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DistanceBased Pricing Deal Eyed for Greenway BY RENSS GREENE

oversees the utility’s work to provide that electricity. And he said the demand for energy for the data center industry in Virginia has surpassed a million watts. “Our actual load in Dominion’s service territory [in Virginia] is over a gigawatt of load,” Blackwell said. “… the majority of that is centered around Loudoun County.” And, he said, the industry is well on its way to two gigawatts, expected to pass that mark in the next five years. Dominion Media/Community Relations Manager Charles E. “Chuck” Penn Sr. said the utility estimates 1 megawatt of capacity is enough to power 250 homes. That means two gigawatts would be enough to power roughly a half-mil-

Loudoun legislators have negotiated a tentative deal with the owners of the Dulles Greenway to implement distance-based pricing on the state’s only private toll road. Delegate John J. Bell (D-87), said he, David Reid (D-32) and Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) have negotiated a new agreement with the Greenway that will allow commuters during off-peak hours, weekends, and holidays to pay toll of $1 per mile, capped at the offpeak toll, currently $4.65. The peak toll, currently $5.65, will remain the same. The Greenway charges a higher rush-hour tolls eastbound from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and westbound from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The agreement is still awaiting final approval by the Greenway’s owners, Toll Road Investors Partnership II or TRIP II. It will also require legislative approval in the General Assembly. According to a press release from Bell’s office, the Greenway will spend about $30 million upgrading its infrastructure to enable distance-based pricing. Full details of the agreement, including when the new tolls will take effect, are expected before the next session of the General Assembly begins Jan. 9. Bell said the agreement means nobody will pay more, and some drivers will have the option to pay less. That may be particularly true for drivers in eastern Loudoun heading into Fairfax, who currently have to pay the full toll to drive only a few miles on the Greenway, or avoid the Greenway and spend time sitting in traffic. “We’re providing an op-

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Power lines run next to a data center on Red Rum Drive in Ashburn. As Loudoun’s data center industry has grown, so too has its hunger for electricity.

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ne of Loudoun’s biggest industries is also one the world’s biggest energy users. The numbers around Loudoun’s data center sector—the biggest data center market in the country— are staggering and constantly growing. Loudoun is home to more than 70 data centers, and according to the county Department of Economic Development they cover 10.5 million square feet, with millions more on the way. About 70 percent of all the internet traffic in the world travels through Ashburn. They are a major leg in the county’s budget, putting little burden on county services but expected to bring in more

than $200 million in local tax revenues in the current fiscal year. To make that much from local real estate taxes, Loudoun County would have to raise its tax rate 25 cents per $100 of assessed value. The industry also has been a major driver of increasing real estate prices in Loudoun, with developers gobbling up vast tracts of land and in some cases paying more than a million dollars an acre for it. And they are famously one of the most electricity-hungry industries in the world. How much energy does Loudoun’s data center industry use? The largest electric utility in Virginia, Dominion Virginia Power, powers the state’s data center industry. Dominion Director for Customer Service and Strategic Partnerships Stan Blackwell

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Chris Croll is sworn in as the School Board’s new Catoctin District representative by Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court Gary Clemens on Tuesday night.

and fund projects that allow all of our county’s children the opportunity to grow and be their best selves,” Croll said. “What I’ve learned is that doing right by these special populations results in greater opportunities for every student in the division.” Joy Maloney (Broad Run), the one board member who commented on Croll’s appointment from the dais Tuesday, said, “I’ve worked with Croll extensively outside of the School Board, and I’m so pleased as a board to appoint her.” She commented on the impressive slate of candidates that filed to fill the

Catoctin District seat. “We have some really great people out there advocating for our kids, and I’m really proud to say that.” Maloney encouraged the five other candidates to keep an eye on how the new Catoctin representative does. “If it’s something you approve of, then you’re in great shape, and if it’s something you’re not, feel free to run. We’re going to have an election in November,” she said. “So stay involved.” The five candidates were: Jenna AlCROLL >> 45

Little Free Pantry Feeds Needy 24/7 BY PATRICK SZABO In addition to Lovettsville’s yearround community effort to collect food donations for those in need, residents now have another opportunity to lend a helping hand. Sue Cangemi last month installed the county’s first Little Free Pantry on the side of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum on East Pennsylvania Avenue. Residents can stop by and stock the 2-by-4-foot pantry’s three shelves with non-perishable food and toiletries for the area’s less fortunate, who can stop by and get what they need. Unlike conventional food pantries, the Little Free Pantry provides those in need with 24/7 access to food and everyday necessities. There’s no signup required and no operating hours to follow. Anyone who’s struggling a bit can swing by the pantry, open its glass doors and take what they need at any time of day. “This is perfect for that,” Cangemi said. Because the pantry is outdoors, residents are asked to refrain from donating canned and jarred food items during the winter. Instead, they can donate items like boxed macaroni and cheese, granola bars, cereal, peanut butter and jelly in plastic containers, dried fruit, baby formula, paper towels,

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Assistant Town Manager Harriet West contributes to the Little Free Pantry on the side of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum.

shampoo and soap. Cangemi’s drive to install the tiny pantry came after conversations with her daughter who lives in Iowa—a state that has 12 Little Free Pantries. Late last year, Cangemi saw a community need for the pantry, when she and a friend noticed a homeless woman following them around as they worked to collect personal care products and bottled water for Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. “Even though we

don’t believe there are homeless people in our area, there are,” she said. Mayor Nate Fontaine said that the pantry is a vital fixture in the community and that the Town Council had nothing to do with it, aside from a unanimous approval that allowed Cangemi to install it on town-owned property. “This is wholly community driven—it absolutely is needed,” he said. FREE PANTRY >> 44

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The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Chris Croll as the board’s Catoctin District representative. The seat was vacated in late October by Eric DeKenipp, who resigned with 14 months left of his term. Croll is a familiar face to many Loudoun families, teachers school administrators. She founded Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students a support group for gifted parents, as well as a parent consulting group that educates and supports families nationwide. She is a member of the school system’s Special Education Advisory Committee, the Gifted Advisory Committee, and the School Board-appointed Special Education Ad-hoc Committee, and a delegate on the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council. During a candidate question-and-answer session with the board last week, Croll said she would advocate for students in vulnerable populations, including minority students, special education students, gifted students, English language learners, economically disadvantaged students, and rural students. These student populations require “a little extra love and attention,” she said. “They also represent a beautiful diversity that makes Loudoun County a culturally rich place in which to live. I want to help you develop policies

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County Working Group Recommends Only Minor Tweaks to Local Gun Laws BY RENSS GREENE A Loudon County working group on gun safety rules convened after stray bullets struck homes in the Willowsford neighborhood, resulting in no charges against the people firing them from a nearby private shooting range, has recommended tweaking the rules governing shooting near occupied buildings. In June, Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) proposed extending the required distance from an occupied structure for shooting a gun beyond the current 100-yard prohibition to 880 yards, or a half-mile—a distance allowed for in state code for prohibiting hunting in areas that are “so heavily populated as to make such hunting dangerous to the inhabitants thereof.” The proposal came after an incident near Aldie in which three rounds fired from a private shooting range hit homes in Willowsford about 300 yards away. Sheriff ’s deputies investigating that incident found that, although the shooters were firing fully automatic weapons, they were properly licensed and acting legally. At two of those houses, people were home. One family was outside, and one person was lying on the couch holding his baby when a bullet struck nearby. Other county supervisors rejected Umstattd’s proposal. Instead, they voted 6-3, with Supervisors Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin), Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian) and Ralph M. Buona (R-Ashburn) opposed, to launch a more narrowly focused gun safety working group. That group was to include representation from Office of the County Attorney, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the county Department of Mapping and Geographic Information, the Sheriff ’s Office, the Izaak Walton League, the Virginia Deer Hunter’s Association, the Loudoun Hunt Club, and Ray McHenry, president of a private hunt club.

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The Discharge of Firearms Working Group returned a report recommending no changes to the areas where firing guns is prohibited in Loudoun, and a slight modification to the rule on discharging a firearm near an occupied structure. Currently, the county code prohibits firing a gun within 100 yards “of a building with a current occupancy permit,” unless the owner gives permission. The working group recommended changing that wording to a “regularly occupied structure, or a structure intended for occupancy.” Some buildings that may be occupied are not required to have an occupancy permit, and some occupancy records were said to be difficult to research. The working group found a suggestion to prohibit bullets flying over another person’s property without their permission would be impractical to enforce, and that the county government may not have the authority to adopt such a rule.

A survey of other counties in the region—including Fairfax, Prince William, Clarke, Fauquier, and Stafford— found Loudoun on the permissive end of gun safety rules. Some counties limit the caliber of hunting weapons, or restrict carrying loaded weapons on waterways or near schools or parks. Every county surveyed required firing no closer than 100 yards from a highway, compared to Loudoun’s 50-yard rule. However, Loudoun is far from the most permissive on firearms. Clarke County prohibits only carrying loaded rifles and shotguns on public highways, and hunting with a firearm within 100 yards of a highway. The county is limited in the laws it can adopt without explicit authority granted by the Virginia General Assembly. The Board of Supervisors was scheduled to hear the working group’s recommendations Tuesday, Dec. 4, after this newspaper’s print deadline. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Ray Takes Over as Planning and Zoning Director BY RENSS GREENE County Administrator Tim Hemstreet has promoted Alaina Ray to director of the Department of Planning and Zoning, where she has served as deputy director since October 2017. “We had a very strong and competitive pool of applicants from across the country,” Hemstreet stated. “Alaina has demonstrated exceptional leadership since her arrival in Loudoun and I am confident that she will continue to meet the challenges of our fast-growing community in her new role, including the implementation of the Loudoun 2040 Comprehensive Plan once it is adopted by the Board in 2019.” Ray has overseen the county’s work to write a new comprehensive plan since before the departure of Loudoun’s last director of planning and zoning, Ricky Barker, who left in May to work in Mary-

land. It is a process that has stretched beyond its original schedule and seen changes in staff support, including the departures of Barker and former project manager Christopher Garcia and Alaina Ray the work of Ray and Deputy County Administrator Charles Yudd to get the project back on course. But Ray said she does not foresee any break in continuity in that work, even as she takes on additional responsibilities. “Over the last year, we’ve really managed to get the comprehensive plan on track where it needs to be, and the direction that it needs to be going,” Ray said. During her tenure, she said, she would like to improve her busy department’s internal processes to make them less

cumbersome and improve interdepartmental collaboration. “I know we have made some strides in that area, but we recognize there’s still some work to be done, particularly regarding quality of information provided to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, and the number and complexity of application issues that ultimately are forwarded to the Board of Supervisors,” Ray said. She said she would also be looking at revisiting the department’s fee structure. Since Barker’s departure, Assistant County Administrator Kenny Young has served as acting director of the department. Before coming to Loudoun County, Ray served as Planning, Zoning and Building director in Longboat Key, FL. She also served as director of Economic RAY >> 7

[ BRIEFS ] National Day of Mourning Pushes Back Tax Deadline With the declaration of a National Day of Mourning to honor former President George H.W. Bush set to close federal government operations on Wednesday, Loudoun County Treasurer H. Roger Zurn has extended this week’s property tax deadline by one day. Real estate taxes that were due Dec. 5 are now due Thursday, Dec. 6. Payments postmarked after Dec. 6 will incur a 10 percent late payment penalty. Additional interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum will be assessed. The due date will not be extended for bills where assessment questions have been filed with the Board of Equalization. Payments can be made using electronic check (eCheck), VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. Please note that there is a convenience fee added to credit card transactions. There is no fee for eCheck. For information on payments options go to loudounportal.com/taxes or call 703-7770280.

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Loudoun County Animal Shelter Operations Manager Amy Martin with Beatrice, an 8-month old puppy from Wise County that will be available for adoption Dec. 8.

