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tafford County announced the appointment of Thomas C. Foley on Wednesday as its new county administrator.

Foley, straight off a position in Albemarle County as its county executive, will start his new position in Stafford on Feb. 1.

Robert Thomas, who serves as the chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors and leads the George Washington District, said: “We think Tom Foley is the perfect fit for moving forward with the board’s vision during this very dynamic time in Stafford County. We are confident that his budgeting acumen, his emphasis on developing employees and his ability to implement strategic plans are strengths that will fully optimize Stafford’s full potential.”

C. Douglas Barnes is currently Stafford’s interim county administrator.

Barnes took over for former County Administrator Anthony Romanello, who resigned in July to become the deputy county manager in Henrico County.

Foley served as Albemarle County’s county executive since 2011 and as a county administrator in Caroline and Cumberland counties prior to that.

He earned a master’s degree in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Marshall University in West Virginia.

While at his position in Albemarle County, Foley saw the county earn its third AAA bond rating — the highest given to localities. The designation allows counties to borrow money for projects at lower rates, thereby freeing up money for other needs and services.

Stafford has two AAA ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch and is pursuing a third, according to the county.

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Nonprofit strives to help those in need at Christmas TRACY BELL

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.E.R.V.E. will deliver six tons of food in three days to 150 families in need this Christmas season and help with gifts for children, teenagers and senior citizens.

The 501c3 nonprofit, which serves Stafford County, will deliver the boxes of Christmas food, including turkey, on Dec. 17, 19 and 20, according to Marilyn Stevens, the organization’s executive director.

S.E.R.V.E., which stands for Stafford Emergency Relief through Volunteer Efforts, operates year-round, with a primary focus of helping Stafford families that are struggling to put food on their tables.

It operates and runs a food pantry, which expanded this fall by adding a 1,500-square-foot warehouse adjacent to its current facility on Upton Road in Stafford. The pantry stores all of the food that the

S.E.R.V.E. pantry manager Porter Weeks, right, and Cory Neal, delivery van driver, unlock the door to the new warehouse before bringing in more foodstuffs.

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community donates, Stevens said.

“We have been tripping over food donations for years,” Stevens explained, excited and grateful for the additional space. “As we free up space in our current pantry, we will be able to expand our services and provide classes or support in other areas of need.”

S.E.R.V.E. is in the process of transferring food to the new warehouse and stocking it with

incoming donations.

The group will begin to fully operate out of the new warehouse in January, she said, and a ribboncutting ceremony is planned for the New Year, though no firm date has been decided.

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Teens charged with grand larceny for stealing from vehicles » TRACY BELL

provided, according to M.C. Morris Moncure, public information officer for the sheriff ’s Two Stafford teenagers were office. charged with grand larceny McWaters, on Pebble Beach Tuesday after police said they Drive, saw two people runstole merchandise from vening and chased them. They hicles in Somerset and Season’s complied when ordered to the Landing neighborhood. ground and were taken into John Buddy Brown, 18, and JOHN BUDDY custody without further inciEthan Blake Roberts, 19, both BROWN dent. of Cornerstone Drive in StafLater identified as Brown and ford were each charged with Roberts, both were searched grand larceny, possession of and had Tasers, a large flashburglary tools, conspiracy to light and a backpack. They commit larceny, entering a vetold police they were going to hicle, larceny of property with 7-Eleven for snacks. intent to sell and petit larceny.

Several pairs of athletic At about 12:40 a.m. on shoes, valued at more than Tuesday, Stafford Deputy W.J. $100 each, and a jacket were McWaters responded to a call ETHAN BLAKE ROBERTS found along the fence line some about suspicious people on Mas100 feet from where the pair was appreter’s Drive in the neighborhood.

A witness told police he saw two peo- hended, according to Moncure. Police ple attempting to break into his vehicle, also found a multi-tool glass breaker and which was parked in his driveway. He seatbelt cutter.

The shoes were stolen from a vehicle on said he also saw them try to break into his Pebble Beach Drive, according to further neighbor’s vehicle.

Sheriff ’s office 1st Sgt. D.F. Purcell, investigation.

Brown and Roberts were incarcerated Sgt. D. Pinzon, McWaters and Deputy E.R. Houde searched the neighborhood at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in lieu for the suspects after a description was of a $4,700 secured bond.

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standing in the hotel parking lot carrying a Springfield XP45-ACP with A 32-year-old Georgia man a loaded magazine and a round was arrested Dec. 2 and charged in the chamber, Moncure said. with brandishing a firearm near Another loaded magazine was the Comfort Inn in south Staffound in his pocket. ford after an argument at a bar.

Witnesses told police that Nicholas Mark Carter, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, was NICHOLAS CARTER Carter argued with people inside the nearby Buffalo Mo’s Tap also charged with carrying a and Grill and the argument conconcealed weapon while intoxicated, according to M.C. Morris Mon- tinued in the parking lot.

Carter then pointed a gun at one of the cure, public information officer for the women in the group, according to a poStafford County Sheriff ’s Office.

At about 2:20 a.m. that day, police lice report.

