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Grateful for Giving Volunteers at Loudoun Hunger Relief pack bags for local families ahead of Thanksgiving. In the past week, the organization has provided meals to more than 500 families thanks to donations from individuals and businesses that stocked the food pantry with about 2,000 bags of food. Loudoun Hunger Relief missed out on donations usually drummed up at its annual Freeze Your Gizzard run, which was canceled Saturday because of soggy conditions. Executive Director Jennifer Montgomery said donations are welcome to “get food into the hands of those who need it.” Donate to help your neighbors in need at loudounhunger.org.

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Boysko, May to Face Off for Senate Seat BY RENSS GREENE A current and former member of the House of Delegates will compete to fill the seat vacated by state Senator Jennifer T. Wexton (D-33) in a special election Jan. 8. Del. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86) and former delegate Joe T. May will vie for the 33rd District seat in the state senate. Democrats in the district held a well-attended firehouse primary Saturday, seeing 2,644 votes cast at four polling sites. Boysko (D-86) captured 82 percent of the ballots cast with 2,174 votes. “This is a testament to you all, to the progressive message that we have all shared together, because we are moving things in this part of the country like you’ve never seen,” Boysko said at a celebration in Ashburn. “So many of us have been inspired, have been frustrated, have been horrified by what we see on the national level, and it’s brought us all out of our homes.”

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Del. Jennifer B. Boysko (D-86) celebrates after winning 82 percent of the 2,644 votes cast in Democrats’ firehouse primary for the 33rd District Senate seat Saturday, Nov. 17.

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Former state delegate Joe T. May speaks at the dedication of the Revolutionary War Memorial Statue on the grounds of the Loudoun County Court House on Nov. 11, 2015.

Boysko entered the weeklong primary race with the endorsement of the Congresswoman-elect she seeks to replace, along with endorsements from Gov. Ralph Northam, Attorney General Mark Herring, all six members of the House of Delegates whose districts overlap with the 33rdSenate District, and local officials including Loudoun County Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) and Town of Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk. Boysko, a Herndon resident, is in her first term in the General Assembly, having assumed office in 2016. Her voting record in the House of Delegates has won her high ratings or awards from the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, the Humane Society, and the Virginia Education Association. Last week she said if elected she expects to be much the same legislator in the senate. 33RD DISTRICT >> 38

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Students perform at Lincoln Elementary School’s Veterans Day ceremony. The School Board is once again considering closing Lincoln and Hamilton elementary schools, a decision that would save an estimated $1.8 million in operating costs each year.

School Board Halts Small School Vote Until Western Appointment BY DANIELLE NADLER The Loudoun County School Board on Monday night paused a debate over whether to close two elementary schools until it can appoint a representative for the Catoctin District, in which one of the schools is located. Board members agreed to delay adoption of the 2019 Capital Improvement Program, which outlines the school system’s major building projects through 2025. They were scheduled to vote Nov. 27, but will instead push it off two weeks to Dec. 11, to give the newly appointed Catoctin District board member a chance to weigh in on one of the points of contention in the program—whether to close Lincoln and Hamilton elementary schools and reassign those students to Kenneth Culbert Elementary School.

School Board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) made the suggestion to consolidate the schools because it would save the county more money than maintaining two of the county’s oldest school buildings. “Why are we planning to renovate, service and fix schools in an area of the county where capacity exists?” he asked. Lincoln enrolls 90 students, with some class sizes with as few as nine students, and Hamilton enrolls 186 students. Reassigning the entire school communities of Lincoln and Hamilton to Culbert would still leave Culbert at 92 percent of its building capacity. The annual cost to operate Hamilton Elementary is $1.89 million, or $17,900 per student; the operating cost at Lincoln Elementary is $1.33 million, or $13,500 per student, according to a staff report. School system staff es-

timated that consolidating the three schools would save $1.8 million each year. Hornberger also suggested, and some board members sound open to the idea, that the board consider retrofitting existing space at a school in Sterling for the Student Welcome and Adult Education Center rather than build a new $21.3 million building that the superintendent has recommended. Hornberger said putting the center in a wing of either Sully or Sterling elementary schools would be a better use of county resources and actually open the center where families who use its services have better access. Hornberger said that the county has had an ongoing conversation for decades about how best to use its ag-

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Captain Pradeep Ramaji, who leads the Salvation Army of Loudoun County, said the Red Kettle campaign helps the organization to fight poverty in the community all year round.

The Loudoun County Salvation Army has kicked off its Red Kettle fundraising campaign and is hoping to collect $95,000 during the holiday season to support its year-round network of community support services. Starting Friday, bell ringers will be posted at storefronts around the county urging residents to drop a few bucks in their kettles. During a Nov. 14 ceremony at the Catoctin Circle Giant store in Leesburg, Captain Pradeep Ramaji emphasized that money raised through the campaign would be used only to provide services to Loudoun County residents. Last year during the Christmas holiday, the organization served 1,500 children through its Angel Tree program and another 700 families through its Toy Shop program, which is support-

ed by Toys for Tots. But its programs reach far beyond Dec. 25 by providing emergency aid and other support to residents as part of its mission combating poverty. “The Salvation Army continues to help individuals and families who have to make careful choices about their finances, choices like whether to pay the utility bill or to provide groceries to feed their children,” Ramaji said. “Your thoughtful consideration on how to make your gift is most important now more than ever before,” he added, noting there are many ways other than donating cash that can make a difference in the community. For example, the Ketterman family has provided space at its future Ketterman’s Jewelry store on Catoctin Circle for the agency to store and sort toy collections this year. Leesburg Mayor Kelly Burk lined up SALVATION ARMY >> 38

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A sixth person has lined up to fill the vacant seat on the Loudoun County School Board. Zerell Johnson-Welch, an attorney and former chairwoman of the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council, has filed to represent the Catoctin District on the board. The seat has been vacant since Oct. 26 when Eric DeKenipp resigned with 14 months left in his first term. Johnson-Welch is a mother of three former Loudoun County Public Schools students, all of whom graduated from Tuscarora High School. One of her children attended the Academy of Science and another took part in C.S. Monroe Technology Center; two have gone on to work in their fields of study after graduating from universities and her youngest daughter is in medical school. Johnson-Welch said she’d like a seat on the board in part to ensure other students get the same opportunities her children did. “I don’t believe any of my kids were exceptional, they had great support systems and resources,” she said, adding that school leaders spend a lot of time talking about the exceptionally gifted students, but not enough time considering how to make “mainstream kids” feel welcome and safe. “Sometimes when we don’t pay attention to the middle, we lose sight of what they actually have to contribute.” As a member of MSAAC, including

serving as chairwoman of the council from 2012 to 2014, Johnson-Welch was a vocal advocate for opportunities for minority students and for the school system to hire a more racially diverse workforce. She said through her work on the council she’s built great relationships with board members, district administrators, and teachers. If appointed to the board, she said she would aim to give teachers the tools to meet each student’s needs. “We need to create a learning system that addresses each individual child’s distinct gifts and needs.” Johnson-Welch is the sixth candidate to publicly state they would apply for the post. Others in the running are director of the Hunt District PTA Jenna Alexander, founder of Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students Chris Croll, Realtor and co-founder of the Smashing Walnuts Foundation Mark Miller, former School Board member Bob Ohneiser, and Lucketts Elementary School PTA President Amy Tribié. Those interested in being appointed to the Catoctin District seat must email a statement of interest to School Board Clerk Christine Coleman at clerk@lcps. org by noon Monday, Nov. 26. At 6:30 p.m. that day, the School Board will hold a special meeting to interview potential candidates for the seat and take public comments. The board is scheduled to appoint a new board member at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4.

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The rural summit put on by Loudoun Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) on Friday drew a crowd of professionals and experts in agriculture, conservation and tourism.

Rural Summit Teaches Land Conservation Lessons from Maryland BY RENSS GREENE Loudoun Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large)’s rural summit featured a variety of professionals and experts in agriculture, conservation, tourism—and one official from Montgomery County, MD, who oversees some of that county’s land conservation programs. Jeremy Criss manages Montgomery County’s Office of Agriculture, and while there are stark differences between Loudoun and its neighbor to the north—not least of which is what their respective state governments allow the two counties to do—Criss pointed out to the crowd gathered at the Salamander Resort & Spa for the Nov. 16 event that Montgomery County also deals with some similar challenges. Montgomery County, too, has a part of the county it would like to see stay

green and undeveloped, its southern portion along the Potomac River. But in Montgomery County, too, there is development allowed by right that the county cannot stop without the landowners taking voluntary action. In Montgomery County, there are several programs available to them, including a transfer of development rights program similar to what some of Loudoun’s elected leaders have recently considered and its Planning Commission rejected. Many who attended the summit spoke in favor of bringing that type of program to Loudoun that would allow landowners in rural areas to sell credit for the development they could do on their land to developers in other areas. The county sets up sending and receiving areas for that development density. And Criss said that program requires “a serious commitment on behalf of the county,” and hasn’t been without

some bumps. “Unfortunately, the county has been a day late and a dollar short in creating a sufficient amount of receiving capacity for all 19,000 TDRs that originate in the supply area,” Criss said. “That means that the prices that the farmers get have been low.” He said that while price is driven by the market, the market is created by the government. And Alison Teetor, natural resource planner for neighboring Clarke County, pointed out one of the major differences between Virginia and Maryland: In Virginia, localities are much more limited in what they can do without express permission from the state government. “We would like to have more power to make our own local decisions,” Teetor said. “We believe that one new concept is that resource management, conserSUMMIT >> 9

Friends of the Blue Ridge Honors Rural Land Stewardship BY NORMAN STYER Leaders of Loudoun’s rural preservation movement put the spotlight on the importance of conservation easements during a program Sunday night at Bluemont Vineyards. The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains fundraiser provided an opportunity recognize the support of political leaders, the important role of the region’s land trusts, and the efforts of those who have voluntarily limited development of their property. The event also served to pass the leadership of the 11-year-old organization from Carole Napolitano, who served as president for the past five years, to incoming president Peter Weeks. “I’m very proud of the work we’ve done. I’m very grateful for the support from the board, from the community RURAL STEWARDSHIP >> 8

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The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains on Nov. 18 recognized some of the individuals and organizations working on the front of rural land conservation. Those included, from left, Christopher C. Dematatis, Land Trust of Virginia; former state delegate Randy Minchew; George Ohrstorm II, Clarke County Easement Authority; Chris Miller, Peidmont Environmental Council; Norman Myers, Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains; Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge); and Henry Stribling, Old Dominion Land Trust.

Visit Loudoun, the government-funded agency that promotes and organizes tourism and travel in Loudoun to the world, reported another record-breaking year in 2017, with a 4.6 percent jump in visitor spending to $1.8 billion. Visit Loudoun president and CEO Beth Erickson reported that Loudoun holds onto its place as the third-biggest locality for visitor spending in the state. Loudoun also saw jumps in tax revenue for that money: a 3.3 percent jump in state tax receipts to $47.2 million, and a 2.8 percent jump in local tax to $27.9 million. But beyond filling government coffers, Visit Loudoun reported that visitor spending supported almost 17,500 jobs in Loudoun and $695 million in wages. Erickson said what’s most important is that Loudoun outpaced the Washington, DC-area market in room occupancy, and growth in how much on average Loudoun hoteliers and hosts charge for those rooms. Loudoun saw 71.3 percent room occupancy—more than two out of three rooms in Loudoun occupied on average— and a 1.6 percent growth in average daily rate where the rest of the region saw a small dip. Loudoun is also expecting three new hotels that have opened or will open soon to capitalize on that growing tourism. New hotels have recently opened or are expected to open soon in South Riding, One Loudoun and Leesburg, cumulatively bringing 375 new rooms to the county. Going forward, she said with the announcement that Amazon will build a large new campus in Crystal City, Loudoun needs to start targeting that market aggressively and advertising its new Metro stops.

Noise Rules Updated for Golf Courses Loudoun supervisors have updated the county’s rules on excessive noise in residential areas to provide an exemption for early-morning noise from golf courses. In 2016, supervisors updated the rules to prohibit a number of noisy activities before 7 a.m. and after 9 p.m. in residential areas, including lawn mowing. Supervisor Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) then told board member’s he’d become aware that had gotten in the way of business at golf courses, which mow their grounds in the early morning hours. After a public hearing with no speakers and a unanimous vote Nov. 14, golf courses in neighborhoods may now mow their lawns before 7 a.m.