Animal Services Hosts Pet Adoptions with Santa On Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Loudoun County Animal Services will host its fourth annual Home for the Holidays event, a pet adoption event where all adoption fees are waived. The event will feature pets of all ages and types, from 8-week-old kittens to an 18-year old turtle named Alfred. The event will be full of holiday cheer with a visit from Santa Claus. This year, animal services is partnering with shelters in Wise and Highland counties, as both shelters are critically full with cats and dogs. By bringing animals from rural communities facing overpopulation, Loudoun County Animal Services hopes to help unite Loudoun families with adoptable pets who may otherwise not had a chance at finding a home this holiday season. In lieu of adoption, those wishing to help homeless pets may bring donations of cat or dog colBRIEFS >> 7

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Loudoun Launches New County Government Website Loudoun County has unveiled its redesigned, user-focused website, loudoun.gov. County leaders say the new design is geared to better meet the needs of residents and businesses, enabling them to more easily and quickly find the information they need. More than 1,000 outdated or unnecessary webpages were deleted, simplifying the website and improving the search function. The development of the new website was done over several months and through a collaborative process called “informed build,” collecting data to inform the architecture, content and design of the website. The county looked at which webpages were visited most frequently and reviewed business practices and government processes to redesign the website. Members of the public also gave input through surveys and user testing sessions. “The needs of Loudoun County residents and businesses have been at the forefront of our efforts to build an enhanced website that helps peo-

Ray << FROM 6 and Community Development for Orange Park, FL, and assistant director of Community Development for Rowlett, TX. Ray also worked as a project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Everglades Restoration Project, the largest watershed restoration project in U.S. history. As director of Loudoun’s Department of Planning and Zoning, Ray will oversee an agency that works with the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commis-

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sion and the public in the development of policies and plans that guide the use of land in the county. The department manages land development applications for re-zonings and special exceptions to determine consistency with county plans and ordinances. It also administers and enforces the provisions and regulations of the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinances. Ray holds a certified planner credential through the American Institute of Certified Planners. She earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Texas–Dallas. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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ple quickly find the information they want,” said Deputy Public Affairs and Communications Officer Mary Frances Forcier, who led the website redesign project. The new website incorporates several new microsites, which are relatively small clusters of webpages that function as separate entities within the county’s website to highlight important resident-focused information such as programs, amenities and services offered by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services and the county’s Transit Services. A Health and Human Services microsite helps people more easily navigate the many essential services provided by the Departments of Family Services; Health; and Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Developmental Services. There is also an open government section to work as a starting point for accessing the broad range of records and data held by the county. Google Translate is available on each page of the website, with more than 80 languages available. The new website also includes a feedback survey on every page for continued user input. “We want to hear from people about their experience on our website because their feedback will help refine the county’s website to better serve them,” Forcier said. The old website, which was designed in 2012, saw more than 2.6 million visits in 2017. Loudoun County worked with CivicPlus, its current website provider, on the redesign. The company specializes in creating websites for local governments and municipalities, and has more than 2,500 government clients across all 50 states, Canada and Australia.

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Support Grows for Rogers Farm Property Preservation BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ The Leesburg Town Council is preparing to preserve at least a portion of the Rogers Farm property before it is developed into a residential subdivision. The council voted unanimously last week to initiate an expansion of the H-1 Overlay Old and Historic District to include 12 acres in the northwest portion of the property, among the largest undeveloped tracts in town. It is located along Dry Mill Road, Lee Avenue and Davis Avenue in the southwest quadrant of town. Including properties in the historic district would require an extra layer of review for the demolition of, or changes to, any structures deemed to be contributing historic resources. It’s a move that’s supported both by the heirs to the property as well as its contract purchaser, Stanley Martin Homes. The developer has submitted a plan to the town to develop 162 single-family homes on the 62-acre property, under the town’s R-4 cluster option, or four homes per acre. It would be a by-right development, not requiring Town Council approval. It’s a noteworthy piece of property in the town and one of the last remaining vestiges of rural life within town lim-

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The property owners, developer and Town Council all appear to be on board with placing 12 acres of the Rogers Farm property—the section highlighted in red—in the town’s historic district.

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Rogers property << FROM 8 acres in the H-1 District, it will fall short of the vision of the town’s Board of Architectural Review. In June, that board adopted an updated list of structures for inclusion in the town’s H-1 District and included contributing historic structures on the Rogers Farm property. However, its recommendation to the council included an incorrect tax map number, so council members last month sent the recommendation back to the BAR for correction before taking action on any zoning map change. But at the BAR’s Nov. 19 meeting, according to a staff report, members clarified that their original intent was to include the entire 62-acre property in the H-1. A recommendation to that effect was then adopted. Randy Brown, of Stanley Martin, appeared before the council Tuesday night to express the developer’s support for including the portion of the property containing historic resources in the H-1. The applicant is advocating the placement of 12 acres in the northwest portion of the property in the H-1. This portion of the property contains the main house. The developer is proposing to move the barn and stable into that area. It also includes a substantial tree save area. Five new homes

are planned in the proposed H-1 zone and would be subject to BAR review. Both Brown and Michael Hummel, who was speaking on behalf of the Rogers family, said they were supportive of this, as well as confused by the BAR’s apparent change in direction. “We believe it’s a solution that can both benefit the town and us as the applicant as far as pulling this application together and moving forward on this by-right piece of property,” Brown said. Hummel said the family is eager to resolve the matter, as they are dealing with additional angst related to an inheritance tax they have been fighting with the IRS about since 2016. Brian Boucher, deputy director of the Planning and Zoning Department, told the council Tuesday night that, in speaking with BAR members, their original intent at their June meeting was to include the entire Rogers Farm property in their recommendation, not just a portion. Some members of the BAR since that June meeting have changed, and the town’s preservation planner also left town employ. No members of the BAR were present at Tuesday’s meeting. Boucher said the council, following its initiation Tuesday, could ultimately adopt less of the specified area in its zoning map change, but not more. The zoning map change would also go before the Planning Commission before coming back to the council for final ac-

tion. Adding the entire 62-acre property to the H-1 would mean that each of the 162 homes would need to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness from the BAR prior to construction, something Councilman Marty Martinez noted would be time consuming both for staff, the BAR and the applicant. “The bottom line is you’re adding a lot more work to the BAR and you’re not going to stop the development,” he surmised. But the five homes in the development that are proposed to fall within the H-1 could set a positive aesthetic and architectural standard for the other homes, Councilman Josh Thiel suggested. “If they have five houses in the H-1, I assume they’re going to come pretty closer to the other 157. Putting those in the H-1 sets a standard for the developer for the rest of the neighborhood,” he said. Voting to include 12 acres of the property in the town’s historic district will likely be the council’s only say in how the land is developed, barring any changes to the application currently before town staff. As Stanley Martin seeks to develop the land by right under current zoning, the development would not go before either the Planning Commission or Town Council for legislative approval krodriguez@loudounnow.com

[ BRIEFS ] Council Swearing in Ceremony Set for Dec. 20 The four newly elected, or re-elected, council members will be officially sworn in for their new terms during a ceremony at Ida Lee Park Recreation Center on Thursday, Dec. 20. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Mayor Kelly Burk will be sworn in for her second two-year mayoral term, and council members Marty Martinez and Suzanne Fox will be sworn in for their fifth and second four-year council terms, respectively. Council newcomer Neil Steinberg will be sworn in for his first four-year term. Circuit Court Judge Jeanette Irby, who previously served at Leesburg’s town attorney, will administer the oath of office to Burk, Martinez and Steinberg. Fox will be sworn in by Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens. A reception will follow the swearing-in ceremony. The council members’ new terms begin Jan. 1.

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[ BRIEFS ] << FROM 10 cabin off Loudoun Street. From 4:45 to 10:45 p.m. daily, the 1,400-light display will be synchronized to four festive holiday-themed songs. It is the second year the light show has been on display. Residents and visitors to the downtown area are encouraged to add the display to their list of stops.

CartWheels to Begin Downtown Service After a months-long delay while the town government established rules for the service, CartWheels plans to formally roll out its downtown shuttle service Friday. Using customized golf carts, the service will allow visitors to park in town’s underutilized Pennington parking lot on Church Street and then hop on a cart for the under-two-minute ride to downtown shopping and dining destinations. The carts will run in a circuit throughout the downtown area on weekend nights, but patrons also can download the CartWheels app and call for a driver to pick them up and take them to another location or back to

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Sweats for Vets Kicks Off The Town of Leesburg is again partnering with the Knights of Columbus and VFW Post 1177 to collect sweatsuits to be donated to in-patients at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV. Donations of new sweatshirts and sweatpants will be accepted, with matching sets preferred. All sizes are accepted, but there is a greater need for sizes large, XL and XXL. Sweats should not be gift wrapped. If desired, a label with the name of the donor – individual or organization – may be included. Collection boxes are located at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, Town Hall, the Leesburg Police Department, Thomas Balch Library, and the Leesburg Executive Airport. Sweats will be accepted through Thursday, Dec. 20. Sweats will be packaged at VFW Post 1177 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 29. Volunteers are welcome. Packages will be delivered to the Martinsburg VA Medical Center on Jan. 12.

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Dems Roll Out Local Candidates for 2019 BY RENSS GREENE During a kickoff event at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard on Sunday, the Loudoun County Democratic Committee introduced its candidates so far for the 2019 local elections. Every local elected official except the Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary Clemens will face election in November, and Democrats hope to extend their success over the past two years in flipping Republican seats in this round of local elections. Democrats have so far found candidates for 13 of the 22 seats up for election, six of which they already hold. Those elections include all nine seats on each the Board of Supervisors and School Board, the sheriff, the commissioner of the revenue, the commonwealth’s attorney, and the county treasurer. A statement from the county Democratic committee said it “anticipates having a strong candidate in every race in 2019.” Contributed

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Democratic candidates for Loudoun’s 2019 local elections gather for an event at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard near Leesburg.

Army Intel Officer Joins 13th District Senate Race BY RENSS GREENE In a year that has seen historic numbers of Democratic candidates, a fifth has joined the race to unseat state Sen. Richard H. Black (R-13). Army reserve intelligence officer Captain Justin Hannah, of Aldie, has joined the race seeking the Democratic nomination. He said he originally considered running for the seat one of his competitors in the Democratic primary, Del. John J. Bell (D-87), will be vacating. “Morally, ethically, I saw Dick Black and I said, I don’t really agree with anything that you say, I don’t think you currently represent the people of the county,” Hannah said. “So I said I want to run so the people of Loudoun actually have a voice that they deserve, and a voice that actually represents them.” Hannah said he wants to promote increased gun safety regulations, such as universal background checks; environmental protections and renewable energy; and women’s rights and access to birth control and abortion when needed. “Coal jobs, natural gas and—electricity, there’s nothing new there,” Hannah said. “It’s all stuff that we’ve done in the past, and we said that’s probably not good for the environment, but he’s not pushing anything different, anything that actually helps the environment.” He said he also wants to continue improvements to the area’s transportation network with both road infrastructure and mass transit. He said he, as a federal employee, he loses hours every day in traffic. “If it’s only you in the household and you’re the only adult, if you get back home at six … How much time are

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Justin Hannah, his partner Jessica Puentes, and their daughter Penelope Puentes-Hannah.

spending with your kids, and how much time are spending on childcare?” Hannah said. And he said he and his partner, Jessica, better represent the majority of people in the county, as young parents with two children, one of whom attends a Montessori school. Hannah graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy and College and American University, and has served in a variety of roles in the Army Reserve both in the U.S. and abroad. “My whole career has been not my personal goals, or not the things that I particularly want to do, or what I can put on my victory board, but instead what helps the people,” Hannah said. “I think that’s what’s guided me for so long.” Hannah joins a Democratic contest that already includes Bell, Marine vet-

eran and federal contractor Kyle Green, financial advisor Lucero Wiley, and civil rights advocate Jasmine Moawad-Barrientos. Black is known as one of the most right-leaning members of the state senate, and for stirring controversy for socially conservative issues, especially in his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. The 13th Senate District covers the western half of Loudoun County and a portion of Prince William County. In 2011, Black, who had served in the House of Delegates since 1998, handily won the set over Democrat Shawn Mitchell. His 2015 re-election victory was narrower, as Democrat Jill McCabe came within 2,354 votes of a victory. rgreene@loudounnow.com

May Plans Open House Kick-off for Senate Race Joe T. May will formally kick off his campaign for the 33rd District state Senate seat with an open house reception from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The event will be held at his campaign headquarters, 604 S. King St., in the Waverly Park office complex in Leesburg. May, who represented the 33rd District in the House of Delegates from 1994 to 2014, was selected as the Republican nominee during a Nov. 18 mass meeting. He faces Democrat Jennifer Boysko, who has represented the 86th House District since 2016, in a Jan. 8 special election to fill the vacancy created by Sen. Jennifer Wexton’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

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Ridge District, adult educator and consultant Ayshah Price in the Dulles District, and attorney Ibrahim Moiz in the Sterling District. Those seats are currently held by Sheridan, Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles), Debbie Rose (Algonkian), and Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge). IT professional Sri Amudhanar will run for commissioner of the revenue, and attorney Buta Biberaj will run for commonwealth’s attorney. Barring special elections, Loudouners will have the chance to vote for eight local government representatives in November: A district and at-large member on both the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, and the four countywide constitutional officers up for election. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Currently, Republicans hold all of those seats except for three seats on the Board of Supervisors and three on the School Board, although School Board elections are nominally nonpartisan. In 2015, some of those elected officials ran unopposed. Commissioner of the Revenue Robert S. Wertz Jr., and School Board members Eric Hornberger (Ashburn), Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) and Brenda Sheridan (Sterling) faced no opponents. In a statement introducing the slate, Committee Chairman Alfonso Nevarez tied the local election to the national political landscape. “More than ever, voters are making the connection between local and national politics. Equal rights for women, investing in our families and communities, policies that prioritize people over special interests—we need leaders at all levels who are committed to this vision,” Nevarez stated. “It’s inspiring to see so many qualified candidates emerge who are dedicated to this vision and prepared to campaign on it.” In the past two elections, Loudoun flipped most of its state representation from red to blue and strongly supported Congressional Democrats Tim Kaine and Jennifer Wexton, but much of western Loudoun remains strongly red. This November, incumbent U.S. Rep.

