Western Loudoun celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville June 15 and 16.

Lois Kirkpatrick, marketing and communications manager for Loudoun's Department of Economic Development, helped spearhead the effort.

The Solar Impulse plane, developed by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, has flown across the country, taking off in San Francisco and landing at Dulles Airport on June 16, powered entirely by the sun.