American All Star Teams for their remarkable seasons with resolutions Thursday, Nov. 8. The nine- to 11-year-old team won the Virginia State Championship and became the first Loudoun South Little League team from their age bracket to win a district title and state title. The team went on to compete in the Tournament of State Champions, advancing all the way to semifinals as the number one seed in the tournament. The 11- and 12-year-old team won the District 16 championship and became the first Loudoun South Little League team from their district to win the Virginia state championship. During the Virginia tournament, they won all 6 of their games and outscored opponents 56-1. The team went on to compete in the Southeast regional tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game.

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Loudoun Bar Association had nominated—and the General Assembly had declared qualified—Leesburg attorney Alex N. Levay to take McCahill’s spot on the bench. With no judgeship awaiting him, Levay continued his private practice.

The state put little new money into Metro; most of that funding was stripped from regional transportation projects by redirecting tax revenue from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. That drew strong criticism from local elected officials, businesses, and regional transportation and business groups for trying to solve Metro’s problem by further hobbling efforts to catch up on other transportation needs in Northern Virginia.

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That funding is still in Virginia’s twoyear operating budget; Loudoun supervisors want their lobbyists and state representatives to make sure it stays in. Second on the list is at least as much a hot-button issue for Loudoun: restoring funding to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Last year the General Assembly’s filled Virginia’s part of Metros’ funding gap in large part by taking it from Northern Virginia’s other transportation needs.

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It may come down to a recount to decide who will sit on the Leesburg Town Council dais come Jan. 1. Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox won re-election to her seat with an 81-vote margin over Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox. The fourth-place finisher has said she will decide by the end of this week whether to seek a recount.

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Joseph Rizzo, pictured in front of the Loudoun Museum, began his role as the museum’s executive director on Tuesday.

Loudoun Museum Names New Director

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

here’s a new leader at Loudoun Museum. The museum’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that Joseph Rizzo has been named the museum’s new executive director. He comes to Loudoun by way of Charleston, SC, where he served as curator of interpretation and museum programs at Drayton Hall. Rizzo has more than 10 years of museum experience and has held positions in both community museums and at historical sites in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. He is also an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston. Prior to his work at Drayton Hall, he was a historian with the Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Rizzo holds a doctorate in history from West Virginia University; a master’s degree in American history, also from West Virginia University; and an undergraduate degree in history from State University of New York Buffalo. He has authored numerous publications and reviews and was a 2018 recipient of the Whitelaw Founders Award. “I am honored and excited to lead the Loudoun Museum in our mission to discover, conserve, interpret and disseminate knowledge of Loudoun’s culture and history,” Rizzo said. “I am looking forward to working with the trustees and the Town of Leesburg and county staff as well as with our partners and the community as we transform the museum and advance our mission.” It’s been a tough year for the museum, which saw its executive director

terminated in early summer and its remaining staff resign. The museum has been closed since June. The museum’s board of trustees has vowed both to the Leesburg Town Council and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors—its landlord and major funding source, respectively—to develop a sustainable plan for the museum’s operations. “Dr. Rizzo has not only the credentials and experience to lead the Loudoun Museum but the passion and vision to transform the museum into an institution the community can be proud of,” Michael O’Connor, president of the museum’s board of trustees, stated. “Joe brings us the kind of expertise the Board of Trustees deemed crucial for the Museum’s long-term success.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Leesburg Police Launch Drone BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The Leesburg Police Department introduced the newest addition to the agency last week—a lightweight, four-propeller, camera-equipped unmanned aircraft system. The department plans to use its new tool, commonly referred to as a drone, for several different police procedures, including search and rescue; traffic accident reconstruction; flood assessments; and dangerous situations. All remote operators of the drone must earn certification for drone operation through the Federal Aviation Administration. Thus far, the police department’s drone has one certified operator, Master Police Officer Kevin Zodrow. The department hopes to have another operator within the next few months. The drone purchased by the departDRONE >> 13

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Maddox Weighs Recount in Council Race BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The 10-day clock for Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox to decide whether to seek a recount in last week’s election began Friday, when the Leesburg Town Council votes were certified. According to the most recent numbers released by the county’s election office, Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox was the third-place finisher among five candidates for three council seats. Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox finished fourth, 81 votes behind Fox. The vote differential between the two now stands at 0.496 percent. Under Virginia law, any election results with a differential of not more than 1 percent is eligible for a recount. With the differential now below 0.5 percent, any recount would be paid for by the Town of Leesburg, County Registrar Judy Brown said. She estimates the cost of a recount to be about $3,000. If the differential were between 0.5 and 1 percent, Maddox would have to pay for the cost of the recount. Maddox said this week she will decide by Friday whether to seek the recount. She said she wants to consider what is best for both the town and the voters, and wants to ensure that every vote has been counted. If she does elect to file for a recount, Maddox would need to petition the Loudoun County Circuit Court. The filing would need to be sent to the court by Monday, Nov. 19. Each candidate in the Leesburg Town Council race would be able to choose one election officer who worked during last week’s balloting to participate in the recount. Brown said she believed the recount would take place before the end of the year and take about a day to accomplish. Votes for all five candidates in the Leesburg Town Council race would be recounted, not just the votes of Maddox and Fox. The Leesburg mayoral race votes would not be recounted, Brown said. Fox declined comment for this article. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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Shenandoah University Goes High-Tech to Prep Physician Assistant Grads BY DANIELLE NADLER

ust as Shenandoah University prepares to graduate its first class of physician assistant students from its Loudoun campus, it is rolling out a new technology that brings the realities of the hospital to the classroom. The university’s physician assistant program, housed at Scholar Plaza in Lansdowne, has launched an augmented reality class where students can experience what it’s like to work in a surgical wing of a hospital without leaving their desks. The class invites students to don virtual reality goggles that allow them to see the surgical wing 360 degrees simply by turning their head as if they were standing in the room. The pro-

gram was created by assistant professor Erika Francis. Gleaning from her years of experience working in hospitals, Francis created videos that capture the fast-paced, often-stressful moments working with patients who are experiencing pain. She recruited theater students from the Shenandoah Conservatory to perform in the videos. “We call it high-tech, high-touch,” she said. “So when they’re on the (hospital) floor, it’s not the first time they’re experiencing an intense situation.” During a recent physician assistant class, the students at the university’s Scholar Plaza campus in Lansdowne put on the virtual reality goggles to watch a video that shows a team of nurses and physician assistants preparing a teenage girl for appendicitis surgery. Before the students watched

the video, Francis gave a short lecture on what the industry calls hand-offs, which refers to the medical staff transferring information about patients, especially during shift changes. She invited them to observe how the physician assistants handled it in the video. “Lack of communication can cause delayed care and even result in deaths,” Francis said. “This is where errors happen,” added Stephanie Bernard, assistant professor and assistant director at Scholar Plaza. “You’ll be on a 12-hour shift and then you have to hand off all of this information quickly to the next PA.” She told the students to pay attention to how this hand-off of information is SHENANDOAH >> 16

A familiar face in Loudoun County has joined the staff at Shenandoah University. Ernie Carnevale recently accepted the role of director of government and community services for Loudoun County, a new position designed to get the word out about the university’s programming throughout Northern Virginia. Carnevale began the part-time role in September after retiring as president and CEO of Blue Ridge Hospice in May. He led the nonprofit organization for 19 years. He said after a few months of traveling and relaxing, he ran into Mitch Moore, Shenandoah University’s vice president for advancement, who asked what he was up to now. He said the university was looking for someone to help promote the programs at its Scholar Plaza in Landsdowne, a role he said Carnevale would be a good fit for. “I loved the idea,” Carnevale said. He’s worked as an adjunct professor for the past 18 years, teaching health care management and human resources management. Shenandoah University established the Scholar Plaza in 2001, CARNEVALE >> 16

School Board Weighs 5 Dulles North Attendance Boundary Plans BY DANIELLE NADLER The Loudoun County School Board is considering five options for how the attendance boundary lines could be drawn for elementary schools in the Ashburn area. About 2,000 elementary students are expected to be reassigned schools to make room for Waxpool Elementary School, which will open along Belmont Ridge Road next fall. The attendance changes will also free up space at the county’s most crowded schools, including Madison’s Trust Elementary which is housing 1,201 students this year—235 more than the building was designed to hold. Students in seven schools in the

Dulles North planning area could be asked to attend a different school next year. Those elementary schools are Creightons Corner, Hillside, Madison’s Trust, Legacy, Mill Run, Moorefield Station, and Rosa Lee Carter, and dot the planning area northeast of Dulles Airport. Board members are scheduled to adopt a final plan Dec. 11. The proposals include two maps drafted by the school system’s planning department as a starting point for the process, called Plan 1A and Plan 1B. Three board members have also put forward proposals. Board member Joy Maloney (Blue Ridge) drafted Plan 100, which is similar to the planning staff ’s proposals but

reassigns fewer students. It would keep planning zones DN 44.4 and DN 44.5 at Hillside Elementary; planning zone DN 32.2 at Mill Run Elementary; and planning zone DN 36.8 at Madisons Trust Elementary. Maloney said she’s heard from many families in those neighborhoods who want to stay at their current schools, in part because they can walk to and from those schools. Last week, board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) presented his version, called Plan 101. It maintains all known walk zones, similar to Plan 100, but it assigns more students to the new Waxpool Elementary and Mill Run Elementary. “This enables greater relief for schools further to the south,”

he said. His plan also takes into account future schools, ES-34 planned to open in 2028 and ES-23 that is slated to open in 2021. Under Plan 101, students at Rosa Lee Carter and Moorefield Station would not be reassigned until ES-34 opens. That also frees up space in ES23 to house students who would otherwise attend Creightons Corner and Madisons Trust, two of the area’s most crowded schools. At another work session Monday, board member Beth Huck (At Large) presented a fourth plan, called 102. It is similar to Plan 101 except it would keep planning zone 32 at Mill Run EleBOUNDARY PLANS >> 16