trict. Those seats are currently held by Supervisors Suzanne M. Volpe (R-Algonkian), Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge), and Ron A. Meyer Jr. (R-Broad Run). DC city government official Forest Hayes has also announced he will run for the Catoctin District on the Board of Supervisors. That seat is held by Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin). On the School Board, members who were endorsed by the Democratic committee in 2015 include Tom Marshall (Leesburg), Joy Maloney (Broad Run) and Brenda Sheridan (Sterling). This year, Democratic candidates also include attorney Atoosa Reaser in the Algonkian District, government IT contractor Ian Serotkin in the Blue

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Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) edged out Wexton in the Catoctin District, and Comstock and Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart recorded wins in several western Loudoun precincts, including in Lovettsville, Waterford, Hillsboro, Round Hill and Purcellville. On the Board of Supervisors, Democrats hope to re-elect County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) and supervisors Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) and Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg). They also hope to elect nonprofit executive Mike Turner in the Ashburn District; marketing officer Juli Briskman in the Algonkian District; small farmer and business owner Tia Walbridge in the Blue Ridge District; and special education teacher Sylvia Glass in the Broad Run Dis-

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Darwin Martinez Torres, 25, of Sterling, last week pleaded guilty in Fairfax County Circuit Court to murder in the brutal beating death of Nabra Hassanen as she was walking to Ramadan services at the ADAMS Center mosque in Sterling in June 2017. Under the plea agreement supported by prosecutors, Martinez Torres would avoid a lengthy capital murder trial that could result in the death penalty, but will spend the rest of his life in prison. Martinez Torres was indicted in October 2017 on charges of capital murder, rape, abduction and five other offenses. On June 18, 2017, Hassanen was walking along Dranesville Road just over Loudoun County’s eastern boundary with a group of teens returning to the All Dulles Area Muslim Society after an early-morning, pre-fast meal at a nearby restaurant. Martinez Torres, an El Salvadorian construction worker, was driving by when he got into an altercation with the group. According to the initial report, Martinez Torres’ car came up on the group from behind at 3:40 a.m. He got into an argument with a youth on a bike and then drove onto the curb and sidewalk. The teens ran away. Investigators said Martinez Torres found the group again later and chased them with a

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[ SAFETY BRIEFS ] Leesburg Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty in Overdose Cases A Canadian man living in Leesburg pleaded guilty in federal district court on Friday to conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl that caused two deaths and one non-fatal overdose in 2016. According to court documents, Joseph Riley Curry, 29, obtained heroin and fentanyl from sources of supply that he distributed to customers in Loudoun County. Drugs that Curry distributed killed two people in March 2016, and caused a third individual to experience an overdose that required medical intervention. In August 2017, Curry was arrested on a state felony distribution charge. While in custody, Curry ordered another individual to destroy evidence he thought might be used against him in a possible federal prosecution. Curry pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin resulting in death and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison and maximum penalty of life in prison when sentenced on Feb. 22, 2019. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. This case was investigated by the

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Cocaine Dealer Given 6-Year Prison Sentence A 41-year-old Maryland man was sentenced Nov. 26 to serve six years and five months in state prison. Demond Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty in August to one Robinson count of possession with intent to distribute a schedule I or II controlled substance. His arrest stems from a Loudoun County Sheriff ’s Office investigation that found Robinson was supplying cocaine to a local dealer. Search warrants for Robinson’s phone showed that he would travel from Baltimore, MD, to a local dealer’s residence in Loudoun SAFETY BRIEFS >> 17

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report, deputies and troopers were called to the area of the Leesburg Bypass and West Market Street just before 9:30 p.m. Nov. 30 for a report of a disorderly man Jackson who had stopped his vehicle in the roadway was kicking passing vehicles. The man allegedly assaulted an off-duty officer, a trooper and a deputy during the course of the initial incident. After he was taken into custody, he allegedly continued to resist law enforcement and kicked another deputy. Freddie L. Jackson III, 38, was charged by the Virginia State Police with DWI-third or subsequent offence, four counts of assault on law enforcement, four counts of obstruction of justice with the threat of force, two counts of disorderly conduct, two counts of eluding or disregarding police, two counts of abusive language to another, fleeing from law enforcement, public swearing or intoxication, impeding traffic, improperly stopping on highway, driving without a license and a seatbelt violation. Jackson was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. A preliminary hearing in District Court is scheduled for Jan. 14.

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Gov. Ralph Northam talks with a Moorefield Station Elementary School student about how he’s learning computer science.

Northam Talks Computer Science During School Visit BY PATRICK SZABO Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday visited with students at Ashburn’s Moorefield Station Elementary School to see firsthand how they’re learning computer science. Northam visited the school as the second stop of a weeklong tour to spotlight national Computer Science Education Week, which was created in 2009 by the Association for Computing Machinery. Recognized in Virginia since 2013, the week this year has a “Mission Possible: Cybersecurity” theme. Northam spent about 45 minutes at the school, first sitting in on a roundtable discussion with Loudoun County School Superintendent Eric Williams, Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and about 15 Moorefield teachers—with state delegates Wendy Gooditis (D-10), John Bell (D-87) and David Reid (D-32) also in attendance—be-

fore visiting three classrooms to interact with students to better understand how they’re learning computer science. “We are part of the STEM family,” Northam said, noting that his daughter works as a web developer. Northam’s interest in the school’s programs was piqued when he had to be reminded of his tight schedule during a conversation with a fourthgrade teacher about his students’ project to build a simulated model of Jamestown using Minecraft. “You are all doing great,” he told the class. When Williams asked those present at the roundtable about the advantages and disadvantages of integrating computer science into the curriculum, as opposed to implementing it as a standalone, first grade teacher Katie West said that the integrated approach is better because it can happen now. “Time is of the essence,” she said. Moorefield Station Principal Karen Roche also mentioned that, in the

real world, employees don’t focus on one aspect of a project at a time, but instead focus on the project as a whole. “That’s what we’re teaching these kids,” she said. Qarni said that computer science is a vital part of today’s curriculum. “We do feel that computer science is something that we really want to invest in,” he said. According to Northam’s proclamation recognizing Virginia’s Computer Science Education Week, Virginia has the most computer science jobs of any state, with a total annual income of $18.7 billion in the industry. Northam’s tour this week will take him to another elementary school in Salem, two middle schools in Richmond and Quicksburg and Virginia State University in Petersburg. His final stop will be on Friday at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton.

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Del. David LaRock (R-33) shares his objection to the School Board’s adopted 2019 Legislative Program during a Nov. 27 meeting.

One of the School Board’s legislative priorities for the 2019 General Assembly session has drawn backlash from Loudoun’s homeschool community, prompting board members to reconsider their initial vote on the matter. The board’s adopted 2019 Legislative Program—which outlines its requests to Loudoun’s delegation in the General Assembly—includes a statement that the board supports a change in state law that would require parents who choose to homeschool their children under the religious exemption to affirm they would uphold their child’s right to an education.

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While the item was discussed twice in the board’s Legislative and Policy Committee, it was talked about only briefly with the full board ahead of adopting the final program Nov. 13. Eric Hornberger (Ashburn), who sits on the Legislative and Policy Committee, explained the intent behind adding the item to the board’s program. He said a 2012 University of Virginia study indicated that an oversight in state law could open up the door for families who take the religious exemption to not actually provide an education to their children. “All this would do is ask that, if you’re claiming a religious exemption, at least

Members of the Rock Ridge High School DECA chapter placed in the top four at the District 8 competition last month, earning the right to compete in March at the Virginia State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach. In the Fundamentals of Business and Marketing events held for freshmen, Ihita Bolisetty finished second and Lauren Yi finished third in the Selling event. Shreya Chacko finished third in the social media event. Bhavya Sethi finished first, Aniha Kuninti finished third and Rhea Reddy finished fourth in the job interview event. In the Principles of Business and Marketing events held for first-year DECA students, Sanskar Bista finished third and Swetha Duvvapu finished fourth in Principles of Business Management. Ryan Buermeyer finished second and Tatum Wall finished third in the Principles of Hospitality and Tourism event. Uddipta Sarkar finished first, Lara Kulkarni finished second, Adya Kumar finished third and Priyanshi Jeevagan finished fourth for a clean sweep of Principles of Marketing. Aakash Mehta finished second and Shlok Nangia fourth in the Principles of Finance event. In the Business and Marketing Series, events open to students in all grade levels. Evan Fitch won second place in Apparel

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Students in Monroe Advanced Technical Academy’s Biotechnology and Environmental Plant Science program will host their annual holiday plant sale this week. The sale is 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. It will take place at the Academies of Loudoun, 42075 Loudoun Academy Drive south of Leesburg. The sale will feature poinsettias, wreaths, roping and floral arrangements. Cash and checks are accepted. Credit cards are accepted for a minimal fee. Funds raised from the plant sale benefit programs and scholarships for the Monroe Advanced Technical Academy’s Biotechnology and Environmental Plant Science students.

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Homeschooling << FROM 18 affirm that you’re going to educate the child. That’s it,” Hornberger said. “That’s what all of the families who spoke to us tonight do anyway. … I thought that made sense.” The board’s adopted stance states that it “supports legislative changes to the Virginia Code § 22.1-254(B)(1) related to religious exemption from compulsory public school attendance to require that a child be guaranteed the fundamental right to an education by his or her parent or legal guardian, in compliance with Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, through an alternative public, private, parochial and/or approved home instruction setting.” Almost two dozen speakers approached the board during its Nov. 27 meeting to voice their opposition to any additional requirements to families opting to homeschool their children because of religious reasons. Many of the speakers were brought out by a letter written by Del. David LaRock (R-33) sent to constituents and supporters that claimed that the change would require homeschool families to have their curriculum pre-approved by the public schools. Several board members referred to LaRock’s letter as “completely erroneous” and “propaganda,” and said when they provided the correct information to parents of homeschool students, those families understood the board’s intent. In an interview with Loudoun Now,

LaRock later said that he and the senior counsel at Home School Legal Defense Association determined that the way the School Board’s legislative request was worded would essentially repeal families’ rights to claim religious exemption. “The board’s action item is worded in a way that clouds its true objective,” HSLDA’s senior counsel Scott Woodruff said in a statement emailed to families. He goes on to say that the School Board wants to abolish the religious exemption and only allow children to get an education through “public, private, parochial and/or approved home instruction setting.” The overwhelming response from families prompted the board to debate the issue past 11 p.m. Ryan Ash, whose children are homeschooled, said the board is trouncing on a God-given right. “I don’t think the School Board should take on that responsibility to make sure the religious exception has any additional oversight.” Another parent, JoAnne Elvers, said, “I do not believe it is in the children’s best interest to allow the government to determine where our children will be best educated.” Rob Shaw-Fuller said that, as Christians, he and his wife believe it is their responsibility to educate their children. “In short, we homeschool our children because it would be sinful for us to do otherwise.” Several board members said they were in full support of homeschool families and do not want to hinder their right to educate their children. “This was really an intent to make sure the state Constitution and the code provisions match

up to ensure students are getting an education, nothing more nothing less,” said Debbie Rose (Algonkian), but added she is in support of deleting the item from the program. “We can hit the pause button on this, and that doesn’t make us wrong, it makes us responsive.” “This was never an attack on religious freedoms, it was never an attack on homeschooling,” said Beth Huck (At Large), who added that her brother, who homeschools his children, would disown her if she didn’t support homeschooling families. “It was actually with really good intent to ensure that every child in Virginia has access to an education.” A motion by Rose to remove the item from the board’s Legislative Program failed on a 4-4 vote. But the majority of the board, with just Tom Marshall (Leesburg) opposed, agreed to send it back to committee for further discussion. Chairman Jeff Morse (Dulles) said that “completely false” information was spread about what the result of any change in legislation would do, saying “The false information was spread rapidly on social media … and we were unable to get our arms around the discussion before it went south.” But, he said, some of the confusion can be cleared up by improving how the board words the item on its Legislative Program. The full board is not scheduled to meet before it presents its Legislative Program to state senators and delegates at its Legislative Breakfast Dec. 7, so the program will be presented as adopted.

[ SCHOOL NOTES ] FROM 18 and Accessories. Franklin Guerrero finished second, Lakshmi Addala finished third and Angad Aggarwal finished fourth in the Business Finance event. Jack Zapp won third place in Business Services Marketing. Zoe Mutreja won second place in the Entrepreneurship event. Adith Kannan won fourth place in Food Marketing. Haarika Kalahasti won second place in the Hotel Lodging Management event. Venkat Miriyala won third place in Human Resources Marketing. Tanya Acharya won fourth place in the Marketing Communications event. Shakti Kasirajan won third place and Ellie Joyce fourth place in Personal Financial Literacy. Kennedy Bullington won third place in the Quick Service Restaurant Marketing event. Ryan Adeli finished first, Sam Davies finished third and Nicholas Hagenlock finished fourth in Retail Merchandising. Matthew Simmons won fourth place in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing event. The Rock Ridge’s DECA organization is sponsored by marketing teacher Sandra Tucker.

