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Supervisors OK Embrey Mill lot-size change Proposal squeaks by with 4-3 vote TRACY BELL

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he Stafford County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a proposal Tuesday to construct some Embrey Mill homes with smaller lot sizes.

The board voted 4-3 on the matter, with Supervisors Gary Snellings, RHartwood; Paul Milde, R-Aquia; and Meg Bohmke, R-Falmouth, casting the dissenting votes.

The agreement allows developers in North Stafford’s Embrey Mill subdivision to offer mid-sized lots to 187 homes, out of a total 1,007.

The homes would be 1,500 to 1,800 square feet in size.

The proposed lot-size width is 40 feet instead of the current 50 feet and the lot size would be reduced from 5,000 to 4,000 square feet.

“I will not support this,” Snellings said before the vote. “I understand this will not increase the number of lots on this development but in the future it very well could, so I’ll be voting no.”

Supervisor Laura Sellers, R-Garrisonville, who has said she lives in the Embrey Mill comCHANGE munity, countered: “I PAGE 13 think this is going to

Stafford County resident Jeanette Finch presents a flag to Joyce Myers, the widow of a WWII veteran, to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, as Honor Flight volunteer Tyler Sanders helps with the wheelchair. Local residents welcomed veterans and their families during a stopover at the museum before the visitors went on to the World War II museum and other landmarks that mark the sacrifices of service members. For more, please turn to Page 7.

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ana Reinboldt and Jamie Decatur want many of the same things for Stafford County schools: classes that prepare students for life, competitive salaries for teachers and a close working partnership with the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.

The two simply offer different perspectives on how to get there.

Reinboldt and Decatur answered questions in a public forum Monday night for a discus-

sion hosted by the Stafford Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the George L. Gordon Administration Center.

The two are vying for the open Griffis-Widewater school board seat that will be contested in a special election Nov. 8. Emily Fallon resigned the seat in April.

“It is our job as a community to provide our students with the best education possible,” said Decatur, a 2004 North Stafford High School graduate, stay-at-home mother and the former regional

director at Gateway Counseling Center who oversaw the operation of three, private day schools. “The district needs a board member that brings experience, but also a fresh approach and a strong moral compass.”

“I am proud to have had three children attend and graduate Stafford County schools,” said Reinboldt, who served as the Griffis-Widewater school board representative for 12 years before losing the November 2015 election to Fallon.

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A police standoff in a North Stafford neighborhood stemmed from an incident hours earlier outside Buffalo Mo’s restaurant, where shots were fired.

At about 2 a.m. Oct. 14, police were called to the North Stafford restaurant, located within Stafford Marketplace, after a report of four or five black men fighting with one other black man in the parking lot.

During the fight, one of the men from the group fired several rounds from a semi-automatic handgun, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said.

No one was injured in the shooting, according to the sheriff ’s office.

After the shots, the group fled the scene in a single vehicle.

Witnesses provided the names of two of the suspects in the group, a vehicle description and a tag number, Moncure reported. Deputies found the vehicle unoccupied in the Staffordboro Commuter Lot, located on the opposite side of the marketplace on Staffordboro Boulevard.

Department of Motor Vehicles records showed that the vehicle was registered to someone at 105 Westminster Lane, in the

Sunningdale Meadows neighborhood.

The townhome backs to the commuter lot.

Patrol units conducted surveillance at the house and confirmed that the two previously identified suspects were inside.

A sheriff ’s office Special Weapons and Tactics Team arrived at the home at about 7:30 a.m. and established a perimeter around the residence. Police negotiators attempted to make contact with the suspects for several hours by home phone, cell phone and a public address system.

Both suspects surrendered to deputies about 11:50 a.m., without further incident, Moncure said.

Kevin Wayne Smith, Jr., 23, of Salem Way Drive in Woodbridge was charged with attempted second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Brandon Christopher Baker, 24, of Westminster Lane in Stafford was charged with assault by mob.

One of the suspects has an arrest warrant for attempted murder and reckless handling of a firearm, while the second suspect has a warrant for assault by mob.

All of the suspects involved are in custody, police said.

