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The presidential election will offer voters a choice between Donald Trump, a republican; Hillary Clinton, a democrat; Gary Johnson, a libertarian; Jill Stein, a green-party candidate and Even McMullin, an independent. And, what’s on the local ballot? HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE
In the 1st District of the U.S. House of Representatives, the candidates are incumbent Rob Wittman, a republican; M.D. “Matt” Rowe, a democrat; and Glenda Gail Parker, an independent. Virginia’s 1st District, within the eastern portion of the state, includes Stafford, the city of Fredericksburg and areas of Prince William, Fauquier and Spotsylvania counties, among other localities. SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
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voters a choice of candidates for the Griffis-Widewater District seat on the school board. They include Jamie Decatur and Dana Reinboldt, both independent candidates. In the November 2015 election, Reinboldt sought to retain her seat after serving three terms on the school board, from January 2004 through 2015. In November 2015, candidate Emily Fallon defeated her; however, Fallon served less than four months of her term before abruptly resigning. She was quickly indicted, arrested and later sentenced to a year in prison for stealing money from Moncure Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization. She served several terms as president of the PTO prior to being elected to the school board. Later, Melissa Ayres was selected to continue Fallon’s term until a special election could be held this month. Ayres choose not to run for a permanent spot on the school board. Reinboldt is a real-estate agent whose children graduated from Stafford County Public Schools. She also served for many years on BALLOT various parent-teacher organizations PAGE 13 in Stafford County.
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he Stafford County Board of Supervisors approved a contracts officer position Tuesday that will work jointly with the county and Stafford County Public Schools. The board voted unanimously in favor of the position. The vote sets in motion a memorandum of understanding with the Stafford County School Board in regard to the position. In July, supervisors approved a job description for the position, which includes writing contracts, drafting documents for the county and schools and monitoring major capital improvement projects. At an Oct. 25 meeting, the school board unanimously adopted the MOU with one requested change to adjust the number of days the school board has to notify the board of supervisors if terminating the MOU. The notice was first proposed at 365 days and changed to 90 days to match the number of days supervisors have to notify the school board of the same intent. County staff noted that the 365 days first recommended was in order to give the county enough noPOST tice should the MOU be PAGE 13
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Man’s shirt found near alleged sexual assault The shirt worn by a man accused in a sexual assault was found near the scene along Va. 3, Kings Highway, between Forest Lane Road and Michael Scott Lane, Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said. Investigators say a man driving a darkcolored SUV struck a woman’s vehicle while both were driving east on Kings Highway between 2:45 and 3:15 a.m. Oct. 31, Moncure said. After the crash, the man “forcibly removed the victim from her vehicle and dragged her into a ditch off the roadway, where he sexually assaulted her over a two-hour period,” Moncure said. Once the accused attacker left the area, the woman walked back to her vehicle and called 911 on her cell phone. As she was calling, a Stafford County deputy arrived at the scene, according to the news release. The man is described as Hispanic, about 30 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 9 inches tall and about 170 to 180 pounds, with black hair and a short black beard. He was wearing light-colored blue jeans and a sleeveless white tank top under an orange, blue and white plaid longsleeved shirt, which was recovered later. The man left the scene in a dark-colored SUV and traveled east on Kings Highway. The vehicle may have orange
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paint transfer and damage to the passenger side, front quarter panel or the front end, according to the news release. The Stafford County Sheriff ’s Office asks anyone who saw anything suspicious between 2:30 and 5 a.m. along Va.3, Kings Highway, between Forest Lane Road and Michael Scott Lane, to call 540-658-4400. Anonymous tipsters can receive up to $1,000.00 in cash reward. Text “Stafford” and your tip to “Crimes” (274637) or submit your tip online at StaffordCrimeSolvers.com.
County bands’ concert held to fight hunger Marching band students across Stafford County are once again Banding Together to Fight Hunger on Nov. 7. The fundraising event will be held at 7 p.m. at Mountain View High School. It will include more than 400 musicians from Brooke Point, Colonial Forge, Mountain View, North Stafford and Stafford high schools, showcasing the students’ talent. Last year the event provided 21,000 meals for the local community.
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Fredericksburg, Jenkins Restoration, Marstel Day, Ministerio de Restauracion Torre Fuerte, Richmond Refrigeration and Team Rubicon also shared tips on preventing house fires and developing escape plans. The event was aimed at reducing firerelated deaths by 25 percent throughout the country. In all, the chapter installed 165 alarms.
