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Only Two Household Hazardous Waste Events Remain in 2010

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010, 2:03pm

From the County of Loudoun:

The Loudoun County Department of Construction and Waste Management will host two more Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events in calendar year 2010. All HHW events are on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and are for Loudoun County residents only. The remaining events are scheduled for:

  Saturday, October 23, 2010 
Dominion High School
21326 Augusta Drive
Sterling, VA 20164

  Saturday, November 20, 2010 
Heritage High School
520 Evergreen Mill Road
Leesburg, VA 20175

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Fall Bulk Leaf Collection to Begin on Monday, October 25, 2010

Submitted by Leigh Macdonald, News Where You Live Ambassador, NoVA, D.C., Maryland
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010, 8:02am

Non-bagged leaves will be collected curbside until the week of December 27, 2010.

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6th Annual Autumn Apple Festival

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 11:36am

It's almost apple picking time again! Come out for the 6th Annual Autumn Apple Festival at Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum in Sterling, VA on Saturday, October 23. You can visit the exhibit "Viriginia Apples for Flavor: The Story of Hill High Orchards" and see historic orchard tools at work! Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum is located at 21668 Heritage Farm Lane.

For just $3-5 a person you can learn how to make cider and apple butter and meet local farmers and learn how to buy fresh and shop local for your family!



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Want Fresh and Local? Come to Leesburg's Farmers Market!

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, 11:43am

Come on out this Saturday to the Leesburg Farmers Market anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. You can buy fresh local fruits and vegetables, as well as beef and pork directly from the farmer who raised them!

The cost is free to attend and the Leesburg Farmers Market is every Saturday until October 30. The market is located behind Cardinal Bank across from the Post Office at 20 Catoctin Circle in Southeast Leesburg, VA. There’s nothing better than eating fresh and supporting your local farmers!

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Art Exhibit “French Suite” Coming Soon

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, 9:55am

Artist Sherry Zvares Sanabria will soon be displaying her paintings in the exhibit “French Suite.” The exhibition will run September 10 through October 2 with an opening reception on Friday, September 2, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

On Sunday, September 19, Sanabria will be hosting an artist talk called “French Suite and Other Experiences” at 3:00 p.m. in the gallery.

The exhibit is located in Art Square at 12 Cardinal Park Drive, S.E. in Leesburg, VA. The gallery will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions you can call 703-777-5498.

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Labor Day Trash Schedule

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010, 3:54pm

While the Town of Leesburg offices at Town Hall will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, the trash collection schedule will remain the same for the holiday.

For Leesburg residential customers, trash and yard waste will be collected on Monday, September 6, in the SW and SW quadrants (this includes South King Street and West Market Street). For Leesburg commercial customers in the historic district, have your items at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 5 and before 6:00 a.m. on Monday, September 6.



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