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dall (D-At Large) said the program reFri: 8-1pm Sat:8-1pm 8-1pm(Once/month) (Once/month) Fri: 8-1pm • •Sat: flects the will of the people expressed in the Envision Loudoun public hear24hr EmergencyService Service 24hr Emergency ing process, where a strong majority of comments on the county’s new comprehensive plan told planners Loudouners do not want to see the county’s rural areas developed. “If we’re going to remain this unique county that we are and have that unique culture and character, we have to protect the rural west, so I fully and wholeheartedly and even enthusiastically support this motion,” Randall said. Vice Chairman Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) suggested a plan for landowners to pay back the cost of the easement assistance program, likening it to helping pay the down-payment on a house. “I’m all for protecting the rural area, I am, I have no problem with doing that,” Buona said. “But it seems everything’s now starting to come at the expense of the people in the east. Where does this $150,000 every year come from? It comes from all taxpayers, including all of those in the east. And it’s a handout.” Nonetheless, he supported the program as-is. Buffington pointed out the program is open to landowners anywhere in the county. According to a county report, each year, an average of approximately 1,400 acres of conservation easements are added in Loudoun. The county sees five to 10 new conservation easements recorded each year, and 47,279 acres or about 14 percent of Loudoun’s land is protected in a conservation easement. “If we’re going to continue the success of our rural tourism and agricultural economy, combined with our vast open spaces, small towns and villages, and the area’s rural, historic and scenic character and high quality of life for western Loudoun County residents, then we have to preserve a sufficient mass of open space and agricultural land,” Buffington said.

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A proposal to spend public money to help offset the cost of protecting land from development has moved forward to the full Board of Supervisors following a Nov. 13 committee vote. Supervisor Tony R. Buffington’s (R-Blue Ridge) proposal would set up a $150,000 fund to help property owners pay up to half the up-front cost of putting land into a conservation easement, a permanent protection against development. According to a county report, those costs generally range from $20,000 to $40,000. Buffington has said that discourages some landowners from protecting their property. He argued spending county funds now not only protects the land, but also saves money in the long term. “I see it as a small investment now to prevent large investments later, should these properties otherwise be sold to developers who would build residential,” Buffington said. Other supervisors generally supported the idea, although some wondered whether the county program should factor in a similar state program, the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund. That program provides help to households making up to $68,000, but is based on average incomes across the state. In western Loudoun, said Director of Management and Budget Eric McLellan, only a small percentage of households would meet that lower income requirement. Buffington’s proposal would offer assistance to households making up to the area median income, which for Loudoun is $117,000. The grants would pay for up to $15,000 or up to half of the cost of putting the land into easement, whichever is less. He added a suggestion that if the program gets more applications than it has funding to accommodate, the county staff should prioritize applications that relinquish the greatest number of development rights or include documented historic or culture resources. County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Ran-

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Legislators Look to Restore NVTA Funding BY NORMAN K. STYER Residents filled the auditorium at the Carver Center in Purcellville on Monday night to get a progress report on western Loudoun transportation projects. The session was organized by state Sen. Richard H. “Dick” Black (R-13), Del. David LaRock (R-22) and Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser and included participation from executives and project managers from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the county government. Six major projects—each aimed at improving traffic flow on Rt. 7 and Rt. 9—were highlighted, but key topics during the forum involved the impact of the General Assembly’s decision to divert funding from the NVTA to Metro and finding ways to link the pace of growth to the county’s road capacity. There wasn’t much to offer on the latter question, with Black pointing out that state law doesn’t allow localities to halt development through building moratoriums, as some audience members suggested. However, Black and LaRock offered hope that more road construction money could be coming to the region. NVTA Executive Director Monica Backmon explained how the General Assembly’s decision earlier this year to divert revenues generated by Northern Virginia hotel stay and home sales from the authority to Metro significantly reduced the amount of money available to combat gridlock on the region’s highways. Over the next five years, nearly $400 million—more than 20 percent of the expected total—will be lost from the NVTA’s original funding plan. The move to provide more operational funding to Metro was hailed by Gov. Ralph Northam and members of

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Residents look over plans for the new interchange planned on the Rt. 7 Bypass at Rt. 690 on the western side of Purcellville.

Loudoun’s General Assembly delegation as a key accomplishment, but members of the Board of Supervisors and county business leaders decried the act. On Monday, LaRock and Black said they planned to introduce budget amendments that tap some of the commonwealth’s surplus to restore the NVTA’s funding. “It was a horribly, horribly bad deal for Loudoun,” said LaRock. He noted that it has the effect of making the county’s residents pay a greater share of Metro’s cost than would be required under the funding formula in the regional compact. “We’re working on it,” LaRock said. Black said the nature of the regional transportation funding district exposed the money to be raided. “When you have something that applies to just one portion of the state, legislators in other areas say, why should I give up my money to Northern Virginia,” Black said. However, it is Northern Virginia that provides much of the state’s school funding and legislators in community

that derive that benefit should recognize the trade off on transportation, he said. “We need roads more than they need them because we’ve got all this industry that is really providing the wealth to fund the rest of the state. While we give them school money, they really need to be backing us up on our roads,” Black said. Closer to home, the forum highlighted several projects that will help western Loudoun traffic move better, although nothing will happen overnight. Project that are in the planning and engineering phases include the East Market Street/Battlefield Parkway interchange in Leesburg; a new interchange on the Rt. 7 Bypass at Rt. 690; the widening of Rt. 7’s eastbound lanes between Clarkes Gap and the Dulles Greenway; and the construction of a roundabout on Rt. 9 at Rt. 287. Engineers also are working on short-term options to improve rush hour flow at the Rt. 7/Rt. 9 interchange and the Rt. 7/Rt. 287 interchange in Purcellville. nstyer@loudounnow.com

Fire-Rescue Volunteers Give County $27.7M in Value BY RENSS GREENE A rough assessment of what the county gets for its $9.6 million investment in volunteer fire and rescue companies has turned up an estimated $27.7 million in value based on working hours, operations and ancillary activities. And even that, said supervisors and county budget staff, doesn’t take into account the other inherent value volunteers bring to the system, such as filling in during surges, canteen service, and chaplain services. That comes in the form of covering a minimum of 84 12-hour shifts—often more; owning their stations; and costs like buying ambulances and fire engines. The report was made at the request of finance committee Chairman Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). Budget staff member cautioned the number is not meant to be a financial or budget assessment—it cannot, for example, be used to accurately calculate how many cents off the tax rate volunteers save Loudoun taxpayers. It is also a rough estimate for those things it does measure—it does not take into account, for example, the money the county spends to help purchase equipment for the volunteer companies. But Supervisor Ralph M. Buona

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Ashburn firefighter Peter Ciba hands out plastic firemen’s helmets in his turnout gear at the grand opening of Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s Company 6 building in May 2016.

(R-Ashburn) said there’s no doubt the volunteers have an effect. And he mentioned a problem the fire-rescue system has been grappling with for years: “Recruitment and retention is a challenge,” Buona said. “It’s becoming more of a challenge all the time, especially during the day. People have day jobs now. It’s very different recruiting volunteers today and retaining them than it was 20 years ago.”

County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) said it’s an “interesting exercise” to try to put a value on the volunteer system. “But then you think, what’s the cost for a 7-year-old who gets to spend time at a pancake breakfast with a volunteer firefighter?” Randall said. rgreene@loudounnow.com

If we band together then we can achieve whatever we want to achieve.” — Peter Weeks Incoming president, Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains

“People make a difference. I’ve seen that again and again. If we band together then we can achieve whatever we want to achieve,” Weeks said. The organization presented awards to former state delegate Randy Minchew and to Blue Ridge District Supervisor Tony Buffington. Minchew highlighted his efforts over his years in the House to fight for full funding of the state’s land preservation tax credit, which he said was among the commonwealth’s most effective conservation tools. Buffington was recognized for his work to secure funding for a new local program that would help landowners pay the cost of placing land under easement. “I’m pretty sure we have enough votes to pass it. It will show that the board understands the importance of conservation and that the Board of Supervisors understands the importance of western Loudoun County and that we have to have a sufficient mass of open space to ensure that the rural economy and our tourism continue to do as well as they have been doing and that people still want to come out here and visit our wineries and visit our bed and breakfasts and our other strong rural economy businesses, “Buffington said. “Because if something were to happen and these open spaces were to be housing—if you were at a winery and all you saw was housing—I don’t think our wineries would be doing very well for much longer.” Awards also were presented to representatives of land trusts that are active holding and enforcing easements in the region, as well as to individuals who granted easements during the past year. Among the organization’s next projects is leading efforts to implement the landscape and public spaces plan for Round Hill’s Sleeter Lake Park. Some of the money raised at the event will be used to purchase native trees that will be planted in the park. To learn more, go to friendsofblueridge.org. nstyer@loudounnow.com

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Summit << FROM 6 vation management, should be on an equal playing field with development and growth. So, if development and growth is funded and that’s a priority, we feel that the county should be able to have a priority of conservation.” “The county may not get the incredible sparkling results in the first year,” said Piedmont Environmental Council Director of Conservation Mike Kane, speaking of land conservation programs generally. “It takes time for those decisions on the part of landowners, and for those programs to sink into the community. But what it will do it is—over time, with persistence—it grows.” He said it would be important for the county to promote its programs to landowners. Afterward, Randall said the summit, which drew more than 300 people, was “excellent.” And she said amid the discussion there was a reminder. “Farming is kind of the base of Loudoun’s rural life and where it started, and as we appreciate the breweries and the wineries, let’s not forget the farms,” Randall said. “That was something that I thought was said a couple times, and it stuck out to me. We don’t talk about the farms as much as we talk about other things.”

And she said it was also a reminder to get engaged as the county writes its new comprehensive plan. The six-hour summit also included discussions on government resources available for rural businesses, local success stories like Vanish Brewery and Oakland Green Farm, and advice on how to encourage and train the next generation of rural business leaders and employees, along with a tribute to recently deceased conservation leader and former Board of Supervisors candidate Malcolm Baldwin. The summit followed a week of political tension, with some Republicans accusing Randall of turning the meeting into a political event because she initially asked Board of Supervisors candidate Tia Walbridge to emcee the summit. Walbridge, a farmer, conservation activist, and founding board member of Save Rural Loudoun, is challenging Buffington for his seat representing the Blue Ridge District on the board. Randall said the summit brought people together across Loudoun’s rural sector. “Somebody said to me that this was the first time that they could remember that the old rural Loudoun County and the new rural Loudoun County came together,” Randall said. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun commuters will have to dig a bit deeper in their wallets next year, as the Dulles Toll Road rates will be going up for the first time since 2014. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors voted Nov. 14 to increase toll rates, beginning in January 2019, from $2.50 to $3.25 at the main toll plaza, and from $1 to $1.50 on ramps. Prices on vehicles with more than two axles are also going up by $1 on ramps and $1.50 at the main toll plaza. With the increase, a one-way rush-hour commute from Leesburg to Interstate 495/Interstate 66—the total length of the Dulles Greenway and the Dulles Toll Road—now adds up to $8.90 in tolls, although most of that is still the $5.65 toll on the privately owned Dulles Greenway. The toll outside of rush hour on the Greenway is $4.65. The Greenway’s tolls increase every year as part of legislation passed by the General Assembly that gives the State Corporation Commission, which oversees the tolls, little power to deny or reduce requests for higher tolls. That law expires in 2020. How much the Greenway’s 2019 toll hike will be isn’t yet known. The airports authority board has not increased the rates on the Dulles Toll Road since 2014 due in part to additional funding and financing sources for Phase 2 construction of the Metrorail Silver Line. Under the

contract governing construction of the Silver Line, the Airports Authority is required to use revenues from the toll road to help fund the project. Other funding sources include Fairfax and Loudoun counties, the Airports Authority and the federal and state governments. Airports authority board Chairman Warner Session said the toll increases are necessary for financing Phase 2 of the Metrorail Silver Line construction project. Session said the decision is part of a plan for periodic toll rate increases and is consistent with the financing plan calling for periodic toll rate increases and came “after careful consideration of public input received at the three toll rate public hearings held this summer, the public comments received on-line and the recommendation of the Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee.” The Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee, a group that includes officials representing the Commonwealth of Virginia, local governments in Northern Virginia and the Airports Authority, reviewed and recommended the rates adopted by the Board. “We appreciate the invaluable feedback from communities interested in the Airports Authority’s toll rate setting process,” Session stated. “Through the meetings and the online forum, we received not just toll rate comments, but also actionable recommendations to consider on a range of subjects.” The next planned MWAA toll rate increase is not until 2023.

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[ BRIEFS ] Leesburg Adopts Legislative Agenda

November 22, 2018

The Town Council approved its legislative agenda last week. The adopted legislative agenda and positions statement does not include many changes from the 2018 version. Among the few changes include agenda items proposed by Councilman Tom Dunn to give localities authority to prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or more on residential streets; and a proposed state code amendment to require counties with incorporated towns to provide services to town residents without a written agreement. A suggested addition by Mayor Kelly Burk to the town’s legislative positions statement to strengthen the language for hate crimes and hate speech did not find enough support to be added, with several council members expressing concerns about the proposed wording. The adopted legislative agenda and legislative positions statement will be available on the town’s website, leesburgva.gov, under Town Council Agendas. In lieu of a formal legislative dinner this year, a staff report notes that meetings will be set up with individual legislators and the Town Council.