Colonial Forge student found with gun at school A 17-year-old Colonial Forge High School student was carrying a .40 caliber handgun in the student’s backpack, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said.

The students was searched after the

student’s activities were deemed by authorities to be suspicious.

The juvenile was charged with possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm on school property.

The juvenile is currently being held at the Rappahannock Juvenile Center.

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ing her fiancé, Robert Woodcock, who was driving the Nissan.

Police charged the Dodge Ram driver, identified as Scott Painter, 52, of Mt. Olive, North Carolina, with reckless driving, driving under the influence and felony death by a vehicle.

According to media reports, Van Bourgondien and Woodcock had planned to marry at ceremony in North Carolina Oct. 15.

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A Stafford woman died in a head-on collision in North Carolina earlier this month, authorities said.

The crash happened at 5:19 p.m. on Oct. 11 on Kelly Springs Road in Mount Olive, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Authorities said a 2015 Dodge Ram struck a 2008 Nissan head-on, killing Alyssa Lee Van Bourgondien, 30, who was a passenger in the Nissan, and injur-

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Dems endorse write-in candidate for school board The Stafford County Democratic Committee has voted to endorse write-in candidate Cheryl Hinterleitner for the Griffis-Widewater District school board seat. She’s promoting her write-in name as “Cheryl Anne H.” to make it easier for voters. She attended the Oct. 8 meeting of the Democratic committee seeking the party’s endorsement.

“Though school board races are officially non-partisan, we recognize that an injustice has been done in how Cheryl’s name has been disqualified from the ballot, and we want to be sure that the Democratic perspectives on education issues are represented,” said John Johnson, Jr., chair of the Stafford Democratic Committee. “Cheryl has the courage to stand up and be counted under difficult circumstances and we are proud to support her.”

Her primary issues are lower studentto-teacher ratios, lower student suspension rates and budgetary transparency, according to a Democratic Committee news release.

“I collected 195 signatures from people who wanted to see my name on the ballot,” Hinterleitner told the SDC. 125 qualified signatures are required. “I am running as a write-in candidate because those voters have been disenfranchised due to the questionable process in which signatures were disqualified.”

Johnson said that the other school board candidates have not reached out to the Democratic Party for support or to visit the committee’s meetings.

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Pink Carpet fashion show includes Deputy Diggs The first Pink Carpet Event Charity Fashion Show was held on Sunday, Oct. 9, with fashions by designer Alek Risimnic Couture from Baltimore.

The show started off with a VIP reception with music by The Rock Q Project featuring Carmen Craven, according to a news release. The show featured area breast cancer survivors and professional models from the region. A portion of the proceeds

her family in 2001 when her father retired from the military. She attended Rodney Thompson Middle School and Colonial Forge High School. After graduating from high school in May 2009, she went on to study sociology at Longwood University.

Since graduation in 2013, she has published a young adult novel, worked for an international educational software company and started a small business focused on helping local business owners with social media marketing.

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Stafford County sheriff ’s Deputy Deuntay Diggs performed his "Formation" dance during the fashion show. A prince impersonator was also present.

The show was hosted by WPGC 95.5 radio’s Poet Taylor.

The second Pink Carpet Event Charity Fashion Show is scheduled for Oct. 8, 2017.

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We don’t agree with 11th District Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, on a lot of issues. But he and 1st District Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican whose district includes part of Stafford County, spoke at a Prince William Chamber of Commerce lunch this week. Both discussed a number of significant topics. Most noteworthy, however, was Connolly’s response to a question about the general tenor of the current political debate. We think it’s worth repeating here.

Said Connolly: “The incivility of our politics comes from our own selves.

None of us got to Congress by immaculate conception.

Someone voted for us. And if you look at the polarization in our country… it’s a very polarized country; Virginia’s a very divided state. So the reward and punishment system for getting along and cooperating is not what we’d like it to be.

“We all say, ‘Why can’t you all just get along and sing Kumbaya and hold hands and pass stuff and fix our problems?’ Is that how we vote, though, when we have a chance? No. Generally we vote for the person — depending on our political point of view — who’s the loudest strongest advocate for that point of view. And often tied with the phrase, ‘He or she at least doesn’t compromise. He or she doesn’t play footsie with that other side.’