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Academies of Loudoun Program Expansion May Push Out Nursing BY DANIELLE NADLER Loudoun County school leaders may phase out or relocate the Licensed Practical Nursing program that’s housed at the Academies of Loudoun in an effort to free up space for three new programs. The School Board’s Ad Hoc Committee for the Academies of Loudoun has recommended that the longtime course offered through Monroe Advanced Technical Academy be phased out, meaning it would stop enrolling new students but the program’s 16 current students would not be effected by the change. The committee’s vote follows a recommendation from school administrators, who say they want to open up more options for more students. The LPN program would be replaced by three new programs: Mental Health Technology, Medical Systems Technology and Biomedical Technology. That would double the number of pathways for high school students interested in the health and medical sciences and it would create space for 56 more students than the current LPN program can enroll. While staff members initially suggested phasing out the program altogether, most board members said at their meeting last week they’d prefer to see the program relocated. Assistant Superintendent Ashley Ellis, who oversees the Instruction Department, said she is in talks with Northern Virginia Community College about possibly moving the program to its Loudoun campus. She also said that there is enough space at the new Academies of Loudoun to launch at least one of the three programs in the fall of 2019 without yet phasing out or relocating the LPN course. “And that gives us time to explore more relocation options,” she said. “We’re looking at all options.” School Board member Jill Turgeon (Blue Ridge) and Joy Maloney (Broad Run) said they were concerned that the staff initially recommended phasing out

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School leaders want to give more students opportunities to take the specialized courses housed at the new Academies of Loudoun. That might mean phasing out or relocating the Licensed Practical Nursing program.

the program only because they need the space for three new courses. Ellis explained that the course requires four full-time teachers for only 16 students, and only a quarter of the students who take Loudoun’s LPN course go on to complete the final post-graduate course and earn their license. Turgeon said she spoke to an administrator at Inova Loudoun Hospital, who said more than 50 high school students took part in the Job for a Day program at the hospital. “The interest is there so I would hate to see this fall aside. … My hope is that we do this in a way that we don’t have a gap where it’s not offered for a year or two.” During the board’s meeting Nov. 27, student Carolyn Carey urged the board to keep the LPN program intact. “My very own doctor has informed me that her office hires many LPNs that have graduated from this program,” she said. “This program is a catalyst for anyone interested in the medical field, especially nursing.” Ellis told board members she would keep them informed as she continues looking at options to relocate the program. dnadler@loudounnow.com

Families Ask Board to Reschedule Sunday Morning Commencement Ceremony BY DANIELLE NADLER School Board members got an earful last week from Stone Bridge High School seniors and their parents who are unhappy that the commencement ceremony for the school’s class of 2019 is scheduled for a Sunday morning. The graduation ceremony was initially planned for Tuesday, June 11, but a scheduling conflict prompted school leaders to instead move it to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 9. Loudoun County has commencement ceremonies for 15 public high schools planned over three days, with as many as six ceremonies in one day. But the 11 students, parents and church clergy who approached board members at a Nov. 27 meeting asked that they avoid school events on Sundays. “Sunday is a day of rest,” said Denise Lansdell, who contacted 20 churches to let them know of the scheduling conflict between Sunday services and

Stone Bridge’s commencement ceremony. “I respectfully urge the School Board to work creatively to serve all families of Loudoun County.” Melissa Parkin, the organist at her church, said she’s torn between keeping the Sabbath day holy or attending her commencement ceremony. “My graduation has turned into a big conflict for me.” Daniel Falrholm, a bishop at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said his congregation includes 40 high school students, many of whom volunteer to help put on the Sunday services. “Please reschedule this date so that my congregation, and people of other faiths that typically worship on Sundays, don’t have to choose between graduation and church.” The School Board did not make any comments about the speakers’ requests or take any immediate action. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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growing,” he said. “Then there are some other things, as a new leader, that I want to see differently. I want to take some different chances and opportunities. I want to get some feedback from the teachers; ‘Hey, we’ve been doing this for the last three or four years, what are your thoughts? How we can change it? What can we do better to serve our students?’ You never know until you try it.” Lacey started his career in education as a special education teacher in Georgia and Florida. In 2010, he moved to Loudoun County, where he taught special education at Seneca Ridge and Eagle Ridge middle schools for three years. He then served as dean at Eagle Ridge Middle School before taking the assistant principal post at Leesburg Elementary. “We are very enthusiastic about him making the transition to the principalship of Leesburg Elementary,” Superintendent Eric Williams said at the Nov. 27 meeting. Lacey holds a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in Georgia and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Strayer University.

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Virts, Miller Highlight A Place to Be’s Reach A Place to Be enjoyed an evening in the spotlight last week at Selma Mansion. Scott Miller, the new president of the Loudoun Education Foundation, and Sharon Virts, founder of FCi Federal, hosted an “evening of appreciation and music” at their home. The event was a chance to celebrate the work of A Place to Be, a nonprofit music therapy center in Middleburg that serves more than 400 families throughout Northern Virginia. The evening included music performances and success stories shared by several A Place to Be clients, including those in the organization’s stroke survivors choir and Amy Stone, a young woman with cerebral palsy who was one of the therapy center’s early clients. Stone told the crowd gathered at Selma Mansion on Nov. 29 how A Place to Be gave her the tools and confidence to speak up. “The fact that you can all hear me in this room is thanks to this little thing called music therapy,” she said. “It helped me find my voice.”

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From left, Scott Miller, Loudoun Education Foundation president; Tom Sweitzer, executive director of A Place to Be; and Amy Stone, a longtime client of A Place to Be, at Selma Mansion on Nov. 29.

Loudoun middle school students will get a chance to see A Place to Be’s work in action this school year, as it brings its original musical, “Abira and the Mountain,” to middle school stages countywide. The play, written by

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Salvation Army Sees Lower Donations Early in Red Kettle Campaign For the 10th consecutive year, Salvation Army of Loudoun County representatives called out Christmas greetings to and collected donations from the visitors along the route of the Middleburg Christmas Parade on Saturday. While cold, rainy weather resulted in smaller than typical crowd sizes, this year’s donation buckets felt heavier than previous years’ buckets, stated Ric Humphreys. That was a good sign during a Red Kettle giving season that, so far, has seen fewer donations and fewer volunteers in Loudoun. During the first four days, donations for this year were only 50 percent of 2017.

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New Roof Installed on Old Stone School Less than two months after the Town of Hillsboro raised enough money to replace the Old Stone School’s roof, the job is done. Mayor Roger Vance said last week that Vertex’s work to install a new, $100,000 roof and gutter system atop the 144-year-old school has successfully concluded and that it should last for the next 50 years. “It looks great—we’re good to go,” he said. While the county government provided the town with 70 percent of the money for the replacement, the rest came from individual donations and proceeds from town events.

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Novak Recommends 48 Changes to Purcellville’s Government Structure BY PATRICK SZABO Novak Consulting Group is recommending four-dozen changes to Purcellville’s government operations following a months-long audit. The group on Monday night presented the Town Council with the findings of its operational audit, which cost the town $69,800, took about four months to complete. It includes 48 recommendations aimed at improving town policies, procedures, staffing levels and management practices across all departments, except the Police Department. The firm hosted two community meetings, met with nearly 50 staff members and held 21 individual interviews and eight focus group sessions. “There was a lot of conversation that we had with staff throughout this process,” said Michelle Ferguson, an orga-

nizational assessment practice leader with Novak. On the policy end, the firm is recommending that the town establish a formal protocol for communication between council and staff members so that discussions aren’t misinterpreted as directions. It’s also recommending that the town conduct a compensation study and amend its Town Charter and Code to reflect practices that are currently inconsistent with those documents. Although the charter makes the Town Council responsible for appointing a treasurer, commissioner of revenue and zoning administrator, the town manager has historically appointed and supervised those positions. The town manager also appoints the town attorney, even though the Town Code gives the council that responsibility. One of the more timely departmen-

tal recommendation is the firm’s suggestion that the town conduct a utility rate study—something many residents are asking for, since they’re concerned about potential increases in utility rates beginning next year. According to the report, Purcellville has the highest residential wastewater rate among nearby towns, at $53.07 for 3,000 gallons per month. The next highest rates among Loudoun towns for that amount of monthly usage are Middleburg at $49.92 and Lovettsville at $41.75. In the Administrative Department, the firm recommends that the town create an administrative assistant position to support the town clerk, town manager and town attorney. That position could pay $68,600 annually and would be responsible for tasks like reAUDIT >> 29

Planning Commission Endorses Round Hill Water Tower BY RENSS GREENE The Loudoun County Planning Commission has signed off on the Town of Round Hill’s plans for a new water tower and cell phone antennae off Yatton Road near Sleeter Lake. The plans call for a 165-foot, 500,000-gallon water tower, including equipment to mount antenna on top, about 0.4 miles south of the town boundary. Consultant Keith Lane, of Peed and Bortz, said the town has been on “borrowed time” operating with only one water tower. “A second tank has really been part of the planning process for the town really for at least 15 years or so,” Lane said. “And so what that will do for the town is increase reliability of their water system. That existing Evening Star tank has

been in Round Hill for nearly 20 years, and is in need for some rehabilitation work that’s going to require taking that tank oﬄine for a while.” Once, he said, the town had a second tank, but that’s been out service since the early 2000s. Now the Evening Star tank, on the north side of town, is Round Hill’s only remaining water tower. He said the town uses about 300,000 gallons of water a day. “The way it was explained to me … if the Evening Star tank is out of commission, we won’t be able to put a fire out in Round Hill, because we will not have the pressure,” said Town Administrator Melissa Hynes. The second tank could also help the water system’s reliability on the southern end of town, Lane said, where a single water line break could take out

service for a “significant” number of homes strung along a single stretch of waterpipe. Nearby resident Tom Morris said not enough had been done to notify people living in the area about the town’s plans. “They’re all going to get the luxury of looking at that giant tank,” Morris said. “What’s that going to do to the property values? It’s going to devalue them.” Following the Nov. 27 public hearing, planning commissioners recommended approving the water tower on the condition that the town conduct water quality testing on neighboring property’s wells during construction. The commission voted 8-0-1, with Commissioner Dan Lloyd (Sterling) absent. rgreene@loudounnow.com

Books, mystery and wine collide this weekend at 868 Estate Vineyards. The winery Saturday, Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. will host an appearance by author Ellen Crosby as she sells and signs copies of the ninth and newest book in her Wine Country Mysteries series, “Harvest of Secrets.” Residents are invited out to meet Crosby, ask questions about her book and enjoy some wine. Crosby, a Northern Virginia resident, is also the author of the Sophie Medina series and the novel, “Moscow Nights,” which portrays her time living and working as a journalist in the Soviet Union during the Gorbachev era. For more information, visit 868estatevineyards.com.

Breaux Vineyards to Host Holiday Open House Breaux Vineyards this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. will host a Holiday Open House for visitors to stop by and enjoy some wine, holiday shopping with local craft vendors and live music. It will also host a $75 Winter Wreath Workshop on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. for guests to make wreaths under the guidance of florist Jeni Peterson. As for any children in attendance, Santa will be on hand to hear what’s on their Christmas lists. For more information, go to breauxvineyards.com or call 540668-6299.

LOVETTSVILLE WintertainmentFest Friday Families in the Town of Lovettsville are invited to start the holiday season off right this Friday with some traditional Christmas celebrations. The town this Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. will host its annual WinTOWN NOTES >> 31

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Audit << FROM 28 cording minutes at council meetings. In the Finance Department, the firm recommends that the town make the part-time budget specialist and procurement specialist positions full time or simply create one full-time financial analyst position to handle the responsibilities of both roles. While making both positions full time would cost $111,600 annually, creation of the financial analyst position would cost the town $82,500 annually. In the Parks and Recreation Department, the firm recommends that the town make the division manager and event specialist positions full time to better manage projects and maintain a high level of service, which could amount to $92,000 annually. The firm is also recommending that the town create a few more committees. While a Technology Advisory Committee would help the IT department evaluate technological needs, a Capital Review Committee would help Town Manager David Mekarski review the Capital Improvement Program and an IT Budget Review Committee would help him review the IT budget.

