Archive for March, 2009

March 27, 2009
This year’s Piedmont Races at the Upperville Show Grounds ended in a way
no one could have expected.
It was no surprise that Quick Line led the field to the finish and crossed the line first: he won the Blue Ridge Races and came in second at Casanova earlier this season. But on Saturday the… »

March 27, 2009
Loudoun County lost one of its champions when Frank Raflo died on March 15 at the age of 89. His influence as a businessman, writer, and local politician spanned the second half of the twentieth century.
Raflo attended Leesburg High School and the College of William and Mary. He served two terms on the… »

March 27, 2009
I am very confused.
Over the years I have lived in Williamsburg, Quantico, and Arlington. [And, since it seems to be a needed qualification to comment on this topic, I am an Eagle Scout.] When looking for a change, we researched Loudoun County. Leesburg had such beautiful historic appeal but eventually we chose to… »

March 27, 2009
Sheriff Steve Simpson will meet with residents of the Potomac Station neighborhood near Leesburg Thursday night to address their concerns in the aftermath of a violent attack that left one man dead and his wife in critical condition on Sunday.
A deputy responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle at 5:30 a.m…. »

March 27, 2009
Last Thursday, for the second time in little more than three weeks, a gunman robbed Hill Tom Market in Hillsboro. The sheriff reports that a man entered the store at around 7:45 p.m., brandished a gun, and demanded money from the cashier. A surveillance video shows the man wearing a camouflaged hunting hood,… »

March 27, 2009
The unanimous decision by the Board of Supervisors rejecting the special exception for a Montessori school at Springdale near the Village of Lincoln apparently didn’t settle the matter.
Benny and Jane Nordahl, owners of the Springdale property, are suing the county, contending that the board was swayed by pressure from neighbors.
A group of neighbors… »

March 27, 2009
Guest Opinion
by Chip Planck, Wheatland Vegetable Farms
The never-ending effort of Loudoun County to protect its rural character from the effects of growth is playing out currently in the Wheatland area. There, at the corner of John Wolford Road and Route 287, the School Board has contracted to buy a site for multiple schools…. »

March 27, 2009
Local churches and businesses will present the 23rd annual Loudoun Passion Play on Sunday, April 5. This historical reenactment includes live animals and actors in period costumes who interact with the audience. The play will be staged at the intersection of East A Street and Yaxley Drive in Purcellville at 3:00 p.m. on… »

March 27, 2009
BikeLoudoun is a new bicycle advocacy group whose mission is to achieve a safe, comprehensive network of bikeways throughout the county. It believes that the goal can be reached if recommendations contained in the Loudoun County Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan are implemented by the county.
Since the county’s Transportation Plan is currently… »

March 27, 2009
The Harmony Intermediate School Special Needs Department hosted an informational night for parents last month, and covered the following topics: Test Vocabulary for Parents; Transition: Planning and Resources; Improving Your Child’s Self Esteem; Improving Reading Skills at Home; All About CE Monroe Vocational and Technical Center; and Improving Study Skills at Home. Due… »

March 27, 2009
The Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association invites applications for the LCVA Scholarship Fund from high-school seniors who reside in Loudoun County and who will graduate in 2009 with the goal of pursuing a career in the hospitality field. The LCVA intends to present four $4,000 scholarships this year, payable over two years in… »

March 27, 2009
By Mark Dewey
This morning’s news left me pondering two different kinds of value, real and false—or maybe it’s two different kinds of people.
I read that Obama decided to give bankers $2 trillion to cover their bad debts—not all bankers, just the ones that tried to make money out of nothing and wound up… »

March 27, 2009
Blue Ridge Hospice will sponsor three programs open to the public at Purcellville’s Carver Center during April.
On Thursday, April 2, manager of Blue Ridge Hospice’s counseling services, April Lubkemann, will present “When Loss Hits Home: Exploring Different Ways of Grieving.”
On Friday, April 10, Blue Ridge Hospice music therapist Kristen Hawkins, will speak on… »

March 27, 2009
The Loudoun Valley High School yearbook and newspaper are sponsoring a recycling fundraiser to reduce pollution and support their publications. They ask residents to donate their used cell phones, laptops, iPods, inkjet cartridges, and digital cameras for refurbishment or disposal according to EPA regulations.
Martha Akers and Tammy Pyle, advisers to the yearbook and… »

March 27, 2009
Local youngsters between the ages of eight and thirteen participated in the Jr. Olympic Skills Competition earlier this month at the Lovettsville Community Center. This free grassroots youth participation program allows boys and girls, competing separately, the opportunity to showcase their athletic abilities in four events: basketball, soccer, tennis, and track & field…. »