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Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 1

COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP 

Making more and better disciples of Christ 

Child Care 

Available at 

All Services 

Sunday Worship: 8:00 and 11:00 am 

Sunday School: 9:20 am 

703-437-5020 

1133 Reston Ave., Herndon, VA 20170 

www.goodshepherd-lutheran.org 703-437-5020 

Progressive & Welcoming 

ST. ANNE’S 

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8:00 a.m Holy Communion 

10:00 a.m. Holy Communion 

(Children’s Chapel & Nursery Provided) 

5:00 p.m. Contemporary Service 

The Rev. James Papile, Rector 

The Rev. Jacqueline Thomson 

703-437-6530 

www.stannes-reston.org 

1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston 

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Preschool: 

703-437-4511 

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After two years of construction, the 

new church building for Our Savior’s 

Way Lutheran Church in Ashburn is 

complete. The congregation will celebrated 

the first service in the new 

building Sunday, July 6. The church is 

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more information, call Jennifer Lesinski 

at 703-917-6454. 

The Douglass Community Center, 

405 East Market St., Leesburg, has 

openings in the child-care program 

for children ages 3-5. Program hours are 

7 a.m.-6:15 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 

703-771-5910. 

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office 

will hold a weeklong summer camp to 

keep children from joining gangs. The 

camp, called Road DAWG (Don’t Associate 

with Gangs), is part of the Gang 

Resistance Education and Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) program and will be held 

and will hold three open houses Saturday, 

July 26 and Saturday, Aug. 23, 

from 1-3 p.m., and members of the congregation 

will be on hand to give tours 

and answer questions. OSWLC is located 

at 43115 Waxpool Road. Light refreshments 

will be served. Visit http:// 

www.oswlc.org. 

Congregation Sha’are Shalom, 

19357 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, 

will hold a pre-Shabbat family picnic 

Friday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m., an hour 

before Kabbalat Shabbat services. Rabbi 

Michael A. Ragozin will lead the “Services 

under the Stars.” Bring a blanket 

or chair and enjoy a kosher picnic of hot 

dogs, veggie burgers, salads and des- 

July 28-Aug. 1, at Round Hill Elementary 

School. The camp is for upcoming 

sixth graders. The camp is designed to 

provide students with the skills they 

need to avoid gang pressure and youth 

violence. Ask for an application at your 

local elementary school or pick-up an 

application at the Loudoun sheriff’s Office 

Administration Building, located at 

39 Catoctin Circle, S.E., Leesburg. 

Abrakadoodle pirate island 

camp. Create pirate ships, sandcastles, 

treasure maps, sea monsters, ship flags, 

doubloon necklaces and more, July 28- 

Aug. 1. Camp fee: $185 includes all 

materials. For children ages 3-5. Held at 

the Douglass Community Center, 405 

East Market St., Leesburg. To register, 

contact the Douglass Community Center 

at 703-771-5913 or e-mail 

dcc@loudoun.gov. 

Riverside Presbyterian Church 

212 Catoctin Circle, SE. Leesburg, VA 

703-777-1652 

www.loudounmotorsports.com 

serts. Cost: $5 a person and no more 

than $20 for a family. There is no charge 

for nonmembers. Anyone interested in 

attending with a child, send an e-mail to 

info@sha-areshalom.org or call 703- 

737-6500. Visit 

www.sha-areshalom.org. 

Help eradicate hunger by visiting St. 

Gabriel’s Saturday Night Life service, 

Aug. 2, at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy the 

music of super group U2 and lively worship. 

The offering will be given to Bread 

for the World to fund its fight against 

hunger. Nonperishable food donations 

are being collected for Interfatih Relief. 

The church is located at 14 Cornwall St., 

N.W., Leesburg. Call 703-779-3616. 

middle-schooler’s are heading to 

Ligonier Camp, from Aug. 3-7. Includes 

high/low ropes, caving, zip line, 

white water rafting, water park, Christian 

speakers and more. Cost: $285. 

Visit www.ligoniercamp.org. To register, 

visit www.riversidechurch.com or 

call Daniel or Linda, 703-444-3528. 

Our Savior’s Way Lutheran Church 

will be holding a “PowerLab” vacation 

Bible school, from 5:30-8:30 

p.m., Aug. 3-7, at Our Savior’s Way 

Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Road, 

Ashburn. Each day there will be a family 

dinner at 5:30 p.m. with the program 

beginning at 6 p.m. Parents are encouraged 

to eat with the children every day 

and participate in the opening and closing 

parts of the program. Cost: $10 per 

child with a maximum of $20 per person. 

Register online at http:// 

www.oswlc.org. 

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2 ❖ Loudoun/Ashburn Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Welcome to the Neighborhood 

Ashburn community 

retains familyfriendly 

feel. 

By Jennifer Lesinski 

The Connection 

Loudoun County is often referred 

to as one of the fastest-growing 

counties in the 

country. Most of the that 

growth has occurred in the Broad Run 

and Dulles districts that encompass 

the greater Ashburn community. 

While the growth has caused some 

pains for elected officials 

“It’s a 

fabulous 

place to 

raise 

kids and 

families.” 

— Laura 

Plummer, 


Farm HOA, 

president 

trying to keep up as far 

as roads, schools and 

services, it has also created 

a diverse community 

that maintains a 

small-town feel despite 

boasting a population of 

around 67,306, according 

to the Loudoun 

County 2007 Annual 

Growth Summaries. 

“It’s a fabulous place 

to raise kids and families,” 

Laura Plummer, 

president of the Ashburn 

Farm Homeowners Association, 

said. “And 

there are interests for 

adults like horse country or the wineries. 

There are things for everybody 

to do.” 

PLUMMER HAS lived in Ashburn 

since 1995 and describes it as a family-friendly 

area, a sentiment that is 

echoed by Supervisor Lori Waters (R- 

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Community Guide 

A rendering of the proposed Broadlands Regional Medical Center in Ashburn. Hospital Corporation of 

America is seeking to build the 164-bed hospital, to be located at the intersection of the Dulles Greenway 

and Belmont Ridge Road, and is opposed by Inova Health Systems, which operates the Inova Loudoun Hospital 

five miles away in Lansdowne and the community group Concerned Citizens for Broadlands. The specialexception 

application is expected to come before the Planning Commission, then the Board of Supervisors 

before the end of the year. 

Broad Run). 

“Ashburn is a great family-friendly place. 

It’s a very community-oriented place,” she 

said. “Many of the HOAs have their own 

amenities and county residents have options 

close by.” 

The population is diverse and consists of 

well-educated residents, said School Board 

member Robert Ohneiser (Broad Run). 

“Ashburn has higher-than-average globally 

knowledgeable, patriotically appreciative 

and locally active citizens who tend to 

value child rearing and traditional American 

values,” Ohneiser wrote in an e-mail. 

Plummer said one of the best ways to get 

to know the Ashburn community and the 

people who live there is to become active 

and volunteer for a local nonprofit, a community 

group or the neighborhood school. 

“People are so busy with work and commuting 

to work,” Plummer said. “It’s a great 

way to get to know your neighbors and 

learn how to shape the future of Loudoun 

County.” 

THE ASHBURN COMMUNITY, however, 

is not immune to the issues facing other 

parts of the county such as traffic, overcrowded 

schools and a slowing economy. 

“We know there are the frustrations of 

sitting on Route 7,” Waters said. “There are 

quite a few improvements coming.” 

For example, a new interchange at 

Ashburn Boulevard and Route 7 is in the 

design phase and in June the Board of Supervisors 

authorized a contract for the preliminary 

and conceptual design of the Route 

7 and Belmont Ridge Road interchange. 

Waters said there are also other roads in 

the works. 

With the General Assembly failing to 

agree on a plan to pay for needed transportation 

upgrades during a special session in 

June, the county is looking at ways to pick 

up the slack. 

Waters said one of the things the board is 

looking at is economic development. She 

said the county wants to attract more commercial 

businesses to help offset the residential 

tax base. 

“The biggest thing would be to get the 

Metrorail out here. That would be great for 

commuters,” Plummer said. 

Plans to extend Metrorail are on the 

books, but the portion — phase two — 

which would extend rail from Reston to 

Dulles Airport and then to Route 772/Ryan 

Road in Loudoun County is yet to be funded. 

Construction of this portion is projected to 

be completed by 2015. However, that timetable 

seems unlikely since phase one of the 

project, which extends Metro from West 

Falls Church to Reston, both in Fairfax 

County, is still being disputed. 

AS ONE OF THE county’s fastest growing 

sectors, the school system faces an evergrowing 

student population. To try to stay 

ahead of the growth, the school system has 

been opening, on average, three new 

schools a year. Creighton’s Corner and 

Steuart Weller elementary school will open 

in September and will serve the Ashburn 

community. 

One of the problems the school system 

faces, however, is rapidly disappearing open 

space. The school system does not have any 

See Ashburn, Page 8 

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know. 

I look forward to hearing from you. 

— Mary Kimm, 

publisher, 

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703-917-6416 

Index 

Census, page 11 

E Section, page 12 

Faith, page 7 

Schools, page 5 

School Board, page 5 

Sports, page 18 

For additional topics, see the Loudoun 

Connection Web site at 

www.connectionnewspapers.com. 

To submit updates on any information 

contained in this guide, e-mail to 

loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com or 

call editor Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917- 

6454. 

Loudoun/Ashburn Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 3 

Contributed

Week in Loudoun 

Lyme Disease Forum 

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) will host a free forum to educate area 

residents about ticks and Lyme disease, at the Loudoun County 

School Board office off the Dulles Greenway, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, 

Aug. 5. 

Dr. David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County Health 

Department; Dr. Jorge Arias, manager of the disease carrying insect 

program for the Fairfax County Health Department, and Dr. 

Samuel Shor, associate clinical professor, George Washington University 

Health Care Sciences, are scheduled to speak. 

The forum will address how to check for and protect yourself 

from ticks, what do to if you find one and the symptoms of acute 

Lyme disease and its treatment. 

For more information about the forum, contact 202-225-5136. 

River Creek Fire 

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that 

the July 19 fire in River Creek, which resulted in an estimated 

$400,500 damage to a townhome and adjacent properties, was 

accidental due to improperly disposed fireworks. 

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has issued a summons 

to the homeowner, charging him with “carelessly damaging 

property by fire,” a Class-4 Misdemeanor and “possession of illegal 

fireworks,” a Class-1 Misdemeanor. 

At 11:12 p.m., July 19, Fire-Rescue units from Leesburg, Ashburn, 

Lucketts, Hamilton, Sterling and Fairfax County responded to a 

two-alarm house fire at 18408 Lanier Island Square in the River 

Creek community in Leesburg. A neighbor noticed smoke and 

flames coming from the back of the residence and called 9-1-1. 

Fire-Rescue crews found heavy fire conditions throughout the 

entire structure and immediately requested a second alarm. Within 

30 minutes, crews had extinguished the fire and prevented further 

damage to adjacent homes. Substantial fire and smoke damage 

was sustained in the residence of origin, with additional damage 

to a second residence. The displaced occupant will temporarily 

be staying with nearby relatives. 

A volunteer EMT was treated for a minor shoulder injury and 

transported to the Cornwall campus of Loudoun Hospital. 

Seeking Information 

The Sheriff’s Office is searching for a pickup truck involved in a 

hit-and-run collision, July 17, which seriously injured a Sterling 

man. 

According to the report, Mark A. Goode, 46, was sitting at the 

traffic light on Route 7 westbound at River Creek Parkway in a 

2004 Chrysler Sebring when around 1 a.m. he was struck from 

behind by another vehicle. The driver, described as a Hispanic male, 

exited his vehicle and apparently checked on Goode before fleeing 

the scene in his vehicle. 

The suspect vehicle is described as an older model Ford Ranger 

pickup, dark in color and was last seen heading westbound towards 

Leesburg. The vehicle is believed to have extensive frontend 

damage. The license plate is possibly hanging due to the collision. 

Goode was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he is being 

treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

Anyone with information about this crash or who knows the 

whereabouts of the suspect vehicle, call the Loudoun County 

Sheriff’s Office at 703-777-1021 or Deputy First Class D. Lake of 

the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit at 703- 

737-8307. If the caller wishes to remain anonymous, call Loudoun 

Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. If the information leads to an arrest 

and indictment the caller could be eligible for a cash reward 

of up to $1,000. 

Fatal Crash 

A single-vehicle crash Thursday, July 17, killed a Sterling man. 

According to the report, Denis Alberto Sanchez, 34, was traveling 

home from work on Potomac View Road around 4:30 a.m. when 

his 2000 Jeep left the roadway and struck a tree. Sanchez died at 

the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by 

members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit. 

News 

Stunt Class for Teens 

Stunt and combat 

class features 

safe combat 

techniques and 

Asian style 

weapons. 

By Bianca Mitchell 


Professional stuntwoman 

Carolyn Christensen 

stood surrounded by 13 

eager bodies Wednesday, 

as her combat class, Ready to 

Rumble, got underway at the Cascades 

Public Library. “This is the 

first year that the class has been 

offered through the libraries, but 

I have been teaching various 

classes and workshops for four to 

five years. I have a really good 

time doing it and I like to see how 

excited the students get and how 

quickly they pick the stuff up,” 

Christensen said. 

The free workshop was held 

three different times last week and 

taught teens the basics of safe 

combat. “My mom and I are really 

interested in drama. I want to be in plays and want 

to get as much drama material as possible,” Renanah 

Mitchell, 12, said. Like Mitchell, many of the students 

in attendance were aspiring actors and ac- 

Professional Combatant 

Carolyn Christensen got involved in stunt work in 

college and fell in love with it immediately. She is certified 

as an actor/combatant by Dueling Arts 

International and is an apprentice with the United 

Stuntmen’s Association. Locally, she performs with Aurora 

Studio Theatre and Not Just Shakespeare. 

tresses, who wished to broaden their skills. 

AFTER A quick warm-up, the students gathered 

from Christensen the techniques needed to form a 

fight sequence. By the end of the class, all of the 

students were able to successfully complete both 

sides of a fight, which included a punch, fall and a 

hair pull. Not only did the teens require physical 

stamina to complete the sequences, but also needed 

to have sufficient acting skills in order to make the 

fight seem believable to the audience. “Forty per- 

cent of this is 

tricks; the rest 

is vocal and 

physical acti 

n g , ” 

Christensen reminded 

the 

class. “The goal 

when you are 

doing any 

Photo by Bianca Mitchell/The Connection 

Students practice the stunts. 

physical fighting is to work as a real partnership.” 

Once everyone had mastered the sequence, 

Christensen shared with the class her personal 

collection of Asian-style weapons, which 

ranged from a wooden samurai sword to 

Christensen’s favorite, the iron fan, or tessen, 

a folding fan with metal ribs used as a defensive 

weapon. Students really appreciated the 

time Christensen took to actually teach them, 

as opposed to just showing them the weapons 

and combat moves. “It was really fun and very 

educational at 

the same time. It 

was fun to be 

able to interact 

with the weapons 

and other 

people,” Dan 

Tschinkel, 12, 

said. 

“I definitely want them to 

have fun and I want them to 

get exposed to something 

new.” 

— Carolyn Christensen, combat instructor/ 

professional stuntwoman 

“It was really fun 

and very 

educational at the 

same time.” 

— Dan Tschinkel, class 

participant 

AS THE CLASS came to an end, students 

walked away from it with a feeling of satisfaction. 

“I liked it! I thought it was a lot of fun 

and if it happens again I’ll probably do it again,” 

Mitchell said. Mitchell’s friend, 

Honor Rodriguez, agreed. “I liked 

it!” she said. 

This positive response was most 

likely due to Christensen’s goals for 

teaching the class. “I definitely 

want them to have fun and I want 

them to get exposed to something 

new,” Christensen said. “Your number 

one goal is to have fun.” 



ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 


44062 Fincastle Drive, Ashburn 

571-252-2350 

Principal: Barbara C. Holley, Ph.D. 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/ashburn 

Belmont Station 

20235 Nightwatch St., Ashburn 

571-252- 

2240 

Public Schools Principal: 

Patricia D. 

