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Suzie Bartel, of Waterford, lost her 17-year-old son to suicide two years ago. She’s the impetus of a grassroots effort aimed at teaching every Loudoun high schooler how to help one another through difficult times long before they consider suicide.

MOTHER ON A MISSION She lost her child to suicide. Now, she’s working to save others. BY DANIELLE NADLER

uzie Bartel isn’t just a can-do person. She describes herself as someone who can’t just stand by when she sees a problem. She has to respond. So when her son Ryan took his own life on Oct. 15, 2014, she got to doing. She formed the Ryan Bartel Foundation, aimed at preventing suicide by empowering young people to help each other. Then, less than a year later, she partnered with counselors and students at

Woodgrove High School, where her son was a senior, because she knew her mission to create a better support system for young people would gain more traction if teens were involved. Now, she’s seeing a changed atmosphere among the students in that school, a life-saving spark she wants to spread to every high school in Loudoun County. And she has a plan to do it. Through the foundation, Bartel is working to raise $15 per high school student to bring an ongoing suicide prevention program to Loudoun’s 16 public

high schools. Part of the program implements Sources of Strength training, which equips young people to help one another cope with all that life throws at them long before suicide becomes an option. “So many programs focus on intervention at the time of crisis. That’s too late,” Bartel said. “If we develop in them the skills to get through the hard things, we’re not going to need intervention.”

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The Leesburg man accused of killing 5-month-old Tristan Schulz while his mother pushed him though a crosswalk in a stroller was charged Monday, two and a half months after the incident. John Miller IV, 45, was indicted by a Loudoun grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Investigators say on Aug. 31, Miller drove through the crosswalk at Riverside Parkway and Coton Manor Drive in Lansdowne, crashing into Mindy Schulz and her infant son. Five-month-old Tristan was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after. Mindy Schulz was injured and released from the hospital after three days of treatment. Search warrants filed in Loudoun County Circuit Court state that Miller deleted a voicemail before handing his phone over to police. They also include comments from witnesses who said the driver was looking at his cell phone and made a “last second” left turn from Coton Manor Drive onto Riverside Parkway, and that the white walk symbol was illuminated. If convicted of the involuntary manslaughter charge, a felony, Miller could face a penalty of one to 10 years in prison. The reckless driving charge, a misdemeanor, carries with it a penalty of up to 12 months in prison. The third charge, failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, carries no jail time. The grand jury heard evidence from Deputy J. McClintic on Monday before handing up the indictments. Miller appeared before Judge Douglas L. Fleming Jr. in Loudoun County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. He is scheduled to be back in court Dec. 5, when a trial date may be set.

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his hat into the mayor’s race, he did seek, and receive, the endorsement of the Loudoun County Republican Committee, a move he said was an effort to reach more Leesburg voters. He was defeated again, finishing second to mayor-elect Kelly Burk and ahead of current mayor David Butler. Burk received the endorsement of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee, while Butler said he thought about seeking an LCDC endorsement but ultimately chose not to. Of his decision to seek an endorsement, Wright said, especially in a pres-

idential election year, many voters are expecting a party endorsement for candidates. The sample ballots presented at voting precincts then served as “an additional means of outreach to voters,” he said. Butler said the fact that he did not seek a party endorsement “absolutely” hurt his campaign. “Four years ago, it was clear that party endorsement was a factor, but it didn’t appear to drive the results,” he said. “Now that we’ve been doing this three

Purcellville leaders talk vision for downtown

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Scouts and volunteers unload and sort food donations at the Loudoun Hunger Relief drop off in Leesburg during the annual Scouting for Food drive.

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Former Leesburg mayor and candidate Dave Butler shakes hands at Evergreen Mill Elementary School on election day.

Scouts Pile Up Food Donations Loudoun’s Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts were busy Saturday morning collecting tons of food donations and delivering the haul to food pantries throughout the county. The Scouting for Food campaign is Loudoun’s largest annual food drive. Last weekend, scouts distributed white plastic collection bags to homes. They returned Saturday morning to pick up the ones that had been filled by residents with canned food and other supplies. It’s a kick-off to the busiest time of year for the food pantries as they work to ensure everyone has holiday dinners on the table. The donations were delivered to Catholic Charities in Leesburg; the Dulles South Food Pantry in Arcola; LINK in Sterling; Loudoun Hunger Relief in Leesburg; Messiah’s Market in Ashburn; Seven Loaves in Middleburg; Tree of Life in Purcellville; and the Western Loudoun Food Pantry in Lovettsville. This year’s totals were still being tallied by the newspaper’s deadline. Last year, the effort resulted in 105,000 pounds of donations. The record was set in 2009, when collections totaled 113,825 pounds.

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ive years ago, when Leesburg voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum to shift Town Council elections from May to November, the change fueled an increase in partisan politics in what are supposed to be nonpartisan council positions. The council had wrestled with whether to move the spring elections, with ultimately town residents making the final decision after a successful resident-led petition drive to place the referendum on the ballot. Those council members in favor of switching to fall balloting cited the poor voter turnout in May, usually hovering at or under 10 percent of qualified voters, as well as the savings generated from moving the elections to November’s ballot. But those who sounded caution on the change said that lumping the council races onto the November ballot could inject an air of partisanship into what are supposed to be nonpartisan posts, as well as increase the number of uninformed voters, as many would not realize when they come out to vote for the next president, that there are also council races to decide. Kevin Wright was one of those council members who opposed the change. Two years ago, when running for re-election for a third council term, he was the lone candidate to not seek an endorsement from either local political party organization, as has become commonplace since the election date shift. He was defeated. This year, when he decided to throw

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Proffer Workaround Hits Last-Minute Snag BY RENSS GREENE

ounty supervisors on the eve of adopting a workaround for the General Assembly’s widely-criticized legislation restricting developer proffer agreements hit a stumbling block last week. Loudoun’s county attorney and planning department have said the General Assembly’s legislation would make it too risky for the county to negotiate proffers, effectively shutting down an important tool in keeping up with the explosive growth. The workaround takes advantage of an exception in the law by creating small area plans around each of the county’s three planned Metro stations. Those plans cover most of the county’s eastern suburban policy area, where most

of the county’s development occurs. But because the proposed plans were drawn along the boundaries of traffic study areas rather than the General Plan’s suburban policy area, they also include part of the transition policy area, which serves as a buffer between the rural west and developing east. That gave some supervisors pause after Supervisor Tony R. Buffington Jr. (R-Blue Ridge) pointed it out. “My fear is, this is how we’ll lose the transition policy area, that we’ll develop and change the lines, and develop and change the lines … with the explanation that it’s already developed,” Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said. “What we’re doing is essentially, for lack of a better term, working around the proffer bill, and we’re doing so in

a way that needs to be able to withstand someone’s potential challenge to it,” Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles) said. He said there may be a concern that drawing the small area plans along other boundaries may undermine the county’s legal footing. County Attorney Leo Rogers explained that the county is using “good land use planning practices to define what the boundaries of each small area plan should be.” “The Board has the legislative authority to draw the small area plan lines wherever it deems appropriate,” Rogers wrote in an email Thursday. “Using road networks and a transportation analysis is one of many good land planning factors the Board will use in determining where the lines should be.” Prior to the state proffer restriction,

which took effect July 1, the county’s proffer negotiation policies applied to all rezoning applications across the county—including in the transition policy area. Under the proposal, the proffer policies would only apply in eastern Loudoun. The board will take the proffer workaround up again Dec. 6. “I hope you all take the time to get any questions you have answered,” said Supervisor Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian), who, along with Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run), tried to pass the proffer workaround on Wednesday. Volpe reiterated that the change will mean the county will not have to rewrite its capital and fiscal planning tools. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Short Hill Development Opponent Recognized BY RENSS GREENE Sam Kroiz, one of the organizers of community opposition to AT&T’s plans to greatly expand its Short Hill Mountain complex west of Lovettsville, was recognized for his efforts at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains on Sunday. “When I accepted the award, I told them that I was accepting it on behalf of everyone that was involved in it,” Kroiz said. “I guess they had to pick out a person, but I was shocked to learn that it was me, because it was a real group effort.” Kroiz, who lives and works with three generations of family on their Georges Mill Farm near Lovettsville, was one of the most visible faces among the many opponents to AT&T’s plans for the mountain. He hosted several meetings at the farm’s towering, rustic barn, where he also holds monthly dances and plays with his band, the Short Hill Mountain Boys. “I didn’t know him ahead of time, but I kept running into him,” said Norman Myers, vice president of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which also

stridently opposed the Short Hill project. “When it came to resistance, he was sending out emails, and his name was on it, so I responded to him and said, ‘maybe we can do some things together.’” The award, the organization’s 2016 Friend of the Mountain Award, recognizes Kroiz for “his leadership, and the efforts of all whom he represents, to rally citizen involvement and facilitate opportunities for local residents to be heard—to protect Short Hill Mountain at a time of threat.” In May, the county Planning Commission approved AT&T’s plans to build a 35-foot-high, 160,000-squarefoot building on top of its underground facility on the Short Hill Mountain ridge. That drew immense and organized outcry from Loudouners around the mountain in western Loudoun and put county supervisors on the clock— through the commission permit process, the Board of Supervisors had only 60 days to decide whether to overturn the permit, or it was automatically in force. AT&T representatives said the expanded building would house tele-

communications switching operations, and even as it withdrew its application, claimed it would improve high speed Internet and wireless broadband access in the county. The county’s Communications Commission found no evidence of that, and some people who have worked in communications and with data centers said the corporation’s plans closely resembled a data center, which would not be permitted in the rural area on county zoning rules. On June 14, AT&T withdrew its application, and on June 23 the Board of Supervisors voted it down. Although the large aboveground facility was rejected, work continues on top of Short Hill. Just what that work entails in unclear as records pertaining to the project have been held as confidential by the county staff. Kroiz and others are still keeping a watchful eye on the mountain. With the threat of a large building on top of Short Hill off the table for now, the county and AT&T are co-operating to keep permit information secret, and permits for current work not requiring a Board of Supervisors vote, the fierce resistance to the project has settled into cautious

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Sam Kroiz holds his 2016 Friend of the Mountain Award in the family’s barn at Georges Mill Farm near Lovettsville.

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Eagle Scout Brothers Honored Andrew and Noah Gleason, Eagle Scouts with Troop 39 in Purcellville, have been recognized for achieving the Eagle Scouts rank and for their remarkable time in the Boy scouts. The Gleason twins joined scouting in 2009. In the seven years since, Andrew has earned 85 merit badges, and Noah has earned 87. They were founding members of Troop 39 when it was created in 2012. Both have served as patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, and junior assistant scoutmaster. Andrew has also served as troop guide and senior patrol leader and Noah has served as webmaster. The brothers also helped create and run Scouting for Bricks, a LE-

GO-themed fundraiser allowing LEGO fans to display their creations. The event has raised over $54,000 for scouting activities in the past four years, helping Troop 39 avoid competing with other scout troops in the Purcellville area for fundraising. Andrew was a member of the winter 2015 crew that went to the Boy Scout High Adventure at Northern Tier, where they spent several days camping on the frozen lakes of northern Minnesota in sub-zero temperatures. In 2016 Noah was part of the group that went to the Boy Scout High Adventure Sea Base in the Florida Keys for a week EAGLE SCOUTS >> 5

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Noah Gleason accepts a resolution of commendation with his parents, Joseph and Kimberly, at the Board of Supervisors.

