Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Voter Registration Deadline is October 6; Poll Workers Needed for Nov. 4
With less than eight weeks before the general election on November 4, 2008, Loudoun County election officials remind voters that the deadline to register to vote or update their address is Monday, October 6, 2008. Also, election officers are still needed to staff polling places on Election Day.
For voters who are already registered to vote at their current address and have not moved, their registration is still valid and they do not need to take any action. But if a voter has moved since the last time they voted, they need to update their address to remain eligible to vote in November. Voters may check their current registration status online with the State Board of Elections through a link available on the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/election.
Also, election officers are still needed to work at the polls on Election Day. There are only two requirements for being an election officer: to be a United States citizen and to be registered to vote in Virginia.
Information about election officer training, the work schedule, and pay isavailable on the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/electionofficers or by calling the Electoral Board at 703-777-0548.
For voters who are already registered to vote at their current address and have not moved, their registration is still valid and they do not need to take any action. But if a voter has moved since the last time they voted, they need to update their address to remain eligible to vote in November. Voters may check their current registration status online with the State Board of Elections through a link available on the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/election.
Also, election officers are still needed to work at the polls on Election Day. There are only two requirements for being an election officer: to be a United States citizen and to be registered to vote in Virginia.
Information about election officer training, the work schedule, and pay isavailable on the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/electionofficers or by calling the Electoral Board at 703-777-0548.
8 Reasons Your Home Hasn't Sold Yet
This is quite a good article that goes into depth about why a property doesn't sell in the typical time for a neighborhood....most reasons are avoidable...although many are common.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Friday, September 12, 2008
Volunteers needed for Habitat for Humanity Sept. 27th!
We have an upcoming opportunity for the Loudoun Habitat volunteers to participate it!
On September 27th - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is sponsoring their inagural "Run for the Door" 5k and fun run in Sterling, VA. This new 5k course is a fast run and perfect for all ages. Everyone is invited to join our celebration after the race, featuring a live DJ, recovery food and drink, children’s activities and an Awards Ceremony. It’s fun for the whole family!
Net proceeds will benefit Loudoun Habitat for Humanity.
We are looking for volunteers to hand out water to runners as well as guide them. There are no age restrictions on who can help. Your help would be needed from 7:30am-10:00am.
If interested - please send me an email with volunteer's name, age and contact information to sign up.
Thank you!
Gina Tufano
Youth Committee
Loudoun Habitat for Humanity
On September 27th - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is sponsoring their inagural "Run for the Door" 5k and fun run in Sterling, VA. This new 5k course is a fast run and perfect for all ages. Everyone is invited to join our celebration after the race, featuring a live DJ, recovery food and drink, children’s activities and an Awards Ceremony. It’s fun for the whole family!
Net proceeds will benefit Loudoun Habitat for Humanity.
We are looking for volunteers to hand out water to runners as well as guide them. There are no age restrictions on who can help. Your help would be needed from 7:30am-10:00am.
If interested - please send me an email with volunteer's name, age and contact information to sign up.
Thank you!
Gina Tufano
Youth Committee
Loudoun Habitat for Humanity
Monday, September 8, 2008
The 6th annual Barktoberfest - Sat. 9/27/08 Noon - 6pm
What do you call a day filled with live music, delicious treats, fun-filled games, interactive experiences, and fabulous felines and captivating canines for adoption? Well, at Friends of Homeless Animals, they call it Barktoberfest! This music festival/adoption event/fundraiser will be held on:
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, from 12:00 - 6:00pm.
Rain date is: Sunday September 28 12:00 - 6:00pm.
Location: The outdoor amphitheater at Melodee Music
46077 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling VA.
Melodee Music invites everyone to pull up a lawn chair or lay down a blanket to enjoy live music at their outdoor amphitheater. Nine live bands will provide the tunes to accompany the day. Hot Food items, drinks, and fresh-baked items will be on sale, all proceeds benefit FOHA. Other donations will be gladly accepted. Children young and old can play games like "Mutt-Mutt Miniature Golf" and "Touchdown Football". Let the inner artist emerge at the "Paint a Pet" Booth. And, just a few of the Captivating Canines and Fabulous Felines for adoption through FOHA will be on hand to meet and greet their adopting public -- and perhaps even meet their new family.
