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New Exhibit Tells Story of the Enslaved at Temple Hall BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
Temple Hall Farm Regional Park is known for its connections to famous people, from its founding by William Temple Thomson Mason, the nephew of George Mason, to the visits made to the property by the Marquis de Lafayette, President John Quincy Adams, and former President James Monroe. Now, a new exhibit puts the spotlight on 22 people who played a more important role in the life of the farm, although far less is known about them. On July 21, the NOVA Parks board of directors gathered at the Leesburg-area park with Loudoun County NAACP President Michelle Thomas and Supervisor Caleb Kershner (R-Catoctin) to unveil two new historical markers that provide information on enslaved people who lived on the property. The display is based on research conducted by Paul McCray, the park’s former director who retired after working four decades for the park authority. He combed through records at Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library, historical records at Loudoun’s courthouse and other sources to learn more of slave life on the property. The effort is an element of NOVA Park’s strategic plan to put an emphasis on telling these stories. Thomas said it was important work. “What you’re doing here is telling the comprehensive, holistic history that makes all of us Americans. It unifies this country around the truth of what happened and the better parts of what we’ll become in the future,” she said. Kirshner also cited the value of telling history’s full story. “I have always believed that preserving and continuing to strive to learn all aspects of our history—both the triumphs and the tragedies, the challenges and failures as well as the successes are very important,” he said. McCray said the property once had two slave quarters and 22 enslaved people, although that number was reduced as the needs of the farm evolved. That made it likely that they would be leased out to other farms, often splitting families. TEMPLE HALL EXHIBIT continues on page 22
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Power lines and quarry equipment visible from Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park in Leesburg.
Supervisors Face Pressure to Set More Aggressive Climate Targets BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
Twenty Loudoun nonprofits have joined a call for county supervisors to take more aggressive action toward fighting climate change, in a county where the data center industry has made Loudoun one of the most energy-hungry localities in the state.
The calls come as supervisors were preparing for their environmental summit, scheduled for Wednesday, July 27. The county government is working to revise its energy plan. Currently, that effort includes a mission to work toward net-zero emissions by 2045 and a carbon-free power grid by 2050. But a resolution prepared by the Piedmont Environmental Coun-
cil, the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, and the Native Plant Society Piedmont Chapter, calls to commit to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030, and to go carbon-free by 2035. The groups are pushing supervisors to adopt the resolution, but so far, no supervisor has agreed to bring it forward. CLIMATE TARGETS continues on page 22
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Long-time Loudoun Senator Charlie Waddell Dies LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Charles Lindy Waddell, who represented Loudoun County in the Virginia Senate for 26 years, died July 19 at age 90. Waddell’s lasting legislative achievements include creating the funding mechanism to widen Rt. 28—then a congested two-lane highway—between Rt. 7 and I-66, legalizing “right turn on red” in Virginia, and authorizing construction of the Dulles Greenway as a privately owned highway. Waddell was born May 13, 1932, in Braselton, GA, where his parents had a cotton farm. After graduating from high school, where he was a starting forward on a state championship basketball team, he followed his older brothers to Northern Virginia. He had a 38-year career with American Airlines, where his responsibilities included scheduling crews, serving as ramp agent and working behind the ticket counter and in customer service. In 1960, he flew with and managed air travel logistics for Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign. With a transfer to the newly built Dulles Airport, Waddell and his first wife, the former Marie Dawson, whom he had married in 1954, moved from Alexandria
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to Broad Run Farms in eastern Loudoun. He became active in politics, serving as chairman of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee in the 1960s. In 1967, he was elected to represent the Broad Run District on the county Board of Supervi-
sors. During his single term, he successfully advocated that Loudoun’s public school students be provide free text books, and also helped establish Loudoun’s first sanitary landfill. Following redistricting in 1971,
Waddell ran for the newly created 33rd Senate District that covered Loudoun and western Fairfax counties. It was a seat he would hold for almost three decades. During his time in Richmond, Waddell was a leader on transportation issues, serving as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation for 14 years. His work included the creation of the Rt. 28 Tax District in the late 1980s that transformed the congested two-lane road into the highway that exists today. He also championed legislation that resulted in construction of the Dulles Greenway as a privately owned highway. Beyond his transportation legislation, Waddell’s accomplishments in the Senate included sponsoring of legislation that removed architectural barriers for people with disabilities, required auto repair facilities to offer written estimates, created land use tax rules to help preserve land in agriculture, required sprinklers in high-rise buildings, and established the presumption that heart and lung problems suffered by firefighters and other public safety workers resulted from their service in the line of duty. He was instrumental in obtaining funding for Northern Virginia WADDELL continues on page 21
2 Loudoun Nonprofits Issue Funding Appeals Two of Loudoun County’s longest serving community nonprofits have issued appeals for financial support. The Salvation Army of Loudoun County says inflation is taking its toll on the organization and its clients. The Arc of Loudoun is losing its primary fundraiser, Shocktober, leaving a hole in its budget to support people with disabilities.
Without Shocktober, The Arc Faces Revenue Shortfall LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
The CEO of The Arc of Loudoun this week made a special fundraising appeal as the organization works to continue its 55-year mission of serving students with disabilities. The nonprofit faces a $500,000 budget shortfall because it will be unable to hold its two largest fund-raising events—the
Shocktober and My Bloody Valentine haunted house productions. The stewards of Paxton Campus, where The Arc leases space for its classrooms and other services, are working to better protect the historic Carlheim Manor building where those events were held. Since 2010, the popular haunting events have raised millions of dollars to support The Arc’s programs. CEO Lisa E. Kimball said the organization has been unable to find a home for the haunting this year. “We explored several off-campus locations, but our former haunt master determined that none were suitable for Shocktober and that, even if there had been a viable site, there wasn’t sufficient time to setup the haunt for this fall in any location
other than Carlheim Manor—leaving The Arc with a dejected haunt family and a projected $500,000 net loss for the year,” Kimball said. The fundraising loss comes at a time when the need for disability-related services in the region is growing exponentially, she said. The Arc is working to bring Shocktober back to Loudoun in 2023, but in the meantime is mounting a fundraising appeal to help offset the lost revenue. Supporters are asked to donate online at thearcofloudoun.org/donate to help ensure that The Arc can advocate for, educate, serve, and support people with disabilities and their families for decades to come. THE ARC continues on page 23
Salvation Army Sees Inflation Hits LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
The Salvation Army of Loudoun County is seeing first-hand the impact rapidly rising inflation is having on the community’s already struggling families. “Tough economic times mean more and more people need help. Sadly, requests for help are at a record high. Regardless of who comes SALVATION ARMY continues on page 23
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Supervisors to Allow Labor Day Weekend Panhandling BY RENSS GREENE
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The Board of Supervisors has voted to create a Labor Day weekend exception to the county’s ban on panhandling at county-owned property and along roadways, opening the door for fundraisers like Fill the Boot to return. The county board in 2013 banned all solicitation from occupants of motor vehicles, citing complaints from residents and safety concerns. Following constitutional free speech challenges to similar laws elsewhere in the state—which found solicitation for donations is a form of protected speech—the ordinance was tweaked in 2018 to prohibit exchanging any item between a pedestrian and occupant of a vehicle in a travel lane, with exceptions such as for law enforcement. That forced both panhandlers and some nonprofit fundraising off roads. Most notably impacted was the firefighters’ annual Fill the Boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Before that time, firefighters would stand at intersections collecting donations from stopped cars in their boots, one of the county’s most visible charitable fundraisers.
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Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) listens during a public hearing Wednesday, July 13.
However, county staff members warned the enforcement holiday may open the rule once again to constitutional challenges, warning it implicates free speech rights once again. According to the resolution, the Board of Supervisors “authorizes non-profit organizations, community groups and citizens to use County property, including public rights-of-way (regard-
less of any restriction in Section 440.04 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County), for fundraising purposes.” County staff members also wrote they are unaware of other enforcement holidays in Virginia for public safety ordinances. County Chair Phyllis J. Randall PANHANDLING continues on page 5
Board Approves Plans for Rt. 15 South Improvements BY RENSS GREENE
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While plans for work on Rt. 15 north of Leesburg have drawn more attention, county supervisors on July 19 approved long-awaited plans for both short-term and long-term improvements on Rt. 15 south of town. The board first commissioned a safety study of the road in June 2017. Supervisors first heard the results of that study in February, sending the study to committee for further discussion. Last week supervisors endorsed the recommendations in that study 8-01, with Vice Chairman Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) absent.
Analysis of five years of crash data, from 2014 to 2019, found crashes most common on Fridays, late afternoons and weekends, especially at the intersections with Rt. 50 and Braddock Road. In the near term, the study recommendations include clearing vegetation to improve visibility, new signage, rumble strips, speed enforcement areas and eliminating a passing zone south of Braddock Road. In the longer term, county staff members and supervisors will work to find room in the county’s capital improvement program for an estimated $44.2 million in projects. Those include, in priority order, roundabouts at Braddock Road and Old Carolina Road; at
Hogback Mountain Road; and at Lime Kiln Road; turn lanes at the entrance to Quattro Goombas; improvements to the roundabouts at Rt. 50 and at Howser’s Branch Drive; turn lanes at New Road and Mountain Road; and a left turn lane from Harmony Church Road to Mt. Gilead Road. The current capital budget includes some money for the Braddock Road roundabout already. That project was estimated at $14.5 million; $6.7 million is already set aside for the roundabout only with Braddock Road, but additional funding will be needed to also incorporate Old Carolina Road as recommended in the study and approved by supervisors. n
County Supports Rt. 601 Funding Application Loudoun supervisors have voted to support an application by neighboring Clarke County for state funding for improvements at Rt. 601 on the county border, as well as to commit $500,000 toward the project. Rt. 601, named Blue Ridge Mountain Road to the south of Rt. 7 and Raven Rocks Road to the North, is a two-lane road that crosses back and forth over the Clarke County border, and provides access to both Mount Weather and Bear Chase Brewing. Clarke County has applied for state Smart Scale funding, hoping to fund interim improvements while VDOT conducts a safety study of the intersection and settles on a longer-term improvement. Clarke County has applied for funding to support an improved Rt. 7 westbound left turn lane and adding a right turn lane from Blue Ridge Mountain Road onto eastbound Rt. 7. There are also turn lane improvements planned at Pine Grove Road and Snickersville Turnpike, the adjacent intersections in either direction. Loudoun supervisors voted to support that application 8-0-1 on June 19, Vice Chairman Koran T. Saines (D-Sterling) absent.
