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University of Mary Washington study focused on commuters found that about 37 percent of working Fredericksburg-area residents travel out of the immediate area for their jobs. The Fredericksburg Region Commuter Workforce Skills Study was presented to the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance and the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce on May 11. Those groups requested that UMW conduct a study about the commuter workforce in order to develop a more accurate picture of local commuters and their characteristics. The 27-page study estimated that approximately 61,639 Fredericksburgarea commuters travel to jobs outside the region, most commuting to Prince William or Fairfax counties or to Washington, D.C. The study concluded that more than half of the commuters spend an hour or more commuting in each direction. It discovered that commuters are more likely to have higher levels of education than non-commuters and that commuters are more likely to have
25-year-old county animal shelter described as “disgusting,” “a mess,” “deplorable” and “not in the greatest condition” is a step closer to being replaced by a new, improved facility with more space and better conditions for the animals. The Stafford County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for an $885,000 contract with Rising Sun Inc., to pay for clearing, grading and stormwater management improvements. The work will prepare the area for construction of the new animal shelter. Supervisor Paul Milde, R-Aquia, was happy with the vote, noting that animalshelter improvement plans have been moved in the Capital Improvement Plan at least three times over the years to make room mainly for school projects. “Anyone that’s been watching me for 10 years knows that I have been complaining about not having an adequate animal shelter in Stafford County since the first day I got on the board,” Milde said. “…I can’t believe it’s really happening that we’re really going to start construction on an animal shelter that’s not — disgusting.” A $5.7-million new animal shelter is in the fiscal 2017-2022 CIP, in part because the county was being fined for not acting to improve conditions at the shelter. Supervisor Meg Bohmke, R-Falmouth, said she initially didn’t realize how bad the conditions were. “Our animal shelter is in such deplorable conditions that we were getting fined by the state,” she said. The county could be fined up to $1,000 a day for operating an animal shelter not up to state standards, according to board background documents. She and Keith Dayton, SHELTER deputy county administraPAGE 6 tor, said that the funding for
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was commuters who make $50,000 to $99,999 per year (23,308) followed by those who make between $25,000 and $49,999 (14,361). The study used data collected by the United States Census Bureau through the American Community Survey. The ACS surveys 1 percent of the population each year analyzing the commuter workforce. Questions asked focus on residence, place of work, commuting time, level of schooling, wages and salary, occupation and industry. The Fredericksburg Region Commuter Workforce Skills Study also showed that more MONEY than 53,300 of the total PAGE 6 Fredericksburg-area
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Stafford schools face another money problem Another financial error within Stafford County Public Schools will affect teacher salaries, but it is to be determined whether or not the mistake will be in the teachers’ favor. The Stafford County School Board deferred a vote on teacher salaries Tuesday at a specially called meeting. There, board members discussed the fiscal 2017 teacher pay scale and a recent error when published teacher salaries were incorrect. The incorrect salary numbers were published in March, erroneously indicating that teachers would make more money than they should, based on an incorrect scale of years of experience and salaries. Some teachers were expecting to make $1,000 to $2,000 more annually based on the published contracts. According to the school board and Super-
intendent Bruce Benson, the error stemmed from a finance department employee who made the mistake, then attempted to correct it without informing anyone. The school board is now trying to determine whether or not to honor the published numbers. Stafford County Public Schools has been under a microscope following a more than $8-million surplus discovered as well as an unrelated incident with former Griffis-Widewater school board member Emily Fallon. Fallon has been accused of embezzling money from the Moncure Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, which she once led as president before being elected to the school board. — Tracy Bell
Сommonwealth’s attorney awarded for fighting fraud Stafford County’s Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Hardiman is among 10 recipients of the Fraud Fighters Award for exemplary contributions to help stamp out fraud in the commonwealth. The Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program distributed the awards recently, according to a news release.
Fraud Fighters Award nominees are judged on actions taken to proactively prevent insurance fraud; involvement and contributions in insurance fraud investigations; financial impact, in terms of recoveries and restitution, of their investigative efforts; and proven commitment to assisting the insurance community in fighting fraud.