The deputy detected a strong odor of responded to an emergency call coming from the hotel, located on Salisbury alcohol coming from Carter, the report Drive. Sheriff ’s office Deputy C.L. Smith said.

Carter was incarcerated at the Rappaharrived at the location in less than a minannock Regional Jail on a $2,000 secured ute, police said.

A man later identified as Carter was bond.

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BRIEFS RIKKI’S REFUGE TO HOLD CHRISTMAS TOUR Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary will hold a Christmas Day tour at noon.

Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. and visitors must have reservations by Dec. 22.

To enter, visitors are asked to bring a Christmas donation of cat or dog food, fruit or vegetables.

The nonprofit sanctuary is home to more than 1,300 animals, including pot-

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bellied pigs, cats, dogs and emus. The pigs love sweet potatoes and apples; the cats love Fancy Feast, the dogs love canned dog food, and the emus love broccoli, according to the refuge.

The tour is outdoors, followed by an indoor reception.

Rikki’s Refuge is located at 21410 Constitution Highway in Rapidan, Orange County.

For more, visit rikkisrefuge.org.

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Let’s call fake news what it is: propaganda Fake news has been all over the news recently. Let’s call it what it really is: propaganda.

Why are we talking about this in a column about MARK STOUT technolog y for families? Anyone online is inundated with information.

Before the internet, there were certain filters in place when we got our information from newspapers, magazines, books and broadcasting.

It was expensive to print and distribute or to broadcast. The publishers and broadcasters had limits of how much content they could put out, so they were discriminating in their selection. And they had to reach a large audience to be economically viable, so they could not alienate a large portion of their audience by being unfair.

I do not mean to suggest propaganda techniques were not used, just that there were some filters in place. Today there are none. Anyone can publish to the net for only the cost of an internet connection.

The only filter between publisher and audience is what the individual audience member provides for himself.

I learned about propaganda techniques in school, and I went looking through the Virginia Standards of Learning to find out our schools still teach about them — albeit in the seventh grade.

That may be too late. Media consumption habits may already be well-formed by then, considering how much information even children are exposed to online.

As parents, we need to teach our children critical thinking at a young age.

Have them learn to question what they read, see and hear. And also have them watch for propaganda techniques in their personal interactions.

When you see an example of name calling in an ad or speech, ask your child why the message needs to call someone a name. What are they hoping to gain?

When a testimonial is used, ask why we should forgo our own decision making and simply accept the opinion of others.

Are Beats by Dr. Dre really better headphones simply because we like his music?

Or should we try listening through them and other headphones to see what we think sounds better?

If the spokesmodel is beautiful, should we lend more credence? Is the attractive classmate’s opinions more valid than the unattractive ones?

The bandwagon technique suggesting the crowd is for something is an especially seductive allure for children as they all want to be accepted. Discuss bandwagon appeals when you see it in media. It will be easier to discuss bandwagon appeals without the emotional attachment they get when you have to combat their wanting to do something unwise because “all CLASSIFIED

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my friends get to do it.”

Show them how to recognize appeals to their fears and prejudices when someone is pushing a concept. Discuss how some will attack not the idea a person is putting forth, but the person. Why are they not attacking the idea in those cases?

Have them watch out for fear mongering as a way to promote an idea. “Let’s not play the game Tommy wants because his grandmother came from the same part of the world as terrorists do.”

Point out scapegoating — blaming a group of people as the sole cause of a larger, complex problem. And stereotyping — assigning a weakness to an entire group of people. Ask them if they have ever been stereotyped. Is it fair to be stereotyped?

Talk about fact checking. Does the speaker cite specific supports for the views? Teach them to know the difference between “experts agree” to “scientists at MIT have research that supports…” Show them fact checking sites and encourage them to check sites before passing along information they see online.

Let them know that the value of Wikipedia is not just the statements and opinions in the articles but the citations to the articles that may lead them to more valid sources of information.

Talk about filter bubbles. Now that we can seek information ourselves online, instead of it coming to us in newspapers and TV news, it is easy to want to seek out only that news that supports our beliefs.

Teach your children the value of challenging their own beliefs; and considering the opinions of others. Discuss how easy it is to build an online world where they live in a bubble with other people who share their beliefs without ever experiencing the beliefs of others, or even facts that challenge their own beliefs.

Help them to consider the source.

Does the source provide only one point of view? Does it always criticize the same side, and always compliment the other side? Can one side do no wrong, and the other side do no right?

Teach them the difference between an unsupported meme and one with citations in the meme itself. Teach them to validate the citation before sharing the meme.

Stress the difference between facts and opinions. Teach them to value both and that opinions do not negate facts.

Remind them that sharing faulty information makes their opinion less valued among the very friends they are trying to impress.

We need our children to be good consumers of information, fair purveyors themselves of information and most of all, educated and thoughtful citizens.

For links mentioned in the column or to share this column online, go to http://www. familytechonline.com. For Mark’s contact information, visit markstout.info on the web.

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She was once a rum runner’s yacht, or so the old timers told arriving new sailors.