“And so our politics are broken at the ground level and

it seeps up. It didn’t get invented in Congress. But if you’re going to be a successful politician, you quickly learn what’s rewarded and what’s punished. Not what you say you’ll reward and punish – what do you do…. That makes it hard in our politics….

“I may disagree with Rob [Wittman] and do, philosophically, value-wise, our politics and some of our votes, but you’ll never hear me say an unkind word about Rob Wittman. … That’s a critical part of the glue. Don’t go to people’s motivations; don’t question their intentions; deal with the issue. Our politics were created to have arguments, but not to go at the essence of the person making them. I stipulate you’re as sincere as I am, that you mean well, too, that you want to leave it a better place than you found it.

We just have a difference of opinion about how best to do that. Can we resolve that? Yes. We all have to give a little and take a little, and that’s the part that’s broken down.

“So we have to restore our civility, we have to guard ourselves in being more tolerant of another point of view and conceding that even though that point of view is not mine, it still might inform me. He still might have something to say that I got to listen to, or I can learn from, or that might even be a better idea than I have. If we can do that – and that doesn’t seem impossible – we can fix this.”

Congressman, we couldn’t agree more.

Tired of Election 2016? Try 1771 Tired of Election 2016. Can’t stand the constant stream of attacks and counter attacks? Well, let’s take a short trip DAVID KERR back in time to late 18th century Virginia. Politics was different back then.

It’s Election Day 1771. There is turmoil afoot and much talk about unjust taxes imposed by the King and even about revolution, but those issues, and all their ramifications, are still a ways off.

Today it’s time to choose Fredericksburg’s members of the House of Burgesses. And one David Kerr, an immigrant from Scotland, having arrived in the Colonies just a few years ago, is preparing to cast his vote. That David Kerr and I aren’t related, but we do share the same name. And that was too much to resist.

He couldn’t have done this at home, not back in Scotland, but the Colonies are full of opportunity. Now, just a few years in his new land, he is a successful merchant, a property owner and a voter. This David Kerr immigrated to Fredericksburg in 1767. He rapidly rose to commercial success and eventually supported the revolutionary cause. Alas, as I said, we’re not related.

Voting in Virginia in Colonial times and even after the revolution was a big event. Voting Day was often, as it would become in years to follow, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Kerr, a merchant and farmer would have liked this. The crops had long since been brought in and his busi-

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ness accounts for the previous month would have been closed out. The weather was cool and after many months of hard work it was a time for a little break. Election Day was, after all, an event.

The vote was usually carried out near the courthouse. Farmers and merchants, anyone qualified by virtue of land ownership or other properties, could vote.

That is, as long as you were a white male.

When it came to notions of race, gender equality or religious tolerance, this was not an enlightened time. But voting for any office at all was a new concept for most relatively average people.

Going to vote in this era wasn’t something you did on the way to doing something else. It was a big deal. First of all, when you arrived at the courthouse your candidate or one of his representatives would likely give you something strong to drink. Whiskey was important to politics in those days, and being sober was not a requirement for voting.

The vote itself, if the weather was good, was outside, usually at a table manned by the sheriff and the clerk. The voter would approach the table and the sheriff would ask his preference. Which, our Mr. Kerr of Fredericksburg, would have offered in a loud and clear voice.

Everyone would have known his choice.

If his candidate was near the table, the tradition was to offer a bow in the direction of the friendly voter.

One young man who first stood for the House of Burgesses some years before, in 1757, was George Washington.

Because he owned property in Frederick County, he was qualified to vote there.

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didn’t reside, but where you owned land and were qualified you to vote and hold office, was not uncommon.

Unfortunately, Washington’s first foray into elective politics didn’t go well. He came in a distant third. He had been involved in a disagreement with a local family that had sought a public house license, which he opposed, and they went out of their way to campaign against him. It was a minor issue, but it cost him the election. However, within a year, the dispute smoothed over and Washington preparing to march with the British to Fort Duquesne in the French and Indian War, he helped win handily. But, there is nonetheless something heartening in imagining that even George Washington, the father of our country, could lose an election. It just makes him that much more human.