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The firm also recommends that the public works department hire an independent contractor for mowing services, finding that maintenance staff spent 598 hours mowing 16.16 acres and utility staff spent about 486 hours mowing between July 2017 and July 2018. Novak estimates that hiring a contractor could equate to one parttime position. Overall, the firm found that staff is dedicated, engaged and trained well enough to take on additional tasks when needed. “I’m very, very pleased with the report,” Mekarski said. Moving forward, Novak will provide the town with an implementation plan for the recommendations. Ferguson urged council members to be patient with and work through the report with staff. “All 48 recommendations can’t happen tomorrow,” she said. “They have to be carefully integrated into ongoing work.” When Mayor Kwasi Fraser asked where the town should start when considering implementation, Ferguson said the first priority is for the Town Council to update its strategic plan. “That really is the most important thing to help set direction for the organization,” she said. pszabo@louodunnow.com

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About 40 Lovettsville Elementary School students went back to their school campus last Thursday night to be a part of the Town Council’s legislative agenda. The council held its Nov. 29 meeting at the school to pass a resolution supporting American Education Week that recognized the “outstanding accomplishments of the students in Loudoun County Public Schools” and to be serenaded by the student chorus. In doing so, it also presented the school’s art and music programs with a check for $500 each. “We appreciate all the work that you do for us,” Vice Mayor Jim McIntyre said to Principal Linda Textoris. Although the council originally intended to commemorate Education Week, which was nationally observed

from Nov. 12-16, on Nov. 15, the meeting that day was pushed back because of an early season snowstorm. Currently, there are close to 82,000 students enrolled in Loudoun’s 90 schools, all of which help to maintain the county’s high average test score rankings among Virginia’s 133 school districts. According to the resolution, community support “is essential to continue to provide Loudoun students with the best education possible, which will enable these students to lead productive and useful lives as contributing citizens of this town, this county, this nation and the world.” “[Lovettsville Elementary] is one of the treasures that we have here in the Town of Lovettsville,” said Mayor Nate Fontaine.

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Middleburg Seeks to Sell, Restore Historic Asbury Church

December 6, 2018

BY PATRICK SZABO Three months after the Town of Middleburg sold its 0.26-acre Health Center property to Old Ox Brewery, it’s focused on the future of its 0.3-acre Asbury Church property. The town last week advertised a request for interest to solicit responses from firms and individuals interested in purchasing and restoring the 189-yearold church on Jay Street, which the town has owned since December 2014. Vacant for the past two decades, the 2,660-square-foot building is in need of a renovation, according to the advertisement. The town will expect the restoration to be done in line with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, since it feels that the property is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. “We believe that it fits the criteria,” said Business & Economic Development Director Jamie Gaucher. “[The town has] never taken steps to pursue that.” The property is located in the town’s R-2 Single-Family Residential zoning district, which allows single-family dwellings and public parks as by-right uses. That zoning district also allows for the operation of assisted living centers, bed and breakfasts, a child care center, libraries, museums, places of worship, schools, public safety centers, antique shops and professional offices via the approval of a special use permit. “I think we want to preserve our options at this time,” Gaucher said. “We really want as many responses … as we can possibly get and sit down and eval-

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The Town of Middleburg is soliciting proposals from firms interested in purchasing and restoring the 189-year-old Asbury Church.

uate all of them.” To conform with federal rehabilitation standards, the selected firm or individual will be required to make minimal changes to the building, preserve its historic character, repair and not replace any deteriorated historic features and ensure that new additions are compatible with the existing structure. “We anticipate that we would closely monitor that,” Gaucher said. The town in August 2017 contracted with Cochran’s Stone Masonry to stabilize the building by putting on a

new roof and performing interior renovations. That project wrapped up earlier this year and cost the town about $174,000. Interested respondents should submit their proposals by Feb. 1, and include their experience and qualifications, proposed redevelopment plans and timeframe, a purchase offer and a financial plan that details expected acquisition, construction and general development costs. A town committee will evaluate submissions on a 100-point system with

20 points going toward a review of each proposal’s development plans, 15 toward their plans to strengthen the town’s economy, 15 toward their recognition of the historic significance of the property, 15 toward their capacity to manage the project, 15 toward their readiness to begin, 10 toward their plans to enhance the quality of life in the neighborhood and 10 toward their plans to stimulate other economic, social and cultural development in town. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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PURCELLVILLE Sunset Hills to Host Holiday Open House Sunset Hills this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, will host a Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Guests are invited on Saturday to enjoy live music by Andrew O’Day from 1:30-4:30 p.m., along with $12, 4-person horse drawn carriage rides from 1-5 p.m. On Sunday, guests can enjoy music by Gary Smallwood from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and shop around a holiday market that will include wine, gourmet snacks and hand-crafted gifts. On both days, visitors can also support Coats for Kids by purchasing the winery’s holiday trio that includes a 2016 cabernet franc, a 2013 tannat and a 2015 petit verdot. The winery will match and donate 20 percent of each sale to the local nonprofit. For more information, visit sunsethillsvineyard.com or call 540-882-4560.

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MIDDLEBURG Foxcroft Presents Winter Play For those who enjoy less-traditional plays with a performance centered on chaos, Foxcroft School is the stop this Friday. Students from the school this Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the FoxHound Auditorium will put on their winter theater production of “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Originally premiered in 2012 in London, the play will see the school’s thespians doing their best to act as if everything has gone wrong. Theater-goers will be treated to a performance filled with planned miscues, prop failures and general disarray. For more information on the performance, go to foxcroft.org.

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tertainmentFest on the Town Square. Residents are invited to participate in a lantern procession from the community center down Broad Way to the square where there will be showings of vintage Christmas movies, a performance by the Lovettsville Elementary School chorus, a reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree. For more information, call the town at 540-822-5788.

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Allen Cochran moves his sheep along Foundry Road to a feeding pasture using his sheep dogs. Foundry Road, outside of the Quaker settlement of Lincoln, is part of Loudoun County’s 300-mile gravel road network. A group of journalists, preservationists and historians are teaming up to help shine a spotlight on their significance.

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ouglas Graham has been in love with Loudoun’s back roads for more than 30 years. As a young photojournalist on assignment in the mid-1980s, Graham took his first drive down Old Waterford Road between Leesburg and Waterford. He was captivated by the scenes of rural life he encountered on the way. After that trip, he bought an ADC book map and made it a mission to hit Loudoun’s unpaved roads one mile at a time. “I was immediately taken not only by the number of dirt roads, but the age of them,” Graham said. “You see the old stone walls and you know they’ve been there for centuries.” Now Graham is following up on his longtime dream of documenting Loudoun’s nearly 300-mile network of rural roads. He’s joined forces with author and Loudoun Now managing editor Danielle Nadler and a group of dedicated historians and preservationists in a new project called America’s Routes. The group hopes that by telling the story of Loudoun’s historic back roads they can help save them. “Our hope is to not only say why this rural road network is a treasure but to illustrate it through powerful images and a series of short stories,” said Nadler, who is writing a series of short stories as part of the project. She wants to hear from those whose families have called Loudoun home for generations and those who live along and travel the historic roads today, from the farmers and postmen to equestrians and cyclists. “Our hope is to nudge others to love these roads and the villages they connect, and we think true stories as told by those who’ve lived them, are the most meaningful way to do that.”

STORIES from the Back Roads Local Journalists and Preservationists Tell the Tales of America’s Routes Working in partcial media were nership with the given a taste of nonprofit Mosthe story last by Heritage Area week with GraAssociation, the ham’s fascinating America’s Routes image of Fora team launched its Hillman driving website, Americasher pony-pulled Routes.com, last carriage down month, pairing Willisville Road, Graham’s stunning a shot from Nophotographs of life vember 2018 that on Loudoun’s gravel looks like a step roads with Nadler’s back in time. stories from people Their work who live along those featured on the unpaved routes. The website is just a project’s first story taste of the final featured local farmproduct that will er and stonemason include the imagPhotographer Doug Graham Allen Cochran’s long es and short stories family history in the in a colorful, hardvillage of Lincoln and his decision to cover-bound book; curriculum that move his sheep from field to field the educators can use to teach Loudoun old fashioned way: by walking them students about the historic and onalong Lincoln’s gravel roads. going significance of the roads; and a The pair’s next project centers on guide for how people can experience the southwest Loudoun community the roads, whether by car, by horse, by of Willisville, another historic hidden bicycle or on foot. gem. Followers of the project on soGraham and Nadler are working

with MHAA, along with a group of area historians and preservationists to help educate Loudouners and others about the value of the county’s rural roads in both in terms of preserving the county’s history and its agro-tourism economy. So while the journalists work to capture images and stories from the roads, their collaborators are working to document the roads’ history and take steps to help preserve them. Mitch Diamond bought his historic farm near the village of Unison in southwest Loudoun 20 years ago after retiring from a career in international consulting. Diamond began researching the history of his farm and the Unison community. What Diamond and fellow preservationists discovered was a network of roads that’s unique in America and that offer important information about Loudoun’s position as a booming agricultural and manufacturing community in the 18th century, with every road designed to help bring grain to the county’s many mills and from the mills to markets around the region. “The roads are really a proxy for the whole landscape. They connect everything,” Diamond said. “By honoring the roads and what happened along them and what you’re seeing all around you, you honor and educate people about the landscape and its real value.” And that value is not just for the people who live on those gravel roads, Diamond says. They’re also of value to the county’s suburban communities, he says, pointing to county-commissioned studies by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service on quality of life in Loudoun. “Invariably, right at the top of the list is that combination of suburban convenience and rural beauty,” Diamond STORIES >> 37

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StageCoach Theatre Company, 20937 Ashburn Road, Suites 115 and 120, Ashburn Details: stagecoachtc.com Molly wants to buy the perfect Christmas gift for her dad, so Santa Claus sends an elf named Elliott to help her. Too bad nothing goes right when Elliott is around! Kids and adults alike will enjoy this musical filled with laughter, warmth, and plenty of fun. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 3 to 12. Advance reservations are strongly recommended, but tickets will be sold at the door if seats are available. Performances run through Dec. 20. See the website for details.

Christmas Village at Leesburg Animal Park Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8, 6-9 p.m. Leesburg Animal Park, 19270 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg Details: leesburganimalpark.com/ christmas Celebrate Christmas with the animals and thousands of outdoor lights. The event also features photos with Santa, a nativity scene, pony rides, crafts and activities. Tickets are $9.95 per person (free for children under 2). The fun continues Friday and Saturday evenings through Dec. 22.

Leesburg VFC Holiday Bazaar and Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, 215 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg Details: leesburgfire.org Enjoy breakfast with Santa until noon and an all-day bazaar with terrific gifts. Breakfast is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and military. Photos with Santa are $10 with breakfast, $15 without.

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Hillsboro Christmas Market and Craft Fair Saturday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org Shop for special gifts in historic Hillsboro at the annual winter arts and crafts fair.

Holiday Craft Market and Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Saturday, Dec. 8, 2-10 p.m. Lost Rhino Brewing Company, 21730 Red Rum Drive, Ashburn Details: lostrhino.com

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Leesburg Christmas and Holiday Parade Saturday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.

King Street, Leesburg Details: leesburgva.gov The holiday spirit will be in full swing as Leesburg hosts its annual holiday parade bringing Santa and his friends, along with dozens of community groups through historic downtown Leesburg. The parade begins at Ida Lee Drive and ends at Fairfax Street.

Hanukkah Story and Craft Hour at Barnes & Noble Sunday, Dec. 9, 4-6 p.m. Barnes & Noble One Loudoun

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Join Mayor Kwasi Fraser as he flips the switch to light the town Christmas tree. The event features a special performance by the Dance Academy of Loudoun and holiday songs performed by Loudoun Valley High School’s Women’s Chorus.

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ON STAGE ‘Once Upon a Christmas Carol’ Thursday, Dec. 6, Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville Details: rrrtheatre.org Run Rabbit Run Theater presents a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Scrooge’s redemption, full of joyful and poignant songs to entertain audiences of all ages. Thirty-six actors portray over 140 characters to tell the story of the redemption of cold Ebenezer Scrooge. Tickets are $14-$20 in advance, $25 at the door.

‘A Christmas Carol’ Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 8, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Destiny Hall, 37 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg Details: thelct.org 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. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Performances also run Dec. 14 and 15.

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Saturday, Dec. 8, 7-8:45 p.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 711 W. Main St., Purcellville Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: loudounchorale.org The Loudoun Chorale will explore the energetic and radiant music of the early 18th Century including Vivaldi’s “Gloria” accompanied by chamber orchestra, brass, and organ, the advent and Christmas chorales of J.S. Bach and Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Downtown Leesburg Details: leesburgfirstfriday.com Leesburg will be decked out in its holiday finest as visitors enjoy gallery openings, wine tastings and lots of live music. Mayor Kelly Burk lights the town Christmas tree and menorah at 6 p.m.

Artist Reception: Dr. Chip Beck Friday, Dec. 7, 6-8 p.m. Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: leesburgpublicarts.org Friends of Leesburg Public Art hosts a reception for Dr. Chip Beck, a U.S. Navy and CIA combat artist whose paintings are inspired by four decades of conflict in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Event is free and open to the public. The show runs through Feb. 28.

Loudoun Photo Club Exhibit Friday, Dec. 7, 6-9 p.m. Photoworks, 2 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg Details: photowork.net The nonprofit photo club hosts its annual show featuring a wide range of styles and subject matter. Visitors can sample wines from Fabbioli Cellars.

