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Historical marker to remember Anthony Burns ANTHONY BURNS
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nthony Burns’ first years of life were as a slave in Stafford County. Having an apparent aptitude, he rose to a certain position at the Falmouth Union Church, even becoming known as a slave preacher. But the shackles of slavery were too confining for Burns, and he managed to escape bondage by stowing away on a ship bound for Boston. He lived there, briefly, as a free man. Burns’ fate – and that of the nation -changed forever when he was arrested just a few months later and held under the Fugitive Slave Act, prompting massive and sometimes violent protests in Massachusetts. Burns was returned to slavery, but his story didn’t end there. His supporters bought Burns’
freedom from a North Carolina slaveholder, allowing Burns to study at the historically progressive Oberlin College in Ohio and become a preacher. Tragically, Burns died from tuberculosis at the young age of 28. Burns is nationally known because his story marked a turning point in U.S. history. As a young slave yearning for freedom, he stood in the center of roiling tensions between the North and the South that soon led to Southern secession and the Civil War. What is perhaps less well known, particularly among transient Northern Virginians, is that Burns’ story began in Stafford County. Now, a new historical marker, planned near the entrance of the Historic Port of Falmouth, aims to change that, appropriately enough, during Black History Month. County and state officials are planning a ceremony Feb. 26 to unveil the new marker, which shares Burns’ story and his important place in history. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources chose to honor Burns’ memory with help from the federally funded Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the act is to diversify the historical marker program by
recognizing the contributions of women, Native Americans and African Americans, said Randy Jones, a spokesman for the state Department of Historic Resources. Jennifer Loux, a historian with the marker program, said Burns’ story helps explain the country’s march toward armed conflict. “Abolitionists’ unsuccessful attempt to rescue Burns increased anti-slavery sentiment in the North,” Loux said. “At the same time, many white Southerners became more and more convinced that Northerners’ opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act posed a serious threat to their property rights in slaves.” The Stafford County School Board honored Burns’ memory by naming the county’s 17th elementary school for him in 2006. Nancy Coll, principal of Anthony Burns Elementary, are slated to attend the ceremony along with E. Edward “Chip” Mann, chairman of Virginia’s Board of Historic Resources, and Robert “Bob” Thomas, Jr., chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors. “We have such a rich history in Stafford County, so many historic figures were either born here or came through at some point,” Thomas said. “The new marker is another way to tell that story.”
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Family escapes house fire, pets perish The occupants of a single family home escaped through a second-floor window as fire raged on the first floor Monday morning. Two adults and three children were taken to an area hospital and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening after a fire, according to Stafford County Fire and Rescue Asst. Chief Mark L. Doyle. Several pets did not survive the fire at 4 Randolph Road in south Stafford, Doyle said. The crews from Falmouth Station Engine 1 and Medic 11 arrived at the structure within 6 minutes of the call at
5:16 a.m. and deployed hand lines. They mounted an aggressive interior attack bringing the fire under control within 10 minutes, Doyle said. There were no reported injuries to any public safety personnel. The Red Cross was contacted to provide assistance for the displaced family, Doyle said. The cause of the fire in under investigation and damage estimates are not available at this time. The following units also responded: Falmouth, Berea, Aquia, Mountain View, Rockhill, Stafford, Garrisonville, Fredericksburg Fire, Spotsylvania Fire, Stafford Sheriff ’s Office and the Stafford Fire Marshal.
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Fall Hill Avenue traffic shifts to new bridge on Monday Fall Hill Avenue traffic in Fredericksburg will be shifted onto the first half of a newly constructed Interstate 95 overpass on Monday, Feb. 29. Traffic was expected to move onto the new overpass Feb. 26, but the date was postponed due to weather conditions, according to a news release. Eastbound and westbound traffic on
Fall Hill Avenue will be stopped for up to 10 minutes just before the traffic shift. Around 10 a.m. Monday, eastbound traffic will be stopped and moved onto the new bridge. Around 1 p.m. Monday, westbound traffic will be stopped and moved onto the bridge. Crews must briefly stop traffic to paint final lane markings leading to the bridge.
Motorists are encouraged to stay alert as they approach the work zone and follow direction from the flagging crew. A new section of sidewalk will open as part of the overpass. The sidewalk crosses the southern side of the bridge. It will provide pedestrian access from the Heritage Park residential community to the vicinity of Noble Way.
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How out of touch does the GOP want to be? Virginia Republicans do themselves no favors by embracing outof-touch social positions, yet they proved again in recent weeks they sometimes can’t help themselves. The GOP-dominated House of Delegates voted 56-41to support legislation that would give some state government officials, such as clerks of court, free rein to discriminate, if such discrimination is dictated by their personal religious beliefs. The measure is something of a homage to Kim Davis, the (Democratic) local clerk from Kentucky who went to jail rather than follow
the law and approve marriage licenses for same-sex couples. Davis’s routine got old very quickly for the vast majority of Americans, but her cause appears to have been embraced by those furthest on the GOP’s social agenda right flank. Most Virginians are not interested in having their government agents, like those who process paperwork, playing games, and are even less interested in having such shenanigans tacitly approved by the legislature. Everyone has a right to his or her beliefs, but if you take a government
paycheck, you’ve got to follow the law — just as those court clerks in Virginia who supported same-sex unions did not jump the gun in issuing licenses before the matter had been decided through the court system. Nobody expects the House measure to make it into law, so perhaps those Republicans who voted for it consider their votes a sop to their hard-core. But the public does pay attention to such things, and the GOP brand — already damaged in much of Virginia — finds itself further tarnished.