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A 41-year-old Stafford CounSeveral of the pieces of jewelry ty woman faces several larceny were discovered in local pawncharges, including grand larshops. However, many of the ceny and larceny with intent stolen items had already been to sell or distribute, Stafford destroyed. The victims were elCounty Sheriff ’s Office spokesderly women who were in Eley’s woman M.C. Morris Moncure care, Morris Moncure said. said. Eley worked in multiple juCassandra Eley, while workrisdictions, including Spotsyling as a nurse’s aide in Stafford, vania, Caroline and Fauquier is accused of stealing prescripcounties. tion medication, unauthorEley was arrested May 10, CASSANDRA ELEY ized use of a credit card and a brought before a magistrate Virginia EBT card, as well as stealing collect- and released pending a preliminary hearing able coins and jewelry from elderly patients. scheduled for July 21.
‘Save a Warrior’ to be featured in movie A program that seeks to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress will be featured in a film playing May 24 in Fredericksburg. “The War Comes Home: The New Battlefront” will be shown in nearly 300 theaters across the country at 7 p.m. The Fredericksburg theater showing the film, Fredericksburg 14, is located at 3301 Plank Road. Other theaters showing the film are in Alexandria, Fairfax and McLean. The film’s plotline will feature the Save a Warrior program, as two characters return from war and face emotional and physical struggles.
Founded and led by veteran Jake Clark, SAW is based in Malibu, Calif., and includes an intensive weeklong residential program featuring equine therapy, training in warrior meditation and trust exercises. Post-traumatic stress is a significant predictor of suicide for veterans, according to a news release. Nearly 8,000 veterans of all U.S. wars commit suicide each year, and more than 22 veterans take their own lives each day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. For more, visit fathomevents.com and saveawarrior.org. — Staff report
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When it comes to finance, Staferybody—just people in the early ford County Schools just can’t steps. Unfortunately, the table, the seem to get a break. First, there one published by mistake, rewas the elusive $8.3 million. flected this increase as covering This story has been rehashed all employees. and discussed at length. Thing Unfortunately, no one menis, they’re still, through a forentioned this mistake until several sic audit, trying to find out how so weeks had passed and, in yet anDAVID KERR much money accumulated without other horrifically embarrassing anyone knowing about it. revelation, the school system had to tell its The preliminary finding is that’s all the most experienced teachers, “…oops, you’re fault, of one— yes, just one—now deceased, getting less than we said.” Many teachers former employee. That’s quite a claim. And had already signed contracts under the extotally unbelievable. But that’s old news. pectation of receiving the salaries published Now, we have the miscalculation of the by mistake. budgeted numbers for teacher salaries. The school board is considering making When it comes to morale-blowing moves good on the published salary scale. In other and other missteps that undermine the rep- words, to honor the errant salary schedule utation of a good school system, this mistake that was published by mistake. It’s an extops an ever growing list. What the school pensive mistake. Taxpayers have a right to administration did was publish a teacher be annoyed, but it’s probably the right thing pay schedule in the March 8 budget docu- to do. ment. Most teachers, reasonably enough, Unfortunately, the superintendent, in exthought this was what they could expect for plaining the matter, blamed it all on a single the new school year. But oops, like the gang employee. Fair enough. But borrowing an that can’t shoot straight, the school finance old axiom from the Navy, everything that and human resources offices got it wrong. happens on a ship, no matter how small, is Here is what happened. This year, good the captain’s responsibility. news: everyone got an increase. There was It was his budget and his staff. How they a Virginia Retirement System offset of 1 perform is his responsibility. And the same percent and an increase of 2 percent. Also, can be said for the school board. They’re all and this is important, there was a special accountable. raise for newer teachers to bring their salaBut, we’re still not quite done. As Virginia’s ries more in line with the pay new hires are fiscal year comes to a close, Stafford County offered by other school systems. People like schools have an extra $6.1 million dollars me have been complaining about the low left over. Good news, this time they knew pay for new hires for years. This was meant about it. Between the $8.3 they lost (and to address that. But, it wasn’t meant for ev- which is still being held back by the board of