Book Signing: Lawrence A. Colby Saturday, Dec. 8, noon Barnes and Noble One Loudoun, 20427 Exchange St., Ashburn Details: colbyaviationthrillers.com Colby’s aviation thrillers featuring Captain Ford Stevens are a hit online. He’ll be reading from his latest, “The Black Scorpion Pilot” just in time for the holidays.

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Master Singers of Virginia Holiday Concert Saturday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., St. James’ Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall St. NW, Leesburg

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Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m., St. David’s Episcopal Church, 43600 Russell Branch Parkway, Ashburn Details: msva.org MSVA presents its holiday concert “A Rose in Winter” featuring the modern holiday choral arrangements for which the ensemble is known. Performances feature Ola Gjeilo’s “Away in a Manger,” Poulenc’s “Hodie Christus natus est” and spirituals like Rosephanye Powell’s “Who is the Baby?” Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students 6 to 17.

Loudoun Symphony: ‘Holidaze’ Saturday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. Community Church, 19790 Ashburn Road, Ashburn Details: loudounsymphony.org LSO offers a one-hour break from the holiday madness featuring holiday favorites including Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” fantasia on “Greensleeves,” selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” and an audience singalong. Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors. Children 12 and under are free but must be ticketed.

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‘Nightcap’ Book Launch with Kara Newman Friday, Dec. 7, 7-9 p.m. Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, 120 W. Main St., Purcellville Details: catoctincreekdistilling.com Kara Newman celebrates the launch of her new book “Nightcap,” featuring more than 40 cocktail recipes. $40 admission includes three cocktails, light snacks and a signed copy of the book. Advance purchase is recommended.

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Friday, Dec. 7, 8-11 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com The Asheville, NC-based quintet celebrates the release of their sixth studio album “New Freedom Blues” with an eclectic evening of everything from classic bluegrass to roots pop.

<< FROM 34 Lucketts Bluegrass: Patuxent Partners with The Kevin Prater Band Saturday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Lucketts

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Lucketts favorites Patuxent Partners are joined by Eastern Kentucky’s Kevin Prater Band steeped in the bluegrass tradition of high vocal trios.

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Live Music: The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers Saturday, Dec. 8, 8-11 p.m. Monk’s BBQ Get down to some high-energy string band

The day kicks off at 10 a.m. with pictures with Santa and a Lego display at Bush Tabernacle and ornament decorating at the Purcellville Train Station. The centerpiece of the festivities is the annual Christmas parade at noon. Then Santa visits the train station from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Check out the website for a full list of activities.

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The Tally Ho Theater will be packed on Saturday as the Jingle Jam Band plays three sold-out shows.

Leesburg Rolls Out Holiday Cheer If you missed last weekend’s rainy Christmas celebration in Middleburg, you can get a strong boost of holiday spirit Friday and Saturday in Leesburg. The town’s monthly First Friday activities, which always draw large crowds to downtown shops, restaurants and breweries, will feature a special community gathering on the Town Green for the annual tree and menorah lighting and a bit of caroling Friday night starting at 6 p.m. After that, more than 45 downtown shops, restaurants and businesses will be open late, with live music, special sales and holiday cheer. For a full listing of First Friday activities and specials, go to leesburgfirstfriday.com. Festivities continue on Saturday,

starting with the Jingle Jam concerts at the Tally Ho Theater. In its 10th year, these performances by an allstar band of musicians with local ties are holiday favorites and this year tickets for the day’s three shows sold out in record time. The town’s Christmas and Holiday Parade takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday. The parade will usher Santa and his friends down King Street, through historic Leesburg. The parade will begin at Ida Lee Drive and end at Fairfax Street. Parade participation is open to the public, including businesses, civic groups, teams, organizations, and community groups. Registration is requested, and the lineup begins at 5 p.m. Go to leesburgva. gov/holidaysinleesburg for details.

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Quaker Lane near the village of Unison is a stretch of historic road in Loudoun County, which is home to 300 miles of unpaved roads.

ther connect with them emotionally or they don’t, and I’m one of those people who does.” For Graham and Nadler, that intimate connection between road and resident is at the heart of the project and the stories they’re choosing to tell. For Graham, who retired in 2013 after a 40-year career photographing presidents and dignitaries for the Economist Group’s Washington, DC, bureau,

America’s Routes is a passion project where he feels he’s doing some of the best work of his life. Some of the roads will likely be lost to development, he says, but others will be saved. That’s why the combination of documentation and education is so important. “The biggest battle is educating people,” Graham said. “We have a chance to save something that’s really important.”

[ D E AT H N O T I C E S ] Rosa Broadway Brown, 61, of Bristow, died Dec. 2 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She is survived by her husband Tyler Edison Brown;daughter Nicole A. Brown Neco of Bristow; son Shannon E. Brown of Bristow; father Eugene Toussant Broadway Sr. of Temple Hills, MD; brothers Eugene Toussant Broadway Jr. of Hayward, CA, and Joel Broadway of Berkeley Springs, WV; sisters Gale Mitchell, Gaye Broadway, and Donna Bonner of Temple Hills, MD; and grandchild James Neco III. She was predeceased by her mother Dorothy Jean Broadway. Visitation will be held Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10:30 a.m. until time of service 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sterling. Interment will be at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle. [Lyles Funeral Service] Martha Stamm Mangano, 90, of New York, died Nov. 28 at Inova Loudoun Hospital. She is survived by sons Phil (Leslie) Mangano, Vinny Mangano, George (Teena) Mangano, and daughters Lisa (Joe) Conway, and Laura (Brian) Dwinnell as well as fourteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent. A Mass was held at St. Theresa Catholic Church Dec. 5. Burial was followed at Fairfax Memorial Park. Milton “Carroll” Beaver, 65, of Purcellville died suddenly Nov. 27. He is survived by son Patrick Beaver (Elissa), Aldie; mother Kathleen Beaver, Purcellville; sisters, Karen Beaver Maxwell, Reston, and Kathi Beaver,

Carson City, Nevada; cousins Lacy Broy, Bill Long, Bob Long and one grandson Bradley. Visitation was Nov.30 at Hall Funeral Home, graveside service was held Dec.1. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bethany United Methodist Church at 100 W Main St, Purcellville, VA 20132. H. Orelle Adkins, 83, of Leesburg, Va., formerly of Martinsville Va. died on Nov. 27, at Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jewell Robertson Adkins, his step-son, Jay Robertson, and his brother Lionel Adkins. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Cae and Jerry Burge of Stuart, Va., and Sarita and Barry Foster of Leesburg, Va., one grandson Kevin A. Burge of Manassas, Va., two sisters, Peggy Pingry and Maralda Jane Duffy, both of Martinsville, Va., one brother, Arnold Adkins of Martinsville, one sister-in-law, Louise Adkins of Pittsville, Va., and numerous nieces and nephews. According to his wishes there will be no funeral services. Anna Sachi Diehl, 22, died on Nov. 28. Annie is survived by her parents Arlene and Robert Diehl, her brother Adam Diehl, step-brother David Diehl, Uncle Michael Yamamoto, grandparents Tetsuo & Hiroko Yamamoto, and grandparents Albert & Sandra Diehl. All are invited to a short Celebration of Life service to be held on December 8, 2018 2PM at Loudoun Funeral Chapel 158 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg, VA

20175. Following the service, please join us for refreshments and to share fond memories of Annie’s life (at the same location). Contributions may be made in Annie’s honor to support pediatric cancer research at Johns Hopkins Children Center, Suite 1700, 750 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 20202 or online https:// secure.jhu.edu/form/fjhm (Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center). Please share online condolences with the family at www.loudounfuneralchapel.com.

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Loudoun County Circuit Court 18 East Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176

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is for the Plaintiff, KELLY JEAN WILSON, to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant, JOSEPH BERNARD WILSON, on the grounds of the parties having lived separate and apart without cohabitation and without interruption for a period of time in excess of one (1) year. IT APPEARING by Affidavit that the Plaintiff has used due diligence to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendant without effect, and therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 1st day of February, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and protect his interests herein. 11/29/18, 12/6/18, 12/13/18, & 12/20/18

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Loudoun County Circuit Court 18 East Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176 Jannyna Isabel Aleman /v. Luis Ernesto Aleman Npezen The object of this suit is to: DIVORCE. IT IS ORDERED that Luis Ernesto Aleman Npezen appear before the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before February 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. 12/6/18, 12/13/18, 12/20/18, & 12/27/18

The Lovettsville Town Council will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting at 7:30 pm on December 13, 2018 at the Lovettsville Town Office located at 6 East Pennsylvania Avenue: LVZA 2018-0002

Amendment to Section 42-286 (Off-street parking), Section 42-288 (Fences) and Section 42-295 (Storage of dismantled or inoperable vehicles)

Consideration of an amendment to Article VIII (General Regulations) amending Section 42-286 (Minimum off-street parking) and deleting Section 42-288 (Fences) and Section 42295 (Storage of dismantled or inoperable vehicles) of the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 42 of the Town Code). The amendment is described in greater detail below: 1. Section 42-286. Minimum off-street parking. The provisions of this section are amended as follows: a. Requirements in Paragraph (a): The uses for which minimum off-street parking spaces are prescribed in this section are renamed to match the specific terms used in the definitions (Article I) and zoning district regulations (Article VI and Article VII) and are reorganized in alphabetical order. In addition: i. Minimum off-street parking requirements are added for the following uses: Assisted living facility, Automobile filling station, contractors and construction services, convenience stores, convention centers, government buildings, grocery stores, hospitals, outdoor recreational facilities, outdoor sales or display areas not otherwise specified, Montessori schools, technical schools, shopping centers, and wholesale trade establishments. ii. The minimum off-street parking requirements are deleted for corporate retreats and congregate housing. iii. The minimum off-street parking space requirements are increased for the following uses: Used automobile sales, banks, motels/hotels, carry-out restaurants, restaurants with indoor and outdoor seating, funeral homes, libraries, museums, cultural centers, art galleries, manufacturing, nursing homes, retail sales establishments, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and veterinary clinics. iv. The minimum off-street parking space requirements are decreased for the following uses: Light vehicle and automobile repair shops, child care centers, farm and garden shops, fraternal and social clubs, indoor recreation facilities, dance and fitness studios, professional offices, places of assembly without fixed seating, colleges and universities, and self-storage facilities. b. General standards in Paragraph (b): i. Subsection (1) is added requiring the minimum off-street parking spaces as per paragraph (a) whenever any principal use of any building, structure or lot is established. ii. Subsection (2) is added requiring adequate off-street parking, drive aisles, and ingress/egress whenever a building is changed in use or structurally altered. iii. Subsection (13) is added requiring bumper stops where necessary to identify the locations of off-street parking spaces in gravel parking lots and to prevent vehicles from extending over any property line, right-of-way, sidewalk or travel way. iv. Subsection (14) is added to include definitions for the terms assembly area, enclosed sales area, maximum occupancy load, and outdoor sales area. v. Subsection (15) is added to clarify that the minimum parking standard per employee shall be calculated for the maximum shift of employment. vi. The other subsections of this paragraph are amended for simplicity and clarity. c. Location and use of off-street parking spaces: The provisions of Paragraph (e) are amended for clarity and to increase the distance (from 300 feet to 500 feet) from which off-street spaces may be located relative to the structure or use to which they are accessory. d. Joint use of off-street parking spaces: The provisions of Paragraph (f)(2) are amended for clarity and to require a parking study prior to consideration and approval of shared parking arrangements. e. Paragraph (g) is added which exempts changes to a nonresidential use of an existing building or structure in the C-1 Commercial District from the requirement for additional off-street parking spaces under certain circumstances and conditions described therein. The paragraph further authorizes up to 25 percent of the total number of on-street parking spaces, and 25 percent of the total number of parking spaces within a public parking lot, located within 500 feet of a property in the C-1 Commercial District to be counted toward meeting the off-street parking requirement for a non-residential use of such property. 2. Section 42-288. Fences. This section containing a reference to Section 42-290 for fences is deleted in its entirety. 3. Section 42-295. Storage of dismantled or inoperable vehicles. This section containing restrictions on the storage of inoperable vehicles has been superseded by the adoption of Section 34-5 of the Town Code and is therefore deleted in its entirety. The proposed zoning amendment is available for review at the Town Office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm during weekdays or by special appointment, holidays excepted. Call (540) 822-5788 for more information or contact the Planning Director at jbateman@lovettsvilleva.gov. In the event the meeting is postponed, the public hearing will be convened on the next regularly-scheduled meeting at the same time and place. To be published: 11/29/18, 12/6/18

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Looking Past Pavement While celebrating cutting-edge preservation efforts in many areas, Loudoun has been paving over its history for decades. To an extent, that’s inevitable in a county that has been the

nation’s fastest growing for decades. But, as the community’s leaders have been doing for more than half a century, it is important to know where to draw the line, where to invest in conservation, and how to plan so that progress doesn’t erase the past. The new initiative led by a team of community journalists and the Mosby Heritage Area Association to focus attention on Loudoun’s 300 miles of unpaved roads builds on those efforts and comes at a critical time. Their work can both record the history of these disappearing features and better inform government leaders on which should be preserved or protected. In recent years, there has been improvement in the maintenance of the unpaved roads and changes to state law have narrowed the impact that typical paving projects have on the surrounding landscape. However, there remains a whimsical approach to determining which gravel roads get paved. Generally, those choices are driven by neighborhood petition drives or by pressure put on political leaders by particularly influential residents. The increased traffic attributable to the success of Loudoun’s rural businesses and continued pressure to convert unprotected farmland to subdivisions also drive the push for pavement. The effort to educate the public and policy makers about the history of these centuries-old travelways can make a difference. Just as prior community leaders worked to preserve Oatlands or Morven Park or downtown Leesburg, today’s decision makers can find lasting value in efforts to protect roads that would still be recognizable to the county’s early settlers or the Civil War soldiers who marched along them. Yes, many view Loudoun’s gravel backroads as primitive inconveniences, but the America’s Routes project might just convince a few more that they are underappreciated treasures. We look forward to the ride.

