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The increase in traffic along Garrisonville Road is forcing a widening of the road, which has an impact on businesses like Mike’s Diner. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
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lawyer representing the owners of Mike’s Diner said Tuesday that he was a bit surprised at the timing of a Stafford County Board of Supervisors vote a week earlier to demolish the diner. Scott Surovell, who represents Mike’s Diner owners Adolfo and Bertillio Urrutia, said that they knew the condemnation would ultimately occur based on months of clear road-design plans and the diner being in the way of the planned road. However, Surovell said that he
and his clients don’t agree with the county’s idea of compensation for the diner. “They wanted to know what my clients’ position was. I told them and they said they would get back to me,” Surovell said, explaining that when the county did so, the response was condemnation instead of a counter offer. With 24 hours notice, Surovell said he learned that the board would vote on the diner’s condemnation. Mike’ Diner, located at 513 Garrisonville Road, is one of 39 businesses on State Route 610 affected by planned widening of the road.
About a mile of Garrisonville Road will be widened from four lanes to six between the road’s intersections at Onville Road and Shenandoah Lane. While many of the businesses came to an agreement with the county, a few including Professional Collision Property, balked at their offers. At the May 17 board of supervisors’ meeting, supervisors agreed to force the condemnation of Mike’s Diner as well as Professional Collision Property. Owners of both busiDINER nesses have been in disPAGE 13 cussions with the county
he Stafford County School Board voted 4-2 on Tuesday to boost teacher salaries following a published administrative error that affected their contracts. The vote results in more than $1.1 million spent to increase teachers’ salaries by nearly 4 percent. “Our teachers are the heart of this organization,” said school board member Nanette Kidby, Garrisonville District. The issue came about when Stafford County Public Schools mistakenly published an incorrect teacher salary scale. A debate then ensued as to whether or not to honor the published scale. Had it been honored it fully, the cost would have been $2.2 million to SCPS; however, the school board voted to split the difference between the amount in the approved scale within the budget and the amount in the adopted scale for each level of teacher experience. School board members Dewayne McOsker, George Washington District and Irene Egan, HIKE Aquia District, cast the PAGE 13 dissenting votes.
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A vehicle fire at the southbound Interstate-95 rest area at the 131-mile marker in Stafford County at 4:06 p.m., May 24, was confined to the tractortrailer, Virginia State Police spokesperson Corinne N. Geller said. When troopers arrived on scene, the cab was on fire. The driver was not injured. VIRGINIA STATE POLICE
Stafford deputy’s investigation leads to sex charges against two men pictures of pre-pubescent children that meet the definition of child pornography under the Code of Virginia, while online, Morris Moncure said. Christopher Samuel Hawthorne, 41 of Springfield, was arrested May 12 at his home, Morris Moncure said. Hawthorne was arrested on capiases from Stafford Circuit Court. A search warrant of the premises was executed and electronic devices were seized. Direct indictments were delivered from the Stafford County grand jury on April 4 for two counts of attempted indecent liberties with a minor and four counts of the use of electronic means to procure a minor. Hawthorne is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
Recent investigations by Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office Detective C.D. Wells resulted in the arrest of two men on multiple felony counts involving solicitation of sex from minors, StafCHRISTOPHER ford County Sheriff ’s SAMUEL Office spokeswoman HAWTHORNE M.C. Morris Moncure said. For the past few months, the sheriff ’s office has been conducting online investigations into persons who target children for exploitation. Wells portrayed juveniles in various social media and chat rooms to identify and locate individuals who are in-
terested in such activity. Allan Lewis Bentley, 65, of Doraville, Georgia, was arrested May 5 and charged with six counts of attempted indecent liberties with a juvenile, six counts of using an electronic ALLAN LEWIS communications deBENTLEY vice to solicit a juvenile and 25 counts of distribution of child pornography. All of these charges are felonies under Virginia law. Bentley has waived extradition. He will be tried in Stafford County Circuit Court. Bentley propositioned the juvenile that Wells was portraying and transmitted
Former Stafford supervisor to do community service
McClellan named principal of North Stafford High
Former Stafford County Supervisors’ chair Susan Stimpson was sentenced Tuesday to 24 hours of community service and required to be on good behavior for six months for a misdemeanor trespassing charge to be dropped, according to published reports. The action in Fredericksburg General District Court stems from an April 5 incident when Stimpson was charged after disturbing shoppers in the Celebrate Virginia Wegmans store.