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Kroiz said. “And the same things are happening again that did the first time, where staff is taking AT&T’s assertions about what they’re doing at face value and really giving them the benefit of the doubt that they didn’t deserve the first time and they definitely don’t deserve this time.” The day after the Board of Supervisors voted down the previous application, AT&T’s engineering firm Parsons filed a permit for “the addition of grad-

ing and electrical work for installation of electrical equipment.” The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains presented the award at their annual gathering, at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville. “Thank you Sam, for keeping a watchful eye on our mountains and taking an active role in conservation,” Myers said in presenting the award. “You truly helped our efforts of preserving this unique mountain environment.” rgreene@loudounnow.com

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of sailing. For his Eagle Scout service project, Andrew and a team of volunteers restored a drainage area along the W&OD Trail in Hamilton, Virginia. The area had poor drainage because of overgrowth that created a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects. Working with scouts, friends, and family, Andrew and the team cleared more than 300 yards of debris and laid over 3 tons of new drainage rock to help improve the flow of water in the area. His project took 111 hours to complete. Noah’s Eagle Scout project was building a picnic area for the congregation at Saint Peters Episcopal Church,

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which sponsors the troop. It took 135 hours to complete. Both are enrolled as high school seniors at Northern Virginia Community College. Andrew is planning a career in business management, while Noah hopes to pursue computer animation. The Board of Supervisors honored the Gleason brothers, as they do with many Eagle Scouts, with resolutions of commendation adopted Nov. 1. Andrew was at work and could not attend the ceremony, but Noah accepted the commendation in person with his parents. “It’s not often that I ask for the mic, I don’t like attention,” Noah said at the meeting. “But being an Eagle Scout is a great honor, and scouts have helped me meet new people and have new experiences that I would never have had the chance to do anywhere else.”

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Die-hard Jingle Jam fans line up just after 4 a.m. Monday to purchase tickets to the holiday concert.

Jingle Jam Ticket Sales Draw Early Risers BY DANIELLE NADLER

t was 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, and as most were tucked into warm beds or on their way there, David Carter took his place as the first in line for Jingle Jam tickets. Within a couple of hours, dozens joined him at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, bundled up in jackets and hats and chatting about one of their favorite holiday traditions, the beloved charity concert. “It’s worth it to lose a little sleep,” said Carter, who makes the 30-minute drive from Oakton, MD, each year. “The moment I walk out of the concert every December, I’m already looking forward to the next one.” Jingle Jam, set for Saturday, Dec. 10, showcases the talents of 10 musicians who collaborate to bring audiences their favorite holiday tunes with a rock ’n’ roll twist. The evening show sold out just 45 minutes after sales opened at 5 this morning. As of Tuesday, there were still tickets available for the 2:30 p.m. matinee show and the 11:30 a.m. Junior Jam

in line on a dark, cold morning to purchase tickets. “It’s worth every minute we sit here,” said Nancy Olson, just as she passed around a tin of baked cookies. “It’s just a lot of fun.” This year’s Jingle Jam band includes Grammy Award-winner Jon Carroll; acclaimed singer-songwriter Todd Wright; Loudoun’s own Gary Smallwood; Grammy Award-nominee Michael Sheppard; sought-after studio guitarist and producer Mark Williams; blues singer Mary Ann Redmond; drummer Dan Garvin; songwriter and guitarist Prescott Engle; and songwriter and Jingle Jam founder Greene. There’s a five-ticket-per-person limit, and all purchases must be made in person at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, 60 Ida Lee Drive NW in Leesburg. Admission to the afternoon and evening concerts is $25 per person, and $5 per person for the Junior Jam. All proceeds from the shows benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. For more information on ticket sales, call 703-777-1368. For show details, go to tallyholeesburg.com.

Council Begins Review Of Major Developments BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ November will be a busy month for the Leesburg Town Council, as decisions on major land development applications are expected.

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kids’ concert. Rusty Foster, of Leesburg, claimed his spot in line at 2 a.m. Still working to stay warm under a blanket at 4 a.m., Foster said the effort to get coveted tickets to the evening show has become one of his favorite moments of the holiday season. “We see all the same people every year and have become a little family,” he said. “It’s a tradition now.” Jingle Jam fans got a bit of sweet encouragement about an hour before the doors opened, when Cerphe Colwell of Music Planet Radio, a sponsor of the event, handed out donuts. Jingle Jam founder Stilson Greene also did his part to greet the more than 50 people who had lined up long before the doors to Ida Lee Park Recreation Center opened. “These are the real Jingle Jammers. They look forward to it every year— God bless them,” he said. “That’s why when you get on that stage, with that kind of love, you can’t help but have a great show.” Greene and others talked about the sense of community they feel not just at the concert, but among those waiting

On Monday night, the council got its first glimpse at applications for a new downtown housing project, as well as a mixed-use center at the corner of Rt. 7 and Battlefield Parkway. Don Knutson, one of the homebuilders associated with the Crescent Place development along Harrison

Street, is hoping to get the council’s approval on a proposal to bring more housing downtown. He is proposing to construct four, four-story buildings with a total of 64 multi-family units and 7,100 square feet of commercial space and recreation amenities. The project is on 2 acres on the east side of South King Street along Town Branch and the W&OD Trail. The project would include nearby 3,100-square-foot commercial building, deemed historically significant. That building is occupied by Waterford Development, the developer that once envisioned its own commercial project on the site. The applicant is proposing

to add a pocket park and make improvements to Town Branch. Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning Brian Boucher presented the council with a brief synopsis of the project during its Monday night work session, with a public hearing anticipated for Tuesday, after this newspaper’s deadline. He noted the project is estimated to generate about 20 school-age children. However, because the application is for a special exception, not a rezoning, the council is not able to ask for any proffers, including school capital facilities’ JUMP TO >> 9

An annual Leesburg tradition takes the frosty fields of Ida Lee Park Saturday, Nov. 19. The 14th annual Freeze Your Gizzard Cross Country 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in the front field of Ida Lee Park. The entry fee for pre-registration is $25 for the 5K and $10 for the 1 mile, plus two cans of food to be brought the day of the event. Pre-registration can be completed in person at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center or online at prraces.com, until 8 p.m. Thursday. Day-of-event registration is also available beginning at 7 a.m. at $30 for the 5K and $15 for the 1 mile, plus two cans of food. Canned food will be donated to Loudoun Hunger Relief ’s food bank. The race will be timed by Potomac River Running using the Chronotrack electronic timing system. Pre-registered, 5K-runners will receive long-sleeve commemorative T-shirts and 1-mile runners will receive race medals. Refreshments for all runners will be provided following the race. Thanksgiving-themed prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place male and female finishers of the 5K for each age category. Door prizes and prizes for best costumes will be awarded following the race. Dogs, wagons and strollers are not permitted on the course. For more information, call 703-777-1368 or visit www. idalee.org.

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The Leesburg Police Department has been “adopted” by the The Winwood Children’s Center. Educators and students from the child care center plan to show their support for the town’s police officers by delivering baked goods, cupcakes, cookies, and cards. Deputy Chief of Police Vanessa Grigsby and Lt. Jeff Dubé recently visited the child care center and preschool. They arrived to find a table full of homemade treats to bring back to the police department and share with their colleagues. “By adopting the Leesburg Police Department, the Winwood Children’s Center will forever hold a special place in the hearts of our staff, and we cannot thank them enough for reaching out to us and showing their gratitude for all we do,” stated Chief of Police Greg Brown. He offered a special thanks to Director Joy McNaughton, Assistant Director Jessica Harcleroad, and Administrative Assistant Amber Christie.

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litis syndrome, a type of food allergy affecting the gastrointestinal tract. The allergy allows her to eat only a small amount of “safe” foods – now olive oil, apples, carrots, and prunes – but still relies on the prescription formula for most of her nutrition. With the formula not covered by his, or many, insurance, the community came together in the wake of Campbell’s grief over the loss of his wife to raise money to help cover his expenses. Campbell is now involved in the Children’s Medical Nutrition Alliance, one of the sponsors of the fundraiser last year. He is the head of its parent volunteer board and has even donated back $1,000 from what was raised for Savannah last year. Kaycee Childress, executive director of the CMNuA, calls Campbell the “driving force” behind the organization’s inaugural gala, set for Friday, Dec. 2. The Funding Food & Families Gala will be held from 6:30-11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at River Creek Country Club. Campbell and daughter Savannah will be the guests of honor, with the former serving as keynote speaker. Tickets can be purchased beginning Nov. 20 for $125/ticket. Using discount code FRIENDSANDFAMILY will save you $25. A table of 10 may be purchased for $1,000. The evening’s activities in-

clude a cocktail hour and open bar, a three-course dinner, speakers, dancing, and a silent auction. Tickets can be purchased at https://cmnua.ticketbud. com/funding-food-and-families-gala.

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BY DANIELLE NADLER Cornerstone Chapel, one of the largest churches in Northern Virginia, opened the doors on its new building Sunday. The church held a public open house that evening to let its congregation and the community at large see the new digs, an expansive 100,000-square-foot facility set on 28 rolling acres at the corner of Sycolin Road and Battlefield Parkway in Leesburg. It includes a sanctuary with space to seat 2,000, as well as children’s classrooms, auditoriums for middle and high school students and an open gathering area that includes a coffee shop and fireplace. Future phases include plans for a student center, wedding chapel and administration building. The new building has been a yearslong vision for the church’s leaders. Cornerstone Chapel has occupied a 30,000-square-foot building on Miller Drive south of Leesburg since 1997. As the number of people attending each weekend surpassed 4,000, it got logistically tricky to get everyone in and out of the small building. The church, under the leadership of Pastor Gary Hamrick, has held a Saturday evening service and three services on Sundays. In the past year, as many as 400 people were guided to overflow rooms to watch the service via video feeds because not everyone could fit in the sanctuary. Dave Silvernale and his wife visited Cornerstone Chapel in 2001 and found it was the “perfect church for young

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After holding services in a 30,000-square-foot building for 19 years, Cornerstone Chapel moves into its new 100,000-square-foot building on Battlefield Parkway in Leesburg on Sunday.

families.” He said parking got to be difficult in the previous building. “This is really great,” he said, standing in the foyer of the new building. He sees the new campus as an opportunity to “be open and inviting” to the community at large. “That’s our goal: for more people to know the love of Christ.” Hamrick is expecting more people to find their way to Cornerstone Chapel and that the new space will fill before long. Many of the roughly 1,000 people who watch services from home via

live webcasts have told him they will start attending in person once the new building is open. “We were told to expect 20 to 30 percent growth in the first few months,” Hamrick said. He stressed that Cornerstone Chapel’s focus will continue to be on serving those inside and outside of the building’s walls. “I think the greatest problem facing the church is becoming ingrown. Our main objective is to be community minded,” he said. “We’ll continue to teach the truth, and the truth will do its work in the hearts and

minds of people, but we are focused on reaching out to the community.” Cornerstone Chapel holds its first services at its new campus on Sunday, at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The building is at 650 Battlefield Parkway, Leesburg. The county government is finalizing plans to purchase the church’s former building, at 742 Miller Drive SE, to most likely house the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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The council also turned its eyes to further up Rt. 7, where the mixed-use Leegate development is proposed. Developer Stanley Martin is requesting authority to build 430,000 square feet of office uses, 200,000 square feet of commercial uses, a 130-room hotel, two parking structures and 475 residential units—a combination of townhouses, two-over-two condominiums and multifamily units. To move dirt on the development, the Town Council must first approve a rezoning, special exception and Town Plan amendment for the 77-acre development on land envisioned in the

Next up for the council will be the return of the Crescent Parke application, scheduled for another public hearing Nov. 29. While the council voted not to approve the project at its July 26 meeting, a vote to rescind that decision was passed two months later. Now, the project returns with some changes, including the addition of active adult housing, but with less residential units overall proposed; a deletion of proposed residential units on Olde Izaak Walton Property; and earlier phasing of commercial development. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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contribution, to offset the impact of the development. He noted a major challenge the applicant has faced, and will continue to with at the site plan process assuming the project is approved, is that the land falls 90 percent within a floodplain, and will require FEMA’s sign off. Knutson had told to the Planning Commission that the project is estimated to generate $4 million in annual revenues to the town from real property tax, sales and meals tax, and business licenses. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project.