The new arrivals didn’t know whether to believe DAVID KERR it or not. She had a sleek design with a long prow and didn’t fit the image of a conventional Navy vessel. The reality, however, was she was built in 1915 as a submarine tender and switched identities in 1940 to become a hydrographic survey vessel. During her active service, she earned three battle stars. But with only one exception, she never successfully fired on the enemy.

That one exception, however, was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Most people with any hint of nautical background often describe their ships and boats in terms of human personality traits. To them, these vessels, whether row boats or aircraft carriers, are alive.

With apologies for the obvious sexism, vessels are usually feminine. “She’s a good ship” or “She is slow to turn, but fast when you wanted her to be,” and of course, “She was a happy ship,” or on other occasions, not a happy ship.

The USS. Sumner (AGS-5) by all accounts, though as always there was some

grousing, was a happy ship. Though my Dad, who joined the ship’s company in 1943, also referred to her as “different.”

That’s was also the same term he used to describe his offbeat great uncle Ira, who lived “off the grid” in the Arizona desert.

Uncle Ira was ahead of his time.

The Sumner, its officers and crew, tended to view regulations as suggestions and though Navy through and through, weren’t too interested in always doing things the Navy way. Being a survey vessel they took a liberal view of naval courtesy and appropriate uniforms.

For the most part, they got away with it.

In fact, early in December 1941, an order went out to the ships at anchor in Pearl Harbor to stow their anti-aircraft ammunition below deck. This was for safety reasons. However, the Sumner either didn’t get the order or chose to ignore it — it’s not clear which. Her officers and men often considered directives like this as suggestions, to be ignored or followed as they chose.

When the Japanese attacked on Sunday morning Dec. 7, the Sumner, like every vessel at Pearl Harbor, was preparing to raise the colors. That happens at eight o’clock. However, the ship’s log notes that at 07:59 the ship went to general quarters. Aircraft with “red discs” on their wings were attacking.

The Sumner was anchored near the submarine base. Remarkably, this meant she was ideally positioned to fire on enemy aircraft as they began their bomb runs on the battleships at anchor in Pearl Harbor. Her crew began firing almost immediately. Sadly, other ships, those who had obeyed the Navy’s order to stow their ammunition, faced a devastating delay. The attack, in two waves, continued until about 10 a.m. The Sumner, throughout it all, caused as much damage to the enemy as she could and claimed the downing of least three aircraft.

There was nothing about her that made her appear dangerous to the enemy. My Dad used to say that with a top speed of 11 knots and one 3-inch gun mounted aft, that the best she could do was fire on her attackers as she was trying to get away. On that one day in 1941, this survey vessel managed to down several enemy planes.

She would never do that again, but like a lot of people at a moment of crisis, the Sumner proved what she was made of.

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.

The fight was also on the home front It seems to me… each year on Dec. 7 — the day in 1941 that the Japanese Empire attacked the United States —we are reminded by stories, deHARVEY GOLD scriptions and reminiscences of what happened to the U.S. military on that day. U.S. sailors, soldiers and airmen suffered horribly and continued to suffer for years while displaying unbelievable courage, strength and brilliance until they defeated the Japanese and the Empire of the Rising Sun surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945.

A careful and vivid description by InsideNoVa’s David Kerr of how the U.S. military sleeping giant was awakened appeared in last week’s edition. For me, however, Dec. 7 evokes another memory, a memory of a young boy whose world suddenly changed that day.

I was 8 in 1941 and my family lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. In addition to schoolwork, my life was filled with baseball, stickball, street hockey and touch football, and private time was filled with a variety of hobbies familiar to young boys at that time.

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thought of an enemy attacking the U.S. did not seem real to my 8-year old mind.

Then suddenly, on the day President Roosevelt called “a day of infamy,” my world changed, and war and all the fears of it took over my life as it did the lives of all Americans.

Our radios blared daily with news from both European and Pacific fighting.

Nightly, my family gathered around the radio to get the latest news. Scenes of our military in action were seen in the movie newsreels that preceded the films we went to see on weekends. And the films now centered on the war and portrayed the Japanese and Germans as beasts, as indeed they were. Through radio, newspapers and movies, we were taught to hate “the Japs and the Nazis” and to put all our energy into the war effort.

In school, we were organized into groups and had armbands to identify where we needed to go in case of attack or invasion. To help the effort, in school we knit small squares that were sent someplace where they were put into blankets and who knows what.

Family life changed with food, gasoline and clothing rationing. Our car had a sticker that identified how much and how often we could get fuel. Sugar and other groceries were rationed, and we carefully used them because they were no longer freely or easily available. We saved used cooking oil, which was picked up and EDUCATION

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transformed into fuel and other needed chemicals for our military efforts. We bought war bonds to help finance the war effort, and many celebrities made continuous appeals for war-bond sales.

Nights were interrupted by sirens notifying us of practice air raid drills. Windows were covered with light-screening blinds in case of an air attack.