supervisors) and the $6.1 million extra this year (which they can only spend on onetime expenses), they’re doing pretty well. But it just seems like more evidence of flawed and irresponsible budgeting practices. The financial management of the school system is in tough shape, as is the reputation of the school system. These continuing problems, oh and add to that a recent indictment of a just-resigned member of the board, don’t build a positive public image. Something dramatic needs to be done. As a former school board member, I want the good name of my county’s school system back. That’s one of the reasons why combining the financial management and the human resources management of the county administration and the school system makes so much sense. Of course there are differences in the way funds are administered and there are different rules about employment, but with combined services the school system and the county could have a single chief financial officer and a single human resources director. It could make everyone’s life easier. And it would be easier to keep the books. Supervisors, Wendy Maurer (RockHill), Jack Cavalier (Griffis-Widewater) and Gary Snellings (Hartwood) are strong advocates for this approach. But, overall, the board of supervisors has yet to act decisively. But they should. They’re the county’s governing body and just like the school board this mess is their problem too. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
Cortez: Memorial would provide education, honor Nevertheless, the event is indeed The formal public fundraising worthy of attendance and supfor Stafford County’s Armed port. Hopefully speakers sharing Services Memorial monuegocentric war stories are kept ment beings next week. Ordito minimum or better yet eliminarily, I’d avoid such an event. nated. Perhaps it’s my jaded VietThe face of the project is retired nam experience, coming Marine Lt. Gen. Ron Christmas, home to an ungrateful nation DANIEL CORTEZ a decorated Vietnam veteran who and witnessing decades of war and warriors being politically exploited by helped found the National Museum of the Marine Corps. While not an elected politithose who never served. But in reality such monuments can be cian, Christmas does wield political influthe source of genuine healing and serenity ence. Fortunately, the force behind the project for those whose family members made the ultimate sacrifice and others who simply for rank and file veterans and citizens that win battles, and will finance the bulk of the served. The Stafford tribute should be the ba- monument, is former commonwealth’s attorsis for academia’s partnership to promote ney and popular veteran Dan Chichester. Chichester states that the memorial will peace through educational focus. Sadly, that partnership for the monument has be generational in nature. “The monument been disappointingly, but not surprisingly, is not just for those who served in the present or great heroes who gave the full mealimited. Nevertheless, at next Thursday’s airport sure, but those of the historic past,” he said. He responsibly reminds of the region’s kick off breakfast, I expect to see former military faces of genuine dedicated service great veteran history—beginning with our revolutionary hero and first president, and those of political opportunity. Most I suspect will be career officers George Washington, whose mark has been who were the “epitome” of military leader- left indelibly in Stafford. Thus the uniqueness of the solemn Stafship who used their exclusive service and limited actual work in the private sector to ford monument, which is to be constructed be elected to local or state office. During by Kline Memorials, is truly not only repsimilar functions they’d be heard pomp- resentative but nationally educational. Reously bloviating command achievements member that word: educational. Stands to reason why the Stafford Board to present and former enlisted warriors of Supervisors directed $225,000 toward who know better.
the $675,000 construction price tag. But the shame of the project must be directed toward the school board in their actions toward building the structure. Or should I say their lack of enthusiastic fiscal support so far. Yes, credit the school administration for allowing talented students to suggest the final design of the monument by incorporating concepts of the past to the future. But it’s dedicated sponsors and money that are needed. And to date not one penny of the $9.7 million of previously discovered money, verified by an independent auditor, will go toward funding the project. More insulting is no one has been fired for the fiscal incompetence and embarrassment displayed by administration officials over this. The educational relevance with respect to protecting free academic speech by Stafford’s veterans’ service should be enough for the school board alone to at least support the board of supervisor’s appropriations for the monument. Yes, it would show reciprocity for the school administration’s failings and demonstrate patriotism by supporting more funding in the name of the school board. And speaking for the veterans’ community…it’s the honorable thing to do. Daniel Cortez, a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster, is active in veteran and minority affairs. Reach him at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.