Town Plan as an area for regional office. The applicant, represented by Cooley, LLP, has stated that the market for regional office development has changed dramatically, and now successful office developments are bolstered by adjacent residential and retail uses. When the Planning Commission reviewed the application two years ago, it recommended denial, citing concerns with project design and phasing. In its initial airing Monday night, council members appeared to share some of those same concerns, and some voiced frustration that the initial staff report on the application was not more thorough. More information was expected to be presented at Tuesday night’s public hearing, with a presentation also from the applicant.

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When the victim told Alvarenga that he did not want to join a gang and walked away, he was kicked in the back. Alvarenga threatened to kill the victim if he did not join MS-13. The victim fled. A few days later, the victim was attacked in a parking lot by two MS13 gang members who beat him and stabbed him with a machete-style bladed weapon. He suffered multiple stab wounds to his head, neck and hands, losing a finger in the attack and suffering permanent scarring to his face, ear, head, neck and hands. The attackers were identified as Josue Jeremias Cruz Gonzalez and Jose Roel Guevara Machado.

Alvarenga was arrested on Nov. 16, 2015. Prosecutors said that while in jail, Alvarenga offered to pay other inmates to kill the victim prior to his trial; he requested a photo of the victim’s head cut off as proof. Alvarenga told inmates that he had instructed Cruz Gonzalez and Machado to kill the victim. Cruz Gonzalez, 20, pleaded guilty to malicious wounding and gang participation. He was also sentenced to 10 years. Guevara Machado, 21, pleaded guilty to malicious wounding and gang participation on July 25. He is scheduled to be sentenced in Loudoun County Circuit Court on Jan. 5 and faces up to 30 years in prison.

[ BRIEFS ] Two Teens Arrested For Ashburn Stabbings Two suspects wanted in connection with the Nov. 4 fatal stabbing and assault in Ashburn were taken into custody last week. A 17-year-old from Ashburn was apprehended in New York on Nov. 9. He was held in New York awaiting extradition to Loudoun on a charge of aggravated malicious wounding. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed against him. Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office detectives also identified a 16-year-old from Herndon as being involved in the attack. He was taken into custody Nov. 10 and was held in Fairfax County on an unrelated charge. Charges related to the Loudoun stabbings are pending. Investigators linked the two with the Nov. 4 fatal stabbing of Guillermo Piedra-Espinoza, 22, of no fixed address, and the stabbing of a 19-year-old Ashburn man near the Ashburn Meadows apartment complex. Piedra-Espinoza was found dead in a wooded area nearby. The 19-year-old was taken to a hospital for treatment. The investigation continues and detectives are working to identify additional suspects, the agency said. The Sheriff ’s Office is working with the Northern Virginia Gang Task Force on the case. Anyone with information about the case should contact Detective M. Bush at 703-777-0475.

Ashburn Man Killed in Crosswalk The 83-year-old man who was struck while crossing Gloucester Parkway last week has died from his injuries, the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office reported Monday. John A. Schloegel was walking his bicycle across a crosswalk near Ashby Ponds at the intersection of Smith Switch Road and Gloucester Parkway about 7 a.m. Nov. 10 when he was hit by an eastbound vehicle. The driver, August L. Amurao, 55,

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of Ashburn was charged with reckless driving. Supervisor Ron A. Meyer Jr. said Schloegel had been pushing to have a traffic light installed there. “I know John, and he was working with our office on our efforts to accelerate the construction of a traffic signal at this intersection,” Meyer said in a statement. “This accident breaks my heart, and he is in my personal prayers.” Meyer said the county sought to get a signal installed at that crosswalk in 2013, but VDOT did not find a signal to be warranted. “There must be an exception process for VDOT to construct signals when public safety is clearly threatened,” Meyer said.

Restaurant Worker Charged with Sexual Assault A registered sexual offender from Sterling has been charged with assaulting two girls at an Ashburn restaurant Sunday. Luis F. Ore, 20 was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted the children inside a bathroom at Elevation Burger in One Loudoun. Ore was an employee at the restaurant, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office. Investigators said Ore followed the girls into the women’s bathroom around 8 p.m. and then held them

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against their will and sexually assaulted them. He was charged with two counts of abduction and two counts of sexual assault of a person under the age of 13. Ore is a registered sex offender. According to the registry records, he was convicted in Loudoun County of abduction for immoral purposes and aggravated sexual battery in July 2012. Ore was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

Motorcyclist Surrenders After Chase It was an unusually exciting rush hour for some Loudoun motorists Friday evening when a motorcycle rider led a parade of State Police and Loudoun County deputies on a 30-minute chase. Authorities in Fairfax County attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Anders N. Kinsler, 20, of Sterling, for failing to display tags on his motorcycle. He fled, entering Loudoun on Rt. 50, going north on Rt. 28 and then looping around Rt. 7 between Ashburn and Leesburg. He finally pulled over to the shoulder and surrendered near the Belmont Ridge Road intersection. He was charged with felony eluding of police and felony concealment of a vehicle identification number. The

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class 5 felony carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 3 in Loudoun County District Court. Many residents at home watched the chase live on television as a helicopter from NBC4 followed the action overhead. The footage can be viewed on the station’s website. There were no injuries.

LCSO Makes an Arrest in the Tire Thefts The Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office detectives have arrested a Maryland man in connection with a series of tire and rim larcenies throughout the region. Jason L. Brooks, 38, of Upper Marlboro, MD, was charged with six counts of grand larceny, six counts of grand larceny with intent to sell and four counts of destruction of property. Additional charges are pending, the agency said. Brooks allegedly stole tires and rims from multiple vehicles in the area of Mill Site Place, Cross Brook Place, McIntosh Place, and Mills Branch Place in the Leesburg area between May 1 and Sept. 10. Brooks was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. A preliminary hearing in District Court is scheduled on Jan. 3.

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Loudoun Man Claims $1M Lottery Prize told Virginia Lottery representatives. “I rechecked the numbers and rechecked them and rechecked them.” After that he stashed the ticket. “I put it in a plastic bag and kept it somewhere in the house where it wouldn’t burn up if the house caught fire,” he said. The winning numbers for that drawing were 11-17-40-50-62, and the Powerball number was 26. His ticket was one of just four nationwide to match the first five numbers and the only one in Virginia.

For more than three months, Leesburg-area resident Donald Shomaker kept a Powerball ticket worth a million dollars tucked away safely in his house. Last week he claimed his prize. Shomaker bought the winning ticket at the Gasmart in Lucketts, where the computer randomly selected his numbers. On the morning after the July 16 drawing, he discovered the ticket matched the first five numbers, missing only the Powerball number. “I really couldn’t believe it,” he said

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[ SCHOOL NOTES ] Transitioning Special Ed Students Workshop Planned Saturday

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Alex Charles, chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, speaks with his little sister’s second-grade class at Loudoun Country Day School.

HONORING HEROES Wounded Vets Tell Leesburg Students ‘You Can’t Quit’ BY DANIELLE NADLER

ome of the regular classes at Loudoun Country Day School near Leesburg were put on hold Friday morning, as they are every Veterans Day. Instead, students got an up-close lesson in what it means to protect the freedoms enjoyed in the United States. Seventy men and women who have served in the military rotated classrooms to share their experiences and offer words of hope to a captivated audience of kids, from 5 to 13 years old.

U.S. Army veteran Chris Collver, who has spoken at the school’s annual Veterans Day program for 18 years, considers it vital to take time to teach young people about those who are fighting to protect the country. “By getting to hear from veterans, they understand what a vet is—that their liberty is defended by those willing to take up their sword,” Collver said. They also heard from Rob Jones, a 2003 Loudoun Valley High School graduate, who lost his legs to an I.E.D. explosion while serving in Afghanistan. He spent years in physical thera-

py learning to run, ride a bike and row using prosthetic legs. He won a bronze medal in rowing at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Two years later, he cycled from Maine to San Diego to raise $125,000 for the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, a Leesburg-based organization that helped him in his recovery. Now, his sights are set on next summer when he plans to run a marathon every day for a month. HONORING HEROES >> 14

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Parents in the audience stood to show support for most speakers during the public hearing on boundaries Monday.

Another solution to the attendance zone boundary challenge facing secondary schools in southern Loudoun was offered up tonight. Loudoun County School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) presented a proposal, called Plan 3, that makes only small adjustments to a plan he offered last week, Plan 2. The board is five weeks into what will be an eight-week process to redraw the attendance boundaries for middle and high school students who live in the Dulles South and Dulles North planning areas. Attendance zone changes are inevitable ahead of the opening of a BOUNDARY ZONE >> 16

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School Board member Jeff Morse (Dulles) and board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) listen to speakers during Monday’s public hearing on boundaries.

The Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will host a workshop, “Transitioning Special Education Students to College: Legal and Educational Implications You Need to Know.” The program will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 19, in the Robert G. Templin Jr. Higher Education Center at the Loudoun Campus, 21200 Campus Drive in Sterling. The workshop is designed for students, families, educators, transition specialists and those with an interest in post-secondary special education. Loudoun County and Fairfax County Public School representatives will be available as well as staff members from NVCC Student Services and Disability Support Services. The list of speakers includes Louis Nuzzo, who will discuss disability law and the difference between secondary and post-secondary education rights and responsibilities for students; and Dr. Sajjad Khan, who will speak on executive function, self-regulation, and the necessary adaptive skills to promote success in the college environment. Go to nvcc.edu/loudoun for more information.

Aviation Expo Awards Scholarships More than 700 students and educators attended the 10th annual Aviation Education & Career Expo on Oct. 28, and many walked away with scholarships. More than $138,000 in college aviation and flight training scholarships were awarded to students who submitted essays describing their aviation aspirations. “The ability to award this kind of scholarship money is very rewarding. Our aviation community has come together to make dreams a reality for these students,” stated Julie O’Brien, ProJet Aviation’s director of marketing. “We have changed destinies with this financial and mentoring assistance.” The all-day event featured keynote speakers, industry leaders, performers, and demonstrators. Representatives from more than 56 aviation and aerospace businesses met with students throughout the day to share their experiences, and opportunities for future employment. SCHOOL NOTES >> 14

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Honoring heros << FROM 12 “People ask me, why are you doing all this? Because I want to,” he said. “I wanted to get back on my feet and represent my country.” Retired Marine Sgt. Matthew Pennington, a member of the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, talked about how he lost part of his left leg when he stepped on an improvised explosive

device that detonated. It was painful and frustrating to suddenly experience a disability after having a perfectly good body for 20 years, he said. “But you can’t quit in life. You just can’t.” He told the students to learn to love to fail. “Every failure is a lesson. The worst thing you can do is let it get you down,” he said. Retired Marine Cpl. Donny Daughenbaugh, who is now a national spokesman for the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, told the students how he was shot in the jaw while serv-

ing in Iraq. One of the toughest parts of his recovery was knowing he couldn’t serve in the military anymore. But he said giving back, and serving others here at home, has helped. He nudged the students to celebrate Veterans Day in their own way, and not just today. “You can thank people for their service and do small things throughout the year to show your appreciation,” he said. “That really means a lot.” dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun Teachers Take School Garden Training at Willowsford BY RENSS GREENE Twenty-four Loudoun County teachers took part in a first-of-itskind school garden training last month at Willowsford Farm. Loudoun County Public Schools School Nutrition Services partnered with DC Greens to provide the training, which was funded by the USDA Farm to School Planning Grant that was awarded to school nutrition services earlier this year. “Partnering with our teachers is a natural progression of the work SNS does every day to help students learn the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables,” explained LCPS School Nutrition Supervisor Becky Domokos-Bays. “We provide a practical extension of what students learn in school gardens and classrooms.” DC Greens’ Co-Founder and Education Director Sarah Holway and Farm to School Director Lea Howe started the training with an overview of successful Farm to School and school garden programs in Washington DC. Lola Bloom from DC Bilingual Charter School provided an interactive cooking workshop modeling tips and tricks for cooking with students both in the classroom and the garden. Ibti Vincent and Kealy Rudersdorf from Foodprints, FRESHFARMS’s education program in partnership with DC