At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Stafford County School Board approved the appointment of Scott McClellan as principal of North Stafford High School. Mr. McClellan was appointed as assistant principal at Brooke Point High School (BPHS) in 2003, and he was appointed as principal of Brooke Point High School in 2012. He joined Stafford County Schools as a health and physical education teacher at H.H. Poole Middle School in 2995. During his time at BPHS, McClellan
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implemented the Jostens’s Renaissance program and the Committed to Graduate initiative to improve school climate and culture through recognition, reward and reinforcement of student academic achievement. Recently, BPHS ranked No. 54 of high schools in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report. McClellan has a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Master of Education degree in educational leadership from George Mason University. NEWS
The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a contract worth approximately $31.1 million to Branch Highways Inc. of Roanoke to design and construct a reversible extension of 95 Express Lanes at the southern terminus in Stafford County, according to VDOT. “This project is part of a major effort to unlock gridlock in Northern Virginia,” said Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne. “This project has been accelerated and will provide much needed relief to ease the bottle-neck at the southern end of the I-95 Express Lanes.” Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Kilpatrick added, “The extension will help to reduce traffic delays in the northbound main lanes during the morning peak travel period and southbound Express Lanes traffic in the afternoon peak. The extension will also improve safety by reducing vehicle merging and weaving to enter and exit the lanes.” The approximately 2.5 mile extension will carry traffic past the flyover ramp where 95 Express Lanes currently end, just north of Exit 143 at Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). When the project is complete northbound traffic in the main lanes will be able to enter 95 Express Lanes earlier at a new left entrance south of the Garrisonville Road overpass. The existing left entrance north of Garrisonville Road will remain. Southbound Express Lanes traffic heading to the Fredericksburg area and south will be able to continue past Garrisonville and merge about one mile south of Garrisonville Road. Construction will begin in summer 2016. The southbound ramp is scheduled to open in late 2017 to early 2018, and the northbound ramp will open in summer 2018.
Custody exchange turns deadly A custody exchange at Stafford County gas station turned deadly May 20, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said. Two men met at the Exxon station on COREY ANDREW Courthouse road near TERRY Interstate 95 about 7:15 p.m. to make a court-ordered exchange when an argument got out of control. Austen Tyler Agnor, 20, of Chester, was shot and killed by Corey Andrew Terry, 27, of Richmond, Morris Moncure said. Terry has been charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in a felony. He is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.
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board ship) during his and Jimmy’s My father was a World War II Navy time together. veteran and regularly liked to recall The peculiar thing was the way one of his favorite shipmates. They my Dad remembered him, a way were both Depression-era kids, not uncommon when old veterboth from Washington, D.C., and ans recall lost comrades. Unlike both with plans for college after the my father, who had grown old war. They could spend hours aboard and ill (thanks to his smoking, I ship talking about girls, sports, phiam afraid), Jimmy was still young. losophy and the various kinds of food DAVID KERR My Dad talked about how good they were going to eat when they finally returned stateside. Food was a frequent Jimmy was at playing baseball at the recreational facility at Ulithi, how he liked to armtopic. Like millions of other young men, they wrestle and what a talker he was around girls. Memorial Day, which grew from simple were deployed far away. No one knew when, roots of local remembrances to a national recor if, they would be home again. In early February of 1945, their ship, the ognition, is all about young people, just like USS Sumner (AGS-5), lay at anchor off Iwo that long-ago sailor, who gave their lives for Jima, from where Japanese artillery was ha- their country. We tend to turn them into icons. But makrassing the hundreds of vessels arrayed for the invasion. One shell, a dud, hit the Sum- ing them larger than life carries a risk. We ner. The crew immediately went into the care- must remember that, just like the young peofully managed frenzy of damage control. It ple who have given their lives in subsequent was soon evident that the shell had done little wars, they had hopes, dreams and ambitions. To people like my Dad, Jimmy would aldamage. But there was one loss. My Dad’s ways be athletic, vivacious and full of life. He friend and shipmate, Jimmy, was dead. Years later, my father would tell me that his would never succumb to the effects of smokold Zippo lighter, icon of my Dad’s smoking ing so much, never get arthritis, never know habit, had belonged to his long-ago Navy bud- old age. That’s the way my Dad remembered him. dy. By Navy tradition when a man is killed onboard ship, his personal effects are collected But it’s also an indicator of just what Jimmy, for his family, but uniform items and other in- and millions like him, gave up. Whether it was the almost senseless loss of life caused by cidentals are auctioned off. It’s an old custom. Everyone understood that my dad wanted a dud shell or in some heroic action, they gave the Zippo. It had lit a lot of my Dad’s cigarettes their lives. The price they paid was that many never (Lucky Strikes sold at 25 cents a carton on
had the chance to meet the girl they wanted to marry, never looked into the eyes of their first child, never finished college, never got that first big job, never bought that new house. They never played catch with their sons or taught their daughters how to swim. And they never had the time to experience later life, gaining the wisdom and perspective that come with growing old. Nor, like my Dad, did they get the chance to share the stories about all they had experienced with the next generation and the one to follow. At home, in the eyes of parents, wives, sweethearts and siblings, the loss is nothing short of staggering. I have known families who lost a loved one in war, and I don’t believe for a second they ever really get used to it. There’s always an empty place at the dinner table, a silence that can never be filled. Memorial Day, for many of us, isn’t about somber recollections. I, too, will be among the throng heading for the beach. Others like the sales, or just welcome a day off. Men like Jimmy would have appreciated all of this, too. Perhaps that’s what we need to remember. They would have enjoyed the freedoms and the carefree days as much as we; but thanks to their sacrifice, we can enjoy this holiday weekend and all they bought for us with the years they never got to experience. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