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Looser EPA rules could return pollution to Stafford Most of the area’s population wasn’t There were other impacts besides here 25 years ago and probably doesn’t the paint on my car. Local streams, the appreciate that the air we breathe and Rappahannock River and the Chesaeven our rain has gotten peake Bay, all had high acid cleaner. However, it’s not a levels. Fish populations and time to breathe easy. (Sorry, I habitat were devastated. couldn’t resist that pun.) Trout in particular, as well as Cu r re nt a c t i ons i n other sensitive species, have Congress, extensive lobbying yet to recover. As for what we were by power and coal interbreathing, that was pretty grim ests and now a ruling by the DAVID KERR too. Along with sulfur dioxide, Supreme Court are putting the stuff that helped make the sulfuric acid, these hard-fought gains at risk. In1978 I bought my first new car. It there was nitrogen dioxide and hydro fluowas a Dodge Colt and the one thing I rocarbons. The latter is a part of the process remember was how quickly the shine of making ozone. Oh yes, and there was faded. It wasn’t garaged, and I knew we and still is, particulate matter. Some of it, had a thing called acid rain. Alas, very fortunately now in much smaller amounts, few cars in Northern Virginia in those contains mercury. So, what happened? The answer was days kept their shine for long. Acid rain results when various chemi- regulation by the Environmental Proteccals, the strongest of which include tion Agency. In spite of opposition sulfuric and hydrochloric acids, are from power and coal companies, new released into the atmosphere and come rules were put in place, scrubbers were back down mixed with rainwater. This installed and some old plants were taken was a big problem in our area and much out of service. It took a long time, but today particuof the east coast. And it seemed like late matter in the air is down and so is the nothing could be done. concentration of chemicals that cause It was all kind of creepy. The power companies knew this stuff acid rain. This is in spite of a massive was dangerous and didn’t want to cause growth in the population of our region a problem in their own communities. and a more than tripling of the number So they built tall smoke stacks, many of vehicles. These stronger regulations were first as high as 700 feet (the Washington Monument is 555 feet) that smoke and implemented in the 1990s under Presichemicals would catch the winds and be dent Clinton and were strengthened dispersed. They even noted this in their under President Bush. Yes, a Republican. President Obama has carried on this stockholder reports as a good thing. Problem is, the winds go from west to tradition to set new and stronger clean east and this pollution has to come down air goals. He wants to reduce emissions some place. That place, among others by 32 percent over the next 14 years. It’s a part of the administration’s objective to was Virginia.
reduce greenhouse gases. But the initiative has run into some serious opposition. There are about 30 power plants, running from Western Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River, that affect the commonwealth directly. Power companies don’t want to make the investment in these creaky, old cash cows, and big coal wants to hold on to its market. If they could, and there is a lot of support for this in Congress, they’d weaken the existing laws and regulations. Depending on who is elected president later this year, they might. None of this is too surprising. But, one unexpected source of opposition is the Supreme Court. Shortly before Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, the court ruled 5 to 4 against the EPA’s new rules. The court said that the administration did not properly consider the costs of the new regulations. Cost/benefit analyses are a part of most rulemakings, and this one had been well vetted. But most of the court’s concerns, the majority that is, were about the affected industries and not the rest of us. Of course, there are costs. But it seems that while worried about the impact on the economy of a specific region, they aren’t factoring in the health and wellbeing of those who live well beyond the power plants and the coal mines. It’s not all about greenhouse gases (if I could shout that I would) and we have the clean air and cleaner rainwater to prove it. We don’t need to go backward. David Kerr, a former member of the Stafford County School Board, can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.
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Summit Presbyterian Middle and High School Youth Group will be hosting the second annual spaghetti fund raiser dinner for the Semper Fi Fund on Sunday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. The meal is free but donations will be accepted for the fund. The event is open to the public. Last year, $1,000 was raised for the fund and the group is challenging the local community to help them beat that this year, according to a news release. Semper Fi Fund and America’s Fund have a mission to ensure Post-9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the Armed Forces, and their families, have the resources needed during their recovery and transition back into their communities. Summit Presbyterian Church is located at 256 Shelton Shop Road. For more, visit semperfifund.org or summitpresbyterianchurch.org.
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Stafford High School Leo Club welcomed Lions District 24A Gov. Karen Udell Parker, right, Past Council Chairman Harry Parker and District 24A Leo Advisor William Walden to their school on Feb. 8. Greater Falls Run Lion Wilma Murphy, Leo Advisors Diana Buttrey and JoAnne York were present. Udell Parker was there to induct the new 2015-2016 Leos into their club. The Leo Club Program gives young people the opportunity to serve their communities and make a positive impact. They offer a great way to have fun, make new friends and develop valuable leadership skills. SUBMITTED
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NORTH STAFFORD FIRM SELECTED FOR VALET Dependable Global Solutions, of 800 Corporate Drive in North Stafford, was accepted into the Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program, announced the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Dependable Global Solutions joins the program as part of the 29th class of the VALET program. To date, 247 Virginia companies have been accepted to participate in the program. Currently, the program has 50 companies as participants. New participants in the program have access to $15,000 in reimbursement funds from the
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Westminster – More than ‘just’a beauty pageant for dogs Recently I had the pleasure of for the coveted title of Best in Show. Not attending the Westminster Kennel Club many sporting events can routinely pack Dog show in New York City for the Madison Square Garden, and Westminsecond time in my life, and it ster does exactly that, two was every bit the spectacular nights in a row. I guess you event I remembered it. could say this event is the Some may wonder why “Super Bowl” of dog shows. this particular show is so Despite these validations, highly regarded. For one, it there are still many who view is the second oldest, consecuWestminster as nothing more tively held sporting event in LAURIE C. WILLIAMS than a “beauty pageant” for a the United States, just behind bunch of fou fou, pampered the Kentucky Derby. From pooches who don’t know across the globe, dog show exhibitors what it’s like to be a “real dog.” Despite and enthusiasts travel every February all the pomp and circumstance, though to see the world’s top dogs. In this, its “looks” and aesthetics certainly play a 140th year, more than 2700 dogs repre- part, conformation dog shows like Westsenting more than 200 breeds competed minster are based on so much more than
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CANTINA is a beautiful Bombay mix who is almost 4 years old and has been in the shelter more than half her life. She gets along with dogs and cats. Cantina can be seen at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, (540) 898-1500.
COLLIN is a 3-year-old beagle who does great with other dogs. He’s an active guy looking for an adventurous family to take him on hikes. Collin can be seen at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, (540) 898-1500.