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Hundreds of Loudouners gathered at the Village at Leesburg on Saturday evening to ring in the season with carolers, games, and of course Santa Claus. The Village of Leesburg’s annual tree lighting brought carriage rides, fire-rescue equipment, gingerbread house making, games, vendors, and Santa and Mrs. Claus to the village center. And once again, despite cold temperatures, people crowded in to see the village’s five-story tree illuminated. The event also brought in donations for Toys for Tots.

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Golf Carts Are a Go in Downtown Leesburg BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ A Leesburg company has been given the green light it’s been waiting for to offer a new downtown shuttle service. It’s come a few months later than initially hoped, as Asa Rusk had planned to launch his CartWheels service in August. The company uses road-ready golf carts to give visitors to the booming restaurant and brewery scene a safe way to travel the bustling streets. Last week, the Town Council approved a Town Code amendment Rusk needed to launch his business. Approved on a 6-1 vote, with Councilman Tom Dunn opposed, the amendment will allow golf carts operated by businesses to be driven on designated downtown streets. The amendment carries several restrictions and regulations, including not allowing golf carts to operate during the hours of 7-9 a.m. and 5-6 p.m., prime rush hour for the downtown. The carts may only pick up and drop off passengers in public parking lots, empty parking spaces or loading zones, including the recently named Lassiter Way alley, and private lots if the owner receives permission. There are also regulations attached to equipment for the golf carts, including requiring seatbelts, headlights and other safety features. Rusk said he plans to officially launch CartWheels by mid-December, in time for Christmas. For $7, CartWheels will shuttle patrons around downtown all night long. It can be used for bar hopping or a beer crawl, or even if that case

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Visitors to downtown Leesburg will soon have the luxury of pick-up and drop-off service from Asa Rusk’s CartWheels shuttle service business.

of wine you picked up from the Leesburg Vintner is just too heavy to carry to your car, Rusk says. CartWheels will be reachable by phone or via an app, and payments can be made via PayPal or Square. The business looks to partner well with his other venture, Road Yachts, which he co-owns with Spankys Shenanigans owner Azmi Zarou. While CartWheels will take folks around downtown Leesburg, Road Yachts offers free sober rides throughout Loudoun County. Rusk credited Mayor Kelly Burk with her support of his business, and said he plans to do a ribbon-cutting ceremony sometime in the spring. In their affirmative vote last week, council members seemed to indicate

that the business could become so popular that it could be the springboard for other similar ventures downtown. The adopted amendment mandates a $500 annual permit for golf cart shuttle service businesses, and a business will also be subject to the Business Professional and Occupational License tax. It also stipulates that no more than two golf carts per company may be in operation at any one time. Rusk said he believes it wont be too long before he needs to petition the council to allow him to expand the business beyond two carts. CartWheels arrive downtown with the apparent support of many in the downtown business community; local attorney Rhonda Paice presented the council with a petition in support. Council members also lauded the economic impact the business could have on the downtown area. Dunn cited safety concerns in his dissenting vote. “You’ve got a vehicle that’s going to be on the losing end of any crash,” he noted. But Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox pointed out that bicycles have even fewer safety features than the road-ready golf carts, and yet the council often looks for ways to encourage bicycle use throughout town. She said as long as the business is insured—a requirement spelled out in the code amendment—she could support it. Learn more at CartWheelsva.net or by calling 571-528-5281. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

A corrosion inhibitor will be added to the town’s drinking water supply. The Town Council endorsed the change, which will take effect in January, at its Nov. 13 meeting. According to a town staff report, the idea for introducing a corrosion inhibitor – orthophosphate, also known as phosphoric acid – to finished water came following a corrosion control loop study conducted last year. Based on the results from the loop study, the town’s engineering consultant recommends the addition of an orthophosphate corrosion inhibitor to further minimize potential corrosion rates of plumbing system lead and copper. The orthophosphate works by forming a protective coating inside water pipes to reduce corrosion, Utilities Director Amy Wyks said in addressing council members last week. Using orthophosphate in drinking water is a common practice among utility systems nationwide, the report notes, including locally by Fairfax Water, the City of Rockville, MD, and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, also in Maryland. It’s a practice approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. The measure passed by a 6-1 vote, with Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox opposed. BRIEFS >> 12

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Maddox Will Not Pursue Recount

Sycolin Cemetery Now Up For Lease

BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ

Election season in Leesburg is officially over. Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox exclusively confirmed to Loudoun Now last week that she will not pursue a recount of the Nov. 6 election results. Maddox had until Nov. 19, 10 days following the election results being certified, to petition the Circuit Court for a recount. She did not elaborate on the reasons why she chose to forego one. “I wish my colleagues the best and I will remain very active in the Leesburg and Loudoun community,” she stated. The announcement confirms that Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox wins her second four-year council term. Fox finished in third place, 81 votes ahead of Maddox, for one of three council seats. Because the differential between the two stood at just 0.496 percent, Maddox was able to petition for a recount. County Registrar Judy Brown had estimated the cost of the recount to be around $3,000, and the cost would have been borne by the Town of Leesburg. Fox said she has enjoyed working with Maddox on the council and wished her well in her future endeavors. She thanked her colleague for not putting the town through “what could have been a divisive and expensive recount.” Now able to officially wave the victory flag, she credited her nonpartisan message and campaign volunteers and supporters for putting her over the finish line.

Sacred ground in Leesburg containing the final resting place for 55 African Americans is now up for lease. Last week the Town Council authorized staff to issue a Request for Proposal for the lease and maintenance of the Sycolin Cemetery. It’s property that has attracted the attention of community advocates, some of whom have charged that the town has not done an adequate job of maintaining the land. Because the land falls in the nearby Leesburg Executive Airport’s Runway Protection Zone, development on the land is extremely limited. The town purchased the eightacre site across from the airport in 1989 and 1990 to provide a buffer for the south end of the airport runway. The discovery of the two cemeteries was made in 2007. The burial areas were affiliated with the Lower Sycolin African American Community that existed in the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A significant clean-up of the area, with the assistance of many community members and government officials, took place two years ago. But, since then, the site has been the target of illegal dumping on several occasions and some would argue that the town has not maintained the land up to proper standards. Although town staff had recom-

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Councilwoman Vanessa Maddox announced last week she will not seek a recount of election results.

“This has been a hard-fought race in a difficult political climate,” she said. “Thankfully now we can all get back to work running the Town of Leesburg.” Maddox’s term will end Dec. 31, ending her council tenure at 12 ½ months. She took office last November following a special election to fill the remainder of Kelly Burk’s council term. The new council takes office Jan. 1 and includes Fox along with Marty Martinez and Neil Steinberg, the first and second place winners Election Day, respectively. Burk was also successful in securing re-election as mayor. They join council members Joshua Thiel, Tom Dunn and Ron Campbell, who all have two years remaining on their council terms. krodriguez@loudounnow.com

Community groups or interested individuals have the opportunity to submit a proposal to maintain the 3.7-acre Sycolin Cemetery land near Leesburg Airport.

mended the council look at creating a master plan for the area, a majority of the council appeared inclined to believe that the town should not be in the business of cemetery maintenance. The successful offeror following the RFP process will be the responsible party for all maintenance efforts on the 3.7-acre land. The approved lease would be for a five-year term, at $1/year, and then month to month unless terminated by either party, Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel told the council last week. The successful offeror will be financially responsible for all maintenance on the land. The council approved the resolution authorizing the RFP process by a 5-1-1 vote, with Councilman Marty Martinez opposed and Councilman Ron Campbell abstaining.

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Free Holiday Parking Begins The Town of Leesburg will continue its tradition of free parking throughout the holiday season, beginning this week. The free parking promotion applies to the Town Hall parking garage, the Church Street parking lot, and at on-street parking meters in the historic downtown from Thursday, Nov. 22, through 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2. There is a two-hour limit in the Church Street parking lot and at on-street meters on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are no time limits on weekends, evenings and holidays. Parking is free at the town’s Liberty Street parking lot year-round.

Commission Delays Chick-fil-A, CVS Decisions Due to last week’s snowstorm, the Nov. 15 Planning Commission was cancelled. The two applications on its agenda—approvals for a Chick-fil-A in the Oaklawn development and a CVS Pharmacy and other retail/restaurant uses off South King Street and Greenway Drive, respectively—will be heard at the commission’s Dec. 6 meeting.

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[ SCHOOL NOTES ] Foxcroft Teacher Awarded for Innovation

November 22, 2018

In addition to its many artistic and educational events and sporting programs, the Foxcroft School also features some of the best teachers in Virginia. The Virginia Association of Independent Schools on Oct. 29 gave its Innovation in Education Award to Anne Mueller, a French teacher at Foxcroft, for introducing student-driven collaborative projects into her classroom. Through the use of a Kenan Grant for Professional Development, Mueller spent the summer expanding her curriculum. According to a school statement, those programs empowered students and helped them present publicly in the French language. Mueller has been teaching French at Foxcroft since 2016. She holds a bachelor’s degree in French and economics from Bates College and a doctorate in French and Francophone studies from UCLA.

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A supporter of a change to school board policy that would include protections for LGBT people holds up a sign at the school board meeting Jan. 10, 2017.

School Board Backs Gun-Free Buildings, LGBT Protections BY DANIELLE NADLER In a split vote, the Loudoun County School Board showed its support for prohibiting guns in all school division buildings and for backing policy that protects public employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Those were two of many items that made the final cut for the board’s 2019 Legislative Program, which will serve as a list of requests for changes in state law to the senators and delegates who represent Loudoun County in the Virginia General Assembly. The approval of the gun-free language and the nondiscrimination language for LGBT employees was helped by the fact that the two chairs usually filled by the board’s most conservative members were empty. Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) was absent, and Eric DeKenipp resigned as the Catoctin District representative three weeks ago and his predecessor will not be appointed until Dec. 4. The first amendment to the program was initiated by Joy Maloney (Broad Run). It states that the School Board supports adding language to state code that specifies that state and local public employees will not be discriminated against due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Members of the public have attended almost every regular board meeting for the past two years to urge the board to adopt a policy that clearly states that LGBT school system employees are protected from

discrimination. The board voted in January 2017 to not add “sexual orientation and gender identity” to the protected characteristics listed in its equal employment policy. At last week’s board meeting, Maloney said the state Senate has passed a bill that would add nondiscrimination language specifically protecting mem-

bers of the LGBT community to state code, but the House has voted it down. “As many people have been coming to our meetings month after month, and the Attorney General says we have the right to add this to our policy as a local school district, it would be even clearLGBT >> 16

Board Weighs Calendar Options BY DANIELLE NADLER It’s time for students and teachers to let the Loudoun County School Board know just how long of a winter break they want and how late into the summer they’re willing to sit in the classroom. The School Board is weighing two options recommended by school system administrators for the 20192020 academic calendar. Both Option A and Option B would begin the school year on Thursday, Aug. 22, a week and a half before Labor Day. The school system again qualifies for a state waiver from the so-called Kings Dominion Law, which requires public schools to postpone the start of school until after the holiday. Option A would provide an eightday winter break, from Dec. 23-Jan. 1, with the school year ending for students on Friday, June 5. Option B would provide a 10-day winter break, from Dec. 23-Jan. 3, but would

require the school year to stretch to Tuesday, June 9, to make up for those extra days off. School Board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian) pointed out that the decision between the two plans boils down whether students, teachers and parents want to end the school year on a Friday or want a two-week winter break and ultimately end the school year on a Tuesday. “That’s the rub here. Which do you want?” In both options, teachers would report to school for the year on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Teachers’ last day of school would be Tuesday, June 9 in Option A and Thursday, June 11 in Option B. See each of the options at lcps.org. The board is scheduled to adopt a final calendar at its Dec. 11 meeting. Members of the public can weigh in by emailing the full board at lcsb@ lcps.org. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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Pellegrino Named Waxpool Principal The Loudoun County School Board last week appointed Michael Pellegrino as the first principal of Waxpool Elementary. Waxpool Elementary, now under construction, will become Loudoun County’s 59th public elementary school when it opens for the 2019-20 school year. Pellegrino has served as the principal of Evergreen Mill Elementary since 2011. He was Loudoun County’s Principal of the Year in 2016. Prior to his service at Evergreen Mill, Pellegrino served as the principal of Lucketts Elementary (2007-11) and as an assistant principal at Ball’s Bluff Elementary (2003-2007) and Meadowland Elementary (2000-2001). Pellegrino holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from East Stroudsburg University and a master’s degree in education from Shenandoah University.