Gold: Do simple things to conserve water worse, causes illness or damage to It seems to me … We tend to have land, property, animals, plants and more concern about what goes on in humans. Therefore, wasting this the air we breathe than what afvital resource is much more than fects that natural resource, water. what trickles down my comA recent notice from the utilmode. Water is necessary for ity department made me realize life to exist, and human activities how much we take our water may be limiting the quantity and resources for granted. This notice quality of water globally. indicated my water usage had gone HARVEY GOLD From all the scientific informafrom about an average of 6,700 gallons to about 18,200 in the billing cycle, at tion I have read, unless we change our use a time when we are not watering lawns or of and how we impact water, our current world-wide level of water consumption is not washing cars. Obviously some sort of water leak was sus- sustainable. The world population is growing pected. But I heard no water running in the exponentially, and while now about 7 plus toilets. There were no puddles in or outside billion will be 9 plus billion people by 2030 the house. We hadn’t heard the usual hiss- to 2050. The demand will grow because there ing sound that indicates a water leak in the will be more use of water for drinking, bathcommode. What I learned surprised me even ing, agriculture, industrial use, etc. However though I had been aware of toilet water leaks at the same time, we are reducing the forestand had replaced many flappers and valves ed and agricultural areas, thus reducing the in my lifetime. I was surprised to learn that source of water that goes up from evaporathe water loss could be silent and responsi- tion and transpiration. The concern is that ble for losing 100 gallons a day or more. In we are not replenishing groundwater at a fast thinking about what this personal problem enough rate, running the risk of a deficit in meant to me in terms of the cost, I immedi- the U.S. and crucial areas of the world. In addition, ground water is subject to ately thought of what this meant in the bigger pollutants from agricultural and industrial environmental picture. To start with, I think it is important to activities, as well as homeowner use from briefly look at the water cycle. Water from pesticides and fertilizers. Activities such as plants and trees enters the air through tran- fracking, oil drilling and deep wells also inspiration and through evaporation from troduce chemicals into the ground and may bodies of water (lakes, rivers, streams and be a serious form of underground polluocean). This water falls to earth as rain, snow tion. As the population grows more homes and ice. The water that reaches the ground are needed along with roads and shopping filters into the ground through the soil malls. These are often built on rural land. through infiltration and percolation and fills This results in the paving of land that would the underground aquifers. Some of this water otherwise have plants and trees on it. There is is the result of water that hit the ground but a trend of rural people moving into the cities ran off slopes before ending in groundwater, around the world, creating megacities that lakes, streams, rivers and oceans. This cycle are expected to increase in size and numis natural. However, human activities impact ber. This creates special water needs, but the the quality of all water in many ways, and paved cities also interfere with evaporation this lessens the availability of usable water or, because of the lack of plants and trees.
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Another issue is the political issue involving national and state governments. For example, in the Chesapeake Bay we have experienced severe water pollution by runoff from cattle and poultry production, industry and farming in all the states bordering the Bay. This has adversely affected not only the quality of the water but the plants and aquatic life as well. It is important to note that cleaning up polluted bodies of water is not only expensive but takes a very long time. While the major negative impact on our sources of quality water is caused by industry and agriculture, personally regulating our consumption of water is very important. More people learning to use less water requires less water from the aquifers and lakes and rivers. For example, since most people leave the water running when they brush their teeth, the amount lost equals quarts or gallons at one brushing. When we multiply that by the number of people wasting water, we can see that individuals can make a huge difference. Each of us can do simple things to conserve water: Reducing showering time by one minute, hand washing dishes instead of using dishwashers, watering lawns and plants only when necessary and not automatically, using rain barrels to store water, creating rain gardens to capture the water and let it percolate into the soil, checking toilets for leaks, using low-volume water faucets and installing meters. Educating individuals in Stafford County about the need to conserve water and using it properly should be a high priority. It is critically important, because all life depends on water. Harvey Gold can be reached at Staffordnews@insidenova.com. SPORTS
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The Kehoe Family Memorial, sponsored by the Stafford County Cemetery Committee, will be held at the Aquia Episcopal Church cemetery at 1 p.m. May 30, according to Anita Dodd, committee chairman. The event will be honoring 1st Lt. William J. Kehoe; his brother, 2nd Lt. John Conway Kehoe (WW II fighter pilots); and their sister, 1st Lt. Lelia
"Mickie" nurse in WW II. Both men died in Europe and in 1949 were brought back to the U.S., and are buried next to each other in the Aquia Episcopal Church cemetery. For more on the Kehoe Family, see the Fauquier Historical Society’s “News and Notes” publication from 2008, vol. 30 no.1, at fauquierhistory.com.
Goodwill is hosting an electronic recycling event on Saturday, June 4, at the Stafford Government Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you can plug it in or it accepts batteries, there’s a good chance you can donate
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MJ is a 5-years-old, spayed, brindle/white pit bull. She is microchipped, up to date on vaccines and heartworm negative. She is 70678 at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, (540)658-PETS.
Daphne is the type of dog to chill out most of the day, but there is a play full side too. She does like to chew and needs some re-direction. She can get upset when left alone. Daphne can be seen at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, (540) 898-1500.
Roger has been at the SPCA for too long. He is quiet and prefers to observe the surroundings. Too much activity and noise tend to make him nervous. Roger can be seen at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, (540) 898-1500.
Sophia is a medium hair cat with a beautiful tortoiseshell coat. She is very friendly and affectionate. All cat fees are reduced, so visit staffordspca.org to learn more about Sophia and her friends.
Jack is a 12-year-old German shepherd mix.
Birdie is a small, 12-week-old female dachshund/Lab mix. She is energetic and loves to be around people. Visit staffordspca.org to download an adoption application. Birdie’s siblings Mulligan and Sandy are also available.
He is neutered and deaf. Jack is 70902 at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, (540)-658PETS.