Boundary zone << FROM 12 new middle school along Braddock Road, known as MS-7 in fall of 2018, and to provide much needed relief to crowded schools in the Dulles area. As the School Board redraws attendance lines, it also takes into account a new high school (HS-11) that will open in Brambleton in 2019 and a new high school (HS-9) scheduled to open just south of Rt. 50 in 2021. Hornberger’s Plan 2 and Plan 3 would open MS-7 as an intermediate school, housing grades eight and nine, while John Champe High School would house grades 10 through 12. That move would free up enough space in the schools to keep students who live south of Rt. 50 attending schools south of Rt. 50. To provide his colleagues on the board with another option, Hornberger made two small changes to Plan 2 to draft Plan 3. It would reassign students living in the DS. 11.1 planning zone—near Stone Springs Boulevard—to Stone Hill Middle School and Rock Ridge High School. That would prevent just a handful of Madison’s Trust Elemen-

schools, led an outdoor, interactive workshop showing the teachers how to integrate school gardens into the curriculum to meet state standards of learning requirements, including garden lessons for every grade level and strategies for using the garden as an outdoor classroom. “It is rare as teachers that we are given the opportunity to be with such a wide range of professionals, such as chefs, farmers, non-profit groups who provide unique garden-based instruction or cooking,” Frederick Douglass Elementary School teacher Mary Cunningham said. “You learn from each of these individuals and their experiences and are given hands-on experiences that can be taken back to your school to further develop your garden to table program. Most importantly, you feel supported, inspired, and driven to do more for this type of instruction.” Domokos-Bays and her staff encourage schools to use the produce from their garden in their school cafeterias. This gives the added benefit of embedding nutrition education throughout the school day. CPS School Nutrition Service staff members support all LCPS schools that have school gardens and can provide resources and support for those schools that would like to start a school garden. Contact Stefanie.Dove@lcps.org for more information.

tary School students from moving on to Stone Hill Middle School. It also shifts a small planning zone, DN 36.15, which sits along Shreveport Drive and does not yet have homes built in it, to Stone Hill. “This plan tries to improve the two areas of Plan 2 that I was looking for further improvement,” Hornberger said. The board also opened the floor to another public hearing on the boundaries Monday evening. Most of the 25 speakers voiced support for Plan 2, and specifically stressed their opposition to Plan 1, the senior staff ’s proposal that would assign students who live in the south to schools north of Rt. 50. As one 8-year-old, Mia McDonald, put it, “We should be able to go to the schools near our home so that we don’t miss out on important activities and learning opportunities that we love.” The board will hold a few more work sessions and public hearings ahead of adopting a final boundary plan Dec. 13. The next public hearing is 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. People can sign up to speak at lcps.org or by calling 571-2521050. The meetings are held at LCPS School Administration Building, 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Keeping the historic character of Purcellville’s commercial downtown is a key focus for the Town Council’s vision of the town. The Planning Commission will take up a request by the council to consider lowering the height of buildings in the historic corridor to better reflect the nature of the street.

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or the past 10 months, the Purcellville planning staff has been collecting and documenting public input about the future of the town. Now it is time to begin drafting the new Town Plan that will implement those priorities. The final two comprehensive plan public workshops were held Nov. 5, but residents can continue to share their ideas on the town website through Nov. 30. The comments gathered during the year have produced a good idea of what residents want to see in the town, Senior Planner Daniel Galindo said. “A lot of the input shows broad agreement that the community values a sense of place and character, and that’s what they want to see,” he said. Another key objective is “a focus on

homegrown businesses rather than chains.” That has been a sentiment for more than a decade as the town previously adopted rules requiring “big box” retailers to undergo special exception review. Residents also want to control the scale, building height and architectural design in the historic corridor overlay district, Galindo said. The Board of Architectural Review has control over non-residential projects. The Vineyard Square downtown redevelopment project on 21st Street raised significant public opposition on those grounds. Although the project was approved in 2013, it has not yet moved to construction. The new Town Council is addressing those concerns, moving ahead with Zoning Ordinance amendments that would lower the maximum height of buildings in the historic corridor dis-

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Director Patrick Sullivan said, noting the average height on the east side of 21st Street is 45 feet. The two highest buildings on 21st Street are the former mills, now converted to office and retail space (Trail’s End Cycling Co.) and Magnolias at the Mill restaurant. The public comments on the plan emphasized that residents want to look for development opportunities inside the town, promoting infill and redevelopment as a priority. “People want us to have a plan to reasonably control growth and development, that captures that [desire] in a way that is specific—that says, “this is what we want,’” and not leave too much open to debate, Galindo said. While the council has shown little interest in expanding the town’s borders, public comments on the plan PURCELLVILLE PLANNERS >> 20

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Council Taps Jones to Replace Kesari The Hamilton Town Council on Monday night emerged from closed session and voted to appoint Rebecca Jones to replace Councilman Dimitri Kesari, who resigned last month. Kesari resigned after he was found guilty of election fraud when he was U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s deputy campaign manager during the 2012 campaign. The vote Monday night was 4-0-2, with Councilman Mike Snyder absent.

Jones will serve the rest of Kesari’s term, ending June 30, 2018. Two residents expressed interest in the post. Jones, a CPA, has been a town resident since 2008. She said she was interested in community service and wanted to help Hamilton thrive as a small town. Alan Case has lived in his house on Sydnor Drive since 1994. He has plans to retire from Virginia Power after 37 years of service. Case said he wants to see Hamilton continue to prosper without losing its small-town atmosphere. “We were very lucky. Both candi-

dates had excellent qualities, but Jones had a particularly good set of skills that will help the town progress,” Mayor Dave Simpson said Tuesday morning.

Well Lawsuit Dismissed After a closed-session briefing Monday night, Town Council voted unanimously to dismiss its long-standing lawsuit against the county government concerning zoning for municipal wells. The legal action arose from a requirement by the county that the town hire a consultant to study the impact of its Well 14, located outside the town in the Stone Eden subdivision, on neigh-

bors, after one complained. “We paid a lot of money to do the study, and there was nothing found supporting the allegation,” Simpson said. After the county ruled that all municipal wells must be approved through special use permits, the town filed suit against the county. Monday night’s vote came after the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 1 conceded that the construction of town wells was a by-right use. In the end, common sense prevailed, the mayor said, as members of both entities worked to find agreement. TOWN NOTES >> 19

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C-SPAN will broadcast a selection of the presentations by leading Civil War scholars during this year’s Mosby Heritage Area Association’s annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War. MHAA President Childs Burden, who has directed the annual conference since it was founded 19 years ago, said it was an important milestone. “We are thrilled that this event will be available for everyone interested in the Civil War on C-SPAN 3 and then online in the C-SPAN video library.”

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The second and third presentations will be broadcast on Nov. 19 and 26. The conference’s focus this year is on July 3, 1863, the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Nov. 19 broadcast will be of Wayne Motts’ talk on the Union Defense of Cemetery Ridge, while Nov. 26 will cover John Archer’s presentation on Culp’s Hill. The conference includes guided battlefield tours by military historians with links to leaders of the war and the battlefields and landscapes on which their actions played out.

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made it clear residents were not necessarily opposed to annexations in the future. But they wanted to have well-reasoned information available to look at the options. Recently, the council adopted a resolution that amended the initial scope of the comprehensive plan review—removing language that expressed a desire to see land use plans for the joint land management area adjacent to the town’s boundaries, Galindo said. Last week, the council voted unanimously to deny Brad Kline’s request to annex his Purcellville Crossroads mixed-use project on the west side of Rt. 287 and north of the Rt. 7 Bypass.

south Fork of Catoctin Creek in town. She has led students, youth groups, scouts, and other volunteers who have come to the trail for field trips and nature hikes. She was also cited for her many hours spent helping with projects to enhance pollinator plants on the trail and working with students on a project to remove invasive plants. She was working as an assistant preschool teacher at Loudoun Valley Community Center when Garth Adams sparked her enthusiasm for nature. She became a Cooperative Extension Master Gardener in 2011 and she revitalized and co-chaired the Children’s Education Team for several years. She also was an active member of the Loudoun Environmental Stewardship Alliance and the Green Team of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun and was a founding member of the Round Hill Community Garden. —Margaret Morton

Town planners hope to have a draft of the revised Town Plan ready for review and public feedback in January, Galindo said. Then the planning team—comprised of McBride Dale Clarion, lead facilitator Emily Crowe; Kimley Horn engineering group, facilitator David Whyte; and economic and planning consultant Tischler Bise, facilitator I. Carson Bise II, and Galindo—will hold an open house for the public. The Planning Commission will hold a formal public hearing on the plan and make its revisions before sending the document to the Town Council for adoption. “That would be early summer, June at the earliest,” Galindo said. To learn more or to contribute additional ideas before the end of the month, go to planpurcellville.com. mmorton@loudounnow.com

[ TOWN NOTES ] boro showed a high turnout among its less than 100 residents and approval of the write-in slate of candidates. The new council will be headed by Roger Vance, who was running for his sixth term of office as mayor. The council will consist of returning members: John Dean, Bill Johnston, Amy Marasco and Belle Ware along with new Councilwoman Claudia Forbes.

Artisan Gallery Opens The first Purcellville Holiday Artisans Market will open Nov. 21 and run through December. The Holiday Gallery will be on 21st Street between the Re-Love It consignment store and Dominion Tea. The gallery will include the creations of numerous western Loudoun County artists, potters, jewelers and others, whose goal is to offer hand-created gifts made locally for the holiday season, all assembled under one roof. The recently formed nonprofit Discover Purcellville is responsible for assembling and managing the gallery. Artists include Jill Perla, Deb Morrow, Anne Stine, Debbie Candenas and Nan Bowe. Those interested in participating should contact Michael Oaks at 540-751-0707 or reloveit@aol.com.

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Town Celebrates Richard Gillespie Day As he nears retirement as executive director of the Mosby Heritage Area Association at the end of the year, Rich Gillespie has garnered some kudos from the town where he worked for almost 20 years. The Purcellville Town Council declared Nov. 5 as “Richard Gillespie Day in honor of his outstanding contributions to our community.” Gillespie taught history at Loudoun Valley High School and was named the Washington Post’s Agnes Meyer Teacher of the Year for Loudoun in 1993. Gillespie helped develop the school’s AP U.S. History program. He was a department chair for several years and created and advised the History Club. With his students, he researched and wrote several booklets on Purcellville’s history and became the go-to person for history information for members of several town councils.

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asking area residents to donate new sweat suits to military veterans at the Martinsburg VA Hospital. The annual Sweats for Vets program seeks sizes XL, 2XL and 3X. Donors are asked to tie each set together with ribbons, and to drop them off at the Town Hall, 221 S. Nursery Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by Friday, Dec. 16. The sets will be delivered early in the new year. For more information, contact Hooper McCann at 540-751-2312.

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Representatives of Giant Food celebrated the reopening of the renovated Sterling Town Plaza store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local elected officials and shoppers. Located at 21800 Town Center Plaza, the renovated space provides customers with improved store departments and features that will save them time and money, representatives said. In celebration of the reopening, Giant made a $2,500 donation to Cornerstones, a nonprofit that promotes self-sufficiency by providing support and advocacy for those in need of food, shelter, affordable housing, quality childcare, and other human services in Northern Virginia.