Our lives were touched directly when family members, neighbors and friends were drafted or enlisted. My father and all but one of my uncles were too old to be drafted and it was my mother’s brother, Uncle Leo, who became part of our Navy and served in the military police as an SP, the Navy’s equivalent of an Army MP. The toys we played with became part of our support of our troops. We no longer used our toy pistols and guns to play cowboys and Indians. Now, on the streets where we lived, we fought Germans and Japanese as though they were really invading our neighborhood. My hobbies now were building model airplanes that I hung from the ceiling of my bedroom.

The war had become part of my daily life.

While I still listened to the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet, the Shadow and other serial radio shows, I now waited eagerly for news of the war each evening.

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Will Virginia conservatives ‘Advance’ with Trump’s victory? during one of the breakout sesIndependent first-time voters sions of the Advance on Saturday. manifesting Donald J. Trump’s Hopefully, Sili and Maurer will historic election upset, hold limit Stewart’s prattle and fothe key for a future Repubcus on outreach of minorities lican victory. Conservatives Stewart has alienated. need them as recent history Issues like this will be the and poorly received candichallenge for Stafford’s Repubdates stifle attempts to win back DANIEL CORTEZ lican leader Danielle Davis and the state house.

At this weekend’s Republican “Ad- committee evaluating candidates for the vance” at the Omni Hotel and Greater hotly contested 2017 governor’s race.

Richmond Convention Center, 600 con- Then there’s the likes of Del. L. Mark servatives will attempt not to let his- Dudenhefer, allegedly contemplating tory repeat itself, with control the White giving up his seat and running for loHouse and both houses of congress in cal supervisor again. One official who spoke on condition of anonymity stated January.

Their theme, “Take Back Richmond,” Dudenhefer, “Hates not being imporpresented with notable speakers such as tant enough,” in the General Assembly.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Perhaps the real concern was his near 1st District Congressman Rob Wittman, defeat last year by Democratic opponent should provide inspiration to the rank Joshua King in a district full of veterans and file. Will controversial former presi- and minorities that intimidated a man atdential candidates Gov. Chris Christie tempting to hold on to political office… and businesswoman Carley Fiorina pres- any office.

In the wings awaits Dudenhefer’s last ent confliction with their difficult history during the campaign? Or will they pres- conservative primary opponent, the ament intense verbal support of President- bitious Timothy J. Ciampaglio, who may elect Trump and his unconventional ac- have difficulty attempting another deltions and victory? Realistically, most use egate run.

But there’s more chatter about who their time chronicling their own achievewill challenge Democrat Lt. Gov. Ralph ments and posture for future office.

Today the old Virginia way of positive Northam for governor besides front runinteraction with political respect and de- ners Ed Gillespie and Wittman. The clear corum regrettably appears to be passé. As advantage today must be with the modsuch, conservatives craving victory must erate veteran physician and VMI alum prevent the bloviating rhetoric of fired Northam.

In the undercard, former Assistant U.S. former Virginia Trump Campaign coordinator Cory Stewart, who insists he’s Attorney John Adams and Chuck Smith, most qualified to take back the mansion. one-time head of the Virginia Beach Republican Party, await the possible enHe’s not.

The pompous ego and effluvium of his- trance of 20th District State Sen. Bill torical racial statements from the Prince Stanley to decide who will contest DemoWilliam supervisor could cause serious crat Attorney General Mark Herring.

But at the Advance the ones to watch damage to grass-roots localities with large minority communities such as Stafford, posturing for the lieutenant governor Caroline or Spotsylvania if he became contest are popular Spotsylvania busipart of the gubernatorial ticket. Stewart nessman and former Army Ranger State nevertheless was incredibly selected to Sen. Bryce Reeves, who recently anjoin Rock Hill Supervisor Wendy Maurer nounced his candidacy, along with State and Caroline Chairman Jeff Sili as part of Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Fauquier) the “Governing at the Local Level” panel and Virginia Beach delegate and tele-

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communications management entrepreneur Glen Davis.

Trump’s victory and present political prognosticating was enhanced locally by Davis seeing a “shift in the dynamics,” which she called invigorating, where 180 volunteers many independent first timers were on the ground election day. It was a record Stafford turnout, and credit Davis for vigorously delivering the Trump vote.

But credit Trump and his international business expertise for delivering a record number of Hispanic and black voters to

the conservative victory, with his promise to end the immigration quagmire.

Clearly for conservatives to indeed advance and “take back Richmond” the key word will be outreach, Trump style. Davis says, “I’m working on it.” Hope her message does not fall on deaf ears of establishment conservatives and their difficult history.

Daniel Cortez, a Northern Virginia political writer and broadcaster, is active in veterans and minority affairs. He can be reached at dpcortez1969@yahoo.com.

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day to learn what happened in the war. I sat among my parents and elders listening to their fears and hopes as our troops had defeats and successes. On Dec. 7, 1941, my childhood began to disappear.

With the passage of time, our country moved on and those who were our enemies in World War II became our trusted allies and friends. But every Dec.

7 I remember the words that came across the radio waves describing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the bold newspaper headlines that war had been declared, President Roosevelt’s inspiring “day of infamy” speech and how suddenly my world became bigger and very scary.

Harvey Gold can be reached at StaffordNews@insidenova.com.