Hazardous Household Waste Drop off July 30 The next Loudoun County Household Hazardous Waste collection event is scheduled for Saturday, July 30 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Lovettsville Elementary School, 49 S. Loudoun St. in Lovettsville. Loudoun residents may bring hazardous waste from their homes to the event free of charge. Typical waste includes fluorescent light bulbs, dry-cell batteries, oil-based paints, insecticides and herbicides, pool chemicals and hobby chemicals. The limit per household is 15 gallons of liquid waste in containers not to exceed 5 gallons, and 40 pounds of solid waste, container size not to exceed 5 gallons. Common types of hazardous waste such as motor oil, fireworks, and electronics will not be accepted. For more information visit loudoun.gov/hhw and loudoun.gov/landfill.
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Oktoberfest, Film Fest, Miglia Awarded Tourism Grants BY RENSS GREENE
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The Lovettsville Oktoberfest, the Middleburg Film Festival and the Town of Middleburg’s Mille Miglia rally have been awarded $25,000 grants from the county’s transient occupancy tax fund. By state law a portion of the tax, on stays at places like hotels and bed and breakfasts, must be spent on encouraging tourism and travel, such as by funding events that attract visitors to the area. Loudoun County disburses some of that funding with grants to support events and agriculture-based businesses, but for the past two years the grant program was suspended due to the drop in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the grants have returned, with $973,000 available for the grants, supplemented by $150,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s American Rescue Plan Act Tourism Recovery Program. This year, after evaluating grant applications, county staff members recommended $25,000 grants for Oktoberfest, the Middleburg Film Festival and the Mille Miglia; a $9,500 grant for the nonprofit
Chhandayan for the Dewali Festival Celebration; $9,000 for the Sweet Jazz Festival; and $6,000 for The Freedom Celebration at One Family Brewing. The Loudoun Jazz Society and Georges Mill Farm were denied grants. The jazz society had proposed developing a Loudoun Youth Jazz Orchestra; the funding for the farm would have supported its springtime events during spring baby goat season. Supervisors approved the funding unanimously on July 19.
Panhandling continued from page 4 (D-At Large), who brought forward the resolution, said “it feels a little like we in Loudoun County have outlawed being poor.” “To say one weekend a year, for three days, we allow charitable giving in this county, is not unreasonable. And I do not believe it will open up any Pandora’s Box, and I do not believe it will change the culture of the county for anything but the bet-
Jason Houtz holds Huck aloft to celebrate his photo finish to defeat five-time champion Kaiser at the Lovettsville Oktoberfest Weiner dog races Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Renss Greene/Loudoun Now
ter, to be honest,” she said. Only Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles), who served on the board that outlawed panhandling, voted against the resolution. He said, “I couldn’t live with myself if one of these folks got hurt doing this.” “Putting people out in the middle of the street at our busy intersections is a safety issue, and it was when it was going on, and it was in other places, and it would be once again. And I did get lots of complaints about it when it went on,” he said. The majority agreed to give it try—
even if only for one year. “I don’t’ think it’s going to be a huge issue. Obviously if it is, it’s something that’s a one-year thing and we won’t have to do it again,” said Supervisor Caleb E. Kershner (R-Catoctin). Supervisors on July 19 voted 8-1, Letourneau opposed, first to suspend their normal rules of order and bring forward the resolution, which had not been made publicly available with the board’s meeting materials. They also voted 8-1, Letourneau opposed, to pass the resolution. n
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A view of the afternoon traffic backup on East Market Street inside the Leesburg Bypass.
Leesburg Seeks Funding for E. Market St. Fixes BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
Help may be on the way for the daily afternoon traffic snarl on East Market Street inside the Leesburg Bypass. After working with VDOT to study the chokepoint for more than a year, the Town Council this week agreed to apply for state funding to implement the resulting $6 million solution. While those traveling Rt. 7 mostly enjoy free-flowing traffic, that ends as they approach the Fort Evans Road intersection just inside the bypass. There, it can take two or three cycles to clear the stoplight and then queue up for a wait at Plaza Street. It can take up to 5 minutes to pass through the one-third-mile congestion zone, according to the study. The main solution identified in the $95,000 study conducted through VDOT’s Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadways Solutions program is to construct a
dedicated right-turn lane at Plaza Street, helping to keep the flow going. The situation is complicated by two other important factors. The area sees a high number of rearend and sideswipe crashes, attributed to westbound motorists traveling too fast when coming upon stopped traffic. Another recommendation is to alter the speed zones in the approach area to slow traffic sooner. Also, both the Fort Evans Road and Plaza Streets intersections have a high level of pedestrian uses, with 70 to 100 people per day passing through the crosswalk. In the past five years, two pedestrians have been struck by inattentive drivers, with one sustaining serious injuries, according to the staff report. Several pedestrian crossing safety improvements are included in the package. The town is seeking state funding under the SMART Scale program, which is designed to funnel money to projects that
are ranked the highest for reducing congestion and other factors. Public Works and Capital Projects Director Renée M. LaFollette said the town’s application should be well positioned to succeed in the SMART Scale funding competition, especially with nearly two years of VDOT involvement during the study period. The council also is applying for SMART Scale funding for the Leesburg Bypass/Fort Evans Road/Edwards Ferry Road interchange project. The latest cost estimate for the project is $179 million. So far VDOT has allocated only $33 million in its 6-Year Plan. The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has provided $7.4 million for planning and engineering. The town also submitted funding applications for federal National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) and Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grants and is awaiting a response. n
Rising diesel fuel prices could add as much as $500,000 to the cost of the town’s trash and recycling contract with Patriot Disposal. The Town Council on Tuesday was expected to allocate the additional money from the budget’s unassigned fund balance. The full amount may not be needed if fuel prices drop during the fiscal year. The trash and recycling collection contract with Patriot allows for an increase each year calculated by the consumer price index – utility (CPI-U). According to the staff report, the increase requested by Patriot at 1.25% per $0.30/gallon of increase in diesel fuel price was the lowest among the major haulers in the region. Republic has initiated a 1.98% surcharge, Waste Management has a 2.07% surcharge, and American Disposal has initiated a 2.74% surcharge (per $0.30/gallon increase) as early as 2021. The surcharge payments will fluctuate with fuel prices and will cease once bulk diesel prices for Patriot fall below $2.40 per gallon.
African American Genealogy Course Offered Lori Kimball will teach “African American Genealogy” on Thursday, Aug. 4 in the lower-level meeting room at Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market Street, in Leesburg, beginning at 10 a.m. During the two-hour class, Kimball will discuss resources available at Thomas Balch Library, Loudoun County Courthouse, and repositories throughout the country, and using online resources. Pre-registration is required for this event by calling 703-737-7195 or emailing balchlib@leesburgva.gov. n
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Public Safety that someone had driven into a pond. Fire-Rescue workers extracted the driver, who was the sole occupant. While the 55-year-old Fairfax woman was uninjured, she was charged with driving while intoxicated and taken to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
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An early Tuesday morning townhouse fire near the Goose Creek Golf Course forced the evaucation of people from three homes.
Driver Clocked at 94 MPH Charged with DWI A 22-year-old Leesburg man faces multiple charges after a county deputy de-
13 Displaced After Townhouse Blaze The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office is working to determine the cause of an early morning townhouse fire near Leesburg that left 13 occupants of three homes displaced. According to the report, at approximately 2:14 a.m. July 26 county dispatchers received 911 calls reporting an explosion and fire in a Running Creek Square townhouse, near the Goose Creek golf course. Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the rear of the home and through the roof. Fire was also venting from windows on all three levels in the front of the home. On arrival the responders confirmed that all occupants were out of the homes in the entire row of townhomes. Although the home was destroyed, crews were able to limit the spread of the fire to other townhomes, with the use of non-combustible siding in the construction of the home cited as a beneficial factor. Homes on both sides of the main townhome suffered smoke and water damage and were deemed uninhabitable. A total of 13 occupants were displaced and were assisted by the American Red Cross or staying with friends. One occupant with minor burns and one firefighter with minor injuries were transported to the hospital. The firefighter has been released from the hospital. The presence of working smoke alarms played an important role in waking and notifying residents to exit the home, according to the report. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of five who lost everything. Donations can be made at gofund. me/1a93227b.
Suspected DWI Driver Rescued from Landsdowne Pond Emergency crews were called to the area of Riverpoint Drive and Lansdowne Boulevard on Saturday night for a report
tected him driving 94 miles per hour in a 35-miles-per-hour zone in Ashburn. According to the report, the incident happened at midnight July 25. The driver led the deputy on a 1.5-mile pursuit before stopping. The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving-20 mph or more over the speed limit, reckless driving-disregarding police command to stop, and driving on a suspended license.