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BY DANIELLE NADLER Educators, historians, students and longtime Loudouners gathered at Douglass School Saturday to recount the determination of the county’s black families to achieve an equal education for their children. Loudoun was one of the last school systems in the nation to desegregate its schools. It was in 1968 when county leaders finally integrated black and white students, 14 years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that declared separate public schools based on race to be unconstitutional. The Edwin Washington Project, a nonprofit organization created to preserve and retell the history of black students’ education in Loudoun, put on a program Saturday to share some of those stories. The event was called Dirt Don’t Burn, taken from the message a teacher at the all-black school in Willisville wrote to school leaders when they refused to send coal or wood to heat the schoolhouse. Larry Roeder, historian and lead investigator of The Edwin Washington Project, told the story of a father with a fourth-grade education who was determined to see his daughter go to college. But first, she needed a high school education, so he petitioned the School Board to provide transportation for students in her village of Willisville to the Leesburg Training School, also known as the Union Street School, 24 miles east in Leesburg. Speakers shared about how black families pooled their money to pay for things the school system was providing white students, such as books, pencils,

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mentary. “While they are very close to Waxpool Elementary, it would create a splinter,” sending only one section of the Broadlands community to Waxpool and keeping the rest of Mill Run and Hillside, Huck said. Hornberger said Huck’s slight change to his plan is a fair suggestion, but it does not account for the 76 students that are estimated to be moving into homes that are approved for construction but not yet built. Maloney called Huck’s plan “solid at first glance.” Director of Planning Beverly Tate has asked board members to submit any other proposals by Friday. The board will hold one last public hearing on the attendance plans at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, ahead of a final vote Tuesday, Dec. 11. See the plans in detail and sign up to speak at the public hearing at lcps.org/ Page/206863.

done in the hospitals when they are on rotation. But, she added, they can get started on observing this right now thanks to the virtual reality program. J. J. Ruscella, executive director for the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning, told the students that physician assistants who came before them had to wait until they were on rotation—shadowing in the hospitals—before they could experience the demand of making quick decisions and clearly communicating in a heated, high-adrenaline atmosphere. “You will be some of the first people to experience these learning tools,” he said.

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Bernard said the augmented reality class is the university’s latest effort to try to prepare students in the physician assistants master’s degree program for the real deal. It’s among the reasons the program is one of the most sought after in the region. More than 500 students apply each year, and only 60 get in. Bernard has seen demand spike since Shenandoah University launched the physician assistant program at the Scholar Plaza, because it’s more accessible than the Winchester campus for students living in the Washington, DC, metro area. She even has a few students who commute from Pennsylvania to Lansdowne. “There’s no way they would enroll if they had to go clear to Winchester,” Bernard said, “but this location makes it possible for them.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Charges Dropped in Armed Confrontation with Airbnb Renters The man who was charged in August with a slew of felony crimes following an altercation with a group of Airbnb renters at an Aldie-area home saw those charges dropped in Loudoun County District Court on Nov. 8. John A. “Jack” Andrews, 77, was charged with five counts of abduction, use of/display of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and brandishing of a firearm.

The charges stemmed from a confrontation with the renters on the morning of Aug. 11 after Andrews, the homeowner, discovered the home had sustained significant damage and showed signs of violence, including broken doors and pools of blood. The previous night, the home had been the site of a large party with 300-400 people. The property’s caretaker recorded a video of a man being beaten as the party continued around 4. a.m. Andrews arrived on the property at approximately 9 a.m. Armed with a handgun, he attempted to hold the small group of people who remained at the house until deputies arrived. They fled, and he then blocked the driveway, preventing some from leaving. Deputies charged Andrews. No charges were filed against the renters. The case had been set for a preliminary hearing Nov. 8. None of the witnesses appeared to testify. Judge Dean Worcester granted the motion by the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office to drop the charges. Andrews, who was held in the county jail without bond following his arrest, said he hopes to recover the extensive damages sustained at the home—more than $100,000—plus compensation for his own stress from Airbnb. The home is no longer listed for rent, but is on the market for sale.

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Laptop Battery Blamed in House Fire The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office determined last week’s fire in the

basement of an Ashburn home was accidental, caused by a malfunctioning laptop battery. Just before 10:15 a.m. Nov. 6, a resident of a Lucketts Bridge Circle home called 911 to report smoke coming from the basement of a home. Fire and rescue units from Moorefield, Ashburn, Dulles South, Brambleton, and Leesburg along with command and safety officers were dispatched. Crews arrived on the scene and found significant smoke showing from the rear basement entrance of a large, detached single family home and called for more help from Moorefield, Sterling Park, and Dulles Airport. The homeowner was outside. Once firefighters entered the home, they quickly located and extinguished an active fire in the basement. Crews remained on scene to overhaul and ventilate the residence. The Fire Marshal’s Office estimated damage to the structure at $100,000 in damages plus additional $100,000 in damages to the contents. Two adults and one canine were displaced. No injuries were reported.

Round Hill Man Dies in Crash Virginia State Police troopers are investigating a Nov. 11 crash in Clarke County that killed a Round Hill man. According to the report, Joseph L. Kittiver, 24, was driving northbound on Rt. 340 north of Rt. 7 when his 2015 Toyota Corolla crossed the center line, ran off the highway and struck a tree. Kittiver died at the scene.

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Wartime in Loudoun “When we went to war, Loudoun County was watching this through the Baltimore papers, occasionally a Washington paper. Our thought was fairly simple: How does this happen? We watched with the same horror that we’ve watched in the last week with mass shootings and the massive fires raging in California—with that kind of awed ‘oh my gosh’ not knowing what to make of it.” For the first three years of the war, President Woodrow Wilson worked to maintain America’s neutrality and preserve its ability to act as a peacemaker. But as German attacks hit closer to home—with the sinking of the Lusitania and sabotage attacks—that neutrality increasingly was put to the test. The disclosure in early 1917 of the Zimmerman telegram in which Germany promised Mexico control of the American southwest if it joined an alliance against the U.S. prompted Wilson to ask for a declaration of war. “If you understand his

their military service, two were killed in the Battle of Belleau Wood, the final German offensive in June 1918. At least six were killed during the Allies’ Meuse-Argonne Offensive—a six-week campaign to push the German army back on the Western Front that resulted in the armistice ending the war. It was a costly campaign, with 26,777 American soldiers killed and another 95,786 wounded. “It will be the most disgusting military operations Americans have ever been involved in if you had to participate. I can’t even begin to tell you how difficult it was,” Gillespie said. “It’s between the Meuse River and the Argonne forest in this little valley that’s about the size of the Loudoun Valley and we lost what— casualties 125,000 people there—that’s stunning. So, think about what that did to Loudoun when they began to realize those statistics.” Many of Loudoun’s war dead died from disease or during training or in post-armistice service. Loudoun’s war veterans were honored during a July 25, 1919, ceremony at the courthouse where medals were presented by the people of Loudoun County in recognition of their service to those “who had gone through this great campaign to make the world safe for democracy,” Gillespie said.

Key Contributors The program also highlighted the contributions of other prominent Loudouners during the war. Most important was Westmoreland Davis, who began his term as governor in February 1918 and formed close ties

to the soldiers. “He became the doughboy’s best friend in as many ways as he could,” Gillespie said. George C. Marshall entered the war as an army captain charged with training and planning for the 1st Division. He won acclaim for the planning of the attack in the May 1918 Battle of Cantigny, which resulted in the first notable American victory. Marshall’s career was altered following a tense exchange with General John J. Pershing, when he objected to the commander’s criticism of a training exercise. Soon afterward, Marshall joined Pershing’s staff at the headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force and was instrumental in planning the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Another Loudoun resident, William Corcoran Eustis, then the owner of Oatlands, also served on Pershing’s staff. Oatlands has more than 200 letters he wrote home to his wife, Edith, during the war that provide insight into the not only the goings on in Paris but also the challenges of life back home, such as the rising cost of grain on the home front prompting talks of selling horses at the estate. Upperville resident Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson served as President Wilson’s White House physician and served as an important advisor and confidant during the war. The program concluded with a wreath-laying at the World War I memorial in the courthouse square. Members of the centennial committee read the names of the war dead listed on the monument and, when known, told of their war assignment and cause of death. View videos of the program at loudounnow.com/video.

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First Class Fitness Studio is hosting a Buck in the Bucket fundraiser for the Ryan Bartel Foundation at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16. The event will take place at the fitness studio, 130 S. 20th St. in Purcellville, and feature more than 40 baskets and gift certificates that were donated by local businesses for auction. The studio’s goal is to raise $10,000 for the Ryan Bartel Foundation, whose mission is to prevent youth suicide through awareness, educational programs and activities that empower youth to help themselves and each other by spreading hope, help and strength. Purchase tickets for the event at firstclassfitnessstudio.com and learn more about the Ryan Bartel Foundation at ryanbartelfoundation.org. Danielle Nadler/Loudoun Now

Guilford Elementary students take a virtual tour of Montpelier using the Google Expedition Pioneer Program. Guilford is one of six schools receiving additional support through local grants.

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100WomenStrong, SunTrust Launch Challenge to Raise $400K for Loudoun’s Low-income Schools BY DANIELLE NADLER Philanthropy group 100WomenStrong is partnering with the SunTrust Foundation to drum up support for six of the county’s elementary schools with a high number of low-income families. At 100WomenStrong’s 10th anniversary celebration last Thursday, leaders in the philanthropy group announced that SunTrust Foundation has granted $100,000 to Loudoun Education Foundation to distribute to Forest Grove,

Sugarland, Guilford, Sterling, Sully and Rolling Ridge elementary schools, all designated as Title I schools, meaning they enroll enough students from low-income families to qualify for additional federal funding. As part of the announcement, 100WomenStrong has issued a challenge grant of $100,000 to also support the initiative and encourage others to match the $200,000 raised so far. “The Loudoun Education Foundation is incredibly grateful for the gen-

erosity of the SunTrust Foundation,” stated Executive Director Dawn Meyer. “This funding will help our most vulnerable students achieve academic success in the classroom while providing needed resources for their families at school.” The donations will expand 100WomenStrong’s Community School Initiative that started as a pilot program at Sterling Elementary. It supports acCHALLENGE >> 21

Youth for Tomorrow Opens in Lansdowne Youth for Tomorrow officially opened its Loudoun County Regional Behavioral Health Office for clinical behavioral services at 19415 Deerfield Avenue in Lansdowne. The nonprofit organization’s regional office will provide diagnosis and treatment for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, anger, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, aggression, familial and relational issues, among other challenges. Staff includes a licensed clinical psychologist and two licensed clinical social workers. The organization accepts private insurance and Medicaid. Youth for Tomorrow began offering outpatient behavioral health services in 2012 and maintains five regional offices serving more than 1,500 children and adults each month, including veterans and military families. Learn more at youthfortomorrow.org.