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LIVING WITH DOGS | LAURIE C. WILLIAMS

Winter safety tips for pet owners “Old Man Winter” has not fully reared his ugly head yet, but we all know he’s coming. Now is the time to make preparations to keep your pets LAURIE C. WILLIAMS as safe and healthy as possible through the harsh season.

Be sure to provide adequate shelter.

Most domesticated dogs really aren’t true “outside” animals. They need warmth and to be protected from the elements.

When temps dip it’s best to bring your pets indoors. How cold is too cold? This varies depending on your dog’s breed, coat type and length, but generally once temperatures get below 50 degrees (F) it’s time to bring them indoors or at least provide proper shelter from the wind and cold. The structure should be draft free, elevated and large enough for the dog

to lie down, stand up and turn around, but still small enough to retain his body heat. Clean, dry bedding should also be provided and changed often if it becomes damp or wet.

Protect the paws. After walking your dog, be sure to clean his paws to remove salt and/or other ice melting chemicals.

Hair around the paws and pads should be kept trimmed so dirt and ice cannot collect. Check the pads for cuts and cracks.

Dog boots can provide great paw protection, but make sure you give your dog time to get used to wearing them. And believe it or not, dogs can get frostbite.

In addition to the paws, check your dog’s ears and tail for frostbite too. If you notice any odd coloring and suspect frostbite, contact your veterinarian immediately.

Ward off excess weight. If the cold weather prevents your dog from getting his usual amount of activity, be sure to take that into account come feeding time.

Just like humans, a dog that exercises less frequently will burn fewer calories and gain weight.

Keep him hydrated. Continue to provide fresh, unfrozen water at all times.

Snow on the ground is not a proper substitute! If your dog’s water source is outdoors, consider investing in a heated water bowl or other device to warm the water.

Add extra layers. Dogs wearing clothes sometimes gets a bad rap — no pun intended. Coats and sweaters are a very viable option for short-coated breeds and smaller dogs without much body fat.

Make sure your pet is wearing identification. Losing track of your dog can be devastating, but even more so during bad weather. A snow storm could affect your dog’s ability to find his way back home, so identification tags and microchips should be an absolute must.

Watch for hazards. Even though there

are pet-friendly versions of anti-freeze and snow melting “salt,” most people still use the kind that is lethal to pets. Unfortunately, both dogs and cats like the sweet smell and taste of antifreeze and ingesting even a small amount could prove fatal.

And sometimes the snow melting crystals can get stuck on a pet’s paws, leading them to attempt to lick or bite it off. Regularly check for spills in driveways and garages where your dog has access and clean up immediately. If you use a snow melter, be sure to get a pet safe brand, and ask your neighbors to follow suit. If you suspect your dog has ingested antifreeze or other potentially harmful chemicals, consider it an emergency and seek immediate veterinary assistance.

If you take the proper precautions and protect your pet, the two of you can enjoy a fun winter wonderland together.

Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams, CPDT.KA, is a television and radio personality and nationally recognized dog trainer. She can be reached at info@ pupniron.com.

SHELTER PETS OF THE WEEK

Guppy is a sweet, intelligent lady who is a food-motivated. She will “Sit” on command and can learn lots of other tricks. She is at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, 540-898-1500.

Angel enjoys playing with toys, romping around and exploring. But she also enjoys cuddling up in a good lap and she gets along with other cats. She is at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, 540-898-1500.

Bandit is a 1-year-old male pit bull. He can be seen at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, 540-658-PETS.

Superman had foster parents Kids in our community need super parents like you to foster or adopt.You can be the wind beneath their cape.

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Slag is a 9-Year-old tri-color rottie mix. He can be seen at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, 540-658-PETS.

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and whose life expectancy is less than one year. The purpose of a POST form is to ensure that critical medical decisions are made and are consistent with a patient’s values, goals of care, and overall preferences.

Local hospice provider encourages taking steps to plan for end-of-life decisions s the largest and oldest nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider in the midAtlantic area, Capital Caring has been caring for those nearing the end of their lives for more than 40 years. Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers in Northern Virginia in 1977, the organization has grown and now serves nearly 1,200 men, women, and children every day in Prince George’s County MD, Washington DC, and a large portion of Virginia, from Arlington to Loudoun County and all the way south to the North Carolina border.

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“Our mission is to simply improve care for those living with advanced illness,” said Malene Davis, Capital Car-

ing’s President and CEO. “So many times, our patients and their families are not clear about desired medical treatment and other endof-life decisions, which is why the POST program is so vital for those living with advanced illnesses.”

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A Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (POST) form shares some characteristics with the more commonly known Advance Directives, though there are a few key differences. While all adults are advised to have advance directives that describe their wishes for medical treatment should they become ill or incapacitated, POST forms are often more specific than advanced directives, focus on cur-

rent care, and travel with a patient across care settings – for example, if a patient is transferred to a hospital from a nursing care facility. Most importantly, a POST form is an actual physician’s order, and is recognized as such by health care providers.