Teens Suspected in Round Hill Elementary Roof Damage The staff of Round Hill Elementary School discovered a shattered skylight July 21. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a review of campus surveillance footage showed three teenagers at the school, and two of them climbing on the roof. This case remains under investigation. n
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Two weeks. Biking, hiking, canoeing, running/ walking, swimming all mixed in with history. Believe it or not, that’s not the latest reality TV show. It’s the Extreme Journey Camp that’s put on each summer in partnership with Journey Through Hallowed Ground organization and Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services. Participants go on a two-week adventure where they get to experience hands on, the history and places that shaped America and its leaders. Camp Director Blaine Horton has been with the program for 12 years. He said they try to have an extreme element at each of the sites. He said they try to teach students history in a fun way. The mission of Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Partnership is to promote appreciation for the historically significant sites in the 180-mile corridor between Gettysburg and Charlottesville, passing through the heart of Loudoun County. For Extreme Journey participants, it’s an up close and personal look at history where it happened. Ben Verhey, 10 a rising fifth grader was a first-time participant. He’s also one of the youngest. He said he was interested in history before going to camp and knew
a lot of the bare facts but said, “this tells you about the blow-by-blow things. Like this happened here and then [actually] be there. I’ve never done that,” he said. He liked that he didn’t just learn the history through a history book. He also talked about the extreme nature of the camp—including canoeing six miles on the Potomac River, cycling 12 miles along the C&O canal and the entire Gettysburg National Battlefield. He said he learned from one of the guides you get out what you put into something and said that really helped him to enjoy the camp. “I’m kind of sad its over. I got my fill of history and I’m going to miss my friends, but I barely got any sleep so I’m looking forward to more sleep,” he said. Junior counselors, or red shirts as they are called, volunteer their time to take the participants on the two-week journey. They are often former program participants who loved the experience so much they come back year after year. Naavya Shah, 16, a rising Junior at Heritage High School and the Academy of Science, is a return camper and counselor. She attended camp all three years of middle school then came back as a counselor for the past three years. She talked about how its easily at least 80 hours of volunteer time a camp session. But it’s all done out of a love for history and the camp and a desire to pass that love on to the next generation. “I come back every year and I learn EXTREME JOURNEY continues on page 9
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Employees Could See $1K Bonuses BY RENSS GREENE rgreene@loudounnow.com
Loudoun County Public Schools is set to give out $1,000 bonuses to all employees who didn’t receive previous bonuses during the pandemic, thanks to new state funding. In June, school budget staff and the School Board laid out plans to make those bonuses the top priority if the division received the additional $15.1 million in state funding approved by the General Assembly. That plan is cleared to proceed, following a vote by the Board of Supervisors on July 19 to transfer the additional state funds to the school division. The state’s new funding comes with more than the amount in new costs—in all, the school staff estimates the state is sending $15.1 million, and requiring $18.1 million in new spending. Those requirements include things like a mandate to provide one reading specialist per 550 students in kindergarten
through third grade, which the school district estimates will require 40 new reading specialists. Similarly, the state budget calls for $1,000 bonuses, with some discretion granted to local school boards, and includes $8.1 million. The school district estimates the $1,000 bonuses will cost $11.1 million. School budget officers said the school district may make up the $3 million difference between the new funding and the new requirements. The state funding passes first through the Board of Supervisors, which could also have sent the money to the School Board while also reducing the school system’s local tax funding by the same amount, resulting in no net change to the school budget. Instead, the schools will have $15.1 million more than their previously adopted budget. The new appropriation of state money grows the School Operating Fund to $1,561,049,152. Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the allocation on July 19. n
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Extreme Journey continued from page 8 something new. This is my sixth year, so I’ve been to Monticello six times, and I just want to make sure these kids have fun and a great experience because you hear about how siblings are coming the next year and their brother or sister is excited for them and that makes you excited and you want to give them that experience,” Shah said. “They call it the extreme journey. It’s not just in a battlefield telling history. We make it interactive. Kids who love sports get to bike and learn about all this incredible stuff,” she said. Matthew Cifuentes, 15, rising junior at Broad Run High School and Monroe Advanced Technical Academy, was a junior counselor for Session One. “This camp is really fostering leaders and showing the history of our country. And these guys don’t mince words. We talk about a lot of ugly stuff from our country’s past, but we are teaching them the past, so we don’t repeat it. That line is so overused but it’s true,” he said. He got involved after developing a love for history from his fourth-grade Vir-
ginia Studies teacher at Ashburn Elementary School. He said learning in a hands-on setting like what the participants experience at camp is priceless. “You get them out into these places and see them. I mean biking around Gettysburg, it just hits different,” he said. Each session gets a history teacher and a technology teacher as counselors. Session One had Zachary Gargan, a social science teacher and football coach at Lightridge High School, and Wendi Walker, an instructional facilitator at Stone Hill Middle School. At the end of their two-week session the participants present a video they created highlighting some of the places and people they learned about. The videos answer the questions: “What does leadership mean to me? What lessons can I learn from the examples of leadership provided by historical figures?” Videos were presented July 22 at Loudoun County High School. The next session starts Monday, July 25 and runs through Aug. 5. As of Friday, there were a few spots available. Registration is through the county Parks and Recreation website at loudoun.gov/1202/Summer-Camps. n
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Through thousands of volunteer hours of service, Serve Camp has become a staple of Loudoun County, helping local organizations every summer for over a decade. This summer, the camp is taking a more individualistic approach, providing for specific families in need. Since 2011, Serve Camp has inspired kids to “make life happen” through weekly camps for grades 1-12, fundraising through car washes and supporting the community through extensive volunteer work. “Serve Camp is based on the life and message of Jesus,” Loudoun Director Melissa Lani said. “We want them to know that God loves them, and we want them to go out and love the community.” This summer, the camp expects a total of around 500 participants, with each week having an average of around 100 volunteers. Registration remains open throughout the summer, making the total subject to change.
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Serve Camp participants wash a car near Roy Rogers on the corner of King street and Catoctin Circle in Leesburg.
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Serve camp continued from page 10 community. The new location makes for convenient access to the local nonprofits that Serve Camp supports, including The Sterling Foundation, INMED Partnerships for Children, and Tree of Life Ministries. “We send kids out to do projects with them,” Lani said. “In Sterling Park, we’re doing beautification projects outside, at INMED and Tree of Life we’re going into their facility and helping organize and run their day-to-day operation.” Serve Camp is divided into two groups based on age—Teen Camp for rising sixth through 12th graders, and Junior Camp for rising first through fifth graders. Teen Camp mainly focuses on community projects while Junior Camp leans more toward fundraising, often in the form of car washes. “This summer we have a goal to raise $10,000 through our car washes,” Lani said. “In the past, we have mostly raised sums and donated them to organizations, but this summer we wanted to have a more local and direct approach, so we find individuals and families that we can directly give money to.” Through social media and word of mouth, the administrative team identifies individuals who may be in need of financial aid. Last week, the camp raised money to help a single mother repair her car. “A single mother who is an Instacart driver, her car broke down and she didn’t have the money to fix it,” Camp Counselor Hunter Matherne said. “She needed $700 and we raised over $1,000 to fix her car.” Participants contribute in any way they can, including making cards for cops, boxes for different people in the neighborhood to brighten their days, and treats for animals at the local animal shelter. Matherne has been with Serve Camp for over eight years, while Lani has been with Serve Camp since its inception, working as a counselor for both teen and junior camp, as assistant director, and for the past two years as the director of both camps. “I was 12 years old, and it started with 12 kids, and now it’s this multi-week initiative,” Lani said. “Teen campers definitely have a lot more freedom to do some more intense projects and Junior camp is about inspiring and empowering and even though they’re young, they make a huge difference.” Serve Camp hopes to achieve the same
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Loudoun’s Ax Throwing Scene Heats Up
Friday, July 29, 6 p.m. Hillsboro Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro Details: oldstoneschool.org A 12-piece Afrofunk big band, Chopteeth explores the common groove between the funkiest, high-power, hip-shaking West African and American popular music on the planet. Admission is free.
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Three years ago, Ashburn lawyer Suzie Bassett went to a D.C. ax throwing bar for a fun outing with friends. She was immediately hooked. “I showed up from work in a dress— regular work clothes. They handed me an ax and said, ‘Go throw it,’ and I started hitting bullseyes.” Bassett is now the top-ranked woman in the World Axe Throwing League (WATL). Bassett throws out of Sterling’s Axes and Os Axe Throwing Company and is part of a growing wave of Loudouners getting into the sport. Now, Loudoun has two local options: Axes and Os recently celebrated its second anniversary. At the other end of the county, the much-anticipated Elysium Axe Bar in Purcellville opens to the public Friday, July 29. Bassett, a corporate lawyer, honed her skills in D.C. and Baltimore during her first year of competition. When she heard Axes and Os was opening in Sterling, she reached out to owner Tara Hampton, who has since become one of the fairy godmothers of the sport in Loudoun. Bassett encouraged Hampton to start up league competitions in addition to recreational throwing. “I stalked Tara a little bit,” Bassett said with a laugh. Hampton initially started a friendly league with just 12 throwers. Axes and Os now has several leagues, including hatchet (Bassett’s specialty, which features a twopound hatchet), along with big axe (which uses axes between three and 4.25 pounds), knife throwing and duals, where two partners throw hatchets at the same target. The hatchet league alone now has 49 members. For Bassett and Hampton, a big part of the sport’s appeal is that just about anyone can do it. One of Axes and Os’ top league throwers uses a wheelchair, Hampton said. “There’s not a type of body or person that’s going to be good at ax throwing,” Bassett said. “There’s no gender advantage. Being super strong doesn’t make you a better ax thrower. … You don’t need to be this lumberjack guy.” Bassett said the secrets to her success are hand-eye coordination and coachability. She grew up in upstate New York playing softball as a pitcher and was a field
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Suzie Bassett throws axe’s during a league practice at Axe’s and Oh’s in Sterling.
hockey goalie. “I liked having control of the game,” she said. “I was always in that very high stress position.” And ax throwing is a lot like pitching, she said: “It’s about repetition. It’s about understanding your own body and figuring out what throws work for you and what axes.” Hampton opened Axes and Os in 2020 after a 13-year career in nursing. She was looking for a change of pace and was considering a live music venue in Loudoun. Then Hampton went with a group to an ax bar in D.C. “Before I even held an ax in my hand, I watched a guy throw one. I looked at the group and said, ‘I changed my mind, I want to open up one of these.’” she said. “It’s really good stress relief, it’s something different. It just takes a little technique and hand-eye coordination and just about anyone can do it.” Bassett agrees. “I can sit and focus on throwing at a board for two hours. Having a stressful job, I can focus on something else and not think about things I might be distracted by.” Both Bassett and Hampton are also fans of the social aspect of the sport. Bassett met her boyfriend Russell Murphy in the Axes and Os league. The couple now goes to tournaments all over the country. And even though Murphy is a newer competitor, the pair compete in duals competitions, where both aim for the same
1.5-inch bullseye. Axes and Os features a WATL regulation range with hand-drawn targets on 10-inch by 48-inch boards made of cottonwood. This allows the venue to host league competitions as well as individual lane rentals and corporate and other group events (Hampton is already booking for fall and the holidays).
A Focus on Fun at Elysium Axe Bar in Purcellville At Elysium Axe Bar in Purcellville, owner Kristen Emerson and her partners are taking a slightly different approach. The Purcellville group, who worked with Hampton for months as they got running, opted for an arcade-style set up instead of WATL-regulation targets. Elysium uses targets projected on end-grain wood that makes it easier to stick throws. “[Ax throwing] can be kind of intimidating to people who’ve never done it before. This makes it kind of light and fun. … It keeps people entertained,” Emerson said. Emerson, her husband Scott Romutis and their friends Dan and Erin Green, came up with the idea a year ago. The four friends were looking for new opportunities for date nights and new options for creativity and fun in western Loudoun. The partners took over the airy barn space above Monk’s BBQ on the town’s west end and created an ax throwing haven AXES & O’S continues on page 14
Friday, July 29, 6-8 p.m. National Sporting Library and Museum, 102 The Plains Road, Middleburg Details: nationalsporting.org The Knuckle Dusters have performed traditional old-time fiddle, swing, ragtime, country, blues, hillbilly-jazz and celtic music for 25 years. Admission is free.
Tarara Summer Concert Series: JunkFood
Saturday, July 30, 6-9:30 p.m. Tarara Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Lucketts Details: tararaconcerts.com JunkFood serves up big, unapologetic rock tunes with loud guitars and fun sing-along hooks. Tickets are $20.
VAL Plaza Party: Brisk
Saturday, July 30, 6-9 p.m. Village At Leesburg, 1602 Village Market Blvd., Leesburg Details: villageatleesburg.com It’s an evening of MTV Unplugged-style ’90s alt rock covers from Brisk.