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at the other end of the spectrum, ost of us are aware of is the dog lethargic and unrethe horrible things sponsive? that can happen If you do notice any of when a dog is left in a hot those signs, go into the store car. The good news is that as and notify customer service the public becomes more and or management so they can more educated and aware, this make an announcement for happens less and less. LAURIE WILLIAMS the driver to return to his/her However, it is still very possible you might come across a dog left car immediately. If the owner can’t be found, call the in a car during these next few months non-emergency number of the local powhen temperatures steadily rise. lice or animal control and wait by the Here’s the scenario. It’s around 70 decar for them to arrive. grees on a sunny clear day. You’re walkThere are many reasons not to immeing into the grocery store and notice diately try to get the dog out yourself. a dog left in a parked car. As you apFor one, remember pets are considproach, you can see that the windows ered property, so breaking into someare cracked a couple of inches, the dog one’s vehicle to try to get to their pet sees you and starts barking, panting and because you “thought” the dog was in jumping around. You look around and trouble could get you arrested for atdon’t see anyone in sight. You’re contempted burglary or damaging property. cerned. What should you do? Secondly, you could put yourself at Before you break out the windows, try risk of being bitten and/or attacked by these things first. Look for signs of distress. Keep in the dog. Worse, you also run the risk of mind the dog may get excited because the dog getting loose and running out he sees you standing by the car and of the vehicle. So, unless it is an obvistarts barking and/or pawing at the win- ous emergency and immediate life-anddow. So look for more definitive signs, death situation for that dog, let the aulike the dog behaving frantically, exces- thorities handle it. That’s their job. And on the flip side, if you are travsive panting almost to the point of hyperventilation and severe drooling. Or eling with your dog try to avoid leav-
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Stafford firm lands Navy contract SimVentions Inc., of Stafford County, has been awarded a $37-million contract for providing technical and engineering support services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, specifically the Electronic Warfare and Sensor Systems Division, to support the Navy’s goal in ensuring surface electronic warfare dominance. The required engineering support encompasses systems and software engineering and development, system integration, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, cybersecurity and training, according to a news release. This in direct support of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, Navy onboard and offboard Electronic Warfare programs, and Electronic Support and Electronic Attack programs and systems. The contract is for five years through October 2021. “We are honored to be able to stand with NSWC Dahlgren’s EW team as we support their programs, systems, technologies, research, and workforce in ensuring that our military forces can continue to control and dominate the electromagnetic spectrum during wartime.” said Larry Root, SimVentions CEO. For more, contact business development at 540-372-7727.
Stafford EDA presents awards Stafford County’s Economic Development Authority recognized two businesses, Access Eye and Earl’s Hardware, and the emerging sports tourism industry at its annual business appreciation at the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center. The yearly event honors all businesses in Stafford County. The keynote speaker was Jon Lugbill, an Olympic competitor and canoe/slalom racer. The winner for the 2016 Business of the Year is Access Eye, owned by Dr. Arash and Michele Mansouri. Access Eye was honored for its commitment to the Falmouth Redevelopment Masterplan. The 2016 Cornerstone Business Award winner is Earl’s Hardware, formerly owned by Earl Broyles and his son, Wayne, and currently owned by Keri DeBenard. Earl’s was honored for solving customer emergencies and helping to “fix” (or feed during its grocery store days) Stafford County over many decades. “Businesses like Access Eye and Earl’s Hardware are the backbones of our business community and we congratulate them on their success,” said Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Laura Sellers during the event May 19. “Economic development is a priority of our Board of Supervisors and we are purposeful in our steps to bring jobs and businesses to our citizens. I am proud that almost 42,000 people can say ‘I work in Stafford County’ now.” SPORTS
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Quantico Classic Fishing Tournament, Noon, $10-$20 Raftelis Potomac River Park, 408 River Road, Quantico The Quantico Classic Fishing Tournament is back. This event is a 28-hour fishing tournament open to anglers of all ages and skill levels. townofquantico.com
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Vendors, entertainment, contests, games, pageants 540-373-1294 Fredericksburgfair.org A free, outdoor music concert and fireworks show will be held May 28 from 7 to 11 p.m., with fireworks at 9 p.m. at Raftelis Potomac River Park in Quantico town.
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7:45 a.m. National Museum of the Marine Corps 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Triangle Motorcycle-club ride, demonstration
6:30 p.m. and weekly thereafter Mount Ararat Baptist Church 1112 Garrisonville Road, Stafford 540-656-7265 to register
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Quantico Arts and Crafts Show 2 p.m., Free Raftelis Potomac River Park, 408 River Road, Quantico Come enjoy the riverfront park and the products and services of more than 60 local vendors. townofquantico.org
opens at 6 p.m., movie at 7:45 p.m. The Church at White Oak 537 White Oak Road, Stafford Moon bounce, food, crafts Free admission; ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
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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.