BELLE PEPPER is a 1- to 2-year-old pit bull mix. She is very mellow and loves to play with everyone she meets. She gets along well with other dogs. She can be seen at the Stafford County Animal Shelter, (540)-658-PETS.
physical attributes and grooming. Each breed of dog has a “standard,” or list of characteristics the breed should “conform” to. Breed standards include a variety of attributes and qualities, such as size, weight, length and texture of coat, but also movement, gait, stride, musculature, bone structure and temperament. If the breed was originally bred to perform some type of work, most breed standards will include that in the standard as well. These standards are what anyone who breeds dogs should be striving to reproduce, and therein lies the definition of a “reputable breeder.” Someone who is just breeding so their “dog can have one litter,” or so the kids can “witness the miracle of birth,” or because “hey, they have a purebred and their neighbor down the street has one too” is not. Most dog show breeders have been dedicated to preserving their breeds for decades. Full disclosure, there are certainly breeds that have current standards that inarguably have been altered far beyond their original, natural state, causing much controversy and concern. Unfortunately this has tainted conformation dog shows, which is a shame because this is not the case with the majority of breeds. So when a dog is entered in a dog show, he is not technically competing against any other dog there. He is competing with, or being held up against, his own breed standard. The dog that most closely conforms to his standard will be selected and advance to the group that breed falls within. The American Kennel Club consists of seven different dog groups: 1) Sporting,
hunting gun dogs, 2) Working, guard and protection dogs, 3) Hounds, both scent and sight, 4) Herding, 5) Terriers, 6) Toys, the smallest dogs bred mainly to be companions, and 7) Non Sporting, which is basically a catch-all for dogs that don’t neatly fit into any other group. Again, the dog will win the group if he most closely matched his own breed standard than any of the other dogs, and finally, the winners of the seven groups compete for Best In Show. At this year’s show, a German shorthaired pointer (GSP) named CJ won the title, declaring that he most closely represented the perfect GSP than the other dogs represented their breeds. That’s really saying something! You don’t have to go to NYC to see some amazing dogs. Conformation dog shows are held nearly every weekend of the year all across the country, dozens in the DC/MD/VA area. No, they’re not held in large venues like Madison Square Garden, but in warehouses, open fields, parks, fairgrounds and American Legion halls. I invite you to go to one of these smaller dog shows where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and pet the dogs, talk to handlers and breeders, and learn more, especially if you are thinking of adding that breed of dog to your family. Who knows, you might even meet a future Westminster Best in Show dog! Stafford business owner Laurie C. Williams is a television and radio personality, and nationally recognized dog trainer. She can be reached at info@ pupniron.com.
Community invited to the 3rd annual Family History Day DRUMMER was born at the Stafford SPCA shortly after his pregnant mom was surrendered. He has been full of puppy antics with his nine siblings. Adoption applications are at http://staffordspca. org/adoption-services/ or call (540) 242-0607.
MEME is a 5-year-old, spayed ST. NICHOLAS is one of female, Ragdoll mix. She 10 in a litter from Noelle. would do best in a home He has been full of puppy without other cats. She gets antics with his 9 siblings. along well with strangers. He is playful and sweet and Give her love and affection, needs a home to spoil him and she will make the perfect rotten. Adoption applications companion. She can be seen are at http://staffordspca. at the Stafford County Animal org/adoption-services/ Shelter, (540)-658-PETS or call (540) 242-0607.
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The third annual Family History Day will be hosted by the Fredericksburg and Culpeper Family History centers and the Fredericksburg Virginia Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 19. At this free event, visitors can learn how to strengthen their families across generations, according to a news release. The theme of the conference is “Connecting our Stars.” Attendees can choose from 25 classes, including African American Research, Reading Old Handwriting, Using the Census, Online Research and Genealogy 101. The keynote speaker will be William S. Pretzer, senior curator for history at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open in September. The museum will use African American history and culture as a lens into what it means to be an American. Pretzer has managed the museum’s collaboration with FamilySearch International on the Freedmen’s Bureau Project, helping African Americans reconnect with their Civil War-era ancestors. The purpose of the project is to make the records of African Americans searchable online. Pretzer’s contributions include curating one of the museum’s 11 inaugural exhibitions and helping assemble its collection of more than 35,000 artifacts, photographs and documents. His presentation will explore how personal family histories are national stories and how the museum will integrate and share them. Light refreshments will be provided; however, attendees are encouraged to bring a bag lunch. For more, visit fredvafamilyhistoryday.com.
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March 20
1 to 3 p.m., Rappahannock Area Community Services Board
2 to 4 p.m.; Gari Melchers Home & Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth
Community Open House
Wolfe Street Intermediate Care Facility 815 Wolfe St., Fredericksburg racsb.state.va.us
For visually impaired or blind children & their families. Free; RSVP: mdolby@umw.edu or 540-654-1851
UMW Lecture Series
5 to 6 p.m. Sentara Surgery Specialists Century Building 2280 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge
Free and open to public. umw.edu
May be complimentary based on individual insurance. 800-SENTARA or sentara.com to register.
March 2
Spinal Cord Injury Lecture
6 p.m., disability Resource Center Dr. Daniel Muldoon 409 Progress St., Fredericksburg 540-373-2559 or drc@cildrc.org
March 12
Leprechaun Leap 1-Mile Youth Trail Run
9 a.m., Brooks Memorial Park, Stafford
Ages 3 to 13, Packet pick-ups: March 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Rowser Building, or race site: 8 to 8:45 a.m. staffordparks.com
March 13
Dinosaurs at Belmont
2 p.m; Gari Melchers Home & Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth Presentation, walking footprints tour. 540-654-1015 or email mdolby@umw.edu; garimelchers.umw.edu
March 19
Women’s Luncheon
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Quantico chapter – National Naval Officers Assoc. Gen. Helen Pratt” – “Empowerment through Education.” quanticonoaa.org
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Tax Preparation Clinics Each Wednesday through April 14 Porter Library 2001 Parkway Blvd., Stafford librarypoint.org/porter
Celebrate Virginia Concert Series
May 6 – Chris Young July 28 – George Thurgood and the Destroyers July 29 – The Beach Boys Tickets on sale Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. Early-bird admission tickets: $15/each CelebrateVirginiaAfterHours.com
Tuesdays’ Local Hero Night Every Tuesday, 3:30 to 9 p.m.
Adventure Brewing Company 33 Perchwood Dr., Unit 101, Stafford
Sean Harris, of the Porter library research department, gets ready for a film presentation as part of Porter’s Saturday Matinee Movie on Feb. 20. Screenings are held the third Saturday of each month at 1:30 p.m. On March 19, “10 Things I Hate About You” — a modern take on “The Taming of the Shrew” — will be shown. ALEKS DOLZENKO/ STAFFORD COUNTY SUN
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songfest Sundays, senior citizens’ art show, fall family festival.