While the electorate could choose their members of the House of Burgesses, offices such as sheriff, county clerk and even the members of a county board, were appointed by the governor. The Colonial governors, who were appointed by the King, weren’t about to give the Colonists too much power. But notably, the Burgesses were elected. It was, of course, a restricted electorate. Of that there is no doubt. And it would take most of our history before that electorate would become fully inclusive. But, at that point in time, these small-scale elections represented the most democratic form of democratic government there was on Earth.

David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, is an instructor in political science at VCU and can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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Dancing officer draws smiles Viral videos, performances help public’s perspective of law enforcement » BY TRACY BELL

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A dancing police officer who became a local celebrity and bright light for law enforcement after a viral video brought the house down at a North Stafford High School pep rally.

The students went wild with excitement when Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office 2nd Lt. Deuntay Diggs, 31, danced to Beyonce’s “Formation.”

DEUNTAY DIGGS “I’m a huge Beyoncé fan,” he said referring to R&B/pop singer Beyonce Knowles, an independent artist and former member of the trio, Destiny’s Child.

Early this week, he appeared on “Good Morning America.”

In August, a video of his dancing to “Formation” at a school fundraiser went viral, and the latest video did, too.

It all started when he participated in a law enforcement lip-sync battle for Fredericksburg Parent & Family magazine at Spotsylvania Towne Center in 2015. Local sheriffs were initially asked to take part, but Diggs said that former Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett said he had someone else in mind.

Diggs, who was already known around the office for his singing, got the gig from there.

He performed again a year later and a video of the performance caught the watchful eye of social media, delighting a far bigger audience.

On Friday, Diggs wasn’t initially set to perform at NSHS, where his fiancé, Benjamin Leitner, teaches technology resource classes. And just days earlier, he learned that his biological mother is facing terminal cancer.

But Diggs, whose mother has enjoyed seeing him perform, learned a routine at the eleventh hour and decided to dance.

And dance he did, sending the high school students and staff into an overjoyed frenzy.

Last week, he appeared on “Good Morning America.”

He’s also been featured on “Inside Edition” and performed to other songs, including Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” and Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off.” Diggs, who has worked for the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office for eight years, lives in Fredericksburg and works for the

sheriff ’s office’s patrol division.

Considering all the attention, Diggs said that his colleagues have been “very, very supportive.”

“This is just who I am and they’ve supported me,” Diggs said. “Even on a national level, the law enforcement community has embraced me as a whole.”

Diggs explained that he’s enjoyed listening to people from across the country share how their perspective on law enforcement has changed after seeing him dance.

It can be tough to be a police officer these days.

News reports regularly run rampant about tension between law enforcement and some communities. For that reason, Diggs feels good about bringing a smile to people if he can.

In Stafford, “we already have a great partnership with the community,” he said, but “with all the negative [elsewhere,] our community has really embraced us.”

People have brought food to the sheriff ’s office and given the officers hugs when seeing them out and about, he said.

Diggs, however, didn’t always have a reason to dance.

Born in Wicomico, Maryland, he is the oldest of three children and the first in his family to attend college. The odds were stacked against him, according to a biography on his website.

As a child, he endured years of physical, sexual and mental abuse, bouts of starvation and homelessness and even attempted suicide. His mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol, he said.

In 1999, she gave him away to a family who helped him to become successful.

He graduated high school in 2003 and later attended Virginia Military Institute, earning a bachelor of arts degree in history, concentrating on middle eastern studies.

In his freshman year there, he came to terms with his sexuality. He became the first openly gay cadet at VMI, but did not continue his military career due to a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, then in place.

He later began mentoring at-risk youth and became a motivational speaker in support of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender issues.

In 2008, he started his career with the Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office and was the first openly gay deputy.

In a video on Diggs’ website, he described being an open book. He explained

his past struggles and said it’s served him well to be honest about his life and who he is.

Diggs eventually became a motivational speaker, telling an audience in one appearance that “you can be successful and you can walk in your truth.”

