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ord grad tells SchoolStaff board Navy story savesthe thousands at Pearl Harbor on copier service

TOYS FOR TOTS FARMERS’ MARKET

Toys for Tots campaign starting to wrap up

BY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS (SW) TRACY BELL BRIAN T. GLUNT,

tbell@insidenova.com Navy Office of Community Outreach

he Stafford County School Board As the nation paus- fouragreed Tuesday to a $588,000 es to remember theUSA of year contract with Ricoh attack on Pearl HarChicago for copier services beginning in fiscal 2017. bor, which occurred years agocontract on Dec.was for The initial75 proposed 7, the occasion has $650,000. special meaning for A competing Xerox representative a Staff ord native who attended four school board meetings this serving U.S. using spring urgingisthe boardintothe consider DAVE WERNER Navy at the location Xerox, which produced the lowest bid. that drew the Schools United States Stafford County Public used into World War II. Ricoh for the past 10 years and has used Marines play “Santa’s helpers” as they hand Retired U.S. Navy Capt. David Werner, in the past. out gifts to Head Start children in StaffXerox ord a 1984 Stafford School graduate, is County several years ago. School board members didHigh not choose FILE PHOTO MARTY VAN DUYNE assigned to the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet Xerox, but thanked its representative Headquarters. he U.S. Marine Corps Refor saving the schools $250,000 over Werner responsible serve Toys for Tots profour years based on its is lower bid and for for helping tell the Navy’s story in the Pacifi c. gram is nearing the endproviding of information that helped the “I like engaging with its yearly run of collecting board save money. Columnist the public and sailors new, unwrapped toys dur-S cho ol bDavid o ardKerr memb ers and cally harvested produce gets prime display as crowds browse and shop the stand operated by C&T Produce at the North who follow in the footsheds some ing October, November Superintendent Bruce Benson expressed fford Farmers’ Market. This year the total number of vendors has increased to around 30 at the same location, the parklight on the steps of those who have andfrom December, but there is still timedisappointment to lot of the Stafford Medical Pavilion on the Stafford Hospital campus. The market is open Sundays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the way the school attack. come before them,” said makeDOLZENKO a donation. til November. ALEKS | INSIDENOVA system handledSEE theHISmatter, but said it Werner. COLUMN ON The donated items are distributed would cause them to4.look more closely at PAGE Being stationed in as Christmas gifts to less fortunate future business dealings. Pearl Harbor, often rechildren in the community where the “I think weferred could’ve been clearer in to ourthe Pacific in to as the gateway campaign is conducted. Through this communication with our vendors,” said defense circles, means that Werner is servprogram, Marines deliver a message Benson. ing in a part of the world that is taking on of hope and the joy of Christmas, and In April, the board deferredinaAmerica’s decision national denew importance unite members of local communities in on which copier company to use and fense strategy. a common cause during three months decided to further review its options. According to Navy offi cials, the U.S. Paeach year, according to the program There were five bidding companies cifi c Fleet is the world’s largest fleet comThe Toys for Tots program began in TRACY BELL involved. and comof approval. The grant works as a 50 internal investigations mand, encompassing 100 tbell@insidenova.com 1947 and is an IRS recognized 501(c) PEARL ” Decatur said. percent match with local funding plaints is significant, million board square miles, near(3) not-for-profi t charity directed byThere, school HARBOR he Stafford County Sheriff ’s member Patricia Healy, SCHOOL are a psychofrom the county. The cost to Staf- “Body-worn cameras PAGE 13 ly half the Earth’s surface, the commander of the Marine Forces Office has applied for a U.S. PAGE 13 R-Rock Hill, challenged to misbehavior on ford is $400,000 a year for five years. logical deterrent Reserve. The Toys for Tots program has been collecting and distributing toys for needy children since Department of Justice grant TOYS lens. The benefitsare Stafford County Sheriff Da- both sides of theLocal campaigns 1947. that could fund 100 of its vid Decatur told InsideNoVa PAGE 13 PHOTO COURTESY TOYS FORexceed TOTS FOUNDATION the drawbacks that conductedassociated annually in deputies with a body cam- implementing a body-camera pro- with the cost and time to manage era. gram is a vast undertaking. The goal the program.” STAFFORD COUNTY STAFFORD COUNTY SUNSUN If received, full funding of the of the program is to achieve a high Using the technology in the deFOUNDATION REPAIR SUBSCRIBE grant would allow deputies in the level of transparency with the com- partment’s field operations division SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBETODAY TODAY CRAWL SPACE ENCAPSULATION TODAY office’s field operations division to munity whileBASEMENT protecting the rights would allow for the most immediWATERPROOFING INSIDENOVA.COM/SUBSCRIBE INSIDENOVA.COM/SUBSCRIBE INSIDENOVA.COM/ carry the cameras. of citizens and deputies alike, he ate and expansive contact with the SUBSCRIBE Owned & Operated by Professional Engineers! STAFFORDNEWS@INSIDENOVA.COM Stella & STAFFORDNEWSINSIDENOVA.COM The sheriff ’s office applied for community served, Desaid. STAFFORDNEWS@ FOUNDATION REPAIR•CRAWL SPACE *Any ENCAPSULATION Jesse Waltz, P.E., job over $3000. Good CALL:571 (571)2088059 208-8059 INSIDENOVA.COM CALL: Inspection & Estimate! BASEMENT WATERPROOFING the grant after the Stafford County said. “…The benefitFree of having video catur when presented at time Owners CAMERA * only (571) 208-8059 of free inspection. Not to be PAGE 13 SETTLING FOUNDATION WOOD combined WET BASEMENT St af ford C ounty footage for prosecution, training, Call 888-579-7454 Today! Board of Supervisors gave ROTTED its stamp with any other offer.

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