Mondays through Saturdays 8 to 10 a.m. Potomac Mills Mall, Woodbridge Register from 8 to 9 a.m. in food court simon.com/mall/potomac-mills
Stafford Parks & Rec Activities
Mayfest 2016
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anne E. Moncure Elementary School 75 Moncure Lane, Stafford Hosted by Foundation Church foundation-ministires.org or 540-288-2009
Virginia Family & Pet Festival
10:30 a.m. Quantico National Cemetery 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle Triangle, VA 22172
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stafford Regional Airport 47 Aviation Way, Stafford Rides, bands, games, refreshments, music, pet adoptions Pets welcome
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Classes: paddleboarding, boys and girls’ gymnastics, majorettes, Isshinryu karate, self defense, kendo, Japanese karate and cheerleading Special events: Frogs & Dogs, summer and specialty camps, pirate event, senior citizens’ art show Senior programs: Belgian waffle breakfast, Tuesday social club, monthly bunco and bingo, ceramics and crafts, line dancing, movies, abstract art, archery and a New York City trip Some events require advanced registration staffordparks.com for a schedule — Staff report
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H.H. Poole Scout awarded eagle rank
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. Fisher Riggs of Troop 94 and an eighth-grader at H.H. Poole Middle School was awarded the rank of eagle scout at a court of honor April 29 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Eustace Road, according to a news release. Several weeks earlier, his friend and fellow scout, Kyle Matteson, received his eagle rank. As a new eagle scout, Fisher’s leaders insisted he join more than a dozen others in the “eagles’ nest” at the beginning of Matteson’s
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ceremony. A similar scene played out at his own court of honor when another friend and troop member, Zachary Leigh, was encouraged to join the other eagle scouts despite not having passed his eagle board of review. Riggs accomplished most of the requirements for his eagle award while living in Idaho where he started his scouting experience. He moved to Stafford last summer and began his eagle project where he and more than a dozen volunteers worked at Quan-
tico National Cemetery photographing graves as part of the BillionGraves project. The date chosen for the project was the same as the Wreaths Across America initiative when volunteers placed nearly a million wreaths on veterans’ graves. Volunteers fell into a routine where one would lift the wreath, another would photograph the grave and the wreath would then be replaced. More than 900 records were created with the location of the grave.
Stafford foundation donates computers T he Brown Foundation of Stafford County donated two computers to the Afro-American Historical Association in The Plains, according to Mary J. Ellis-Martin. Spearheaded by founders Lewis and Shamira A. Brown, the foundation donated a DELL Laptop with an SSD Tier 1-HD, 8GB of RAM, MS Office 365 and COREL Office X8, as well a series of games and Afro-American history fact banks for use by the museum and the public. Foundation CFO Shamira A. Brown said the desktop computer was a fully loaded Dell that the Browns upgraded by changing out the motherboard and
other internal parts to make sure that the computer was up to current standards, including an SSD Tier 2 HD, 16GB of RAM, a DVD burner, MS Office 365 (along with Windows 2016) and a Skype Video camera. This is the third donation the Brown Foundation has made to the museum. In 2013, it donated a collection of AfroAmerican movies and shorts spanning 1900 thru 1971 that were transferred from original 12mm, 14mm, 21mm and 78mm film to DVD format. The foundation also donated a package of rare, mint-condition JET and HUE magazines spanning the late 1940s through the late ‘70s, Ellis-Martin said.
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Northern Virginia teens worry about saving enough money
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orthern Virginia teens are thinking longer-term about their financial health, as 95 percent believe saving money now for the future is important. In fact, most have their own savings account and understand the basics of saving, but they still remain concerned about being able to save enough to meet their goals. These are some of the findings of an online survey by Apple Federal Credit Union this month of nearly 3,000 teenage students who attend 22 local schools that have student-run Apple Federal Credit Union branches in their schools, including Brooke Point and North Stafford high schools. “It’s heartening to find so many teens recognizing the importance of savings as a key part of success,” said Robert Sowell, vice president of community relations at Apple. “Instilling good financial habits and knowledge is critical for students as they prepare for their futures and learn to avoid financial pitfalls.”
The survey revealed that many students understand the basics of saving. Sixtythree percent have a savings account in their own name; 80 percent comprehend what it means to earn interest; and 61 percent know what compounded interest is. However, more than half (54 percent) did not know how much interest they were earning on their account. In terms of goals, nearly 78 percent reported saving a part of their gifts and paychecks. The top purpose for saving money was to help pay for college (65 percent), followed by buying a car (47 percent). Other reasons included to purchase school books (23 percent), electronics (28 percent) and a home (26 percent). Nearly 16 percent indicated that they were saving to help their family pay its bills. Even though most are saving, 75 percent are worried about not saving enough to achieve these goals. Many students also had some knowledge about other ways to save money in addition to savings accounts. About half
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(55 percent) recognized that certificates of deposit, annuities, bonds, mutual funds were other interest bearing savings tools. However, their understanding of these
instruments was more limited as only 38 percent realized that they could lose part of their principal when investing in mutual funds, bonds, and stocks.