While the admission to the event is free, donations will be gladly accepted, and all proceeds will benefit dogs and cats awaiting adoption at Friends of Homeless Animals. For more information, please see:www.Barktoberfest.org
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, from 12:00 - 6:00pm.
Rain date is: Sunday September 28 12:00 - 6:00pm.
Location: The outdoor amphitheater at Melodee Music
46077 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling VA.
Melodee Music invites everyone to pull up a lawn chair or lay down a blanket to enjoy live music at their outdoor amphitheater. Nine live bands will provide the tunes to accompany the day. Hot Food items, drinks, and fresh-baked items will be on sale, all proceeds benefit FOHA. Other donations will be gladly accepted. Children young and old can play games like "Mutt-Mutt Miniature Golf" and "Touchdown Football". Let the inner artist emerge at the "Paint a Pet" Booth. And, just a few of the Captivating Canines and Fabulous Felines for adoption through FOHA will be on hand to meet and greet their adopting public -- and perhaps even meet their new family.
While the admission to the event is free, donations will be gladly accepted, and all proceeds will benefit dogs and cats awaiting adoption at Friends of Homeless Animals. For more information, please see:www.Barktoberfest.org
Friday, September 5, 2008
Properly Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste Saturday
Loudoun County's Office of Solid Waste Management will host a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 27 2008, at Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road in Ashburn.
Typical HHW items are oil-based paints/stains/varnishes, paint thinners, old fuels including gas/oil mixes, kerosene, and diesel fuel; and cleaners such as oven cleaners, drain cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and all purpose cleaners. Other HHW items are scouring powders, mothballs, mildew removers, metal polishes, rust removers, wood preservatives, furniture polishes and waxes, and pool chemicals. Fluorescent bulbs are also accepted.
Used motor oil, antifreeze, automobile batteries and propane tanks will not be accepted at any HHW collection events. They can be recycled year round at the Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility.
Also, latex or water-based paints are not a hazardous waste. Dry or solidify leftover paint for disposal with your household garbage.
For more tips on proper paint disposal, identification of HHW, or the complete 2008 HHW event schedule, visit our web site at www.loudoun.gov/hhw or call the Office of Solid Waste Management at 703-777-0187.
Contact: Gwen Kennedy, Recycling Specialist, 703-777-0187
Typical HHW items are oil-based paints/stains/varnishes, paint thinners, old fuels including gas/oil mixes, kerosene, and diesel fuel; and cleaners such as oven cleaners, drain cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and all purpose cleaners. Other HHW items are scouring powders, mothballs, mildew removers, metal polishes, rust removers, wood preservatives, furniture polishes and waxes, and pool chemicals. Fluorescent bulbs are also accepted.
Used motor oil, antifreeze, automobile batteries and propane tanks will not be accepted at any HHW collection events. They can be recycled year round at the Loudoun County Solid Waste Management Facility.
Also, latex or water-based paints are not a hazardous waste. Dry or solidify leftover paint for disposal with your household garbage.
For more tips on proper paint disposal, identification of HHW, or the complete 2008 HHW event schedule, visit our web site at www.loudoun.gov/hhw or call the Office of Solid Waste Management at 703-777-0187.
Contact: Gwen Kennedy, Recycling Specialist, 703-777-0187
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Census: Loudoun County households make most in U.S.
Washington Business Journal - by Tierney Plumb Staff Reporter
Loudoun County had the highest highest median household income in the U.S. last year, according to the Census Bureau.
And Fairfax County had the second highest in the 2007 American Community Survey, which included income, poverty and earnings data.
Loudoun County households made a median of $107,207. Fairfax households made $105,241.
The country’s lowest income was found in Cameron County, Texas, where the number was $29,347.
The Washington area as a whole ranks second among metro areas in median household income, behind San Jose, Calif.
This area’s median household income -- $83,200 -- is 64 percent above the national average of $50,740 and up from $79,500 a year earlier. Washington lags San Jose by only $593.
Loudoun and Fairfax counties were not the only Washington-area counties to rank high in median income. Others include Arlington County, No. 7 with $94,876; Montgomery County, No. 10 with $91,835; Prince William County, No. 13 with $87,243; and Fauquier County, No. 14 with $84,888.
The survey also found that D.C. had the highest ratio of women’s-to-men’s earnings at 93.4 percent, which is not considered a statistically significant difference between women’s and men’s earnings.