• Most improved: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Realty (1,017 boxes collected compared to 4 boxes last year) • Most boxes from an affiliate: Alcova Mortgage (500 boxes collected) Individuals who worked to ensure a successful cereal drive include Chip Taylor of Century 21 Battlefield, who collected 1,502 boxes of cereal. Michele Wilson and Barbara Cornwell of Century 21 New Millennium spearheaded their office’s collection of 2,247 boxes of cereal. This annual event has supported local food pantries and provides meals for the 34,000 residents served by the 69 food pantries throughout the Fredericksburg region.
The Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors hosted its annual cereal drive to benefit the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and other food pantries throughout the area. 2016 proved a record-breaking year with FAAR members collecting 14,248 boxes of cereal, according to a news release. Area Realtors collect cereal from their clients, family and friends and a friendly competition inspires each office to beat their prior year totals. This year’s cereal drive participants included: • Most overall boxes: 1st Choice Better Homes and Land (4,400 boxes collected) • Most boxes per capita: Nest Realty (2,213 boxes collected for 170 boxes per agent)
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Mercifully, it’s almost over. The 2016 presidential election seems to have dragged on endlessly and produced two major party candidates who couldn’t be any more polarizing or disliked. But on Tuesday, we’ll head to the polls, hold our nose and select the next leader of the world’s greatest country (no endorsement intended by that last statement). And we fervently hope and pray that the candidates who don’t win (there are five on Virginia’s presidential ballot) accept the results and support a peaceful transition of power. That is what makes our democracy great. We have not endorsed a presidential candidate, but we have our preferences in several other races on local ballots: - In the 1st Congressional District, which includes Stafford and southern Prince William, we strongly endorse the re-election of Republican Rob Wittman. Wittman was first elected in 2007 and has crafted a reputation for bi-partisanship and for being a strong advocate for his district. - We also support a Yes vote on the right-to-
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Election 2016 is nearly over, thank goodness Election 2016 is nearly over. Thank goodness. Over the years there have been all kinds of maxims and sayings to project the outcome DAVID KERR of a national election. One of the most famous was “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” That held for a long time, but not anymore. Another reliable, but perhaps with this election fading, maxim was that no Republican could win without Ohio. Just how reliable a prediction tool this turns out to be is on everyone’s mind. Right now he has a slight lead in Ohio. Now, what about Virginia? It’s never been much of a bellwether in predicting the national election outcomes. Even when it was part of the supposedly solid Democratic South in the early to mid-20th century, it often did what it pleased. It first defected from the solid Democratic label in 1928, did so again in 1952 and ’56 and again in ’60. The commonwealth supported Lyndon Johnson in 1964, defying the trend in the Deep South to go with Goldwater, but then, for 44 years, stayed solidly Republican. Stafford, with one exception when it voted for Jimmy Carter, followed this lead. Right at the moment, if the polls are accurate, Virginia is safely in the Democratic column. That’s primarily because of what some have called “Fortress Northern Virginia.” It’s a large, massively
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vote-rich region that is reliably liberal. In some years, the walls of that fortress can be breached. But it doesn’t happen often, and Donald Trump doesn’t even seem remotely like the candidate who can do that. Not too long ago I made the prediction that Stafford County might very well support Hillary. Things just seemed to be going badly for Donald Trump. He kept putting his foot in his mouth, women complaining of his antics became too numerous to keep track of and Hillary’s big problem, the e-mails from her time as secretary of state, seemed to be behind her. However, there is an old saying in economics. Predicting the future is hard; that’s because it hasn’t happened yet. That said, I respectfully withdraw my prior prediction. Stafford doesn’t look like fertile Democratic territory anymore. Virginia may go to Hillary, but our region will probably cast a majority of its votes for the Donald. Wavering Republicans seem to have come home to their GOP nominee, albeit reluctantly, and the reemergence of the e-mail scandal, Hillary’s “October Surprise,” has brought others back to the conservative fold — even if they aren’t that fond of their nominee. At this writing —it’s a week before Election Day — and so far this morning I have read reports on several polls taken over the weekend. Looking at surveys from before, the e-mail October surprise isn’t that useful. Hillary was leading then, even thinking about a landslide, but now, EDUCATION
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it is close. Not just close, but very close. At least two polls give Trump a 1 point lead. Since that’s well within the statistical margin of error for national polls, its easy just to call it a dead heat. Several other polls give Trump a slight margin in Florida and Ohio. Both are must-win states for the Republicans. With the exception of the hardcore Hillary and Trump supporters, the overwhelming number of voters tends to agree on one thing. And that’s that they can’t wait for this election to be over. In closing, I am going to do myself a favor. I will make no prediction. A Donald Trump presidency scares me. But he is once again within striking distance of winning. So much now depends on how the voters process the information they’re hearing about the FBI’s renewed interest in Mrs. Clinton’s e-mails. If they decide, as many have suggested, that it doesn’t represent a substantial change in the Justice Department’s original conclusion of the investigation, then maybe her support will stabilize. But another matter is turnout. When it was going to be a landslide victory for the Democrats, a lot of possible Democratic voters were thinking of staying home. And the same was true for the Republicans. When the outcome is a forgone conclusion, why bother to vote. Now they have a reason. 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. SPORTS