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Sandra Duenas, North Stafford ayla Knudson, of Conway High School Elementary School, is the Beth Hamilton, T. Benton Gayle recipient of the service Middle School employee of the year car sponsored Veronica Gates, Anthony Burns by the division’s business partner, Elementary School Apple Federal Credit Union, for the Mike Hinkle, Fleet Services 2016-2017 school year. Ann F. Jennings, Brooke Point The 2015-2016 Service EmployHigh School ees of the Year for Stafford County Kayla Knudson Kayla Knutson, Conway ElemenPublic Schools were recognized at an excellence awards ceremony, according to a tary School Katherine Latendress, Operations and news release. Maintenance The service employees honored were: Mary Lenhart, Mountain View High Yvonne Bourne, Edward E. Drew Middle School School Charlene M. Lewis, H.H. Poole Middle Helen Brennan, Anne E. Moncure ElSchool ementary School Lorraine C. Lince, Colonial Forge High Kathline Butler, A.G. Wright Middle School School Tara Lowery, Falmouth Elementary Dolores Cruz, Transportation Services Roula Daniel, Dixon Smith Middle School School Keith Martin, Transportation Services Tequila Davis-Kihenjo, Rockhill ElemenAna Medina, Widewater Elementary tary School
School Maritza Medina, Stafford Elementary School Kathleen Moody, Ferry Farm Elementary School Olivia Neason, Rodney E. Thompson Middle School Jennifer Neff, Winding Creek Elementary School Kwaku Opare-Kumi, Transportation Services Jennifer Page, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School Debbie Pawloski, Hartwood Elementary Brenda Phillips-Jones, Transportation Services Linda Powell, Safety, Security and Risk Management Kristen Pruitt, Park Ridge Elementary School Sherry Quaresma, Shirley Heim Middle School Diane Schwartz, Hampton Oaks Elemen-
Stafford water bill to rise Stafford County residents getting water from Stafford Utilities will see a change in their bills starting July 1, for usage in June. Bills are comprised of user fees, which residents can control, and fixed fees, which are the same for everyone. Customers who use the average amount of water, around 5,000 gallons a month, will see their bills increase by about 9 percent or $5.72 a month, according to a news release. There are several factors causing this increase, according to the Utilities Department. • Stafford Utilities is an enterprise fund and provides a municipal service for which a fee is charged. No tax dollars are used to support Stafford Utilities. During the rapid residential growth of the 1980s and ’90s, the CLASSIFIED
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Utilities Department built up a large cash reserve. Because of that cushion, it was not necessary to raise user rates between 1995 and 2005. This lack of increases caused the operating revenue to fall below the Consumer Price Index increases (inflation) which left the annual operating revenue less than the annual expenditure. • State and federal regulations over the treatment of water have changed, requiring upgrades to Stafford’s treatment infrastructure, to meet the increased requirements. • Customers have conserved water by 1.2 percent over the last 10 years. However, over that same time, the number of customer accounts has risen by 19 percent, putting a strain on an already aging infrastructure. OPINION
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tary School Nicholas See, Stafford Middle School Whitney Shelton, Head Start Kadie Smith, Grafton Village Elementary School Shirley Spelman, Instruction Shannon Swerchek, Margaret Brent Elementary School Carrie Thibodeau, Rocky Run Elementary Patty Toler, Technology Tricia Wiederman, Garrisonville Elementary School Alysia Williams, Stafford High School For each of the four categories, the finalist representing the school division are: The division’s Administrative Assistant of the Year is Kayla Knutson. The Instructional Support Person of the Year is Jennifer Neff. The Service Support Person of the Year is Brenda Phillips-Jones. The Professional and Technical Support Person of the Year is Nicholas See.
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Davis up for new challenge
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ith Colgan High School opening this fall off Va. 234 in Prince William County, Dave Davis and Bill Stearns had a simple idea: “Let’s call and see if they’ll give two old guys a chance,” Davis remembers. Resume wise, the two had everything the school could want, with careers measured in decades; but there was always the chance the new administration would hire an up-andcomer instead of an established brand. With Stearns retiring at the end of this school year as the activities director of Potomac High School, the two saw an opportunity. Thankfully, Colgan High School officials agreed. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Davis, a Stafford resident. “We’ve known each other for a long time and while we’ve never officially coached together, we’ve had teams practice together to the point both teams saw us as their coach.” Davis started the track program at Mountain View when the school opened in 2005. He has a long history of success in the area, having also started the programs at Hylton and Forest Park high schools, along with starting the activities department at Battlefield High School when it opened in 2004. Davis is a member of the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame and has won seven state titles at four different high schools throughout a decorated career. When it
comes to starting a program, it’s hard to find someone who has done it with more success. “It takes patience,” Davis said. “You don’t know what kids you’ll have, who has what experience or who has been training for any length of time. We hope to be competitive our first year and then by the third year have the program where we would ultimately like it to be.” Stearns has had a similar level of success. A Stafford resident as well, he came to Potomac in 1990 as the school’s cross country/track coach after a highly successful coaching career in New Jersey. In his 20-plus years coaching high school, Stearns produced 35 individual state champions and won five state championships. He has coached 10 national champions and worked with 32 high school all-Americans. He has coached three Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifiers, the winner of the 2000 Marine Corps Marathon and the winner of the half marathon at the 2015 World Games for Fire & Police. Davis said the two used to have their teams at Hylton and Potomac practice together. As a result, when it came to meets both coaches would be on site. Davis said Stearns’ runners would ask him questions and vice versa. He says the current set up will work in a similar way. “It gives us a chance to have eyes on different parts of the track or the course,” Davis said, “plus it will be a lot of fun.” Dave Stegon can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
Limited entries remain for Run Amuck or Mini Run Amuck Looking for good, clean fun? That’s what you will find at Run Amuck —the messy, muddy adventure over the steep hills and through the trails of Marine Corps Base Quantico. Over 2,500 will run the mud and obstacle escapades on June 4, with limited spots still available for the four-mile Run Amuck or the two-mile Mini Run Amuck. Run Amuck includes a new course with 28 challenging obstacles and PT drills against participants running through Quantico’s hills, valleys and woods, according to a news release. Deep mud pits and
messy mud crawls are strewn throughout a course littered with obstacles like the A-frame climb, narrow tunnel crawl, tire dash, cargo lift, log jam, monkey bars and rappel ropes along with cargo nets and spider webs. Run Amuck and Mini Run Amuck will launch runners in waves every half hour from 7 to 10:30 a.m., with the start and finish located at Quantico’s Butler Stadium. Registration for Run Amuck is $50, and Mini Run Amuck is $30 to register at www. marinemarathon.com.