McGinley 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/ 

belmontstation 

Cedar Lane 

43700 Tolmac Drive, Ashburn 

571-252-2120 

Principal: James E. Dallas 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/cedarlane 

Creighton’s Corner 

23171 Minerva Drive, Ashburn 

703-957-4480 

Principal: Kimberly Berkey 

Web site: 


creightonscorner 

Dominion Trail 

44045 Bruceton Mills Circle, Ashburn 

571-252-2340 

Principal: Susan Mabee 

Web site: 


dominiontrail 

Hillside 

43000 Ellzey Drive, Ashburn 

571-252-2170 

Principal: Mary L. Green 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/hillside 

Legacy 

22995 Minerva Drive, Ashburn 

703-957-4425 

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7913 Westpark Drive 

McLean, Va. 22102 

By e-mail: loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com 


Principal: Robert Duckworth 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/legacy 

Mill Run 

42905 Waxpool Road, Ashburn 

571-252-2160 

Principal: Paul Vickers 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/millrun 

Newton-Lee 

43335 Gloucester Parkway, Ashburn 

571-252-1535 

Principal: Julie Boyd 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/newtonlee 

Rosa Lee Carter 

43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive, 


703-957-4490 

Principal: Michele Freeman 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/carter 

Sanders Corner 

43100 Ashburn Farm Parkway, 


571-252-2250 

Principal: Kathleen Hwang 

Web site: 


sanderscorner 

Seldens Landing 

43345 Coton Commons Drive, 

Leesburg 

571-252-2260 

Principal: Jackie Brownell 

Web site: 


seldenslanding 

Steuart W. Weller 

20700 Marblehead Drive, Ashburn 

571-252-22360 

Principal: Janet A. Radcliffe 

Web site: 

cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/welller 

MIDDLE SCHOOLS 

The nine-member Loudoun County School Board 

meets the second Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. 

and 6:30 p.m., and on the fourth Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 

only, at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration 

Building, 21000 Education Court, in 

Ashburn. During July, August and December, the 

Board meets on the second Tuesday of the month, at 

6:30 p.m. No fourth Tuesday meetings are planned. 

The meetings are broadcast live and at noon, Wednesdays 

on Comcast Public Access Channel 98. 

Loudoun County’s current School Board was 

elected in the 2007 general election and will continue 

to serve until Dec. 31, 2011. The board elects 

officers annually in January. 

Robert F. DuPree Jr., chairman, Dulles: DuPree 

was elected to represent the Dulles District on the 

School Board in November 2003. He was elected 

chairman in 2006. He is the chair liaison with the 

Board of Supervisors and the discipline committee 

chair. He also serves on the finance, construction and 

site acquisition, legislative policy committees and the 

Economic Development Commission and the School 

Write 

School Board 

Belmont Ridge 

19045 Upper Belmont Place, 

Leesburg 

571-252-2220 

Principal: Timothy J. Flynn 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/bmrms 

Eagle Ridge 


571-252-2140 

Principal: Janice Koslowski 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/erms 

Farmwell Station 


571-252-2320 

Principal: Sherryl Loya 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/farmwell 

Stone Hill 

23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive, 


703-957-4420 

Principal: Rodney S. Moore 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/stonehill 

HIGH SCHOOLS 

Briar Woods 

22525 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn 

703-957-4400 

Principal: Edward A. Starzenski 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/bwhs 

Broad Run 

21670 Ashburn Road, Ashburn 

571-252-2300 

Principal: Edgar T. Markley, Ph.D. 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/brhs 

Stone Bridge 

43100 Hay Road, Ashburn 

571-252-2200 

Principal: James E. Person 

Web site: 

cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/sbhs 

Business Partnership Executive Council. 

Contact him at 571-233-4610 or e-mail 

Robert.Dupree@loudoun.k12.va.us. 

Thomas Reed, vice chairman, at large: Reed was 

elected a School Board member at-large November 

2003. He is the personnel services committee chair 

and the Virginia School Board Association delegate. 

He is also a liason with the School Board and serves 

on the legislative policy, health, wellness and safety 

and the Loudoun Education Foundation committees. 


Thomas.Reed@loudoun.k12.va.us. 

Bob Ohneiser, Broad Run: Ohneiser was elected 

to represent the Broad Run District on the School 

Board November 2003. He is the health, safety and 

wellness committee chair and serves on the finance, 

construction and site acquisition and legislative policy 

committees. He is also a liason with the Board of 

Supervisors. 


OhneiserLAW@verizon.net. 

Kathryn Weber, a volunteer from Briar Woods High 

School, paints a butterfly on the cheek of Caitlin Danner, 

4, at Hillside Elementary’s Coolfest fund-raiser. 

Loudoun/Ashburn Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 5

Meals Tax to Appear on Ballot 

Supervisors 

explore different 

ways to diversify 

county revenue. 

By Mike DiCicco 


Supervisor Stevens Miller (D-Dulles) 

said the enactment of a countywide 

meals tax would not be so much 

about collecting more taxes but 

branching out the ways the county takes in 

the taxes it will need either way. 

The question of whether or not to enact 

a tax of up to 4 percent on prepared foods 

and beverages will be put to a vote on the 

November ballot. The Finance/Government 

Services and Operations Committee, a 

standing committee of the Board of Supervisors 

on which Miller sits, recommended 

the referendum be put on the ballot, and, 

at its July 15 meeting, the board voted in 

favor of the suggestion with Supervisor 

Kelly Burk (D-Leesburg) absent and Supervisor 

Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) casting 

the sole dissenting vote. 

Miller said the tax, if approved by the 

county’s citizens, would redistribute the tax 

On the Ballot 

News 

The question on the ballot is to read as follows: 

“Shall Loudoun County, Virginia, be authorized 

to levy a tax, pursuant to Virginia 

Code Section 58.1-3833 (A), on foods and 

beverages sold for human consumption by 

restaurants and on prepared foods sold 

ready for human consumption by grocery 

stores and convenience stores, in an amount 

not to exceed 4 percent of the amount 

charged for such food and beverages, to be 

used exclusively for school construction 

projects and school construction debt service?” 

burden to be more means-based, because 

it is up to residents whether or not they dine 

out and pay the tax. “Real estate doesn’t 

necessarily reflect income,” he said. “If your 

assessment goes up, you’re 

taxed more, whether you can 

afford it or not.” 

COUNTY BUDGET manager 

Ari Sky said the tax would 

also bring in some money 

from people who live outside 

the county. He said it was too 

early to predict the budget 

situation for next year, but 

that there was little reason to 

believe it would be any better 

than this year, one of the 

tightest budget years in recent 

memory. 

Revenues from the tax would be used 

solely for school construction projects and 

school construction debt services. A bond 

referendum for schools will also be on the 

Patrons of the Sterling Chick-fil-A and other Loudoun eateries will decide in November whether to tax their 

meals. 

November ballot. 

“People, whenever they can, they have a 

right to know what we’re doing with their 

money,” said Miller, adding that this knowledge 

would make it easier for voters to decide 

whether or not to support the tax. 

“School projects are really the lion’s share 

of capital facility needs in the county,” Sky 

said. If instated, the tax is predicted to generate 

about $13 million a year in the face 

of the school system’s operating budget of 

more than $800 million, he said. “It would 

just be to help offset some of the debt issuance.” 

A meals tax last appeared on the ballot 

in 1998, and Sky said it was voted down by 

about 75 percent. 

“It was absolutely crushed last time,” 

Miller said. He said he thought the vote 

might be different this time, due to a shift 

in the county’s demographics and the acuteness 

of its budget woes. “I 

“I think people 

realize strictly 

taxing property 

and property 

alone is not the 

best way.” 

— Supervisor Stevens 

Miller (D-Dulles) 

think people realize strictly 

taxing property and property 

alone is not the best 

way,” Miller said. 

Four of Loudoun’s incorporated 

towns levy meals 

taxes and they would not 

be affected by the proposed 

tax. Sky said this would 

even the playing field between 

businesses inside 

those towns and those in 

the rest of the county. 

RAJ BOMMADENI, 

owner of Omia’s Restaurante in Sterling, 

said his problem with the idea is that people 

could opt out of the tax by staying home. 

“Already, prices are high,” he said, adding 

that he expected even an increase as small 

as 4 percent to make a difference in 

customer’s spending habits. 

Unlike many operations, Omia’s charges 

extra for delivery. The 

charge: $1. Bommadeni said 

some customers ordering 

$60 or $70 worth of food are 

ready to cancel their order 

when told of the delivery 

fee. He said he has older 

customers who come to the 

restaurant every day for 

breakfast, lunch and dinner 

and who were distraught 

when the prices of some 

dishes were raised by 50 

cents. He charges those 

regulars the old price for 

fear of losing them. 

Sky, however, said he 

would not expect a tax to cause a drop in 

business. “That doesn’t seem to have happened 

in Leesburg or Middleburg, or Arlington, 

for that matter,” he said. “History has 

shown that if people want to go out to eat, 

they go out to eat.” 

JOHN HUS, co-owner of Euro Café in 

Great Falls Plaza, near the county line, said 

he would expect some people to go into 

nearby Fairfax County to avoid a meal tax. 

“They will go to places where they don’t 

charge, the same way people go to Canada 

to buy medicine,” he said. Hus said a resulting 

drop of 3 percent to 5 percent in 

business would be “quite possible.” 

The Board of Supervisors also voted to 

push the General Assembly next year for 

the right to impose taxes on cigarettes and 

admissions to events, with supervisors Burk 

and Sally Kurtz (D-Catoctin) absent and 

Delgaudio again dissenting. 

County staff has estimated that a tax of 

30 cents per pack, like the cigarette tax 

imposed by Fairfax and 

Arlington counties, 

“They will go to 

places where they 

don’t charge, the 

same way people 

go to Canada to 

buy medicine.” 

— John Hus, co-owner, 

Euro Café 

would generate $2.5 

million to $3 million a 

year. 

Five counties in the 

state currently are allowed 

to impose admissions 

taxes of up to 10 

percent, including 

nearby Fairfax, Prince 

George’s and Arlington 

counties. None of those 

neighboring counties 

have chosen to implement 

the tax. The admissions 

tax rate can be set 

differently for different categories of events, 

so that, for example, charitable fund-raisers 

could be tax free while sporting event 

tickets were taxed. 

Sky said the tax would probably only be 

useful if and when Loudoun has a performance 

venue. 

The board also voted to direct staff to 

develop recommendations for the imposition 

of a surcharge of up to 25 cents per 

$100 of assessed value on properties zoned 

for commercial and industrial use. Burk was 

absent for the vote and Delgaudio and Supervisor 

Lori Waters (R-Broad Run) dissented. 

By the current year’s assessments, 

the surcharge would bring in about $1.2 

million per penny, with the money to be 

used solely for transportation purposes, in 

accordance with the 2007 State Transportation 

Act. 

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Photo by Mike DiCicco/The Connection


Ashburn Presbyterian Church 


703-729-2012 

Pastor: Dr. John E. Peterson 

Established 1872 

627 members 

Sunday services at 9:45 

a.m. contemporary and 

Faith 11:15 a.m. traditional. 

Denomination: Presbyterian 

www.ashburnpresbyterian.org 

Ashburn Ward 

21015 Claiborne Parkway, Ashburn 

703-858-5621 

Sunday service at 12:30 p.m. 

Denomination: Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints 

www.ashburnweb.com/religion/ 

lds.htm 

Belmont Ridge Ward 


703-858-5621 

Pastor: Bishop Vincent Han 

Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. 


of Latter-day Saints 

Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation 

P.O. Box 1485, Ashburn, VA 20146 

703-391-8669 

Rabbi: Jesse Gallop 


Services Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 

at 9:30 a.m. 

www.bethchaverim.org 

Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian 

Church 

19856 Evergreen Mills Road, 

Leesburg 

703-777-4221 

Spring Maintenance Check only $79.95 

Serving 

No. Va. 

for over 

50 years 

www.meflow.com 


Pastor: Rev. George C. Hammond 

Sunday Service at 11 a.m. 

www.bethelpres.com 

Brambleton Ward 


703-723-8613 

Pastor: Bishop David Williams 

Sunday service at 2:30 p.m. 


of Latter-Day Saints 


lds.htm 

Broadlands Community 

Services: 43673 Caton Place, Ashburn 

Mailing address: 21112 Stonecrop 

Place, Ashburn 

703-724-0361 

Sunday Service at 10 a.m. 

www.broadlandscommunitychurch.com 

Calvary Baptist Church 

43825 Jenkins Lane, Ashburn 

703-729-0715 


Sunday service at 11 a.m. 

www.calvaryashburn.org 

Capital Community Church 

20430 Ashburn Village Blvd., 


703-858-3864 

Pastor Mitchell 

Sunday services at 9 a.m. and 11:15 

a.m. 

www.capitalcommunity.org 

Christ Community 

Meets at Sanders Corner Elementary 

School 

Ashburn Farm Parkway, Ashburn 

703-729-2928 

Pastor: Jeff Good 


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Denomination: Nondenominational 

www.cccva.org 

Christian Fellowship Church 

21673 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn 

703-729-3900 

Senior Pastor: Kent Williams 

2500-3000 members 

Sunday services: 9:30 a.m. and 11 

a.m. 

www.cfellowshipc.org 


Community Church 


571-209-5000 

Pastor: Rev Arlie Whitlow III 


1000 members 

Sunday Services at 9 a.m. and 10:45 

a.m. 


www.thecommunitychurch.org 

Congregation Sha’are Shalom 

19357 Evergreen Mill Road, Leesburg 

703-737-6500 

Rabbi: Michael Ragozin 


Services at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 

a.m. Saturday 

Denomination: Conservative Judaism 

www.sha-areshalom.org 

Cornerstone Chapel 

742 Miller Drive, S.E., Leesburg 

703-771-1500 

Senior Pastor: Gary Hamrick 


2000 members 

Sunday Services: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 

11:15 a.m. 


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Dear Reader: 

This special guide is intended to convey 

a sense of community for those living in the 

eastern portion of Loudoun County as well 

as provide practical what-to-do and whereto-go 

information. 

The Connection Newspapers has two editions 

covering this portion of the county: 

Ashburn, which serves the communities of 

Ashburn, Ashburn Farms, Ashburn Village, 

Belmont, Brambleton, Broadlands and 

Lansdowne; and Cascades, serving the communities 

of Cascades, Countryside, Potomac 

Falls, Lowes Island and Sterling. 


Welcome to the Ashburn Neighborhood 

The guide details how local government 

works and provides basic information on 

the school system, as well as details on recreation, 

parks and places of worship. Phone 

numbers to get more information about any 

service or issue are also offered. Visit our 

Web site, www.connectionnewspapers.com, 

for additional listings unable to fit in this 

publication. 

While the guide is meant to be all encompassing, 

if anyone was missed from our listings, 

please let us know so we can be sure 

to include the information in next year’s 

guide. The Connection would like to ac- 

knowledge the work of interns Justin 

Fanizzi, Bianca Mitchell and Julian Morgan 

who researched information, checked facts 

and collected data for this Newcomers & 

Community Guide. 

In addition, we would like to thank the 

production staff and its interns for their 

graphic and design support. 

Call or write the staff of the any of the 

Loudoun Connection newspapers: community 

reporter Mike DiCicco at 703- 

917-6448, sports editor Rich Sanders 

at 703-917-6439, assistant editor Matthew 

Razak at 703-917-6457 or editor 

Ashburn Retains Small-Town Feel 

From Page 3 

proffered sites — land donated by developers 

as part of rezoning applications — 

left to build new schools on. That means 

the school system is competing with developers 

for what undeveloped land is left. 

Despite the shrinking land availability for 

future schools, the school system still gets 

high marks for its curriculum. 

“I think the schools are fabulous,” 

Loudoun County Public Schools wanted to purchase 174 acres of 

land at the southwest corner of Evergreen Mill and Ryan roads to 

use as a schools site, eventually housing an elementary, middle and 

high school, for a contract price of $11.5 million. The Board of 

Supervisors denied the funding in July and requested that the 

School Board try to renegotiate a new price. The contract price was 

higher than what the county assessor and the school system’s own 

appraiser said the land was worth. 

Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454. 

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opinions and events each week. Send news 

about personal milestones, including a family 

engagement, wedding or birth announcement, 

letters to the editor and news 

and feature story ideas. 

Jennifer Lesinski, 

Editor 

Rokeby House in Leesburg Becomes Nation’s Capital 

Was Leesburg really 

the U.S. capital in 1814? 

Fact or Fiction? Leesburg was once 

capital of the United States. According 

to local tradition, the historic 

town where important Civil War battles 

were staged and Gen. George C. Marshall 

resided held the cradle of democracy for a 

brief period of time. Though the story has 

its skeptics, the story — begins, at least — 

steeped in facts. 

According to the tradition, The Rokeby 

House, located just south of Leesburg, 

housed the most important government 

documents while the British invaded Washington, 

D.C., during the War of 1812, making 

it the capital for the duration of the 

documents’ stay. 

ACCORDING TO Kathryn Coughlan’s 

book “Rokeby: A Page in History,” written 

in 1992, the residence was built in 1757 by 

Charles Binns II, first clerk of the Circuit 

Court of Loudoun County. The home would 

eventually come under William Rokeby’s 

Plummer said, who is also a teacher and 

parent. “They do struggle to keep up with 

growth.” 