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The Backpack Buddies Foundation of Loudoun held its Friendsgiving Dinner on Friday, to raise money for the backpack buddies programs in Loudoun County Public Schools. The event, held at River Creek Club, is the foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year. As of Tuesday, the organization’s president and founder, Daniel L. Hampton, said he and his team were still calculating how much was raised. Last year, the fundraiser brought in $100,000. The foundation provides food and financial donations to backpack buddies programs, which help feed food-insecure students over the weekends. Backpack buddies programs typically send cereal, milk, hearty soup or ravioli, tuna, applesauce and snacks home with students each Friday. Last school year, 82 schools and 3,683 students in Loudoun participated in backpack buddies programs.

Challenge ademic achievement and focuses on positive youth development, including personal and social skills and leadership development. 100WomenStrong’s challenge to other businesses and organizations to match the SunTrust Foundation’s grant would create a fund of at least $400,000 to ensure the educational initiative continues to benefit children, families and the community. “The SunTrust Foundation is committed to academic achievement, interpersonal and leadership skill development for youth,” stated Stan Little, president of the SunTrust Foundation. “Programs like CSI provide critical tools for future socioeconomic advancement and financial confidence.” Karen G. Schaufeld, founder and president of 100WomenStrong, said the pilot CSI program was modeled after a successful program in Pennsylvania, which she and others at 100WomenStrong knew they could

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replicate in Loudoun with the right funding and support. “Last year alone, the CSI coordinator Sandra Amaya helped create and support 26 programs that served hundreds of students and families of Sterling Elementary and organized more than 100 volunteers to support everything from tutoring to sports camps,” Schaufeld said. The grant dollars will support activities designed to increase parent engagement; activities such as coffee with parents, a program called Loudoun Nurturing Parents, pizza nights, family science nights and family movie nights. All of these programs help parents feel welcomed and confident to come into the school and be comfortable enough to ask questions of teachers and administrators and participate more fully in their child’s education. To learn more about and support the effort, donate at communityfoundationlf.org/product/100womenstronglti.

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BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ hanging market conditions and the whims of the working public have opened the floodgates for a new type of office environment that is sprouting up throughout Leesburg and greater Loudoun County. Coworking spaces are becoming some of the most desirable places to rent a desk, launch a company, or even just find a place away from home but still avoid a dreaded commute. Torge Dennen had originally purchased the 880 Harrison St. property, which included an office built in the late 1980s as the headquarters for Loudoun Water and later used by the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, with the vision of retrofitting it for apartments or condos. But, “it seemed like an opportunity so ripe for something like office,” he said. Dennen and his business partners are renovating the 30,000-square-foot, three-floor building and looking to open the doors of the new venture, called Blockchain, by late January. And they want to offer the workers who make their way to Blockchain as many amenities as possible. A fitness room, along with a yoga and stretch lab studio, can be found on the lowest floor, right next to a kitchen that will make fresh cookies and croissants daily. The main floor social area will have games and a coffee bar, and Blockchain will even have its own coffee blend developed by a local roaster. The building also has a bitcoin mining nest, the proceeds of which will be used to host social events. Hot desking spaces—desks that are not assigned—plus private and shared office space will be available, and companies can even have their space custom built for them. Coworking spaces are becoming more popular, Dennen said, because it takes a lot of the burden of setting up an office off a company’s hands. “Small companies don’t want to mess with long leases or furnishing things. They just want to work,” he said. As an added benefit, the building is located in Leesburg’s HUBZone. Businesses that locate in a HUBZone are given preferential treatment for government

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A former Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office station is the future site of one of the hottest trends in the office market—coworking. contracts by the federal government fourth floor of the building, where the and many coworking spaces throughout Evolve coworking space was located, for town have quickly filled up because of full market value. So the doors to Evolve closed and the members relocated to the opportunity. XCYTE, at 131 Fort Evans Road, other spaces. And yet, Robert Matheson notes, he opened last summer and already has all nine of its offices and 19 out of its 22 still receives weekly calls from people in desks spoken for. XCYTE’s CEO Devin the market for a coworking space. “There is a coworking need in LeesHenderson created the company, located down the hall from his DH Technol- burg for sure,” he said. Plans are to reprise the Evolve concept ogies, to help others trying to start their business or gain their HUBZone certifi- in Leesburg, also in the Waverly Park area, hopefully by springtime, Matheson cation. “We’re trying to create a space where said. Some building owners and operators people can collaborate,” said Jessica Farhave even decided to retrofit their office low, XCYTE’s community manager. Collaboration is just as much of a sell- spaces to make them more appealing to ing point for the area’s coworking spac- coworking. The third floor of the 15 N. es, as often companies with both simi- King St. building overlooking the county lar and divergent interests find ways to courthouse is one example. When a longtime tenant moved out, work together or share ideas or insight the owners renovated the entire suite to in a space’s common areas. Flexibility is also a desirable selling bring it up to current market standards point for many companies or individu- and then watched it sit unoccupied for als to use coworking spaces, as very of- the better part of two years. Joshua Cagten leases are shorter than for renting a ney said he credits his wife, Nicole Gustraditional office space. tavson, with coming up with the idea to Robert Matheson and his father reconfigure the space for co-working. Charles launched their Evolve cowork“I think we’re positioned well at this ing concept in Leesburg in 2016. At their point,” Cagney said. “My sense is this property in the Waverly Park office cen- is a needed commodity in the Town of ter, the Mathesons were excited to get Leesburg.” They are currently in the tenant-findin on the coworking game, and quickly filled up with more than a dozen active ing phase for the 3,000-square-foot members. But not long after their grand space. Cagney said he sees a bright fuopening, they were approached by a ture for the coworking market. business that wanted to lease the entire “What’s appealing for this kind of

venture from a commercial real estate perspective is it’s scalable. If I have a 6,000-square-foot space I need to lease out I’m looking for a business that needs to lease out 6,000 square feet or needs to dump a ton of money to split the space,” he said. “But if I have a couple of entrepreneurs who come in and say I need one office now, I may need more, that’s a win-win, a no brainer for a coworking space.” Leesburg Junction, another one of the early success stories in the town’s coworking scene, is home to more than 50 small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its transformed the three-level building at 215 Depot Court, that once housed the county’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department, into flexible space for events, meetings, and offices. Jack O’Donnell, owner of Leesburg Juction, said they’ve seen so much demand for shared work spaces, they’ve recently added more office space. Members can rent designated desks, private offices, or open space—where they can float to sit at any open desks, couches or table tops. O’Donnell said the building’s model allows entrepreneurs or nonprofits to become members and request that they give Leesburg Junction a 90-day notice if they plan to cancel their membership. That concept is less risky for startup and small operations than leasing space for a year or more. “This model takes a lot of the overhead and risk out of the equation,” O’Donnell said. “We really are here to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations be successful.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

[ BIZ NOTES ] D.C. United Project Cited as ‘Deal of the Year’ The local chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women presented Loudoun Economic Development with its “Deal of the Year” award for the effort to co-locate D.C. United’s headquarters and a Loudoun United stadium near Leesburg. Kimley-Horn and Associates, an engineering consulting firm, and GeoConcepts Engineering, a geotechnical engineering company, nominated the department for the award, writing “Professional sports teams provide a relatively unique type of development that requires ingenuity and creativity to secure. This development offered several challenges, such as the fact that the team needs to have the stadium built and op-

erational less than one year after the deal was signed. This required a significant amount of planning and coordination between county departments to ensure permits and approvals could be obtained.” Kimley-Horn was involved in bringing the project to Loudoun, including representing the sports franchise on applications to the county and Town of Leesburg. Loudoun County is providing the land for the facilities, and approximately $15 million in financing for the construction of the fields, offices, training facility and a 5,000-seat stadium. The team will make regular lease payments to the county that are expected to offset any debt payments incurred as part of the financing package.

Kasemen Joins SU as Executive in Residence Loudoun businessman Dan Kaseman is bringing his industry knowledge to the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business as its newest executive in residence. “The Shenandoah students are as bright and driven as any I have encountered,” Kaseman said. “It’s an honor to work in this high-energy environment. I hope I can give them some real-world experience and help them build confidence.” Kaseman owns Kaseman Capital Partners, a commercial real estate investment firm that owns and operates buildings in Northern Virginia. He is also the managing partner and co-owner of Middleburg Real Estate/Atoka Prop-

erties, a residential and commercial real estate brokerage firm serving Northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. He serves on the board of NOVA Parks, which oversees 13,000 acres of parkland in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax. Kaseman joins Clyde Lamond, who has served as the executive in residence for the Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business since 2014; J. Knox Singleton, the newly retired chief executive officer of Inova, who is Shenandoah’s health care executive in residence; and David Darsch, a strategic business advisor who is the entrepreneur in residence.

According to the ICSC survey, the average consumer plans to spend $706.40 this holiday season, with $522 allotted for gifts. Overall, 92 percent of U.S. consumers plan to purchase holiday gifts and other holiday items this year. More than half, 54 percent, plan to spend more this year than last year. Approximately one in four shoppers are planning to buy big-ticket items like household appliances or jewelry; 40 percent are expected to buy electronics; 64 percent of consumers plan to buy gift cards; 52 percent plan to buy apparel and footwear; and 49 percent plan to buy toys and games. According to the survey, the vast majority of shoppers, 74 percent, are influenced by special promotions and just over 60 percent plan their holiday shopping around specific promotional events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Super Saturday and other big sales. Interestingly, despite the rapid growth in social media, only 20 percent of survey respondents said they were more influenced by promotions on social media compared with other media.