Acoustic on the Green: Dave Mininberg
Saturday, July 30, 7-8:30 p.m. Leesburg Town Green, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: leesburgva.gov Mininberg’s influences range from Louis Armstrong and Wes Montgomery to Paul Simon and Willie Nelson. Admission is free.
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Friday, July 29, 5:30 p.m. Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Catch up and coming singer/songwriter Cory Campbell for an evening of great tunes.
Live Music: Gary Smallwood
Friday, July 29, 6 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery,
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POTOMAC VEGETABLE FARMS Catoctin Coffee
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FRAMING STORE 6 Nominees
MICHAEL’S Runner Up: Hobby Lobby
FUNERAL HOME 6 Nominees
LOUDOUN FUNERAL CHAPEL Runner Up: Colonial Funeral Home
FURNITURE STORE 6 Nominees
BELFORT FURNITURE Runner Up: Ethan Allen
GARDEN CENTER 8 Nominees
MEADOWS FARM NURSERIES
HANDYMAN SERVICE 6 Nominees
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HARDWARE STORE 4 Nominees
HOME DEPOT Runner Up: Lowes
HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR 18 Nominees
EAST COAST POWERWASHING Runner Up: Blue Ridge Remodeling
HVAC COMPANY 18 Nominees
CLIMATIC HEATING AND COOLING Runner Up: M.E. Flow
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LOUDOUN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Runner Up: Raspberry Falls Golf Club
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INSULATION COMPANY 3 Nominees
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KIDS ACTIVITY/PARTY PLACE 11 Nominees
GREAT COUNTRY FARMS
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LAWN CARE COMPANY 13 Nominees
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LIMO COMPANY/CAR SERVICE 5 Nominees
RESTON LIMOUSINE Runner Up: Chariots for Hire
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MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO 3 Nominees
HALF KING STUDIO Runner Up: Creative Underground
MUSIC SHOP 4 Nominees
MELODEE MUSIC Runner Up: Shamrock Music Shoppe
NAIL SALON 28 Nominees
SERENDIPITY SALON Runner Up: Loudoun Nail Spa
NEW CAR DEALERSHIP 21 Nominees
AUTONATION HONDA DULLES Runner Up: Leesburg Toyota Autonation
LOUDOUN LUMBER
PAINTING COMPANY
MARKETING/PR COMPANY
12 Nominees
JOE FLEMING PAINTING
12 Nominees
Runner Up: Five Star Painting
Runner Up: The Market Group
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4 Nominees
Runner Up: Tart Lumber
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JOS. A. BANKS Runner Up: Men’s Warehouse
ATLANTIC COAST MORTGAGE
LAWN/GARDEN EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER
703-737-0030 | www.RaymondJames.com/Leesburg
4 Nominees
LANDSCAPING COMPANY
Runner Up: Epling Landscaping & Lawn Services
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MEN’S CLOTHING STORE
MORTGAGE COMPANY
MEADOWS FARM NURSERIES
201 Loudoun Street SE, Suite 100 • Leesburg, VA 20175
Runner Up: Mattress Warehouse
Runner Up: Leesburg Animal Park
19 Nominees
Special thanks to each member of my team: Kathleen, Erik & Valerie for their hard work and commitment to excellence.
4 Nominees
13 Nominees
KIM’S TAE KWON DO Runner Up: Jun Lee Taekwondo
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Runner Up: Dollar Tree FAVORITE BUSINESSES >> 12 JULY 28, 2022
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9 Nominees
OLD MILL BOARDING KENNEL Runner Up: Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates
PET SITTING BUSINESS 6 Nominees
KENZIE’S KARE Runner Up: Animal Au Paws of Loudoun
12 Nominees
M.E. FLOW Runner Up: Artisan Plumbing
RADIO STATION 13 Nominees
MUSIC PLANET RADIO Runner Up: WTOP
REALTOR GROUP OR TEAM 8 Nominees
PLATINUM GROUP REAL ESTATE/PEARSON SMITH REALTY Runner Up: Reynolds Team Realty, Keller Williams
PET STORE 5 Nominees
PETSMART, LEESBURG Runner Up: DogGone Natural
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Thank you, Loudoun County! It is an honor to serve our community. Individual Counseling
FIRST PLACE: Best Psychotherapist
Marriage & Relationship Therapy Family Therapy Mindfulness Meditation Groups Support Groups for Teens & Adults Quiet Waters Podcast SuzanneNixon.com dr.suzannenixon@gmail.com 703.729.0505
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Loudoun’s Favorite Alternative Medicine Provider!
Functional & Integrative Medicine t IBS t IBD t Auto-Immune t Chronic Fatigue t Lyme Disease t Thyroid t Hormones t Fibromyalgia t Metabolic Syndrome t Detoxification Support t Nutrition t Bio-Identicals t Thyroid & Adrenal
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SOLAR POWER COMPANY 2 Nominess
RENTAL CENTER
PROSPECT SOLAR
3 Nominees
RENTALS UNLIMITED, STERLING
Runner Up: Mountainview Solar
Runner Up: Brooke Rental Center, Leesburg
14 Nominees
SPECIALTY STORE
Congratulations
EYETOPIA
to Kiran Iqbal, M.D. RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE for being voted Loudoun’s favorite psychiatrist! BROKERAGE
Runner Up: Twigs
12 Nominees
STORE FOR GIFTS 18 Nominees
PEARSON SMITH REALTY
ZAZU
Runner Up: Century 21 Redwood Realty
Runner Up: Brick & Mortar
ROOFING COMPANY MARTHA CALIHAN, MD Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
116-Q Edwards Ferry Rd N.E., Leesburg, VA 20176 703-669-6118 www.FiveStonesWellness.com
8 Nominees
SWIMMING POOL SUPPLY STORE 2 Nominees
LOUDOUN VALLEY ROOFING
SWIM GEM Runner Up: Total Pools
Runner Up: C2 Operations
FAVORITE BUSINESSES >> 16
44095 Pipeline Plaza, Suite 240 Ashburn, VA 20147 Phone: 703-723-2999
Congratulations
to Kiran Iqbal, M.D., Loudoun’s Favorite Psychiatrist in 2021 and 2022 and Michael Oberschneider, Psy.D, Loudoun’s Favorite Psychologist in 2021
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Specializing in Children, Adolescents, Adults & Families
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5 Nominees
TANNING SALON
LOUDOUN TEST PREP
4 Nominees
PALM BEACH TANNING Runner Up: GLO Studio Tanning
Thanks for Voting Dr. Mountcastle Loudoun’s Favorite Plastic Surgeon 9 years in a row!
Runner Up: Learning RX
USED CAR DEALERSHIP 7 Nominees
CARMAX
THRIFT STORE 9 Nominees
BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE Runner Up: Hope’s Treasures
TITLE COMPANY 7 Nominees
STOCKMAN TITLE & ESCROW
Runner Up: H&H Used Cars
VETERINARY PRACTICE 18 Nominees
CATOCTIN VETERINARY CLINIC Runner Up: Leesburg Veterinary Hospital
Runner Up: Blue Ridge Title
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY
TREE SERVICE
A. SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY
8 Nominees
ARBOR ARTISTS Runner Up: Bartlett Tree Experts
13 Nominees
Runner Up: Joylyn Hannahs Photography
WEDDING PLANNING COMPANY
TUTOR SERVICE
FAVORITE BUSINESSES >> 18
Thank you Loudoun County for voting me your
FAVORITE DENTIST
in this years Loudoun Now poll!
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Dermatologic Surgery (Cyst, lipomas, moles) Med Spa: 44095 Pipeline Plaza, Ste. 270 Ashburn, VA 20147 571-266-1776
Your continued commitment to our practice is greatly appreciated. We will continue to treat you and your family the same way that we would want to be treated. Cochran Family Dental 1503 Dodona Ter Ste 210, Leesburg VA 20175 •703-771-9034 theleesburgvadentist.com
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900 Sycolin Road, Unit 160 Leesburg, VA
Dr. McGrew Voted #1 Eye Doctor
Thank you for voting Dr. Brad Clegg your favorite Chiropractor!
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& Debbie Daniel runner up as Top Optician
THANK YOU!
(703) 777-1299 eyecarecenterleesburg.com
Thank You Loudoun County for Voting Me #1 Ophthalmologist
Dr.Charles Clegg & Dr. Brad Clegg
Claiborne M. Callahan, M.D. Board Certified Ophthalmologist | Laser Cataract Surgery Eye Exams | Glaucoma Management By appointment only. 20 Davis Ave. SW Leesburg, VA 20175
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www.CallahanEye.com phone: 703-777-1244 fax: 540-338-9137
225 Loudoun St. S.E. Leesburg, VA 20175 Phone: 703.777.8884 www.cleggchiro.com
Proudly serving Loudoun County since 1978!
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WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE
7 Nominees
LOU LOU BOUTIQUES
JESSICA ASHLEY EVENTS Runner Up: Celebrations Made Simple
8 Nominees
Runner Up: Misguided Angels
YOGA/PILATES STUDIO 8 Nominees
EASY DAY YOGA Runner Up: Club Pilates, Ashburn
New Site Opening at Stone Springs Hospital Center
Thank you for voting me runner up Massage Therapist!
Thank you FAVORITE 24430 Stone Springs Blvd., Suite 135, Dulles,County VA 20166 Loudoun LOUDOUN’S Physician Office Building
Accepting new patients of all ages. Forforappointments call 703-957-1255 voting Dr.Valerie Rhodes the Favorite • NEWBORN CARE • WPediatrician, OMEN’S HEALTHSusy Furr the Favorite Nurse and • CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS • PHYSICAL TPractitioner HERAPY SERVICES 2022 • ADULT AND GWERIATRIC M EDICINE Dr. Scott Nagell the Favorite Doctor I N N E R Runner Up in the 2022 Loudoun’s
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• Newborn Care • Children and Adolescents
• Adult and Geriatric Medicine • Women’s Health
Keeping Families Healthy since 1974. We accept most major health www.yourfamilymed.com
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Ashburn Office 43300 Southern Walk Plaza Suite 100 Broadlands, VA 20148 571-252-7353
Purcellville Office 205 Hirst Road Suite 303 Purcellville, Virginia 20132 540-338-9896
Lovettsville Office 20 Town Square, Suite 180 Lovettsville, Virginia 20180 540-579-0500
Lansdowne Office 44084 Riverside Parkway Suite 300 Leesburg, Virginia 20176 703-724-7530
Leesburg Office 224-D Cornwall Street, NW Suite 106 Leesburg, Virginia 20176 703-777-1612
Stone Springs Office 24430 Stone Springs Blvd., Suite 135 Dulles, VA 20166 703-957-1255
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2022 FAVORITE PEOPLE ACCOUNTANT
BAND/MUSICIAN
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
JEFF MITCHELL, MITCHELL & CO. P.C.