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school division of which we can all be proud. They still have a long way to go but finally they are headed in the right direction. Over the last 12 years the school division has been headed in the wrong direction. Crowded classrooms, understaffed schools, lack of parity throughout the division, and financial and legal scandals had become the norm. The Griffis-Widewater District is in desperate need of a voice on the school board that will work to continue moving the division forward. Jamie Decatur is the leader we need to be that voice, to be an advocate to help those on the board working to improve our schools. With Jamie on the school board, the Griffis-Widewater district will have a leader we can all count on. Jamie will not just represent her friends, or those with the political connections that seek to only benefit themselves. Jamie will work hard on everyone's behalf to ensure the schools that serve the Griffis-Widewater district are worthy of our proud community. Please vote for the leader that will be committed to representing all of us, especially the Griffis-Widewater district, vote for Jamie Decatur on Nov. 8.
Stafford's voters spoke loud and clear last year in the Griffis-Widewater school board race. Hopefully, they'll do the right thing, yet again, as they select their school board representative in less than two weeks. Stafford families deserve a representative with fresh ideas and 21st century thinking to solve 21st -century education challenges. Someone with a vested interest in seeing the school division continue on its critical path the excellence. Jamie Decatur is that candidate. Please vote Decatur for Griffis-Widewater School Board.
Ted Hupka Anne Hupka
New ideas, a fresh approach Stafford school board is in dire need of new people. Jamie Decatur has stepped up and is asking for that chance. I say YES and will proudly vote for Jamie. She will bring new ideas and a fresh approach to issues that affect our students and school employees. Jamie has the time and the desire to serve the public. I have met with her on several occasions and am excited that we finally will have someone who understands needs vs. wants, and will listen to the citizens and parents. Let’s not go back to the failed policies of the former school board member. Vote Decatur on Nov. 8. Monica Zorich
We need new blood I am asking all my Griffis -Widewater friends and neighbors to vote Jamie Decatur on Nov. 8 for school board. We need new blood on the school board. We need someone that will hold the division accountable, and we need someone that we, as the citizens, can hold accountable. Her opponent served for way too many years, and helped escalate the system into the financial mess we have now. We voted her out of office once, and now, believe it or not, she is asking us to put her back on the board again. NO WAY. Jamie Decatur is exactly who we need to represent us on the School Board. Please vote Jamie Decatur on Nov. 8 for a better school board and better future for our children.
John P. Zorich
Under the bus I recently learned that the Stafford County School Board was going to be taking another stab at redistricting. This time, at the high school level, to alleviate some of the overcrowding at Colonial Forge High School and possibly a few other high schools. As the school division inches closer to another one of these exercises, I would like to remind the voters of the Griffis-Widewater District about the representation they had for the last redistricting of the elementary and middle schools. The school board member that boldly refused to represent all of her constituents ended up throwing a good amount of those very same constituents under the bus. I haven’t forgotten that we still have students on long bus rides to Stafford Middle School, and I haven’t forgotten that Dana Reinboldt was the voice that put the CLASSIFIED
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Let's not turn back the clock In 2015, voters in the Griffis-Widewater district sent a loud and clear message. They resoundingly voted against a third 4-year school board term for Dana Reinboldt. Clearly they had enough. Unfortunately, they replaced her with Emily Fallon, who stepped down and was recently convicted of embezzlement of PTO funds. In deciding on Fallon's replacement, a jury of her own peers, the current school board, rejected Dana Reinboldt's application to serve in an interim capacity, not even giving her an interview. The person they did select, Melissa Ayers, has endorsed Jamie Decatur to be her replacement. Perhaps voters and school board members decided 12 years of Dana Reinboldt was enough and it was time for a new perspective. Perhaps they saw in Reinboldt someone who reigned over a fiscal disaster where taxpayer money was squandered for years. Maybe if Reinboldt spent more time asking tough questions and providing prudent oversight, the millions of dollars staff shuffled around or money unspent at the end of the year could have been put to good use for our schools and students. I, for one, was dismayed that Reinboldt remained an advocate for Superintendent Jean Murray, one of the worst chief executives we've had running Stafford schools, when other school board members gave her the boot. Yes, Dana has had lots of time on the school board, but her actual record is not a good one. She laughably claims she had a good relationship with her colleagues and OPINION
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county supervisors. School board minutes and articles in the Free Lance Star say otherwise. Jamie Decatur, has an impressive background and offers county residents the many attributes Dana doesn't. Let's not turn back the clock and give Dana a return run. She messed it up badly during her time in office. I'm supporting Jamie Decatur for school board. She won't put up with the shenanigans Dana allowed for 12 years.