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Waterford Embarks on National Historic Landmark Update

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hen Waterford won designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1970 it was a quiet cluster of homes and shops that had little changed since colonial times. Today, the village streets bustle with commuters and surrounding farmland is dotted with MacMansions. Yet the core village and much of its viewshed remain preserved. How much has changed within the landmark during the past five decades? Local, state, and federal historic preservation leaders are hoping to find out. The Waterford Foundation is kicking off an innovative partnership with the U.S. National Park Service and the University of Delaware’s Center of Historic Architecture and Design to update the inventory of significant assets within the designated National Historic Landmark. Also partnering in the two-year effort is the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the Loudoun County Department of Planning. Plans for the project were presented to residents during a community meeting

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The view of Main Street in Waterford has changed little over two centuries, a quality that, in 1970, helped the village attain status as a National Historic Landmark.

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the project, which is proposed to start in December and continue through 2020. She noted the foundation board and committees have long talked about the need to update the landmark data, and is

Ten months after relinquishing management of the Bush Tabernacle, Purcellville Teen Center President Phil Message is back in. The teen center again took over operational management in the tabernacle on Nov. 1., acting as a subcontractor to Shaun Alexander Enterprises, which has been contracted by the Town of Purcellville since Jan. 1 to manage the Fireman’s Field complex, including the tabernacle, through 2022. Message said Alexander reached out to him in August to see if he would be interested in returning. “We’ve been discussing for a few weeks now about how to make that happen,” said Message, who had managed the property from 2010 until the Town Council terminated his contract in January to bring in Alexander. When the town announced a partnership with Alexander to manage the 15.89-acre complex in November, Message was forced to leave by Dec. 29 after seven years in the tabernacle. Beginning Jan. 1, Alexander took over management of the complex with Play to Win, a regional sports management company, as a subcontractor handling day-to-day operations in the tabernacle. Alexander was initially required to pay the town $120,000 in 2018— $88,800 more than the teen center paid annually. Aside from the Teen Center’s departure, many residents were angered

by Play to Win’s April announcement that it would increase user fees in the complex. That decision upset the Upper Loudoun Youth Football League, which had previously paid the county about $9,000 annually and was then faced with an estimated $12,500 annual payment. Kevin Keane, the league’s president, announced on April 11 that the league would look for another location to play its 2018 games. That same month, the deal between Alexander and the town began to fall apart. It started when Alexander requested an $87,500 reimbursement for initial cleanup, repairs and maintenance of the complex from the town, which was $27,500 more than the town was contractually obligated to pay. In June, the Town Council voted to approve the $60,000 reimbursement that the contract allowed for in year one. In July, Play to Win informed Alexander that it would terminate its contract early. A month later, Alexander told the town that he would terminate his contract effective Sept. 1., prompting Play to Win, Discover Purcellville and Message to submit proposals to the town detailing their desires to manage operations in the tabernacle. Less than two weeks later, upon realizing that the town viewed the termination as a breach of contract, Alexander wanted back in. The Town Council then voted to approve a contract amendment that eliminated Alexander’s obligation to maintain the athletic fields and reduced his monthly

Council Readies for Vote on Gun Shop’s Coffee Sales The Hamilton Town Council on Monday will take a third stab at a vote on whether to allow the Bullets & Beans gun shop owner Kevin Jones to sell coffee in the town’s Retail Sales & Service Commercial District as part of a six-month trial period. If the vote passes, Jones will be allowed to sell coffee while the town evaluates the operation. If it goes well, the council will hold another vote in May to approve or deny Jones’ special use permit to permanently sell coffee. Monday’s vote comes after twoand-a-half months of setbacks that began on Sept. 10, when the council delayed a vote to get more information on Jones’ coffee selling operations. After a Sept. 25 meeting, the council decided to take the vote on Oct. 15. That vote never happened, though. According to Town Attorney Maureen Gilmore, Jones didn’t provide the town with requested information in time for the Town Council to take the vote. For more information on the meeting, call the town office at 540338-2811.

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rent payments from $10,000 to $4,000. In response, the county last month agreed to resume maintenance of the athletic fields. Message, who went to work as the office manager of Movement Mortgage just a few blocks away from the tabernacle when he left in December, is now focused on restoring the teen center’s previous prices and programs. In addition to making admission free for everyone, although keeping skating rental fees at $6, he’s also focused on reducing concession prices and reinstating basketball and bi-weekly toddler time. “We’re basically rolling back everything,” Message said. “We’re reverting to the way it used to be.” Moreover, Message is trying to boost Friday night teen attendance numbers, which were around 100 in previous years but have been hovering around 20 lately. “The goal is to get those numbers back up again,” he said. “Right now our main focus is to increase attendance and revenue.” Message said that he hasn’t spoken with anyone in Town Hall other than Parks and Recreation Division Manager Amie Ware and Events Specialist Hibah Salah, who he said were excited about his return. He said, “It’s nice to be back and everyone is very welcoming.” pszabo@loudounnow.com

868 Estate Vineyards to Host Artist Reception 868 Estate Vineyards 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 will host a reception with artist Elaine Florimonte. Guests are invited to enjoy an afternoon sipping on wine and learning about Florimonte’s abstract landscape paintings, which she uses acrylic media and collage to create. While visitors can purchase Florimonte’s paintings at the event, they can also do so while they’re on display from now until Sunday, Dec. 2. For more information, go to 868estatevineyards.com or call 540668-7008.

LOVETTSVILLE Lovettsville Fire and Rescue Name Top Responders The Lovettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company 12 held its annual Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony this month, during which it touted some impressive numbers. In 2018, the fire company graduated five new firefighters and responded to 356 calls. Knut Jorgenson was named the top responder with 81 calls this year and Tim Dunlap was named Firefighter of the Year. The rescue company this year responded to 476 calls and named Valerie Cooper as the top responder with 76 calls. John Klinkman was also named Emergency Medical Technician of the Year. To learn more about Company 12, go to lovettsvillevfr.org. TOWN NOTES >> 32

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Landmark << FROM 30 delighted the University of Delaware’s CHAD students will be starting their fieldwork in the coming weeks. It’s been almost 50 years since the Secretary of the Interior designated the Waterford National Historic District as a National Historic Landmark, deeming the village and 1,420 acres of surrounding agricultural land to be of national significance. One of six National Historic Landmarks in Loudoun, Waterford is by far the largest national historic landmark in the county. Waterford Foundation Director of Planning Margaret Good noted there are about 180 properties in the landmark, including about 100 structures in the village proper. Most of the houses within the village already have either façade or conservation easements in place to support their preservation. Waterford was granted historic landmark status in 1970, primarily in recognition of the balance between the buildings and structures of the 1733 village and the unspoiled surrounding open space—a historic feature that many other communities had lost. W. Brown Morton III, a resident of the village at the time and an architectural conservator with the National Park Service, developed the original boundaries of the district that were approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and later adopted by the Na-

tional Park Service before being recommended to the Secretary of the Interior. An update of the landmark and its assets has been strongly supported by the county and the state, according to Good. “The documents don’t tell the full story.” The project got a kick-start earlier this year almost by happenstance after Kathryn G. Smith, the National Historic Landmarks and National Register coordinator for the parks service, contacted Good about a one-room schoolhouse project the parks service was working on. The meeting was attended by historian Bronwen Souder, who had been involved with Waterford’s long-standing one-room school project, as well as Loudoun County Preservation Planner Heidi Siebentritt, and Aubrey Von Lindern, architectural historian with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. “We were working on a NHL nomination for a black community schoolhouse in Sharpsburg, MD, that was somewhat comparable,” Smith said Tuesday, adding that the need to find funding to update the landmark documentation also was discussed. The foundation came up with a plan for the update, but funding proved to be elusive. “We realized the foundation just did not have the resources necessary to manage the project,” Good said. But at the end of February, Smith said she might be able to help with funding, and wanted the foundation’s agreement that the project would be run by the park service. Smith also offered to explore her

contacts with educational institutions to help. “We have a network of universities that we work with on historic and scientific projects, and this will be the first cultural one,” Smith said. For Good, that was great news. “Not only did NPS have the financial resources but they had the expertise to manage the project—and connections with universities to provide students to do the actual field work. What’s not to like about that? It’s a win-win all around.” The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and Loudoun County welcomed the news. Von Lindern said one of the benefits of a thorough update is the the fact “no inventory was required in 1970—now we’ll have an in-depth survey. It will also help VDHR’s easement’s program.” Siebentritt pledged county staff will do all it can to support the Waterford project. “It’s an extraordinary place,” she said. “We need better documentation—with new people moving in, very busy traffic patterns, etc.—we really need an update to the base line information on Waterford so we can see what tools to use to preserve it, how to manage those changes.” The CHAD graduate students and their professors will arrive in the village next month to begin fieldwork, documenting and photographing all the structures in the landmark. mmorton@loudounnow.com

Protecting the County’s History Loudoun has a long tradition of venerating its history and physical structures. In addition to Waterford, its national landmarks include Oak Hill, the home of President James Monroe; Oatlands Historic House & Gardens; the Gen. Billy Mitchell House (Boxwood Farm); the Ball’s Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery; and The Marshall House, the Leesburg home of Gen. and Mrs. George C. Marshall. On the local level, the county has six historic and cultural districts established to recognize their importance in Loudoun’s history, and are listed on the Virginia Register of Historic Places: Aldie, Bluemont, Goose Creek, comprising more than 10,000 acres of rural land, Taylorstown and Waterford. Historic District Review Committees use specific guidelines to review building applications for those districts. The Beaverdam Creek Historic Roadways District, comprises 32 rural roads. The Town of Hillsboro is listed on the Virginia Register of Historic Places in its entirety.