And while he’s enjoyed being first “the singing officer,” and later the “dancing officer,” in the end, he noted: “I’m just a regular guy.”

His public-speaking visits have addressed race, sexuality and diversity.

He’s spoken about overcoming obstacles, struggling to fit in, moving forward and being true to oneself, stressing to his audiences that everyone has a gift no matter who they are.

“Being you, being unique, is enough,” he said to one audience. “You can be famous just being you. Everybody has a gift no matter where they come from, no matter the color of their skin or what they look like. Everybody has a gift and when you realize what that gift is, nothing can stop you.”

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Jeanette Finch, a volunteer at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, welcomes WW II veteran George Gould of Norfolk to the museum as Marines and other local residents greet the group of Honor Flight veterans on their visit to Northern Virginia. At right is Honor flight volunteer Gail Webb, who made the trip from Mississippi to help escort the veterans.

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On a crisp Saturday morning 60 veterans from southeastern Virginia came to the area to get their hero’s welcome. For the eighth year running, the Williamsburg-based nonprofit Honor Flight Triangle Virginia brought veterans to area war memorials and the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Shortly after 9 a.m., four buses pulled up to the museum. The veterans got off the buses to the sounds of applause from a double line of Marines, veterans association members and families lined up side-by- side. The veterans, who had served in the Vietnam War, the Korean War and World War II, were escorted by an Honor Flight Triangle volunteer attired in a yellow jacket.

Applauding the veterans on the sidelines was Danny Perkins. His two children, Savannah and Lincoln, held signs reading “Thank you for your service.”

Perkins said he brought his children to teach them about the veterans’ sacrifices for the country.

“I don’t want them to forget the history of WWII and Vietnam,” Perkins said, with Savannah interjecting, “I won’t forget.”

Representing the Blue Star Mothers’ Fredericksburg chapter, Margaret Niemann and Tammy Miller each held “Thank you” signs. The nonprofit supports mothers with children in active service. Miller said greeting the veterans on the Honor Flight tour is one of the best events her organization participates in.

“If you don’t do it now, they might not be here to do it next year,” Miller said.

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A WW II veteran Wayne Boothe pauses to salute the American flag displayed by an honor guard of Marines at the entrance to the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Oct. 15.

Flight Matthew Hartman explained that the WWII memorial opened 59 years after the war ended. By that time, 75 percent of the 16 million service members had already died. Hartman said bringing the veterans to the memorial is a way for Honor Flight to give them the welcome home they never received.

“I see elation and surprise on the veterans’ faces, especially when the kids thank them,” Hartman said. “It touches them in a very deep spot of the heart.”

The Honor Flight tour expanded to include Korean and Vietnam War veterans.

The trip is free for the veterans through donations made to Honor Flight from individuals and businesses.

The veterans toured the Marine Corps’ museum, many for the first time.

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could spend days in here,” said Albert D’Amico, a Virginia Beach resident who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Korean War Army veteran Howard Baskette said it was his first time at the museum. He said stepping off the bus to rows of people applauding was quite the welcome.

“For vets, it’s nice that they can see this,” Baskette said.

“I hear from some of the men, other than their wedding day or the day their children were born, this was the most important day of their life,” Hartman said.

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cards to thank the veterans.

“We come as a family to honor anywhere we can,” Siegmund said.

After the Marine Corps museum, the veterans continued the tour at Arlington National Cemetery and the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Honor Flight conducts the tour once every six months.

Still, Hartman stresses that some veterans could be missing their opportunity to go.

On the last tour, there were 87 veterans.

Saturday’s tour only saw 60.

“Please if you know a veteran, get an application in,” Hartman said. “It will be a day they’ll never forget.”

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Tech apps can make that commute just a bit easier A few weeks ago I mentioned I had a new car. The new car was for a new job, and a daily commute to the Reston/Herndon area. For the first MARK STOUT time in 14 years I have a more or less typical commute for this area.

I’ve come to see my car as yet another piece of digital technology. And while my physical life may not be the best organized, my digital life is efficiently optimized. So I set out to find the best suite of tools to make my commute more efficient, while not distracting from driving safely.