Paul Milde Aquia District, Stafford County Board of Supervisors
Our district deserves better I am voting for Jamie Decatur to be our Griffis-Widewater representative on the Stafford County School Board. Our school system has made tremendous progress since Dr. Benson’s arrival, on its way to becoming a 21st-century school system. New and professional communications, state-of-the-art financial management tools and more effective communications between the board of supervisors, the community and the schools. We do not need to take steps backwards reinstalling a representative who was in office when financial bungling and ignoring the voices of the community were the norm. Our district deserves better. Jamie brings years of proven experience to the table. She is an effective communicator and believes in a cooperative approach to guiding our schools to their fullest potential. We need leadership, and we deserve to have a voice in our schools. Jamie will bring those qualities as our representative.
Frank Rubio
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Forensic audit I read with great interest the article in the Freelance Star on Oct. 26 that discussed the school board race in the GriffisWidewater District. I was a little confused as to some of the points made about the financial controversies by one of the candidates for that seat. If I recall correctly, the forensic audit that was undertaken recently by the school board was just recently completed, yet Dana Reinboldt claims that she wanted to take more immediate action taken for accountability. I suppose my question to Reinboldt would be: How can you take immediate action to hold someone accountable before the start, or even the conclusion, of a rather detailed forensic investigation into what really happened? Who did you want to hold accountable? Additionally, wasn’t Reinboldt already off the school board by the time the investigation was started and concluded? Again, wasn’t it just recently that the division released the final portion of the audit? What did she know about the guilt or innocence of anyone involved that the other board members didn’t know, and how did she know it? This brings some serious questions to the forefront about how she will govern if elected to the school board yet again. I’m concerned about her inclination to react to a situation before all the fact-finding has been completed. Making decisions on important issues that affect the children of this community should be made with full, factual information, and not some emotional whim. I’m also concerned with the fact that the paper has reported that this deceitful behavior by former staff has been going on for as long as some of the longest serving members have been on that school board – Reinboldt being one of those members. Too many unanswered questions for this voter.
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North Stafford County students on the move LO DUCA NAMED TO UMASS LOWELL DEAN’S LIST Giovanna Lo Duca has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Lo Duca, majoring in business administration, was named to the dean’s list at UMass Lowell for the spring 2016 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete no less than 12 graded credits for the semester and earn at least a 3.25 grade point average with no grade lower than C and no incompletes. COLONIAL FORGE STUDENT NAMED TO SCHOLARS’ SOCIETY Wesley Wallace, a junior at Colonial Forge High School, has been accepted as a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. The organization was founded in 2002 and has inducted over 1 mil- WESLEY WALLACE lion members from over 160 countries. NSHSS recognizes academic excellence among high-achieving scholars, offering a wide array of resources supporting transitions from high school to college, and college to career, according to their website.
FRANCO MAKES DEAN’S LIST AT BERKELEY COLLEGE Juan Franco has been named to the dean’s list at Berkeley College for the spring 2016 quarter. Berkeley College students need a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum of 12 academic credits to qualify for the dean’s list. The college has campuses in New York and New Jersey, OUTLAW GRADUATES FROM CLEMSON Gregory David Outlaw graduated from Clemson University in South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Management. He was among nearly 1,000 students who received degrees in the graduation ceremony at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. SPEARMAN NAMED TO ELIZABETHTOWN HONORS PROGRAM James Spearman was named to the Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, honors program. The Honors Program, founded and supported with an endowment from the Hershey Company, is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Student membership represents all four classes, and members annually elect peers to represent them through the Honors Student Council.