GARY SMALLWOOD
GERALYN WARD, THE DANCE ACADEMY OF LOUDOUN
TONY NERANTZIS, RAYMOND JAMES
10 Nominees
Runner Up: Karen Mason, The Approachable Accountant
ARCHITECT 3 Nominees
TOM O’NEIL, O’NEIL ARCHITECTS
Runner Up: Clint Good, Clint Good Architect
ARTIST
16 Nominees
STILSON GREENE Runner Up: Kris Loya
ATTORNEY
31 Nominees
RHONDA WILSON PAICE, LAUREL BRIGADE LAW GROUP Runner Up: Robert E. Sevila, Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston, White
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37 Nominees
Runner Up: Juliana MacDowell
BANKER
11 Nominees
BETSY BENNETT, BANK OF CLARKE COUNTY
4 Nominees
Runner Up: Adam King, Dance King Studio
DJ
4 Nominees
CERPHE COLWELL
Runner Up: Carol Del Pilar, MainStreet Bank
Runner Up: Paxton LePage, Loudoun DJ
SPORTS COACH
ELECTRICIAN
14 Nominees
9 Nominees
MICKEY THOMPSON, MIKE GITTINGS, STONE BRIDGE FOOTBALL PURCELLVILLE ELECTRIC Runner Up: Mike Elias, Loudoun Valley High School Softball
COMMERCIAL REALTOR 32 Nominees
JIM SISLEY, PALADIN REAL ESTATE
Runner Up: Mark Miller, Long & Foster
Runner Up: TJ Atkins, TWA Electric
EVENT PLANNER 8 Nominees
RUSTY FOSTER, BOW TIE STRATEGIES Runner Up: Tina Johnson, JP Events & Consulting
LOUDOUN’S FAVORITES - 2022
18 Nominees
Runner Up: Mitch Sproul, Toth Financial
GOLF INSTRUCTOR 3 Nominees
DAVID NEWSOME, 1757 GOLF CLUB Runner Up: Robyn James, Raspberry Golf Academy
GRAPHIC ARTIST 4 Nominees
STILSON GREENE, STILSON GREENE GRAPHIC DESIGN ILLUSTRATION
Runner Up: Allison Shannon, 37 Media & Marketing Group
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2022 FAVORITE PEOPLE
THANK YOU
for voting for us to win 2022 Loudoun’s #1 Favorite Thrift Store!
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HOME BUILDER
DREW LAUTEN, LAUTEN CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE AGENT
MECHANIC
LANDY PATTON, STATE FARM
DOUG KRESSLEY, D&D AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
INTERIOR DESIGNER
MORTGAGE BROKER
JULIE HOFFMAN, J & L INTERIORS
KRISTI HARDY, ATLANTIC COAST MORTGAGE
Runner Up: Paul Reimers, PR Custom Homes
15 Nominees
Purcellville Thrift Shop
57 Catoctin Circle NE Leesburg, VA 20176 +1 (703) 687-3120
609 East Main Street Purcellville, VA 20132 +1 (540) 751-1680
A 100% of the Thrift Shops’ proceeds support Blue Ridge Hospice. We provide compassionate end-of-life care to all.
12 Nominees
ELIZABETH LIOTTA, THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE
3 Nominees
Leesburg Thrift Shop
MASSAGE THERAPIST
Runner Up: Keith Seekford, Moore, Clemens & Co.
12 Nominees
Runner Up: Kim Kendall, Kendall Interiors
Runner Up: Caroline O’Neill, Body Baby Birth Loudoun
19 Nominees
Runner Up: Mike Rollison, Catoctin Automotive
9 Nominees
Runner Up: Amy Lodes, Mainstreet Home Loans
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Call our 24/7/365 support line at 1-833-898-0714 to talk to one of our admissions nurses.
+1 (540) 313-9200 | info@BlueRidgeHospice.org www.BlueRidgeHospice.org
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MUSIC INSTRUCTOR 7 Nominees
TODD WRIGHT, HALF KING STUDIOS Runner Up: Wayne Estes, Catoctin School of Music
PHOTOGRAPHER 22 Nominees
13 Nominees
16 Nominees
ALIYAH DASTOUR, SHERIFF MIKE CHAPMAN ALIMOND PHOTOGRAPHY Runner Up: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton
Runner Up: Ellen Zangla, Ellen Zangla Photography
PICTURE FRAMER 4 Nominees
PERSONAL TRAINER
PUBLIC SERVANT
SHIRLEY MEDLIN, MEDLIN ART GALLERY
RESIDENTIAL REALTOR 55 Nominees
KEREN JAYNE, KEREN JAYNE HOMES
Runner Up: Jessi Kulow, My Frame Shop
Runner Up: Karen Cooper, Platinum Group Real Estate
Runner Up: James Walker, AE Training Elite
FLYING INSTRUCTOR
STONE MASON
2 Nominees
4 Nominees
PET GROOMER
RAYMOND de HAAN, AVIATION ADVENTURES
JIM CULLINANE, JIM CULLINANE MASONRY
ASHLEY HARPER, IDA LEE RECREATION CENTER
4 Nominees
BARK N BUBBLES, LEESBURG
Runner Up: The Doggie Wash, Purcellville
PLUMBER
Runner Up: Dave Ratcliff, Ratcliff’s Masonry
12 Nominees
DAVE ADAMS, ARTISAN PLUMBING Runner Up: Mike West, Plumb Professionals
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TEACHER
57 Nominees
CHRISTINA POWELL, BELMONT STATION ELEMENTARY
Runner Up: Sarah Stillman, Lovettsville Elementary
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR 4 Nominees
MONIKA HOOPER, ASHBURN SPORTS PAVILION
Runner Up: Luis Rosado, Luis Rosado Tennis Academy
VETERINARIAN 24 Nominees
MICHAEL STRICKLAND, LEESBURG VETERINARY HOSPITAL Runner Up: Stephen Stang, Loudoun Veterinary Service
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2022 FAVORITE HEALTH & MEDICAL
Thanks Loudoun for Voting our Burgers #1 again!
ACUPUNCTURIST
DENTIST
2 Nominees
37 Nominees
RACHAL LOHR DEAN, FIREFLY ACUPUNCTURE AND WELLNESS
BRIAN COCHRAN, COCHRAN FAMILY DENTISTRY
Runner Up: Dan Parish, Loudoun Family Wellness
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROVIDER
Runner Up: Ryan Mayo, Mayo Family Dentistry
4 Nominees
LOUDOUN’S
FAVORITE
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MARTHA CALIHAN, FIVE STONES HEALING ARTS AND WELLNESS Runner Up: Rachal Lohr Dean, Firefly Acupuncture and Wellness
DERMATOLOGIST 7 Nominees
DOUG SEMLER, SEMLER DERMATOLOGY Runner Up: Van Ha, Loudoun Dermatology Associates
AUDIOLOGIST 4 Nominees
DIETICIAN
DARLENE PAYNE, LANSDOWNE Runner Up: Hilary Crowley, Leesburg Family Hearing
CHIROPRACTOR 19 Nominees
BRAD CLEGG, CLEGG CHIROPRACTIC
3 Nominees
MEGAN BEST, MEGAN B. WELL
Runner Up: Stephanie Mull, Metabolism Based Eating
Runner Up: Chad Parsons, Advanced Corrective Chiropractic
FAVORITE HEALTH & MEDICAL >> 25
Thank you for voting us #1 Plumber-Dave Adams and #2 Plumbing Company
LOUDOUN’S
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Our Commitment to Excellence: Competitive Rates & Reliable emergency service available
Our Services: Residential
$100 OFF
Commercial
Emergency
WATER HEATERS OR WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS (supplied and installed by Artisan Plumbing)
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6 Nominees
DOCTOR
SUSY FURR, LEESBURG STERLING FAMILY PRACTICE
35 Nominees
DR. DINA GOTTESMAN, SOUTH RIDING PEDIATRICS
Runner Up: Cynthia Yew, Sterling Family Practice
Runner Up: Dr. Scott Nagell, Leesburg Sterling Family Practice
OPTOMETRIST 8 Nominees
MIDWIFE
6 Nominees
COURTNEY HASSEMAN, INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN
LOUDOUN’S
FAVORITE
GREG MCGREW, EYECARE CENTER OF LEESBURG
Runner Up: Kelly Jenkins, Blue Ridge Birth
Runner Up: Kendall Shafran, Eyecare Center of Leesburg
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Thank you Loudoun County for voting Mike West one of the Favorite Plumbers this year!
OPTHALMOLOGIST 5 Nominees
CLAIBORNE M. CALLAHAN, LEESBURG
Runner Up: Ayman Boutros, The Eye Center
PROFESSIONAL PLUMBERS AT AFFORDABLE RATES 703-454-8791 Ashburn, VA plumbprofessionals.com
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Loudoun's Favorite Residential Realtor® Keren Jayne www.kerenjaynehomes.com 703.894.7309 JULY 28, 2022
Thank You Loudoun County for Voting Keith Seekford #2 Insurance Agent
Moore, Clemens & Co. Inc. Loudoun’s oldest Insurance Agency. Service, Savings and Solutions since 1905
703-777-1275
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ThankYou forVoting Voting Thank YouLoudoun Loudoun County County for Lauten #1 Home Builder DrewConstruction Lauten #1 Home Builder
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5 Nominees
OPTICIAN
CVS
4 Nominees
Runner Up: Walgreens
PAIGE BUSCEMA, EYETOPIA
PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE 21 Nominees
Runner Up: Debbie Daniel, Eyecare Center of Leesburg
LOUDOUN PHYSICAL THERAPY
ORTHODONTIST 7 Nominees
NEIL KRAVITZ, KRAVITZ ORTHODONTICS Runner Up: Russ Mullen, Mullen Orthodontics
15 Nominees
JOHN FARRELL, SOUTH RIDING PEDIATRICS
Runner Up: Valerie Rhodes, Leesburg Sterling Family Practice
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4 Nominees
Runner Up: Phillip Chang, Aesthetica Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center
FAVORITE HEALTH & MEDICAL >> 28
J&L INTERIORS
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PLASTIC SURGEON
TIMOTHY MOUNTCASTLE, MOUNTCASTLE PLASTIC SURGERY
PEDIATRICIAN
FAVORITE
Runner Up: Biomechanic Physical Therapy
Loudoun’s Favorite Interior Designers!
Thank you for voting us as Loudoun's Favorite! We are grateful for the trust and support of our clients, partners and friends for more than 25 years!