Since a big part of any job is to arrive on time, my commute efforts begin upon waking. Google Now on my Android phone tells me as soon as I turn off my alarm how long my commute will take on my normal route. This gives me an idea of the urgency needed in getting ready for work.

The last part of my morning prepara-

tion has me at my computer checking personal email and dealing with column and blog issues. One of my open browser tabs is Google Maps. It shows my route to work along Fairfax County Parkway and two alternatives along Va. 28 and I-495. I can easily see if the estimate Google Now gave me on waking is still accurate, and how the alternative ways are faring.

Once in the car, I start the pertinent apps and place my phone in a dashboard mount. I am careful to plug in the power—the mapping app takes a lot of power as it keeps the GPS and screen running constantly.

I’d tried Google’s Waze navigation program a few times and have not been impressed. However, after our trip to Israel in March, I saw how enamored every cab driver and tour guide was with the Israeli developed app, so I gave it another try.

Why use a navigation system for the commute you do every day? Waze is actually a social networking tool. People who precede me on the route can enter traffic jams, accidents, road hazards and other issues with their voice or gestures. If an issue arises, Waze will immediately plot

a route around it. It also keeps me up-todate about the probable time I will arrive.

Alone time in the car is a good time to listen to podcasts or audiobooks. Audio books are available from the county library or from Amazon Audible’s monthly subscriptions.

Podcasts are popular today with content from all the major media outlets as well as a multitude of private sources. I listen to ones on technology and a West Wing podcast with actor Joshua Malina, who often interviews series creator Aaron Sorkin and stars of the show. TED talks are also available as podcasts. There are far more choices than time to listen.

Your phone’s app store will have many players to help you discover awesome podcasts and make sure the most recent shows are downloaded to your phone.

If your car has Bluetooth, then the podcast will play through your speakers.

When the navigation app has a direction for you, it pauses the podcast while giving you the direction, and then resumes the podcast. Incoming phone calls work the same way.

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is Google Now on my Android, or Siri if I had an iPhone. The voice command tools let me make a call without having to dial, and even let me send a text message. It is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with the commands your system supports. In this week’s Link post at FamilyTechOnline.com, I’ve linked to help pages for both Google Now and Siri.

The last tool I want in my in-car suite of apps is still under investigation. There are apps that do many of the functions of Apple’s CarPlay or Android Auto. I am still trying to find the perfect one.

The feature I want most is for it to read me an incoming text and ask if I want to respond. It should let me dictate the response, read back to me what it heard and, once I confirm the message is correct, send the text. I’ve found a couple that do this but have not settled on one.

This will likely be the topic of a future column.

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Garwood is clutch for Colonial Forge

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maker. He thinks about where the ball needs and can react to what the defense shows like few There were two drives Colokids his age. Combined with his nial Forge simply had to have: natural throwing ability, he has one at the end of the first half turned into one of the top quarand the other midway through terbacks in our area.” the fourth quarter.

Colonial Forge coach Bill The Eagles were locked in a Brown said Garwood’s quick back-and-forth game at Hylton, thinking enables the team’s a contest that would not only spread offense. With four receivhelp Colonial Forge with postseason seeding, but also serve as ers typically out, that leaves only one of the toughest contests of the offensive line and the runthe regular season. ning block to back. If the defense “In both cases, we needed sends more defenders than the a positive outcome, needed offense can block, it’s up to Garpoints,” said Colonial Forge wood to quickly find the whole a offensive coordinator John deliver the throw.

Brown.

Garwood, who became ColoAnd each time, junior quarnial Forge’s starter in the fourth game last season, credited offterback Ethan Garwood led Coseason 7-on-7 passing tournalonial Forge to a touchdown: an ments with improving his ability 8-yard pass to Antonio McCray to read defenses. In those leagues, with 42 seconds before halftime four offensive lineman are reand then a 1-yard run with 5:19 left in the fourth quarter. The Colonial Forge quarterback Ethan Garwood scored the game-win- moved and the game condenses ning touchdown in the Eagles’ win Oct. 14 over Hylton. down to read defenses and makEagles would go on to win 28PHOTO BY WWW.JENNIFERMUHLENBRUCK.COM ing throws, all on a smaller field.