LOCAL RESIDENTS EARN DEGREES FROM WGU The following North Stafford residents received their degree from Western Governors University at its 31st semi-annual commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City. * Angela Steinebach received her Master of Arts in Science Education (5-12, Chemistry) degree. * Kelly Hinzman received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. * Olguine Theard-Chery received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. * William Osbornereceived his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree. At its commencement, the university awarded 4,944 undergraduate and 3,103 graduate degrees in business, information technology, K-12 teacher education, and healthcare professions, including nursing. MYERS AWARDED BACHELOR’S DEGREE Jacob M Myers earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree from the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega. He also earned a 4.0 during the summer 2016 semester and was placed on the president's honor roll. Duo graduates from Fort Hays State Two Stafford County students have graduated from Fort Hays State Univer-
sity, Hays, Kansas, in the summer 2016 term. Shady R. Aumiller graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies (human services). Beverly Kim Williamson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies (general business). Fort Hays State is one of six public universities in the Kansas Board of Regents system.
BARNES HEADS TO BALTIMORE AS AUDIENCE RELATIONS INTERN Stafford County resident Vivian Barnes will spend the next nine months in Baltimore as an audience relations intern for Center Stage, the State Theater of Maryland. Barnes recently graduated from the University of Richmond with a major in theater arts and a minor in Latin American and Iberian studies. Barnes has worked for the past three years as a box office associate at the Modlin Center for the Arts in Richmond. “The audience relations intern is like three internships in one – box office, front-of-house, volunteer coordinating,” said Mandy Benedix, Center Stage’s audience relations and box office manager. “It is a very well-rounded position since the audience relations intern works with almost every department over the course of the season.”
School board looking for Garrisonville seat applicants The Stafford County School Board will accept applications through November for its Garrisonville District school board seat. Nanette Kidby, who currently leads the district on the school board, announced last month that she would leave her position on the board Nov. 30 in order to downsize and move west. The school board is made up of seven members elected by district. Their fouryear terms end on a staggered schedule. Elections take place in November for seats up for election, and terms begin nearly two months later in January. In order to be considered for Kidby’s position, an applicant must be a registered voter and a resident of the Garrisonville District at the time of the appointment. Qualified candidates will submit an application package that should include a letter of interest, a resume, an application and a certificate of candidate qualification. A link to the forms is listed on the Stafford County Public Schools website at www.staffordschools.net, under the school board tab. Applications can also be obtained through Roberta Euring, clerk of the school board. Completed packages must be submitted to Euring by email at euringrg@staffordschools.net, via fax to 540-658-6635, through the mail to 31 Stafford Ave., Stafford, VA 22554 or hand-delivered to the
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Not For Glory: The Stories of Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St., Manassas, Virginia., free. Using first person narratives as a backdrop, this exhibition will highlight the stories of local veterans who served in America’s most recent conflicts.
Luminary Tours of Semper Fidelis Memorial Park
5-8 p.m., Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, free. Guides will be stationed throughout the park to provide the history behind the monuments and the events/groups/people they commemorate. Self-guided tours of the park leave every 15 minutes from the Iron Mike statue. For more, contact Becky Super at helen.super@ usmcu.edu.
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The Shiloh Temple of Praise at 11 Joshua Road in North Stafford hosted a trunk or treat in the parking lot of the church on Halloween evening. Members of the congregation, also dressed in costumes, shared treats with neighborhood families and visiting trick or treaters during their Fall Festival. Above, Tionell Waddler distributes sweets to children in Halloween constumes.
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10:30 a.m.-noon, 268 Kings Highway, Stafford. $10 per person. Build and decorate a small gingerbread house at the workshop to take home. Learn how to build the house stepby-step. All materials are provided. Open for ages 7 and up; children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Reservation and payment in advance required. For more information or to register, call 540-3700732 ext. 24 or email hayes@gwffoundation.org.
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about the history in the night sky through the constellation stories known to George Washington and other early Americans. Witness a theater scene depicting Revolutionary War soldiers by their campfire. Stargazing led by the Rappahannock Astronomy Club (weather permitting). Children can make a paper-bag 'tin punch' luminary or their own constellation. Enjoy a campfire and roasted marshmallows. Bring a flashlight.
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Athletic boosters kickoff holiday artisan bazaar The Colonial Forge Athletic Boosters got the holiday shopping season off to an early start when they hosted their 18th annual Artisan Bazaar at the school on Oct. 29. The event brought together many of the area’s crafters and other vendors in a fundraiser for the school’s sports teams. Shoppers strolled past stands offering everything from woven baskets to stuffed animal toys. Tables were laden with jewelry and trinkets, even food for people and pets. There was even a food truck in the parking lot, for those wanting to satisfy their craving for beach fries.
Debbie Nunez of Stafford County continues making her knotted blankets as she and her sister, Linda Price, wait for customers at their table during the artisan bazaar. While Nunez specializes in knotted blankets, her sister makes table runners, baby blankets and kids’ clothes.