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[ LETTERS ] Misrepresentations Editor: Yes, there were misrepresentations regarding the proposed lobbying agenda for Loudoun County School Board. But the central misrepresentations were made by members of the Board. They claimed in emails sent to people like me that they were not proposing a repeal of the religious exemption alternative for homeschooling. Currently, there are two methods for homeschooling under Virginia law. Either a family obtains a religious exemption or it must submit to the school district’s supervision and review per the homeschool law. While purporting to leave the religious exemption in place, the board was seeking to require all homeschoolers to comply with the public school regulatory alternative. Thus, the religious exemption would be an empty shell. That is a de facto repeal. And the board members spoke in error to say to the contrary. Finally, how can a government entity take taxpayers’ money to lobby for removal of the existing rights of citizens. That is unconstitutional in spirit and deed. — Michael Farris, Purcellville [The writer is the founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College.]

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Editor: After I sent out a bulletin telling the homeschool community that the Loudoun School Board had put the abolition of the religious exemption on their legislative “wish list,” Loudoun Now published an article describing what I wrote, and what Delegate Dave LaRock wrote on the matter, as “misinformation.” This surprised and perplexed me since the resolution the board adopted, understood using normal rules of English grammar, called for a world in which the religious exemption no longer existed. The Loudoun Now ar-

ticle unfortunately did not include the actual resolution, so I include it here. It said: “Supports legislative changes to the Virginia Code § 22.1-254(B)(1) related to religious exemption from compulsory public school attendance to require that a child be guaranteed the fundamental right to an education by his or her parent or legal guardian, in compliance with Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia, through an alternative public, private, parochial and/or approved home instruction setting.” I therefore decided to appeal to a higher authority on the English language. Yesterday I contacted Dr. Anthony Esolen. To give you an idea of his credibility and prowess as a master of the English language, here is a bit of his background. Dr. Esolen graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University. He earned a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in renaissance literature. He began teaching English at the university level in 1990 and became a full professor in 1995. He translated a work of Lucretius into English (published by Johns Hopkins University Press) and all 3 components of Dante’s Divine Comedy into English (published by Modern Library). He has also authored ten books. I sent him the exact text of the religious exemption resolution the Loudoun County School Board adopted, and I asked him what it meant. Here is the answer he sent me this morning: “I think that any sane reading of the text you have given me is exactly what you say. You have to send your children to public school, OR you are required, without regard to religious faith, to instruct them by putting them in some other public school, a private school, a parochial school, or in an “approved home school setting.” So there is no longer any exemption from the law for those who object on religious grounds.” We all make mistakes; certainly I LETTERS >> 43

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FROM 42 authority into the lives of homeschooldo. But in light of what Dr. Esolen has ing families throughout Virginia. said, I respectfully request an apology for accusing me of spreading misinfor— Suzanne Smart, Leesburg mation. — Scott A. Woodruﬀ, Senior Counsel Free Publicity Home School Legal Defense Editor: Association On Attorney General Herring’s crusade to advance, “…bills aimed at curbUnder Attack ing hate crimes and violence incited by Editor: white supremacists.” So white supremHomeschooling in Virginia is under acists are the only people inciting hate attack. It is under attack by certain crimes and violence? Evidently so. members of our very own Loudoun This seems to be a widely held County School Board. notion. County Chairwoman Phyllis Recently School Board member Tom Randall commented in February, “The Marshall (Leesburg) put forward a mo- KKK is, of course, a domestic terrorist tion within the Legislative and Policy organization.” Of course? “The Klan is Committee to effectively remove the a terrorist organization of murderers, right to religious exemption exercised rapists and cowards.” While I believe by a minority of the homeschooling she is confusing the Klan with the population in Loudoun County. mobs battering our Southern border, Why would Mr. Marshall be conneither she nor AG Herring make cerned about such a small group of mention of any other so called hate homeschooling families? In his Sept. group. Never mind good folks like 29, email to the committee and copied Louis Farrakhan, and those who make to board members, Mr. Marshall states up the ranks of the Nation of Islam and that the motion is in the name of “child Antifa, to name but a very few. safety.” He goes on to assert that “in According to the Southern Poverty order to fulfill our responsibility to Law Center’s web site, there are over protect children, we need to see the 900 “identified” hate groups in the children or students prior to granting U.S. That’s a whole lot of white supremany exemption…” acists, isn’t it? Wow! The SPLC should Numerous concerns immediately know…. come to mind regarding the proposed Let’s stop kidding ourselves and look legislative changes in light of this at what Mr. Herring is really doing: stated rationale. Reading between the advancing the liberal agenda item lines of that document, the reasoning of social structuring, where specifically is effectively based on the premise tailored legislation is enacted to supthat the public school system should press opposing viewpoints and erode usurp the role of the parent(s). In the Constitutional rights of those who other words, homeschooling parents don’t see the world from the left-hand should be forced to report regularly point of view. to “school personnel” in the name This is nothing but greasing the skids of “child safety” so that the “school to clamp down on dissent through the personnel” can establish their position judiciary. Liberal skulls are bursting “on the front line” of families’ lives, and with knowledge and intelligence, so “fulfill [their] responsibility to protect any dissenting view point is clearly children.” Of course, the next logical step based (pick one or more): racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, on this rationale would be for the xenophobic, anti-feminist, ad infinipublic school system to interfere with tum. Argue with a liberal and stand parent’s rights to homeschool their by for the deluge of personal insults, children in general, not just those who claim religious exemption. These “child because the facts don’t matter and they cling to the hope that they can “win” by safety” concerns are misdirected. It attaching a politically incorrect label to may be easily and persuasively argued their opponent. If you disagree, then that there are greater safety concerns you’re a hater. Make that into a crime, within the public school system than and you’ve really got something, eh Mr. there are within the homeschool comHerring? munity. His approach is a double-edged The argument has evolved since the sword, is it not? By focusing attention proposal was originally conceived: proponents of the measure now say the on “white supremacists,” Herring is promoting their effectiveness and elechange is necessary to fix a “loophole” that might fail to mandate that children vating their stature to a level they could never otherwise achieve—free publicin families claiming religious exempity, blown out of proportion presence tion receive an education. If this is truly the concern, I would be interested and influence, and all of the other trappings that go along with notoriety. in seeing the hard evidence of such With the unthinking politicians, the cases—religiously exempt families not sensationalist media and some just satisfactorily home educating their plain ignorant citizens, “white suchildren—occurring within Loudoun premacists” can sit on their backsides County. and bask in the glow of their effortless The Dec. 4 committee meeting win. For a locality that supposedly has would be an appropriate time for the an inordinate amount of intellectual committee to present such evidence horsepower, why is it that some activto the public. It seems that Loudoun ists and community leaders are afraid County School Board is searching for of Confederate statues and flags, and a solution to a problem that simply plastic baggies containing candy and does not exist. Regardless of whether KKK flyers? These are not indicators the proposal is being rationalized in of an educated citizenry. The next time the name of “child safety” or compulyou find a KKK flyer, drop it in trash, sory education, the proposal put forth where it belongs. by School Board would result in an — MB Cranshaw, Aldie unjustifiable expansion of school board

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Gigawatts << FROM 1 lion homes—more homes than there are in any single city or county in Virginia. By comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated about 411,000 housing units in Fairfax County in 2016. RagingWire Vice President of Data Center Operations Phillip Sandino said when his company is looking for a place to put a new data center campus, it looks at workforce, fiber optic connections—and how quickly a utility can bring that massive energy demand to the site. Sandino has seen the data center power issue from both sides. RagingWire is one of the major players in Loudoun’s data center market, and before working there, Sandino spent 13 years at Dominion Energy as the executive responsible for running power generation facilities, liquid natural gas operations, and in charge of key customer accounts. “For data centers that can pop out of the ground in nine months, 10 months, it’s a very tight timeframe for utilities to match,” Sandino said. “So, pre-planning, and site selection and just partnership with the utility is required to align their timeframes with ours.” “Many times in the data center industry, developers or companies will come to us and say, we’re looking at these five or six properties, can you give me an electric story on them,”

For data centers that can pop out of the ground in nine months, 10 months, it’s a very tight timeframe for utilities to match.” — Phillip Sandino RagingWire Vice President of Data Center Operations

Blackwell said. “‘How long will it take for you to serve this piece of property and what infrastructure is required’ … because ultimately, for the data center industry, time to market’s most important.”

Energy Efficiency, Gigawatts at Time As one of the country’s largest electric companies, Dominion has faced criticism for its reliance on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, especially around plans to lay new pipelines through unwilling communities. According to 2016 figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal remains the largest source of electricity in Virginia, followed by nuclear power—although not all of that is Dominion.

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And the utility must work in an unpredictable regulatory environment, particularly as the federal government has frozen the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. But Dominion has also launched programs to shift toward renewable energy, including solar farms, offshore wind farms, and even capturing methane from pig farms to burn for energy. The company’s 15-year outlook filed with the state shows it building more renewable generation and retiring older fossil-fuel facilities, including switching off more than 1,200 megawatts of generation at five facilities this year, to be held in reserve. “A large number of customers across all segments are interested in renewable products, and Dominion is focused on offering customers choices,” Blackwell said. Dominion offers a more expensive rate for customers who wish to see their home or business powered with renewables. “We also will work directly with customers to build dedicated facilities for them with all costs being directed to them, so Dominion has options for customers to have renewable power,” Blackwell said. “Could we have more? Yes, we could, and we’re always looking to develop additional solutions for customers.” And despite the massive amount of energy data centers use, they’ve gotten steadily more energy efficient, driven to keep their costs low and meet the demands of customers who want green-friendly electricity and lower prices. And in the data center industry, the most efficient data centers are the biggest. “We are an aggregation of energy use, [which] nobody really understands well,” Sandino said. “It’s easy to say, ‘well, you use so much power, that’s bad,’ but really they’re aggregations at scale of what used to be distributed in people’s offices.” In 2016, a study by the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that as data centers centralize and the industry that once lived largely in office closets shifts to “hyperscale” centers, energy consumption actually goes down, an economy of scale seen in many industries. And in September, a group of technology companies including Adobe, eBay, and Equinix asked Dominion and the State Corporation Commission to consider the demand for renewable energy in their planning. “I think the bringing everybody together and having scale, it definitely pays off for everybody, and that’s the point,” Sandino said. “We want to be competitive, and being competitive in this market means having less energy usage, because that’s passed right on to the client.” “Loudoun County as a whole has done a great job attracting one of the fastest-growing business sectors in the world, and we’re just happy to be a part of that success,” Blackwell said. rgreene@loudounnow.com

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Loudoun’s first Little Free Pantry sits on the side of the Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum and provides those in need with 24/7 access to food and toiletries.