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“Getting those reps helped me Garwood quickly defers all praise to his teammates around him. He three things can happen when a team recognize defenses a lot quicker,” Garsaid his offensive line gives him time to throws the ball and two of them are bad. wood said. “My confidence in that part of make decisions and he’s blessed with “an As a play caller, though, he doesn’t think the game really grew this off-season, but I still have plenty of room to grow.” absurd amount of weapons,” but none of like that.

“Ethan gives me the confidence to call At 7-1, Colonial Forge is poised for a that goes without a leader at quarterback.

When talking about Garwood, Brown whatever play I think will work,” John post-season run. Even despite the team goes back to the old football adage that Brown said. “He is a tremendous decision and his success, when asked how the sea-

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son was going so far, Garwood quickly talked about ways to improve his game.

That’s one of the reasons John Brown sees continued success.

“Ethan wants to leave a legacy here with his teammates and at the school – I really respect that,” Brown said. “He takes this seriously, not just on game days, but in preparing during the week and the off-season. Every coach will praise their quarterback, but he has truly been a joy to coach. I’m excited to see how much more he can grow.”

Dave Stegon can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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Colonial Forge High graduate moves onto the gridiron at VMI » BY DAVID DRIVER

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Pete Reed concluded a successful career on the track and field team at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

But the athletic career for the Colonial Forge High graduate is not over at VMI. For the first time Reed is on the football team this fall and played in the first five games as a reserve wide receiver.

He had his first college catch on Sept.

3 at Akron and then made his first tackle against Bucknell on Sept. 24.

Reed had one catch in the first five games, but he is not worried about his individual numbers.

“It is going well. It is something different from doing track for four years,” Reed said. “I had to change my mindset coming from track. I had to work a lot harder.

There is a lot involved with football that I did not know about.”

“I am trying to do my best in practice,” he added. “So far I am doing well.”

Reed can learn a lot from veteran senior wideout Aaron Sanders (Brooke Point), who had a team-high 44 catches in the first five games of the year.

“His work ethic is crazy. He doesn’t take plays off,” Reed said of Sanders. “He is definitely a team player.”

Reed was approached by football

coaches earlier in his college career about playing football.

“My junior year the football team said I should come out. I was ineligible because of grades,” he said. “I came to practice (in August) and I had everything straightened out.”

Reed was injured during the spring and that limited his participation in football workouts. He was expected to provide depth at cornerback but has seen limited time as a wide receiver.

“It is not about getting the ball but helping the team win,” he said. “I don’t care about carrying the ball. I block to the best of my abilities and help us win games. It is not about getting the ball; it is about the team. I am a team player. I do what I am told and I work hard in practice.”

Other Stafford products on the VMI football team include freshman wideout Rohan Martin (Colonial Forge), freshman linebacker Connor Riddle (Colonial Forge) and redshirt freshman offensive lineman Tyler Thacker (Stafford High).

Martin had seven catches in the first five games and one tackle.

VMI played Oct. 15 at nationallyranked Samford and plays on the road Oct. 22 at Chattanooga.

The Keydets won three of their first games, including a triple overtime win at

Bucknell. VMI lost to Mercer in its homecoming game Oct. 1 but bounced back to win at home Oct. 8 against East Tennessee State on Parents Weekend.

RAVENEL PACES JMU Brandon Ravenel had three catches for a team-high 54 yards on Oct. 8 as James Madison beat William & Mary 31-24 in Harrisonburg in a Colonial Athletic Association football game. Ravenel had a team-high 17 catches in the first six games for the Dukes, who were ranked among the top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Tribe defensive back Trey Reed had six tackles in the same game.

JMU is off Oct. 22 and hosts Rhode Island on Oct. 29 in CAA play.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Virginia Wesleyan senior hitter Tiffany Barrett (North Stafford High) had a match-high 25 kills in a win over St. Joseph’s of Brooklyn on Oct. 8 in Virginia Beach. The win improved the Marlins to 11-12 this season. The Marlins are at Hollins on Oct. 22 and played Greensboro the same day in Roanoke.