Russell Named Art Teacher of the Year Ball’s Bluff Elementary School art teacher Scott Russell has been SCHOOL NOTES >> 16

Schools Release Statement After Multiple Teachers Charged with Crimes Following the arrests of several Loudoun County Public Schools teachers charged with unrelated crimes, school system administration released a statement Friday stating that they are taking several steps to ensure students safety. Superintendent Eric Williams said in a prepared statement that the school system has outstanding educators who make a positive difference in students’ lives every day. “Even as we appreciate our many outstanding educators, we must continue to implement a comprehensive approach to the safety and security of our students, including actions to prevent and address inappropriate behavior by staff members.” These actions include continuing to conduct background checks for new employees, passing new, more explicit policies related to appropriate student teacher relationships, and conducting a comprehensive division-wide training effort pertaining to reporting behaviors of concern. The recent criminal charges include: a Park View High School teacher charged with indecent liberties by a custodian stemming from an alleged sexual relationship with a student; a teacher who taught at Discovery and Hillside elementary schools who was charged with creating or inflicting a physical or mental injury to a student;

and a reading specialist charged with unlawful filming up students’ skirts at Woodgrove High School. The school system’s statement pointed to its “Duty to Report Child Abuse or Neglect” policy the board revised last year. It is more explicit about sample behaviors, including grooming, described as an adult who redefines the student-teacher boundary and enters into an inappropriate relationship with a student. “LCPS is committed to educating our employees on the topic of child abuse and neglect and each employee’s obligation as a mandatory reporter of allegations or suspicions of child abuse and neglect,” the release states. “To accompany the policy revision, we have undertaken a massive training effort in the past several months to create a culture in which reporting behaviors of concern is encouraged.” Administration does not want the recent criminal charges against school employees to discourage any one from reporting behaviors of concern. “Only a tiny fraction of educators will ever engage in a reportable activity during their careers,” the release states, adding that the overwhelming majority of educators enter the profession to help children. “Reporting an adult behavior of concern to school resource officers, Child Protective Services, and school administration is an act of protecting children as well as the integrity of an honorable profession.”

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School Board Considers Naming NJROTC Program After Fallen Soldier

November 22, 2018

BY DANIELLE NADLER An effort by former School Board member Eric DeKenipp to name Loudoun County’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps facility after U.S. Army Cpt. James F. Adamouski, the first West Point graduate to die in battle in Iraq, took a step backward last week. The School Board was set to vote Nov. 13 on whether to name the program, housed at Loudoun County High School, after Adamouski for a period of 10 years, but the majority of board members presented opted to refer the matter to the Finance and Facilities Committee. “The School Board has a process in place to name facilities and by sending this to the Finance and Facilities Committee we’re following the process outlined in our policies,” said Vice Chair-

LGBT << FROM 14 er if the Virginia state legislature also included it.” In addition to Maloney, Vice Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling), and board members Beth Huck (At Large) and Tom Marshall (Leesburg) supported adding that line. Debbie Rose (Algonkian) made the motion to delete a line in the program that requests that state lawmakers pass legislation that would designate all school board-owned and leased property as gun-free zones. Right now, state law only prohibits guns on school campuses, not on properties such as the school administration building or the school system’s transportation facility. All board members agreed that schools should be designated gun-free buildings, but were split on whether guns should be allowed in other facilities. Rose said the designation may make board members feel good but may not actually do any good. “The research seems inconclusive whether or not a gun-free zone actually works…I can’t imagine that someone who is so bent on evil action at some point would think I’m not going to carry through my action because this building here is a gun-free zone.” Maloney noted that “there is already

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woman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling), who sits on that committee. Before he resigned his seat on the

a gun here,” referring to the armed deputy who is present at each board meeting. “Knowing there would be other people with weapons here—that does not make me feel any safer. Most incidents with guns are actually accidental,” she said. “I think the best thing would be to have your gun locked in your vault.” Rose’s motion failed 1-6-2, with only Rose in support. Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said he decided to vote in support of making the school administration building and other facilities gun-free after he asked administrators, teachers and other employees their preference. “I was somewhat surprised the vast majority of people were in favor of having a gun-free zone in the facility they worked. They were concerned they’d be more likely to be shot by a coworker who got angry and happened to have a weapon on them than a stranger walking in with a weapon.” Rose also made a motion to delete a line from the program that asks the state to allow school boards to retain any unspent money; right now they must return unspent funds back to the county. “I feel that is an important check and balance and without that checks and balance, there could be some unwise expenditures that the taxpayers don’t approve of,” she said. Morse agreed, but the rest of the

[ SCHOOL NOTES ] << FROM 14 named the 2019 Virginia Art Educator of the Year by the Virginia Art Education Association. Russell was honored for his leadership of the professional organization. He has served as the Virginia Art Education Association president, past-president, treasurer and archivist, as well the National Art Education Association Southeastern Region’s elementary division director and Southeastern Regional vice president-elect and vice president. He made significant contributions to the Virginia Art Education Association by creating a more stable and business-oriented association, building community through collaboration and focusing on both internal and external policy and policy influencing. In Loudoun County, Russell is involved in his school’s Positive Behavior Intervention Support System and has mentored many teachers throughout his teaching career. He also is an accomplished artist, participating in a large number of art exhibits, adjudicating exhibitions and regularly showcasing his students’ work.

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board voted against removing that request. Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) argued that the current model creates a “use it or lose it situation,” as opposed to encouraging school leaders to spend taxpayer money wisely. The board adopted the final 2019 Legislative Program on a 6-2-1 vote, with two board members absent and Rose opposed. The program also opposes any action that would require a statewide dual enrollment tuition rate and supports rolling back the so-called King’s Dominion Law to give local school boards control over their academic calendars, among several other priorities. Vice Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan (Sterling), who oversaw the creation of the program as chairwoman of the Legislative and Policy Committee, thanked her colleagues for having a respectful debate about their legislative priorities. “We don’t always agree but we always have a respectful conversation. I appreciate that and I’m proud to move this forward and present it to our legislators.” Board members will present the program to Loudoun’s state delegation at the annual Legislative Breakfast on Dec. 7.

The one point of contention is that Adamouski never lived in Loudoun County—a point a couple board members pointed out during the debate. Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said that board members should talk in committee about how to appropriately recognize military veterans who have lost their lives serving their country. “I received a couple of emails from people noting that we have a couple of fallen soldiers who were actually LCPS students. We need to have a fuller conversation about how do we honor them.” Adamouski’s name may ultimately be part of the county’s NJROTC facility. Board members Beth Huck (At Large), Tom Marshall (Leesburg) and Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said when the vote returns to the full board, they will support it.

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board last month, DeKenipp (Catoctin) was the most vocal proponent of naming the facility after Adamouski. He introduced the recommendation to the full board at the Oct. 23 meeting instead of bringing it before the Finance and Facilities Committee, which he chaired at the time. Speaking to the board at last week’s meeting, DeKenipp said Adamouski, known as Jimmy, attended high school in Springfield and went on to be a star soccer player at West Point. He was killed in action on April 2, 2003, at 29 years old. He was killed along with five other soldiers when the Black Hawk helicopter he was piloting crashed. “The renaming of the ROTC building would be the best way to not only keep Jimmy’s legacy alive but to use Jimmy’s sacrifice as a source of inspiration for our students,” DeKenipp told the board.

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Flores Gets 18-year Sentence for Fatally Stabbing Father BY NORMAN K. STYER Tuesday was Hector Anthony Flores Jr.’s 29th birthday. It also was the day he learned he would spend his next 18 birthdays in state prison. Flores in March pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Sept. 24, 2017, stabbing death of his father, Hector. According to testimony in the case, the two spent the day drinking and gambling in Charles Town, WV, and got into an argument after returning to their Leesburg home. Their pushing and shoving scuffle escalated into a fist fight. Then Anthony Flores grabbed a knife from a holder on the kitchen countertop and stabbed his father. As his father ran to a neighbor’s house to get help, Anthony stabbed him again, three times in his back. He left the knife in his father’s back as he left to drive to the Leesburg Police station to report the attack, initially claiming he acted in self-defense. During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing in Loudoun County Circuit Court, county prosecutors argued that the tragic event could have easily been avoided had Anthony walked away and that his father might still be alive if Anthony had called for an ambulance instead of chasing his father from the house and continuing the stabbing. His defense attorneys argued that fatal conflict was the end of a life-long string of abuses suffered at the hands of his father. From the witness stand during the five-hour hearing, Anthony detailed incidents of abuse by his father to him, his sister, step-sister and step-mother. The abuse happened when his father was drunk, which he said was often.

After graduating high school, Anthony joined the Army National Guard and served in Bahrain in 2013 and was stationed in Danbury, CT. He occasionally would visit his father to develop a relationship with him. While they would “drink and have fun,” Anthony said it was only sustainable for a weekend at a time because of the arguments they got into. In February 2017, Flores moved back in with his father. Their relationship went well for the first few months until they started drinking “way too heavily” and the situation “became real bad,” Anthony said. A month before the stabbing, the two were charged in Virginia Beach with being drunk in public after a police officer saw his father hitting Flores in the face in their parked car. When asked about the day of the murder, Flores said that he and his father started drinking from the moment they woke up and that the day was off to “a rocky start” filled with arguments “over small things.” “It seemed like he was ticked off at anything I did,” he said. Their neighbor drove them to Charles Town for a day of drinking and gambling. When they returned to their Wythe Court home later that night their tension exploded. Flores said that they were both extremely drunk and that his father was harassing him for living at home and not having a girlfriend at the age of 27. Flores said he responded by saying how terrible of a father he was. Flores said that his father then hit him twice before he grabbed a knife from the counter about 5 feet away and

“I knew that I had done something so terrible, so unthinkable, I knew I had to turn myself in.” — Hector Flores Jr.

Hector Anthony Flores Jr.

stabbed him. According to police reports, Flores stabbed him at least twice in the chest and once on the side. He said that after that, he went black. “Everything was happening so quickly,” he said. According to police reports, Flores’ father then shoved him to the floor and tried to run out of the house, at which point Flores chased him and stabbed him three times in the back at his neighbor’s front door—the same neighbor who drove them to Charles Town earlier that day. Flores said it was after that when he realized what he did and drove to the Leesburg Police headquarters on Plaza Street to turn himself in. “I knew that I had done something so terrible, so unthinkable, I knew I had to turn myself in,” he said. “It’s something I have to live with for the rest of my life.” At least five hours later, police sampled Flores blood and found that he had a blood alcohol content of .15. Flores said that it was the “hurt, rage

[and] anger” from a lifetime of abuse to him and his sisters that affected how he reacted to his father’s taunts. The public defender representing Flores urged Judge Jeanette A. Irby to consider the abuses suffered by Flores when deciding his sentence. “He is someone who tried to protect other people. That’s who Anthony is. He is a good person,” he said. “It was not lawful and it was not right, but it was very, very human.” Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Joshua Steward decried the defense team’s focus on the families’ past troubles, efforts to disparage the victim or to suggest that he deserved to be killed. Irby agreed, saying the Flores’ childhood had less bearing on his violent, brutal actions, than his tendencies to become aggressive when drinking—a trait apparently inherited from his father. Flores was sentenced to 18 years in prison, plus three years of post-release supervision. He also was required to pay $5,000 in restitution to the family. nstyer@loudounnow.com

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A suspect has been arrested in a Sunday morning assault outside a One Loudoun restaurant that resulted in serious injuries to a man who remains hospitalized. Dashawn L. Russell, 24, of Leesburg, was charged Nov. 14 with felony malicious wounding in connection with an incident that occurred outside of the Sense of Thai restaurant on Exchange Street. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office, the victim was struck by Russell around 1:30 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries described as life-threatening. He remained hospitalized last week, listed in serious but stable condition. Russell was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. Any witnesses to this incident are

Grand Jury Hands Up 3 Murder Indictments

Fire-Rescue Wins $1.6M Wellness Grant

A Loudoun grand jury on Monday issued indictments in two murder cases and trials are set to take place next year. A seven-day trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 19, 2019, in the case of Hassan M. Gailani, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the May 14 shooting at a Sterling hookah bar. The 35-year-old Alexandria man is charged with killing Ahmed S. Osman, 35, of Sterling and Murtada A. Marof, 40, of Herndon, at Pharaoh Café. A 10-day trial is scheduled for Michel Moreno, who is accused of killing his sister with his car. He is accused of running down Nancy Moreno, 54, on July 21, after she got out of his car on the side of Rt. 28 near Innovation Drive. He then fled the scene and was later apprehended in

Loudoun County Fire and Rescue has been awarded a $1.634 million federal grant to begin building a comprehensive Fitness/Wellness and Injury Reduction Training Program. This award is through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program administered through the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The grant program is meant to help make first responders and the public safer with direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated Emergency Medical Services organizations and State Fire Training Academies. The grant will cover both personnel and contracting costs associated with hosting educational workshops to ad-

dresses physical fitness, nutrition, behavioral health/stress management, mental performance, injury prevention, and sleep management, each taught by experts in their respective field. The new program, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Health, Safety, and Wellness, will help fire-rescue system employees live healthy lives into retirement. It’s meant to improve first responder health and safety; teach safe fitness practices and sound nutritional habits; increase first responder readiness and resiliency from their date of hire into retirement; lower injury rates, injury reoccurrence, and injury severity, as measured by timeloss; lower overall health-related costs; improve career longevity; and increase post-retirement longevity. For information or questions regarding Loudoun County Fire and Rescue’s health and wellness initiatives, contact Captain Scott Lantz at scott.lantz@ loudoun.gov or 703-777-0333.

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November 22, 2018

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The recipients of this year’s Loudoun Impact Fund grants attend a reception at Integrus Holdings last Thursday.