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Internship Helps Young Adults with Disabilities Hone Job Skills BY DANIELLE NADLER

raduation can be a little nerve-wracking for any family. But for parents of special needs students, that last day the school bus picks up their child can feel like they’ve reached the edge of a cliff. “We kept thinking, gosh, this is going to be really hard. He’s going to be thrust out there,” Dianne Murphy, who’s 21-year-old son, Matt, has Down syndrome. He graduated from Loudoun County High School in June. But a new partnership with the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Loudoun County Public Schools, the National Conference Center and nonprofit organization Didlake is giving young people with disabilities a chance to hone their skills before they enter the workforce. Project SEARCH is a nationwide program that provides 10-month unpaid internships for adults with disabilities, usually at a hospital. The partnership with The National is the first Project SEARCH program in Loudoun County and one of the first in the hospitality industry. Nine recent Loudoun County public school graduates have been taken on as interns at the NCC, and they’ve quickly become an integral part of the 270-employee team. They work about 35 hours a week, rotating job assignments to get a glimpse of the various departments that work together to make the conference center run. The National’s Human Resources Manager Helen Kendall described the interns as some of the facility’s most eager employees. “This is a perfect partnership,” she said. “They are emotionally invested and it shows in their demeanor and energy.” For most of the interns, their post at

the conference center is their first job. So it’s a chance to work on skills such as arriving on time, following instructions, communicating with coworkers and employers and asking for help when they need it. Brianna Thigpeen, 21, said she’s loving the variety of tasks and a chance to meet new friends. Most recently, she’s spent her days alongside fellow intern Allyson Foster folding linens for The National’s 900-plus guest rooms. Thigpeen, a 2014 Potomac Falls High School graduate, expects that what she’s picked up in the past few months can help her land her dream job. “I want to work in an office and do clerical work.” “I think it’s great,” Jake Lewis said of his internship while stocking a huge refrigerator. The recent Briar Woods High School grad said he likes to stay busy and, from here, he has his sights set on working at one of his favorite places on earth, Toys“R”Us. “That would be the best because I’d get to see all the newest toys.” Twenty-year-old Guillermo Abiles has also become an important member of The National’s janitorial team. He sorts recycling from the trash and helps keep the entire facility clean. “We’re so happy to have him,” said Ernie Camposeco, food and beverage manager at the conference center. He’s such a hard worker and always has a good attitude.” Loudoun County Public Schools provides two teachers and Didlake provides a job coach to help guide the interns in their work. Heather Brewington, LCPS transition teacher, said she can try to talk to the students about job skills—and life skills—in a classroom, but it hits home when they actually go to work five days a week. “It’s mind blowing. The difference from being in a high school setting to a business in a community is night and

day—it provides them with a real-life perspective,” she said. Project SEARCH truly is a transition program, she stressed, because it teaches the recent graduates important skills before they land a job without the support of teachers or job coaches. “It’s a good time for them to work on job skills and get all the kinks out.” Just two months in, and the internship has changed Matt Murphy, his mother says. He’s learned to navigate the public transit system to get to work each day and how to work alongside the conference center’s grounds crew to take care of the 65-acre campus. He’s also taken more initiative at home, taking out the garbage, packing his lunch and even tidying up the kitchen without being told. “He’s being pushed in a way I didn’t know he could,” Dianne Murphy said. “People assume they won’t be able to do it, but they can do so much. Companies can really benefit from having them and giving them a chance.” Geoff Lawson, The National’s vice president and general manager, said when he was asked to consider becoming a Project SEARCH employer “it was one of those easy, 10-second decisions.” The program aligns with the center’s core values, to connect and serve the community that surrounds its campus. He’s encouraging other businesses to think about providing internships for special needs adults with the help of the program. Lawson expects The National will host Project SEARCH interns again next year. “It’s a win-win. We’ve enjoyed having them, and we get a chance to help some young people to have a better life down the road,” he said. “They’re part of the team now.” Learn more at projectsearch.us. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Surma Joins Goodstone as Executive Chef Goodstone Inn & Restaurant near Middleburg has appointed Jeffrey Surma as its new executive chef. Surma is described as a nationally respected, innovative chef whose farm-to-table and culinary achievements will bring a new dimension to Goodstone’s award-winning restaurant. For the past 15 years, he has served as executive chef at The Capital Grille in McLean and was selected to be a primary trainer on the opening task force for their five high-profile locations, including The Capitol Grille in New York City’s Chrysler Building. He also worked for 12 years as executive chef and trainer for the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company’s properties in Virginia, Florida, California and Michigan. At Goodstone, Surma plans to highlight state-of-the-art, seasonally-inspired cuisine with a farm-to-table emphasis. The dining room menu will continue to offer Goodstone’s French cuisine and showcase fresh vegBIZ BRIEFS >> 23

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Humane Society Joins Giving Tuesday Initiative Humane Society of Loudoun County will participate in #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that will be held Nov. 29. Held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the event kicks off the holiday giving season by inspiring residents to collaborate in improving their communities by supporting area charities. Proceeds from #GivingTuesday will be used by HSLC to fund essential programs that include rescue, fostering and adoption, TNR

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Earlier this year, Ashburn resident Angela Goodman was looking for a change from her corporate job, but she didn’t expect a hunger for good breakfast would lead her to her next big venture. Goodman and her husband, Scott, officially opened Famous Toastery in Ashburn on Friday, and have plans to open three more locations throughout Loudoun County within the next four years. The breakfast spot is a favorite among locals in the Charlotte, NC, area where it first opened under the name Toast. The concept quickly grew to three locations in North Carolina, serving new and loyal clients dishes such as made-from-scratch portabella mushroom benedict and avocado omelets. The company grew into a franchise system, in 2013. Goodman first discovered the restaurant when her family lived in the Charlotte area. When her family moved to Ashburn two years ago Goodman said, “we were looking for a place to go for good, fresh breakfast food and there was just nothing like that.” She later heard the company offered franchise opportunities, and quickly signed on. She said it’s the quality of the food and the service that makes her proud to be a part of the Famous Toastery team. The restaurant adopts a service model described as “every server is your server.” Robert Maynard, founder and CEO of Famous Toastery, said the Loudoun County location will mark the restaurant’s fourth state. “It’s exciting… Be-

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Inova Loudoun Hospital has become one of only 72 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve the Leapfrog Group’s straight “A’s” for patient safety. The national watchdog’s evaluations are designed to provide a complete pic-

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ture of patient safety. Inova Loudoun again received an “A” rating—in a continuous line dating back to the inception of the Leapfrog group’s safety ratings in 2012. The ratings of A through F grades are assigned to more than 2,600 hospitals in the country each year. They are calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed and open to free public inspection. For information on Inova Loudoun’s grade, go to hospitalsafetygrade.org.

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‘Peter’ In Parallel Theater Rivals Build Bridges with Collaborative Productions BY JAN MERCKER

hen production rights to the award-winning Broadway play “Peter and The Starcatcher” came out earlier this year, two area drama teachers were chomping at the bit to produce it. Instead of worrying about stepping on each other’s toes, Rock Ridge High School’s Anthony Cimino-Johnson and Loudoun Valley High School’s Russ Staggs decided to try something novel—working together to put on parallel productions at both schools. The collaboration has been a creative boon for the directors, actors and crew, and has turned an old rivalry into a new cross-county community. Rock Ridge and Loudoun Valley, located in Ashburn and Purcellville respectively, will present separate productions Dec. 1-10. “Really it’s about building community—tearing down the walls of competition because theater was never meant to be competitive. It’s always been meant to build community,” Cimino-Johnson said. “This show has really

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Parker Koch playing Caption Hook in Rock Ridge High School’s production of Peter and The Starcatcher, a prequel to Peter Pan.

given us the opportunity to do that.” The schools have been drama rivals since Rock Ridge opened in 2014, with LVHS taking the prestigious Virginia Theatre Association’s High School Theatre Festival title that year and RRHS claiming the prize in 2015. But that rivalry has been replaced with a sense of mutual support. “It’s really just about us sharing the process,” Staggs said. “What we’ve really done is foster an environment that allows them to truly share their ideas as opposed to comparing their ideas.” The comedy is a prequel to the classic “Peter Pan,” based on a 2006 novel by humorist Dave Barry and suspense writer Ridley Pearson. It offers a 21st Century take on the back story of the nameless orphan who eventually becomes Peter Pan. The play also spotlights the characters of Molly, a young girl charged with protecting a treasure chest full of magic “starstuff ” material, and Black Stache, the pirate chief who goes onto become Captain Hook. The idea of parallel productions took form this summer when Staggs and Cimino-Johnson headed up the theater program at the PAVAN arts governor’s school this summer. Both directors knew they wanted to put on the show, but Staggs was initially hesitant because of a longstanding high school theater tradition of not running the same production as another local school. Cimino-Johnson encouraged him to go for it, and the two decided to collaborate, sharing marketing ideas

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Parker Koch (center) playing Caption Hook in Rock Ridge High School’s production of Peter and The Starcatcher, a prequel to Peter Pan.

(including cross promotion on social media) and directing expertise and putting on joint workshops for student cast and crew members. For Staggs, the show is a way to celebrate a core group of seniors who came in as freshmen during his first year at Valley in 2013. One of those seniors is Charlie Trochlil, who plays Black Stache and is embracing the character’s hilarious wickedness. “Playing villains is the most fun that you can have, and Hook just takes that and amplifies it times a thousand,” Trochlil said. “This is such a fun role.

It was great to meet another guy who’s playing Black Stache, and to say to him, ‘What does his voice sound like to you? How does he walk?’ And really just to see new perspectives with that.” For LVHS set designer Noah Wade, connecting with his Rock Ridge counterpart and “doppelganger” Noam Denenberg was a blast. The two had never met or discussed their visions but were blown away by eerie similarities in their ideas. They have continued to share ideas and developments in the STARCATCHER >> 25

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tor-driven movement based approach to the show and it’s a little less about spectacle than it is about the actors creating the environment,” Staggs said. “Tony and I both have similar philoso-

“Peter and The Starcatcher” AT LOUDOUN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL runs Thursday, Dec. 1-Saturday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 8-Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. with a matinee Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. For more information, go to lvtheatre.org. AT ROCK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, the production runs Thursday, Dec. 1-Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m., with matinees Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. For more information, go to rockridgedrama.org. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

phies on theater education.” The cast and crew at both schools will be able to catch a performance at the other, and that will also be an important part of the experience, Loudoun Valley’s Trochlil said. “I think that’s something you want to do in all of the shows that you’re in. You always kind of have this sense of, ‘Man, I wish I could watch this.’ You’re in a scene and I’m not allowed to laugh at that joke because that joke is for the audience not me, but I wish I could be out there cracking up. So I think that perspective on a show that we’ve been working on is going to be a lot of fun.” jmercker@loudounnow.com

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weeks leading up to the shows. “It was very humorous for him and me to sit down and pull out our sketchbooks and see almost completely mimicked designs,” Wade said. Despite big differences in the two schools’ history and demographics (Loudoun Valley, the county’s second oldest high school, opened in 1962, while Rock Ridge is the second youngest and has a more diverse student body), the directors were impressed with the commonalities that emerged. “There was just such synchronicity in the way that Russ had cast certain roles, in choosing our designers, in the way things were designed—it was really quite cool to see that happening and to see what had been a rivalry turn into a camaraderie,” Cimino-Johnson said. “Both of us are taking a very ac-

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RIDERS IN THE SKY: A SALUTE TO ROY ROGERS Thursday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m.; Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane Purcellville. Details: franklinparkartscenter

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Back by popular demand, Riders In The Sky features family-oriented favorites from Rogers’ long career brought to life by the riders’ high yodeling style. Tickets are $40-$70.

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‘MACBETH’ Thursday, Nov. 17-Sunday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.; Patrick Henry College Town Hall, 10 Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville. Details: edentroupe.com PHC’s Eden Troupe presents the classic Shakespeare tragedy following the battle-hardened Thane of Glamis as he encounters three witches on the eve of a visit from the king.