Ohneiser concurred, “Of course, there are 

great schools, but you would expect a 

School Board member to say that,” he 

wrote. Waters said the schools are part of 

what makes the community feel like home. 

“The schools are right in the community. 

You don’t have to travel far,” she said. 

ownership and remained a typical home for 

years until the War of 1812 broke out. 

According to the book, in the summer of 

1814, as the British were advancing toward 

Washington, D.C., Secretary of State James 

Monroe grew worried that the documents 

that were the nation’s foundation would be 

destroyed in the 

“The capital of the U.S. is 

where the president and three 

arms of the government retire 

to [to do their jobs]. I can see 

why people would say that, but 

it is a little far-fetched.” 

— Childs Burden, local historian 

invasion. So, 

Monroe ordered 

State Department 

clerk 

S t e p h e n 

Pleasanton to 

bag up the Constitution,Declaration 

of Independence,Articles 

of Confederation, 

George 

Washington’s 

Revolutionary War correspondence and the 

secret diaries of Congress and get them to 

safety. 

While initially placed at an unused gristmill, 

Pleasanton feared the documents were 

still too close to the fighting. In response, 

he procured wagons from local farmers and 

made his way to Leesburg, which itself provided 

sanctuary, being 35 miles away from 

the District. 

Searching for a secure location, 

Pleasanton found the Rokeby House, with 

assistance from town official Charles 

Rokeby, brother of the owner. The documents 

were 

stored in an 

iron-door 

vault in the 

home’s cellar 

and kept under 

the watch 

of the Rev. 

Littlejohn, a 

local minister, 

who was the 

sole tenant of 

the house 

while the 

documents 

were there. The papers remained there for 

several weeks until the British sailed out of 

the Chesapeake Bay, at which time they 

were safely returned to Washington, D.C. 

Unfortunately, this is where the truths end 

and the tales begin. 

THOUGH PROPONENTS of the tradition 

claim that since the Constitution and Declaration 

of Independence were kept in 

Leesburg it technically made the town capital 

of the United States, local historian 

Childs Burden rebuffs this notion. The 

former president of the Loudoun County 

Historical Society and founder of the Mosby 

Heritage Area Association said that while it 

is an interesting thought, it is fiction. 

“The capital of the U.S. is where the president 

and three arms of the government retire 

to [to do their jobs],” Burden said. “I 

can see why people would say that, but it is 

a little far-fetched.” 

Today, The Rokeby House is privately 

owned and not open to tourists. For supporters 

looking for some consolation, it 

should be noted that its time holding the 

documents was the only instance in American 

history where those papers were stored 

in a private residence. Though the greater 

myth may not be true, rest assured that 

Leesburg may not have been the capital, but 

it certainly played a significant role in the 

evolution of our nation. 

— Justin Fanizzi 


Map by Stu Moll/The Connection

From Page 7 


Crossroads United Methodist 

43454 Crossroads Drive, Ashburn 

703-729-5100 

Pastor: David Norman 


600 members 

Faith Sunday Services at 9 a.m. 

and 11 a.m. 

www.ECrossroadsUMC.org 

Daybreak Community Church 


703-729-1288 

Pastor: Alex York 

Sunday service at 10 a.m. at Farmwell 

Station Middle School in Ashburn 

Denomination: Interdenominational 

www.daybreak.org 

Goose Creek Ward 


703-858-5604 

Pastor: Bishop Brian Scott 

Sunday service at 8:30 a.m. 


of Latter-Day Saints 


lds.htm 

Greater Zion Baptist 

Route 641 (Ashburn Road), Ashburn 

703-729-9575 

Pastor: James L. Swanson 


Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. at 

Belmont Station Elementary School at 

20235 Nightwatch Drive 

Denomination: Baptist 

www.gzcc.org 

Heritage Baptist Church 

21700 Shellhorn Road, Ashburn 

703-729-5436 

Pastor: David Barton 



100 members 

Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. and 6 

p.m. 

www.heritagebaptistchurch.us 

Mount Hope Baptist Church 

42507 Mt. Hope Road, Ashburn 

703-729-2707 

Pastor: Rev. John Zoller 


120 members 


Denomination: Baptist 

http://mthopebaptistchurch.org 

Our Savior’s Way Lutheran 

Church 


703-729-9144 

Pastor: Bill Mann 


632 members 

Sunday Services at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. 

and 11a.m. 

Denomination: Lutheran 

www.oswlc.org 

Potomac Hills Community 

Church, PCA 

2 Cardinal Park Drive, Suite 101 A, 

Leesburg 

703-771-1534 

Pastor: Dr. David V. Silvernail 


250 Members 

Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. at 

Harper Park Middle School, 701 

Potomac Station 

Denomination: Presbyterian 

www.potomachills.com 

St. David’s Episcopal Church 


703-729-0570 

Rector: Kevin Phillips 


Sunday services at 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. 

and 10:45 a.m. 

Denomination: Episcopal 

http://stdavidsashburn.org 

St. James Episcopal Church 

14 Cornwall St., N.W., Leesburg 

703-777-1124 

Pastor: Rev. John R. Ohmer 


1,400 members 

Sunday services at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m. 

and 11:15 a.m. 

Denomination: Episcopal 

www.stjamesleesburg.org 

St. John The Apostle Catholic 

Church 

101 Oakcrest Manor Drive, N.E., 

Leesburg 

703-777-1317 

Pastor: John Mosimann 


2,200 members 

Sunday services at 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 

10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1p.m. 

Denomination: Catholic 

www.stjohnleesburg.com 

St. Theresa Church 

21370 St. Theresa Lane, Ashburn 

703-729-3714 

Pastor: Rev. Richard M. Guest 

Services at 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30, 

9:00, 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Sunday; 

8:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. 

Denomination: Catholic 

www.sttheresa-ashburn.org 

Worship Center Assembly of 

God 

19227 Gleedsville Road, Leesburg 

703-777-5662 

Senior Pastor: Joseph Adams 

Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

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support your local business 


By Bianca Mitchell 


With gas prices reaching 

record highs many county 

residents may find them 

selves looking for an alternate 

form of transportation. Luckily, 

Loudoun County is home to some of the 

most feasible and peaceful ways to get 

around without the use of a gas-guzzling 

car. 

ONE OPTION for residents is the commuter 

bus service, Loudoun County Transit. 

These buses transport commuters from 

park-and-ride lots all over the county to destinations 

in the 

Washington, D.C.- 

metro area and 

Metrorail stops. 

“Riding the bus is an 

option for anybody. 

It gives them another 

transportation 

option and is also a 

greener and more 

relaxing choice,” Nancy 

Gourley, Loudoun County 

chief transit operator, said. 

Pricewise, commuter buses 

fit into the tightest budgets 

with one ride costing 50 cents. 

Riders can also use Smarttrip 

cards to pay the fare. 

A FIXED ROUTE and on-demand 

bus service is provided 

by Virginia Regional Transit. 

This is a nonprofit organization 

that works closely with 

the Loudoun County Office of 

Transportation. The fixed 

route service provides speedy 

transportation between key 

points in the county and also 

can drop commuters at the 

Fairfax Connector and the 

Metrobus 5A stops. 

For individuals with disabilities, 

or for those that are not 

within three-fourths of a mile 

of a fixed route, an on- demand 

service is offered. The 

bus must be scheduled at least 

24 hours in advance and the 

cost varies throughout the 

county depending on the 

length of the trip. Americans 

with Disabilities Act rules and 

regulations apply. 

FOR RESIDENTS wishing to 

get a little exercise during 

their commute, bike riding is 

a very relaxing and environmentally 

friendly way to travel 

between home and the office. 


Gas Saving Transportation 

Loudoun County Public Transport and bike 

trails help residents save money on gas. 

Loudoun County 

Public Transportation 

Visit www.Loudoun.gov and click on the 

Transport link to learn more about public 

transportation in Loudoun County. 

Small recreational trails systems are located 

in Cascades and Ashburn. The largest trail, 

which stretches all the way from Arlington 

to Loudoun, is the Washington and Old Dominion 

Trail. “Bike riding on the Washington 

and Old Dominion Trail is quite a popular 

method of going to and from work,” said 

Brian Baur, a representative with the Washington 

& Old Dominion Railroad Regional 

Park. 

Paul McCray, the operations director for 

the Northern Virgina Regional Park Authority, 

which owns and operates the W &OD 

Trail, has worked with the trail for 20 years 

and has noticed a steady increase in commuters 

over the years. “People who ride on 

the trails will save gas and end up healthier. 

Also, when you get 

to work, you are in 

better shape to start 

working since the 

trail is so peaceful 

with all of the birds 

and animals and interesting 

plants and 

flowers,” McCray 

Biking is an increasingly popular form of transportation 

in Loudoun County. 

Riding the bus is a great way to save gas. 

said. He estimated that on an 

average nice day up to 400 

people will make use of the 

trail, which is very straightforward 

and flat, making for an 

easy ride. 

Metrorail stations and 

area buses cater to bike riders. 

Park-and-ride lots encourage 

the use of bike lockers 

and transit buses are 

equipped with bicycle racks. 

Metro stations offer lockers 

“Bike riding on the 

Washington and 

Old Dominion Trail 

is quite a popular 

method of going to 

and from work.” 

— Brian Baur, 

Washington & Old Dominion 

Railroad Regional Park, 

representative 

for a price of $70 a year and bike racks 

for free. 

AN ORGANIZATION called the Washington 

Area Bike Association, or WABA, is a 

large promoter of biking in the Washington, 

D.C.-metro area. “Our association offers 

things like commuter assistance, classes for 

new cyclists and free access to paths. We 

make it easy for people to ride,” Eric 

Gilliland, WABA director, said. The 

association’s Web site, www.waba.org, offers 

all sorts of tools for people wanting to get 

accustomed with the area’s biking paths. 

ALTHOUGH THESE forms of transportation 

are safer and cheaper, many worry 

about what they would do if they needed 

to get home in an emergency situation. 

Loudoun County has already solved this 

problem with the Guaranteed Ride Home 

program. This free program provides 

emergency rides to individuals who bicycle 

or take other alternative transportation 

to work. In order to qualify for a 

ride, one must regularly — twice a week 

— bike or ride the bus to work. Along 

with the many easy to use forms of public 

transportation, residents should feel 

safe leaving their cars behind. 


Photos by Bianca Mitchell/The Connection

Important Numbers 

EMERGENCY: 911 

CHILD CARE 

Day-care information: 703-777-0353 

School-age programs: 703-737-8042 

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES 

George Mason University, Sterling: 703-993-4350 

George Washington University Virginia 

Campus, Ashburn: 703-726-8200 

Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun 

Campus: 703-450-2500 

Shenandoah University: 703-777-7414 

Strayer College, Ashburn: 703-729-8800 

ELDERLY 

Adult Services: 703-777-0353 

Alzheimer’s Respite Center: 703-771-5334 

Area Agency on Aging 

215 Depot Court, S.E., Leesburg 

703-777-0257 

Senior Center, Sterling: 703-430-2397 

ENVIRONMENT 

Adopt-a-Highway: 703- 737-2000 

Environmental Health: 703-777-0234 

Recycling Hotline: 703-771-5318 

LAW ENFORCEMENT 

Crime Prevention and Community Relations: 

703- 771-5747 

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office: 703-777-1021, 

dispatch or 703-777-0407, administrative 

State Police, Loudoun Office: 703-771-2533 

Traffic Hotline, to report speeding, cut-through 

problems: 703-771-5798 

SUPPORT GROUPS 

Al-Anon Service Center of Northern Virginia 

100 N. Washington St., Suite 212, Falls Church 

All volunteer organization that provides support for 

family and friends of people who have a problem 

with alcohol. Open Monday-Friday, 12:30-4:00 p.m. 

703-534-HELP (4357) 

Alcoholics Anonymous: 703-876-6166 

Narcotics Anonymous: 1-800-543-4670 

Cancer Support Groups: 1-800-227-2345 

American Heart Association: 703-941-8500 

Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area: 

703-352-7641 

Huntington’s Disease Society of America: 703- 

204-4634 

SIDS Alliance of the Mid-Atlantic: 703-955-6899 

Widowed Persons Group: Georgia Bange, 703-777- 

8766 

Women’s Center: 703-281-2657 

TRANSPORTATION 

Department of Motor Vehicles: 866-368-5463 

Dulles International Airport Hotline: 703-572- 

2700 

Fairfax Connector: 703-339-7200 

Loudoun County Commuter Services: 703-771- 

5665 

Loudoun Rideshare: 703-771-5665 

Metrobus routes and schedules: 202-637-7000 

UTILITIES 

Verizon: 703-954-6222 

Comcast: 1-800-266-2278 

OpenBand: 703-961-1110 

County landfill: 703-771-5500 

Loudoun County Sanitation Authority: 571-291- 

7700 

Sewage disposal permits: 703-777-0234 

Trash removal: 703-818-8222 

Dominion Virginia Power: Toll free, 888-667-3000 

Washington Gas: 703-750-1000 

Water supply permits: 571-291-7700 

VISITOR INFORMATION 

Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association: 

800-752-6118 

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By the Numbers 

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 


Total population = 271,064 

By ZIP Code 

20147, Ashburn = 47,190 

20148, Ashburn = 20,116 

20164, Sterling = 35,254 

20165, Sterling = 30,917 

20175, Leesburg = 24,003 

20176, Leesburg = 39,935 

Housing Type 

Single-family detached = 55,161 

Single-family attached = 29,626 

Multifamily = 16,572 

Race Breakdown 

White: 202,118 

Black: 20,363 

American Indian: 730 

Asian: 33,290 

Pacific Islander: 189 

Other: 8,354 

Two or more races: 5,920 

Hispanic: 25,602 (The county’s figures do not include 

Hispanic in the total population because it is an 

ethnicity, and therefore, can be of any race.) 

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Average household: $99,371 

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2007 average: 2.2 percent 

Top-10 Employers, 

2007 Second Quarter Figures: 

Employment range of 5,000+ employees: 

1. Loudoun County Public School 

Employment range of 1,000-4,999 employees: 

2. American Online Inc. 

3. County of Loudoun 

4. Homeland Security 

5. Loudoun Hospital Center 

6. M.C. Dean Inc. 

7. Orbital Sciences Corporation 

8. Toll Brothers Inc. 

9. U.S. Postal Service 

10. United Air Lines Inc. 

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What Is There To Do Here? 

Great things to do in 

the area. 

So you’re finally here in Loudoun, but 

what is there to do? The Connection 

has put together a few fun 

nearby locations and activities that 

are distinct to the area. Check them out and 

get involved. 

Food and Drink 

Loudoun Wine Trail 

Loudoun County Department of Economic 

Development 

1 Harrison St., S.E. 

Fifth Floor 

Leesburg 

www.loudounfarms.com 

These easily-accessible wineries are 

the primary producers of vinifera and 

New World grape wines. Families 

gather here for afternoon lunches and 

friends spend the day visiting with one 

another. It is a great place to relax, 

taste the award-winning wines and 

take in Loudoun’s reputation as being 

a “Wine Country.” 

The 2008 Loudoun Wine Trail brochure 

is available at 

www.loudounfarms.org and offers information 

on the multiple wineries. 

Use the brochure as both a tour guide 

and a passport to the world of local 

wines. At each winery participants 

with a brochure can obtain a stamp in 

the brochure. Those who collect eight 

stamps will receive a gift at whatever 

winery gave them their final stamp. In 

addition anyone who collects eight 

stamps will be entered into a drawing 

to win a case of Loudoun wines. Second 

place will be a tour of the winner’s 

favorite wineries for up to 12 people. 

Participating wineries and vineyards 

are Bluemont Vineyard, 

Breaux Vineyards, Chrysalis 

Vineyards, Corcoran Vineyards, 

Doukenie Vineyards, 

Fabbioli Cellars, Hidden 

Brook Winery, Hiddencroft 

Vineyards, Hillsborough 

Vineyards, Lost Creek Winery, 

Loudoun Valley Vineyards, 

Notaviva Vineyards, 

Sunset Hills Vineyard LLC, 

Swedenburg Estate Vineyard, 

Tarara Winery, Village 

Winery and 

Willowcroft Farm Vineyards. 

Arts ❖ 

Entertainment 

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Photo by Jennifer Lesinski/The Connection 

Paintball 

Pev’s Paintball 

20136 Gant Lane 

Leesburg 

703-491-6505 

www.pevs.com 

Everyone from embassies to the Washington 

Redskins have played at Pev’s 

Paintball and the sport keeps growing in 

popularity. 