Virginia’s POST Collaborative is endorsed by the National POLST Paradigm and follows the tenets of the national program: POST is a clinical process intended to facilitate communication between health care professionals and patients with serious illnesses. Unlike an advance directive, a POST form is only intended for individuals with a chronic progressive illness

After an extensive conversation between a patient and his or her health care provider, the doctor (Virginia also allows Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to complete the POST form provided it is within the scope of their practice agreement) completes a POST form that documents the previous conversations about treatment goals. It is only after the form is completed by a physician that the patient signs the form.

Importantly, POST forms do not deny patients treatment at the end of life, nor do they decrease patients’ choices.

“End-of-life conversations are difficult,” said Matt Kestenbaum, MD, Capital Caring’s Medical Director. “Capital Caring recognizes the importance of these conversations and considers POST forms to be incredibly helpful and supportive for patients whose life expectancy is limited. We are privileged to serve as the organizational home of the Virginia POST Collaborative and to help build awareness of this additional layer of support as individuals face treatment decisions. We encourage everyone facing a chronic progressive illness, a terminal illness, or who care for seniors to speak with your physician to determine if a POST form is appropriate for you.”

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Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center names new president entara Northern Virginia services to patients in the Northern VirMedical Center has named ginia and greater Fredericksburg region.

Katherine A. Johnson, as its Before coming to Sentara, Johnson new president, the medical was president of Novant Health Thomcenter announced last week. asville Medical Center in Thomasville, Johnson joined Sentara Healthcare in North Carolina, for eight years. She has June as vice president and chief operatalso served as a chief nursing officer and ing officer. In August, she asvice president for patient care sumed the day-to-day overservices for Novant Health sight of the hospital during Forsyth Medical Center in the search for a new presiWinston-Salem, North Cardent. She begins her new role olina, and vice president of as president Dec. 5. patient care services for Frye “I am very proud and exRegional Medical Center in cited to have the opportunity to work with the Sentara Hickory, North Carolina.

Northern Virginia Medical KATHERINE A. She previously worked as a JOHNSON Center team in my new role director of nursing, assistant and I look forward to imdirector of nursing, clinical proving healthcare for the Northern Vir- nursing supervisor and nurse. ginia community we serve,” Johnson Johnson has a bachelor’s degree in said in a statement. nursing and a master’s degree in adult Sentara Northern Virginia Medihealth nursing/nursing administration cal Center is a 183-bed, not-for-profit community hospital in Prince William from the State University of New York at County. The hospital offers services in- Buffalo, an MBA from the University of cluding primary care, emergency care, South Carolina, and a Ph.D. in healthadvanced imaging, cancer, diabetes, care administration from Kennedyheart and vascular, orthopedics, urol- Western University in Thousand Oaks, ogy, weight loss surgery, and women’s California.

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Stafford High grad scored 25 points in Eagles’ season opener » DAVID DRIVER

For InsideNoVa

Last season Kendall Parker averaged 10.3 points per contest as a sophomore for the University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team.

But in the first game this season the junior from Stafford High had 25 points in a win over Washington & Lee. In the first six games this season, she averaged 14.3 points per contest and made 39.3 percent of her shots from the field, including 42.5 percent from three-point range.

While there is no guarantee Parker can keep up that pace, the guard certainly put in a lot of work during the summer to improve her game.

“Kendall is a dynamic scorer,” said Deena Applebury, the veteran Mary Washington head coach. “She can obviously shoot the three. She can take it to the basket and draw fouls. She is just an outstanding shooter from anywhere on the court.”

And she feels prepared as a go-to player on offense if needed by the Eagles, who host Marymount of Arlington at 3 p.m.

Dec. 10. She was held to three points in a 65-43 win on Nov. 30 against Frostburg State of Maryland, then had 10 points Saturday off the bench in a win over York (Pa.) College.

“I am definitely ready for that role,” said Parker, who played in 27 games with nine starts last season. “Over the summer I tried to work on my game more than just outside shooting. Hopefully that reflects on the rest of the season. I hope to be that person [on offense]. I really want to be.”

Parker led the Eagles, who won their first six games this year, in three-point shots made (63) and three-point percentage (43.2) last season. She had a career-high 36 points against Christopher Newport in the semifinals of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament as she

Kendall Parker had a career-high 36 points against Christopher Newport in the semifinals of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament as she made eight of 12 long shots.

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made eight of 12 long shots.

As a freshman in 2014-15 she played in all 27 games for the Eagles and averaged six points per contest. She shot 80.6 percent from the line and had 22 points against Frostburg State and 21 against Southern Virginia.

“I think regardless of what the conference looks like, as long as we play our game we will be good competition. Hopefully we can go even further” than last year, she said.

Last season Mary Washington was 24-5 and beat Marymount for the CAC title as Parker had 16 points off the bench.

The Eagles took part in the NCAA Division III national tournament and lost in

the first round at Maryville of Tennessee.

Parker came off the bench in that game and had five points in 15 minutes.

“We only lost one senior so we are strong with that (group). We have a good core coming back,” Parker said. “We have four freshmen that should add a lot to our roster. We should be pretty good.”

Her mother graduated from Mary Washington in 1985. Parker is one of four captains and is majoring in political science with a minor in business.