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Greek festival set for this weekend The annual Fredericksburg Greek Festi-
val is celebrating its 27th year with a threeday event that features live Greek music, Greek dancing and classic Greek food and drinks. The menu of popular Greek food includes gyros, Greek fries, souvlaki sandwiches, pastichio, moussaka and more. Drinks will include Greek coffee. Domestic & Greek beer and Greek wine are available. There will be performances by Greek dance troupes, and visitors will be able to learn traditional Greek dances, including the Kalamatiano and the Zorba. The festival is hosted by the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church. Admission is free, rain or shine, May 20, 3 – 10 p.m.; May 21, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; May 22, noon – 8 p.m. The festival is located off Route 3, 4 miles from Interstate 95 exit 130 and across from Riverbend High School. For more, visit fredgreek.org.
Memorial Day festivities include fireworks at Quantico Craft fair
The Town of Quantico will be hosting a craft show from 2 to 8 p.m. May 28. The show will include more than 60 vendors from the surrounding community. Mission BBQ of Stafford will be the primary food vendor. The show is at Raftelis Potomac River Park, 408 River Road. For more, call 751-334-3432.
Classic Fishing Tournament
The 2016 Quantico Classic Fishing Tournament will be held May 27 and 28. The event will include more than 28 hours of fishing for five fish species (snakehead, bass, catfish, carp and gar). Anglers and bow fishermen are welcome. Participants may enter the tournament as individuals or members of a two-per
son team. The cost for the event is $20 for adults and $10 for youth. For more, call 571- 334-3432.
Fireworks/music concert
A free, outdoor music concert and fireworks show will be held May 28. The concert will be from 7 to 11 p.m., with fireworks at 9 p.m. at Raftelis Potomac River Park.
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Hachi is an akita/husky mix. He was picked up a stray. He is approximately 1-2 years old. He is mild-tempered and greets everyone with a wagging tail. Hachi is 70881 at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, (540)-658-PETS.
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A prom for the other seniors Proms are usually held for high school and college students, but Stafford County takes the tradition in another direction. For the past 18 years, area residents have been getting into the spirit of times past with a prom for the older party goers. While the novelty may have worn off, the anticipation was in the air as partiers were each Guests at the 18th annual Seniors Prom kick up their heels during a circle dance on Saturday greeted at North Stafford afternoon at North Stafford High School. PHOTOS BY: ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA High school by students or Sharon Richardson, a teacher at the school, who acted again as the Peggy Johnson seems quite happy with the door prize she seMC, and presented with lected at the senior prom Saturday afternoon. The prizes were a corsage or boutonniere. donated by students and teachers at North Stafford High School. Whether with a date or a group of ballroom dancing so popular. The affriends, walking on their own or with the ternoon’s festivities were highlighted by help of a walker, or even a wheelchair, the Richardson drawing names to pick a door guests made their way to tables decorated prize from items donated by faculty and for Prom 2016. students. As students wheeled around two With recorded music dating back de- carts of prizes, winners got to select items cades, the partiers settled into tables for ranging from plants to cooking utensils. eight and renewed acquaintances, some As the afternoon progressed, Richardrecalled the previous year’s senior prom. son called on the skills of a professional In the meantime, students from the dance instructor to teach the veterans Renaissance Leadership were busy in the The 18th annual seniors prom at North Stafsome new moves. The Jazz Ensemble took ford High School included sandwiches and fruit kitchen preparing chicken salad sanda break from its duties and joined the se- prepared by students belonging to Renaissance wiches and fruit for the guests’ afternoon Leadership, who made use of the school kitchen niors. snack. As the buffet line formed and stuMost took to the group dances, not all for their creations. Fixing chicken salad sandwichdents helped some partiers with their es are, from left, Samuel Rosenblum, Renaissance plates, the high school Jazz Ensemble took in step, but still trying the moves that were advisor Pam Smith, Tyler Machi and Trey Heard. so easy just a glance back in time. over the musical duties. Several couple took to the dance floor, showing off some of the steps that made
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the grading is not just for the animal shelter but also for adjacent land that needs grading for future projects. The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office oversees the animal shelter, led by Capt. Mike Null. Milde said staff members there “are doing the best they can” with a decades-old animal shelter but it’s “a mess.” “It stinks, and it’s loud and not a great place to try to get homes for animals,” he said. Dayton said that the animal shelter will be the first user on a 38-acre site. Plans for other county facilities to become neighbors there means that the first user gets to pay for some of the upfront costs for development of the full site, he said. Supervisor Gary Snellings, R-Hartwood, said: “The animal shelter is not in the greatest condition. I’m not sure deplorable is the correct word but I do want to commend Capt. Null and his staff for what they do over there. They do a great job. I was around before the animal shelter and I’m not going to tell you what happened then. It wasn’t pretty.” Milde clarified, explaining that it isn’t because Null and the shelter staff didn’t want a better facility, but it’s all they have had to work with. Milde described the lack of space, poor acoustics and unfavorable conditions for homeless dogs and cats. The shelter was euthanizing hundreds of animals due to a simple lack of space, he noted. They could have been adopted out, he explained, if space were available.