Andrew and Michelle Kennedy, a special education paraprofessional, restock dog treats at the table manned by students of Mrs. Vastand’s class at Colonial Forge High School. The class made the dog treats, food bowls and other items for pets. Taking a break from the day’s work is student DeVonte. PHOTOS BY ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
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FAMILY TECH | MARK STOUT
You can get the best tech tools, but… If you are into tech as I am, it is a never ending cornucopia of new apps to try, new gadgets to covet and new capabilities to instill that MARK STOUT “We live in the future” feeling. Alas, like everything though, there is a certain amount of housework to do. Without the drudgery of protecting our devices and networks from viruses and attacks, the fun soon comes to an end, and what should be a friction-free environment for work and fun gets bogged down and aggravatingly useless. Anti-virus and their ilk are boring to think about. I’ve even put this column off for months as I found more entertaining things to write about. If you are running an antivirus on your PC already, give yourself an atta-boy. Then go check to see if it is indeed still running. Many of us get a free 90-day subscription
to McAfee with our PCs. Problem is that after 90 days we get nagged to pay for the subscription and, instead of paying, often just turn off the nags. If you did pay, find the McAfee app on your PC and check to see when it expires. And check too for the last time it updated its signatures and actually ran a scan. If you did not subscribe and it is not running, there are better choices out there than McAfee. In fact, on the ratings site AV-Test.org, McAfee is not near the top. That site tests and lists the best antivirus software for Windows, Mac and Android devices. Microsoft’s Defender, a free tool built into Windows, is next on the rating list. If nothing else, use Defender. The No. 2 choice on the list of top antivirus apps is free. Avast does a great job protecting my system. Yes, they want me to upgrade so I get the occasional popup, but it is not too intrusive. I may subscribe now, but I wanted to experience the free level for column purposes. If you choose to go with their paid level
of service, it is $50 a year for one computer or $70 a year for three computers. There is also a five PC level. AVG, another well regarded antivirus suite, is No. 3 on this list. The paid suites also offer firewalls, although they do not call them that. Avast calls theirs “Home Network Security.” These apps go a long way in keeping hackers from penetrating your system and installing botnets or other malware. Windows has a built-in firewall. It is a good idea to make sure it is turned on if you do not have any other firewall product installed. Another useful tool in your battle against those with evil designs on your PC is MalwareBytes. It is a free or paid app, that scans your PC for malware, Trojans and adware, and removes them. A app like MalwareBytes is not perfect. It is a race between hackers and apps like MalwareBytes, but use it, upgrade it frequently and ,best idea of all, buy a subscription to it. Only download Malwarebytes from its
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own site or from Ninite.com, a reputable no-malware download site. Ninite.com also has Spybot 2 an excellent tool for ferreting out tracking cookies that tell advertisers and others where you visit on the web. Be sure to Google the reputation of any tool you are tempted to use. And never, ever fall for an ad you encounter on the Internet that looks like a dialog box telling you your PC is infected. The antivirus it encourages you to purchase is likely worthless and, worse, might be malware itself. Once you have protection software installed on your system, put a monthly item in your to-do list to make sure it is working. If it is set to automatically update its signatures and run scans in the middle of the night, check its history to make sure it is doing it and nothing has happened to prevent it. If you are to run the updates and scans manually, remember to do them. You can purchase the best tools, but if they are not running as and when they should you are not protected. For links mentioned in the column or to share this column online, go to familytechonline.com. For Mark’s contact information, visit markstout.info on the web.
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Colonial Forge looks to maintain winning streak » BY DAVID STEGON
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Heading into the regular season finale against Freedom, the following are true statements about the Colonial Forge football team: The Eagles have earned a playoff berth, clinched the division title and will host a home playoff game. While a win over Freedom will help Colonial Forge’s chance at keeping the top overall seed in the playoffs, Colonial Forge coach Bill Brown isn’t terribly worried about that. The motivation Friday for his team is simple. “We just don’t like to lose very much.”
Aaron Sanders all-time leading pass catcher at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Sanders was a three-year lettermen at Brooke Point in football and a two-year lettermen in basketball. PHOTO BY CHUCK STEENBURGH.