Loudoun Impact Fund Awards $125K in Grants to 16 Nonprofits BY DANIELLE NADLER Local donors and nonprofit leaders gathered for a reception last Thursday to celebrate the Loudoun Impact Fund’s gift of $125,000 in grants given to 16 nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County. The reception was held at Integrus Holdings in One Loudoun, where Nicole Acosta, nonprofit programs and grants director for the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, announced and honored each of the award recipients. The awards were made possible through the generosity of more than 50 individuals and businesses that pooled charitable gifts. The Loudoun Impact Fund brings together individu-

als and businesses interested in grantmaking administered through a joint effort of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. Participants make a gift of $1,000 per individual or $5,000 per business to join the giving circle. Members review proposals submitted from local nonprofits and decide together which charities to grant. More than $270,000 in grant requests were received. Terry Allen, co-chair of the Loudoun Impact Fund, told those who gathered in the Integrus Holdings showroom, that he and his wife have given to big, national charities before. “And your check goes off in the mail and kind of disappears. You don’t really get to see

The 2018 grants include: • A FARM LESS ORDINARY will receive a $10,000 grant to support the construction of a greenhouse and employ more adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. • A PLACE TO BE will receive a $10,000 grant to expand music therapy services to at-risk youth residing in the Loudoun Youth Shelter, in partnership with Grafton Integrated Health Network.

its impact,” he said. “When you give locally, you get to see the faces of those you’re helping—you see the tangible results. For me it’s a no-brainer.” This year, participants voted to fund initiatives serving at-risk children, older adults, and people with disabilities. AHT Insurance donated the entirety of the proceeds made from its annual charity golf tournament to the Loudoun Impact Fund adding $25,000 to the fund. Additional corporate donors included Integrus Holdings, parent company of Sterling Restaurant Supply and Fortessa, Backflow Technology, Madison Wealth Management, and AllTransPack. dnadler@loudounnow.com

• LOUDOUN ABUSED WOMEN’S SHELTER will receive a $8,500 grant to provide support group services and recreational activities to child victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. • LOUDOUN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY will receive a $5,000 grant to support the Home Repair program to help seniors age in place, providing home repair projects to low-income, elderly homeowners.

• ALL AGES READ TOGETHER will receive a $5,000 grant to support school readiness programs to at-risk children ages 4 and 5.

• LOUDOUN HUNGER RELIEF will receive a $10,000 grant to support the Senior Adult Food Security Program, providing food to at-risk older adults, in partnership with HealthWorks for Northern Virginia, Madison House Apartments, and the William Watters House.

• CHILDREN’S SCIENCE CENTER will receive a $5,000 grant to support STEM Community Outreach Program, providing Summer Mini-Labs for low-income children.

• LOUDOUN LITERACY COUNCIL will receive a $7,500 grant to provide literacy enrichment programs to at-risk preschoolers from low-income families.

• CROSSROADS JOBS will receive a $5,000 grant to support job counseling for people with disabilities, including employer outreach, and consultation, and follow-up support for newly hired clients.

• LOUDOUN VOLUNTEER CAREGIVERS will receive a $10,000 grant to providing transportation, shopping assistance, respite care, home visiting, money management, and home repairs to older adults and adults with disabilities.

• ECHO will receive a $8,500 grant to create a sensory room to help day support program participants with disabilities engage with their senses, leading to increased attention, communication, and mobility. • FENWICK FOUNDATION will receive a $7,500 grant to provide dental care to low-income older adults and adults with disabilities through portable dentistry delivered to the patient at their facility, group home or residence. • INMED PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN will receive a $8,000 grant to support after school programs for at-risk elementary school students, providing academic and social support.

• RYAN BARTEL FOUNDATION will receive a $10,00 grant to implement Sources of Strength program, an evidencebased youth suicide prevention program, in partnership with LCPS. • STORYBOOK TREASURES will receive a $5,000 grant to provide literacy enrichment with trained teachers to disadvantaged students, in partnership with LCPS STEP preschool program. • WINDY HILL FOUNDATION will receive a $10,000 grant to support summer day camp for school-aged children residing in WHF affordable housing units, bridging the summer childcare gap for participating families.

Inova Loudoun Hospital’s annual Lights of Love celebration Sunday, Dec. 2, will raise money for the Ladies Board’s Nursing Scholarship Fund. Lights of Love, which will begin at 5 p.m. in the hospital atrium at 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg, invites people to purchase a light in honor of someone who has brightened their life this year—a teacher, a friend, a family member, a minister—or in memory of a loved one. People are invited to attend the ceremony to celebrate those special people honored in the light display. The event will include refreshments, a ceremony where the honorees’ names are read, attendees light their candles, and live music from the Loudoun County High School Chamber Choir, under the direction of professional accompanist Willis Rosenfeld. Lights can be purchased for donations from $10 to $100 at ladiesboard.org or by calling 703-7712985. Money raised will provide scholarships for nursing students.

HomeAid Northern Virginia HomeAid Northern Virginia presented awards to a local nonprofit, business and business leader at its 17th annual Gala & Auction on Nov. 10 at Lansdowne Resort. The organization mobilizes the local homebuilding business community and its corporate partners to undertake new construction and major renovations for homeless shelters, supporting housing facilities and nonprofits that help homeless individuals and families in the community gain stability. Loudoun Hunger Relief collaborated with HANV this year on a full renovation of its food distribution space, which now includes a food selection “client choice” room that better displays the wide range of food items available, giving families more autonomy over their choices and more privacy while they shop. Staged Interior has donated more than $200,000 worth of furniture and accessories to HANV projects including: furnishings for a group home HANV built for Youth for Tomorrow; furnishings for the seven HANV-renovated affordable housing units operated by Community Lodgings in Alexandria; and furnishings for the 12 supportive housing units in Woodbridge that HANV upgraded for Catholic Charities. Buhl was celebrated for his company’s support of 15 HANV projects, including Youth for Tomorrow, Shelter House and ACTS Turning Points Domestic Violence Program, through their giving of donations and in-kind services and expertise.

Kids: No Housing…No Hope…No Thanks! It’s that time of the year when we give thanks and reflect on the year that was. And for so many in Loudoun County—one of the nation’s wealthiest, there’s much to be thankful for. We will cook our turkeys and stuffing and welcome family and friends to our homes. In this same community, we have kids not dining with families or friends. Instead, they will be feeling thankful for a free meal only to then sleep on the streets, in their cars, in stairwells, on rooftops, hotels or in tents. In fact, it’s a growing problem, with the Council of Governments documenting an uptick in Loudoun homeless youth this year during its annual region-wide count. We too know this from experience. Every day, kids walk through the doors of Mobile Hope scared, sad, embarrassed, hungry, alone...and of course homeless. Youth coming to Mobile Hope become homeless for different reasons. They have simply turned 18 and are too much of a burden to their family; some are pregnant; and others have mental health issues. We have had mothers who have chosen boyfriends over their own children. Some are trying to escape gangs or have been sexually assaulted and cannot return to their neighborhood. Some have

at the shelter, more housing for our overlooked populations, better transportation options, and more employment opportunities. To alleviate the crisis for our youth, Mobile Hope spends over $20,000 a year in hotel stays to ensure they have a safe place to sleep, until other options can be found. But that’s a bandaid. Youth require extra support since their life experience is limited and their brains and bodies are still growing. They have grown up living in survivor mode and don’t have the skills to build a successful future. That’s why, with the support of many community partners, we are working to build a life skills/transitional home where these kids can live, learn, grow and heal from the trauma of their past. As the only county nonprofit Contributed solely focused on this age group, we Mobile Hope’s bus delivers food, clothing and other services to young people in need throughout invite more partners, volunteers, and funders to join us in building this the county. home and providing community par“come out” and their parents cannot sitional age youth (18 to 24) services enting. As we prepare to give thanks for accept who they are. We also have and housing as a significant gap in kids coming to us straight from jail … how we care for these vulnerable chil- our abundance, let’s not forget the with no plan … no family support… dren. An example is that the county Loudoun kids who are struggling to no identification except for their mug has no halfway house or transitional grow up. They may be invisible to shots… and nowhere to go. They housing to help detained youth accli- you but they are real, come from all come to us when they age out of fos- mate and return to our community. backgrounds, and walk through our ter care or the youth shelter. The problem is further exacerbated doors every day. They want to sucThe challenges of helping this frag- since the county’s shelter has relo- ceed so that they can contribute and ile population are real. In fact, the cated, resulting in a reduction in the be thankful too. Loudoun County Non-Profit Needs number of beds as well as funding for Learn more about Mobile Hope at Assessment identified homeless/tran- rapid rehousing. We need more beds mobilehopeloudoun.org.

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Second Chapter Books to Hold 2 Book Signings Second Chapter Books this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, will host two book signing sessions with author M.H.B. Hughes and photographer John Paschal. Hughes will be on hand on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. selling and autographing her book, “1777 – Danbury on Fire,” which follows the life of a 13-year-old boy torn between the choice of being a pacifist or patriot in 1777 Danbury, CT. Paschal will be at the store on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. to talk about and sign his book, “A Beautifully Broken Virginia,” which portrays Virginia’s decaying rural gems through his photography. For more information on the events, call the book store at 540687-7016.

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The Town of Round Hill, which sits 5 miles from the Appalachian Trail has been named an official Appalachian Trail Community.

Round Hill Recognized as Appalachian Trail Community BY PATRICK SZABO The Town of Round Hill’s drive to become a recreational hotspot has landed it a national recognition as a key destination along the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has recognized the town as an official Appalachian Trail Community— meaning that it’s now one of 47 communities along the 2,190-mile trail, and one of 16 in Virginia, that actively promote and protect it. Sara Haxby, the conservancy’s Mid-Atlantic regional office manager, said the organization’s unanimous approval came as a result of the town’s impressive vision for its

role in supporting the trail, which has a trailhead five miles west of the town. “It was clear our major themes resonated with the [conservancy] members,” said Sean Lloyd, the vice chair of the town’s Appalachian Trail advisory committee. According to the conservancy’s website, the community program has multiple short- and long-term benefits for communities, including better visibility, enhanced partnerships with public land agencies and the option for local teachers to participate in the conservancy’s service learning program. The town initially set its sights on becoming a hub for outdoor recreation in 2014, when it found that 35 percent

of its residents were interested in active recreation. “The Town Council wanted to build on Round Hill’s location and embrace the community’s love for hiking, outdoors and active living,” Hynes said. In 2017, the town set out to become an Appalachian Trail Community. Hynes and members of the town’s committee traveled to the conservancy’s Mid-Atlantic regional office in Boiling Springs, PA, last month to give a presentation on why the town should be recognized in the program. According to Committee Member Jody Brady, who also spent nearly two ROUND HILL >> 24

After more than two months of meetings, rescheduled votes and anticipation, the Bullets & Beans gun shop in Hamilton is officially prohibited from selling coffee. The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to deny shop owner Kevin Jones the special use permit he applied for in August 2017 that would have allowed him to sell coffee in the Retail Sales and Service Commercial District, since town zoning for that district prohibits food sales in buildings adjacent to residences. Although the council previously announced that it would vote on a trial period that would have allowed Jones to sell coffee for six months while town

staff assessed the impact it had on the town, the council voted to end the coffee selling idea altogether. “I think they felt that after six months, their scare tactics and faux concerns would not justify the inevitable denial and it was better to do this now,” Jones said. “I think they could have saved us a lot of time, as opposed to jumping through all these hoops.” Councilman Craig Green said that the pushback wasn’t necessarily because of opposition to a coffee shop, but because of opposition to a gun shop. Green justified his vote to deny Jones’ request by noting that a coffee shop wouldn’t have been a thriving business and that he had “no problem BULLETS & BEANS >> 24

Scouts in the Town of Lovettsville this month collected enough food to feed families for about six months. Lovettsville Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and American Heritage Girls on Nov. 10 collected 3,064 pounds of food in their annual Scouting for Food Drive. All the collected food was delivered to the Western Loudoun Food Pantry at the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church. “These scouts and their families are a blessing in our community,” said Mayor Nate Fontaine. Residents who may have been skipped over during the drive are asked to deliver their food bags to drop-off points at Bonnie’s Country Kitchen or the town hall.

PURCELLVILLE Parks and Rec to Hold November Nature Walk Time’s running out this year to explore the 10-acre Chapman DeMary Trail with the company of an expert guide. The town’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will host its monthly nature walk 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Chapman DeMary Trail. Carol Ivory, a Loudoun County master gardener and tree steward, will lead this month’s walk, as she discusses the trail’s unique trees and plants. The next and final nature walk of the year will be held on Dec. 30. For more information, call the town at 540-338-7421.

Hamilton Council Denies Bullets & Beans Coffee Sales; Owners to Sell Lingerie BY PATRICK SZABO

Scouts Collect 3k Pounds of Food

Water Tower Renovations to Continue Through June Patrick Szabo/Loudoun Now

Although the Hamilton Town Council voted to prohibit Bullets & Beans Owner Kevin Jones from selling coffee, he might instead open a lingerie component of his shop.