Potomac Mills Walkers Club
Mondays through Saturdays, 8 to 10 a.m. Potomac Mills Mall, Woodbridge Register from 8 to 9 a.m. in food court. www.simon.com/mall/potomac-mills
ceramics and crafts, Thursday luncheon, line dancing, monthly bingo and bunco, Thursday night dance club. Some events require advanced registration www.StaffordParks.com for a schedule.
Stafford Parks & Rec Activities
Monthly Bunko
Classes:
majorettes, Isshinryu karate, self defense, kendo, Japanese karate, science snoops.
Special events:
Pirate event, “See you in September” dance,
Senior programs:
Second Tuesday each month 10 a.m. to noon Rowser Building, Room B
Pre-registration required; $5. Snacks, drinks and prizes. staffordparks.com
The 4th Thursday of each month 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Rowser Building Room B, Stafford
Ages 55 and up, pre-registration required; $5/person. www.staffordparks.com
Red Cross Blood Drive
Every third Thursday of the month 1 to 7 p.m. Porter Library 2001 Parkway Blvd., Stafford
www.librarypoint.org/porter; redcross.org
Want to get the word out?
$60 Each or $100 per Couple
For more details and tickets, visit: www.staffordrotary.org Submit your event at insidenova.com/calendar
All proceeds benefit Stafford Rotary’s Educational & Civic Programs
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STUDENTS ON THE MOVE
SCS GONZALEZ NAMED TO CHANCELLORS LIST Gregory Gonzalez, of Stafford, was named to the fall semester 2015 chancellor’s list at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Gonzalez was one of 89 students who earned the honor. To qualify for the chancellors list, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F) credits while attaining a 4.0 grade point average.
MCCORMICK MAKES DEAN’S LIST Mary M. McCormick, of Stafford, is among 543 students who earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2015 semester at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff McCormick, she maintained a 3.4 or higher grade point average. BUNDERSON NAMED TO SEWANEE DEAN’S LIST Madison Elizabeth Bunderson of Stafford has been named to the dean’s list at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, for the fall 2015 term. Bunderson is the daughter of Lori & Neil T. Bunderson. To earn a place on Sewanee’s Dean’s List, a student must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.625 on a 4.0 scale. LO DUCA MAKES DEAN’S LIST Giovanna Lo Duca, of Stafford, was named to the fall 2015 semester dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts
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Lowell. Lo Duca is majoring in business administration.
HOFSTRA NAMES DEAN’S LIST STUDENTS Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, named Emily Barnes and Malcolm McCoy, both of Stafford, to the fall 2015 dean’s list for their outstanding academic achievement. Students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 during the semester to make the list. LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY NAMES 2015 GRADS Among the fall 2015 graduates of Longwood University in Farmville were the following area students: Devante Lavell Lucas, who was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Performing Arts - Music. Matthew C. Doxey, who was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. Jennifer Ann Eagle, who was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. Megan Leeann Baltzell, who was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. GLAUNER GRADUATES FROM BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING U.S. Army Pvt. Clayton O. Glauner has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Glauner is the son of Adam and
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AREA LONGWOOD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMICS Longwood University selected 963 students to the president’s and dean’s lists during the fall 2015 semester. Among those who earned a perfect academic average of 4.0 or an outstanding academic average of 3.5 – 3.99 were: Abriana Jazlyn Fines, dean’s list; Julie Therese Allard, dean’s list; Ethan Grant Burgess, dean’s list; Chelsie Marie Lookabill, dean’s list; Lindsey Martha Lysher, dean’s list; Shelby Lynn Halstead, dean’s list; Katharine Lillian Colley, dean’s list; Hayley Lynn Hatcher, dean’s list;
WILLIAM & MARY POSTS DEAN’S LIST The following residents were recently named to the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg for the fall 2015 semester: Elias Alsbergas Wyatt William Falcone Katherine Elizabeth McGhee Thomas Norbert Raddatz Mary Kathryn Sell Haley Ann Larson Sarah Bryanne Belton Natasha Tuanh King Emily Kate Schuette Rachel Tyler Cook John Strobach Hoioos Colin Fox Lightfoot
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from area high school and home-school students for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour on June 12-16 to see government in action. NOVEC will select five high school sophomore and junior students who are interested in government and history. Students will be selected based on their grades, a written essay, and short interview. Their parents or guardians must receive electric service from NOVEC. The selected students will join more than 1,500 students from across the nation in the all-expenses-paid tour, according to a news release. They will visit Capitol Hill, museums, memorials, and historic landmarks, and they will be treated to a special evening event. In February 2017, the students will join the Commonwealth’s other Youth Tour delegates for a day at the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond. They will meet with their local legislators, and attend committee hearings and sessions in the House of Delegates and Senate. For more, visit www.novec.com/youthtour or email a request to youthtour@ novec.com. The deadline for applications is Feb. 24.
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FISHBURNE MILITARY SCHOOL SELECTS RANDALL Cadet Staff Sgt. Jacob Randall of Stafford was named Fishburne Military School’s Cadet Non-Commissioned Officer of the Month for December/ January. Randall is a junior and the son of Jenny Margaros. A Cadet NCO of the Month is selected on his academic, military and community achievements throughout the previous month.
Emily Lorraine Krause, dean’s list; Anna Elizabeth Marshall, dean’s list Jeffrey Arley Wagnon, dean’s list Roksana Gloria Qasimi, dean’s list Mary Luella Alexander, president’s List Jenna Christine Tomayko, dean’s list Rebecca Nicole Ciminelli, dean’s list Shelby Lynne-Frances Furman, dean’s list Elizabeth Kathryn Hart, dean’s list Lindsey Anne Marino, dean’s list Hannah Virginia Johnson, president’s List Angelica L. West, president’s List Hannah Jane Hanson, dean’s list Katharine Elizabeth Heck-Howard, dean’s list Ian Tyler Kness, dean’s list Mariah Katie Robinson, dean’s list Travis Drew Madden, president’s List Cori Leigh Riggott-O’Leary, president’s List
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Brandy Glauner, and is a 2015 graduate of Brooke Point High School. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
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Host a boy or girl from Japan or South Korea this July 24 to Aug. 20 as part of an exchange program sponsored by 4-H. Local families are needed to host students, ages 12 to 16. The program is open to families with children within 3 years of age to the Japanese and South Korean participants. You don’t have to be involved with 4-H to host; you just need a willingness to share your home and your world. They are here to experience what life is like in an American
family and to practice their English. “At the same time the Japanese and South Korean youth is learning about America, the host family is learning about Japanese and Korean life,” said Deb Johnson, local exchange coordinator and prior host-family participant. “The stay only lasts a month, but the effects are a lifetime. It is a wonderful opportunity for the entire family.” For more, contact jdjohn123@aol.com or 571-216-5459.