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Family fun and inexpensive holiday shopping—that’s what the Lovettsville Elementary School is preparing for this week. The school this Friday, Nov. 16 from 5-8 p.m. will host its fourth annual Holiday Bazaar for students and their families to stop in and shop for gifts all priced at $5 or less, eat dinner at the Ma Shack Express food truck and have fun in a holiday photo booth. More than 20 vendors will be on hand for the event, with the kids’ shop open from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call the school at lcps.org/lovettsville.

During last week’s Middleburg Town Council meeting, Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens presented a resolution to honor the legacy of former court clerk Richard Kirk, a lifelong Middleburg resident who served in the role from 1991 to 1999 and died in December 2017. Born in Upperville in 1940, Kirk began working in the office as a file clerk in 1959 and was appointed chief deputy clerk by Clerk Frederick Howard in 1979. When Howard retired in 1991, Kirk was appointed to fill his role as clerk of the circuit court. A year later, he was elected the spot and remained there until his retirement in 1999. During his time there, Kirk modernized the office by implementing the use of computer terminals. “We miss Richard dearly,” Clemens said to Kirk’s wife, Betty. “Know that the clerks of Virginia have tremendous respect for Richard and his service in the commonwealth of Virginia.”

DMV, Inova Hospital Mobile Units Coming to Town Inova Loudoun Hospital Mobile Health Services and the DMV2GO mobile customer service center will be at the Lovettsville Community Center on Thursday, Nov. 15. Residents can stop by the mobile health bus for blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, hearing and vision screenings and more from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. or take care of their DMV needs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, go to inova.org/mobilehealth. The DMV will also be providing services for residents to renew their licenses, take road and knowledge tests, purchase fishing or hunting licenses, have photos taken, order license plates or decals and more. For more information, go to dmv. virginia.gov/general/#dmv_2go.asp.

Reception Planned for Gorbachev Exhibit The Byrne Gallery this Saturday, Nov. 17 from 5:30-8 p.m. will host a reception for its newest exhibition that showcases the work of artist Yuri Gorbachev, which will be on display through Dec. 31. Gorbachev’s exhibit will feature his paintings inspired by the icons of the Russian Orthodox Church that depict

folk celebrations, street fairs, circuses, animals, landscapes and images of the Romanov Dynasty. In addition to celebrating Gorbachev’s exhibit and 70th birthday, the gallery will also celebrate its 23rd anniversary. For more information on the reception and exhibit, call the gallery at 540687-6986.

PURCELLVILLE Adirondack Seat Artworks Go to Auction Saturday Have you picked out your favorite painted Adirondack love seat from those that have been on display around town all summer? If so, on Saturday you might be able to take it home and put it in your yard. Discover Purcellville, organizers of the annual artwork display and fundraiser, will auction the chairs during an event starting at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Purcellville Skating Rink. In all, 44 seats were painted by area artists to provide a town beautification project during the summer and provide money to support future town events after they are sold. Tickets to the auction are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and include refreshments. For details, go to brownpapertickets.com/event/3496354 or call 540-383-0009.

Dragon Hops to Host History Talk Dragon Hops Brewing will host the next installment of History and Hops at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.

Local historian Richard Gillespie will discuss the ways rural Loudouners viewed World War I and what it was like for those who fought abroad. The talk will be part of the “Over There Comes to Main Street” lecture series, which works in conjunction with the Loudoun World War I Centennial Committee. Gillespie taught American history at Loudoun Valley High School for three decades. For the last 14 years, he’s worked as the director of education and executive director with the Mosby Heritage Area to promote preservation through education.

ROUND HILL Sleeter Lake Park Closed for Season Although it was open for only 23 days, Round Hill’s Sleeter Lake Park is now closed for the season. The park officially closed for fall and winter on Nov. 5 and is set to reopen for the spring and summer months on March 1, 2019. The town has emphasized that if anyone visits the park before then, it will be considered trespassing. Volunteers who are currently working to create an outdoor classroom on the 11acre property are the only ones allowed to visit the park during the offseason, as long as they’re accompanied by town staff members. For additional information, call the town at 540-338-7878 or email Town Administrator Melissa Hynes at mhynes@roundhillva.org.

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Chick’s Picks Holiday Pop-Up Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18, noon-5 p.m. Maison Warehouse, 21558 Stonetree Court, Sterling Details: facebook.com/ chickspicksbyhillary The 13th annual pop-up holiday market includes 80 vendors selling unique treasures from gifts to home decor and fashion, food trucks, wine and beer for sale and a visit from Santa on Nov. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring a canned food item for LINK Against Hunger.

Harmony UMC Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Harmony United Methodist Church, 380 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton Details: harmonyva.org Shop for handcrafted gifts, delicious preserves, jams, and jellies, home-baked rolls and treats, local woodcrafts, vintage Christmas items, wreaths, and ornaments and bid on terrific silent auction items.

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Mark Jagoe, pastor at Ebenezer UMC in Neersville, sees hunting as an opportunity to get meat for families in need. He’s donated hundreds of pounds of venison to food banks, and he’s helping others do the same.

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ark Jagoe is pastor at two tiny Methodist churches in northwest Loudoun. He’s also a lifelong hunter who donates hundreds of pounds of deer meat each season to families in his backyard and food banks around the region. “There’s a big need. ... We would think that Loudoun County being one of the richest counties in the nation that there’s no poverty. You would not believe the poverty and need in the tri-state area around the Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia border,” Jagoe said. “There are people who need help.” In addition to putting venison on the table for neighbors in need, Jagoe works with the Virginia-based nonprofit organization Hunters for the Hungry to supply food banks with fresh meat and is determined to spread the word about the program. To help raise awareness, Jagoe and his congregation at Hillsboro United Methodist Church host their inaugural Hunters Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 17 to kick off Virginia’s general hunting season. Jagoe, who also serves as pastor at Ebenezer UMC in Neersville, sees hunger every day as part of his work in northwest Loudoun and neighboring communities in West Virginia and Maryland, and helping neighbors in need is a big priority for the sister churches, which only have about 30 members each.

We’re small churches with big hearts. With minimum resources, we try to maximize what we have to give back to the community.” — Mark Jagoe “We’re small churches with big hearts,” he said. “With minimum resources, we try to maximize what we have to give back to the community.” In supplying meat to Hunters for the Hungry, Jagoe works with Mark Leigh, owner of Mark’s Butcher Shop near Hamilton, the Hunters for the Hungry point of contact in Loudoun. Leigh, 55, is a Loudoun native and Loudoun Valley High School graduate who’s always in demand in the hunting community for his processing skills. In addition to processing venison for private customers, Leigh butchers up to 1,000 deer each year for donation at no charge to hunters. Hunters for the Hungry raises funds to compensate partner butchers for their time and distributes the meat to food pantries. “It’s a good cause, and it’s a good program,” Leigh said. “They’re great to work with.”

Hunters for the Hungry was launched in 1991 when founders worked with state agencies to get approval for the donation of venison to food banks. With a network of partners in communities across the state, the organization expects to donate 325,000 pounds of deer meat in Virginia this season. Venison, which regularly appears on menus at top restaurants, is in demand as food pantry clients look for fresh meat to supplement shelf-stable items. “Venison is very popular with the folks we serve,” said Jennifer Montgomery, executive director of Loudoun Hunger Relief. When venison arrives in the Loudoun Hunger freezer, she said, “It’s usually gone in a couple of days.” Montgomery says that, while her organization’s grocery store partners often provide fresh chicken and pork, red meat tends to be more scarce, and venison fills a need for hearty, lean protein. Jagoe, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and State Department counterterrorism advisor, shifted gears and went into the ministry five years ago, taking a steep pay cut in the process. The 61-year-old was a longtime lay leader with a Methodist congregation in Lovettsville and moved into the role of pastor at the sister churches. “The Lord really called,” he said. Since then, he’s embraced his callHUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY >> 37

Ridgetop Coffee and Tea, 21631 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling Details: ridgetopcoffeeandtea.com Ridgetop brings together more than 25 vendors to help you get your holiday shopping done early in a relaxed environment.

Village at Leesburg Tree Lighting Festival Saturday, Nov. 17, 4-7 p.m. Village at Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com Celebrate with a magical evening featuring Village at Leesburg’s musical holiday tree, musical performances and a visit from Santa.

Nutcracker Sweet Tea Sunday, Nov. 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m. River Creek Club, 43800 Olympic Blvd., Leesburg Details: danceloudoun.com The Dance Academy of Loudoun gives Nutcracker fans a chance to meet Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy and other favorites from their upcoming holiday production and enjoy sweet treats and highlights from the show. Tickets are $30.

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Purcellville Adirondack Chair Auction Saturday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Bush Tabernacle, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville Details: discoverpurcellville.org

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[ THINGS TO DO ] You’ve seen those gorgeous hand-painted Adirondack loveseats all over Purcellville. Now’s your chance to take one home, with an auction conducted by Loudoun’s own Brian Damewood. Admission is $10 and includes wine, beer, soft drinks and light fare. Proceeds benefit the non-profit Discover Purcellville.

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Enjoy classic casino games, a silent auction and great food to support more than 500 Loudoun County athletes competing in 15 sports programs. Tickets are $50 for general admission, $100 for VIP.

Lovettsville Historical Society Lecture: Loudoun and WWI

Historian Richard Gillespie looks at the Great War as seen through the eyes of Loudouners in 1917 and 1918. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

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Saturday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: franklinparkartscenter.org For more than three decades, Robin and Linda Williams have performed their trademark blend of bluegrass, folk, oldtime and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging

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Details: sunsethillsvineyard.com Sunset Hills celebrates 10 years with a raffle, live music from Todd Brooks on Saturday and Jason Masi on Sunday, cake and the release of a special edition of its Mosaic red blend. Admission is free.