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Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Details: luckettsbluegrass.org This quintet from the Shenandoah Valley is known for strong vocals, powerful instrumentation and down to earth charm. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Join the Lovettsville Co-op Market for a workshop to create your own fresh evergreen wreath. Bring favorite items like holly berries, pine cones, bittersweet and other. The co-op will provide fresh evergreens and materials to create a bow. Two sessions are offered— preregistration is required. Cost is $25 for non-members, $20 for members.

HARMONY UMC HOLIDAY BAZAAR Saturday Nov. 19, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Harmony United Methodist Church, 380 E

Shop for local handcrafted Christmas gifts, pies and breads for the Thanksgiving table, and home-made pickles, jams and jellies. Proceeds go to the church’s outreach efforts including food pantries and disaster relief.

NUTCRACKER IN A SHELL Saturday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m.; John Champe High School 41535 Sacred Mountain St., Aldie. Details: cdcdance.com This beloved holiday tradition features performers from the Creative Dance Center in a jazzed up version of the holiday favorite. The event includes a raffle to benefit the Smashing Walnuts Foundation. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children.

VILLAGE AT LEESBURG TREE LIGHTING Saturday, Nov. 19, 3-5:30 p.m.; Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: villageatleesburg.com Santa arrives by horse-drawn carriage to light the VAL musical tree. The festivities include horse-drawn carriage rides, caroling, holiday characters and fire pits. Visitors are encouraged to bring a new toy for Toys for Tots.

HEALTHY HOLIDAY FARE Saturday, Nov. 19, 2-3 p.m.; Integrative Functional Medicine Center, 116-Q Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg. Details: fivestones wellness.com Join Nutritionist Lattman Lara Lattman as she shares tips, recipes and advice on how to keep your holidays healthy. Cost is $20.

LOCO CULTURE ASHBY MAE FASHION SHOW Saturday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m.; Thomas Birkby House, 109 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg. Contact: 703-507-1874 Loudoun’s newest children’s boutique shows off fall and winter lines to benefit Interfaith Relief. Admission will be by donation. Money, gift cards and canned goods will be accepted.

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Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m.; Buchanan Hall, 8549 John Mosby Highway, Upperville. Details: mosbyheritagearea.org The Mosby Heritage Area Association hosts a talk by Robin von Seldeneck, director of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, on Wilson in 1916 leading up to the United States’ entry into World War I. The afternoon ends with a tour of historic Blue Ridge Farm, home of Wilson’s travelling companion, Admiral Cary Grayson. Tickets are $30 for MHAA members, $40 for non-members.

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[ MORE THINGS TO DO ] ‘FREEZE YOUR GIZZARD’ RACE Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.; Ida Lee Park, 60 Ida Lee Drive NW, Leesburg. Details: idalee.org or 703-777-1368 The annual cross-country run features a 5K and 1-mile fun run through the park. Fee is $30 for the 5K and $15 for the 1 mile, plus two cans of food.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Historic Catoctin Presbyterian Church hosts an informal gathering of families, friends, and neighbors including pancakes (regular and gluten free), fruit, breakfast meat, juice, coffee and tea. Free will offering.

NIGHTLIFE

This Northern Virginia-based tribute band brings to life Rush’s most iconic work--from the 70s to more recent material. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

WINE COUNTRY HARVEST BALL Saturday, November 19, 7-11 p.m.; Salamander Resort, 500 N. Pendleton St., Middleburg. Details: phillipsprograms.org Phillips Programs, a regional nonprofit that helps youth with a variety of challenges, is hosting its second annual Wine Country Harvest Ball. It will be a black tie optional masquerade ball featuring dinner, dancing to HRH Orchestra Band, and a juried art show and sale from the Loudoun Arts Council.

LIVE MUSIC: THE VIPS Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com The VIPs mix four talented musicians with four decades of popular music, performing hits from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Courtesy of Ken Wenzel

AMERICAN AQUARIUM WITH KEN WENZEL Thursday, Nov. 17, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com Alt country/Americana from Raleigh, N.C. Local favorite Ken Wenzel opens. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of show.

LIVE BAND KARAOKE

LIVE MUSIC: THE REAGAN YEARS Wednesday, Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com The Tally Ho’s pre-Thanksgiving ’80s night with local favorite The Reagan Years is an annual tradition, bringing together fans old and young for a fun night of favorite covers. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

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Friday, Nov. 18, 8:30 p.m.; Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg. Details: smokehouse-live.com

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You’re the star at this monthly karaoke featuring the Harikaraoke Band and their repertoire of favorites. No cover.

The Black Friday Bowl is a 5-on-5 flag football tournament for the whole family. The tournament is open to both teams and individual players and includes trophies and prizes for division winners. Registration fee is $200 per team or $30 per individual player.

LIVE MUSIC: BLAME CANADA: A TRIBUTE TO RUSH Friday, Nov. 18, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho

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Saturday, Nov. 19, 8:30 p.m.; Tally Ho Theatre, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg. Details: tallyholeesburg.com This popular DC-area band recreates classic Motown and other favorite R&B tunes with their own unique style. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

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Wounded Veterans Offer Inspiration at Heroes Salute Dinner

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Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes last Friday night launched what may become a new Veterans Day tradition in Loudoun. Veterans and supporters gathered at the National Conference Center for an inspirational program that helped raise money for the Leesburg-based organization’s mission of helping to rebuild the lives of severely wounded veterans. Among the highlights of the evening were presentations by veterans wounded in combat.

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Members of VFW Post 1177 were up early on Veterans Day to honor those who served during a sunrise ceremony at Ball’s Bluff National Cemetery near Leesburg.

‘Surrounded by Heroes’:

Veterans Day at the Marshall House BY NORMAN K. STYER Those gathered in Leesburg on Friday for Loudoun’s largest Veterans Day ceremony heard from a key architect of the modern military. Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan retired in 1995 after serving 36 years on active duty, including as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and acting Secretary of the Army. He then served as the president and chief executive of the Association of the United States Army for 18 years. “The only thing you have to say about me is that I am an American soldier,” Sullivan told the crowd of veterans, elected officials, students and others gathered under a large tent in the yard of the former home of George C. Marshall. Sullivan served during the conversion of the nation’s military to an all-volunteer force after the draft ended following Vietnam and he was charged with sharply reducing the army’s roster following the end of the Cold War. In that work, Sullivan recalled the importance that Marshall put on military readiness, telling Congress after Hitler invaded Poland: “When there was time we had no money. Now, there’s plenty of money and I have no time to prepare ourselves for the war in which we will fight.” That was top of his mind when Sullivan worked to deliver the “peace dividend.” Over four years, the army roster was cut by 40 percent and Sullivan said the goal of the effort was to ensure stability and maintain readiness with the scaled-down force. “When I became chief, I wasn’t trying to make the army bigger—a million is probably enough or it was, I’m not sure it is today, but it was then—I was just trying to keep the thing pulled so we could fight and win if necessary. And I think we succeeded with that,” he said. Sullivan said the most important element in building an all-volunteer force

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Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan addresses the crowd gathered at the Marshall House in Leesburg during the county’s Veterans Day observance.

is to attract high-quality young Americans. “That is still the key,” he said. “The strength of the United States of America is found in the men and women [veterans] who stood up in this room. High-quality people willing to say ‘hey, look at me, look at us’—not in a boastful way but in a real professional way,” Sullivan said. “And that’s what you have in your Armed Forces today.” He said that the Cold War was relatively stable period even though “the threat was huge.” Also, there was bipartisan support for the national defense during that era. Now 25 years after the Cold War, Sullivan said there are new concerns about nuclear threats and about the readiness of America’s forces. “Our political leaders must remain aware of the enormous difficulties our nation faces and, frankly, we’re asking too much of too few. There are only 2 million people in uniform—active, guard and reserve; Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines—and that’s not enough,” he said. Sullivan said that few in history have

been called upon as much as today’s military men and women. He pointed to a line from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1936 speech at the Democratic National Commission: “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” “What he is doing is predicting what would happen to the young men and women of the ’30s who would become the greatest generation,” Sullivan said. “The generation of soldiers who have joined any service since the early ’90s have been at war or conflict ever since. The Balkans, Rwanda, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan—and it goes on and on and on—Korea, China, Russia and terrorism, religious-based ideological terror. “These soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines have faced a rendezvous with destiny and you are surrounded by heroes. Surrounded by heroes who are serving each and every day.” But seven decades after World War II, Sullivan said it was still Gen. Marshall’s policies about military readiness that guide military leaders. He commended the work being done at the George C. Marshall International Center. “George Marshall sets the tone, sets the pace to this day,” he said. “What we are doing here in this house is more important than you realize. It transcends Leesburg. It’s America and its American soldiers who later went on to earn the Nobel Peace Prize. We don’t always fight; don’t want to fight. We would prefer to deter war. George Marshall led the way. Thanks to each and every one of you for what you have done here with this facility.” The event was attended by newly re-elected Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, County Chairwoman Phyllis Randall, and Leesburg Mayor Dave Butler, among other elected officials.

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Staff Sergeant Shilo Harris delivers the keynote address during the Salute Our Heroes dinner in Lansdowne.

The keynote speaker was Staff Sargent Shilo Harris, who at age 27, enlisted in the Army following the 9/11 attacks. He was severely burned in 2007 when an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee in a convoy traveling in the Sunni Triangle south of Baghdad. Harris was placed in a medically induced coma for 48 days and spent nearly three years in the burn unit of Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He wrote about his life, war experience and recovery in “Steel Will: My Journey through Hell to Become the Man I Was Meant to Be.” “We have heroes all around this room tonight. My story is just one of many,” Harris said. It was during his second tour in Iraq when his unit from the 10th Mountain Division was called to investigate an IED in the area. He was traveling in a convoy when the Humvee erupted, blowing off three of its four doors. He learned the extent of his injuries after seeing his reflection in his roommate’s glasses. “I could see that my face was charred black. My nose was gone. My ears were gone. My hair was gone. I had blood running out of my nose and mouth and eyes,” Harris said. “I remember praying, ‘Lord, please don’t let that be me.’” He was loaded into a medivac helicopter and his long road to recovery began. “Every journey begins with a step. In my case it began with three steps,” Harris said.“One day it just clicked. All of a sudden I realized I can’t have a pity party. I can’t rely on those people to do everything for me. I turned that pity party into a mission statement: Yes, Shilo, how are we going to get through this?” He began pushing more, putting one foot in front of the other, walking a few more steps each day. Learn more about the coalition at saluteheroes.org.

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A frontal view of the rebuilt Tamworth Farm manor

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The historic farmhouse at Tamworth Farm

Tamworth Farm Goes On the Market BY MARGARET MORTON

511-acre farm south of Leesburg is for sale, with the owners saying anything from a rural subdivision to a recreational or events center is possible on the prop-

erty. Tamworth Farm is on the east side of Rt. 15, just across from President James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate and north of Creighton Farms and its Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. Long & Foster is listing it for $25 million. Historically, part of the land dates back to the James

Monroe estate. Listing agent Linda Culbert said the previous owners purchased surrounding properties over a 30-year period. Today, the property comprises 16 individual parcels. The property gets its name from a 32-acre farm complete with barns, paddocks, run-in sheds, two guest residences and a manor home. The main residence was constructed in the 1820s, but reportedly burned to the ground during the Civil War. It was rebuilt using the original stone, with a slate roof in the 1940s. Culbert said the land offers long-term opportuni-

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New townhomes are under development at Evermont Trace at Brambleton.