Celebrating 25 Years 38-A Catoctin Circle, S.E. Leesburg, VA 20175 703-737-7660 | www.jandlinteriors.net
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THANK YOU For Voting LEO Construction as Runner Up for Best Exacavating Company in Loudoun County! PROUDLY SERVING LOUDOUN COUNTY SINCE 1985
Northern Virginia's Underground Utility Experts 703-450-4500 WWW.LEOCONSTRUCTION.US
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Mitchell, Burns & Co., P.C.
Voted Loudoun’s Favorite CPA Firm 20+ Years!
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PSYCHIATRIST 3 Nominees
KIRAN IQBAL, ASHBURN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
Thank You to Our Clients!
Runner Up: Kristi Guadagnoli, Mindwell Psychology
PSYCHOLOGIST 5 Nominees
DANIELLE ROTHMAN, INSIGHT INTO ACTION THERAPY
Runner Up: Michael Oberschneider, Ashburn Psychological and Psychiatric Services
PSYCHOTHERAPIST 3 Nominees
SUZANNE NIXON, INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY Runner Up: Neil McNerney
WEIGHT LOSS CENTER 3 Nominees
7COMPANY WEIGHT LOSS & WELLNESS CENTER Runner Up: Physicians Premiere Weight and Wellness Center
YOGA/PILATES INSTRUCTOR 7 Nominees
MINDY BEACH, YOGA TIME STUDIO
Runner Up: Maddie Tuohy, Empower Yoga Therapy
Jeffrey D. Mitchell, CPA; Sandra M. Tondreau, CPA; W. Matthew Burns, CPA; Kara J. Doyle, CPA; John S. Walker; J. Garrett Mee; Cassie R. Chauncey; and Claire M. Burns
Business & Individual Tax Compliance & Financial Reporting
LOUDOUN’S
FAVORITE
Serving Industries Including: Manufacturing, Publishing, Non-Profit Groups & Local Government Mitchell, Burns and Co., P.C. 110 East Market Street, Suite 200
703-777-4900
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Thanks for voting Doug Kressley Best Mechanic
Leesburg, VA 20176
mco@mcocpa.com
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2022 FAVORITE PLACES ART GALLERY
DATE SPOT
HOTEL/RESORT
THE FINE GALLERY
TUSCARORA MILL/ TUSKIES
LANSDOWNE RESORT & SPA
FARM
LIVE MUSIC VENUE
4 Nominees
Runner Up: Medlin Art Gallery
BED & BREAKFAST
47 Nominees
Runner Up: Magnolias at the Mill
21 Nominees
RED FOX INN
Runner Up: Bear Chase Manor
BUSINESS EVENT VENUE
12 Nominees
GREAT COUNTRY FARMS Runner Up: Wegmeyer Farm
25 Nominees
LANSDOWNE RESORT & SPA Runner Up: Stone Tower Winery
COMMUNITY CENTER
FARMERS MARKET 9 Nominees
LEESBURG FARMERS MARKET
Runner Up: One Loudoun Farmers Market
15 Nominees
Runner Up: Salamander Resort & Spa
22 Nominees
TALLY HO THEATER
Runner Up: Tarara Summer Concert Series
Runner Up: Claude Moore Recreation Center
MUSEUM
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UDVAR HAZY CENTERSMITHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
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IDA LEE RECREATION CENTER
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HISTORIC SITE 6 Nominees
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PLACE TO RIDE YOUR BICYCLE PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
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PLACE TO MEET WITH FRIENDS 64 Nominees
BEAR CHASE BREWING Runner Up: Blue Ridge Grill
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BAKERY/PASTRY SHOP 20 Nominees
MOM’S APPLE PIE
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Runner Up: ResQ BBQ
FRENCH FRIES 49 Nominees
FIVE GUYS
Runner Up: Blue Ridge Grill
COFFEE SHOP 26 Nominees
STARBUCKS
Runner Up: King Street Coffee
FAMILY RESTAURANT 56 Nominees
BLUE RIDGE GRILL
Runner Up: Sweetwater Tavern
FINE DINING RESTAURANT 25 Nominees
LIGHTFOOT
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ITALIAN RESTAURANT 30 Nominees
TRAVINIA ITALIAN KITCHEN Runner Up: Solo NY Pizza
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PLACE FOR BARBECUE 18 Nominees
MONK’S BBQ
OUTDOOR DINING SPOT 28 Nominees
CLYDE’S WILLOW CREEK FARM Runner Up: Shoe’s Cup & Cork
PLACE FOR SEAFOOD
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Runner Up: Mission BBQ
Runner Up: King Street Oyster Bar
PLACE FOR PIZZA
PLACE FOR SUSHI
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FIREWORKS PIZZA, LEESBURG Runner Up: Solo NY Pizza
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ROMANTIC DINING SPOT 26 Nominees
LIGHTFOOT
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STONE TOWER WINERY Runner Up: Bluemont Vineyards
PLACE FOR WINGS 36 Nominees
SANDWICH SHOP 24 Nominees
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2022 FAVORITE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 39 Nominees
VIRGINIA TECH
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COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 27 Nominees
LEESBURG FLOWER & GARDEN FESTIVAL Runner Up: Loudoun County Fair
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COMMUNITY SPORTS LEAGUE 32 Nominees
LOUDOUN SOCCER
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COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL 42 Nominees
AV SYMINGTON AQUATICS CENTER/IDA LEE PARK
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NONPROFIT/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION 68 Nominees
MOBILE HOPE
PRIVATE SCHOOL 29 Nominees
LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Runner Up: Paul VI Catholic High School
Runner Up: Loudoun Hunger Relief
PUBLIC SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS GROUP 12 Nominees
THE DANCE ACADEMY OF LOUDOUN
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LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Runner Up: Park View High School
Runner Up: Loudoun Symphony
SUMMER CAMP/PROGRAM PLACE OF WORSHIP
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Runner Up: YMCA Summer Camp
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40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Gary Smallwood returns to Flying Ace with his locally famous classic rock, country rock and blues.
Live Music: Something’s Brewing
Friday, July 29, 6-10 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Enjoy classic rock, pop and folk– old and new– from some of the area’s best musicians.
Live Music: Chris Mangione and Madeline Miller
Live Music: Bryan Fox and Friends
Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m. The Branch, 49 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg Details: bowlthebranch.com Middleburg’s own Bryan Fox hits The Branch with soul and funk tunes.
Live Music: Junior Bryce Band
Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville Details: monksq.com An in-demand saxophone sideman in the DC region for years, Bryce has launched his own ensemble serving up groove and hippie funk with some jazz and R&B flavor.
Live Music: Philadelphia Freedom Elton John Tribute Saturday, July 30
Friday, July 29, 7 p.m. Tarbender’s Lounge, 10 S. King St., Leesburg Details: tarbenderslounge.com It’s a jazzy evening at Leesburg’s downtown speakeasy with tunes from Chris Mangione and Madeline Miller.
Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com This top-notch tribute band brings Elton John’s music and iconic style to life. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $35 for VIP seats.
Live Music: Rowdy Ace Trio
Sunday, July 31, 5-8 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com Wind down the weekend with country rock from a local favorite.
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Friday, July 29, 8 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com Led by founding member Lonnie Jordan, the legendary Los Angeles-based band serves up a fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles for a progressive soul sound. Tickets are $59.75 for general admission, $125 for VIP seats.
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Loudoun County Fairgrounds, 17558 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg Details: loudouncountyfair.com It’s an old-fashioned week of animal showmanship, live music, children’s activities and carnival rides. Evening entertainment includes demolition derbies and rodeos. Check out the website for a complete schedule. Tickets are $15 for adults and youth ages 13 and up, $5 for children 6 to 12 and free for 5 and under. Weekly passes are available.
Polo in the Park
Saturday, July 30, 6-10 p.m. Morven Park, 41580 Sunday Morning Lane, Leesburg Details: morvenpark.org Morven Park’s summer polo season kicks off with fast-paced arena polo action and multiple tailgate and picnic options. Admission is $40 per car.
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Saturday, July 30, 2 p.m. The Barns At Hamilton Station, 16804 Hamilton Station Road, Hamilton Details: thebarnsathamiltonstation.com Acoustic Soul’s Steven Shaffer and Bruce Turner are a guitar and vocals duo who pay tribute to legendary classic rock, blues, R&B and American roots artists.
Live Music: Scott Kurt Trio
Saturday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Southern by way of the Rust Belt, Scott Kurt’s brand of country blends old-school outlaw grit with elements of guitar-driven rock.
Live Music: Jim Steele
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Live Music: Point of Rock
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CHOPTEETH Friday, July 29, 6-9 p.m. Hillsboro’s Old Stone School oldstoneschool.org
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JUNK FOOD Saturday, July 30, 6-9:30 p.m. Tarara Winery tararaconcerts.com
POINT OF ROCK BAND Saturday, July 30, 6-10 p.m. MacDowell’s Beach macsbeach.com
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Axes & O’s continued from page 12 with a “Vikings” and “Game of Thrones” vibe. With arcade-style throwing lanes, throwers can choose different targets: everything from zombies to tic-tac-toe. Elysium also features food, wine and beer and a lounge area for post-throwing socialization. Both Hampton and Emerson say they sometimes get questions about ax throwing and alcohol. But both say it’s not an issue with plenty of safety measures in place. Emerson adds that in general, throwers make reservations for a lane and arrive shortly before their time slot. They might have a beer while throwing and spend some time at the bar afterward. Both venues also feature lane coaches monitoring safety and offering tips. For now, Elysium won’t offer WATL
leagues, focusing on fun and cultivating a love of the sport. Both Hampton and Emerson said there’s a synergy between the two venues. “The ax throwing world is a very tight knit world,” Emerson said. “Tara has been a huge supporter.” And Hampton is excited for the new venue, bookending the county with different approaches. “It’s supporting the sport itself,” she said. “I think it’s great” Elysium Axe Bar opens Friday, July 29 and will be open Thursday through Sunday at 251 N. 21st Street, Unit B in Purcellville. For information, go to elysiumaxebar.com. Axes and Os is open Wednesday through Sunday at 21680 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 125 in Sterling. For information about leagues and recreational throwing, go to axesandos.com. n
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LVZA 2022-0001 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 42, ZONING, DIVISION 42-I, IN GENERAL, ARTICLE 42-VIII, GENERAL REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE 42-VIII-2, ADDITIONAL STANDARDS, TO ADD SECTION 42-305, SMALL CELL WIRELESS FACILITIES The LOVETTSVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on the following item at their meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 6 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, Virginia. Written comments regarding this item can be submitted to clerk@lovettsvilleva.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Members of the public may access and participate in this meeting electronically. The purpose of the amendment is to establish standards for the installation of small cell wireless communication equipment on buildings, utility poles, and other structures. "Small cell facility" as defined by § 15.2-2316.3 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, means a wireless facility consisting of a whip antenna, panel antenna, or dish antenna provided by a wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure that is located inside an enclosure, or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six cubic feet and all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than 28 cubic feet, or such higher limit as is established by the Federal Communications Commission.