One of the top paintball retailers in the 

country, Pev’s has a retail store in Sterling 

as well as a retail store and paintball 

field — Pev’s at AG — in Leesburg, as well 

as four others in the Northern Virginia 

area. They’re also developing another 

new field in the Loudoun area that will 

be opening some time next year. Pev’s also 

works with local youth teams as a sponsor 

in order to allow them to compete on 

a national level. 

The field in Leesburg is open, from 9 

a.m.-4 p.m., on the weekends if weather 

permits. Beginners and experts are welcome 

to participate. 

Group games involving side-againstside 

battles are the norm for paintball. 

Flying 

AV-ED Flight School 

Leesburg Executive Airport 

1001 Sycolin Road, S.E. 

Leesburg 

703-777-9252 

www.av-ed.com 

Flying an airplane doesn’t sound like 

something one can do in their spare time, 

but AV-ED Flight School would like to 

teach people how anyway. It will be hold- 

Paintball players begin to mount their attack at Pev’s Paintball in 

Leesburg. 

Guns, paint, air tanks, masks, clothing/attire 

and accessories can be purchased for 

personal use at retail stores or rented/pur- 

ing a free one-hour learn-to-fly seminar at 

Leesburg Airport, July 25, at 6 p.m., for anyone 

interested or take a discovery flight at 

the Leesburg Executive Airport to see if flying 

is for you. Discovery flights last 30 minutes 

and cost between $50 and $70, depending 

on the type of plane. 

If interested, enroll in flight training lessons, 

approximately $179 an hour. Training 

consists of ground training, in-flight training 

and a practical test. Private Pilot Ground 

Visitors roast marshmallows at the Holiday in the Party 

celebration at Claude Moore Park. 

chased at the field. 

For more information on paintball, 

check out www.pevs.com. 

School will being Aug. 4 and Instrument 

Ground School begins the same day. The 

Leesburg Executive Airport also offers 

courses for experienced pilots, including 

a GPS seminar, multiengine basics and 

commercial knowledge test prep. 

The school also rents planes for experienced 

pilots to take up. The Leesburg fleet 

includes Cessna 172ps, Diamond DA20- 

C1s and a brand new Diamond DA42 

Garmin 1000, along with many others. 

Local Park 

Claude Moore Park 

21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road 

Sterling 

571-258-3700 

www.loudoun.gov 

Looking to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday 

life, visit Sterling’s Claude Moore Park. The 375-acre park 

offers residents 11 miles of hiking trails, as well as playing 

fields and the Loudoun Farm Museum. The park is 

home to the Sportplex, which includes four lighted baseball 

fields, three lighted softball fields, a lighted football 

field and a practice field. The park hosts a number of 

activities for families, including an Ol’ Fashioned Fourth 

of July Celebration, which includes crafts, face painting 

and food, an annual Autumn Arts and Crafts Show in 

September, Stories Around the Campfire in October and 

Holiday in the Park, which includes music entertainment, 

wagon rides and a candlelight tours of the historic 

Lanesville Heritage House. 

The park has recently opened a new recreation center, 

which provides year-round educational, recreational, social 

and cultural programs. It includes a gym, rock climbing 

wall, swimming pool, locker rooms, jogging track, 

teen club space and much more. The building is open 

5:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 

Saturday and Sunday. To directly call the center call 571- 

258-3600. 

Hiking 

Washington & Old Dominion Trail 

21293 Smiths Switch Road 


703-729-0596 

www.wodfriends.org 

Stretching from Purcellville in the 

west to Alexandria in the east, the 

W&OD Trail stretches 45 miles in 

length and takes the name from the 

railroad that ran in the area from 

1859-1968. The park is one of the 

longest in Virginia but at only 100 feet 

wide it is also one of the skinniest. 

The recreational trail is well-suited 

for walking, hiking, biking, jogging, 

inline skating, while equestrians may 

ride a parallel trail that stretches from 

Purcellville to Vienna. 

The trail is also home to a variety of 

flora and fauna that is easy to find 

thanks to the park’s small width. Along 

the length are multiple hotels and bed 

and breakfasts for those who wish to 

make a trip out of exploring the entire 

length of the trail. 

The trail is watched over by the 

Friends of the Washington and Old 

Dominion Trail (FOWOD) who organize 

a trail patrol that promotes safe 

use of the trail, provides information 

and assists travelers. 

For a map, mileage chart and more 

information on the trail, go to 

www.wodfriends.org. 

History 

Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum 

21668 Heritage Farm Lane 

Sterling 

571-258-3800 

www.loudounfarmmuseum.org 

Located in Sterling’s Claude Moore 

Park, the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum 

is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting 

objects, documents and photographs 

related to agricultural and 

rural life in historic Loudoun. It has 

special exhibits during the year to accompany 

its permanent exhibit “It’s 

Just a Way of Life,” which chronicles 

250 years of agricultural history. 

Throughout the year, it holds a variety 

of events to help educate the public 

on farming in Loudoun. These 

events include a Tractorpalooza, 

spring and fall farm tours and an apple 

harvest festival. It will also be celebrating 

the museum’s 10th anniversary, 

Saturday, Oct. 25, with dinner, awards 

and entertainment. 

Hours of operation are Tuesdays-Saturdays, 

from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 

from 12-5 p.m. Admission is $5 

for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for 

children 2-12. The museum is also 

home to a variety of farm animals and 

many children’s events. 

Community Events 

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JULY 

SUMMER DRESSAGE CLASSIC. July 26-27, from 

8 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Morven Park International 

Equestrian Center in Leesburg. The highlight of 

the competition is the musical freestyle. The 

Morven Park Equestrian Center is located just 

north of Leesburg on Route 15. Call Shannon 

Pedlar at 703-777-2890 or visit the Morven Park 

Web site at www.morvenpark.org. 

TRAINING CAMP. July 20-28, at Redskins Park, 

21300 Redskins Park Drive, Ashburn. Features 

eight practices open to the public. Bring the 

family, a camera, lawn chair, memorabilia and a 

paint pen for autographs history. Visit 

www.Redskins.com or call 703-726-7411. 

MUSIC FEST. Sundays, at the Belmont Country 

Club, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn. 

Gates open at 5 p.m., an opening act takes the 

stage at 6 p.m. with the main act following at 7 

p.m. Bring blankets or chairs. Food and 

beverages available for purchase; no outside 

refreshments permitted. Profits from the concert 

series are donated to Loudoun County charities. 

Tickets vary in cost and are available at 

www.liveatbelmont.com or by calling 804-794- 

6700. 

OKLAHOMA! The Sterling Playmakers present 

“Oklahoma!” July 25-27, Aug. 1-3 and Aug. 8-10, 

at Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian 

Parkway, Sterling. The show is directed by Kathy 

Bleutge and produced by Emilie Pugh. Tickets 

are $15 for the reserved section and $12 for 

general admission. Call the hotline at 703-437- 

6117 or visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com. 

BLUEMONT CONCERT SERIES. The Bluemont 

Concert Series on the lawn of the Old Loudoun 

County Courthouse in downtown, historic 

Leesburg at 1 East Market St., Sundays, 7 p.m. 

Admission is $5 per person, $4 for Bluemont 

Friends and seniors, $2 for children 12 and 

under; proceeds go to support Bluemont’s yearround 

Artist-In-Education program in area 

schools. No pets, alcohol or smoking are allowed. 

In case of rain, the concerts will be held at 

Smart’s Mill Middle School. Bring lawn chairs or 

blankets to sit on and a picnic before the show. 

FOUR SEASONS OF OATLANDS. Oatlands 

Plantation, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, 

Leesburg, holds its annual Four Seasons of 

Oatlands Art Show and Sale, from July 7-27, 

Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, 1- 

5 p.m. The show and sale is a benefit for 

Oatlands and there is no charge for admission to 

see the art. The show is located in the historic 

Carriage House on the property. Free parking. 

Call 703-777-3174 or visit www.oatlands.org. 

SOUND OF SUMMER SERIES. Tarara Winery, 

13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, Saturdays, 6-9:30 

p.m. Share music and wine by Tarara’s lake. 

Bring a picnic, taste wine and enjoy classic 

stylings of world music by regional artists. Rain 

or shine. Cost adults $10, under 12 free; tickets 

available online. 703-771-7100 or visit 

www.tarara.com. 

LOUDOUN COUNTY FAIR. July 28-Aug. 2, at 

Loudoun County Fairgrounds in Leesburg. 

Agricultural exhibits, horse and livestock shows, 

family entertainment and food. Daily tickets, 

adults $10, children 6-12, $5; full-week passes 

available. For more information call 703-777- 

3835 or visit www.loudouncountyfair.com. 

OL’ FASHIONED 4TH OF JULY. Celebrate the 

4th of July at Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 

Vestals Gap Road, Sterling. Enjoy an oldfashioned 

holiday set in the park’s historic area. 

Live musical entertainment and food. $5 

donation per family. Call 571-258-3700. 

BASTILLE DAY. Saturday, July 4, Willowcraft 

Farm Vineyards, 38906 Mount Gilead Road, 

Leesburg. Willowcraft celebrates Bastille Day 

with all things French, 12-5 p.m. Cost is $10. Call 

703-777-8161 or visit 

www.willowcraftwine.com. 

AUGUST 

LOUDOUN COUNTY FAIR. July 28-Aug. 2, at 

Loudoun County Fairgrounds in Leesburg. 

Agricultural exhibits, horse and livestock shows, 

family entertainment and food. Daily tickets, 

adults $10, children 6-12, $5; full-week passes 

available. For more information call 703-777- 

3835 or visit www.loudouncountyfair.com. 







refreshments permitted. Profits from the concert 

series are donated to Loudoun County charities. 

Tickets vary in cost and are available at 

Crowds flock to last year’s Leesburg Flower and Garden Show. 


6700. 

OKLAHOMA! The Sterling Playmakers present 

“Oklahoma!” July 25-27, Aug. 1-3 and Aug. 8-10, 

at Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian 

Parkway, Sterling. The show is directed by Kathy 

Bleutge and produced by Emilie Pugh. Tickets 

are $15 for the reserved section and $12 for 

general admission. Call the hotline at 703-437- 

6117 or visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com. 

ANNUAL RACE. The YMCA Loudoun County’s 

annual Leesburg 10K/20K Race, Aug. 10, 

registration begins at 6:15 a.m., both races begin 

at 7:30 a.m., at Market Station in Leesburg. 

There is a quarter mile Kids’ Fun Run 

immediately after start of the race. No 

registration required for the fun run and medals 

awarded to all finishers. Call the race hotline, 

301-871-0400 or visit www.ymcawashdc.org or 

www.runwashington.com. 









BLACKBERRY DAYS WINE FESTIVAL. Tarara 

Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, Aug. 2-3, 

Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 12 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Celebrate the traditions of berry picking with live 

music, food and craft vendors, wine tastings, 

children’s activities, hay rides, live bands, youpick 

thornless blackberries and Tarara’s own 

blackberry wine. Rain or shine. Cost adults $15, 

under 21 and designated drivers $8, 6 and under 

free; discount tickets available online. 703-771- 

7100 or visit www.tarara.com. 




Leesburg, at 1 East Market St., Sundays, 7 p.m. 





schools. No pets, alcohol or smoking are allowed. 

In case of rain, the concerts will be held at 

Smart’s Mill Middle School. Bring lawn chairs or 

blankets to sit on and a picnic before the show. 

LUCKETTS FAIR. All ages. Lucketts Community 

Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Route 15 north 

from Leesburg. Aug. 23-25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both 

days. The Lucketts Fair is a family affair with 

something for everyone. This popular event 

features juried crafts, antiques, children’s games 

and entertainment, a petting zoo, food and 

bluegrass music all day long. Call 703-771-5281 

for more information. Event admission: $8 per 

person, children under 6 free. Two-day tickets, 

$12. 

DOG DAYS PEACH AND SUNFLOWER FEST. 

Aug. 16-17, Great Country Farms, 18780 Foggy 

Bottom Road, Bluemont. Bring the whole family, 

including dogs, for a romp in the sunflower field 

and then cool off in the farm fountain. Admission 

is $8. Call 540-554-2073 or visit 

www.greatcountyfarms.com. 

ALDIE MILL ART SHOW. The 11th Annual Aldie 

Mill Art Show and Sale at the historic Aldie Mill, 

39401 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Aug. 30, 31 

and Sept. 1. and every Friday, Saturday and 

Sunday in September, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. 

Free. Call 703-327-9777 or e-mail 

aldiemill@nvrpa.com. 

SEPTEMBER 

SUMMER BACK BARN BBQ. Sept. 6, Willowcraft 

Farm Vineyards, 38906 Mount Gilead Road, 

Leesburg. Featuring all traditional barbecue eats 

along with its summertime award winning wines, 

1-5 p.m. Children and family pets welcome. 

See Community Events, Page 14

From Page 13 

Tickets $12. Call 703-777-8161 or visit 


LABOR DAY CELEBRATION. Tarara Winery, 

13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-5 

p.m. Bring business card for a free tour and 

tasting and be entered into a drawing for Tarara 

gifts. Labor Day wine specials. Cost tasting fee. 

703-771-7100 or visit www.tarara.com. 









GREAT GRAPE WINE FESTIVAL. Tarara Winery, 

13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, Sept. 20-21, 

Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, 12 a.m.-5 

p.m. Celebrate the harvest at Tarara’s biggest 

wine festival featuring wines, craft and food 

vendors, children’s activities, you-pick apples, 

live music and guided hay ride tours of the 

vineyard. Rain or shine. Cost adults $15, under 

21 and designated drivers $8, 6 and under free; 

discount tickets available online. 703-771-7100 

or visit www.tarara.com. 

MAIZE AT TEMPLE HALL FARM REGIONAL 

PARK. Annual autumn activities and giant 

cornfield maze are held 15789 Temple Hall 

Lane, Leesburg, Sept. 26-Nov. 2. Featuring an 

11-acre cornfield maze, hay rides and pick-yourown 

pumpkins. Visit www.nvrpa.org/parks/ 

themaize/ for more information. Call 703-779- 

9372. 

ARTS & CRAFT FESTIVAL. Saturday, Sept. 27, 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors selling handmade crafts, 

tapestries, jewelry, furniture, glassware. Food 

available. There will be a photography expo. 

Enter park at Loudoun Park Lane. Free 

admission. Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 

Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 571-258-3700. 

NORTHERN VIRGINIA SENIOR OLYMPICS. 

Sept. 20-Oct. 2, open to residents 50 and older. 

Event include shuffleboard, table tennis, pickleball, 

tennis, golf, horseshoes, pool and team line 

dancing, among others. Transportation to events 

provided by Loudoun County Senior Center. Call 

703-228-3600, Ext. 9996. Visit 

www.novaseniorolympics.com. Registration fee 

is $10, for each additional event it is $1. 

LOVETTSVILLE OKTOBERFEST. Sept. 26-28, 10 

a.m.-10 p.m. All ages. Downtown Lovettsville, 6 

East Pennsylvania Ave., Lovettsville. Includes 

vendors, street performers, live music, art sale, 

German cuisine. German dinner the night 

before. Church services and local children’s 

performances Sunday. Free. Call 540-822-5788. 

ANNUAL VIRGINIA WINE FESTIVAL. Sept. 27- 

28, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Includes live entertainment, 

children’s activities, seminars and wine tasting. 

Morven Park, Leesburg. $25 per person for 

tasting, $15 for designated drivers and anyone 

under 21. Visit www.virginiawinefestival.org. 

ALDIE MILL ART SHOW. The 11th Annual Aldie 

Mill Art Show and Sale, at the historic Aldie 

Mill, 39401 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Aug. 


30, 31 and Sept. 1. and every Friday, Saturday 

and Sunday in September, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. each 

day. Free. Call 703-327-9777 or e-mail 

aldiemill@nvrpa.com. 

FALL INTO THE ARTS. Sept. 27, Leesburg 

Historic District, 12-4 p.m. Juried art festival 

featuring local artists. Includes live 

entertainment and activities for children. Visit 

www.FallIntoTheArts.com. 

LURE OF LOUDOUN GALA. Sept. 27. Celebrate 

the Loudoun Museum’s anniversary at the River 

Creek Country Club, 43800 Olympic Blvd., 

Leesburg. A black-tie event with dinner, music 

and dancing. Cost is $200. Corporate sponsor 

possibilities. Call 703-777-7427 for more 

information. 

PUMPKINVILLE. Sept. 29-Nov. 4, Leesburg 

Animal Park, 19720 James Monroe Highway, 

Leesburg. Celebrate fall with a family visit to 

Pumpkinville. Pick a pumpkin and enjoy the 

giant hill slides, hay mazes, rope swings, apples 

and apple cider and much more. Weekends 

include camel rides, popcorn, food vendors and 

mini tractor rides. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 

Admission is $6.50 weekdays and $10 weekends 

and holidays. Call 703-433-0002 or visit 

www.leesburganimalpark.com. 