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While rush-hour traffic restrictions have reduced cut-through traffic on Country Club Drive, residents are now concerned about speeders and the street’s lack of a sidewalk.

Country Club Residents Raise New Concerns Over Speeders BY PATRICK SZABO Six months after the Town of Purcellville enacted hour-long restrictions to curb cut-through traffic in the Country Club Hills and Catoctin Meadows neighborhoods, residents agree it’s working. Now speeders are the issue. The town’s Technical Advisory Committee met for a sixth time on Nov. 7 to discuss with eight residents the current signage that prohibits vehicles from turning into the neighborhood during morning and afternoon peak hours. Led by Dawn Ashbacher, the former interim public works director, the committee reviewed the impacts of the current signage and found that residents are now more focused on their neighbors’ safety and the speed of the traffic, rather than the volume. To reduce cut-through traffic, the town in February installed 10 barriers between East Country Club Drive and Ashleigh Road and then later removed them and put up signage to restrict traffic. From 6-9 a.m., the signs prohibit Main Street traffic from turning onto 33rd Street. From 4-6 p.m., 21st Street traffic is prohibited from turning onto Ashleigh Road and Country Club Drive traffic from turning onto 33rd Street. According to town data, the median speed on Glenmeade Circle on Aug. 10 was 21.5 mph, with the fastest car driving 38 mph. On Country Club Drive, the median was 17.5 mph, with the fastest car driving 35 mph. One resident said that although she frequently sees drivers blowing through stop signs, she could deal with drivers at least slowly gliding through them. “I still have a huge beef with people not stopping at the stop signs,” she said. Police Chief Cynthia McAlister proposed that a “ghost car” be placed in the community to deter speeders, since the empty cruiser that the county sheriff ’s office has parked along Colonial Highway in Hamilton slows her down every time. “The thing is to be predictably unpredictable,” she said. Another resident said that because Country Club Drive has no sidewalks, the street doubles as a sidewalk. “What speed do you want people driving down a road that is essentially your neighbor-

hood sidewalk,” he asked. When a discussion of possibly installing sidewalks along the street arose, Town Manager David Mekarski said that the town would need to get easements from residents to build them, which one resident said that she would oppose because it would tear up her yard. Mekarski also mentioned that there are drainage ditches along the road that could make installing sidewalks difficult. Capital Projects & Engineering Manager Dale Lehnig also noted that it would be expensive to install them overtop of the ditches. For now, the town will continue counting traffic. If traffic levels reach 75 vehicle trips in one hour or 500 in a day, the town will take further action. On Oct. 2, the town counted a peak of 16 trips from 2-3 p.m. on Country Club Drive, with a total of 126 for the day. On Glenmeade, it counted a peak of 37 from 3-4 p.m., with a total of 370 for the day. Since March, the committee has solicited resident feedback, trying to find a solution to cut-through traffic. On Feb. 16, the town installed the 10 barriers, which rerouted traffic down Glenmeade Circle and angered Catoctin Meadows and West Country Club Drive residents who were then faced with increased volumes of cut-through traffic. After the barriers were installed, the town found that traffic on weekdays increased along West Country Club Drive from an average of about 133 to 491. Along Glenmeade Circle—Catoctin Meadows’ main artery—traffic increased from 308 to 697. Once the barriers were removed and the signage was installed in May, Ashbacher told residents that the signage would stay up until fall to see how well they would deter cut-through traffic once Allder School Road was reopened in late June, once the Virginia Regional Transit commuter lot opened in July, and once school started back up in late August. “We’ve gotten to a spot that’s a good balance between two communities,” said Catoctin Meadows resident John Hildebrand. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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<< FROM 22 renovation project is right on track. The town recently announced that renovations to the 200,000-gallon water tower off Maple Avenue are going according to schedule, with sand blasting, priming and painting to be completed this month and disinfection and interior sampling slated for completion by mid-December. The next phase of the project will begin in February and will include the installation of structural components. Exterior sand blasting and priming should be done in April, with exterior painting done by May and cellular antennas reinstalled by June. The town has stated that the work will not impact water quality and that staff continues to work with cellular carriers to address cellphone coverage disruptions. For more information, call the town at 540-338-7421. Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now

Loveseat Artwork on the Auction Block Brian Damewood conducts the auction of 44 painted Adirondack loveseats to raise money to support Discover Purcellville programs in town. Organizer Michael Oaks said the event raised $37,000 to support the nonprofit’s community activities and public arts projects. The top seller was Nan Bowe’s entry that featured the Purcellville Farmers Market, which brought in $3,700. Another highlight of the evening was the unveiling of a memorial seat honoring Frank Elmore, the longtime nurseryman at Abernethy and Spencer in Lincoln who died last month. The piece was presented to owner Dave Lohmann for display at the nursery.

Round Hill << FROM 22 months hiking the trail in 2015, it was the town’s focus on environmental stewardship, rather than economic development, that caught the conservancy’s attention. “Our focus became connecting our neighbors to the great outdoors and promoting environmental stewardship,” she said. “That’s why they accepted Round Hill into the Appalachian Trail Community program.” Although the conservancy required the town to meet only two requirements to be considered for the designation, it went ahead and met all four by forming the advisory committee, hosting an annual celebration, hosting an educational event and including language that protects the trail in its Comprehensive Plan.

Bullets & Beans << FROM 22 with the idea of a gun store.” “I don’t see that coffee is going to change the math,” he said. “It breaks my heart to not see a business in this location.” Town Attorney Maureen Gilmore said that if the council had approved the special use permit and if Jones had sold the property later on, the permit would have transferred to the new owner, who could have then opened a full-blown restaurant.

The town last summer formed its Appalachian Trail advisory committee, now called Round Hill Outdoors, to raise the next generation of hikers by promoting healthy living, active recreation, nature education and park and trail development. The committee now plans to meet six times in 2019 to organize and host trail-themed projects. Earlier this year, the town also held the first of its annual celebrations, the Appalachian Trail Art Show, which featured 30 pieces of art that depicted the trail in some fashion. The next art show is scheduled for March 2019. As for an educational event, the town in May set up an informational booth at its annual Hometown Festival, in August gave a presentation on trail stewardship and now plans to hold at least three community hikes each year between April and September. The Town Council last year also wrote language into the town’s 20172037 Comprehensive Plan aimed to

maintain Round Hill’s natural resources, scenic vistas and wildlife habitats. According to the plan, the town’s objective is to “promote community awareness and increase knowledge of the trail as a local asset.” Moving forward, the town each year will feature a trail-themed booth at the Hometown Festival, create a guest speaker series for children to meet hikers and learn about the trail and create a Round Hill Appalachian Trail Challenge that will encourage residents to visit the trail and share their photos with the Round Hill Outdoors committee. “Round Hill was a wonderful town before this designation, but the designation clearly signals what some of our core values are,” said Committee Member Carol Dennis. “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

According to the zoning ordinance, restaurants are defined as cafés, cafeterias, sit-down restaurants, tea rooms, confectionary shops and refreshment stands. Multiple residents also spoke at the meeting. A real estate agent said that the coffee shop would have added to the town’s value. “It’s a wonderful way to introduce people to the Town of Hamilton,” she said. To that, another resident veered from the coffee-sales discussion and said that realtor.com studies show that gun shops lower home prices in communities, which he argued could equate to about $20,000 per house in Hamilton.

Jones and his wife, Tammy, said that they’re now going to work on a plan to sell lingerie in the 108-year-old bank building, which they can do without special approval from the council. The market might suit it, too, given that Jones initially planned to sell coffee to create a comfortable environment for women in need of self-protection who are too intimidated to visit larger gun retailers like Gander Outdoors. “We have options now,” he said. Regardless of what his business sells, Jones said that the Bullets & Beans name wouldn’t change.

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HILLSBORO 868 Estate Vineyards to Host Post-Thanksgiving Hike 868 Estate Vineyards this Friday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. will host its annual Walk Off Your Wobble event, as it invites guests to visit and take a hike to the top of the property’s 868-foot hill to burn a few calories the day after Thanksgiving. Those who make it to the top will be rewarded with a voucher for a complimentary box of chocolate truffles, along with scenic views of the winery’s 39,000 grapevines and the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more information, visit 868estatevineyards.com or call 540-668-7008.

ROUND HILL Town Receives 1 Town Council Application The Town of Round Hill is now almost two weeks past its deadline to appoint an interim Town Council member, but it won’t be doing so for another three weeks. Town Administrator Melissa Hynes said the town received only one application, from Michaela Van Mecl, to fill a Town Council vacancy that was left by Michael Minshall on Sept. 7 when he resigned to prepare for a move to Missouri. Although the town charter gives the town 60 days from the date of the vacancy to make an appointment, creating a Nov. 6 deadline, the town last month decided to push that deadline to its Nov. 15 Town Council meeting to give residents more time to apply, since the vacancy wasn’t posted on the town’s website until Oct. 10. Of course, a snowstorm forced the town to reschedule that meeting to Dec. 6. The Town Council is now set to interview candidates before it makes an appointment at the meeting—30 days past the 60-day deadline. As for soliciting interest in the vacancy, Hynes said that it’s now up to councilmembers to talk to their friends, neighbors and members of local community organizations to get them to apply.

Purcellville to Request $350,000 for Transportation Study The Purcellville Town Council this week voted unanimously to authorize Town Manager David Mekarski to request $350,000 from the county for a town-wide transportation study. The study would help the town assess its transportation network, address future issues and examine the creation of a contiguous multi-use path around the town that will enhance pedestrian safety. According to a staff report, the study is needed because of increased residential and commercial development and because the last one was performed nearly a decade ago—in 2009 by Kimley-Horn and Associates. Since 2010, the town’s population has increased from 7,727 to nearly 10,000. The staff expects it to increase to 14,000 by 2040 and pointed out that upcoming county road projects, including the construction of the Rt. 7/690 interchange and improvements to the Rt.7/287 intersection, could create new traffic trouble points. The study will help the town plan for these projects and for future growth. If the county approves the request, the town would need to procure a firm to conduct the study, manage the project and schedule community meetings. A major component of the study will be the town’s work alongside the firm to plan for the town-wide network connecting existing sidewalks, paths and trails with new projects. “The whole goal is to tie the pedestrian network together and link it to the

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The Town of Purcellville will request $350,000 from the county government to conduct a townwide study of its existing and future road and pedestrian networks.

W&OD trail,” Mekarski said. Kimley-Horn’s 2009 town-wide transportation plan looked forward to 2035 and found that 98 percent of residents drove personal vehicles to work and that Main Street and Rt. 287 had the highest daily traffic volumes within the 7.3-square-mile study area, with 30,000 vehicle trips each day between them. It also found that the majority of traffic accidents occurred at the Main Street/Maple Avenue intersection, with 52 in a one-year span, and that nine intersections had a level of service rating

of C or less, with the Main Street/Rt. 287 and Main Street/South 20th Street intersections receiving an F rating for morning and afternoon peak hours. The study estimated that by 2030, the segment of Main Street between Rt. 287 and Maple Avenue would carry 91,600 daily vehicle trips in both directions. It also projected that the section of Rt. 287 between Rt. 7 and the future location of the Northern Collector Road, which the county’s Planning Commission last Saturday voted to remove from Countywide Transportation Plan, will experi-

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ence 75,400 daily vehicle trips in both directions. To accommodate these increases, Kimley-Horn recommended that the town undertake several road improvements, like extending O Street to connect 21st Street with Hatcher Avenue and connecting Nursery Avenue with 20th Street just south of the “teardrop” intersection to reduce confusion. Although the town never followed through with those recommendations, it did connect A Street with the Main Street/Rt. 287 traffic circle in 2013 to form the Southern Collector Road. The firm also recommended that the town add 12 miles of sidewalk and construct an off-street multi-use path along the western side of Rt. 287 from Main Street to Allder School Road by 2024, which it has yet to do. This is the second time in the past two months that the town has requested money from the county. In September, the Town Council asked for $950,000 from the county to help build a multiuse path from Hirst Road to the W&OD Trail and to help fund restroom upgrades and a new floor in the Bush Tabernacle. If the town’s requests are in line with county funding guidelines, they will be considered for inclusion in the county administrator’s proposed Capital Improvement Program and approved or denied by the Board of Supervisors in April. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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Short Hill Sounds of the Season Friday, Nov. 23, 4 p.m. Stony Point Farm, 36554 Stony Point Road, Hillsboro Details: shorthillhistoricalsociety.org The Short Hill Historical Society presents holiday songs from Neil Weston and Grace Srinivasan with light refreshments. Suggested donation is $10. Advance purchase is recommended.

Bluemont Holiday Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bluemont Community Center, 33846 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont Details: facebook.com/ bluemontcommunitycenter Find unique holiday gifts at Bluemont’s annual juried craft show. Admission is free.

Lansdowne Christmas Tree Lighting Saturday, Nov. 24, 3-7 p.m. Lansdowne Resort and Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg Details: destinationhotels.com/ lansdowne-resort

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A lone snowman atop a hill in Leesburg’s Ida Lee Park looks on as snowplows clear Old Waterford Road.