Miller & Smith Introduces New Townhouse Models

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Starting this month, Miller & Smith is offering two brand new townhome models—the Hillwood and the Foxton—in the Evermont Trace neighborhood of Brambleton. The new townhomes will feature three fully-finished levels with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and a front twocar garage. Both models showcase a designer kitchen, a spacious great

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a professional to ensure the heating ducks are clear, the burners are properly adjusted and the blower motor is in good working order. Another outside task, it is time to disconnect the hoses so they don’t freeze and cause a water leak that you might not detect until the utility bill comes. Once you’re sure the fireplace and furnace are safe to operate, optimize their work by checking windows and doors for drafts. Make sure your windows have strong weather-stripping in place. Gaps in caulk and weather-stripping can increase heating bills by 10

They tend to be dust collectors set off in a corner. Inspect them by checking the indicator on the pressure gauge to make sure the extinguisher is charged, confirm the lock pin is firmly in place, and check that the discharge nozzle is not clogged. Clean the extinguisher and check it for dents, scratches, and corrosion. Fire extinguishers that are more than six years old should be replaced. It is a good practice to mark the date of purchase on the new unit with a permanent marker. With that work out of the way, you’re ready to settle in on the couch and get some rest before it is time to start shoveling that white stuff.

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Look at any list of suggested fall chores around the house and one always stands out at the top. Go ahead and get your ladder out. Your roof ’s gutters divert thousands of gallons of water away from your home and its foundation, but they don’t work well when clogged with leaves and gunk. While overflowing gutters can lead to flooded basements and other damage in the spring and summer, frozen ice-filled gutters can be even more dangerous. While you’re up there, take a look on the roof for missing or damaged shingles that need attention before ice and winter winds have a chance to make matters worse. Check ridge shingles for cracks and inspect the metal flashing in valleys and around vents and chimneys. Speaking of chimneys, take a close look up the flue before putting the fireplace back into use. This time of year fire crews know they’ll be busy with homeowners who don’t take time for this simple inspection. Look for coatings of creosote, the flammable by-product of burning wood. Also, look for nests from birds that may have made their home there during the summer. If you’re not sure what to look for, the best option is to have your entire chimney system inspected by a chimney sweep. It’s time to get the furnace inspected as well. That’s more than just changing the filter. Each year, it’s a good idea to have your heating system inspected by

percent, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Weather-stripping is easily the most cost-effective way to rein in heating and cooling costs, but it can deteriorate over time and should be inspected periodically. Check for missing or damaged caulk around windows, doors, and entry points for electrical, cable, phone, and gas lines. This also is a good time to review your home’s safety features. Replace the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and vacuum out dust with a soft brush attachment. Every home should have at least one fire extinguisher rated for all fire types (an A-B-C rating on the label).

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[ MARKETS ] Regional Changes in Median Sales Price 2015 Q3 vs. 2016 Q3

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According to the National Association of Realtors, the median sale prices of homes sold in Northern Virginia during the third quarter of 2016 remained the same as in 2015, $400,000.

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Third Quarter Brings Bump in Home Sales Northern Virginia saw increasing housing sales during the third quarter of 2016, but prices remained level, according to data collected by the National Association of Realtors. The NAR reported that Virginia’s third quarter performance showed continued strength in the residential real estate market. Both the total number of sales and the value of transactions rose over the same period last year, to 32,949 units and $10.821 billion, respectively. Year‐to‐date, the

value of transactions has increased to $29.155 billion, up 6.9 percent from the first nine months of 2015. The market experienced a spike in August as pent up demand absorbed replenished listings following a July that was slowed by limited inventory and buyers’ economic caution. Year‐over‐year, third quarter home sales increased in all price bands except the lowest, where limited inventory restricts market activity. Sales increased in every region of the state

except the eastern region, which accounts for less than 2 percent of all transactions. In Northern Virginia, the number of homes sold increased from 11,953 in 2015 to 12,373—accounting for more than one third of all sales statewide. While sales activity increased in the region, the median sales price was flat, reported at $400,000. The southwest region showed the largest price jump, 8.4 percent, from $115,000 to $124,000.

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[ NONPROFIT NEWS ] LINK Seeks Volunteers The LINK food pantry in Sterling will need hundreds of volunteers to help with its Thanksgiving and Christmas programs. The nonprofit also is organizing food drives, gently used coat donations and new toy collections. Those wishing to help should email president@linkagainsthunger.org for more information.

Boulder Crest Boosts Advisory Panel Six new members have joined the advisory committee of the Boulder Crest

Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness in Bluemont. Capt. Charlie Plumb, U.S. Navy (Ret.) flew F-4 Phantom jets on 74 combat missions over Vietnam. Only five days before he was to return to the U.S., Plumb was shot down, captured, tortured and held prisoner for more than five years. His military honors include a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and the P.O.W. Medal. His experience with PTSD will aid treatment and care at the retreat. Plumb is joined by five additional advisors: former U.S. Army Surgeon General Patricia Horoho; executive coach

[OBITUARIES] force and she and her husband built their dream home in Leesburg, VA.

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On Sunday, November 6, 2016 Bobbie, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away in Leesburg, VA from complications of Alzheimer’s disease and leukemia. She is survived by her loving husband, Lt. Col. James Gaston USAF Ret. and loving sons James, Jr. (Anne) and Mark D. (Christy) and four wonderful grandchildren; Kimberly, Sarah, Michael and John Paul. Bobbie was born in Coleman, Texas on August 31, 1941 and graduated from high school in Graham, Texas. She attended Midwestern University and worked as a fashion model while a student. She met her future husband on a blind date just weeks before his scheduled departure for an assignment to Italy. A whirlwind courtship and marriage proposal followed. Bobbie received her engagement ring and airline ticket in the mail and making her first airline flight joined him in Rome where they were married. Thus began a wonderful loving marriage that has lasted over 54 years. As her sons reached college age Bobbie embarked on a working career that took her from homemaker to working at the executive level of several large corporations. She became an executive assistant to a vice president of Satellite Business Systems charged with establishing offices at the cape for satellite launches. She went on to become the executive assistant to the founder and CEO of MCI and several of his vice presidents. She culminated her career by becoming the executive assistant to the father of the internet; a very challenging position requiring her to interface with dignitaries world-wide. Bobbie retired after 17 years in the work

A visitation was held on November 10, 2016 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Rd NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on November 11, 2016 at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church, 55 Oakcrest Manor Drive NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Interment will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at colonialfuneralhome.com.

Brian Gast; customer service expert John DiJulius; strategic planning expert Rick Houcek, and founder of TRX and fitness expert Randy Hetrick. “As a former bomb disposal specialist, I value the importance of having access to some of the brightest brains in the business,” retreat founder Ken Falke stated. For information, go to bouldercrestretreat.org.

Chili Cook Off Raises $1,500 for HeroHomes Fifteen cooks competed in the Loudoun Insurance Group’s annual Chili Cook Off on Nov. 2 with two

claiming bragging rights. Dragonbreath Chili and Great Bowls of Fire, both made by LIG employees, tied for top honors this year. The real winner, though, was HeroHomes, the beneficiary of the event and the $1,500 collected in donations. The Purcellville-based nonprofit is working to provide homes and jobs for veterans. “The Chili Cook Off is our way to give back to the community,” COO Pamela Pine stated. “Each year we choose a different nonprofit beneficiary and the idea is to have fun and give back. We are excited to help HeroHomes this year.”

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A Meaningful Gift As preparations are being made for the holiday season, the community is gearing up for donations of food, clothing and other supplies many Loudoun families will need to make it through.

of volunteers who gather at food pantries, worship centers and

It is always remarkable at this time of year to witness the armies businesses’ breakrooms to provide a helping hand to their neighbors in need. Others are even more visible, including the hundreds of scouts who blanketed the county on Saturday and the bell ringers starting to appear at storefronts and on street corners. They leave no doubt that the needs will be met, and likely exceeded, in the weeks ahead. But what about after that? The needs don’t disappear after the new year begins or when the flowers bloom in the spring. Too often, though, the spirit of volunteerism wans once the holiday decorations are packed away. If there is a lesson to be learned in the coming weeks, it is how easy, how rewarding and how impactful these volunteer efforts

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can be. It doesn’t have to be a seasonal exercise. Simply making a commitment to contribute some additional hours of your time or donate some more cans from your pantry each month or once a quarter can have a tremendous benefit to the quality of life for many. Those activities, if conducted in February or in May or in July, will be just as rewarding and perhaps even more impactful, as these are the times when supplies can run dry for the aid agencies operating on the front lines. Think about giving that gift as you witness the community’s remarkable spirit of generosity in the coming weeks.

Clarification A previous article incorrectly identified Don Knutson as the developer of Crescent Place. While Knutson is a homebuilder in the development, the developer of that project is Hobie Mitchel. Loudoun Now regrets the error.

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Glad To Serve Editor: I wish to thank the voters of Leesburg for returning me to the Town Council in the Nov. 8 elections. I am glad to be able to serve Leesburg after taking a hiatus from my term as Leesburg District supervisor. I congratulate incumbent Councilmember Tom Dunn for winning re-election, our new mayor, Kelly Burk, and new Councilmember-elect Ron Campbell. Again, Leesburg showed it could have clean issues-oriented politics. But I would like to use this letter to thank two great colleagues of mine who did not succeed in Tuesday’s elections—Mayor Dave Butler and Councilmember Katie Hammler. I served with Dave on the council from 2008-2011. Dave has always been able to work with anybody—regardless of their political stripes. He was instrumental in finally getting the town to adopt a tiered water/sewer rate structure, which has created a fairer means of levying rates, after years of litigation and antagonism with our out-of-town customers. Both Leesburg and out-oftown residents report to me that the rates have not gone up since tiered billing began two years ago. Dave assumed the position of interim mayor after former Mayor Umstattd had to resign to take my seat on the county board. As interim mayor, Dave implemented communications efforts such as office hours, “Mayor Dave Reports,” a “State of the Town Address,” and supported new business in town. He also tried to get a noise ordinance approved to enable our downtown entertainment business to grow. Katie Hammler has served on council since 2004 and served as vice mayor. She has been purely nonpartisan and unpolitical, focused on the issues of concern to Leesburg. Katie was tough on new growth, successfully helping kill the Crosstrail resi-

dential project in 2007, which would have placed hundreds of homes near Leesburg Airport. She has supported business and economic development in our town and like Dave, can work with anyone regardless of their politics. In fact, I would say Katie is above politics. She also was very responsive to working with me when I was Leesburg District supervisor. Both Dave and Katie instituted those great bike trails on Plaza Street NE, which have helped not only bike and pedestrian safety, but to calm traffic. I will miss not being able to work with Katie and Dave on the new Council, and again, we Leesburg residents owe them big thanks for all they did for our town. – Ken Reid, Leesburg Councilmember-elect

‘Glad You’re Here’ Editor: During the last Friday prayer’s sermon at Ashburn Adams Center branch, the Imam delivering the sermon shared with the congregation the message from a card delivered to the mosque. I was so touched by the sentiment of the card and its message that it compelled me to write and share it with you and the readers. The card read: “If anyone is feeling upset, angry or afraid because of the recent election results, we want you to know: We are so glad you are here. It is an honor to be your neighbor. Love, The Kirkwood-Peckman Family” As an American Muslim, families and people like these solidify and replenish not only my faith in America but are a shining example of what is good and decent in all of us that we sometimes forget or overlook and that all of us make America great no matter the Religion, Race or Creed. Kirkwood-Peckman Family you represent the best of America. — Shahzad Ansari, Leesburg

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vices. The design of the school exhibits characteristics of Beaux Arts-inspired architecture, with an arched front door, symmetrical facade, elevated base, and flat roof. At the time of its construction, and today, the school building stands in stark contrast to the modest Quaker village. The original 1926 structure, with 1940 rear addition, remains largely intact. By 1938 the Lincoln School was overcrowded and the local PTA pressured the board to increase the school’s size. On June 28, 1938, the Loudoun County School Board passed a resolution to file an application with the federal Public Works Administration to finance the construction of a new Arcola School and an addition to the Lincoln School. Initial estimates were $20,000 for the construction of the Arcola School and $10,000 for the addition to Lin-

coln. Lincoln and Arcola likely were chosen because preference was accorded to small rural communities where it was determined the need for improved facilities were the greatest. Overall, about 47 percent of schools built with PWA funds were in communities with populations of 25,000 or fewer. On Aug. 1, 1938, a Western Union Telegram notified the county that PWA had taken favorable action on the application. The news quickly made local headlines: Loudoun Schools Get $15,930 PWA Grant To Be Used to Construct New Building at Arcola and to Repair and Remodel Lincoln Elementary School. A loan of $19,338 has also been arranged from the State Literary Fund to supplement the funds received from the PWA. Plans and specifications are being drawn up and construction work is expected to begin in the near future

Jane Covington is the principal of Jane Covington Restoration. She conducted research concerning the Lincoln schools and six other rural Loudoun schools under contract with the Loudoun County government as part of a Certified Local Government Grant financed in part by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. To learn more about the organization or to participate in the Rural Roads Initiative, go to loudouncoalition.org.

