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Mike,” “Real Estate Ticker”, “Hunt Country Gourmet,” “What’s That?,” “Dear Doug,” and more. Residents of 18th Street in Purcellville began leading a fight and have been joined by hundreds of town residents Area Villages Gear Up for the 4th! in their opposition to a proposed rezoning to a historic – Celebrations Planned from Hillsboro to Lincoln – home on Main Street which they say will open their quiet, to Middleburg and Beyond dead-end street to a world of noise, traffic, safety prob- lems and commercial development. Loudoun’s villages are well known for their enthusiastic 4th of The applicant, a doctor, has applied to rezone from R-3 July celebrations. Where ever you and your family spend your (Duplex/Residential) to C-4 (Central Commercial). 4th, you’re sure to be in for a great time! According to Purcellville Zoning regulations, medical Scenes from Hillsboro’s FRANKLIN PARK: Celebrate the July 2011 4th of July. clinics are currently allowed by special use in R-3 dis- 4th holiday with Franklin Park's incredible tricts, however general office uses are not permitted. fireworks display. Enjoy a family-friendly Holistic Health Partners, LLC (Dr. Stewart) applied to night-out with great music, delicious food, change the zoning to C-4 to allow expansion and double and entertainment. 6 pm to 10pm. the size of an historic home (constructed in 1905) on the Optional $5/person donation Franklin corner of 18th and Main Streets. The home is currently Park, 17501 Franklin Park Dr.Purcellville, 3400 sq. ft. Plans include four additional general offices VA 20132. 540 338-7603. to be used as commercial office space separate from the medical practice. HILLSBORO: Hillsboro will host its The controversy has arisen because the residents of annual Independence Day Celebration on 18th Street are concerned about the traffic that will be Saturday July 2, starting at 6:00 pm. Here generated by the proposed commercial expansion. There is a run down of the fun and games you'll would be an entrance to the proposed parking lot on 18th enjoy at the small town celebration: Music Continued on page 3 Continued on page 6 Blue Ridge Middle School 6th Grade Students Create a Quest for Purcellville’s Old Town Go on a "Quest" through Purcellville’s Old Town! Discover the history of the old buildings and landmarks: What was it like in the Using Your Map, the Quest Starts 1900s? Where was the Town Stable? When did Purcellville at the Purcellville Gazebo. Here’s become a Town? How did Purcellville get its name? What was Your First Clue ... destroyed in the Fire of 1914? Where were carriages made and “Look up to the top to start your tour repaired? What was the Bush Tabernacle building before it was the Skating Rink? You’ll see it was built in the year 1874 Mrs. Allen’s 6th grade Keyboarding students at Blue Ridge Mr. Dillon sold fertilizer and lime Middle School researched and wrote the "Purcellville Old Town To farmers to help their crops do fine. Quest" as part of a Place-Based Education service learning project. A seed company it became in ‘46 Mrs. Allen’s Keyboarding students read the Quest aloud at Heritage Day, May 2011. They believe that the more people learn about Purcellville, the Now it is bicycles you bring here to fix. more likely they'll want to take care of it. The children of from the Purcellville Train Station and ends nearby. There are 16 Find this business name on the sign Purcellville are its future stewards! stops on the Quest and the walk through Town will provide both And write it carefully on the line.” The "Purcellville Old Town Quest" is similar to treasure hunting knowledge and exercise. It is a fun activity for people of all ages. with clues to guide the participants, and a treasure at the journey’s The Quest is published on the Purcellville Town Website. Print a __ __ __ __ __ ‘ __ __ __ __ end. The Quest begins at the Gazebo in the parking lot across copy and bring it along on the Quest! On the web at www.brleader.com page 2 Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today July 2011 cancer diagnosis or treatment regime until after he returned from camp. He’s so happy to be heading off to camp, and I didn’t want him to worry about me or be upset Ask Dr. Mike while he’s gone. My husband feels our son should know now and that he will only be more upset later when he learns that we lied to him and sent him off. Any advice you have would be helpful. – J. in Loudoun County Dr. Mike, My neighbor’s child and my child play together practically all the time. Recently my J., First of all, I’m glad you and your doctor caught your cancer early, as the prognosis neighbor’s daughter had her 9th birthday party and for stage 1 breast cancer is very positive with treatment. As far as your son goes, I see didn’t invite my child, who is a grade younger. My your husband’s point, but I don’t agree with him that delaying the news is quite the same daughter found out later at school that many of thing as lying. I don’t see what good would come of telling your son of your cancer their mutual friends in the neighborhood were invit- before he departs for camp since there’s really nothing he can do whether he knows or ed, which was hurtful to both my daughter and me. not. In fact, telling him the bad news before he goes could potentially make things hard- It’s been a couple of weeks now since the party, but er for all involved. In my opinion, you need to focus your energy on getting better, and my daughter and I are still upset by what happened. you can do a lot toward that goal in two weeks of treatment. As you note, your son is a Any advice for a concerned mother bear? – D. in Loudoun County happy boy who’s looking forward to having fun at camp. I’d let him have that experi- ence, and you and your husband can support him with your news upon his return. If D., A mother bear must always watch out for her cub, however, there is a fine line your son becomes upset with you as your husband is predicting, you should let him between being protective and being overprotective. While I understand your initial upset know how treatable stage 1 cancer is and that you didn’t want to worry him about some- and your concern for your daughter, I think you are making things worse for her by thing that you and your husband and doctor had under control. You could even add that maintaining a position of being wronged. There really is no way to determine why your you certainly would’ve told him sooner if it were more serious. Sometimes as parents daughter wasn’t invited to the party without asking your neighbor that question directly. exercising tact and timing with bad news and our children is better than full disclosure Of course, if you were to ask, you would run the risk of making your neighbor (and per- all at once. haps her daughter) feel uncomfortable, or in turn, become upset with you. I think you should keep in mind that your daughter is going to get hurt in life, and she is also going Dr. Mike, We are only a few days into Summer vacation and all our two boys want to to be disappointed by the actions of others. In thinking about your situation this way, do is watch TV and play video games. It was much easier balancing screen time when you can begin to help your daughter better accept what happened and move on. You, as they were in school because they were active and busy during the day. My husband the parent, need to model a positive, accepting and forgiving attitude so that your daugh- and I both work, and we can’t really monitor them the way we’d like. As teenagers, ter can do the same. they feel that we should just leave them alone and that we are just “nagging” them. Any advice would be appreciated. – G. and R. in Loudoun County Dr. Mike, I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer (stage 1), and I will be starting treatment shortly. I don’t have any symptoms, and my doctor told me I was lucky to G. and R., Television and video games are not all bad, but like most things in life, the catch it early.