For each of the 50 states, women had lower median earnings than men.
No state had median earnings for women above $50,000, but D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut had median earnings for women who worked full time, year-round above $40,000.
Other findings include:
Median household incomes for 18 states and D.C. were above the U.S. median in 2007, while 29 states were below it.
Poverty rates in the U.S. ranged from 7.1 percent for New Hampshire to 20.6 percent for Mississippi.
There were 29 states in which poverty rates were lower than the national average; for 17 states and the D.C., they were higher.
Article taken from http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/08/25/daily25.html
Loudoun County had the highest highest median household income in the U.S. last year, according to the Census Bureau.
And Fairfax County had the second highest in the 2007 American Community Survey, which included income, poverty and earnings data.
Loudoun County households made a median of $107,207. Fairfax households made $105,241.
The country’s lowest income was found in Cameron County, Texas, where the number was $29,347.
The Washington area as a whole ranks second among metro areas in median household income, behind San Jose, Calif.
This area’s median household income -- $83,200 -- is 64 percent above the national average of $50,740 and up from $79,500 a year earlier. Washington lags San Jose by only $593.
Loudoun and Fairfax counties were not the only Washington-area counties to rank high in median income. Others include Arlington County, No. 7 with $94,876; Montgomery County, No. 10 with $91,835; Prince William County, No. 13 with $87,243; and Fauquier County, No. 14 with $84,888.
The survey also found that D.C. had the highest ratio of women’s-to-men’s earnings at 93.4 percent, which is not considered a statistically significant difference between women’s and men’s earnings.
For each of the 50 states, women had lower median earnings than men.
No state had median earnings for women above $50,000, but D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut had median earnings for women who worked full time, year-round above $40,000.
Other findings include:
Median household incomes for 18 states and D.C. were above the U.S. median in 2007, while 29 states were below it.
Poverty rates in the U.S. ranged from 7.1 percent for New Hampshire to 20.6 percent for Mississippi.
There were 29 states in which poverty rates were lower than the national average; for 17 states and the D.C., they were higher.
Article taken from http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/08/25/daily25.html
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Free Outdoor Concert in Leesburg Sept.5th!
Leesburg's First Friday!!!
Free outdoor concert by
Moonlit in the Sun Strings & Piano
September 5
6:30 to 9 PM
behind The Pink Shop
(109 South King Street).
Come by for a song, stay for a concert!
Moonlit in the Sun is also available for weddings, receptions, and corporate events. For more information, call (571) 223-5321 or visit www.moonlitinthesun.com.
For more information on First Friday visit www.leesburgfirstfriday.com.
Free outdoor concert by
Moonlit in the Sun Strings & Piano
September 5
6:30 to 9 PM
behind The Pink Shop
(109 South King Street).
Come by for a song, stay for a concert!
Moonlit in the Sun is also available for weddings, receptions, and corporate events. For more information, call (571) 223-5321 or visit www.moonlitinthesun.com.
For more information on First Friday visit www.leesburgfirstfriday.com.
Monday, September 1, 2008
GANG AWARENESS SEMINAR
Supervisor Susan Klimek Buckley in partnership with the Sugarland Run Home Owners Association and the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office
Will be Conducting a Presentation Gang Awareness
For the Sugarland Run Community.
Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence Unit (GIU) will be educating residents regarding gang activity in Loudoun County and the surrounding region. Members of the Gang Response Intervention Team (GRIT) will be present to talk about intervention and prevention programs in Loudoun County and Northern Virginia.
This is a FREE seminar and is part of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Offices commitment to community policing in Sugarland Run and Loudoun County.E-mail questions to: sugarland.run.district@loudoun.gov
Will be Conducting a Presentation Gang Awareness
For the Sugarland Run Community.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Seneca Ridge Middle School
98 Seneca Ridge Drive,
Sterling, VA 20164
Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence Unit (GIU) will be educating residents regarding gang activity in Loudoun County and the surrounding region. Members of the Gang Response Intervention Team (GRIT) will be present to talk about intervention and prevention programs in Loudoun County and Northern Virginia.
This is a FREE seminar and is part of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Offices commitment to community policing in Sugarland Run and Loudoun County.E-mail questions to: sugarland.run.district@loudoun.gov
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