News Stories Tagged "competition"

PHOTOS: Outhouse Race at the Fair

Thursday, July 30, 2009

On Wednesday morning the Loudoun County Fair hosted it's first-ever Great Outhouse Race. Companies, individuals and families competed in teams by building then racing their own outhouses. Read story and 2 comments »

VIDEO: Books and Crannies Hosts Poetry Slam

Monday, July 13, 2009

Books & Crannies hosted their first annual poetry slam Friday evening in Middleburg. Read story »

VIDEO: Loudoun Band Battles in D.C.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Loudoun-based band No Worries took their act to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. this weekend to compete in Bach2Rock's Battle of the Bands. Read story »

Weekend Roundup: Everybody's Got Talent

Thursday, May 21, 2009

It's another big weekend in Loudoun and it seems as if everyone has a talent to show off. For the 10 finalists in the competition, "Loudoun's Got Talent," it's their own musical abilities. For Warrenton resident Justin Timpane and his independent film crew, it's their movie, "Ninjas vs. Zombies." And for Round Hill, it's the town itself. Here's what to look forward to this weekend. Read story »

Up Close: Thoroughbred Trainer Mark Deane

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mark Deane - a thoroughbred owner and trainer in Lincoln – raced his first horse with his father at the age of 16, and won $2,000. Immediately hooked, Deane began breaking horses at a local farm to boost his knowledge of thoroughbreds and racing. Read story »

Up Close: Grant Cain

This 13-year-old kart racer is on a winning streak

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009

"I have always gotten a rush when I have been racing. I just like the feeling." Read story »

Up Close: Julia Braxton

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008

Loudoun County's Julia Braxton, 14, recently took home the winning title for the 2008 Virginia Icon Competition, an annual event sponsored by the Parent Education Advocacy Training Center allowing Virginia youth to showcase their musical talents. The first place prize was $1,000. Read story »

As Role Fades, Holding on to Farm Roots

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008

Krista Caserta, 18, backed the green tractor through traffic cones one day this week on top of a hill at C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg. The John Deere rumbled as she tried not to jackknife the mesh trailer bouncing behind her; she was racing against a stopwatch, and she had to balance speed and skill as she battled classmates for the right to represent Loudoun County in a regional tractor-driving competition. Read story and 2 comments »

Design Cabinet Announces Winners in Annual Competition

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Loudoun County Design Cabinet announced today the 18 winners in its annual Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence Program competition, which began in 2005 to "recognize the buildings, interiors, places and details that, together, make Loudoun unlike any other county." Read story »

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