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Supervisors OK residential addiction-treatment facility near Airlie By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
A plan to open the Herren Wellness Retreat at Twin Oaks for recovering addicts near Airlie passed another hurdle Thursday when the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a special exception permit for the new facility. The retreat, to be located in a private home north of Warrenton, could
be operational by the spring, according to Christine Connolly, president and chief executive officer of the PATH Foundation, which is partnering with the Herren Wellness Group of Massachusetts to establish the facility. PATH, a nonprofit that awards grants to support community endeavors, has contracted to purchase the property, at 6791 James Madison Highway, from current owners Mark and Angela Smith for the wellness retreat.
The property includes a nine-bedroom, single-family dwelling and a two-bedroom guest cottage. No changes to the building exteriors will be made. The facility’s clients, referred to as “guests,” will be housed two or three to a room. Both Connolly and Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player who battled his own addiction and established Herren Wellness Group, spoke during the public hear-
ing, as did several adjacent property owners who had concerns about the impact of the retreat on water, traffic and whether an addiction recovery retreat is a good fit for the area. Kimberly Head, who said she grew up on the land being discussed, expressed concerns “there will be no turning back” once the land is repurposed. See RECOVERY, Page 4
Churches deliver firewood to those in need By Karen Chaffraix Time Staff Writer
Jay Heroux sweeps out the back of his truck after delivering a half-cord of wood to Jeannette and Nigel Clarke in Midland. The Clarkes, one of many families for whom local volunteers provide wood, have no other way of heating their home this winter. Warrenton Baptist and St. James’ Episcopal deliver in the central and southern end of the county. Grace Episcopal in the Plains and Grace Bible in Marshall do the same in the county’s north end. INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classifieds...........................................42 Communities......................................34 Faith...................................................30
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The morning was crisp and sunny on the lot behind Warrenton’s Brumfield Elementary. Rows of stacked firewood were either ready to go or still drying out. An ax dropped in intervals, and smoke wafted from a burn pile of scrap wood. As wheelbarrows rolled by, children wandered the field offering bottled water, and hay was being laid over the deep mud. It was a typical Saturday for volunteers in the “wood ministry” of a number of county churches. Warrenton Baptist and St. James’ Episcopal share this 50-acre field, donated by Arabelle Arrington to Warrenton Baptist nearly a decade ago. See FIREWOOD, Page 4
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Fauquier student shares broadband woes with Microsoft panel Staff Report McKenzie Hurley, a Fauquier High School sophomore, recently participated in a panel discussion about how a lack of access to broadband internet affects students’ daily lives. Hurley, of Delaplane, represented the National Future Farmers of America Organization during the Microsoft Airband Initiative, a philanthropic effort to extend broadband into an additional 3 million homes by July 2022. The discussion focused on how the lack of broadband impacts daily life. Hurley talked about difficulties completing homework with a slow internet connection. “I could do much more if I had access to the technology and broadMcKenzie Hurley with Microsoft President Brad Smith.
band all students deserve,” she said. Hurley told of how she went to school early to complete her work before a study hall allowed her to work online during the school day. Internet access is not an issue at the Fauquier SPCA, where she volunteers, due to a new cell tower in Casanova, she said. Allyson Knox, Microsoft’s director of education policy, invited Hurley to join the panel after she met her in an airport after the National FFA convention and was impressed by her articulate enthusiasm about the partnership between Microsoft and FFA, according to a school division press release. Microsoft President Brad Smith characterized the lack of broadband as an urgent problem. He said nearly half of the country uses the internet at slower than broadband speeds. “Broadband has become the electricity of the 21st century,” Smith said in the news release. “The future
of education requires that people connect to the internet at broadband speeds to do their homework and to pursue broader interests.” Microsoft’s Airband Initiative taps into TV white spaces to transmit signals at broadband strength through the airways using the available spectrum previously used by UHF or VHF television. Smith also said Microsoft plans to launch a partnership with the FFA. “We will be working with FFA to provide computer science curriculum that they can, in turn, deploy with 11,000 teachers they partner with across the country,” he said. “Being able to share my community’s experience with lack of broadband was really special,” Hurley said of the experience, according to the news release. “I got to advocate for something that is really important that people don’t think about.”
Fauquier Sheriff’s Office honors outstanding performance The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office recently held its annual awards ceremony. The awards were presented to: • Life Saving: ECS-II Danielle Prichard; • Meritorious Service: Crime Analyst Kristi House; Radio Manager Charles “Chuck” Kuhler; • Meritorious Action: MDS James Arrington, Cpl. John Coppage,
Detective Brian Colbert, MDS Scott Staples, MDS Chris Moline, MDS William Bailey, DFC Corey Lillard, Detective John Thorpe and Trooper Jesse Lewis: • Commendation: Senior Detective David Hamblin, DFC Aaron Vescov, MDS Joe Coppage, First Sgt. John Anderson, MDS Chris Snyder, Detective Jason Clark, ECS-IV Joseph Murphy, ECS-II Chavelle
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Volunteers sought for holiday wreath clean-up The Culpeper National Cemetery is asking for help in cleaning up about 7,000 holiday wreaths that were placed during the Wreaths Across America ceremony in December. The clean-up will begin at 8 a.m. Jan. 26 at the cemetery, 305 US Ave., Culpeper. The Worcester Wreath Company, through the campaign Wreaths Across America, began donating holiday wreaths in tribute to veterans laid to rest at VA national cemeteries and state veterans’ cemeteries. Dumpsters will be available onsite for wreath disposal. All participants are encouraged to bring gloves, rakes and materials to help carry multiple wreaths.