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FOR MORE, VISIT INSIDENOVA.COM “Years ago yes, we were taking in a large number of feral cats and yes, those [euthanization] numbers were extraordinary,” Null said. “Now they’re much better, but we still don’t have the space to work with.” Milde said that of all of the buildings constructed in Stafford, the animal shelter is probably one of the cheaper projects. He compared it to construction of a multimillion-dollar high school, for instance, and described a tough sell to get approval to construct a new building for the animals. The current 6,000-square-foot shelter, on Eskimo Hill Road near the Rappahannock Regional Landfill, was built in 1991. In September last year, the board approved the design of a new shelter for operation on 38 acres of county-owned property adjacent to the Rappahannock Regional Jail. The $885,000, from fiscal 2017 CIP funding, will be used for construction of the entrance road, grading of about six acres, parking, installation of sedimentcontrol features and a stormwater-management basin. Design of the building is scheduled for completion early this fall. Construction of the new shelter will be offered for public bid in September. The new shelter is expected to open in fall 2017, according to board documents. Also at the meeting, the board of supervisors: • agreed to force the condemnation of two businesses due to the planned widening of Garrisonville Road. No one spoke at public hearings Tuesday for Professional Collision Property or Mike’s Diner.
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Rita and Frank Kensek opt for slower, more personal dance as the crowd finishes eating a buffet prepared by Renaissance Leadership students of North Stafford High School.
Following months of attempted negotiations with the two businesses, the board agreed that it is up against a planned construction schedule and needs to condemn the properties. “The county went to great lengths to try to negotiate this and come to a settlement,” said Supervisor Laura Sellers, RGarrisonville, regarding Mike’s Diner. Although negotiations may continue prior to the condemnations taking place, Tuesday’s approval allows quick-take of the properties. • approved the Virginia Department of Transportation’s fiscal 2017-2022 secondary six-year improvement program, using $2.7 million in funding. The allocations stem from telecommunication services and unpavedroad funding. Some of the priority projects include Poplar Road at Mountain View Road, the Courthouse Road widening project, Bells Hill road safety improvement and unpaved-road projects including Southern View Drive, Quarry Drive, Juggins Road and phase two of Raven Road. • agreed to waive a one-year time-limit restriction for Winding Creek Owner, LLC to file a new rezoning application regarding a proposed development plan of 97 lots for single-family homes on and around Winding Creek Road. The board voted 5-2, with Supervisors Jack Cavalier, R-Griffis-Widewater, and Wendy Maurer, R-Rock Hill, casting dissenting votes. • discussed potential tax relief for property owners living on Lake Mooney. EDUCATION
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commuters travel in their vehicle alone, while about 3,100 commuters travel in a vehicle with at least one passenger. Nearly 3,000 local commuters rely on the train; just over 800 take the bus and others commute by motorcycle or bicycle. The study also looked at the commuters’ fields of study, with business taking up the highest percentage of commuters, followed by engineering and social science. More than 33,100 of the region’s commuters work for private nonprofits, while more than 18,300 work for the federal government. The study also narrowed down the commuters’ job fields, with administration (18,327) and professional services (10,134) taking up the bulk of the amount. The rest were split between 13 other categories of jobs, including medical, transportation and finance fields. In all, more than half of all of the commuters (36,593) are employed in six priority industry clusters in the study. They are: business services; health and life sciences; communications; finance, insurance and real estate; and manufacturing and public administration. Keeping its conclusions in mind, the study noted that for new businesses or businesses considering relocation, Fredericksburg-area commuters are a valuable consideration.