Dave Davis is leaving Mountain View after this school year to become the new co-head cross country/track coach at Colgan High School in Prince William County. BILL KAMENJAR/FOR INSIDENOVA
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CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) xColonial Forge 6-0 15-3
CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) xFreedom 6-0-0 10-4-1
Hylton
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15-5
Forest Park
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14-2-0
Forest Park
3-3
13-8
Colonial Forge
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11-3-3
Riverbend
3-3
16-4
Riverbend
3-2-1
10-5-2
Woodbridge
3-3
8-11
Woodbridge
1-4-1
7-9-1
Gar-Field
2-4
4-17
Gar-Field
0-3-3
4-8-5
Freedom
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0-19
Hylton
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6-9-2
CONFERENCE 15 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) xyMountain View 4-1 17-4
CONFERENCE 15 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) 15-4-0 xMassaponax 5-0-0
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11-11
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Brooke Point
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Brooke Point
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North Stafford
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Boster named first-team all-conference
CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) xHylton 6-0 19-0
CONFERENCE 4 Conference Overall (Second meeting counts toward conference) 10-3-2 Forest Park 5-1-0
Marshall senior Chase Boster posing batting average (9th, (Colonial Forge) was named to .232). the all-Conference USA first Boster finished the regular team for baseball. season by winning his last five Boster led Marshall with a conference starts. Boster is tied team-high seven wins, includfor first for the most career wins ing six in conference action. in Marshall history with 19. Boster ranked in the top 10 of He was also named the most seven different pitching categorecent conference pitcher of ries in league play: wins (T-1st, the week after he tossed the 6), games started (T-1st, 10), second complete game of his Chase Boster innings pitched (3rd, 68.2), batcareer with a career-high eight ters struck out looking (3rd, 18), strikeouts against Old Dominstrikeouts (5th, 55), ERA (9th, 2.88), op- ion on May 19.
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12-9
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yBrooke Point
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Colonial Forge grad is veteran minor league infielder David Driver »ForByInsideNoVa
Levi Hyams, 26, was enjoying a day off at the beach near Jacksonville, Florida, in late April when he got a message from the trainer of the Mississippi Braves, the Double-A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Atlanta Braves. A former Colonial Forge High standout, Hyams learned that he was being promoted for the first time in his career to the Triple-A level in the Atlanta farm system. The next day he was on a flight from Florida to Georgia, where he joined the Gwinnett Braves in suburban Atlanta. “It was really cool,” Hyams said in a telephone interview May 21 of his time at Gwinnett. “Almost all of them have bigleague time. There was a lot of [player] movement going on. I was able to pick their brains about what it is like to be in the big leagues. I thought it was really cool.” Two of the Gwinnett players Hyman talked with were Gordon Beckham and Jace Peterson, both of whom have Major League experience. Peterson played in 152 games with Atlanta last year while Beckham saw action in 100 games with the Chicago White Sox. “Guys know what they have to do every single day to perform at their best,” said Hyams, who was drafted out of the University of Georgia in the 19th round in 2012. “Everyone seems to be pretty locked in
[at Triple-A]. You are a phone call from going up [to the majors],” he added. “Every time you move up, the pitcher gets a little more polished. Every guy was hitting their spots on the corner. I don’t think I got a pitch over the middle of the plate” in five games with Gwinnett. He was with Gwinnett the week of May 9-15 for a road trip to Rochester, New York, and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. And when Gwinnett was at home, he was able to play in front of family and friends. His parents moved to Georgia from Virginia when he was in college and live about one hour from Gwinnett. One of his sisters, Kali, played softball at Colonial Forge and is now a nurse. After hitting .182 in five games with Gwinnett, infielder Hyams was sent back to Mississippi on May 17. Soon after that he learned that Brian Snitker, his manager at Gwinnett, had been named the interim manager of the Atlanta Braves after the firing of veteran manager Fredi Gonzalez. He did not see much playing time at Gwinnett, though he did see action in an extra-inning game when the starting first baseman was injured. Garey Ingram, the hitting coach for Mississippi, said Hyams was hitting well before he was promoted to Gwinnett. “He wasn’t playing every day” at TripleA, said Ingram, a former infielder who played in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990s. “That kind of af-
Levi Hyams, a graduate of Colonial Forge, has spent most of this season with Double-A Mississippi in the Atlanta Braves farm system. He made it to the Triple-A level for the first time in his pro career earlier this season. Courtesy of Mississippi Braves
fects a hitter trying to put up a higher average. He hit a pinch-hit homer the other night for us.” Hyams has played mostly first base at Double-A, but he has played all four infield spots during his pro career – a luxury for some teams. “That makes him valuable for a manager,” Georgia native Ingram said. Hyams was hitting .170 in his first 19 games and had 53 at-bats with Mississippi,
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with two homers and eight RBIs this season. He started the year at Mississippi and is now back there after a few weeks with Gwinnett of the International League. “I am kind of struggling right now. I am trying to stay focused and be ready to go,” Hyams said. “There are ups and downs for everyone. I am going to keep grinding and working my butt off.” David Driver can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.