Fontaine also noted that the idea behind the pantry is in line with community sentiment as a whole. In addition to having a permanent drop-off location for food donations to the Western Loudoun Food Pantry in the town office, the town’s scouts last month also collected 3,064 pounds of food in their annual Scouting for Food Drive. The New Jerusalem Lutheran Church’s youth group last weekend also held its annual Rise Against Hunger event to pack and distribute food to hungry people across the world. “There’s a lot of good things that go on in Lovettsville and [the Little Free Pantry] is just one little part of it,” Cangemi said. While 458 Little Free Pantries worldwide are listed on the project’s website, Jessica McClard, the installer of the first pantry, said that number is most likely closer to 1,500, since many aren’t registered. McClard installed the first pantry in 2016 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, AR, after being inspired by the Little Free Library—a project founded in 2009 that provides people with a free, 24/7 library. There more than 75,000 library locations in 88 countries, including 23 in Loudoun. It was when dozens of little libraries started popping up in her community that McClard decided to start her own project to feed mouths, and not just minds. “The mission is just to feed as many people as possible, as quickly as possible,” she said. “What it’s really finally about is reconnecting with our neighbors.” With the pantries becoming so popular in the past two years, McClard said that she would love to see a situation where the pantries become obsolete because people are getting the support they need to live sustainable lives. She said the first step to the solution is education. “I would like to see others join me in advocating for systems that lift people out of poverty,” she said. To find out more about the Little Free Pantry project, go to littlefreepantry.org. pszabo@loudounnow.com

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— Delegate John J. Bell (D-87)

certainty that enables us to make the sizable investments in infrastructure and tolling systems improvements required for distance-based tolling. We anticipate this will improve mobility throughout the region.” “Dulles Greenway drivers have wanted distance based-pricing for some time and the confirmation of key regulatory issues by the Supreme Court of Virginia in late 2016 enabled us to start working through a comprehensive package with stakeholders,” Sines wrote. “We appreciate the bipartisan support and time many officials in Loudoun have put into this process to help us develop a solution that works for everyone.” Northern Virginia legislators have had difficulty getting Greenway toll relief. Legislators from other areas of the state, who far outnumber Northern Virginia’s state delegation, have generally opposed spending state money on

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Croll << FROM 3 exander, the director of the Hunt District PTA and small school activist; John Beatty, an IT director and computer science teacher at a private school in Maryland; Zerell Johnson-Welch, an attorney and former chairwoman of the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council; Bob Ohneiser, an attorney who represented the Broad Run District on the School Board from 2004-2011; and Amy Tribié, the president of Lucketts Elementary School’s PTA and former music teacher. The last time the School Board appointed a member was in 2011, after the death of longtime School Board member J. Warren Geurin. Following Guerin’s wishes, the School Board voted unanimously to appoint Brenda Sheridan to the position, and she’s since been elected to two terms. Immediately after the board’s vote to appoint Croll, the new board member was sworn in by Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court Gary Clemens. Croll will serve the remainder of DeKenipp’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2019. dnadler@loudounnow.com

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tion that’s just not there today, and I think that’s good,” Bell said. “Because it doesn’t matter what you do now, you’re paying the full amount.” He also said it’s a good deal for Northern Virginia as the Greenway enters the last year of its agreement with the state. The current legislation governing that agreement gives the State Corporation Commission, which oversees the Greenway, little leeway to deny or reduce annual rate hike requests. The toll road company is entitled to raise tolls each year according to the Consumer Price Index, plus another one percent. That has led to frustration from local officials, many of whom came to see annual toll increases on the Greenway as inevitable. That legislation also expires at the end of the 2019, making the next General Assembly session the last one before it does. “They [TRIP II] got a new CEO, and they frankly want to be a better community partner,” Bell said. “They’re tried of having their name drug in the mud all the time, and frankly, those kinds of things and mentions of lawsuits or eminent domain, which a number of elected officials have mentioned—those things are a threat to their business.” TRIP II Chairman E. Thomas Sines released a statement saying the agreement gives the business “regulatory

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the problem. “The road was built in 1995, people have wanted distance-based pricing, this is the first time we’ve ever gotten it,” Bell said. He said he appreciates “the Greenway ownership working with all stakeholders to find a solution.” “When I first ran for office, I committed to reducing the burden that tolls place on working families in Loudoun County,” Reid stated in a press release announcing the agreement. “I’m proud of the effort to bring distance-based pricing to the Dulles Greenway. This shows the good that can be achieved when we listen to the concerns of our constituents and then work together to find a solution.” “The tentative new agreement will introduce distance-based pricing to the Dulles Greenway, which has been a goal for elected officials and residents of Loudoun County for over a decade,” Randall stated. “A number of elected officials throughout Loudoun have been involved in these discussions, leading to an agreement that is expected to dramatically improve transportation options in the east-west corridor of Loudoun County and result in a reduced cost for families throughout the county.” Bell said he also pushed to make a subscription-based model for Greenway tolls available, but without result.

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y April 1864, after three hard years of war, the women of Waterford were at wit’s end. Most of the men were in self-imposed exile across the Potomac, or fighting, or in prison. The Union had clamped a tight blockade along the river, and once-rich Loudoun, repeatedly plundered by troops from both sides, was destitute. The blockade applied to all, even the loyal majority in Waterford and north Loudoun who had strongly opposed secession. Loudoun was a lawless no-man’s land. The women of Waterford wanted most of all for federal troops to occupy the county, restore order, and permit loyalists to trade with the North. But how could they convey their plight? Nineteen-year-old Emma Eliza “Lida” Dutton decided to go straight to the top. The young Quaker dashed off an impassioned letter to President Lincoln: “I just felt that if thee knew the people of Loudoun County generally and Waterford particularly—how true and unwavering they have ever been in their love for their Country and the dear old flag; how cruelly they have been treated by the Rebels because of that devotion, thee would not let them suffer still more by [the blockade]. … We have no military protection. The Rebels have been within a week or two past carrying off every bit of corn, stealing every good, bad or indifferent horse in the neighborhood … the half of their wickedness has not been told.” She concluded that, despite [her fellow Quakers’ peaceable] principles, “the organ of combativeness is pretty strongly developed in us all, particularly in my father’s daughter.” To prove her point, Lida and her friends had a back-up plan to advertise their town’s difficult situation. In May she, her older sister Lizzie Dutton (24), and neighbor Sarah Steer (26) launched The Waterford News, a defiantly pro-Union newspaper inside Confederate Virginia. They declared their objectives were “to cheer the weary soldier, and render material aid to the sick and wounded.” Risking arrest or worse, they leavened their eyewitness accounts of hardship and horror with youthful wit and unabashed patriotism. The three editors wrote: “We present to our readers this week the first edition of our little paper, with many hopes and fears. We hope that it may meet the approbation of our friends; that they may uphold us in our hazardous undertaking, and we fear nothing so much as their disapproval. We wish and expect it to meet the condemna-

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W A R R I O R S tion of our envoted to the inemies, for they cursions and are averse to the sufferings caused truth, and that by “Grey Ghost” this sheet will John Mosby and contain.” his partisan ConThe little pafederate rangers. per’s fame quickThe young Quaker women ly spread beyond designed their Loudoun Counnewspaper to apty. It was praised peal to all Union by Horace Greesoldiers, not just ley’s New York the wounded and Tribune, and a —An oﬃcer of the 18th sick. A tongueMaryland resMississippi Infantry in-cheek section ident passed on Waterford’s Quakers entitled “Maralong the first riages,” was blank editions to Presevery issue. The ident Lincoln. November 1864 The accompanying letter to the president report- edition posed this riddle: “Why are ed that the “fair Editresses” had by Rebel ranks like our Marriage Collate June 1864 already raised nearly umn?” Answer: “Because there is little $1,000 (an impressive $17,000 in to- probability of their ever being filled.” day’s value) for the U.S. Sanitary Com- The Waterford News editors often mission, a non-government organiza- complained it was simply impossible tion providing medical care to Union to find eligible men of their generation troops. Two copies of the Waterford under any circumstances. It was Lizzie Dutton who delivNews were found among the Lincoln papers at the Library of Congress. His- ered the first draft issue of The Watertory fails to tell us if the president actu- ford News for printing and distribually read the newspapers, but we’d like tion. With draft in hand at the Virginia shore opposite Point of Rocks, MD, she to think he did. Under their slogan “THE UNION failed to find a small boat to ferry her FOREVER,” the articles in the pa- across. Unable to get the Union solper were staunchly Unionist, a posi- diers to cross the Potomac from the tion reflecting Waterford’s rejection of Maryland side, she began wading into the 1861 secession by a vote of 221 to the river, carrying her precious burden. 30. “The News” column was often de- This bold action did get their attention,

“… although their creed forbade warfare, they fought amazingly well with the tongue…”

and the soldiers finally agreed to deliver the draft to her father, in exile at Point of Rocks, along with instructions for its publication. It was fortunate Lizzie was no longer carrying the newspaper, because Mosby’s men had been watching her from a vantage point high on Catoctin Mountain. They stopped Lizzie on her way home, found nothing suspicious and apparently believed whatever story she told to explain her actions. In future, delivery of the drafts was entrusted to Sarah’s handicapped cousin, Billy Steer, who was less likely to arouse suspicion. The newspaper was published eight times during the final grinding year of the war. The last edition appeared in April 1865, less than a week before Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. After the war The Waterford News was largely forgotten, but it did have an indelible impact: Fortunately, over the years, issues long presumed lost came to light. A copy of the eighth and final edition was finally found in 1998. All the issues have been reproduced and compiled in one booklet available for sale for $8 at the holiday event detailed below, or online for $10 (postage and packaging included) on the Waterford Foundation’s website: waterfordfoundation. org/product-category/books. All are invited to celebrate the holidays with an old-fashioned singalong and Christmas concert featuring Madeline MacNeil on the hammered dulcimer and Jeff Bean on the pump organ at the John Wesley Community Church, 40125 Bond Street, in Waterford, from 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec 9. Children accompanied by their parents are welcome and the admission “price” is a plate of cookies (or another finger food) to share. (This article draws heavily on two publications: The Introduction by Taylor M. Chamberlin, Bronwen C. Souders, and John M. Souders to the annotated collection—”The Waterford News: An underground Union newspaper published by three Quaker maidens in Confederate Virginia 1864-1865”— published by the Waterford Foundation in 1999, and Chapter 17 of “A Village in Time 1660-1990. Discovering American History in a Small Virginia Quaker Village” by Waterford resident Neil C. Hughes, published by Branden Books in 2017). Wendy Roseberry coordinated contributions from the Waterford Foundation staff. The source of the photographs is the Waterford Foundation Local History Collection. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. For more information about the organization, go to loudouncoalition.org

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13544 BERLIN TPKE, LOVETTSVILLE OFFERED AT $425,000

134 ACRES | 4 BR | 4/2 BA Boulder Crest Estate historic green stone federal house sits on 134 acres on 9 parcels and boasts breathtaking panoramic views. Two guest houses, pool, tennis & basketball court, english gardens, barn, greenhouse, 3 car garage, full gym, hiking trails, hunting grounds & cabin. Gated entrance. Appt only. Ryan Clegg (703) 209-9849 Megan Clegg (703) 209-9429

12 ACRES | 5 BR | 5 BA Sophisticated in its simplicity, private retreat with the timeless feel of an 18th century stone residence. Intimate spaces are found throughout - a cabin with a gracious front porch, private office in the converted crib barn, 2 apartments hidden in the carriage house & a petite sleeping studio. Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399 Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835

3 ACRES | 5 BR | 3.5 BA Custom home on 3+ wooded acres, lovely mature landscape. 3 finished levels, main level master. Entirely updated throughout including new stainless kitchen, custom cabinets, new carpet & paint, refinished wood floors. Large media room, mirrored gym, in-law suite, new Trex deck. Private, quiet cul-de-sac. 100 mbps internet. 35 minutes to Dulles. Joy Thompson (540) 729-3428

400 ACRES | 5 BR | 4/1 BA 400+ acres of land in a bucolic setting. George Washington visited this estate on many occasions! Includes original ice house, outdoor kitchen. Can be utilized as horse/cattle farm. Perimeter fully fenced. 20+ acres are wooded. Stunning stone guest house, outbuildings & barns with gorgeous views! Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399 Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835

6.7 ACRES | 7 BR | 4/1 BA Antique brick and stone set the stage for this country property on 6.7 beautiful acres with mountain views. The main house features 7 fireplaces, solid cherry floors, large great room with views, separate dining, and a lovely sunroom. The carriage house wing has 2 bedrooms with a large living/kitchen area. Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399 Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835

12.5 ACRES | 5 BR | 3/1 BA Absolutely charming Colonial in a perfect location off of Rt 7! Remodeled kitchen and baths with granite and fresh paint makes this home move-in ready! Re-surfaced floors, family room with wood stove, rear porch, fenced yard, 7 stall barn, riding arena, and paddocks! One bedroom basement apartment last rented for $700/month! Joy Thompson (540) 729-3428

5 ACRES | 5 BR | 4/1 BA Renovated Cape Cod with gorgeous views boasting a main level bedroom, gourmet kitchen, updated bathrooms, hardwood floors, mudroom and main level laundry room. Large unfinished attic space and full unfinished basement provide opportunity for more space! Beautiful vineyard views from front of house. Peter Pejacsevich (540) 270-3835 Scott Buzzelli (540) 454-1399

8+ ACRES | 4 BR | 3/1 BA Private oasis on 8.81 acres with views! Huge family room with 10 foot ceilings and amazing stone fireplace, very large kitchen, lovely in-ground pool, extensive landscaping & pond. Space abounds in the 3,768 finished square feet on upper two levels and 800 finished square feet in the basement. Joy Thompson (540) 729-3428

6 ACRES | 3 BR | 2/1 BA Outstanding Opportunity! Lovely Colonial on 6 acres. 3,124 square foot living area. Sold as-is - just needs cleaning up! Joy Thompson (540) 729-3428