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Germanna proposes center for advanced technology a similar space on the west side of the GCC’s service region, which stretches to Orange Culpeper and Madison counties. The east side is comprised of Fredericksburg and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George. According to the governor’s office, by 2022 about 500,000 new jobs will created in Virginia, over 930,000 workers will be needed to replace those retiring and 50-to-65 percent of those jobs will be at a technician or trades level. Those jobs require postsecondary education and training in skills, but not necessarily a college degree. If funding is approved, targeted jobs would include those. Some are highly paid, highly skilled positions. The center will provide apprenticeships and technical trade career pathways to meet
current and emerging industry needs, Wesley said. The center would foster career pathway partnerships with schools in the city of Fredericksburg, creating a pipeline of trained, skilled employees that will support the city’s advanced manufacturing, construction and industrial trades, she said, and customized training will be available for employers’ current workers. If funding for the center is approved, apprenticeships include electrical, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), plumbing, gas fitter, welding, masonry, industrial maintenance/machinist, asphalt technician and construction inspector. Certifications would be available in 3D printing, programmable logic
controls, solid works, computer numeric control, drone building and operation, small engine repair, pneumatics and hydraulics, core craft NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) certification, project management professional and scrum certifications, Six Sigma (a disciplined, datadriven approach and methodology for eliminating manufacturing defects) and back flow prevention. All registered apprentices earn national, industry-recognized credentials upon completion. The center would also include a makerspace that will allow the community access to otherwise inaccessible or unaffordable equipment and an entrepreneur incubator component. No potential site has been selected yet.
LOCAL STUDENTS TAKE ON MISSION TO SLOW DOWN AND BUCKLE UP Stafford County students are among students in 30 schools in a statewide safety campaign to prevent speeding and increase seat belt use among teens. The four-week campaign, called “MISSION: POSSIBLE. Buckle Up. Drive the Speed Limit.” is designed to educate teens about the dangers of speeding and help them develop life-long safe driving habits, according to a release. It is sponsored by Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO), the Virginia State Police and the Virginia DMV Highway Safety Office. The campaign is organized by student groups at Colonial Forge, North Stafford, Stafford and Courtland high schools; Dixon-Smith, Drew and A.G. Wright middle schools; and will use peer-topeer messaging to influence teens to slow down and buckle up. A variety of educational programs, social media messaging, interactive activities, presentations and other creative ideas will be used to impact the teen audience. Banners and other visual media with the message “We Choose to Drive the Speed Limit and Buckle Up” will be displayed on schools for students to sign. Students will also be encouraged to use #BuckleUpSlowDown to persuade friends and classmates to be safer while driving. According to statistics from the DMV Highway Safety Office, 71 fatal crashes were caused by a teen driver in Virginia in 2014 and 46 percent were speed related. Young male drivers ages 15-20 accounted for 82 percent of the speedrelated fatal crashes, with 21 percent caused by young female drivers. On a national level, speed accounts for a third (33 percent) of all fatal crashes involving a teen driver. For more, call 540-375-3596 or visit yovaso.org.
Preschool Initiative Program and the Early Head Start Program. These programs are now accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year. The Head Start program serves children from low-income families who turn 3 or 4 before Sept. 30. Call (540) 368-2559 for more. The Early Head Start program serves low-income families of infants and toddlers and pregnant women. Call (540) 373-2072 for more.
The next Family Literacy Night will be held Monday, Feb. 29, at 5 p.m. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The GED and Parenting Skills classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. There will be no school for Head Start students Tuesday, March 1, because of the primary elections. Early Head Start’s Dr. Seuss socialization activity will be held March 2 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Students attending kindergarten at
Rockhill, Garrisonville and Margaret Brent elementary schools in the fall will tour those schools Wednesday, March 2 at 10 a.m. Students attending kindergarten at Stafford and Anthony Burns elementary schools will tour those schools Thursday, March 3, at 10 a.m. Parents are invited to attend these tours, but must meet the students at the elementary schools. — Alice Thompson
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The Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority agreed recently to work with Germanna Community College on negotiation of a memorandum of understanding for a five-year grant of $125,000 to open and operate a Fredericksburg Center for Advanced Technology. The GCC Center for Workforce & Community Education-run center, which would be located in the city of Fredericksburg if the grant is approved, will supply businesses with trained workers, foster and stimulate business development, support lifelong learning, inventors, entrepreneurs, professionals and K-12 students, said Jeanne Wesley, Germanna’s vice president for workforce. Germanna President David A. Sam said the college has long-range plans for
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OSS commandos trained at Prince William Forest Park, Quantico BRIAN TROMPETER
Northern Virginia Media Services
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Americans now take for granted feats of derring-do by unconventional warriors, such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, who possess almost superhuman strength and stamina, and wreak havoc behind enemy lines. But it was under the Office of Strategic Services, led by William “Wild Bill” Donovan, during World War II that American forces pursued such guerillafighting methods systematically and enthusiastically. Oakton author Albert Lulushi’s new book, “Donovan’s Devils: OSS Commandos Behind Enemy Lines
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– Europe, World War II,” details the rigorous training and daring missions undertaken by OSS agents. Lulushi obtained much of his material from declassified OSS documents at the National Archives. The book has plenty of entertaining asides, from doggerel about lethal dangers facing low-altitude parachutists to quirky methods used to convey coded messages over open radio channels. “I tried to bring this human aspect into the stories to flesh out the rigid narrative that’s been built around these events,” he said. The fledgling OSS had much to learn from the Germans and the British,