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Google conference reveals new features such as Google Assistant Google Now is so yesterday, since there is now Google Assistant. Last week Google held its Developer Conference, Google IO, in Mountain MARK STOUT View, California. While no new products were released to coincide with the conference, Google showed a number of products that will be coming out this summer and others later on. There were a few items that hopefully will make family life a bit easier. Google Now, Google’s interface for talking to your Android or iPhone, is now called Google Assistant. You can now carry on a conversation with Assistant more than in the past. In the keynote speech, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai asked, “What’s showing nearby” and was shown a list of movies. He said: “We want to take the kids” and the list was amended to show only family-friendly films. The Assistant asked, “Would you like tickets to any of these?” and he answered, “Jungle Book.” The app bought tickets on-
line and had them waiting at the theater. You can ask Assistant, “Who is Brad Pitt?” and it answers verbally and shows pertinent web pages, like his entry in Wikipedia and IMDB.com. If asked, “How old is he?” it knows I meant Brad Pitt. I didn’t have to repeat the name. Google understood I meant the person I’d last asked about and answered correctly. Google Assistant learns about you as you use it. Plus, if you use other Google services like Gmail, Calendar and the like, it knows what is in them. And, if you have location tracking turned on, it knows the routes you take to work. While that might bother some people, you get benefits from Google knowing so much about you. Google also announced a new hardware product, Google Home, its version of Amazon’s Echo. Both products are small devices that sit in your home and listen for you to call to them. Home can answer any question Google Assistant can answer. It also has a built-in speaker so it can play music from many music services, or you can send it music stored on your phone. It can also send videos to your television using the Google Cast device. I do not know its ship date or cost yet.
Amazon’s Echo is $179, so I’m certain Home will be competitive. Google also upped its game in Virtual Reality. At its conference two years ago, Google gave out Google Cardboard, a device with lenses, a switch and Velcro, literally made of cardboard. It held your phone and coupled with an app, gave you a wonderful introduction to VR. Links to buy your own are on this week’s link post at FamilyTechOnline.com. At the conference, Google announced its upcoming Android N operating system will have VR features so manufacturers can build VR devices and not have to create their own software. And Google showed a reference design for a VR headset and controller called Daydream. Manufacturers are free to build devices using that design, and Google may itself build and sell a Daydream device. In the near future Android phones will also have VR enhancements built in. Google showed Allo, an innovative chat app. It does all the things we expect: chat, emojis, stickers, photos, etc. It lets you whisper or shout a line of your message by sliding a bar to enlarge or reduce the text. And, you can draw over a photo to accentuate it.
Google has tied its artificial intelligence abilities to Allo. If someone mentions in the chat going to a Chinese restaurant, Google will offer to show you nearby Chinese restaurants. Once you’ve agreed to meet at one, the app can make a reservation for you. And there is Duo, a one-to-one videophone messaging app. It switches seamlessly from wifi to cell data and has an innovative Knock feature. When you get a Duo call, you see the caller and what they are doing, although they don’t see you until you answer. Both Allo and Duo do not require a Google account. Allo and Duo have tough mountains to climb. WhatsApp and Facebook’s own Messenger have billions of users already. If your friends don’t use Allo or Duo, you won’t have anyone to chat or video call. And a caveat, some announced products may never appear. Previous IO conferences have shown products that never saw the light of day. Check out this week’s Link post at www. FamilyTechOnline for videos showing these apps, devices and services. For Mark’s contact information, visit markstout.info on the web.
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But following the letter, the county reverted back to its original offer. “They need to be compensated,” Surovell said. “They would like to stay in business but opening a new restaurant is very expensive and capital intensive. Values have gone up since 2006.” The county’s original offer was to pay them 1980s value for their property, Surovell noted. He explained that Mike’s Diner is prime real estate on a heavilytraveled road. “They built a very successful business there,” Surovell said. “All they are looking for is to be treated fairly.” Their lawyer said he is disappointed at the county’s prior attempt to negotiate with the brothers without him present. The brothers are from El Salvador, he explained, noting some communication challenges and the fact that the owners are not lawyers. Surovell, who is also a state senator, represents the 36th District, which includes portions of Stafford, Prince William and Fairfax counties. At the May 17 board meeting, Supervisor Laura Sellers, R-Garrisonville, said that the county went to great lengths to negotiate with Mike’s Diner and come to a settlement. Supervisor Wendy Maurer, R-Rock Hill District, asked during the meeting: “Is this state Senator Surovell who’s trying to shake down his own district?” Surovell said he was taken aback by the comment and sees the supervisors making an issue of his role as the owners’ lawyer. It’s a distraction from the board’s own actions, he added. “The only shakedown going on is the board of supervisors trying to shake down the Urrutia brothers,” Surovell said. receive increases. School board member Holly Hazard, Hartwood District, voted for the compromise after the school board debated at length and attempted several varying motions. Despite her vote, Hazard explained the importance of the schools system and its board proving fiscal responsibility. The debate before the final vote included a 3-3 vote to give the teachers the full published salary-scale amount, costing $2.2 million. The motion failed, with school board members Egan, Hazard and Scott Hirons, Falmouth District, casting the dissenting votes. OPINION
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