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Sunset Hills to Celebrate 10th Anniversary BY PATRICK SZABO Sunset Hills Vineyard is throwing a party this weekend., celebrating its 10th anniversary with live music, raﬄes, tours, food and tastings of 15 varietals of wine, including an award-winning chardonnay and a reserve cabernet franc. The winery will also be selling 250 signed and numbered bottles of its flagship wine, a Mosaic red blend. Festivities will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the tasting room just north of Purcellville. Owners Diane and Mike Canney are looking forward to offering visitors great wine and a memorable experience—something they set out to do a long time ago. It was in the ‘90s that the Canneys followed their careers from New Orleans to the Washington, DC, area, and in 1997 that they began to look at opening a vineyard in Loudoun. They finally decided to follow through with the venture after they took a trip to Napa Valley, CA, and realized that wineries “are in beautiful places with

happy people.” The couple planted their first grapes in 1999 on three acres just north of Purcellville, fully knowing that running a vineyard wouldn’t be easy. “It began as a challenging side business,” Diane said. “We love challenges.” After selling grapes to area wineries for a few years, the Canneys produced their first five barrels of wine in 2005. In 2007, they purchased the 15-acre property and hired six Amish brothers to transform a dilapidated 1870s barn into the winery’s tasting room, which opened in 2008. Sunset Hills has produced more than 120 vintages of wine, sells about 9,000 cases of wine each year and practices traditional wine-making techniques by growing grapes and handling production onsite. “We are so focused on the wine quality,” Diane said. “I would call us authentic farmers.” The winemaking process is powered by 245 solar panels, which have produced more than 500,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity since they

were installed in 2011. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that’s enough to provide 56 homes with electricity for a year. Thus, the winery’s motto, “turning sunshine into wine.” With so much work to be done in the vineyard, Diane said that Sunset Hills has employed more than 250 people in the past decade. They’ve also expanded from their single Purcellville location to four others—the 50 West Vineyards tasting room near Aldie, a vineyard in Upperville and three vineyards in Shenandoah County. Today, the Canneys have 80 acres dedicated to grape growing. Their work has paid off, too. Last month, Sunset Hills won gold medals in the Loudoun Wine Awards for its 2015 Mosaic and 2015 Reserve Cabernet Franc. The vineyard is located at 38295 Fremont Overlook Lane, off Rt. 287 north of Purcellville. For more information, go to sunsethillsvineyard.com or call 540-882-4560. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Hunters for the Hungry << FROM 34 ing full force, opening the churches to the community with events like the Nov. 17 breakfast and welcoming Rt. 9 commuters for morning coffee. An Alabama native and University of Alabama graduate, Jagoe spent 17 years with the State Department after a 22-year army career and has lived and worked in countries around the globe. But western Loudoun is the place he’s lived the longest. He’s lived in Lovettsville for 18 years with his wife Betty. Their adult children also live in the area with their families, and Jagoe’s son, Marc, is his regular hunting companion. Together, they donate between 500 and 1,000 pounds of venison each season. Hunting has always been a big part of his life and a way to feed his own family as well as neighbors and others in need. With bow hunting season already in full swing, Jagoe is adapting to life after a recent shoulder surgery by learning to shoot left handed. He still makes direct donations to members of his congregation and families in need in the tri-state area that meets at the Potomac River, and said many Loudouners would be shocked at the pockets of rural poverty right in their backyards. “I’ve lived or worked in 32 countries. I’ve seen poverty. I’ve seen what it means to people, and I know that here in America we have that same type of hunger,” he said. “We don’t recognize the need in our country because we are so well off. … We need to look to support those who are in need and open our eyes.” The Hillsboro United Methodist Church’s Hunters Breakfast takes place 4-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 37216 Charles Town Pike in Hillsboro. Hunters and other members of the community are welcome. For more information, go to hillsborovaumc.weebly.com. Learn more about Hunters for the Hungry at h4hungry.org and contact Mark’s Butcher Shop about making a donation at 540454-4470.

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Details: tallyhotheater.com The Tally Ho’s pre-Thanksgiving show is a fun holiday tradition. This year, Leesburg’s own indie rockers Kid Brother take the stage for a fun evening with friends before the big day. Tickets are $10 in advance.

Loudoun’s newest performing arts group, the Goose Creek Players, presents the charming play based on the 1947 classic film. Attendees are invited to shoot a photo with the play’s Santa after the show. Tickets are $10 in advance. Performances also run Friday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 2.

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Still a Good Thing for Loudoun? A proposed location at the Center for Innovative Technology, part of a joint proposal between Loudoun, Fairfax, and developer Open-Rebees, was long considered a front runner for the project, and made a short list of 20 possible sites from among 238 proposals in January. Local leaders hoped to land Amazon at The Hub property, an 85-acre undeveloped site straddling the county borders near Dulles Airport and near an Amazon Web Services campus. But with many Northern Virginia residents commuting east for work, the prospect of a new Amazon headquarters in Arlington and Alexandria could also mean the impacts of thousands of new Loudoun residents could be felt without the giant new technology campus to bolster local revenues. The additional state funding for affordable housing and transportation in the project does not extend to Loudoun. But business and economic development leaders say a rising tide lifts of all ships. “We consider this a win for the entire region,” stated Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Executive Director Buddy Rizer. “Many of Loudoun’s highly educated professionals will join the Amazon workforce, and many of Loudoun’s wine country and other retail and recreation venues will become favorite destinations for Amazon employees throughout the Northern Virginia/DC Metro region.”

He said he looks forward to announcing new Loudoun companies soon. Tony Howard, president and CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, said the county could feel the impact of Virginia’s “antiquated and inefficient tax and revenue system.” “The Commonwealth will reap the significant bounty from the economic development win in the form of incomes taxes and other taxes paid by those workers, and Arlington county will get some in the form of increases in real estate values,” Howard said. “… Jurisdictions around the region will bear the cost of the folks that drive to work every day, and assuming some of them have children they want to put through school.” But overall, he said, the project is still a positive both for Loudoun and the region. “I still think that’s a win for the region, because I think it does help further solidify the region as a technology community, and a place where the tech sector can really thrive and flourish,” Howard said. “I think it’s great caché to have HQ2 in our region. …The net economic benefits will be significant, and they will accrue to all the localities in the region.” Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission Chairman Todd Pearson, a senior vice president at B.F. Saul, said the new Amazon campus will increase housing demand for the region, but also prospects. “There’s going to be a lot of businesses that want to locate near Amazon,” Pearson said. The important thing for Loudoun, he said will be to be prepared and positioned to recruit those business-

es to Loudoun. And Sharon Virts, vice chairwoman of the GO Virginia Northern Regional Commission and a former chairwoman of the Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission, said Loudoun will feel the impact of those “honeypot” businesses that will grow or come to the region because of Amazon. “When you get an organization that big, it’s the concept of all boats rise with the tide, and that’s what we’re going to see,” Virts said. “Just like the federal government in Washington DC being there it has caused, over the decades, our economic outlook to rise along with those businesses that are dealing with the federal government directly.” And she said Loudoun is still a prime location. “It’s good for us, and as they grow— and they will grow—we have the facilities. We still have Loudoun County wide open for them, and the greenfield space we’ll be happy to offer here, especially when Metro comes out.” And, Howard said, making the short list for a new Amazon campus is pretty good marketing for the still-vacant site straddling the Loudoun-Fairfax border. “Frankly, a lot of those independent assessments put it at the top of the list as checking so many boxes, and I think what that does is market the site for so many other companies,” Howard said. “I don’t think all is lost on this one. Sure, we’ll wish we won [HQ2], but I think we’re at a pretty good darn position for a number of reasons.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Wexton General Assembly regular session begins, that person must be installed before it starts at noon Wednesday, Jan. 9. The Democrats plan to hold a firehouse primary—one run by the political party, rather than the state—Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at four locations in Loudoun and western Fairfax counties. Those will be at Tolbert Elementary School in Leesburg, the Cascades Senior Center in Sterling, Rosa Lee carter Elementary School in Ashburn, and the Herndon Municipal Center in Herndon. For the Republicans, 33rd District Committee Chairman John Whitbeck said Tuesday a decision would be made Wednesday on how to pick the party’s nominee—either a mass meeting or a party canvass. Whichever is chosen, he said, will be carried out Sunday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. at Fairfax Christian School in Ashburn. As of Tuesday, no Republicans had publicly announced plans to seek the nomination. Already, three Democrats have announced an intention to run: Del. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86), community activist Charlotte McConnell, and consultant Sharafat Hussain. Of those, only Boysko has held public elected office before, serving in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2016. She

Play << FROM 3 Perry said, “Well, why wait for Disney to write that?” So, the two got to work. Perry wrote an 80-page screenplay with regular input from Stone. The end result is the story of Abira, played by Stone, is a princess in a wheelchair who is strong, innovative and beautiful, but she often feels secluded and lonely inside the castle. One day she decides to travel through her kingdom to see what she’s been missing. There, she meets others with disabilities, mental and life challenges and she discovers that she can use her own life experiences to help them live better lives while also increasing her own self-worth. Just for fun, the two presented the screenplay to Tom Sweitzer, executive director at A Place to Be. “He went nuts for it,” Perry said. Sweitzer, with the help of A Place to Be’s music director Brandon Hassan and drama therapist Angelle Cook Bascom, transformed the screenplay into a musical. The touring cast of 17 includes many young people who have their own stories of overcoming tough circumstances. Stone said the story ended up mirroring much of her life, from the challenges of feeling unseen and unheard as a young girl in a wheelchair to the moment she found her voice, in part due to her time at A Place to Be. And her favorite part of her tale? She met Perry. The two have been dating for about two years, she said. “One year, nine months and 24 days to be exact,” Perry interjected during a recent interview with a smile. Stone was a middle schooler and a new

client at A Place to Be when she came up with the concept for the Same Sky Project, with the idea of bringing plays to the schools that illustrate that everyone is different but all live under the same sky. The initiative has brought five productions to the local schools since 2011, also including “Behind the Label,” “A Will to Survive,” “One Second of Grace” and “A Mother’s Will.” In all, more than 60,000 students, primarily in Loudoun County, have seen the traveling productions. “The school system has embraced us and been really supportive,” said Cook Bascom, the director of “Abira and the Mountain.” She said she and her team want the productions to provide young viewers with a mirror and a window. “The mirror is for any kid in the audience who has autism, cerebral palsy, depression, diabetes, down syndrome—any of the varied diagnoses that we have—and have them reflect back to those kids in the audience to see, wow, look at what someone like me is capable of doing,” Cook Bascom said. “And we want to offer a window for those who haven’t interacted with anyone with outward challenges to see them in that positive light.” Perry and Stone said seeing their little idea on stage in front of thousands of teens has been inspiring. In February, they are bringing the production into the elementary schools for the first time. “I was kind of joking, and here we are on stage,” Stone said just before a recent performance at Smarts Mill Middle School. “It’s really been a huge chance to share a little of our story, and we hope that encourages others who face challenges to share their stories.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