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who had engaged in such operations for years. OSS agents gathered military intelligence, worked with and encouraged local resistance fighters, rescued escaped prisoners of war and sabotaged enemy operations and infrastructure. Recruits were astonishingly fit, often spoke foreign languages and trained to do everything from basic first-aid and bullet-wound dressing to parachuting, silent killing, and operating and repairing enemy weapons and vehicles. The operatives’ underwent some of their training at Prince William Forest Park and the Quantico Marine Corps base, and took pistol training at specially designed buildings, where they learned how to fire at targets while crouched and not looking over their weapons’ sights. Lulushi’s book is not a cut-and-dried, black-and-white tale of good guys versus bad. Both sides had heroes and villains, engaged in summary executions and faced treachery from within. German troops sometimes committed horrific atrocities on enemy personnel and civil populations, often as reprisals for the commandos’ actions. But in other cases, the Germans showed restraint, surrendering in the face of certain defeat and even trying to prevent the execution of captured guerilla fighters. The Germans shot to death 15 OSS operatives in 1944 following the failed Ginny mission in Italy. German Gen. Anton Dostler later told an Allied tribunal he ordered the killings while carrying out an order from Hitler that he could not disobey without facing a court martial. Despite a strong defense put forth by a Judge Advocate General colonel, the tribunal found Dostler guilty of war crimes and he was executed by firing squad. No such justice was obtained on behalf of Capt. William Holohan, who led the Mangosteen-Chrysler mission in Italy in August 1944. Some of Holohan’s comrades — either out of partisan feelings, personal dislike or desire to steal the $14,000 their leader was carrying — poisoned him with potassium cyanide and then shot him to death. The main two conspirators never had to pay for their crime. President Harry Truman dissolved the OSS in 1945 after the war, but the immediate commencement of the Cold War led American officials in 1947 to form the Central Intelligence Agency, which took over many functions previously performed by the OSS. Truman has been excoriated by critics over the past several decades for creating the national-security state, so readers might be surprised to learn he had qualms about setting up the CIA, fearing it would spy on American citizens. Lulushi was born in Albania and emigrated to the United States in 1991. The 15-year Oakton resident works in information technology services. He previously authored “Operation Valuable Fiend: The CIA’s First Paramilitary Strike Against the Soviet Union,” which detailed the agency’s paramilitary operation to overthrow Albania’s communist regime.
Author Albert Lulushi pored over declassified documents at the National Archives while researching “Donovan’s Devils: OSS Commandos Behind Enemy Lines – Europe, World War II.” BRIAN TROMPETER/NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDIA SERVICES
I focused on the simple man — ordinary people, most of them first- or second-generation Americans, who responded to the call of duty and went behind enemy lines to fight the Germans and Italians. My hope was to bring a multidimensional picture that was as close as possible to reality. Albert Lulushi’ The author speaks Albanian, French, Italian and German, and took pains to include comments from foreign soldiers and civilians who experienced the war. “I focused on the simple man — ordinary people, most of them first- or second-generation Americans, who responded to the call of duty and went behind enemy lines to fight the Germans and Italians,” he said. “My hope was to bring a multidimensional picture that was as close as possible to reality.” Few Americans know about the OSS, which preceded the CIA and the U.S. Special Operations Command, said Charles Pinck, president of the OSS Society Inc. “Fewer still have heard about the OSS Operational Groups that were the predecessor to U.S. Special Operations Forces,” he said. “Albert Lulushi’s book is the first account of their breathtaking courage during World War II, which prompted OSS founder Gen. William Donovan to say they performed ‘some of the bravest acts of the war.’ We are indebted to Albert Lulushi for bringing this little-known history of World War II to light.”
FAMILY TECH | MARK STOUT
Social media may be ready to shape the political field Do you know Pewdiepie? How about community? And what if people watching Michelle Pham? dissected his views, then maybe created Your sons and daughters probably do. their own videos in response, resulting in Pewdiepie made $7 million in ad a significant number of them forming a revenue from his Youtube videos that consensus? show him playing video games. Then that group chooses Michelle Pham shows how to one of their own to run for city apply makeup, and makes more council. They promote their than $3 million a year. candidate to their neighbors There are hosts of musicians and friends on Facebook. making a living on Youtube Maybe others share their without the need for a record views with a few priorities of label. Some comedians are their own. They too choose to doing OK without ever having run for council and pledge to MARK STOUT been on The Tonight Show. support one another. Millennials are not watching TV; they A new political party just formed — stream videos. or perhaps a new movement within an The age range that watches the least TV existing political party. is 12- to 17- year-olds;18- to 24-year-olds It would work on a national scale, as watch a bit more; and 25- to 34-year-olds well. A great orator could make a series watch a bit more. of Youtube speeches. If it struck a chord The largest group of viewers is getting with others, word of it would spread via older. social media. View counts would record My adult son gets excellent civics and its popularity. political lessons from a cheaply made The orator could have entered the animated Youtube series called “Extra primary in New Hampshire. He/she Credit,” covering video games, history, might never have to stump the state, just civics and reforming education. His views reach locals by supporters sharing their are shaped by that. I don’t think he’s ever videos with friends and neighbors. Even watched “Meet the Press.” a modest success in an early primary The young are comfortable finding their would build the reputation and send more celebrities online instead of on TV. Why people online to seek them out. not their political representatives? Supporters could run for state houses, What if a person made a Youtube Congress and the Senate. The traditional video describing their vision for their parties would flood the airwaves with
negative ads and pack the political talk shows with pundits hostile to the idea. The millennials might never see them, since they do not watch as much TV. As the baby boomers leave the scene, and the millennials and those coming up behind them seek their political candidates online, the power of the new party would grow. It is hard to fake being authentic when a candidate does his or her own social media. The millennials are adept at separating PR from authentic conversation. Slick campaigns will actually be a detriment. This model does not require large-scale campaign donations. There is no need for TV ads or mail pieces. All the promotion is done online where the millennial voters are. Meaningful campaign reform will be tough to get since those who benefit from the status quo are the very legislators that we need to make the change. This is a way to bypass the need for significant contributions at all. Sure, some consultants and social media experts would be helpful, but individuals donating with the $2,000 per-person limit could finance that. Anyone using PAC money would be a pariah in this new world of openness and transparency. When this concept started to mature to where I wanted to write about it, I googled “online political party” and was delightfully surprised to learn Canada has
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one. They have yet to get anyone elected, indeed get more than a 100 votes for most candidates, but it is beginning. Argentina has one too and came within shouting distance of capturing a seat in the legislature. Am I being horribly naive? Maybe. An online political party goes up against some of the strongest institutions this county has, ones that are very adept at fighting to retain their prerogatives. On the other hand, one strong message voters seem to be sending in our early primaries is they no longer want to rubber stamp the choices made for them by party elites. A year ago, who would have thought Jeb Bush would be out, Donald Trump leading and Hillary Clinton fighting for first place? The adoration of Trump and Sanders sends the message voters are mad and want to make their own choices. Politicians are learning to use social media to spread their word. The young are getting their news, relationships and making new celebrities all through social media. Why shouldn’t they find their new representatives that way too? Not only find them, but help mold the representatives’ views. That’s a topic for a future column. 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.