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Experts on opioid addiction encourage community coalitions By Robin Earl
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More than 100 people concerned about the opioid epidemic’s impact on Fauquier County attended a meeting hosted by Piedmont Community Resources United to Stop Heroin, held at the PATH Foundation headquarters on Walker Drive on Jan. 11. Dr. Jon D’Souza, chief medical officer, Novant Health UVA Health System, Culpeper, moderated the afternoon discussion: “We are not going to talk about ‘Is there a problem with addiction?’ We know there is a problem.” All three of the day’s panelists – Jae K. Davenport, deputy secretary for public safety and homeland security for Virginia; Karl Colder, a former special agent in charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Steve Williams, mayor of Huntington, West Virginia – talked about the importance of communities coalitions coming together to battle addiction. “Everyone has to take ownership of the problem,” said Williams. “If you can name the problem, you can own it. Problem is, some people don’t want to name it…. Hope is not a strategy. Everyone has to have an assignment.” Huntington’s mayor said that in 2014, his town of 50,000 was labeled the epicenter of the opioid epidemic in the United States. He said that Huntington has since become known as the epicenter of the solution to the opioid epidemic. This effort began with establishing a Mayor’s Office of Drug Control Policy in 2014 that has helped develop a harm-reduction program, an adult drug court and a quick response team to steer an individual into treatment after they overdose. He said that within 24 hours of someone overdosing, the person is visited by a law-enforcement professional (in plain clothes), a member of the clergy and a mental-health professional. Williams said that just a few years ago, there was a four-hour period in Huntington when law-enforcement officers were called to 28 overdoses. Two of those people died and 26 were saved. One woman, Williams said, agreed to get treatment, but there was nowhere to send her. Six weeks later, she was dead. Currently, he said, one in three of those who experience an overdose go into treatment. Since 2015, the City of Huntington has acquired $4.8 million in state, federal and philanthropic grants to combat the opioid epidemic. Williams said that overdoses were down in Huntington by 41 percent in the first nine months of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017; drug-related deaths have decreased 50 percent. But Williams is not taking a victory lap just yet. His town has made progress, but there have been mistakes along the way. “In 2014, we knew we had to do something. It was suggested we start a needle-exchange program. I didn’t want to start with something so controversial. Within 90 days, we arrested 200 people. I thought that now we were getting somewhere…But they just kept coming. You can’t arrest your way out of this problem.” Huntington started the first needle-exchange
Steve Williams is mayor of Huntington, West Virginia, a town that is on the front lines of the opioid crisis.
Karl Colder is a former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent.
program in West Virginia. “We were on the verge of an HIV epidemic, but we haven’t seen it,” said Williams. The town has also seen a decline in hepatitis infections. Colder agreed that although some people feel a needle-exchange program would enable addicts, “it addresses a health problem.” Other initiatives have started on the state level. Davenport explained a pilot program that utilizes medication assisted treatment for inmates who are being released from incarceration. “People think that if someone has been in jail for two years and hasn’t been using drugs, they are fine. But abstinence is not treatment.” The voluntary program, operated by the Department of Corrections, appoints recovery specialists to those being released to make sure they are getting the treatment and
Attorney Jae Davenport is deputy secretary for public safety and homeland security for Virginia.
Lisa Mundy spoke to the panel about her daughter, an addict.
support they need. Lisa Mundy was one of several audience members who had questions for the panel. Mundy’s daughter, 26, is an addict. She has been in jail twice and rehab three times. Mundy’s daughter’s boyfriend died of an overdose. Mundy asked why her daughter was not given more help in the hospital. Williams nodded, “Yes, when Narcan is administered, they can just get up and walk away.” (Narcan is the brand name for naloxone, a drug used to reverse an overdose.) Leigh McPartlin also had a comment for the panel. She lost her son to heroin/fentanyl addition. Although she said she has the utmost respect for law enforcement, when she called police to come help her son, she said they lacked empathy. “I was calling for help, not for him to be taken to jail. What can be done to
Moderator Dr. Jon D’Souza is chief medical officer of Novant Health UVA Health System, Culpeper. He is a practicing emergency department physician. Jae K. Davenport is deputy secretary for Public Safety and Homeland Security for Virginia. She appeared at the panel representing secretary for Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran. Karl Colder serves as the director for development for Mentor Foundation USA, a peer-to-peer mentor drug prevention program designed to develop youth ambassadors in high schools. Colder served as special agent in charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Washington Division. Steve Williams is serving his second term as mayor of Huntington, West Virginia.
build trust and bridge the gap?” Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier spoke to the mother’s concerns by explaining that when officers arrive at a home where illegal drugs are being used, one of their responsibilities is to gather evidence so that they can address the supplier. “Addiction recovery is addressed at a later time,” he said. He said that all of his deputies are equipped with Narcan, in case of overdose. Members of the panel acknowledged that they don’t have all the answers, but Williams has hope: “Our town has figured out that we have the ability to take this on. Is this beyond our control? Heck no.”
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