Lansdowne’s Winter Wonder celebration kicks off with a tree lighting, carolers, festive food and drink and gorgeous holiday decor inside. Event is free and open to the public.

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BY JAN MERCKER Jay Hatem has had a lifelong love affair with snow. It started when Hatem and his family moved to Northern Virginia from Lebanon when he was 8, and a major snowstorm dumped on the region during his first American winter. “My first winter we had a big blizzard—like two feet—which I’d never seen before. I was kind of taken aback by it,” Hatem said. “From that point forward, I’ve just really enjoyed snowstorms.” Now, Hatem’s Jay’s Wintry Mix Facebook page has developed a cult-like following in the region, with more than 40,000 followers and growing. Hatem is up-front about the fact that he’s not a professional meteorologist, but his uncanny forecasting skills make him even better than the pros for thousands of local fans. With his thorough but not too complicated forecasts, conversational tone and unabashedly pro-snow bent, Jay’s Wintry Mix is the go-to for weather watchers and snow lovers around the region. Hatem said some of his most ardent followers are area teachers who want a solid projection on whether school will be in session. And he’s definitely not an unbiased observer: on Jay’s page, snow is always a win. “I try to be cautious, but I’m also very biased toward snow so I’m going to show displeasure if something is not going my way,” he said with a laugh. But Hatem’s fans also like him because he’s a realist and doesn’t always get carried away with over-the-top pro-

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Amateur weather forecaster Jay Hatem, the man behind Jay’s Wintry Mix, has a cult-like following in Loudoun and Northern Virginia. He thinks last week’s early snowfall is a harbinger of plenty more this winter.

jections. “We have so many different situations where things go bust,” he said. “I’m not one to just say it’s going to snow all the time just to get some likes.” Fans also respond to the sense of community on the page, full of engaged followers who enjoy interacting with each other—and celebrating their mutual enthusiasm for snow and snow days. “It’s a simple page. There’s not much technical talk,” Hatem said. “I think people like the back and forth,” he said. “It’s become a place where people can

talk about Loudoun weather.” Hatem, now in his 40s, grew up in eastern Loudoun and graduated from Broad Run High School. Around the year 2000, he discovered an early internet forum for fellow snow lovers and was immediately hooked. He started studying weather models in-depth and delving into how storms work and how to forecast them. He initially started emailing friends and family with forecasts. But in 2008, at the urging of a friend, he started Jay’s Wintry Mix, initially intended for a small group of friends and family. But as word of his forecasting skills and charming enthusiasm spread, the likes, well, snowballed. Hatem, who lives in Leesburg with his wife and three children, works as a project manager for a software company, emphasizes that he’s an amateur, but he can’t help getting asked about the weather at work at church and at social functions. “This is just a hobby. I’d be doing this without my Facebook page, and I was.” But even as an amateur, Hatem’s access to and skill at interpreting a range of weather models is a big part of the page’s appeal. For Wintry Mix followers, the celebrated European Model is always front and center. This high-tech forecasting model developed intergovernmental European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, which makes weather predictions using meteorological information from satellites, weather balloons and other sources, is known for its accuracy. It’s Hatem’s hands-down favorite and one of the few SNOWMAN >> 27

Details: facebook.com/ purcellvillegateway The retail center’s seventh annual tree lighting features a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and music from Kenny Holmes. Event is free.

SIP AND GROOVE Black Friday at the Barns Friday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. The Barns at Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation. com Want to get out of the house but not into braving the mall? The Barns has great music from Steve George and Friends from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. followed by Liberty Street along with barbecue for sale from Hog It Up and raffles.

Breaux Fourth Friday with Pete Lapp Friday, Nov. 23, 5-9 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Wind down after the holiday with acoustic interpretations of classic and alt rock favorites from Pete Lapp and wine specials from Breaux. No cover.

Best of Blue Country Revival Show Saturday, Nov. 24, 5-9 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Gary Jay and Blue Country Revival are joined by special guests including Laurie Blue, Lavinia Reid, Vincent Farabaugh and Joe Doyle. No cover.

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Snowman that requires users to pay to subscribe, but the fee is 100 percent worth it for Hatem. “Usually, it’s my go-to model for these storms,” he said. Hatem called last week’s unseasonal snowstorm fairly early, leading one western Loudoun Facebook fan to suggest that the Virginia Department of Transportation make him its official forecaster. And Hatem has been projecting for months that the 2018-2019 winter will be a snowy one thanks to this year’s El Nino effect, bringing in wet weather in contrast with last year’s dry and cold La Nina winter. Hatem sees echoes of the El Nino winter of 2009-2010 when a pre-Christmas two-footer was followed by the legendary February Snowmageddon dou-

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One Loudoun Flips the Switch on LightUP Fest If you’ve driven by One Loudoun after dark lately, no doubt you’ve noticed a colorful light display just off of Rt. 7. The exhibit, called LightUP Fest, is a bright, 20-acre display that combines traditional Chinese lanterns with modern lighting technology. One Loudoun officially kicked off the eight-week exhibit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a countdown to flip the lights on Thursday night. LightUP Fest is interactive, encouraging people young and old to try their hand at a massive Lite Brite, navigate a maze, and even spin on a stationary bike to light up portions of the exhibit. Festivalgoers can also partake in live music, dancing and acrobat shows, good eats from several food trucks, and interactive crafts. Organizers said it took a month to unload the 20 shipping containers and put the 77 installations in place. The installations make up four major themes: Tour of Fantasy, Freedom America, Mysterious East and Magical World. “It’s the biggest thing like it on the East Coast,” said Tommy McFly of NBC4, who reported the ribbon-cutting ceremony live. “Make sure you bundle up and bring the selfie stick. It’s an absolutely perfect opportunity to get photos for Instagram.” The exhibit is open 5:30-10:30 p.m. through Jan. 2, including on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admission is $29.99 for adults and $19.99 for children ages 3-12. Admission is free for children 3 and younger, as well as mili-

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Loudoun Centre Theatre presents its fourth annual production of “A Christmas Carol” in its new space, as the ghosts remind stingy Scrooge that mankind should be his business. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Saturday matinees at 1:30 p.m. each weekend. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.

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An all-American act for an all-American holiday weekend. This high-energy tribute is a note-perfect and visually accurate recreation of a Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band show. Tickets are $25 in advance, $50 for VIP seats.

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Loudoun’s newest performing arts group, the Goose Creek Players, presents the charming play based on the 1947 classic film. Attendees are invited to shoot a photo with the play’s Santa after the show. Tickets are $10 in advance. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

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The LoCo/WV-based favorites bring together diverse influences including country, R&B, old time, bluegrass and gypsy jazz. Tickets are $10.

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Actor David Tyson combines comedy and drama in a fast-paced theatrical event that combines mask, movement, magic and mayhem. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children 10 to 16. Drinks will be available for sale.

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Eleventh Annual Lovettsville Christkindlmarkt

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with local film and television professionals in preparation for the Cabin Fever Film Festival slated for January 2019.

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A Traditional European Christmas Market Sponsored by the Loudoun Valley German Society Saturday, December 1st | 10 AM to 6 PM | and Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 | 10 AM to 5 PM | Lovettsville Game Protective Association Hall 16 South Berlin Pike, Lovettsville, VA 20180  Featuring over 20 local artists, crafters and vendors  Six two-hour sets of live traditional European Christmas music Traditional Christkindlmart food including various artisan German Sausages, Wiener Schnitzel, sauerkraut, potato salad, Palatschinken, Glühwein, and much more!  Artisan Sweets  Visits by Krampus and the traditional St. Nicholas For that perfect photo opportunity  Children can make their own traditional German Christmas Tree ornament to take home

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The morning starts with breakfast with Santa at Middleburg Community Charter School and continues all day with fun activities, a craft fair and progressive food and wine tastings. Highlights include the hunt review at 11 a.m. and Christmas parade at 2 p.m.

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Council, the Land Trust of Virginia and Save Rural Loudoun. He was also an active member of the Loudoun County Democratic Party and he ran unsuccessfully for County Supervisor in 2011 as a Democrat in a heavily Republican district. Above all, Malcolm Baldwin will be remembered by family and friends the world over for his kindness, generosity of spirit and twinkle in the eye, as well as by the many people whose lives, careers and interests he touched and nurtured. A celebration of Malcolm`s life will be held at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, MD on December 1, 2018 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a conservation fund for the preservation of family farms being established in his memory by the Land Trust of Virginia at www.landtrustva.org.

Edward Filipek Our beloved Edward Filipek, age 84, of Aldie, VA passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Born on March 3, 1934 in Raleigh, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Anton and Nellie (Byke) Filipek. Ed was raised with 11 other siblings in a coal mining community during the Depression. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1954, where he attended Machinist School. Ed worked as a Machinist in various auto factories and machine shops in Cleveland, OH and in Northern Virginia, where he ultimately made his home. Ed was a master woodworker. On his own, he built his home in Aldie from the ground up during his spare time on weekends, meanwhile living and working in the Fairfax County area. Over the years, Ed built many custom pieces of furniture in the home which the family is very proud of. Ed was an extremely humble, intelligent, and a down-to-earth man. Ed was perfectly content living a simplistic life in the home that he loved. He is survived by: His wife Nancy Filipek. Daughters Beverly (Bill) Elgin and Kathleen Keller. Grandchildren: Adrienne Kelly, Morgan Crenshaw, Taylor Elgin, Joseph Elgin and Billy Elgin. God Son: Chris (Holly) Fisher and their children, Tanner and Regan. Ed’s surviving siblings are Walter Filipek, Rosie Bozo, Theodore (Barbara) Filipek and Andrew (Trudy) Filipek. A Memorial Service was held on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 2:00PM at Aldie United Methodist Church, 39325 John Mosby Highway in Aldie, VA 20105. Donations can be made to VITAS Healthcare, 1604 Spring Hill Road, Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182. Online condolences may be expressed at www. Loudounfuneralchapel.com

Atim Moses Inyang (Age 82) of Herndon, VA, formerly of Akwa Iborm, Nigeria, departed this life on November 8, 2018 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She is survived by six children and their spouses: Blessed Mother Irene & Christ Ambassador (Dr) Samuel Esema, Rosemary & Imo Etuk, Daramfon & Stephen Wilson, Idorenyin & Patricia Inyang, Ifreke & Diji Olatokun, and Victor Moses Inyang (her baby). She leaves a rich legacy of twenty-one grandchildren: Emem, Michael, Moses (E), Michelle, Ekom, Akan, Uwem, Mbuotidem, Nyaknoabasi, Aniebiet, Etoroabasi, Daniel, Blessing, Gideon, Moses (I), Seun, Oyeniran, Funto, Angela, Eric, and Favour, and three granddaughters-in-law: Melinda, Nseabasi, Alexandria. Her most cherished title was great-grandma to Alanna & Isaac. Her list of relatives and friends will fill volumes. Visitation and viewing will be held on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Lyles Funeral Chapel, 630 South 20th Street, Purcellville, VA 20132. Visitation and viewing will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at Heritage Fellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road, Reston, VA 20191. Interment at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, VA. Arrangements By: Lyles Funeral Service serving Northern VA, Eric S. Lyles Director Lic. VA, MD, DC 800-388-1913.

Eleanor Dluhy Navarrete Eleanor Dluhy Navarrete, 87, passed away on the morning of Thursday, November 15th, in Leesburg, Virginia. Mrs. Navarrete was a graduate of Montclair State University in her native New Jersey, receiving both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Spanish. She took graduate classes at the University of Madrid, in Spain, where she met her husband, Dr. Jose Ojeda Navarrete, a physician. They were married in New Jersey in 1954 and moved to Arlington, Virginia in 1959. They resided and raised their family in McLean, Virginia for close to 20 years. She was a passionate teacher of Spanish language and culture in

Peggy D. Mott Robinson (Age 80) of Washington, DC, formerly of Marshall, VA. Surrounded by her family and friends, Peggy transitioned peacefully at her home in Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Peggy is survived by her daughter Reneé Mott, brother Alvin Dodson, Sr., aunt, Judy Williams, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Christopher Robinson, Sr. Visitation and viewing will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Middleburg United Methodist Church, 15 West Washington Street, Middleburg, VA 20117. Visitation and Funeral will be held on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1200 Mercantile Lane, Largo, MD 20774. Interment at Shumate Cemetery, Marshall, VA on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Arrangements by Lyles Funeral Service, serving Northern Virginia and surrounding areas, Eric S. Lyles, Director, Lic. MD, VA, DC 1800388-1913.

both New Jersey public schools and in many private schools in Northern Virginia up until her retirement in 1988 and subsequent move to Leesburg. Mrs. Navarrete was a member of McLean Presbyterian Church, the American Association of University Women, the Leesburg in Retirement Institute, and served as President of the Russian Club of Leesburg from 1990 to 1995. She also volunteered for the Widowed Persons Service in Leesburg. Mrs. Navarrete was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Jose Navarrete, who passed away in 1982. She is survived by her son, Joe Navarrete and his children Thomas, Joseph, and Christian; and her daughter, Kiki Ross, her husband Mark, and their children, Kathleen, AJ, Sarah, and John. A graveside service was held on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 11:00 am at National Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Reston Presbyterian Church Building Fund at 10610 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190. Arrangements are entrusted to Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg.