RAVENEL, REED NAMED ALL-CAA PLAYERS James Madison senior wide receiver Brandon Ravenel (North Stafford) and

QUARTERBACK First team » Shon Mitchell (Oscar Smith, 12) Second team » Brendon Clark (Manchester , 10) » Ethan Garwood (Colonial Forge, 11)

» Clint Marshall (Western Branch, 12) » Zeke Hand (Colonial Forge, 12)

RUNNING BACK

First team » Andy Lowe (Colonial Forge, 12) » Second team » Nick Low (Ocean Lakes, 12)

First team » Deangelo White (Oscar Smith, 11) » Frank Boyd (Manchester, 12) » Ricky Slade (Hylton, 11) Second team » Breon Mosely (Tallwood, 12) » Joe Hunt (Cosby, 12) » Tyquan Brown (Freedom, 10)

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First team » Nidavion Toxey (Oscar Smith, 11) » Zayin West (Manchester , 12) » Talvis Robinson (Thomas Dale , 11) » Shane Strand (Colonial Forge, 12) Second team » Bobby Smith (Ocean Lakes, 12) » Taylor Roach (Woodside, 12)

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First team » Khalik Perry (Oscar Smith, 12) » Gynai James (Thomas Dale, 11) » Josh Sarratt (Colonial Forge, 10) Second team » Dauvieh Bradshaw (First Colonial, 11) » Donovan Moore (Manchester, 12)

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First team » Matt Young (Riverbend, 12) Second team » Christian Faber (Thomas Dale , 12)

KICKER First team » Jadon Redding (Colonial Forge, 11) Second team » Josh Nardone (First Colonial, 12)

KICK RETURNER First team » Khalik Perry (Oscar Smith, 12) Second team » Ricky Slade (C.D. Hylton, 11)

OFF. ALL-PURPOSE First team » Gabe McCollin (Thomas Dale, 12) Second team NEWS

» Shon Mitchell (Oscar Smith, 12)

DEFENSE DEF. LINEMAN First team » Eric Crosby (Ocean Lakes, 12) » Zayin West (Manchester, 12) » Devin Williams (Thomas Dale , 12) Second team » Elisha Mitchell (Bayside, 12) » Seth Harrell (Grassfield, 12) » Kolby Hunter (Oscar Smith, 12)

DEFENSIVE END First team » Jordan Williams (Cox, 12) » Shaundarius Carter (Thomas Dale, 12) Second team EDUCATION

North Stafford High graduate Lyndon White is a senior guard for the men’s basketball team at Division III Lynchburg, a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

He played in 29 games with 27 starts last year as a junior and averaged 7.7 points per contest.

He averaged 5.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the first six contests this season.

The Hornets play Dec. 9-10 at the Juniata tournament in Pennsylvania.

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» DeShaan Dixon (Western Branch, 12) » Tyjuan Garbutt (Riverbend, 12)

All 6A-South Region football team OFFENSE

William & Mary senior defensive back Trey Reed (Colonial Forge) were named to the post-season all-Colonial Athletic Association football honor roll.

JMU, 8-0 in league play and 11-1 overall, won the regular-season title in the CAA and earned a first-round bye in the national tournament. The host Dukes beat CAA foe New Hampshire 55-22 on Dec. 3 in the national playoffs and will host Sam Houston in the quarterfinals on Friday, Dec. 9 in a game that will be televised on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.

“Don’t let the hype get to you,” Ravenel said Monday of playing on ESPN2. “We have a football game to play.”

“Everyone around here is really excited about it,” JMU head coach Mike Houston said of playing in front of a national audience.

Ravenel has a team-high 42 catches with five touchdowns this year. He had eight catches for 155 yards and scored two touchdowns in the win over New Hampshire. JMU won the national title in 2006.

William & Mary ended the year 5-6 overall one season after forging a threeway tie with JMU and Richmond for the CAA crown in 2015. Gordon Collins (Mountain View) began the year as a running back for Richmond but he was injured early in the season. The Spiders were 9-3 in regular-season play and qualified for the national playoffs with a game at North Dakota on Dec. 3.

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First team » Keshon Artis (Oscar Smith, 11) » Trey Vossler (Cosby, 12) » Nygil Johnson (Manchester, 12) » James Kennedy (Colonial Forge, 12) Second team » Michael Broccoletti (Cox, 12) » Matthew Broccoletti (Cox, 12) » Kendall Bell (Woodside, 12) » Devonte Chandler (Thomas Dale , 11)

DEFENSIVE BACK First team » Joseph White (Landstown, 11) » Kamari Jackson (Woodside, 12) » Brandon Delbridge (Oscar Smith, 12) » Josh Sarratt (Colonial Forge, 10) Second team » Tayvion Robinson (Cox, 10) » Tre’ Clark (Manchester , 10) » AJ Lazaro (Thomas Dale, 12) OPINION

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» Dashaun Jerkins (Woodbridge, 11)

PUNTER First team » Joshua Thomas (C.D. Hylton, 11) Second team » Josh Nardone (First Colonial, 12)

PUNT RETURNER First team » Shermane Pressley (C.D.Hylton, 11) Second team » AJ Lazaro (Thomas Dale, 12)

DEF. ALL-PURPOSE First team » Max Oxendine (Thomas Dale, 12) Second team » A.J. Smith (Cox, 12)

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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR » Keshon Artis (Oscar Smith, 11)

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build it, fund it and fill it,” Stevens said.