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Drug take-back initiative scheduled for Oct. 22 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 12th-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative will be held Saturday at local locations, including Stafford Hospital.

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be a really great section. …There is a need and a want for smaller lots in Stafford County.”

Supervisor Jack Cavalier, RGriffis-Widewater, said that he shares some agreement with Snellings about lot sizes but thinks the board has gotten away from supporting the district supervisor on the issues it discusses.

Also at the meeting: • Snellings discussed the planned Armed Services Memorial, saying that a groundbreaking for the memorial will be March 4 and a ribbon-cutting will be held July 15. People can still buy bricks to honor their loved ones and friends, who do not have to be Stafford residents, he said.

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serving on the school board as an act of community service, as a way to give to the children.”

The winner of the special election will have a long way to go to rebuild community trust. A former president of the Parent Teacher Organization at Moncure Elementary School, Fallon was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison, with all but one year suspended, for embezzling more than $23,000 from the organization. She resigned her school board seat three days before a Stafford grand jury indicted her on six felony charges.

The Stafford County School Board appointed Melissa Ayers to lead the GriffisWidewater District until the election is held Nov. 8. Ayers did not want to run for the seat.

One of Reinboldt’s top priorities will be helping to repair the school board’s budget. She said that before crucial budget decisions can be made, the school board and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors must come to a consensus on outstanding numbers after several accounting discrepancies between the two.

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ments to rural areas in the Rock Hill District following a fire that destroyed a family home. Maurer said that work with Stafford County Fire & Rescue is focusing on locating more water sources and working with property owners to ultimately install dry hydrants. The action would create more water sources in the area to increase safety.

• Snellings noted that a new disc golf course opened over the weekend at Curtis Memorial Park in Stafford.

• The board of supervisors agreed unanimously to an additional courthouse fee of $3 per case for courthouse construction and improvement services.

Since 1990, a fee of $2 has been charged.

The additional fees, when instituted, will generate an estimated $75,000 per year. better environment for Stafford teachers, saying her private school was able to lure away county teachers who became tired of bureaucratic red tape affecting their work.

One issue that struck both candidates was safety, especially after a Colonial Forge student was caught with a gun at school last week.

Reinboldt said school officials discussed having metal detectors several years ago, but the issue did not progress.

She said that safety is the top priority, but there must also be a balance between safety and the comfort of students.

“It’s up to the community to decide if metal detectors belong in schools,” she said.

Decatur echoed those statements, saying she saw metal detectors used at a school where she previously worked and how they can make students feel like they are entering a prison. At the same time, as a mother, she said she would do whatever was needed to keep the school environment safe.

In a related discussion, Decatur said teachers with concealed-carry permits should not be allowed to bring weapons to school, but schools could consider increasing trained uniformed officers.

“Teachers should be there to teach,” she said.

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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 66 Bexley Lane Fredericksburg, VA 22405

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $252,435.00, dated November 24, 2004, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on November 30, 2004, as Instrument Number 040046079, 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 November 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Unit Number 170, Phase 17, SUNNINGDALE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUM, established pursuant to the Declaration recorded in Deed Book 705, Page 311, among the land records of Stafford County, Virginia.

Tax ID: 21G 17 170.

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $243,662.00, dated September 2, 2011, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on September 8, 2011, as Instrument Number 110015158, 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 November 14, 2016 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 5, BEXLEY MANOR, as shown on Plat of Subdivision prepared by Donald A. Kinsley, dated August 15, 1996, and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Stafford County, (IRTA &V*28& County), Virginia, in Plat Book 29, at page 150, et seq. Tax ID: 47D 5.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit.

Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale.

This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Loan Type: VA/FNMA (Trustee # 572097) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. atlanticlawgrp.com The Vendor Auction.com will be used in conjunction with this sale FEI # 1074.04764 10/14& 10/21/16

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TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. No more than $9,000 cash will be accepted as a deposit.

Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale.

This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Loan Type: FHA (Trustee # 572798) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www. atlanticlawgrp.com The Vendor Auction.com will be used in conjunction with this sale

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