LEESBURG’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY 

CELEBRATION. Sept. 14, 2-5 p.m. Celebrate 

the founding of Leesburg with food, music a 

parade and other activities for the entire family. 

Visit wwww.leesburgva.gov. 

OCTOBER 

NORTHERN VIRGINIA SENIOR OLYMPICS. 

Sept. 20-Oct. 2, open to residents 50 and older. 

Event include shuffleboard, table tennis, pickleball, 

tennis, golf, horseshoes, pool and team line 

dancing, among others. Transportation to events 

provided by Loudoun County Senior Center. Call 

703-228-3600, Ext. 9996. Visit 

www.novaseniorolympics.com. Registration fee 

is $10, for each additional event it is $1. 

LEESBURG COURT AND MARKET DAYS. Oct. 

18, historic Leesburg district. Leesburg’s historic 

district comes alive through demonstrations, 

dramatic vignettes of local historic court trails, 

entertainment, children’s activities and fresh 

produce in the market place, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 

703-737-7144 or 703-737-7019 or visit 

www.leesburgva.gov/visitors. 

PADDLE AND WINE. Oct. 12. Tarara Winery, 

13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, has teamed up 

withºRiver & Trail Outfittersºto offer customers 

an experience on a private paddle and wine 

tourºor a paddle, wine and concert series tour. 

Visit www.tarara.com 

OCTOBER WINE DAYS. Tarara Winery, 13648 

Tarara Lane, Leesburg. Oct. 19. Includes live 

music, wine specials. Rain or shine. 11 a.m.-6 

p.m., music from 12-4 p.m. Visit 

Abigail cleans the perfect pumpkin during the Farm Color Tour. 


LUCKETTS BLUEGRASS. Saturdays, October- 

April, doors open at 6 p.m., shows begin at 7 

p.m. All ages. Lucketts Community Center, 

42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Bluegrass is 

synonymous with Lucketts. Call 703-771-5281 

for more information. Admission: $12. Visit 

www.luckettscommunitycenter.org. 

ANNUAL STERLINGFEST. All ages. Sterling 

Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. 

Bring the family to experience the celebration in 

its 20th year. Food, fun games, live music, stage 

shows and more. Call 703-430-9480. Free event. 

Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit 

SterlingFoundation.org. 

HAUNTINGS. Downtown historic Leesburg, Oct. 

27-28. Take the tours of Leesburg’s historic 

homes and sites; tours leave from the Loudoun 

Museum. Call 703-777-7427 for more 

information. 

WATERFORD HOMES TOUR AND CRAFTS 

EXHIBIT. Village of Waterford, Oct. 3-5, 10 

a.m.-5 p.m. The 1733 village, founded by 

Quakers, offers historic homes open for tour, 

144-juried heritage craftsmen with hands-on 

demonstrations, continuous traditional music 

and dance, children’s activities, Colonial-era 

militia encampments, marching fife and drum 

corps and Civil War re-enactors with skirmishes 

throughout the weekend. Advance tickets, from 

Aug. 18-Sept. 22, are $13 per person, per day; 

$15 per person, per day at the gate. Children 

age 12 and younger are admitted free. Visit the 

Web at www.waterfordva.org. 

FALL FARM COLOR TOUR. Oct. 18-19, 10 a.m.- 

4 p.m. A self-guided tour of Loudoun’s 

agricultural attractions. Participating sites are 

open free to the public. Visit 

www.loudounfarms.org. 

AUTUMN APPLE FESTIVAL. Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-4 

p.m. All ages. Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, 

21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling. See historic 

orchard tools at work, learn how to make cider, 

visit with local apple farmers, and browse locally 

made apple products and dishes. Live 

entertainment will be provided. Visit 

www.loudounfarmmuseum.org or call 571-258- 

3800. 

MAIZE AT TEMPLE HALL FARM REGIONAL 

PARK. Sept. 26-Nov. 2. Annual autumn 

activities and giant cornfield maze are held 

15789 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg. Featuring an 

11-acre cornfield maze, hay rides and pick-yourown 

pumpkins. Visit www.nvrpa.org/parks/ 

themaize/ for more information. Call 703-779- 

9372. 

HALLOWEEN PARADE. Oct. 31, 6 p.m. Leesburg 

Historic District, King and Market streets. 

Includes prizes for floats, bands and costumes. 

Free. Call 703-737-2175. 

MIDDLEBURG ALL BREED DOG SHOW at 

Oatlands, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, 

Leesburg, Oct. 25-26. Sponsored by the 

Middleburg Kennel Club on the Oatlands north 

fields. For additional information call 703-777- 

3174 or visit the Web at www.oatlands.org. 

MORVEN PARK STEEPLECHASE. Saturday, Oct. 

11, 1:30 p.m. The annual Morven Park 

Steeplechase will be held at the Morven Park 

Equestrian Center, on Route 15 north on Tutt 

Lane. Call 703-777-2414. Gates open at 11 a.m. 

FALL FESTIVAL BY JOSHUA’S HANDS. Oct. 6, 

10 a.m.-5 p.m., 38327 Charles Town Pike, 

Waterford. Come celebrate the glory of the fall 

season. Enjoy live music, entertainment, 

hayrides, three-legged races, demonstrations, 

pony rides, a petting farm, an old-fashioned 

spelling bee, crafts, carnival-style games, food 

vendors and more. Call 540-454-7827 or visit 

www.joshuahands.org. 

ALDIE HARVEST FESTIVAL. Oct. 18, 9 a.m.-5 

p.m. Church of the Redeemer, 39041 John 

Mosby Highway, Aldie. This 200-year-old village 

presents a villagewide fall festival featuring 

food, music, antiques, handcrafted furniture and 

more. Children’s activities and pony rides 

included. Civil War re-enactors and Aldie Mill 

America’s Cup of Polo is held yearly near the beginning of May at 

Morven Park. 

tours. Free; optional $5 parking donation. Call 

703-327-4060. 

PUMPKINVILLE. Sept. 29-Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

daily, Leesburg Animal Park, 19720 James 

Monroe Highway, Leesburg. Celebrate fall with 

a family visit to Pumpkinville. Pick a pumpkin 

and enjoy the giant hill slides, hay mazes, rope 

swings, apples and apple cider and much more. 

Weekends include camel rides, popcorn, food 

vendors and mini tractor rides. Admission is 

$6.50 weekdays and $10 weekends and 

holidays. Call 703-433-0002 or visit 


NOVEMBER 

PUMPKINVILLE. Sept. 29-Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

daily, Leesburg Animal Park, 19720 James 

Monroe Highway, Leesburg. Celebrate fall with 

a family visit to Pumpkinville. Pick a pumpkin 

and enjoy the giant hill slides, hay mazes, rope 

swings, apples and apple cider and much more. 

Weekends include camel rides, popcorn, food 

vendors and mini tractor rides. Admission is 

$6.50 weekdays and $10 weekends and 

holidays. Call 703-433-0002 or visit 


TARARA’S ANNUAL BARREL TASTING. Tarara 

Winery, 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, Nov. 10, 

from 7-10 p.m. Fee. Hors d’oeuvres and wine 

specials. Prepaid reservations are required. Call 

703-771-7100 for more information. 

CHRISTMAS AT OATLANDS PLANTATION. 

20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, Nov. 

24-Dec. 30. This 260-acre estate featuring a 

stately Greek revival mansion, magnificent 

formal terraced garden and 19th century 

dependencies, will present a display of 

Christmas past including decorations from the 

abundant natural products of Oatlands, cedar, 

ivy, pine, magnolia, boxwood and Osage orange. 

For additional information call 703-777-3174 or 

visit the Web at www.oatlands.org. 

WINTER SOLSTICE. Tarara Winery, 13648 

Tarara Lane, Leesburg, will be celebrating the 

season of winter with warming red wines, 

fireside and live music. The winery is open from 

11 a.m.-6 p.m. and live music will be from 12-4 

p.m. No cover charge. Tasting fees apply. Visit 


LUCKETTS BLUEGRASS. All ages. Lucketts 

Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, 

Leesburg. Bluegrass is synonymous with 

Lucketts. Call 703-771-5281 for more 

information. Admission: $12. Saturdays, 

See Community Events, Page 15 


From Page 14 

October-April, doors open at 6 p.m., shows begin at 7 p.m. 

Visit www.luckettscommunitycenter.org. 

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON. The Sterling Playmakers 

present “Flowers for Algernon,” Nov. 7-9 and 14-16. Call 

the hotline at 703-437-6117 or visit 

www.sterlingplaymakers.com for ticket prices and location. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. The Sterling 

Playmakers present “The Best Christmas Present Ever." Call 



MAIZE AT TEMPLE HALL FARM REGIONAL PARK. 

Annual autumn activities and giant cornfield maze are held 

15789 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg, Sept. 26-Nov. 2. 

Featuring an 11-acre cornfield maze, hay rides and pickyour-own 

pumpkins. Visit www.nvrpa.org/parks/themaize/ 

for more information. Call 703-779-9372. 

GREEN FRIDAY. Nov. 28-Dec. 31. This year the Loudoun 

Farm Museum is encouraging shoppers to think green by 

shopping for locally made products and gifts at 

participating area retail outlets and gift shops. The gift shop 

at the Heritage Farm Museum is one of eight locations to 

purchase locally made products that sustain the economy 

and support Loudoun County farmers and artists. For more 

information on Green Friday and a list of sites, visit 

www.loudounfarms.org or call 703-777-0426. 

10TH ANNIVERSARY CLAUDE MOORE VISITORS 

CENTER. Nature hikes, crafts, birthday cake and displays 

in the discovery room, Nov. 15, at Claude Moore Park, 

21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, 

Sterling. Call 571-258-3700. Free. 

DECEMBER 


FIRST NIGHT LEESBURG. Dec. 31. 

More than 100 performances at 20 

indoor locations in downtown 

Leesburg, all within walking distance 

of one another. Enjoy jazz, classical 

music, puppet shows, bluegrass, folk 

music, magicians and much more. 

First Night concludes at midnight 

with a traditional Grand Illumination 

gathering on the courthouse green. 

Everyone will receive a candle, pass 

the flame to their neighbor and sing 

in the New Year as the old 

courthouse bell rings the last 12 

chimes to midnight. First Night 

performances, 6-11:45 p.m.; grand 

illumination, 11:45 p.m.- midnight. 

Admission to be determined. Visit www.bluemont.org. 

HOLIDAY IN THE PARK. Saturday, Dec. 6, 3:30-6 p.m., at 

Claude Moore Park. Take a candlelight tour of the historic 

Lanesville Heritage House and view its old-fashioned 

holiday decor. Visit Frogshackle Nature Center, sing carols, 

roast marshmallows, enjoy hot cider and crafts. Donations 

of new mittens, hats and scarves are welcome for the 

Winter Warmth Tree. These donations will go to the 

Loudoun Holiday Coalition. No registration required. Free. 

Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 

571-258-3700. 

CHRISTMAS AT OATLANDS PLANTATION. 20850 

Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, Nov. 24-Dec. 30. This 

260-acre estate featuring a stately Greek revival mansion, 

magnificent formal terraced garden and 19th century 

dependencies, will present a display of Christmas past 

including decorations from the abundant natural products 

of Oatlands, cedar, ivy, pine, magnolia, boxwood and 

Osage orange. For additional information call 703-777- 

3174 or visit the Web at www.oatlands.org. 

LUCKETTS BLUEGRASS. All ages. Lucketts Community 

Center, 42361 Lucketts Road, Leesburg. Bluegrass is 

synonymous with Lucketts. Call 703-771-5281 for more 

information. Admission: $12. Saturdays, October-April, 

doors open at 6 p.m., shows begin at 7 p.m. Visit 


THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. The Sterling 

Playmakers present “The Best Christmas Present Ever." Call 



HOLIDAY KICKOFF. Dec. 13, Willowcraft Farm Vineyards, 

38906 Mount Gilead Road, Leesburg. Kick off the holiday 

season at Willowcraft with champagne and gourmet hors 

d’oeuvres, 12-4 p.m. Cost is $10. Call 703-777-8161 or visit 


GREEN FRIDAY. Nov. 28-Dec. 31. This year the Loudoun 

Farm Museum is encouraging shoppers to think green by 

shopping for locally made products and gifts at 

participating area retail outlets and gift shops. The gift shop 

at the Heritage Farm Museum is one of eight locations to 

purchase locally made products that sustain the economy 

and support Loudoun County farmers and artists. For more 

information on Green Friday and a list of sites, visit 

www.loudounfarms.org or call 703-777-0426. 

LEESBURG TOWN TREE LIGHTING. Friday, Dec. 5, 6-7 

p.m., at the Leesburg Town Green. Children of all ages are 

invited to help the mayor “flip the switch” and light the 

tree. Local choirs will be on hand for holiday music. 

Contact Ida Lee Park Recreation Center at 703-777-1368 or 

online at www.idalee.org. 


Leesburg will celebrate its 

250th anniversary in September. 

JANUARY 

MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY. Annual parade in 

Leesburg. Visit www.leesburgva.gov. 





doors open at 6 p.m., shows begin at 7 p.m. 

FEBRUARY 





doors open at 6 p.m., shows begin at 7 p.m. 

PUSS IN BOOTS. The Sterling Playmakers present “Puss in 

Boots,” Feb. 27-28, March 1 and March 6-8. Call the hotline 

at 703-437-6117 or visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com for 

ticket prices and location. 

MARCH 







PUSS IN BOOTS. The Sterling 

Playmakers present “Puss in Boots,” 

Feb. 27-28, March 1 and March 6-8. 

Call the hotline at 703-437-6117 or 

visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com for 

ticket prices and location. 

APRIL 

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. April 

12-18. National Library Week is a 

national observance sponsored by the 

American Library Association (ALA) 

and libraries across the country each 

April. It is a time to celebrate the 

contributions of our nation’s libraries 

and librarians and to promote library 

use and support. For more information 

on National Library Week at the 

Loudoun County Public Library, 

contact Linda Holtslander at 703-777- 

0541 or lholtsla@loudoun.gov. 

SPRING TRAIL CLEAN UP. Date to be determined. 8 a.m.- 

12 p.m. All volunteers will receive orientation and then be 

divided into work groups. Trail work includes pruning, 

blazing, sign inventory, trash pick-up, etc. Claude Moore 

Park, 21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 571-258-3700. 

ANNUAL LEESBURG FLOWER AND GARDEN FESTIVAL. 

April 18-19. Annual event in the historic district of 

Leesburg. More than 100 vendors, landscape vendors, 

entertainment, hands-on art and education area and food. 

Offers information on how to create beautiful gardens and 

landscapes. $3 suggested donation. Call 703-777-1368. 

Visit www.idalee.org. 

EGGSTRAVAGANZA. Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestals 

Gap Road. Date varies. For ages 2-10 years old. Participate 

in egg hunt, see hands-on reptile exhibit. Registration 

required. Fee. Call 571-258-3700 for date. 







MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940. The Sterling 

Playmakers present “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” 

April 17-19 and 24-26. Call the hotline at 703-437-6117 or 

visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com for ticket prices and 

location. 

MAY 

SPRING FARM TOUR. Third weekend in May throughout 

Loudoun County. Be introduced to Loudoun’s agriculture 

and farming activities at the beginning of the growing 

season. County wineries are also included in this tour. For 

more information visit www.loudounfarms.org. 

ANNUAL 5K RUN. Claude Moore Park, Claude Moore Park, 

21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling. Supports the 

restoration of the Bridges Schoolhouse in the park. Race 

will be held May 9. Hours TBA. Call 571-258-3700. 

AMERICA’S CUP OF POLO. Watch the U.S. Team take on 

the Australians in a polo match at Morven Park, Tutt Lane 

and Route 15 north, Leesburg, Friday, May 8 and 9. The 

event will include music and food from the U.S. and 

Australia. The will also be a military fly over and parachute 

jump teams. May 8 a dinner will be served to celebrate the 

competition. Visit www.americascupofpolo.com. 

See Community Events, Page 16 

Send announcements, 

which are open 

to the public at 

no or minimal 

cost, to The 

Loudoun Connection, 

7913 

Westpark 

Drive, McLean, 

VA 22102 or email 

to 

loudoun@connectio 

nnewspapers.com. 

Deadline is Friday, 

two weeks 

before the 

event. Photos/ 

artwork encouraged. 

For 

more information, 

call 

Matthew 

The Arts 

“Fall Trees,” by David Barnes of Sterling, 

will be part of an exhibit at the 

Artists’ Undertaking Gallery, Aug. 5- 

Sept. 1. 