STATEPOINT CROSSWORD 48. Chole____ 50. Windshield option 52. “C’____ la vie!” 53. Number of judges on Supreme Court 55. Leave speechless 57. “On guard” to a fencer 61. *Under him, the White House debuted its website 65. “Will comply” in radio communication 66. One of five W’s 68. Smooth 69. Fill with high spirits 70. Tan maker 71. October 31 option 72. Scarlet and crimson 73. Indeed 74. Hollers DOWN 1. Unwanted correspondence 2. Type of type 3. Policemen’s surprise 4. Calcutta’s home 5. Blake Lively’s “____ Girl” 6. Indian flatbread 7. “____ at ease” 8. Breakfast syrup 9. Catchall abbr. 10. ____phobia, fear of heights 11. Cain’s unfortunate brother 12. Between dawn and noon 15. Movie “Smokey and the ____”
20. Talk like Demosthenes 22. Cartridge contents 24. Official command 25. *First to live in Executive Mansion 26. Lace loop 27. *Clinton signed North American Free ____ Agreement 29. *First “Dark Horse” presidential candidate 31. Sound of a small bell 32. Emanation from a loudspeaker 33. Knight’s breastplate 34. *First to run against a woman 36. Wedding cake layer
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THEME: U.S. PRESIDENTS ACROSS 1. Bit of parsley 6. Jodie Foster’s “___’s Island” 9. Hat-tipper’s word 13. Baby grand, e.g. 14. ____ ____ mode 15. Baggins of the Shire 16. DNA and RNA 17. Any high mountain 18. Daisylike bloom 19. *Hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” 21. *First Republican President 23. Lungful 24. Darn a sock, e.g. 25. Bldg unit 28. *John Adams to John Quincy Adams 30. Soldier’s knapsack 35. Inside scoop 37. 16 of these in Tennessee Ernie Ford song 39. Masonic doorkeeper 40. Smoothie berry 41. *George to George W. 43. Hindu serpent deity 44. Most are now wireless 46. Glacier’s deposit 47. Smiley face
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Colonial Forge grad has best year running DAVID DRIVER
For the Stafford County Sun
Graciela Slyer was a cheerleader as a young girl but got interested in track and field at Colonial Forge High. “I didn’t begin running until my sophomore year. I had run a little bit in middle school, but when I started to run (at Colonial Forge) I was a sprinter,” said the Stafford resident. She was then approached about switching from sprints. “The girls convinced me to do cross country. I began with spring track as a sophomore then began cross country in the fall as a junior,” said Slyer, now a senior on the cross country and track teams at Division III Christopher Newport. As a college junior she was 22nd in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) with a time of 23:35.3 in the 6K. She has a season-best finish of 11th place in the 3K at the CNU Invitational and also took part in the William & Mary Invitational and the Charles Bowles Invitational. “Honestly this has been my best year running wise, which has been really, really exciting,” the distance runner said in February. “I don’t think I have always been super committed. Finally this
Graciela Slyer switched from cheerleading to running in middle school, and then took to sprinting at Colonial Forge High.
year I set high standards and have been committed to track and cross country. Indoors (this winter) I have broken some personal records.” During the track and field season as a junior at CNU was 11th in 800 and 12th in the 3000 during the CAC indoor championships. She was also second in the 3000 Steeplechase during the Tribe Invitational with a time of 13:05.17.
“She has been here all four years,” said Tyler Wingard, the head coach of the CNU track and field program. “She has had some injury issues here and there. It has not been an easy career. She has kept a positive attitude all the way through. Last year she had by far her best cross country season. It was good to see her perform at that level.” During the track and field season as a junior at CNU was 11th in 800 and 12th in the 3000 during the CAC indoor championships. She was also second in the 3000 Steeplechase during the Tribe Invitational with a time of 13:05.17. Slyer was 26th in the CAA championships in cross country as a sophomore as she posted a season-best time of 24:02.3 in the 6k. She was 15th overall in the Captain Chris Invitational in a time of 21:21.0 in the 5k. During the indoor season as a sophomore was secondteam all-CAC as she helped the DMR relay team take second in the conference event with a time of 13:21.26. During the outdoor season as a sophomore was eighth in the 3000 steeplechase and ninth in the 5000 in the CAA event. She made the USA South all-sportsmanship team as a freshman during the
cross country season in 2012. And she was eighth in the CNU opener that season. During the indoor season in track as a freshman she was all-conference in the 800 and distance medley relay. During the outdoor season as a freshman she was 11th in the 1500 in the MasonDixon championships with a time of 5:20.95. She was also 15th in the 800 in the same event. “It was definitely a learning curve my freshman year. I didn’t sleep much,” she said of competing year-round in college. “I didn’t know any different. In college there are little breaks during the day. It definitely takes up a lot of time.” She was a standout runner at Colonial Forge who did not look at a lot of colleges. “I only applied to Liberty and Christopher Newport,” she said. “CNU was the school that recruited me. I knew that if I went to Liberty I wouldn’t run there I was not ready for Division I.” Slyer is majoring in studio art and is slated to graduate in May. She has three older sisters, all of whom attended George Mason University. Two of her sisters were cheerleaders in high school while one played volleyball at Colonial Forge. David Driver can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com
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STAFFORD SPORTS REPORT | BRIAN WRIGHT
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The postseason, regardless of the sport, usually features a mixture of familiar faces and fresh newcomers. That has been the case during the winter season, with a wrestling dynasty continuing to dominate. Other fresh faces surfaced, but most of the teams have faded away for good.