Although Boysko has the establishment endorsement, all three have been very active in the Wexton campaign and are familiar faces in the Democratic Party. McConnell is a former Sterling District chairwoman of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee. She is also active with the nonprofit Stomp Out the Silence, which works to end child sex abuse; Equality Loudoun, the Loudoun Chapters of the NAACP, League of Women Voters, and Moms Demand Action. She also works in the Planned Parenthood ambassador program and was awarded the Friend of Education award from the Loudoun Education Association for her work to bring attention to LGBTQ issues in Loudoun County Public Schools. She said she offers a “progressive alternative” to Boysko in a strongly Democratic district, and that she is “certainly not your typical politician, but the past couple years have been very atypical.” “Jennifer Wexton was an amazing senator,” McConnell said. “She did some awesome work. I want to continue some of that work, but I think the district is ready to elect someone more progressive.” A release announcing her run says she will work to expand affordable housing options, fully fund schools, and expand Medicaid to all Virginians who want to apply. She also wants “common sense” gun reform, environmental protections, renewable energy, and “understands these goals cannot be achieved fully achieved without campaign finance reform.” In particular, she said, elected

officials should refuse money from corporate political action committee and Dominion Energy. For his part, Hussain described himself as “the only candidate who can win” the race. He is a former Loudoun County Democratic Committee fundraising chairman, a member of the Loudoun Democrats’ executive committee, and vice chairman of the Leesburg District Democrats. He is a former business development consultant and the chairman and publisher of Weekly Bangladeshee, a weekly Bangladeshi paper published in New York and London, with articles in English and Bengali. He portrayed himself as Wexton’s successor. “I want to take Jennifer’s legacy one step ahead,” Hussain said. “What she did, I’m going to take that to the next level, especially for [the Equal Rights Amendment] gun laws. Immigration reform is a number one priority as well because I’ve found a lot of opportunities here, and I love Virginia.” Democrats have represented the 33rd District for all but eight years since 1972. Still, Jim Bonfils, chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee, said Republicans have a shot to win the seat. While the mid-term elections were considered a referendum on Donald J. Trump’s presidency, Bonfils said the state Senate race is different. “This is local politics so I think our chances are good. This is not a federal election, this is local.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

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LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD NOTICE OF VACANCY AND PUBLIC HEARING CATOCTIN ELECTION DISTRICT The Loudoun County School Board hereby gives notice of a vacancy in the School Board seat from the Catoctin Election District for the term to expire December 31, 2019. The School Board will fill this unexpired term by appointment of a qualified person in accordance with School Board Policy 2120 and state law. Any person interested must file with the School Board, on or before 12:00 noon, Monday, November 26, 2018, a statement, including residential address, expressing interest in being appointed. Such statement shall include certification that such person, on the date of the appointment, will be a qualified registered voter and a bona fide resident of the Catoctin Election District as required by §22.1-29 of the Virginia Code and not otherwise prohibited by law. It also should include a description of such person’s qualifications for appointment and any other information such person wants considered by the School Board. Submitted information is subject to disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This statement must be filed with Christine Coleman, Clerk of the School Board, Administrative Building, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, Virginia 20148, email: clerk@lcps.org, either electronically or in hardcopy, by the deadline above. Notice is further given of a public hearing to be held before the Loudoun County School Board on the 26th day of November, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in the School Board Meeting Room, Administrative Building, 21000 Education Court, Room 100, Ashburn, Virginia 20148 during a special meeting for the purposes of consideration of candidates to fill the unexpired term as a school board member from the Catoctin Election District and to receive public comments regarding the same. The appointment is anticipated to occur at a meeting of the School Board on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

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November 15, 2018

Let’s Go Big Some are lamenting and some are celebrating this week’s decision by Amazon to invest billions of dollars to establish a new corporate headquarters in Northern Virginia, but outside Loudoun’s borders. The debate over whether county leaders lost an opportunity or dodged a dangerous bullet will continue. What can no longer be debated is whether the region can substantially nurture its tech industries to provide the diversification needed to buffer the region’s economy from the fortunes of the federal government. It has to. The requirement to invest in training to fill thousands of tech jobs has been well documented for years. Efforts to address that need have been slow to progress and lacking substantial coordination among businesses, educators and government leaders. Actually, government leaders have talked a good game, but, especially at the state level, they haven’t done much. It appears the Amazon deal may finally change that. Assuming the General Assembly doesn’t find a way to put the cost of the state’s promised training initiative on the backs of Northern Virginia localities—oh, you think a new regional toll or tax is beyond them?—this is an opportunity for the state to invest in the success of hundreds of businesses, not just Amazon. And it would be the state coffers that would see the most return on that investment through increased income tax collections. This can’t be a typical job training program; let’s go big with this one. Let’s establish a world-class program on par with the world-class tenant that just landed here and the others we are still working to attract. Oh, and if state and regional leaders need a place to start, remember that we have this little plot of land along the Metro line in Ashburn that has been long promised as a location for a George Mason University campus. Let’s make the most of this opportunity.

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[ LETTERS ] Join Us Editor: If I could, I’d introduce you to Mrs. Lopez. She’s a widow and in her late 70s. She has some health issues faced by many of us in that time of life. Mrs. Lopez is benefiting from innovation that our collective grantmaking dollars fostered here at the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. Mrs. Lopez is a patient of Loudoun’s local nonprofit community health center, Healthworks, serving thousands of low-income families. When Ms. Lopez’s physician asks about her diet, if that doctor gets any hint she isn’t getting the variety needed for a good diet, the doctor writes her a “prescription” to go downstairs and get her weekly “prescription” of fresh veggies. Meanwhile, Loudoun Hunger Relief delivers fresh vegetables to Healthworks just for this purpose. It’s a match made in heaven—made possible because of local philanthropy. This story—along with the countless others like it—demonstrates the importance of community foundations in Loudoun County and other communities across the country. We are uniquely situated to improve our communities by supporting innovative solutions and creating powerful partnerships. From Nov. 12 to 18, we celebrate Community Foundation Week, a time when we can share and reflect on the stories of impact over the last year. Though you may not yet know your local Community Foundation, you’ve likely felt our impact. We granted almost $1 million to more than 100 local charities last year. Still, our work is much more than funder. We are conveners, workshop leaders, partnership builders, and champions of philanthropy. Have you come across our Faces of Loudoun community service campaign? It’s our way to introduce you to your neighbors through personal

stories featuring real people. From hunger, to mental health struggles, to health, to domestic abuse—it is important to recognize the charities that serve, aid, and educate our neighbors and depend upon your local charitable giving to sustain their missions. I hope you’ll learn more by visiting the dozens of stories featured at FacesofLoudoun.org. As we enter the giving season, millions of people from every background will be looking to give back to the communities that have supported them. They’ll also look to ensure that their heartfelt giving—however they choose to give—will have the most impact. That’s why so many will choose to give to a community foundation through our donor advised funds, giving circles, scholarship funds, field-of-interest funds, memorial funds, and legacy funds. That’s because the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and more than 850 other community foundations across the country support the efforts that help our community be the places we want to grow up and grow old. During Community Foundation Week, we celebrate our collective impact and the difference we make together. Won’t you join us? — Amy E. Owen, President and CEO Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Learn more about the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties at CommunityFoundationL.org or FacesofLoudoun.org.

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Leadership, Not Partisanship Editor: As a long-time Loudoun resident, I am very disappointed with the lack of leadership and partisan politics on display by Phyliss Randall recently. The Democrat chair of Loudoun’s Board of Supervisors is holding what she has advertised as a “Rural Summit” this Friday at the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg. The event purports to be an opportunity to discuss the critical issue of Loudoun County’s rural land-use policy with key stakeholders, and county staff is being used to plan and execute it. The reality is much different. This summit is nothing more than a re-election ploy, and Loudoun residents should be outraged that Ms. Randall is using taxpayer resources to campaign for herself and fellow Democrats. This is not how the public’s business should be conducted in Loudoun County, or how a serious, effective leader behaves. Here are the facts: Despite three years of serving as chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, it is only with a re-election campaign looming that Ms. Randall is realizing the importance of western Loudoun and the unique challenges there—issues the two Republican supervisors who represent this area have been diligently working on for years. Ms. Randall even decided to exclude those two Supervisors from participating in the Summit, and only reconsidered after they read about the Summit in the newspaper and asked her office for more details. Nor did she invite the mayor of Middleburg who is heavily vested in Loudoun’s rural is-

sues, even though the summit is taking place in his town. She named as summit “emcee” the presumed Democrat candidate for Blue Ridge District supervisor, the one running against Tony Buffington next year (the same uninvited supervisor who represents the district). As for the featured “federal” speaker on the summit panel, Ms. Randall recruited an individual who has contributed $28,887 to Democrat candidates since 1999. The “state” speaker is equally partisan, as she is a former campaign aide and staffer for Democrat Senator Mark Warner and appointee of Democrat Governor Ralph Northam. Partisanship too often defines our national politics, but that’s not how most people vote when it comes to local issues. Land use, transportation, education and public safety are not Democrat or Republican issues, and a serious leader knows that partisanship has no place locally. The work of the Loudoun Board and the role of its chair must always be about doing what’s best for our citizens and county, and being honest about it. As for the concerns of western Loudoun citizens and communities, these are among the most serious issues the Board faces. That includes the ongoing revision of Loudoun’s Comprehensive Plan, which must include efforts to stop the erosion of our rural heritage and the encroachment of suburban sprawl. Here too Ms. Randall has been a politically-motivated observer over the past three years, not a leader. On Jan. 21, 2016, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct. The preamble to the Code recognizes that being on the board “demands the highest levels of ethical, and moral conduct as well as integrity and professionalism…” The code also states that board members must “(u)se county resources, county staff or staff that is in any way financially compensated by the County of Loudoun only to conduct county business.” Conducting a campaign event disguised as a policy summit is a clear violation of the Code of Ethics and may be in contravention of Virginia campaign finance laws. It cannot stand. I call on Chair Randall to cancel her summit or own up to what it really is—a political event that must be paid for by her campaign, not by Loudoun taxpayers. Loudoun County needs serious leadership, not partisanship. — John C. Whitbeck, Jr., Lansdowne