Brooke Point High grad is leader in passes caught at VMI » DAVID DRIVER
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Last season Aaron Sanders set a school record when he caught 84 passes for 892 yards as a junior on the football team at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. He was a 2015 First Team all-Southern Conference player on both the coaches and media teams and he broke the mark for catches that had been set by Mark Stock with 73 in 1988. But the record-breaking season by Sanders, a graduate of Brooke Point High, has made this season a challenge for the senior wide receiver. Opposing teams are well aware of his ability and many times Sanders is double-teamed on passing situations faced by the Keydets. “A lot of times they are playing two (defenders) against me and I am a single receiver,” he said. “It has been difficult but I have Dane Forlines, our secondleading receiver, taking coverage away from me.” Sanders had 55 catches in the first seven games for 494 yards and two touchdowns this season. In games through Oct. 28 he had 213 catches, the most in school history, and had caught a pass in 33 games in a row. Forlines had 40 catches for 446 yards and one touchdown for VMI, which plays Nov. 5 at Western Carolina. But the offense is not just pass happy. “Our running game has steadily improved,” Sanders said. Sanders was a three-year lettermen at
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Brooke Point in football and a two-year lettermen in basketball. In 2012 he had 38 catches with 10 touchdowns along with 67 tackles and five interceptions for Brooke Point. He entered this season with 158 catches, third-most on the charts at VMI. “First and foremost he is a terrific kid,” said Brad Robbins, the tight end and wide receivers coach at VMI. “He is a very hard-working kid. He has worked very hard here academically. The most encouraging thing for me as his position coach is the hardest he has worked in the off-season was after his breakout season last year. He came back and had actually gained 10 pounds from the summer. His route running was as crisp as it had ever been.” Robbins said Sanders has a shot to get a look from NFL teams next year. “His best ability is his ability to run after he catches the football. He can break some tackles,” Robbins said. “I plan to see how far football takes me,” Sanders said. “Right now I am focused on the season so it is hard for me to think about other stuff.” Sanders has seen the program get steadily better since he arrived as a freshman. During his career he has seen the program move up from the Big South to the Southern Conference and Sanders has played for two head coaches. The second-year head coach for the Keydets in 2016 is Scott Wachenheim, a graduate of the Air Force Academy and a former as-
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sistant at the University of Virginia and at Liberty University. What is Sanders most proud of during his college career? “Just the steady improvement of the program since I got here,” Sanders said. “It is a more upbeat lockerroom than when I got here.” VMI won three of its first seven games this season. “As a team we feel we could have done better,” said Sanders, on track to graduate in the spring with a degree in psychology with a minor in visual arts. “We set our bar kind of high for the season. Beating the Citadel is high on the list (on November 12). We have improved since I was a freshman. We had not seen anything besides two wins (in a year) in a long time.” Another wide receiver for VMI is Pete Reed (Colonial Forge), a four-year track standout at the school who is in his first season of football at the college level. Reed had two catches in the first seven games this season for VMI. “I played against Pete in my high school career,” Sanders said. “He played corner at the time. I knew how athletically gifted he was. You can see how naturally gifted he is.” Freshman wideout Rohan Martin (Colonial Forge) had eight catches in the first seven games for VMI. David Driver can be reached at Staffordnews@insidenova.com. EDUCATION
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That part has been obvious. After a season-opening loss to Brooke Point (a team that has yet to lose this season), Colonial Forge has won eight consecutive games, with seven of those wins coming by more than 24 points or more. Friday’s game poses a unique challenge, though. At 7-2, Freedom is having a breakout season behind a talented offense. Leading Freedom is Darryl Overton, an assistant for five years at Colonial Forge, who also played for Brown when he coached at Hylton. Overton played wide receiver on Hylton’s state championship team in 1998 and then after sitting out a season, took over as quarterback. “Darryl is one of my guys,” Brown said. “When they hired him at Freedom, I knew they picked the right guy that could get that program out of the cellar.” Freedom went 3-7 last year in Overton’s first season as head coach, which included a double overtime loss to Colonial Forge. Freedom’s success comes from an explosive offense. Running back Tyquan Brown has been one of the area’s leading rushers the past two seasons, wide receiver Bobby Jones-Scales has sprinter speed and quarterback A.J. Felton provides a dual threat after transferring from James Monroe High School in the offseason. “They have speed and they have weapons, but we’ve seen a lot of great offenses so far this year,” Brown said. “We know it will take our best to stop them.” After a bye last week, Brown said the Eagles are hungry to play. That is a big part of why he’s not worried about a letdown heading into the playoffs. “We’ve faced good competition almost every week,” Brown said. “Our kids are just ready to play again.” SPORTS
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Decatur, a longtime Stafford resident, is a new challenger with experience managing schools and working with at-risk students. Additionally, the Stafford County Democratic Committee recently endorsed Cheryl Hinterleitner (Cheryl Anne H.) as a write-in candidate after alleging an inadequate process in the Stafford County Registrar’s Office for gathering signatures. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
There are also two proposed constitutional-amendment questions on the ballot. The first is: “Should Article I of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer,
Fourth-grade teacher Dorian Leaman, right, celebrates as secondgrader Kael Morgan, left foreground, scores in the pingpong toss and wins a goldfish, as volunteer Caitlin Rogers looks on. The fun for kids and sales opportunities for area vendors were a part of the fall festival fundraiser sponsored by Moncure Elementary School’s PTO on Oct. 29 at the school.