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he clouds cleared and the sun slightly warmed the day for the EMS Week open house hosted by the Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad. About 60 people stopped by squad headquarters on Sunday afternoon to sample hot dogs, cookies and cake while learning about the squad’s function and get a closeup look at some of the rescue equipment. And the visitors also got a chance to learn about safety procedures that could one day save a life. Squad volunteers were on hand to provide poison prevention information and challenge children by using a medication versus candy chart, Angela Lang, AHVRS president said, to distinguish sweets from potentially dangerous items. Demonstrations included the common sign of choking and how to perform abdominal thrusts, Land said. Visitors were taught basic first aid and children could learn how to use bandages, gause and cravats. Members of the squad include Angela Lang, Patricia Copeland, Chris Schoon, Patricia Byram,Bob Holcombe, Jojo Lareza, Janet Schroeder, Jayne Toellner, Wayne George, Ericka Daley, Jennifer Megna, Robert Brandel and Jeff Walker.
Lou Wendling gets a piece of cake for her grandson Conner Nelson, 5, during the open house Sunday.
Nathan Haberkost, 5, begins his tour of the Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad ambulance during the EMS Week open house May 15. Looking on are his father, Pete, and Jennifer Megna, an EMT-B volunteer. ALEKS DOLZENKO/INSIDENOVA
Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad membership secretary Ericka Daley, center, talks about safety with some of the visitors to the squad’s EMS open house on Sunday.
Janet Schroeder, an administrator with the Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad, helps Whitney Wild, 5, after a tour of rescue equipment during an open house for EMS Week. Looking on is Whitney’s grandfather, Ray Wright.
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Steven Loy, center, of Adventure Brewing, hands out a sample of a recent beer during the brewery’s second-anniversary party at Adventure North on Perchwood Drive in Stafford County. Helping Loy to keen the beer flowing is Tammy Embrey, who draws a glass of Three Notch’d Jazzfest Sugar Cane and Pecan Ale. Adventure Brewing also released their bottled, bourbon-barrel-aged rye barley wine. Along with live music and food trucks, neighboring breweries set up their own serving stations. The party brought out over 800 visitors, said John Viarella, brewery co-owner. ALEKS DOLZENKO/INSIDENOVA
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Colonial Forge grad ends college with all-conference honor
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arcus Boyer did not receive a lot of attention from college coaches while he played lacrosse at Colonial Forge High School. But prior to his senior year Mark Frey, the head men’s coach at Division III Ferrum in southwest Virginia, saw Moyer play in a summer league. “It was kind of last minute. I was not heavily recruited,” Boyer said. The Stafford resident decided to attend Ferrum, and he recently finished his fourth and final year with the men’s lacrosse team there. Boyer saved the best for last, and he was named an all-conference player this spring as he had 18 goals and 22 assists in 19
games, with 14 starts, as a senior midfielder. “This year it was more senior-dominated. We all played a huge role; we all [seniors] logged a lot of minutes. We all definitely knew the role of being leaders,” said Boyer, one of six seniors who stayed with the program for four years. Boyer had a season-high four assists in a game in April against Methodist and a season-high three goals against Southern Virginia in February. The 2012 Colonial Forge High graduate said part of his improvement during his college career can be attributed to playing in a summer league with some Division I players in the Baltimore area. “It definitely helped me know I could compete. It gave me a lot of confidence,” said
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Boyer, who worked for his grandfather in Maryland during the summers. Ferrum was 10-9 overall this season and ended the year with a 16-13 win against Methodist on April 24. Boyer played on the same travel team in high school with Johnny Tallez (Mountain View High), who also played lacrosse for Ferrum this season. Boyer’s father played high school football in Georgia and his mother was a swimmer growing up in Maryland. Other local players with college lacrosse teams this spring included freshman midfielder Ryan Poole (Brooke Point) of Bridgewater; sophomore C.J. Buechner (Colonial Forge) of Christopher Newport; and freshman attack Clay Miller (Colonial Forge) of Christopher Newport. Poole played basketball and lacrosse at Brooke Point, and went to Italy and Greece in 2013 with People to People to help paint a school in Crete, according to the Bridgewater athletic website. Buechner was all-district in high school and played in four games in 2015 as a college freshman. Miller helped lead Colonial Forge to the conference title when he was a senior.