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every year, either state, local or federal. Sometimes we add special elections to “backfill” elected officials who have won other races. Somehow, we manage to pull it off without incident. The big part of that “somehow” is due in large part to the hard work and dedication of the Loudoun County Board of Elections and the election officials who work a 15-hour day inside the polls on Election Day. I have been one of these election officials for over 15 years and marvel at the work of Loudoun County Registrar Judy Brown and before her, Dianna Price, as well as Operations Chief Jeff Mangold and all those who work on Miller Drive to make incremental improvements every

election. They work behind scenes in the Board of Elections to train election officials, keep up with changes in law (e.g. will provide picture ID for those eligible voters who do not otherwise have ID) and make sure the polls are staffed, that they open and close on time and most importantly that we have voting machines that provide a paper trail for all elections. So, I want to publicly thank these individuals who have such an important task. Voting integrity is vital in our society and those who work tirelessly to make it so deserve our thanks. Thank you. — Anthony V. Fasolo, Leesburg

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PARENTING WITH PURPOSE

November 15, 2018

Should You Let Your Kid Quit?

NEIL MCNERNEY hould we let our kids quit an activity/sport/instrument? Or should we have them stick it out in order to learn perseverance and commitment? Since this is a question I am often asked in my work with families, I thought it was time I gave my opinion. We often worry that if we let our kids quit an activity, they will become quitters. They won’t learn how to persevere, and when things get tough, they will just quit. I think it is only fair to let you know my opinion: Let them quit. In all likelihood, it will not produce quitters and in fact might help them in the long run. Yes, I know that my opinion on this is not in the mainstream, but I think a part of growing as a generation of parents is consider other perspectives. There is no convincing evidence that there is a cause and effect connection between letting your kids quit things and difficulty in future life. In fact, some of the recent literature suggests otherwise. Many children will try a new, unfamiliar activity if they know that they can stop. The childhood years is an opportunity to try different things and see what sticks. Some children will try an activity and fall in love, wanting to only focus on one activity. Most children, however, will bounce around quite a

bit before settling on something. Some children will never settle on one thing, but at least will have had the chance to dabble in a number of activities.

Take a close look at your motives. Did a coach, or an instructor, mention the great potential and talent your child possesses? Did anyone mention that with a bit more work your child might make the travel/elite/competition team? These conversations tend to pull on two separate, but powerful motivations as a parent. The first one is guilt. How could I limit my child’s amazing potential to be the next prodigy/Olympian, etc.? If we let them quit, isn’t that as bad as not supporting them? The other motivation, one that we all have trouble considering, is pride. It feels quite good to hear from another adult how amazing your child is performing. It’s a nice feeling to slip a little mention of your child’s accomplishment into a casual conversation.

What is the cost of perseverance? There is often a cost to perseverance. Although children might learn a lesson about sticking with something, the costs to the child can also be significant. Many children’s anxieties will increase significantly if they are forced to continue with something that is causing lots of stress. Consider what it must be like

to have to show up for something over and over and hate going. This is often a child’s experience when they are forced to continue something that they don’t like.

But he knew he was committing for the whole season… Most kids, at least until their teens, have very little perception of time. Yes, you might have gotten a commitment from them that they needed to play lacrosse the whole season, but they probably have little concept of how long a season lasts. Most kids have trouble estimating minutes, much less weeks or months. Just because an eight-yearold promises that she will stick with it doesn’t mean that we should believe her. What if she said she would walk, feed, and water the puppy every day? Would we believe her? Of course not! She just wants a puppy and will say anything to get it. It’s the same with sports and activities. They might promise you the world, but the reality of the experience might be very different than their initial thoughts.

The Sunk Cost Fallacy You have paid for a year of TaeKwon-Do and three months later your daughter says she hates it. Or maybe you have just purchased a high-quality violin right when your son tells you he

would rather do Tae-Kwon-Do. This is a common conundrum in parenting. We have bought the lessons, paid the fees, purchased all of the equipment, and are then told they no longer want to be involved. Welcome to the Sunk Cost Fallacy. In a nutshell, a sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. We often continue to make poor decisions based on sunk costs, in hopes that somehow the payback will occur in the future. We often look at our financial investment in such terms when our kids want to move on to another activity. My recommendation: When first starting a new activity, don’t buy top of the line and definitely buy used. Play It Again Sports was always our first stop for sports equipment, and always our second stop when it was time to turn it in for something else. In closing, don’t worry so much about your kids quitting. It will not produce a quitter and might actually increase the enjoyment of your kids and your home life, in general. Neil McNerney is a licensed professional counselor and author of Homework – A Parent’s Guide To Helping Out Without Freaking Out! and The Don’t Freak Out Guide for Parenting Kids with Asperger’s.

Boy with Cerebral Palsy Has Already Defied Prognoses BY CHRIS CROLL This interview with the mother of a child who has Cerebral Palsy is one in a series that profiles children who have conditions, diagnoses or temperaments that require specialized support from parents, teachers, coaches, therapists, friends, family members and other influential people in their lives. The goal of these profiles is to elicit greater empathy from the community for these “highneeds” children and their families. CROLL: What does it mean to have Cerebral Palsy (CP)? Erin: Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by damage to the developing brain, most often before birth. Our son had a massive stroke in utero. Doctors don’t know what caused the stroke. He was diagnosed with CP at 11 months old. We were told our son would never walk or talk. But today, at age 9, he is doing both very well. As a result of the stroke, our son now has epilepsy. He has experienced more than 80 seizures, most of which were grand mal seizures, causing a loss of consciousness. Many of his seizures have required emergency medical services and resuscitation. We’ve almost lost our son more times than I can count. CROLL: When did you realize this was an issue? Erin: We first noticed he wasn’t moving his right side at six months

old. We were given the diagnosis of stroke-causing-cerebral-palsy five months later. Our son’s first seizure was at age two. It was a grand mal seizure that lasted for four long hours and required intubation and a medivac to the PICU at Fairfax Hospital. CROLL: How do your son’s exceptionalities impact his ability to be successful academically and socially? Erin: Our son’s condition affects the right side of his body. He has daily challenges with the limited use of his right hand. Basic activities like cutting, gluing, cooking, sports and selfcare can be a challenge. He also has a right foot-drop that gets in the way of sports and running. Socially, our son is very engaging, but he is much smaller than his peers and he has to have adult supervision at all times. Fortunately, our son is very bright, so his limitations are mostly physical. CROLL: What are some of the unique parenting challenges you face? Erin: The biggest challenge for me is the fear. Seizures are unpredictable and terrifying. Each seizure carries the risk of more brain damage and death. Our son has to wear a pulse oximeter and sleep next to a baby monitor at night. Every time he has a seizure, it’s traumatic for our entire family. CROLL: What are some of the challenges your child faces from being different? Erin: Because of right side spastic-

ity and tightness, physical challenges impact him every time he moves. But he also has the challenges of medication side effects which include headaches, dizziness and drowsiness. Another challenge he has is that he spends a lot of time being told what to do by other people including his older siblings, his parents, his therapists and his many doctors. He really doesn’t get a lot of relaxed, spontaneous time to play. CROLL: What type of education environment does your child attend? Erin: I have home schooled our son for three years. We tried public school for kindergarten but quickly realized that the environment did not work well for him. He requires more time to answer questions and he functions much better in a low-stimulation environment. He also requires frequent breaks to get up and move his body. Body temperature regulation was significantly impacted by the stroke, so he gets overheated easily in the warm weather, and cannot warm up during cold weather. And any stressor, including being too cold or too hot, blood sugar highs or lows, fear, noise and other stimuli can bring on a seizure. CROLL: How do you think your child is perceived by others? Erin: Our son looks “normal” at first glance. Most people would have no idea what he deals with every day or the obstacles he has overcome already in his young life. The few times he

has been on a team, or in a classroom with other children, the other children made fun of him. We need more adaptive sports, adaptive PE classes, adaptive social opportunities and adaptive academic environments so kids like my son can have experiences similar to those of able-bodied children. CROLL: What would you like others to understand about your child and others like him? Erin: Our son is beautiful and perfect just as he is. To parents, I would say to please ask about his leg brace or his hand brace or why he runs differently than other children. I would love parents to talk openly with their kids about these attributes, so other children are not afraid or shy around my son. He may not know how to do a push-up or cut a star out of paper but when kids take the time to explore my son’s gifts and passions, they want to be his friend. I would also like parents in our community to know that my heart hurts from loving him so much and knowing I may lose him at any moment. Chris Croll is a parenting consultant specializing in educating and raising gifted and twiceexceptional children. She leads the National Center for Gifted Services and the nonprofit Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students.

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He said the county’s suburban and Metro areas are already planned for development density “to the degree that they’re willing to build, so there isn’t an issue, in my opinion, where we’re under-developing the Metro areas.” He also criticized the idea of redeveloping industrial parks into mixed-use areas with both businesses and homes. “The concept of taking our industrial parks that are very successful and growing and provide a lot of services to the county, and suggesting that we will somehow level that, buy it all out and fill it all up with residential is in my opinion ludicrous,” Keirce said. Likewise, some commissioners, reacted to growing discussion around a transfer of development rights program, seen as a way to move preserve the county’s rural areas by moving development density into targeted areas in other parts of the county. Commissioners recommended against including such a program in the comprehensive plan. 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