Razak at 703-917-6457. For additional 

entertainment listings, visit 

www.connectionnewspapers.com, E 

section. 

Last Chance 

“As You Like It,” at the reflecting 

pool at Morven Park, Leesburg, 

July 26-27, starting at 6 p.m. Visit 

www.notjustshakespeare.com for 

ticket info. 

Artists living within a 75-mile radius 

of Leesburg are invited to 

submit original artwork to the seventh 

annual “Something Hot” 

juried exhibition hosted by Gallery 

222. Artists may submit two pieces of 

original artwork to the gallery Saturday, 

July 26, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 

There is a $25 entry fee. The exhibit 

will be juried that afternoon by artist/professor 

Don Depuydt who will 

provide a critique at 7 p.m. 

Gallery 222 is located at 222 

South King St., Leesburg. Contact 

Gallery 222 at 703-777-5498 or visit 

gallery222.com. 

Oatlands, a National Trust for Historic 

Preservation site, is holding its 

annual “Four Seasons of 

Oatlands” Art Show and Sale, located 

at 20850 Oatlands Plantation 

Lane, Leesburg. The juried art show 

runs from through July 27, Monday-Saturday, 

10 a.m.-5 p.m., 

Sunday 1-5 p.m. and is free of 

charge. Call 703-777-3174 or visit 

www.oatlands.org. 

Ongoing 

The Sterling Playmakers present 

Food & Drink 

Brewery Event, Wednesday, 

July 30, 7 p.m., Tuscarora Mill Restaurant, 

203 Harrison St., Leesburg. 

Enjoy Petaluma’s food and Tuskie’s 

beer. Rob Lindenbusch will be a special 

guest. Cost: $75 per person. Call 

703-771-9300 or visit 

www.tuskies.com for reservations. 

Enjoy five courses of Chef Aaron 

McCloud’s gourmet food paired with 

Russian vodkas at “The Perfect 

Martini” Dinner held at Vintage 

50 Restaurant, 50 Catoctin Circle, 

Leesburg. Cocktails at 7 p.m. followed 

by dinner at 7:30 p.m., July 

31. Cost: $70 per person. Call 703- 

777-2169 or visit 

www.vintage50.com. 

Food Mysteries. Solve myster- 

“Oklahoma!” weekends July 25- 

Aug. 10, at Potomac Falls High School, 

46400 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling. 

Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays, 

at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Cost: 

$15 reserved, $12 general admission. 

Call 703-437-6117 or visit 

www.sterlingplaymakers.com. 

The Arts Council of Fairfax County 

and the Greater Reston Arts Center 

(GRACE) present the annual juried exhibition 

Arts Council @ GRACE, 

through Aug. 1. Art works in all media 

by 21 artists, including Sterling artist 

Elissa Farrow-Savos, will be exhibited 

at the GRACE gallery located in 

Reston Town Center, 12001 Market St., 

Suite 103, Reston. The GRACE gallery is 

open Tuesdays-Saturdays, from 11 a.m.- 

5 p.m. Visit www.restonarts.org or call 

GRACE at 703-471-9242. 

Paintings and drawings by Arlington 

resident Frederick Markham will be 

on exhibit, from through Aug. 1, at 

the Waddell Art Gallery at the Loudoun 

Campus of Northern Virginia Community 

College, 1000 Harry Flood Byrd 

Highway, Sterling. Gallery hours are 9 

a.m.-7 p.m., Mondays-Fridays. Contact 

Donald Depuydt at 703-450-2627 or 

ddepuydt@nvcc.edu. 

A series of aerial photographs by 

Loudoun County photographer Jim 

Hanna is on exhibit at Washington 

Dulles International Airport through 

Aug. 26. The exhibit, coordinated by 

the Washington Metropolitan Airport 

Authority and Gallery 222, is the fourth 

in the program’s rotating series of displays. 

The exhibit is installed in the area 

beyond the security checkpoints in the 

Main Terminal on the Arrivals Level. 

Visit www.gallery222.com. 

ies regarding food at Sterling Library, 

120 Enterprise St., Sterling, 

July 31, at 2 p.m. Learn about different 

foods and perhaps have a 

snack, too. Ages 6-10. Register 

online at http://library.loudoun.gov 

or phone 703-430-9500. 

Saturday, Aug. 2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 

Sunday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 

Tarara Vineyard and Winery, 13648 

Tarara Lane, Leesburg. Celebrate the 

8th Annual Blackberry Days 

Wine Festival with wine, live 

bands and blackberry picking. Children 

will enjoy the Kid’s Grape 

Escape. Cost: $10 per person in advance, 

$15 at gate, $8 for those 

under 21, free for children under 6. 

Call 703-771-7100 or visit 

www.tarara.com for tickets. 









more information, contact Matthew 

Razak 703-917-6457. For additional entertainment 

listings, visit 

www.connectionnewspapers.com, E section. 

WEDNESDAY/JULY 23 

1960s FILMS. 7 p.m., Ashburn Library, 

43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Watch 

“Repulsion,” just one of several films 

from the 1960s that the Ashburn 

Library will be showing on 

Wednesdays throughout the summer. 

Recommended for adults; admission 

is free. Visit www.lcpl.lib.va.us for a 

complete listing of future movie 

showings. 

MYSTERY, MAGIC AND JUGGLING. 

4 p.m., Sterling Library, 120 

Enterprise St., Sterling. See July 21 

item for details. 

FROGSHACKLE OPEN HOUSE. 1-3 

p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 

Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. All ages. 

Discover a treasure trove of objects 

from nature. Free. 571-258-3700. 

LANESVILLE OPEN HOUSE. 1- 3 

p.m., Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 


Discover the history of this National 

Register of Historic Places listed 

property. Free. 571-258-3700. 

THURSDAY/JULY 24 

TWILIGHT TUNES CONCERT 

SERIES. 7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity 

Lutheran Church back lawn, 605 W. 

Market St., Leesburg. Music by the 

Fairfax Saxophone Quartet plus guest 

pianist Amy LaCivita featuring 

Broadway tunes from Leonard 

Bernstein, George Gershwin, Irving 

Berlin and more. Take a chair or 

blanket. Food available for purchase. 

Concert will be indoors in the event 

of rain. Free; donations accepted for 

the pipe organ fund. 703-777-4912. 

LEGO ROBOTICS. 6-8 p.m., Loudoun 

County Extension Office, 30B 

Catoctin Circle, Leesburg. Construct a 

robot out of Legos and learn how to 

program it. Ages 12-18. Register 

online at www.lcpl.lib.va.us or 703- 

777-0323. 

SOLVING CRIMES. 7 p.m., Cascades 

Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, 

Potomac Falls. Join in for a 

presentation by the staff of the 

Sheriff’s Department. Learn the who, 

what, where, when and why of 

solving crimes. Recommended for 

ages 12-18. Register online at 

www.lcpl.lib.va.us. 

CRIME CAPER. 2 p.m., at Sterling 

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refreshments permitted. Benefits local charities. 

Ticket prices vary; and are available at 


8867. 




Leesburg at 1 East Market St., Sundays, 7 p.m. 





schools. No pets, alcohol or smoking are 

allowed. In case of rain, the concerts will be 

held at Smart’s Mill Middle School. Bring lawn 

Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling. 

Examine the evidence, read accounts 

from witnesses and suspects, then 

solve the mystery. Recommended for 

ages 8-11. Register online at http:// 

library.loudoun.gov or phone 703- 

430-9500. 

FOSSIL FUN. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Rust 

Library, 34D Catoctin Circle, 

Leesburg. Learn how the Miocene 

Sea changed over time to become the 

Chesapeake Bay and how the remains 

of those ancient creatures can be 

found as fossils. Recommended for 

ages 8 and up. Register online at 

http://library.loudoun.gov or phone 

703-777-0690. 

FRIDAY/JULY 25 

FURRY FRIDAY. 5-7 p.m., Sterling 

Community Center, 20 Enterprise St., 

Sterling. Once a month, animals from 

the Loudoun County Animal Shelter 

will be at the Sterling Community. 

Bring the whole family for a real 

“happy hour” with animals looking 

for new homes. Visit 

www.loudoun.gov/animals. 

BRAWL TOURNAMENT. 6 p.m., 

Douglass Community Center, 405 

East Market St., Leesburg. Battle 

other gamers on Nintendo Wii to 

become the “Super Smash Bros. 

Champion.” For ages 5 and up. Cost: 

$5. To register, call 703-771-5913 or 

e-mail dcc@loudoun.gov by July 23. 

JAZZ ON THE POTOMAC. 5:30-10 

p.m., Lansdowne Resort, 44050 

Woodbridge Parkway, Lansdowne. 

Features Collaboration. Enjoy 

summer foods prepared by the 

culinary team. Call 703-729-8400 or 

visit http:// 

www.lansdowneresort.com. 

OPEN SKATE NIGHT. 5-7 p.m., 

Douglass Community Center Hockey 

Rink, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. 

Bring skates or Rollerblades for a 

night of skating on a huge outdoor 

rink. Cost: $1 per person. Call 703- 

771-5913. 

BABY SIGNS. 10:30 a.m., Cascades 

Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, 

Potomac Falls. A story time 

playgroup with BeeBo, the Baby 

Signs Bear. Read stories, sing songs 

and learn some signs based on 

themes. Recommended for ages 6 

months-3 years with parent/ 

caregiver. Register online at http:// 


444-3228, Ext. 309. 

TEEN MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT. 

6-8 p.m., at Ashburn Library, 43316 

Hay Road, Ashburn. Follow the clues 

and figure out who done it. Pizza and 

soda available. Recommended for 

ages 12-18. Register online at http:// 


737-8100, Ext. 4. 

BOOGER BOGGLER and Other 

Mysteries of the Human Body. 2:30 

p.m., at Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay 

chairs or blankets to sit on and a picnic before 

the show. 

HOMEWARD BOUND. June, exact date to be 

determined. An all-day festival celebrating 

companion animals. Local pet-friendly groups 

join the Department of Animal Care & Control 

for a day of fun activities and animal education. 

Free. Contact 703-777-0406 or 

animals@loudoun.gov. 

KIDS ALL-AMERICAN FISHING DERBY. Date 

to be determined, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. This event is 

for children ages 6-16. Prizes will be awarded in 

a number of categories. Park staff will be 

available to give fishing advice. All children 

must be accompanied by an adult. Registration 

required; download the registration form, http:/ 

/inetdocs.loudoun.gov/prcs/events/ 

claudemoorepark. Free. Claude Moore Park, 

21544 Old Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 571-258- 

3700. 

POTOMAC CELTIC FESTIVAL. Second weekend 

in June, on the grounds at Morven Park, Tutt 

Lane and Route 15 north, Leesburg. Continuous 

live music, crafts, food, Celtic history reenactments, 

pipers, clan tents, storytellers and 

73rd Annual Loudoun County Fair 

Sunday, July 27-Saturday, Aug. 2, 4-9 p.m., Loudoun County Fairgrounds, 

Dry Mill Road, Leesburg. The public is invited to the annual country fair. 

Includes a carnival, children’s activities, educational demonstrations and 

more. Cost: $10 per adult per day, $25 per adult per week, $5 per child per 

day, $10 per child per week, free for children under 5, free for senior on 

senior day, and free for children under 15 on Thursday. Call 703-777-3835 

or http://www.LoudounCountyFair.com. 

Road, Ashburn. Find out a lot of body 

mysteries, make a yucky craft to take 

home. Recommended for ages 4-6. 

Register online at http:// 


737-2426. 

SATURDAY/JULY 26 

ACOUSTIC ON THE GREEN. 7-9 

p.m., at the Leesburg Town Green, 

25 West Market St., Leesburg. 

Featuring Cherry People. Free, visit 

www.acousticonthegreen.com. 

BUTTERFLY WALK, 1 p.m., Blue Ridge 

Center, 11611 Harpers Ferry Road, 

Neersville. Join a butterfly walk and 

tour of a 7-acre organic farm. A 

potluck picnic lunch will follow, 

either outside on picnic tables or 

inside an open barn, depending on 

the weather. Detailed directions can 

be found at 

www.blueridgecenter.org. Contact 

Linda Burchfiel at 703-506-4310 or 

larva@attglobal.net. 

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. 6-9:30 

p.m., Tarara Vineyard and Winery, 

13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg. 

Tarara’s Sounds of Summer Series 

presents The Freddie Long Band. 

Cost: $15 per person, free for 

children 6 and under. Advance 

discounted tickets available online. 

Call 703-771-7100, Ext. 233 or visit 


SUNDAY/JULY 27 

BLUEMONT CONCERT SERIES. 7 

p.m., lawn of the Loudoun County 

Courthouse, Leesburg. Features Pan 

Masters: Caribbean steel band. Bring 

lawn chairs or blankets to sit on and 

a picnic to enjoy before the show. 

Cost: $5 per person, $4 for Bluemont 

Friends and seniors, $2 for children 

12 and under; proceeds go to support 

Bluemont’s year-round Artist-In- 

Education program in area schools. 

Contact the Bluemont office at 540- 

338-4640 or www.bluemont.org. 

POOCH PARADE. Registration, 11 

a.m.; judging and awards, 12:15 

p.m.; demonstrations, 2:15 p.m., 

Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue 

Department, 20688 Ashburn Road. 

Categories include best trick, best 

costume, most obedient and cutest. 

Includes door prizes, vendors, 

ambulance and truck tours, 

demonstrations by working dogs, 

food for purchase. Cost: parade 

registration, in advance $6 for first 

category, $2 each additional 

category; at door $8 and $3. All dogs 

must be leashed, have dog license 

and rabies vaccine tags and must be 

with owner at all times. 

INTRODUCTION TO INSECTS. 10 

a.m.-12 p.m., Rust Nature Sanctuary. 

Get to know a vital part of nature — 

demonstrations. Admission fee. Check Web site 

for updates. Call 703-938-9779 or visit 

www.potomaccelticfest.org. 

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY. This national event is 

sponsored by the American Hiking Society. 

Explore some of the 11 miles of park’s trails. 

Free trail maps are available in the Visitor 

Center on Old Vestal’s Gap Road within the 

park. The Loudoun Walking and Volkssport Club 

will sponsor 5K (3 miles) and 10K (6 miles) 

walks on a marked course. All are invited to 

walk the course, a small fee will be charged for 

IVV credit; the course is free to all other 

walkers. Free. Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 

Vestals Gap Road, Sterling, 571-258-3700. 

NORTHERN VIRGINIA SUMMER BREWFEST. 

“A Celebration of American Beer” will be held in 

June at Morven Park in Leesburg, from 11 a.m.- 

9 p.m., Saturday, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday. 

The BrewFest will feature more than 40 

ofºAmerica’s best breweries pouring their beers, 

and plenty of tasty food. Musical entertainment. 

Visit www.novabrewfest.com. 

WINMILL CARRIAGE SHOW. Morven Park, 

Leesburg, early June. Includes a collection of the 

insects. Search for insects at Rust to 

learn how to identify them and how 

they help make the natural world 

work. For adults and older children; 

RSVP 703-737-0021. Free. 

MONDAY/JULY 28 

STORIES WITH A TWIST. 11 a.m., 

Loudoun County Extension Office 

Program Room, 30B Catoctin Circle 

(for Rust Library); 2:30 p.m., 

Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield 

Place, Potomac Falls; 7 p.m., Ashburn 

Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. 

Listen to Barbara Spilman Lawson’s 

unforgettable and extraordinary 

stories and songs, presented in her 

own unique and hilarious manner. 

All ages. Free, limited tickets will be 

available, starting half an hour before 

the performance. Extension Office, 

703-777-0690; Cascades, 703-444- 

3228; Ashburn, 703-737-8100. 

TUESDAY/JULY 29 

SOLVING CRIMES. 2 p.m., Ashburn 

Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. 

See July 24 item for details. 

ESL CONVERSATION GROUP. ESL 

Conversation Group. 7-9 p.m., 

Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, 

Ashburn. The English Conversation 

Group is an informal conversation 

circle for non-native speakers to 

practice speaking English. This is not 

a class, but an opportunity to meet 

new people, share your culture and 

have fun. Only English will be spoken 

and all levels are welcome. 

Recommended for adults. Visit http:/ 

/library.loudoun.gov. 

FRAIDY KAT. 2 p.m., Cascades Library, 

21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac 

Falls. Solve the mystery of who is the 

Fraidy Kat with the evidence and 

clues given. Ages 8-11. Register 

online at 

http://library.loudoun.gov or phone 

703-444-3228. 

LOST. 4-5 p.m., Rust at Catoctin 

Library, 34D Catoctin Circle, 

Leesburg. Find the missing pieces 

from the secret chest that’s been 

buried for over 500 years in a 

scavenger hunt. Ages 9-11. Register 

online at http://library.loudoun.gov 

or phone 703-777-0690. 