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CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) Freedom 5-0-0 9-4-1
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CONFERENCE 15 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) xMountain View 4-1 15-4
CONFERENCE 15 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) 14-2-0 xMassaponax 5-0-0
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0-11
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CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) 10-3-2 Forest Park 5-1-0
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Marcus Boyer saved the best for last, and he was named an all-conference player this spring as he had 18 goals and 22 assists in 19 games, with 14 starts, as a senior midfielder.
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Colonial Forge boys lacrosse enjoying banner season
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he Colonial Forge lacrosse season has been Fant-astic. Entering Thursday’s game against Freedom, the Eagles sat at a perfect 13-0 and clinched a spot in the regional tournament after beating Forest Park 10-8 on Monday night. At the center of the team’s success is Phil and Jonathan Fant, the father and son combination that has the Eagles hoping to make a trip to the state tournament. “Jonathan is many ways a coach on the field,” said Phil, the team’s coach the past three years, a West Point graduate and longtime FBI agent. “Sometimes he’ll do something different on the field than what I want, but we always end up heading in the right direction as a team.” Primarily a man-to-man team, Colonial Forge experimented with a zone defense in Monday’s game. The goal was to make players slightly uncomfortable in a new style that the team could use as the games grow in importance. The elder Fant said his assistant coach persuaded him to stick with it, even as the Eagles clung to a one-goal lead at halftime. The second half saw more of the results Colonial Forge wanted as the Eagles held Forest Park scoreless until two quick desperation goals in the game’s final 90 seconds. While Colonial Forge kept Forest Park off the scoreboard, the younger Fant scored three goals in the half to put the game out of reach. “The second half was more of what we wanted,” Fant said. Colonial Forge has amassed its perfect
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Colonial Forge High School boys lacrosse player Jake Dye. Photo by Jennifer Muhlenbruck
record with a relatively young team, at least by high school standards. With six seniors on the roster, the team features a mix of younger and older players. Fant leads the team in scoring, but is closely followed by freshman Tyler Howard and sophomore Jacob Wilhelm. The Eagles average more than 13 goals a game, helping support standout goalie Caleb Brodie and an experienced defensive unit. As for the elder Fant, he’s enjoying getting to coach his son. He says Jonathan balances being an offensive playmaker and a stabilizing force for other players. So far, the results have been good. This is the third time in five years Colonial Forge has remained undefeated deep into the season.
“We’re capable of playing better,” coach Fant said after Monday’s game, where he hoped his team would play more of a complete game. “We might not have lost, but we always have room to improve. The games are going to get harder and we’ll have to be our best to keep going.” Dave Stegon can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
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Aquia church combines pig roast, craft sale Editor’s note: Due to a production error, the following story was not in last week’s paper. The Aquia Episcopal Church craft sale and pig roast brought out a host of shoppers and pulled-pork aficionados to the North Stafford location on Saturday, May 7. Vendors inside the church’s social hall offered everything from homemade soaps to handmade hair barrettes. For quilt fans there was even a choice between traditional designs and covers using the fronts or backs of T-shirts. As shoppers strolled past tables, Lizzy Eichelberger found time to continue making the cross-string bags she sold at her table. The church also offered items in a rummage sale for their outreach program. Outside the hall, the church’s flower guild set up a table, and other vendors sold used items. The ladies of the church manned the kitchen and offered pulled pork sandwiches with two sides and a dessert. The pork was freshly cooked at a nearby cooking pit. The 220-pound dressed pig from Silver Ridge Farms was on the grill for the previous 10 hours, under the watchful eyes of several men from the church.
April Laughrey, left, and her mother, Mary Ann Kelly, look over a selection of table runners from Sugar Hollow Quilts.
Mary Jane Cole weights the pulled pork into one-pound bags for takeout, as Michael Golas gets ready to heat other items from the kitchen at the craft sale and pig roast on May 7.