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9 USE REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING HOMESTY USE STANDARDS Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment TLOA-2021-0012 to revise the following article of the Zoning Ordinance: Section 9.3.11.3 Homestay – amending various sections to revise the standards applicable to a homestay, or temporary short-term lodging, use in the Town of Leesburg. Copies and additional information regarding these proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (MondayFriday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by calling 703-737-7920 and asking for Michael Watkins, Zoning Administrator. Mr. Watkins can also be reached by email at mwatkins@leesburgva.gov. This Zoning Ordinance amendment application is identified as case number TLOA-2021-0012. At this hearing all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of the Commission at (703) 771-2434 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711.
Section 15.2-2316.4 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended prohibits localities from requiring conditional use permits or variances for small cell wireless facilities. The proposed amendment would require zoning permit approval, add definitions, and apply size, height, and design standards. All persons desiring to speak will be given an opportunity to do so at this meeting. The proposed zoning amendment is available for review on the Town website at: www.lovettsvilleva.gov. You may also request a copy be sent to you via email by contacting John Merrithew, Planning Director at (540) 822-5788 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm weekdays, holidays excepted. 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. 7/21, 7/28
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NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLES 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 AND 18 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176 to consider Zoning Ordinance Amendment TLOA-2022-0002 to revise the following articles of the Zoning Ordinance:
Pursuant to Sections 15.2-1427, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2205 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, the LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL will hold a public hearing on TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, to consider Special Exception Application TLSE-2022-0005, Ocean Veterinary Ophthalmology.
Article 5 Residential Zoning Districts; Article 6 Nonresidential Districts; Article 7 Overlay and Special Purpose Districts; Article 8 Planned Development Districts; Article 9 Use Regulations; Article 10 Density/Intensity & Dimensional Standards; Article 11 Parking, Loading and Pedestrian Access; Article 12 Tree Preservation, Landscaping, Screening Open Space and Outdoor Lighting; Article 16 Nonconformities; and Article 18 Definitions – amending various sections, including but not limited to permissible zoning districts, use standards, and review procedures, for accessory dwelling units in the Town of Leesburg.
TO CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION TLSE-2022-0005 OCEAN VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY
The subject of the application is an existing commercial space addressed as 302A-1 Industrial Court. The property is zoned Crescent District, CD-CC Commercial Corridor and is further described as Loudoun County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 231-19-8510. Special Exception Application TLSE-2022-0005 is a request by Ocean Veterinary Ophthalmology, LLC. to allow a 2,400 square foot veterinary hospital pursuant to Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance (TLZO) Section 6.6.2, Use Regulations. Additional information and copies of this application are available at the Department of Planning and Zoning located on the second floor of the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176 during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or by contacting Scott E. Parker, Senior Planning Project Manager at 703-771-2771 or sparker@leesburgva.gov. At these hearings, all persons desiring to express their views concerning these matters will be heard. Persons requiring special accommodations at the meeting should contact the Clerk of Council at (703) 771-2733 three days in advance of the meeting. For TTY/TDD service, use the Virginia Relay Center by dialing 711. 07/28 & 08/04/22
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ABANDONED WATERCRAFT Notice is hereby given that the following watercraft has been abandoned for more than 60 days on the property of S. LANDAU, 43700 GREAT HARVEST CT, ASHBURN, VA 703-724-0220. Description: 13ft Boston Whaler, pre-1970, white, VA2204. Application for Watercraft Registration/Title will be made in accordance with Section 29.1-733.25 of the Code of Virginia if this watercraft is not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources with questions. 7/14, 7/21, 7/28
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LOUDOUN COUNTY WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR: ON-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, RFP No. 527782 until prior to 4:00 p.m., local “Atomic Time”, August 31, 2022. Solicitation forms may be obtained 24 hours a day by visiting our web site at www.loudoun.gov/procurement. If you do not have access to the Internet, call (703) 777-0403, M - F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WHEN CALLING, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. 7/28/22
TOWN OF LEESBURG NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE ON THE 300 BLOCK OF CATOCTIN CIRCLE BETWEEN BELMONT DRIVE AND PROSPECT PLACE SW The LEESBURG TOWN MANAGER will hold a public hearing in Lower-Level Conference Rooms 1 and 2 at Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. on a proposed Residential Permit Parking Zone designation on the 300 Block of Catoctin Circle between Belmont Drive and Prospect Place SW. This Public Hearing is in accordance with Section 32-240(b) of the Town Code. Additional information concerning this proposed Residential Permit Parking Zone is available by contacting Calvin K. Grow, Transportation Engineer at 703-771-2791 or email at cgrow@leesburgva.gov. At this hearing, all persons desiring to express their views regarding this matter will be heard. Person requiring special accommodations should contact the Clerk of Council at 703-771-2733, one day in advance (TTD 703-771-4560). 7/28 & 8/4/22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VA. CODE § § 1-211.1; 8.01-316,-317,20-104 Case No.:
CJ22-19 & CJ22-20; CJ22-21 & CJ22-22; CJ22-23 & CJ22-24; CJ22-25 & CJ22-26; CJ22-27 & CJ22-28; CJ22-29 & CJ22-30;
Loudoun County Circuit Court 18 East Market St., Leesburg VA 20176 Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Allison Fluke-Ekren The object of this suit is to hear an appeal of Dispositional Orders entered in the Loudoun County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court and underlying Foster Care Plans pursuant to Virginia Code § § 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Sumeyyah Nadiya Ekren, Zubayer Rafik Ekren, Asiyeh Hanan Ekren, Fatima Zahra Ekren; Khadija Ulku Ekren and Osama Othman Ekren. It is ORDERED that Unknown Father(s) appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before September 6 - 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 & 8/18/22
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Virginia Code § 8.01-316 Case No.:
JJ038626-10-00
PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater into a waterbody in Loudoun County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 22, 2022 to August 22, 2022 PERMIT NAME: Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit – Wastewater issued by DEQ, pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations. APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER: Town of Hamilton; P.O. Box 130, Hamilton, VA 20159; VA0020974. FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION: Town of Hamilton Sewage Treatment Plant; 104 North Rogers Street, Hamilton, VA 20159. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Town of Hamilton has applied for reissuance of a permit for the public Town of Hamilton Sewage Treatment Plant. The applicant proposes to release treated sewage wastewaters from residential areas at a rate of 0.16 million gallons per day into a water body. Sludge from the treatment process will be transported the Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility (VA0091383) for further treatment and final disposal. The facility proposes to release the treated sewage in an unnamed tributary to South Fork Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County in the Potomac River watershed. A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams. The permit will limit the following pollutants to amounts that protect water quality: physical and chemical properties, nutrients, metals, organic matter, solids and bacteria. HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing on the draft permit by hand-delivery, email, fax or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. DEQ must receive hand-delivery and postal mail by close of business and email and fax comments by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses or email addresses of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester. A request for public hearing must also include: 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Douglas Frasier; DEQ-Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193; Phone: 571-866-6522; Email: Douglas.Frasier@deq.virginia.gov; Fax: 804-698-4178. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above. 7/21 & 7/28/22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Virginia Code § 8.01-316 Case No.:
JJ046340-01-00
LOUDOUN COUNTY JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT 18 East Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
LOUDOUN COUNTY JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT 18 East Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zachary William Wells Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother
Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Jason Tucker & Kelly Scott
The object of this suit is to hold a 2nd permanency planning hearing and review of Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-281 for Zachary William Wells.
The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-252 for Zarabella Tucker; and hold a dispositional hearing for review of initial Foster Care Plan pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-278.2 and 16.1-281 for Zarabella Tucker.
It is ORDERED that the defendant Tina Lynn Klinedinst, mother appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before August 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
It is ORDERED that the defendant(s) Jason Tucker, putative father, and Kelly Scott, mother, appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before Adjudication hearing on July 21, 2022 at 10:00 am; and Dispositional hearing on August 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm.
7/28, 8/4, 8/11 & 8/18/22
7/7, 7/14, 7/21 & 7/28/22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Virginia Code § 8.01-316 Case No.:
JJ041604-05-00; JJ043080-03-00; JJ043081-03-00 JJ043082-03-00
LOUDOUN COUNTY JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT 18 East Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176 Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Diana Gissel Medina Lainez, Gabrielle Medina Lainez, Adrienna Medina Lainez & Karen Elizabeth Medina Lainez Loudoun County Department of Family Services /v. Jose Medina, putative father The object of this suit is to hold an adjudicatory hearing in Child in Need of Services matters pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 16.1-228 and 16.1-241 for Diana Gissel Medina Lainez, Gabrielle Medina Lainez, Adrienna Medina Lainez & Karen Elizabeth Medina Lainez. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jose Medina, Putative Father appear at the above named Court and protect his or her interests on or before August 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. 7/14, 7/21 & 7/28/22
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLES
The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2022, in order to consider:
This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction.
AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINSITRATIVE PLAN FOR LOUDOUN COUNTY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM Pursuant to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR Part 903, the Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it intends to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering and adopting amendments to the Administrative Plan for Loudoun County Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The Administrative Plan establishes policies for Loudoun County to implement the HCV Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements, local goals, and objectives contained in the Administrative Plan.
This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned,” as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YR.
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A copy of the full text of the above-referenced Administrative Plan and the proposed amendments may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Department of Housing & Community Development, Front Desk, 1st Floor, 106 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 737-8213 to request hard copies or electronic copies. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40 and livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. All members of the public who desire to speak will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Public input may be provided by electronic means at Board public hearings. Members of the public who wish to provide public input, whether electronically or in person, will be accommodated without advanced signup during the hearing, however, members of the public are strongly encouraged to sign-up in advance. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2022, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 14, 2022. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to sign-up during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun.gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF:
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Opinion Beyond the free textbooks he secured during his time as a county supervisor, his work to promote the commonwealth’s investment in a community college campus in Sterling was lifechanging for generations. And he helped reshape Loudoun’s government as the population grew—always supportive of putting more power into the hands of voters. His legislation helped create the chairman-at-large seat on the Board of Supervisors and he also fought to phase out of the practice of county supervisors deciding who would represent their districts on the School Board. Those representatives have been elected since 1994.