WEDNESDAY/JULY 30 

ARCHAEOLOGY DAY. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 

Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old 


Help screen, wash and sort artifacts 

behind the Lanesville House in 

Claude Moore Park’s Historic District. 

Free. 571-258-3700. 

STORIES WITH A TWIST. 4 p.m., 

Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., 

Sterling. Listen to Barbara Spilman 

Lawson’s stories and songs. Call 703- 

430-9500. 

park’s antique carriages. Visit 

www.mrvenpark.org. 

10-MINUTE ONE-ACT FESTIVAL. The Sterling 

Playmakers present a one-act festival, June 5-7. 

Call the hotline at 703-437-6117 or visit 

www.sterlingplaymakers.com for ticket prices 

and location. 

ONGOING EVENTS 

FARMERS’ MARKETS. The Loudoun Valley 

HomeGrown Markets Association sponsors seven 

farmers markets in the county until the end of 

October, featuring home-grown, producer-only 

markets. The seven locations and hours of 

operation are Cascades, Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 

The Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place; 

Leesburg, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and Sterling, 

Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m., Briar Patch Park, 1400 

block of Sterling Boulevard. 

LEESBURG FIRST FRIDAYS. Galleries and shops 

open their doors on the first Friday of each 

month with special events, from 6-9 p.m. 

There is no First Friday in January. Free. Call 800- 

752-6118. Visit www.leesburgfirstfriday.com. 


Home Sales 

Address ................................. BR FB HB .......Postal City ...... Sold Price ......... Type ............... Lot AC ... Date Sold 

AUCTION BARN DRIVE ................. 6 .. 5 ... 0 ........... ASHBURN ........... $786,990 ............ Detached ............... 0.0 .......... 06/01/08 

43297 CHOKEBERRY SQ ............... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $338,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/02/08 

43155 GATWICK SQ ...................... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $300,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/02/08 

22470 PINE TOP CT ...................... 5 .. 5 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $785,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.480005..... 06/02/08 

22627 TIVOLI LN ........................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $516,153 ............ Detached .......... 0.139991..... 06/02/08 

43032 LA RIVA DR ......................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $554,950 ............ Detached .......... 0.114325..... 06/02/08 

19385 CYPRESS RIDGE TER #505 2 .. 2 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $215,000 ............ Hi-Rise 9+ Floors .................. 06/02/08 

558 RADFORD TER NE .................. 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $237,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/02/08 

43281 OVERVIEW PL ..................... 6 .. 5 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG ........ $1,025,000 .......... Detached .......... 0.360009..... 06/02/08 

42844 HOLLYWOOD PARK PL ....... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $405,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.219995..... 06/03/08 

44044 FERNCLIFF TER .................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $220,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/03/08 

101-F PROSPERITY AVE SE #208 . 1 .. 1 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $175,000 ............ Garden 1-4 Floors .................. 06/03/08 

19355 CYPRESS RIDGE TER #318 3 .. 2 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $535,000 ............ Hi-Rise 9+ Floors .................. 06/03/08 

43583 WILD INDIGO TER ............. 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $620,000 ............ Townhouse ............ 0.1 .......... 06/03/08 

41616 SWIFTWATER DR ............... 6 .. 5 ... 2 ........... LEESBURG .......... $978,400 ............ Detached .............. 0.75 ......... 06/03/08 

43748 RALEIGH PL ........................ 5 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $585,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.219995..... 06/04/08 

42917 NASHUA ST ........................ 4 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $460,000 ............ Detached .............. 0.15 ......... 06/04/08 

20266 SPRUCEGROVE SQ ............. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $299,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/04/08 

20578 SNOWSHOE SQ #202 ........ 2 .. 2 ... 0 ........... ASHBURN ........... $220,000 ............ Garden 1-4 Floors .................. 06/04/08 

42601 COCHRANS LOCK DR ........ 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $782,500 ............ Detached .......... 0.519995..... 06/04/08 

42073 BALD HILL RD .................... 4 .. 4 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $549,000 ............ Detached .......... 5.080005..... 06/05/08 

98 ADAMS DR NE #53 .................. 3 .. 1 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG ........... $93,500 ............. Townhouse ............................. 06/05/08 

353 BARNFIELD SQ NE ................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $260,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/05/08 

543 TULIPTREE SQ NE .................. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $253,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/05/08 

862 ROCKFORD SQ ....................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $319,500 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/05/08 

900 OCTORORA PL NE .................. 5 .. 5 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $535,000 ............ Detached .............. 0.45 ......... 06/05/08 

20562 WILDBROOK CT ................. 5 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $999,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.569995..... 06/06/08 

43281 ELKVIEW TER ..................... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $330,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/06/08 

43685 BALMORAL TER ................. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $350,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/06/08 

GREAT LAUREL SQUARE SE .......... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $450,000 ............ Other ..................... 0.0 .......... 06/06/08 

662 GATEWAY DR SE #201 ........... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $150,000 ............ Garden 1-4 Floors .................. 06/06/08 

22474 DINAH PL............................ 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $435,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/06/08 

125 HAMPSHIRE SQ SW ............... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $261,700 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/06/08 

43764 SMITH FERRY SQ ............... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $370,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/06/08 

304 HEDGESTONE TER NE ........... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $211,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/06/08 

451 SPARKLEBERRY TER NE ......... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $229,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/06/08 

537 KALMIA SQ NE ....................... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $240,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/06/08 

209PERSHING PERSHING AVE NW4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $297,150 ............ Detached .......... 0.169995..... 06/06/08 

19115 MOSELLE WAY ................... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $550,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.230005..... 06/06/08 

WATSON HEIGHTS CIRCLE ........... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $850,112 ............ Other ..................... 0.0 .......... 06/08/08 

COCHRANS LOCK DRIVE .............. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $777,847 ............ Other ..................... 0.0 .......... 06/08/08 

21787 GOOSE CROSS TER ............ 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $335,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/09/08 

20583 ROSEWOOD MANOR SQ.... 3 .. 3 ... 0 ........... ASHBURN ........... $330,000 ............ Townhouse ............ 0.1 .......... 06/09/08 

20597 CORNSTALK TER #301 ...... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ........... ASHBURN ........... $252,000 ............ Garden 1-4 Floors .................. 06/09/08 

22604 WELBORNE MANOR SQ..... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $396,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/09/08 

384 CLAGETT ST SW ..................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $520,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.189991..... 06/09/08 

19242 COTON HOLDINGS CT ....... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $490,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.139991..... 06/09/08 

1609 WOODBRIDGE CT NE .......... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $435,900 ............ Detached .......... 0.210009..... 06/09/08 

835 CATOCTIN CIR NE .................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $365,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.119995..... 06/09/08 

1071 SMARTTS LN NE .................. 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $197,250 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/09/08 

43321 CHOKEBERRY SQ ............... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $264,900 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/10/08 

44052 FLORENCE TER .................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $320,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/10/08 

43352 WAYSIDE CIR ...................... 5 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $620,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.380005..... 06/10/08 

43659 GLEN CASTLE CT ............... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $779,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.460009..... 06/10/08 

42825 HERITAGE OAK CT ............. 5 .. 5 ... 1 ........ BROADLANDS........ $805,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.239991..... 06/10/08 

403 RUSERT DR SE ....................... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $349,900 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/10/08 

775 VANDERBILT TER SE .............. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $262,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/10/08 

509 BEAUREGARD DR SE ............. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $625,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.460009..... 06/10/08 

20115 PRAIRIE DUNES TER .......... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $425,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/11/08 

21572 BANKBARN TER ................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........ BROADLANDS........ $325,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/11/08 

21410 WOODSPICE CT ................. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........ BROADLANDS........ $590,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.310009..... 06/11/08 

645 MCLEARY SQ SE ..................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $315,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/11/08 

714 INVERMERE DR NE ................ 5 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $433,750 ............ Detached .......... 0.180005..... 06/11/08 

18729 UPPER MEADOW DR .......... 5 .. 5 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $951,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.619995..... 06/11/08 

43214 BALTUSROL TER ................ 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $415,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/12/08 

21270 SMOKEHOUSE CT .............. 5 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $617,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.339991..... 06/12/08 

43748 MCCOLLOUGH CT .............. 5 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $580,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.230005..... 06/12/08 

43029 HEDGEAPPLE CT ................ 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $530,149 ............ Detached .............. 0.15 ......... 06/12/08 

42473 GREENSIDE DR .................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $369,900 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/12/08 

21322 MEADOW FIELD CT ........... 6 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $700,000 ............ Detached ............... 0.3 .......... 06/12/08 

20428 CRIMSON PL....................... 6 .. 5 ... 2 ........... LEESBURG .......... $850,000 ............ Detached .......... 1.160009..... 06/12/08 

804 SMARTTS LN NE .................... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $178,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/12/08 

503 JARED SQ NE .......................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $219,500 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/12/08 

43695 BURNING SANDS TER........ 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $659,900 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.110009..... 06/12/08 

20351 SNOWPOINT PL ................. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $540,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.180005..... 06/13/08 

20805 RAINSBORO DR ................. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $490,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.189991..... 06/13/08 

42968 HEDGEAPPLE CT ................ 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $475,000 ............ Detached .............. 0.15 ......... 06/13/08 

42993 CHESTERTON ST ............... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $450,000 ............ Detached ............... 0.1 .......... 06/13/08 

20956 ROOTSTOWN TER ............. 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $250,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/13/08 

44036 GALA CIR ............................ 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $275,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/13/08 

44490 POTTER TER ....................... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $285,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.030005..... 06/13/08 

42465 REDSTONE TER.................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $375,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/13/08 

23433 SPICE BUSH TER ................ 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $410,205 ............ Townhouse ............ 0.0 .......... 06/13/08 

20705 EVERGREEN MILLS RD ...... 4 .. 4 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $550,000 ............ Detached ............... 1.0 .......... 06/13/08 

608 HILLVIEW PL SW .................... 5 .. 4 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG ........ $1,200,000 .......... Detached .......... 1.910009..... 06/13/08 

111 CATOCTIN CIR SW ................. 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $159,500 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.080005..... 06/13/08 

510 LYNCHBURG TER NE.............. 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $157,500 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/13/08 

14649 CHAPEL LN ......................... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ........... LEESBURG .......... $380,000 ............ Detached .......... 3.189991..... 06/13/08 

181 MEADOWS LN NE .................. 4 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $157,000 ............ Townhouse ........... 0.05 ......... 06/13/08 

426 ANDROMEDA TER NE ............ 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $202,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.030005..... 06/13/08 

43719 LEES MILL SQ ..................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $450,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/13/08 

21637 MONMOUTH TER .............. 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $285,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/15/08 

21326 SORREL GROVE CT ............ 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $580,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.260009..... 06/16/08 

20199 HIDDEN CREEK CT ............ 4 .. 2 ... 1 ........... ASHBURN ........... $540,000 ............ Detached ............... 0.2 .......... 06/16/08 

44038 RISING SUN TER ................ 3 .. 2 ... 2 ........... ASHBURN ........... $402,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.039991..... 06/16/08 

42859 CHURCHILL DOWNS DR .... 4 .. 2 ... 0 ........... ASHBURN ........... $300,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.189991..... 06/16/08 

43103 HUNTERS GREEN SQ ......... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ........ BROADLANDS........ $430,000 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.060009..... 06/16/08 

323 EBAUGH DR SE ...................... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $339,900 ............ Townhouse ....... 0.069995..... 06/16/08 

104 GENERALS CT SE ................... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $560,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.310009..... 06/16/08 

40161 BROWNS CREEK PL ........... 6 .. 5 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $880,000 ............ Detached .......... 3.010009..... 06/16/08 

40843 ROBIN CIR .......................... 6 .. 6 ... 2 ........... LEESBURG ........ $2,150,000 .......... Detached ............... 3.0 .......... 06/16/08 

41960 GOOSEBERRY LN ............... 5 .. 5 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG ........ $1,310,000 .......... Detached ............... 0.9 .......... 06/16/08 

19255 COTON HOLDINGS CT ....... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ........... LEESBURG .......... $495,000 ............ Detached .......... 0.169995..... 06/16/08 

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Take Advantage of the Market 

& See These Great Homes 

OPEN 

HOUSES 

JULY 

24 th -26 th & 27 th 

Call Specific Agents to Confirm 

Dates & Times. 



43255 Brownstone Ct. $723,900 Sun 1-5 Jean Woods Weichert 703-726-3909 

43880 Glenhazel Dr. $599,000 Sun 1-4 Deneen Davis Weichert 703-582-1219 

22076 Highview Trail Pl. $864,900 Sun 1-4 Joyce Shuemake Long & Foster 703-437-3800 

23077 Ogelthorpe Ct. $1,180,000 Sun 1-4 Thomas Reidy Long & Foster 703-631-3200 

44917 Point Bay Ter. $335,000 Sun 1-4 Todd Cerino RE/MAX 703-318-0067 

20233 Snowpoint Pl. $519,000 Sun 1-4 Jeanne Mullahy Weichert 703-728-5222 

21260 Victorias Cross Ter. $449,900 Sun 1-4 Robert Walters RE/MAX 703-652-5740 

Leesburg 

41729 Browns Farm Ln. $749,900 Sun 1-4 Virginia Mercer Lighthouse 703-779-8088 

609 Diskin Pl. $584,000 Sun 1-4 Robin Hill Weichert 703-927-6667 

210 Pershing Ave $340,000 Sat 2-4 Lisa Cromwell RE/MAX 703-999-6535 

18131 Perthshire Ct. $1,150,000 Sun 1-5 Sandra MacDougall Shamarc 703-362-5027 

Lovettsville 

38667 Richard Creek Ln. $450,000 Sun 1-4 Jeffrey Pearl RE/MAX 703-648-1870 

Potomac Falls 

47755 Blockhouse Point Pl. $799,000 Sun 1-4 Linda Stokes Weichert 703-406-0199 

20667 Forest Overlook Ct. $699,000 Sun 1-4 Mildred Hoffman Weichert 703-406-0199 

Purcellville38433 Millstone Dr. $724,900 Sun 1-4 Lisa Kowalewski Century 21 703-790-1850 

Round Hill17615 Greenleaf Pl. $675,000 Sun 1-4 Timothy Schutte Long & Foster 540-338-1350 

Fairfax County 

Herndon 

2460 Cypress Green Lane $649,900 Sun 1-4 Ronald Layton REMAX 703-421-1433 

2472 Cypress Green Lane $649,900 Sun 1-4 Ronald Layton REMAX 703-421-1433 

12723 Fantasia Dr $399,900 Sun 1-4 Deborah Carruthers Prudential 703-272-2334 

2408 Hayrake Ct $479,900 Sun 1-4 Sheryl Lambson Keller Williams 703-535-3610 

12630 Holkein Dr $400,000 Sun 1-4 Angela Mitchell Long & Foster 703-262-7877 

606 Third St $540,000 Sun 1-4 Ginger Wassum Weichert 703-709-0101 

1616 Winterwood Place $345,000 Sun1-4 Tiffany Bram Fairfax Realty 703-766-9800 

Reston 

1610 Chimney House Rd #1610 $225,000 Thur 6-8pm Ellen Moyer Remax 703-298-6444 

1504 Church Hill Place $329,000 Sun 1-3 Sheri Daniel Long & Foster 703-759-9190 

1369 Garden Wall Circle #714 $359,000 Sun 3-5 Sheri Daniel Long & Foster 703-759-9190 

To add your Realtor represented Open House 

to these weekly listings, please call Lauri Swift or Winslow Wacker 

703-821-5050 or E-Mail the info to 

Lauri@connectionnewspapers.com 

All listings due by Tues at 10 am. 


Sports 

It’s Falcons Fever 

By Rich Sanders 


The Falcons had a football season 

to remember last fall when it 

earned a Region II, Div. 3 

postseason seeding for the first 

time in the Brambleton school’s three year 

history. 

Briar Woods, coached by Charlie Pierce, 

finished 7-3 during the regular season to 

earn a trip to the playoffs. In their playoff 

game, the Falcons fought Milllbrook High 

down to the wire in a tough 27-24 playoff 

loss. 

Two other Briar Woods teams also put 

together outstanding seasons during the 

2007-08 school year. The Falcons’ boys tennis 

team captured its second straight Dulles 

District title last May when they defeated 

Loudoun County in the district tournament 

finals. A highlight of the championship 

match win came at No. 1 singles where Briar 

Woods’ Patrick Melbourne defeated previ- 

Coach Thompson’s 

squad garnered its 

first-ever state crown. 



One year after suffering a disheartening 

loss to Edison High in the 

Northern Region Div. 5 title game, 

the Stone Bridge High football team came 

back last fall to avenge that setback and go 

on to garner its first-ever State AAA title. 