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[ LETTERS ] No Holiday for Hunger Editor: While in this season of Thanksgiving, I would like to thank my family, friends, neighbors, business owners and those I’ve yet to meet for their generous support of my Edwards Ferry Road flower stand. They enabled me to donate over $16,000 to our local food pantry, Loudoun Hunger Relief. This organization is near and dear to my heart, as I have volunteered weekly for many years. Because of this, I have first-hand knowledge of our clients’ appreciation and the need for food in our county. For every dollar donated to LHR, 90 cents goes to providing food for those in need. Please continue to keep LHR in mind as you enjoy your holidays, and remember that hunger has no holiday. So many are dependent on us, and we want them to know we care. Again, many thanks for enjoying my flowers. Gardens provide food in many ways! — Rachel Roberts, Leesburg

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Editor: Amazon is playing Northern Virginia politicians and our current and past governors for fools. After privately and secretly slathering billionaire Jeff Bezos with additional billions in public funds, Virginia and New York have been deluded into believing that Amazon will add substantially to their respective regional economies. Amazon won’t. We’ve already seen the number of promised jobs reduced by half from 50,000 to 25,000. Further, these 25,000 jobs are projected over a 12-year timespan. The Washington, DC, metro area population has been increasing annually at over 60,000 people. Amazon’s supposed 2,000 new jobs a year will have little effect, even if those new jobs actually come to fruition at all. Amazon has made a fortune forcing sellers to compete against each other

while Amazon profits as the middle man. In Amazon’s true home of Seattle, the Seattle City Council recently repealed a tax it passed unanimously that would require large companies to pay a fixed amount per employee to combat homelessness. Amazon protested loudly and got the change it demanded. But Amazon realizes that taxation is something they cannot avoid and having all its eggs in one basket (Seattle) gives it very little leverage. By having three locations, Amazon can now play municipalities off each other in a race to the bottom. Seattle, New York and Virginia can henceforth be threatened with job losses or lost opportunities if Amazon doesn’t get whatever their demand of the day is. It is no wonder Northern Virginia and New York “won.” We have the deepest pockets to pilfer. — David Dickinson, Leesburg

Islam’s Concept of Giving Thanks Editor: Thanksgiving is a day where families and friends come together to celebrate the blessings received during the past year. The origins of this holiday revert to 1621 where a celebration (now known as Thanksgiving Day) of a successful autumn harvest was held by the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians in North America. In 1863, amid the civil war, President Abraham Lincoln announced a national holiday to be held each November. Thanksgiving is a celebration that has a very similar idea to what Muslims practice on a daily basis. The two concepts of being appreciative to God for all His blessings He has bestowed upon us and expressing gratefulness to the people for what they did for us in the past are highly encouraged in Islam. During Thanksgiving, family and friends gather toLETTERS >> 37

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he mere fact that a day after a big snowstorm–with roadways still dicey—some 350 people turned out for a “Rural Summit” hosted by Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall and joined by Supervisors Tony Buffington, Geary Higgins and Kristen Umstattd, speaks volumes about the importance Loudoun residents attach to the subject. Even more impressive was the level of the discussions, the composition of the attendees—including old farm families and young rural entrepreneurs—and the sense of urgency that permeated the summit. Preserving the asset that is rural Loudoun is not a partisan issue. Throughout the day it was heartening to see the civility and sincere pursuit for unity and resolve. Ensuring the preservation of rural Loudoun will require dedication and determination, thoughtful—but bold—leadership, innovativeness, and the authentic desire and a large capacity to work with collegiality to formulate equitable solutions that will work for all. It is tragic that just days before the Rural Summit Loudoun lost Malcolm Baldwin, a man who exemplified just those qualities of leadership. Yet, the spirit of Malcolm and the unanimous admiration and shared sorrow both weighed heavily and uplifted those in the meeting hall, forging a greater sense of unity and clarity of purpose among those assembled. We all knew that Malcolm would have been an active participant raising his voice to challenge each and every one there to reach higher, be bolder, be more creative and be unwavering in our perseverance. He would have insisted that we all share the responsibility to conserve and to protect Loudoun’s

priceless rural assets for current and future generations. And, he would hold all of us—and himself—accountable to turn our words and our commitments into actions and outcomes. Malcolm would have been proud of the day’s dialogue, the engagement, the creativity, lessons shared and the aspirations that were voiced by farmers, rural entrepreneurs, local leaders—of which he was one—and government officials and elected officeholders. Indeed, on this day powerful policy concepts that heretofore have been given little consideration, or have been outright dismissed, were placed squarely on the table and earned widespread support. Extremely encouraging is the renewed enthusiasm for a bold initiative to create a transfer of development rights (TDR) program and the wholehearted support for Supervisor Buffington’s proposal to financially support individual landowner’s efforts to put land into permanent conservation easements. Presentations by planners from neighboring Clarke and Montgomery counties made it plain that impactful public and private programs for encouraging land conservation is not “pie in the sky” and not too late to have an impact, but rather constitutes the most fiscally responsible approach for managing growth in Loudoun today. We need not reinvent the wheel, as a wealth of expertise and experience is at our doorstep—and now is the time to open the door. Furthermore, gaining traction is the call for creative housing redevelopment in areas where infrastructure is in place and public services already available—a smart growth strategy that will strengthen and revitalize suburban communities, incorporate much needed affordable housing options and protect open spaces in the county’s Transition Policy Area buffer zone and Rural Policy Area.

Beyond land use policy considerations, the summit offered an extraordinary opportunity for a robust discussion about how the rural economy works and how modest investments in educational options and support for the next generation of emerging farmers and entrepreneurs in Loudoun can ensure that this sector thrives and meets its full potential. A successful and expanding agricultural economy in the west, in tandem with the technology driven urban centers planned for the east, offers a powerful symbiosis. Is the ideation, good will and enthusiasm a portent for actions to come? Will we take the actions that could yield the most meaningful and effective tools yet for saving rural Loudoun? Will we make the policies that build and augment our rural economy? Can we head off sprawl and billions in taxpayer burdens, support revitalization in existing communities, address affordable housing and expand options for developers of the coming urban Loudoun? At the summit, the leaders of Loudoun embraced the challenge and saw the opportunity as the right course for all of Loudoun. Malcolm Baldwin was ever hopeful and optimistic but felt a strong sense of urgency. Even in his final days he was engaged and passionate about what he and his wife Pamela have dedicated themselves to for decades and what we now can and must do: Preserve and protect the irreplaceable rural land and heritage of Loudoun. Roger Vance is the mayor of Hillsboro. His column, A View from the Gap, is published monthly in Loudoun Now.

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gether to celebrate this holiday. Family gatherings are encouraged in Islam, as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) once said, “I command all the people of my followers, whether present or not, and those generations which are to come … to maintain family kinship even if they live at a distance of a year’s journey.” The family is an enormous and precious blessing from God, and we should be grateful for it. Thanksgiving is a day of helping the needy as an approach to express gratefulness to God. Individuals give charity and show various acts of kindness. This is a very highlighted and stressed concept in Islam, seen through numerous ideas and teachings. In Islam, Zakat (charity) is the obligatory act of giving alms to the poor and needy. It is one of the five pillars of Islam. This is a beautiful act that reminds Muslims to help those in need and remember that everything we obtain belongs to God. Giving alms keeps individuals free from excessive desire and greed and teaches us the value of self-discipline and honesty. As this holiday should be praised and is a wonderful celebration, it is merely just a reminder for Muslims. The Qur’an teaches us always to be thankful to God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us in every single moment of our day. Muslims should always be grateful regardless of how little, God has given us. Although it is easy to complain about various things we should keep in mind of all the things we have been blessed with and how they outweigh the negative aspects of our lives. Giving thanks is itself a blessing that God bestows upon the ones who believe in Him. The more thankful we are, the more blessed we will be in our everyday lives. Therefore, God says: “If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]” (14:7). For Muslims, Thanksgiving is not a once in a year holiday, rather the concepts of the holiday are meant to be practiced every moment of every day. — Minahil Asif, Ashburn

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know what is going to happen.” Burk said that she spent time along with Vice Mayor Suzanne Fox ringing a kettle bell last year, when they may have set a record for the highest donation totals in an hour. “I challenge everybody. Get your offices out here. Get your friends to come out. Give an hour and see if you can beat what we did last year,” she said. Ramaji is recruiting volunteers to help with the campaign. “We’ve had families, faith-based groups, coworkers, student groups, and service clubs volunteer to ring bells,” he said. For information on who to help, call 703-771-3371 or go to virginiasalvationarmy.org/loudouncountyvacorps. nstyer@loudounnow.com

ing buildings. With some, they’ve kept them updated for their original use, and for others, they’ve been closed and turned into community centers. “This is not a new conversation. The question is, how can we best utilize space? You can’t gain information about what that impact might be without asking the question.” Of any potential school closures or attendance shifts in the east, board member Debbie Rose (Algonkian), whose district includes schools in Sterling, said she’s open to that discussion. “As much as it’s not pleasant, I embrace at all times the ability to have a discussion about how to use our facilities efficiently, even if it means closing a school.” Five parents from Hamilton and Lincoln attended the meeting to voice their opposition to any school closures. Dorothy Landes-Butler, a parent of students at Hamilton Elementary, said the 96-year-old school is special to its surrounding community. People who are now parents and grandparents who attended the school come back to reinvest their time and money in it. “There’s a long history of roots in the community,” she said. She was the first to point out that

33rd District << FROM 1 “I expect to continue working on many of the same kinds of things that I’ve focused on—an economy that works for everyone, independent redistricting, making sure that we are focusing on stopping gun violence, protecting a woman’s reproductive rights,” Boysko said at the time, along with working with localities and on Virginia’s Broadband Advisory Council. She was followed in the vote by community activist Charlotte McConnell with 322, and consultant Sharafat Hussain with 148. The next day, district Republicans narrowly picked former delegate Joe T. May in a mass meeting at Fairfax Christian School. May, a Leesburg area resident, won the nomination with 36 votes, just three more than Arash Ebrahimi of Herndon. In three-minute speeches before the vote, the two candidates offered very different platforms. Ebrahimi, 31, is a new name among the GOP and a leader in the district’s Young Republicans who described himself as a constitutional and fiscal conservative. May, 81, is known as one of Virginia’s veteran legislators and described himself as a moderate conservative. He is also the owner of electronics manufacturer EIT in Leesburg. He founded EIT in 1977, holds 28 patents and has others pending. May served in the House of Delegates from 1994 to 2014, when he lost his seat in the House to a challenger from the right, David LaRock, in a party primary. During his speech Sunday night,

the Hamilton school, which sits in the Catoctin District, which does not currently have a representative on the board, other than the at-large board member, Beth Huck. “So bringing it up right now I think is inappropriate.” During the evening’s work session, every board member agreed it was best to pause the debate until a representative could be appointed for the Catoctin District, which has been vacant for the past month since Eric DeKenipp resigned with 14 months left of his term. The board is scheduled to appoint a member Dec. 4. So far, six candidates have filed for the position. (Read more about the appointment process on Page 5.) “That will provide the successful candidate at least one week to get up to speed,” Morse said. As is, the superintendent’s recommended CIP would request $833.95 million over the next six years to fund dozens of projects, including three elementary schools, a new middle school, a new high school, several classroom additions, and a student welcome and adult education center. A delay in the School Board adopting a final CIP will push the presentation to the county Board of Supervisors—who ultimately decides how much funding the school system receives—to later in December or early January. dnadler@loudounnow.com

May didn’t shy away from the legislation that cost him that election. He quoted a Washington Post article that called him one of the architects of Virginia’s 2013 landmark transportation funding bill. In response to some Republicans’ accusations that the legislation raised taxes to pay for roads, bridges and other transportation projects, May said, “We didn’t raise taxes. What we did do was ensure that taxes that were being generated in Northern Virginia stayed here. That’s an important distinction.” May said he would never choose a political win over a win for those who live in the district. “I’ve worked in Richmond. I’ve been able to work on both sides of the aisle and I have always done what’s best for my constituents.” He was nominated at the mass meeting by former Del. Randy Minchew, who worked with May in the House for four years. In a short nomination speech, Minchew said May will be able to hit the ground running in Richmond and credited May, who chaired the House Transportation Committee for six years, with having a hand in “almost all the transportation improvements you’ve seen in Northern Virginia.” The two party nominees will face off in a special election Jan. 8—one day before the General Assembly convenes its 2019 session. If Boysko wins a seat in the state senate, it will open a seat in the House of Delegates. She said Michael O’Reilly, a former Herndon mayor and councilman, has expressed interested. The 33rd District covers eastern Loudoun County and a small slice of Fairfax County. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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