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Adam Conklin showed off his juggling talents while running the 5K and finished 10th overall.

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Steve Hammel, above, set the pace in Sunday morning’s Purcellville Turkey Trot, finishing the 5K course in 17:42. Amy Boyd was the top female finisher, crossing the finish line in front of the Loudoun Valley Community Center at the 20:25 mark. The annual pre-Thanksgiving race draws hundreds of participants and raises money for the Loudoun Valley Community Center advisory board. The proceeds provide scholarships and financial aid for the center’s pre-school, after/before school care and day care programs. The board also supports other programs, including college scholarships to former students.

Lincoln Elementary School, 2016

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Quakers who settled much of northern Loudoun County, and who founded the village of Lincoln, held a strong belief in education for their children. This belief motivated the village to construct and maintain some of Loudoun’s earliest and best schools. Both the Quaker community and the State of Virginia financially supported multiple schoolhouses throughout Loudoun County. Although most of Lincoln’s 19th and 20th century schoolhouses have disappeared, a few remain today. In 1757, the Quakers established a one-room, log schoolhouse, likely Lincoln’s first school. In 1815, the school was replaced by the Oakdale School, also a simple one-room brick schoolhouse. Because of the Quaker influence, the school was open to all students, regardless of race, sex or ability to pay. The local community and the state jointly funded construction of a new school completed in 1879, which included the first high school in Loudoun. The first floor of this oneand-a-half story brick building was an elementary school called the “Lincoln grade school,” and the second floor was the high school. A new two-story brick high school was built in 1909 on the Lincoln grade school site with private community funds. It later burned, and the existing 1926 school was built on this site, probably the third school building at the same location. Loudoun County Board of Supervisors records indicate the county was not financially prepared to build a new school in 1926, and therefore voted to borrow $25,000 from the State Literary Fund. Because the school was partially state-supported, the state Department of Education lent architectural ser-

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on both buildings. However, construction estimates for both schools exceeded budget. In 1940, the Lincoln School addition was redesigned and re-bid. A lower estimate was received and Loudoun proceeded with this work, independent of the PWA. The School Board adopted a 1940/1941 budget of $207,135, which included capital expenditures of $78,000 for construction of a fourroom addition to Leesburg High School and a two-room addition to Lincoln High School. As a result, two rear wings were added to the Lincoln School. By 1955, the school population had exploded again in the post-World War II era when Loudoun’s economy began transitioning from a rural economy to a suburban one. High school students were bused to Leesburg, and the Lincoln school was reserved for elementary school students. The next decades saw additional expansion of the school population. In both 1974 and 1989, rear cottages were added to the Lincoln School grounds, allowing for additional classroom space. Today, the Lincoln School remains in operation as an elementary school.

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Local elections << FROM 3 [election] cycles, it’s clear that any candidates must seek an endorsement if they want to have any chance of winning.” Butler also pointed to Councilwoman Katie Sheldon Hammler, who finished fourth and out of the running for three council seats last week in her attempt to win a fourth council term. Hammler also did not seek a party endorsement. “Both Katie and I were long-term council members, we were both incumbents and we both lost and Kevin lost last time,” he said, noting Wright’s 2014 council defeat. “I think it’s clear that you must have a party endorsement. It’s going to be the single, overriding factor.” Of those surveyed for this article, no one seemed to disagree with the weight placed on the sample ballots distributed on Election Day, noting each party’s chosen slate. While not having to run this Election Day, Councilman Marty Martinez, as the current LCDC chairman, was involved this campaign season as well. He reflected back on his first Town Council race in 2002, when the elections were still held in May. “It was not like it is today. Town elections are no longer non-partisan,” he said. While political parties may have helped candidates behind the scenes, perhaps even given donations, party endorsements were rare, Martinez said. He said he would have preferred to have never had the elections move from May to November. LCRC Chairman Will Estrada echoed that sentiment. He said he wished the council races would move back to May, so the Republican Party could get out of the business of endorsing candidates for a nonpartisan race. For the LCRC, he said, making endorsements of council candidates is all about “self-preservation.” “We’re going to be making endorsements as long as the [LCDC] is making endorsements because we’re not trying to turn the Town Council into a partisan tool of the LCDC,” Estrada said. He even went so far as to urge the Town Council to consider moving the elections back to May to help eliminate the rampant partisanship. That would require a Town Charter amendment. However, how that could be accomplished wasn’t clear this week. The General Assembly can amend town charters, but, in this case, it would have to reverse the will of voters recorded at the earlier referendum. The state code allows a referendum to move town elections to the fall ballot, but does not spell out authority for voters to reverse that decision. Calls to the Virginia Department of Elections on what process a move back to May would involve for the Town Council were not immediately returned. “As long as [the election] is in November there’s really no way to eliminate partisanship. You can reduce it but you’re never going to really get rid of it,” Estrada said. “There’s only one option: for the council to say ‘we tried this, it didn’t really work. Let’s move it back to May.’” Estrada and others concede, however, that moving the elections to November is a cost-saving move for the town. If the

council holds a special election next year ahead of the November general election to fill Burk’s council seat, General Registrar Judy Brown estimates it would cost about $50,000 to staff 11 town precincts and print and mail absentee ballots. Councilman Tom Dunn was one of the most vocal proponents of moving the elections in the first place, and he, too, cited the cost-saving measure. Fresh off his victory from last week, Dunn said he believes the council needs to decide how it wants to move forward on town elections.

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“Do Leesburg voters really want [a council race] decided by a national political boss that can prioritize issues that can be in conflict with the Town of Leesburg?

” “We need stronger language to make it even tougher to have parties involved in local elections, or we need to quit hiding behind the veil of nonpartisan elections and truly make it a partisan election,” he said. “I would rather be straightforward to the citizens.” Dunn sought and received the endorsement of the LCRC, as he did two years ago in his bid to unseat then-Mayor Kristen Umstattd. Like Wright, Dunn said the endorsement was aimed at ensuring extra help at the polls. He also echoed Wright’s point that, especially in a presidential election year, many residents have come to expect sample ballots for all candidates up for election. Hammler was successful in her bid for a re-election to the council four years ago without a party endorsement, but this time found herself beaten out by other candidates who had received a party endorsement. She said she didn’t seek an endorsement because she never “neatly fit into the box” of either political party, nor has she ever been a member of a political party. She doesn’t believe her defeat indicated she was out of touch with Leesburg voters on major issues before the Town Council, but rather demonstrated that the influence of political parties focused attention on major national issues not within the council’s purview. “Do Leesburg voters really want [a council race] decided by a national political boss that can prioritize issues that can be in conflict with the Town of Leesburg? That’s an important principle we have to ask ourselves,” she said. As to her decision not seek a party endorsement, Hammler voices no regrets. She has her sights set now on the special election sometime next year to fill the remainder of Burk’s council term, which she will relinquish by the end of the year to begin her term as mayor Jan. 1. “I tried so hard doing it in what I thought was the right way,” she said. “As someone wisely said, ‘you either win or you learn.’ And I have definitely learned.” krodriguez@loudounnow.com

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give that same credence to a hug from my kids, that’s a loss,” he said, encouraging the students to dwell a few seconds on the good that’s around them. “I think gratitude is one of the most powerful ways to lift our spirit.” Bartel wants every Loudoun student to hear that same message. The Ryan Bartel Foundation will split the cost to deliver its suicide prevention program, including ongoing Sources of Strength training, with high school parent-teacher-student organizations that want to take part. Family members of Will Robinson, a Loudoun Valley student who took his life Jan. 14, have also stepped up to help. They are covering half the cost for the program at Loudoun Valley. John Lody, director of the schools’

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Bartel says one key ingredient to dissuade students from suicide is teaching them resilience and the importance of community. Her search for effective resources led her to Sources of Strength, a program developed by Mark LoMurray in the late 1990s after he worked with law enforcement as a crisis-response expert. In a three-year period, he attended 30 funerals of teenagers—a number of them caused by suicides. “A lot of the treatment was very reactionary so he said, ‘we’ve got to talk about this earlier and get young people involved,’” said his son, Scott LoMurray, who now runs the program. He kicked off the Sources of Strength training at Woodgrove and Loudoun Valley last week. He told the students that negative events stick to a person’s brain like Velcro, while the more positive ones bounce off. But studies show this can be reversed, with practice. “If I allow the jerk who cut me off to change me and harden me, but don’t

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the We’re All Human Committee, with Bartel’s help. They’ve since noticed a different attitude among students. There’s a palpable sense of hope amid difficult times. Students are willing to speak up and ask for help. Classmates are willing to lend an ear. “I’ve seen a complete turnaround in a number of students,” said Geri Fiore, director of guidance at Woodgrove since 2010. “Students are not afraid to say ‘I’m struggling,’ and we’re seeing more students reaching out to help one another.” Principal Sam Shipp knew the school needed healing, but he didn’t know how it might happen. “We’re seeing more empathy, more openness to talk,” he said, “and I don’t think, without Ms. Bartel, that these important conversations would be happening.” Emily Beach, a senior, counts herself among those changed students. She used to feel anxious and often overwhelmed at school. Her involvement in the We’re All Human Committee and, more recently, the Sources of Strength program has helped her deal with those feelings and help others. “This has opened my eyes,” she said. “It’s given me a better outlook.” Adrienne Lyne, president of Woodgrove’s parent teacher student organization, sat in on Woodgrove’s Sources of Strength training on Nov. 10 and fought back tears of joy through much of it. It was her son’s 19th birth-

Office of Diagnostic and Prevention Services, has joined Bartel to implement the SOS training in schools willing to raise the funds. Last spring, his department stepped up efforts to reach teens after responding to four student suicides in one year, a big increase in a school division that typically sees one every other year. Lody said the SOS Training is compatible with the programs the school system has in place, in that it “focuses on building social-emotional strengths in individuals along with creating a caring and supportive school culture.” After a full day of training, SOS student ambassadors at each school will undergo lessons during study hall every two weeks. From there, they put on programs for their classmates throughout the year, anything from small, inclass sessions to all-school assemblies. Bartel expects it will take about three years for the training to impact every corner of a school. She acknowledged that it will take time, money and support from community members. “It’s a big investment, but it’s so worthwhile,” she said. “We need to teach young people that, yes, crap happens—that’s life. But they need to know how to get through it. The coping skills they’re learning today will help them the rest of their lives.” She is looking for donors who can give as little as $15 to cover one student, company sponsors and grants that can deliver the program to every Loudoun high schooler. Learn more and donate at ryanbartelfoundation.org.

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day, a day he had told his friends several months earlier he wouldn’t live to see because he had plans to end his life. His friends contacted the pastor of their church for help. Lyne thinks the message those friends heard over and over again at Woodgrove—to tell somebody when a person is struggling—saved her son’s life. “It’s better to be wrong than to be right and live with the weight of not telling anybody,” she said. Of her younger daughters’ involvement in the Sources of Strength training, Lyne said, “My kids are hearing that they’re not alone in this. As a parent, that’s been the bright spot for me.”

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