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or every high school athlete aspiring to go further, the transition that awaits them rates as more of a leap then a step. Easing the burden is a support system that includes family, friends, teammates and coaches. All were present when Stafford High School conducted its latest “Signing Day” on April 21. Three of the Indians’ seniors – football’s Zevin Holley, softball’s Allison Baker and baseball’s Marty Tolson – were honored as they prepare to take their respective talents to the college level. While these athletes shared the same recognition on that day, each is ready to embark on their own unique path going forward. For Holley, he’ll be heading to Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania – both to play running back and to further his education as a sport management major. In 2015, Stafford dealt with a losing record and a tumultuous coaching turnover. Nevertheless, Holley – a varsity starter for the past three seasons – remained focused on the goals ahead, totaling 761 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. “Even though we went through a lot of adversity, I knew I had to keep my head up and keep pushing forward,” he said. Despite having also doubled as a track star for the Indians, Holley feels his biggest test in playing Division II college football will be the speed. “Fast-paced tempo is going to be a challenge I’ll have to get accustomed to,” he said. Another challenge? The weather. “It can get pretty cold in Erie,” he said with laughter. Baker, like Holley, has been a varsity team member since her freshman year. The middle infielder doesn’t revel in any individual performances or accomplishments on the field. “I’m just out there to play every game as hard as I can,” she said. “I want go far in the conference tournament this year. I want to see the team grow and get better as a whole. The only way to do that is to stay together as a unit.” Baker’s plans have her attending Shepherd
University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on a partial scholarship. Those plans also include continuing the same outstanding play and steady leadership she displayed for Indians head coach Cathie Tobin. “She’s someone who truly leads by example,” Tobin said. “Consistent, clutch and reliable. Our offense is potent. So when she’s regularly at the top of that lineup, it says a lot about her talents.” Both Baker and Holley have spent their entire high school careers at Stafford. The same can’t be said for Tolson, who played a season at North Stafford before his family moved to Richmond. Tolson then attended Hanover High School…but only through his junior year. He moved back to the area for his senior season at Stafford. “It’s a shame I only get him for a short time,” baseball head coach Tommy Harrison said. “But we’ve been blessed to have him.” Tolson resides in the middle of the batting order, but his contributions to the Stafford baseball team aren’t limited to his hitting. He’s efficient and overpowering on the mound. An accurate fastball, that sometimes registers over 90 mph, has resulted in a high strikeout rate and a low walk total. “He fills up the strike zone,” said head coach Tommy Harrison. “And when he does that consistently, he’s pretty dominant.” The chance to play the outfield and to pitch is one of the main reasons why Tolson committed to Maryland Eastern Shore. “The coaches are going to give me the opportunity to be a two-way player, which I couldn’t pass up,” he said. “They were very considerate, and the players were extremely receptive during my visit.” “All the hard work he’s put into the game of baseball has paid off, and it’s great to see him reach the next level,” Harrison said. “But he’s got a little more work to do here first.” As their time at Stafford comes to a close, the three can reflect on great achievements as well as express gratitude for the people – friends, family, teammates and coaches – who were also key to their success. “It felt great to know they’re all behind me,” Holley said. “I’m very appreciative of what they’ve done. I would have never gotten to this point without them.” Brian Wright can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
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In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $295,000.00, dated March 26, 2007, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on March 28, 2007, as Instrument Number 070006908, and rerecorded on April 9, 2007 at Instrument Number 070008043, in Deed Book at Page , the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Stafford County, 1300 Courthouse Rd, Stafford, VA on June 6, 2016 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: BEING LOT 191, SECTION 3A, STAFFORD LAKES
VILLAGE, AS THE SAME APPEARS DULY DEDICATED, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER 280019890 AS CORRECTED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER 980023984, AND AS THE SAME IS PLATTED AND SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF SUBDIVISION PREPARED BY CHRISTOPHER C O N S U LTA N T S , LTD., JEFFREY S. SMITH, LAND SURVEYOR, DATED JULY 23, 1998 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 32, PAGE 137 THROUGH 143, AS CORRECTED IN PLAT BOOK 32, PAGE 184, ALL AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Tax ID: 44R-3A-191.
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