The Bulldogs had it all in 2007, great 

coaching, outstanding skill position players, 

a team-first mentality and the motivation 

to erase the previous year’s sour ending to 

the ’06 season. 

Stone Bridge had lost to Edison in the 

2006 region finals. But the Bulldogs got the 

better of the Eagles in the ’07 region title 

game as they beat Edison, 27-14. 

Then at the state semifinals, Stone Bridge 

scored the final 24 points in a come-frombehind 

38-24 win over visiting Phoebus 

from Hampton. Running back Jeron 

Gouveia, who had made some tough turnovers 

earlier in the game, propelled his 

team’s dominating second half with three 

scoring runs. 

That win put Stone Bridge in the state 

title game in Charlottesville against 

Potomac High. The Bulldogs, two years earlier, 

had lost in the state finals to Hampton 

High. But this time around Stone Bridge 

dominated its opponent, winning handily 

38-0. QB Patrick Thompson threw four TD 

In just its third year as a school, Briar Woods saw its football team 

qualify for the Region II playoffs last fall. 

passes in the game, three to receiver Ryan 

Moody. 

What a year it was for coach Mickey Thompson 

and his Bulldogs, who finished the 

campaign 14-1. 

In 2007, Stone Bridge graduated a pair 

of division I bound football players in defensive 

tackle Andrew Nuss (Notre Dame) 

and running back Devon Brown (Wake Forest). 

Nuss, while at Stone Bridge, captured 

first team all-district and second team allregion 

honors on defense and was honorable 

mention all-district on offense. Brown 

was selected as the Northern Region offensive 

player of the year in 2006. Both Brown 

and Nuss were named first-team all-state 

AAA by the Virginia High School Coaches 

Association. 

Ashburn Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders 

703-917-6439 or richsand8@aol.com 

Stone Bridge Football Gave Fans the Ride of Their Lives 

Stone Bridge 

High School 

School Opened: 2000 

Mascot: Bulldogs 

School Colors: Navy blue, Columbia 

blue, silver and white. 

Rivals: Loudoun Valley, Broad Run, 

Madison and Langley. 

Athletic Director: Dave 

Hembach, 571-252-2210 

Athletic Hotline: 571-252-2211 

Famous Alumni: Given the 

school’s short history, it has yet to 

produce any top name professional 

athletes, but that may soon 

change. 

Briar Woods experienced 

a banner football season. 

ously unbeaten David Replogle. 

The Falcons reached the finals with hardfought 

5-4 semifinals win over Dominion. 

The Falcons’ golf team, meanwhile, also 

won its second straight district crown. Briar 

Woods bested runner-up Potomac Falls by 

18 strokes at the district championships 

held at Lowe’s Island Country Club. 

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection 

Ryan Moody caught three TDs in the Bulldogs’ state finals win over 

Potomac High. 


Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection 

Briar Woods 

High School 


Mascot: Falcons 

School Colors: Navy blue and 

burnt orange 

Athletic Director: Joe Breinig, 

703-957-4408 

Famous Alumni: 

Briar Woods graduated its first 

senior class in 2007.

Sports 

Tough Road in the Dulles 




Two of the Ashburn Connection 

area’s high schools — Briar 

Woods and Broad Run High 

Schools — compete in the always 

tough Dulles District. Every year, those 

two schools’ athletic teams go up against 

Dulles rivals Dominion, Park View and 

Potomac Falls. The following is a brief look 

at those teams from the Cascade area that 

excelled during the past school year. 

One of the recent highlights in Park 

View High sports was the outstanding 

2007 fall football season, which saw the 

Patriots go 9-1 during the regular season 

and qualify for the Region II playoffs. 

Park View, coached by Andy Hill, won its 

first nine games before losing a showdown, 

Week 10 game to Broad Run, 21-14, for the 

Dulles District championship. 

But the Patriots avenged that setback a 

week later with a 16-12 victory over Broad 

Run in a playoff game. 

Those Sensational Spartans 

Both the unbeaten 

girls’ softball and 

soccer teams were 

state champs. 



Broad Run High sports fans will 

likely never forget the day this 

past spring when two of its 

women’s sports teams both won Virginia 

State AA titles within minutes of one 

another at Radford University. 

The Spartans’ softball team, led by 

lights-out All-State pitcher Caitlyn 

Delahaba, completed their second 

straight unbeaten season with a 4-0 state 

title game win over Tunstall (Dry Fork, 

Va.). With the win, coach Ed Steele’s 

Spartans finished the season with a perfect 

29-0 record. 

As the softball team was winning its 

state title, the Broad Run High girls’ soc- 

Spartans ace Caitlyn Delahaba 

cer team, on the other side of the Radford 

athletic facility, was also putting the finishing 

touches on its 1-0 state finals win 

over Courtland. 

The Spartans girls’ soccer team finished 

with a perfect 27-0 record under coach 

Claire Collins. 

What a spring for both teams, which 

combined to go 56-0 while bringing home 

Dulles, Region II and state AA crowns. 

Broad Run 

High School 


Mascot: Spartans 

School Colors: Maroon and 

gold 

Rivals: Park View, Potomac Falls 

and Stone Bridge 

Athletic Director: Jack Kirby, 

571-252-2310 

Athletic Hotline: 571-252- 

2311 

Famous Alumni: Spartans boys 

basketball alumnus Jason 

Lansdown scored 2,346 

career points over his 

tenure from 1989-92. It 

would have been a new 

Virginia High School 

League record but in that 

same year, Odell Hodge of 

Laurel Park reached a 

career scoring mark of 

2,530 points. Today, 

Lansdown holds the No. 5 

spot. He also played four 

years of college basketball 

at Radford where he 

scored 1,099 points. 

Broad Run softball pitcher 

Christy Anch set VHSL records 

with both the bat and the ball 

as she helped lead the Spartans 

to their 2000 state title and 

2002 state finals appearance. 

She went on to play collegiately 

at the University of Tennessee. 

The game’s biggest play came when running 

back Eric Johnston connected with QB 

CJ Leizear for a 44-yard touchdown strike 

off a trick play, halfback option pass. The 

score came in the final minutes of the game 

and proved to be the game winner. 

Park View’s season ended the following 

week with a loss at Sherando in the Region 

II title game. 

One of the true underdog sports stories 

at Potomac Falls came this past spring when 

the Panthers’ girls lacrosse team 

reached the finals of the Dulles District 

postseason tournament. 

It was a breakthrough season for Potomac 

Falls, which finished 13-4 and reached the 

district finals for the first time in the 

program’s history. It also marked the first 

time the team qualified for the Region II 

playoffs. 

Potomac Falls, under coach Allan 

Dacanay, won district tournament playoff 

games over Briar Woods and Heritage before 

falling to Broad Run in the championship 

game. 

Following the loss to the Spartans, the Panthers 

were presented with the runner-up 

team trophy during postgame ceremonies. 

The Panthers had outstanding seasons 

from Imani McCleary (defender), Katie 

Dacanay (defender/midfielder) and Katie 

Courtesy Photo 

Broad Run volleyball player 

Kristen Burt 

Broad Run and Briar Woods 

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Baumgardner. All three earned First Team 

All-District honors. 

One particular sport in which Dominion 

High has had good success in over recent 

years has been wrestling. The Titans 

won the Dulles District team title in both 

2006 and 2007 before struggling through a 

re-building season this past winter. Coached 

by Billy Young, the Titans should be more 

competitive and more experienced next 

school year. 

Some athletic highlights from this past 

school year at Dominion included the outstanding 

season by girls’ cross country runner 

Bekki Misanin, who earned a medal (top 

15) at the state AA championships. Misanin, 

a senior last fall, finished second overall at 

the Dulles District Championships behind 

first place overall runner Christina Lee of 

Potomac Falls. 

The Titan boys’ cross country team, meanwhile, 

qualified for the Region II Championships 

as a result of finishing a strong third 

in the district championships. The Dominion 

boys had finished fourth at districts each 

of the past three years, so getting third was 

a nice step upward. The Titans’ three boys 

runners to finish among the top 15 at districts 

were junior Nick Phillips (3 rd overall), 

freshman J.T. Duke (11 th ) and junior Jimmy 

Ryon (14 th ). 

Ashburn Connection Athlete of the Week 

July 24 Through July 30 

Broad Run High senior Kristen Burt has 

verbally committed and accepted an athletic 

scholarship to play Div. 1 volleyball 

at Norfolk State University this fall. The 

Spartans are coached by Jennifer Fry. 

Burt, a setter, made her decision after a 

campus visit and discussions with coach 

Fry. Burt’s parents, Clinton and Darlene, 

accompanied her on the visit. Kristen was 

impressed with the new direction of the 

team and coach Fry’s passion for academic 

excellence. 

Burt attributes her success to former 

Broad Run High head coach Susan 

Dezzutti and Metro American club coach 

Silvia Johnson, a former All-American. 

Silvia continues to make a significant 

influence in Kristen’s life by providing 

rigorous training and college preparation. 

Burt’s accomplishments include: 

Velocity Sports, October Player of the 

Month, 2007; All-Dulles District Team, 

2006 and 2007; All Tournament Player, 

SM Group Tournament, 2006; George 

Mason Best Hitters Award, 2005; University 

of Virginia Most Improved Player 

Award, 2004. 


Hall of Famers Tee It Up for Charity 

More than 40 hall of famers participate in the 

18th annual Bobby Mitchell Golf Classic. 

By Justin Fanizzi 


Former Washington Redskin Bobby 

Mitchell is now the six-milliondollar 

man. The 18th annual 

Bobby Mitchell/Toyota Hall of 

Fame Golf Classic was a huge success again 

last weekend, drawing more than 40 pro 

football and basketball legends to the 

Lansdowne Resort to raise money for the 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The 

event reached a milestone this year, raising 

$660,000 to surpass the $6 million mark in 

total funds raised since its inception. 

The tournament, 

sponsored by the Wash- 

ington Area New Automobile 

Dealers Association, 

was won this year 

by team 

Autotrader.com, represented 

by basketball 

great Oscar Robertson. 

Robertson and teammates 

David Palmer, 

Lloyd Hecht, Steve 

Garcia and Chip Perry 

completed the scramble-format tourney in 

57 strokes. 

Mitchell, the first African-American to 

play for the Redskins, was driven to create 

this tournament by a long-standing desire 

to find a cure for leukemia. Mitchell was 

drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1962 

and was traded to the Redskins for fellow 

rookie Ernie Davis, who died from the blood 

cancer before he ever set foot on an NFL 

field. Inspired, Mitchell teamed up with the 

Bobby Bell signs autographs. 

Community 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and 

founded the tournament, raising the bar by 

inviting his fellow hall of famers. 

“[The Hall-of-Famers] came and saw what 

our mission was, how devastating it was on 

the kids and they got involved to the point 

where we have everyone on our mission,” 

Mitchell said. “They know that they are involved 

in something special.” 

EACH YEAR, Mitchell and the organizers 

select a “patient hero,” a child suffering 

from leukemia or lymphoma who has exhibited 

courage and optimism in his or her 

battle. This year’s patient hero was Emily 

Bobby Mitchell and the Leukemia 

and Lymphoma Society 

To find out more about the Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Golf 

Classic, visit www.bobbymitchell.com. To volunteer or to donate to 

the LLS, type in the ZIP code in the entry field at the top of the page 

and follow the instructions to find out how to get involved in the 

fight against blood cancers. 

Zimmerman, 11, of Frederick, Md., fighting 

T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 

(T-Cell ALL). 

“Emily’s story serves as an inspiration to 

the hall of famers,” Mitchell said. “She was 

chosen as this year’s patient hero for her 

unwavering spunk in a battle no child 

should have to fight. Our patient heroes 

make us want to come back year after year.” 

For a $5 donation, football fans and golf 

enthusiasts could be a part of the gallery, 

Tournament 

founder Bobby 

Mitchell. 

Photos by Justin 

Fanizzi/The 

Connection 

where every athlete was accessible for pictures, 

autographs and even a little chitchat. 

At the ninth hole, former linebacker 

Sam Huff was discussing his home state of 

West Virginia with a few Mountaineer fans. 

Near the practice green, former Kansas City 

Chief Bobby Bell was holding court with a 

couple dozen signature seekers while ex- 

Detroit Lion Lem Barney chatted up a 7year-old 

who asked for a picture. 

IN ADDITION to the action on the links, 

there were activities for adults and children 

alike. A putting contest was held those under 

12 where the winner received an Apple 

iPod. Adults competed in the “Hall of Fame 

Challenge” where each participant had to 

hit a target with a football, make a basketball 

shot and sink a putt. The five most accurate 

shooters were invited to the final 

round where the winner, Matt Delao of 

Centreville, received a trip for two to the 

Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement 

weekend in Canton, Ohio, scheduled for 

Aug. 2. 

“When we started this quest years ago, I 

didn’t know if it would work,” Mitchell said, 

addressing Emily and others suffering from 

leukemia. “We will continue the mission. 

We are here for you and we love you, especially 

the kids. Their fight is our fight.” 

“They know that they are 

involved in something 

special.” 

— Bobby Mitchell, Bobby Mitchell 

Hall of Fame Golf Classic, founder 

Former Redskins linebacker Sam 

Huff. 


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Hoodwinked 

By KENNETH B. LOURIE 

As a long-standing member of the 

“Mechanically declined,” as originally 

drawn by cartoonist Gary Larson, in one of 

his “Far Side” panels, (a tee-shirt of which I 

have as an extremely prized possession), so 

too must I now confess a similar cluelessness 

concerning automobile repair/maintenance. 

As an example, when broken down by the 

side of the road, I have never understood 

what popping open the front hood of your 

automobile was supposed to do (let the 

engine breathe?). 

Often you’ll see, when motorists and/or 

their vehicles are in some sort of distress, 

emotional or otherwise, their vehicle’s front 

hood open and angled at its familiar 60 

degrees (approximately — how would I 

know, really?) with the driver, maybe even 

the passenger, too, staring at the engine 

underneath. (I don’t know much, but, I 

know, generally speaking, that the engine is 

located under the front hood, in almost all 

cars, right?) What happens next, other than 

the inevitable swearing, is way beyond the 

knowledge of this mortal man. 

Presumably, these strandees are looking 

for some indication, some sign, some clue, 

some piece of evidence that will unlock the 

mystery of why their car is sitting, not even 

idly by, and not running; by the side of the 

road, in a parking lot, in the middle of 

traffic, etc. In all honesty, I really do know 

what to do under such circumstances: make 

a phone call. And, thanks to cell phones, so 

long as your bars are battery-charged, help, 

or a tow to help, is just a phone call away, 

and not, as it used to be, a walk to a phone 

booth or to some unsuspecting 

home/business, whichever appears first, to 

request use of their telephone to make that 

call. Thanks to wireless technology, now 

when your car stops and you have no place 

to go, after you pop the hood, you simply 

make your distress-type call and then, 

weather permitting or safety circumstances 

allowing, either remain with/in your vehicle 

or seek shelter and comfort nearby. 

Regardless of which you choose (or rather, 

which I choose), I need not know one thing 

about 

fixing/assessing/evaluating/understanding my 

car’s engine’s failure/future. I only need to 

know who to call when such a mechanical 

failure occurs and on what number. Not 

knowing anything (or knowing next to 

nothing) is no longer a problem. Not having 

a cell phone, or a person to call who can 

identify the problem, is the problem. 

Indirectly, I suppose popping the hood is 

still a means to an end then. It’s just that the 

end is not as near as if the driver and/or 

passenger had some engine repair-related 

knowledge. Apparently, popping the hood is 

merely an interim step, a warning to other 

drivers if you will, like putting on your 

emergency/flashing lights or if you’re 

properly prepared, placing emergency flares 

at 10-yard intervals behind your vehicle to 

warn other drivers of your immobility. 

If that is indeed the case, then I really 

don’t need to know anything other than 

how to pop my car’s front hood. I don’t 

need to know what to look for, what tools 

and/or fluids to have in-trunk (or on hand), 

nor do I need any diagnostic instincts or 

training. All I need to know, and be honest 

enough to admit it is, that I know nothing, 

absolutely nothing, but there are other 

people who do and calling them will resolve 

the problem, eventually. And so long as I 

have a credit card in my wallet to solve the 

what-if-I-don’t-have-enough-cash problem, 

then I’m good to go, or rather not go. Ergo, I 

have now eliminated both the mechanical 

and emotional distress often associated with 

having to repair one’s vehicle, unexpectedly. 

Actually paying the bill is another 

problem, but that’s a problem I can handle 

or at least one I’m used to, whether 

stranded or not. 

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for 

The Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

Ashburn - The Connection Newspapers

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