Sen. Waddell’s Work You can’t move very far in Loudoun County without seeing the results of Charlie Waddell’s work. From a transportation perspective, the fact that we can move around at all in some way can be traced back to his work in the Senate and as the influential leader of its transportation committee. But there’s more than just highways and overpasses. His progressive and populist vision of government transformed our county in other ways.
It is a lesson he championed after his retirement from public service that should be remembered, as well. That was the importance of maintaining civility in government and among elected leaders. During particularly hostile times in the county boardroom, he would show up with his Republican friend Jim Brownell, who served as a supervisor 30 years, to urge the members to set aside personal and partisan agendas and to focus on serving their constituents and the needs of the county as a whole. It’s about getting things done. Charlie did that—almost always with a smile and sometimes with a song. n
LETTERS to the Editor Disheartened Editor: As a mother of three students zoned for Tuscarora High School, I am deeply disheartened that Dr. Ziegler placed an International Baccalaureate program at Heritage High School instead of Tuscarora without consulting Mr. Marshall, the Leesburg District’s School Board representative. Mr. Marshall’s plea for Tuscarora hosting this program in the spirit of equity is spot on. Dr. Ziegler talks a windy talk about equity, but this decision erodes equity and centralizes programs that attract talent to schools that already have more college-ready students. A 2012 study from the University of Chicago found significant positive impact from International Baccalaureate programs on high schools: The study found that, when compared to a matched comparison group, students in IB programs are 40 percent more likely to attend four-year colleges and 50 percent more likely to attend more selective col-
leges. When in college, IB students report feeling prepared to succeed in their coursework, stating that their experiences in the IB taught the specific skills and behaviors demanded of them in college. Heritage High students out-perform Tuscarora students in every academic category. Their test scores are higher, the likelihood of Heritage students attending college is higher, their college readiness is greater. Heritage is ranked #63 of high schools in Virginia, while Tuscarora is ranked #111. Listen to your school board member and his constituents when we say: Tuscarora needs the IB program. — Mary Martha Aubry, Leesburg
Their Stand? Editor: As Americans approach the November elections, I am concerned that voter focus will be primarily on the important but transitory issue of inflation. A causality of the relatively short-term concern over the increase in the cost of living could be the future of our democracy.
It will be all too easy to look past the multiple strategies employed by our past president to subvert democracy and the rule of law. But for the courage of the vice president and election officials in key states to follow the law, these efforts may have been successful. Never before in our nation has a defeated president attempted to subvert the will of the people and end 220 years of peaceful transfer of power. We vote and hope our candidates will prevail. If we lose, we accept the outcome, do our best to support the winners for the sake of the nation, and work harder to help our candidates win the next time. This is the American way. That is the process that has ensured the continuation of democracy and the rule of law over two centuries. What is perhaps as troubling as the attempt of the last president to not relinquish power are the continued efforts to spread the false narrative of the thoroughly debunked claims of a stolen election. Politicians who know better continue to support this idea to curry
favor with the former president. In doing so, they are choosing power over truth. They are seeking short-term political gain at the expense of our democratic institutions. As we approach this critical November election, I suggest that we work to make each candidate for office go on the record. Do they believe the claims of a stolen election, or do they accept the certified results, the verdict of election officials, the conclusion of the past attorney general, and the consensus of 60 court cases that the last election, despite being held during a disruptive pandemic, followed our sacred tradition of letting the people decide at the ballot box? Democracy only endures if each of us understands and supports our institutions, including the rule of law, and we stay alert to attempts to undermine the principles necessary for its existence. Let’s start by asking those running for Congress: “Where do you stand?” — Terrence Hill, Leesburg
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Waddell continued from page 3 Community College’s Sterling Campus, where one of the buildings was later named for him. He also helped secure funding to preserve George C. Marshall’s home in Leesburg and influenced the decisions to locate the National Guard Armory and Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Loudoun. On the campaign trail and among his colleagues in Richmond, Waddell was known as the singing senator because of his propensity to pick up a microphone and sing country and western standards. A go-to selection was Boxcar Willie’s “Wabash Cannonball”, which he would often modify with custom lyrics to fit the occasion at hand.
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Charlie Waddell had a 38-year career at American Airlines, including serving in the earliest days of Dulles Airport’s operations when it handled just three arrivals and departures daily.
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Sen. Charles L. Waddell at the dais of the Senate Committee on Transportation, where he held the gavel for 14 years.
He retired from the state Senate in 1998 to take a position as Deputy Secretary of Transportation in the administration of Gov. James Gilmore. He later served two years on the Virginia Parole Board before retiring from public service. In 1998, Waddell married the former
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Sen. Charles L. Waddell shown collecting signatures to allow a voter referendum for Loudoun County to establish a chairman-at-large seat on the Board of Supervisors. He also championed legislation permitting elected school boards in the county.
Jane Rankin Herring, the mother of former Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Since her death in 2017, he resided at Spring Arbor, an assisted living facility in Leesburg. The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday, July 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel in Leesburg. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 29, at 1 p.m. at the Leesburg Community Church, with Pastor Alan Stanford officiating. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Leesburg. Memorial contributions may be made in Charlie’s memory to the Parkinson’s Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131; or to any Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department. n
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Temple Hall exhibit continued from page 1 He found that Mason gained special permissions from the Virginia legislature for two people. At the time, it was illegal to bring an enslaved person into the state and keep them for more than 12 months, and for a freed slave to remain in the commonwealth. He petitioned to bring a favored cook, named Mary, whom he bought from his brother-in-law in Maryland, stating that the “deprivation of her services subjects him to extreme inconvenience.” He also was granted authority to allow a young woman, who had been freed by a deceased relative, to live at Temple Hall as she lacked the means to live on her own. Mason died in 1862 and his will directed that some of his enslaved be assigned specific family members and the rest be appraised and divided among his children. Slavery continued at the farm after it was purchased by Henry Ball in 1857, with the 1860 census reporting he owned 20 people. Temple Hall Farm Regional Park includes 286-acres of the 757-acre property Mason owned. Learn more at novaparks.com/parks/temple-hallfarm-regional-park. n
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The NOVA Parks board of directors was joined by Loudoun County NAACP President Pastor Michelle Thomas and Supervisor Caleb Kershner (R-Catoctin) for the July 21 unveiling of a new exhibit on the enslaved at Temple Hall Farm Regional Park.
Climate targets continued from page 1 Representatives from a broad range of organizations prepared comments for the July 19 Board of Supervisors meeting. “We all have a shared responsibility to do what we can today to protect tomorrow, and action to address climate change and secure a sustainable future at the local level has never been more important,” wrote Lee Francis, deputy director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. “As one of our state’s fastest growing and most energy intensive counties, Loudoun has an especially large role to play in cutting pollution, protecting green spaces, and ensuring a clean energy future.” The resolution points out areas of concern such as greenhouse gas emissions increasing from Loudoun even as the region decreases its emissions; the county’s shrinking wetlands, forest and farmland; and its growing road network. It calls for
“As one of our state’s fastest growing and most energy intensive counties, Loudoun has an especially large role to play in cutting pollution, protecting green spaces, and ensuring a clean energy future.” — Lee Francis , Virginia League of Conservation Voters a range of actions, including new regulations and incentives in the county’s zoning ordinance, and requiring all develop-
ment proposals to include an assessment of their impacts on water and soil, species diversity and habitat, transportation, and energy demand. Comments prepared for the July 19 meeting emphasized the range of issues affected by climate change. “We support the resolution because, while environmental harm affects all members of our community, the impact is often disproportionately felt by poor communities and communities of color,” wrote New Virginia Majority organizer Sofia Saiyed. “We support policies at the state and local level that will move us toward an equitable 100% clean and renewable energy plan, provide meaningful opportunities for community accountability, and support low-income individuals and people of color to be able to obtain the green jobs of tomorrow.” “Children are more vulnerable than adults to many of the effects of the climate crisis,” wrote Mom’s Clean Air Force Director Julie Kimmel. “Rising temperatures and decreased air quality
can increase asthma attacks, allergies, and the incidence of pest-borne diseases, like Lyme; they can also create food insecurity and contribute to mental health problems. But most importantly, the climate crisis is threatening our children’s future, their survival, on this planet.” The action was organized by the Loudoun Climate Project, a combination of Loudoun 350 and Sustainable Loudoun. The youngest commenter was Anshu Palicherla, a rising 11th grader at Briar Woods High School speaking on behalf of Virginia Youth Climate Cooperative. “As a growing county it’s important we still maintain the integrity of Loudoun through preservation and renewable energy,” she wrote. “Loudoun must take steps toward a more sustainable county. As one of the highest and most innovative counties in the country, we deserve to be at the front of change in the environment.” n
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The Arc continued from page 3 The Arc operates five core programs: The Ability Fitness Center is therapeutic fitness and wellness center with expert clinicians and specialized equipment that provide access to innovative, customized, and activity-based interventions that increase functional ability for individuals with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy, balance disorders, developmental disabilities, and other neurological conditions. “A Life Like Yours” ALLY Advocacy Center provides free information on dis-
Salvation Army continued from page 3 to us for assistance, we have a very simple operating philosophy,” Sgt. John McKee said. “We work hard to help as many as we can, by meeting people at their greatest point of need.” So far this year, McKee said his office is providing emergency assistance in the form of food, rental and utility help, or
ability rights, guidance, support, events, training, and workshops to families and caretakers of those with disabilities, first responders, and other professionals who work with the disability community. Aurora Behavior Clinic provides individualized Applied Behavior Analysis, Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational, and Physical therapeutic options for children with autism and other related disabilities, with a specialized curriculum focused on the communication, social, behavior, life, and community-based skills. The Aurora School is a private yearround day school, licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, that provides 1:1+ education and related services to students throughout the region who have in-
tellectual and developmental disabilities, particularly those with autism. Open Door Learning Center is an inclusive preschool that serves children with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities with a focus on building social skills, learning developmentally appropriate academics, and getting preschool students and their parents ready for kindergarten. Project Horse provides custom-tailored, non-riding, equine-assisted therapeutic mental health services to individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and related challenges, helping survivors of all ages to move forward with hope. n
other support to more than 3,500 people in the county. “This isn’t possible without the support of our generous community. We are asking for you to come alongside of us, to help those who are struggling to provide for their families during these difficult times,” he said. The organization said monetary donations are the most effective way to help, allowing the Salvation Army to stock food pantry shelves or help individuals
pay overdue rent or utility bills. Also, donating items to sell in the thrift store provides funds for emergency assistance. “We know, firsthand, how generous Loudoun can be during tough times. Please help us help those who have very few places to turn,” McKee said. Donations may be mailed to The Salvation Army of the Loudoun, 10 Cardinal Park Drive, SE Leesburg VA 20175, or made online at salvationarmypotomac. org/loudouncountycorps. n
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