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(ii) membership to the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any such enterprise? The second question is: “Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to provide an option to the localities to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel who was killed in the line of duty, where the surviving spouse occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence and has not remarried?” Polls in Stafford County are open fro 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. For more information on the election, including polling sites, visit staffordcountyva.gov/registrar and elections.virginia.gov.
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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 505 Wyne Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22405 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $222,811.41, dated March 27, 2007, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on April 24, 2007, as Instrument Number 070009724, 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: Lot 11-R, on that Consolidation plat and survey made by Donald A. Kinsley, LS, dated June 4, 1997 and recorded June 6, 1997, in Deed Book 301 at page 184, in the clerk’s office of Stafford County, Virginia. Tax ID: 53B 2 11. 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: Conv/Conv (Trustee # 571618) 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 FEI # 1074.04998 10/28 & 11/04/16 TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 25 Whispering Oaks Lane Fredericksburg, VA 22406 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $250,267.00, dated March 1, 2011, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on March 3, 2011, as Instrument Number 110004592, 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 28, 2016 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: 3.1736 acres, near state route 614, as shown on Plat of John C. RUSSELL, certified Land Surveyor,
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dated October 23, 1970. Said property is conveyed together with a NonExclusive Easement for Ingress and Egress over a Thirty (30) foot road designated as ''30 Foot Access'' on said Plat extending to state Route 614. Said road has been dedicated for the use of the owners of Real Property on either side of it by Instrument recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Stafford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 388, Page 586. This conveyance is made subject to all easements, conditions, restrictions and agreements as they may be lawfully apply to the property hereby conveyed or any part thereof. Tax ID: 16-36R.
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 # 1074.03810 10/28 & 11/04/16
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 (Trustee # 567789)
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PUBLIC NOTICE Process for filling the Stafford County Public Schools Garrisonville District School Board Seat Vacancy The Stafford County School Board is accepting applications from November 1 to 30 to fill the Garrisonville District School Board seat. Interested citizens must meet the following requirements to be eligible for appointment as the Garrisonville District School Board Member: •Registered voter and resident of the Garrisonville District at the time of the appointment; •Persons listed in Virginia Code Section 22.1-30 are not eligible for interim appointment (e.g., county officer, deputy officer, employee of the school board, listed relative of board member) Qualified candidates will submit the following documents as part of the application package: •Letter of Interest •Resume •Application •Certificate of Candidate Qualification. A link to these forms is listed on the SCPS website at www.staffordschools.net under the School Board tab. Roberta Euring, clerk of the School Board also has applications for candidates. Completed packages must be submitted to the clerk of the School Board, via email to euringrg@staffordschools.net, via fax to 540-658-6635, via mail to 31 Stafford Avenue, Stafford VA 22554 or hand delivered to the Alvin York Bandy Administrative Complex, 31 Stafford Avenue, Stafford, VA 22554. All packages are due by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Incomplete packets or applications received after this deadline will not be considered by the School Board. Important Dates: •Candidates must be available for interviews on the evening of December 8, 2016 •Candidates must be available for possible interviews on December 13, 2016 or attend the School Board’s monthly meeting scheduled for the evening •Candidates must be available for the School Board Retreat scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2017 with an alternate date of January 28, 2017 due to inclement weather Application Information: 1.If there are five or less applicants received: •Interviews are scheduled at a Special Called Meeting on December 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. with a Closed Session meeting afterwards to discuss candidate appointment. •If further time is needed, additional interviews will take place on December 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. prior to the monthly School Board meeting. 2.If six or more applications are received: •The Board will meet in a special called meeting on December 6, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., to select candidates interviewed by the School Board for the appointment. •SCPS will notify candidates of their selection for interviews, which will take place on December 8, 2016 beginning at 6:00 p.m. •Additional interviews will take place on December 13, 2016 should the School Board wish to continue the interview process. The clerk of the school board will notify applicants by email and phone regarding selection for the interview process. All submissions are subject to the rules and regulations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and provided to the public or media if requested. 11/4/2016
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