She especially thanked the Honeywell Charitable Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region, for a $60,000 grant, as well as Mount Ararat Baptist Church and Ebenezer United Methodist Church.

“Because of their tremendous support, we will be able to cut the ribbon debt free,” Stevens said in an email to InsideNoVa. Parker Weeks, food pantry manager for S.E.R.V.E., said Wednesday that the pantry is “in pretty good shape” but could still use canned fruit and breakfast food, which run out fast, as well as beef stew or chili — always good foods to eat in the winter months.

Along with food, S.E.R.V.E. plans to make the holidays brighter by helping the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program with gifts for young children. It’s also helping to provide Christmas gifts for teenagers and senior citizens in need, through its own projects: the Teenage Christmas Program and Santa to a Senior.

Currently, the organization is in great need of $25 Target or Walmart gift cards for the teenagers, according to Stevens, who said this week that 160 gift cards are still needed by Dec. 15 to meet the organization’s goal.

“We have a long way to go and Christmas is right around the corner,” she said.

“Without our help, there will be 75 Stafford teenagers without a gift on Christmas morning. We cannot let this become their reality,” she explained.

S.E.R.V.E. plans to hand out $50 gift cards to the teenagers as well as hats and scarves, and stockings filled with candy.

S.E.R.V.E., which got its start in 1979, previously served Planning District 16, which includes Stafford, Fredericksburg, Caroline, King George and Spotsylvania.

Today, it focuses solely on Stafford County, along with a handful of regional residents who were grandfathered in when the service area changed.

It has at least 35 regular volunteers, along with a board of directors and five paid staff members.

Thanksgiving and Christmastime are especially busy for S.E.R.V.E. with holiday food and gift assistance priorities.

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Year-round, though, the organization offers free programs, services, counseling, events and classes.

For instance, financial assistance and emergency prescription assistance are available through S.E.R.V.E. For those needing financial assistance, appointments can be made Tuesdays and Thursdays at S.E.R.V.E. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The emergency assistance is “a hand up — not a handout,” with the group encouraging self-sufficiency when possible.

Typically, volunteers fill and distribute 350 to 400 boxes of food supplies per month.

Last year, the establishment distributed more than 100 tons of food to close to 1,200 families. Annually, it provides about $600,000 in assistance by way of food or finance.

People in need can use S.E.R.V.E.’s food pantry once a month and that provides about a week’s worth of food. The established frequency in visits is meant to fill the gap between monthly assistance, including food stamps.

Volunteers are regularly needed at S.E.R.V.E. and interested newcomers can fill out volunteer applications, available on the organization ’s website. Volunteers process food donations, purchase food, conduct food drives, pack food boxes, support the staff, help at community events and serve on planning committees.

Non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at S.E.R.V.E., located at 15 Upton Lane in Stafford, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Off-site food donation locations in Stafford include Porter Library, Giant, England Run Library, Past & Present in the county’s Chatham Heights and Treasures in Ferry Farm.

Monetary donations, which are taxdeductible, can be mailed to S.E.R.V.E., Inc., P.O. Box 1357, Stafford VA 22555 or can be submitted on S.E.R.V.E.’s website through PayPal. For a list of food, toiletry and cleaning supplies regularly needed or for more information about S.E.R.V.E., visit servehelps.org, call 540-288-9603 or contact Marilyn Stevens at marilynstevens07@ gmail.com.

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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 60 Saint Roberts Drive Stafford, VA 22556 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $331,476.00, dated July 19, 2012, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Stafford County on July 20, 2012, as Instrument Number 120014752, 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 January 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 201, Section 1C, ST. GEORGE’s ESTATE, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Plat Book 23 at Pages 99 through 101, among the land records of Stafford County, Virginia.

Tax ID: 19K2 1C 201.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $12,000.00 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 # 573127) 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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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 January 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: All that certain lot or parcel of real estate, with all improvements thereon and rights appurtenant thereto, lying and being in the Hartwood Magisterial District, Stafford County, Virginia, being designated as Lot 11-R, on that Consolidation plat and survey made

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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. Said legal description having been previously erroneously described as Lot 11 on that Deed of Trust dated March 27, 2007 and recorded in ent#LR070009724, among the aforesaid land records.

And being that same property originally known as Lot 12, which by deed dated August 25, 1967, was conveyed from George E. Payne, Sr. and Julia E. Payne, his wife, to John B. Payne and Betty P. Payne, his wife, and recorded in Deed Book 177 at page 525. And being that same property originally known as Lot 11, which by deed dated July 18, 1963, was conveyed from George E. Payne, Sr. and Julia E. Payne, his wife, to John B. Payne and Betty P. Payne, his wife, and recorded in Deed Book 177 at page 525.. Tax ID: 53B 2 11.

der’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 12/9 & 12/16/16

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