BOYS BASKETBALL It’s hard to predict when an upset will take place. Colonial Forge probably didn’t expect it last week when it faced Woodbridge in the conference semifinals. After all, this is a team that has won two straight state titles. However, the Vikings used a hot start and then held off an Eagles rally to end any hopes of a three-peat. A 26-7 run by Woodbridge that spanned the second and third quarter put the underdogs on top by an astounding 39-19 margin. Forge fought back, going on a 14-0 run – led by Carion Eaton (who would score a team-high 19 points). After closing the gap to just three, the Eagles couldn’t close it all the way. Several big free throws by the Vikings in the final minutes were crucial as Colonial Forge fell, 63-50. North Stafford was fortunate enough to advance by the conference tournament, but it ended abruptly in the regionals. The Wolverines were blitzed by Halifax — losing 64-38. Brooke Point also made it to the regional tourney, and advanced past the first round narrowly. In a game that featured tremendous swings of emotion, the Black-Hawks built a 15-point lead at the end of the third quarter — only
to see it dwindle away against visiting Atlee. Despite a 33-point fourth quarter from the Raiders, Brooke-Point held on for a 77-75 win. That joy would be short-lived, however, as the team lost in the quarterfinals to Potomac Falls — putting an end to head coach Joe Kania’s career after 23 seasons at the helm.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Following their successful run through the conference tournament, the Colonial Forge Eagles were primed to take aim at a state championship. But in the quarterfinals of the 6A-South tourney on Tuesday, the dream faded away — giving the team a sense of déjà vu. For the third straight year, the Eagles lost to Cosby on its home court. The two-time defending state champs maintained a seven-point lead at halftime before pulling away from Forge in the third quarter. A 20-4 edge in that period would prove to be too much for the Eagles to overcome in a 69-55 defeat. In a losing effort, Camille Downs scored 20 points. Stafford’s 10-12 record was an unusual sight when it came time to line up the teams contending for the 5A-North Regional tournament crown. The Indians had surprised most to get to this point. However, they couldn’t do enough to continue the Cinderella run against Orange. After struggling on offense for three quarters, Stafford turned it on in the fourth — posting 27 points. But the 22-4 Hornets match them basket-for-basket to stave off any comeback threat. In the end, it was Stafford falling to a 59-52 defeat. The
Indians were stout from the outside — making eight three-pointers. Alexi Hempe connected on three and finished with 14 points. Grace Epps led the club with 15. Even Massaponax fell by the wayside. In a defensive struggle, the Panthers lost, 38-35, to Tuscarora in their 5A-North quarterfinal contest.
WRESTLING Colonial Forge is proving that winning championships doesn’t get old. But it’s becoming old hat to the competition. The Eagles won their sixth state title on Saturday at the 6A event inside Oscar Smith High School. Bill Swink’s team compiled a 55.5-point spread over second place Battlefield thanks to three individual championships. Levi Englman won at 113 pounds, Marc Garofalo at 132, and Robert Winters at 220. Sophomore Jared Lough and junior Clay Smith were runner-ups in their respective weight classes. In the 5A championship, also held on Saturday at Oscar Smith, no local team came within shouting distance of victory. However, there was history made by a Brooke Point sophomore. When Russ Pierce defeated Sean Yochum of Green Run in the 195-pound final, he became the first individual state champion in Black-Hawks history. Teammate Joe Knight finished third at 126 pounds, while Massaponax’ Thomas Parsons fell just short of a second state crown at the 182-pound class. Brian Wright can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.
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Jeff Gordon Potomac Jamal Harris North Stafford Jamal Washington Potomac Desmond Daniel Stafford Kobe Butler Brooke Point DJ Lardge Stafford Jacob Pollock Mountain View Jordan Shaw Massaponax Player of the Year:Jeff Gordon, Potomac Coach of the Year: Keith Honore’, Potomac
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Shamar Johnson Marquis Wooten Darian Shaw Nick Pullum Micah Harris Nana Asiedu DeVaughn Carson Nana Opoku NAME
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Potomac Brooke Point North Stafford Massaponax Stafford North Stafford Massaponax Potomac
Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Sophomore Senior Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Charles Hyman Elyjah Camp Xamari Caldwell Reggie Collins Zavien Pressley Jordan Dupee Jacob Clark Dawson Simms
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Potomac Potomac Brooke Point Brooke Point Brooke Point Stafford Mt. View North Stafford
Junior Junior Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Junior
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Imani Wheeler Potomac Jasmin Pollock Massaponax Grace Epps Stafford Alexi Hempe Stafford Magg ie Sharp Mt. View Bailey Taylor Potomac Demeya Felder Potomac Jeane’ Robinson Mt. View Player of the Year: Imani Wheeler, Potomac Coach of the Year: Tiffany Jenkins, Potomac
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Alexis Willis Victoria Washington Lauryn Avery Le’Asia Pennant Cheyenne Suamataia-Teo Cortnii Henry Amani Evans Sabrina Jones NAME
YEAR
Senior Sophomore Senior Freshman Freshman Senior Senior Senior Senior
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Massaponax Massaponax Brooke Point Stafford Mt. View Potomac Potomac Massaponax
Senior Senior Freshman Senior Junior Senior Senior Junior
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Breana Neal Jeanine Walker Ravyn Johnson Joy Houston Sam Tecson Morgan Green Kelsey Hamilton Kameron Fobbs Kyra Quinerly Kayla Jackson Mariah Aldridge Cierra Wormley Tatasiana Cheatham Sydney Jones Mallory Cunningham Amari Wilkins
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Senior Junior Junior Senior Senior Junior Senior Junior Senior
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Potomac Potomac Potomac Stafford Stafford North Stafford Brooke Point Brooke Point Brooke Point Mt. View Mt. View Massaponax Massaponax Massaponax Massaponax Potomac
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Colonial Forge record is testament to work ethic, desire HUGH RIST
COLONIAL FORGE’S SIX STATE TEAM TITLES
For the Stafford County Sun
It has been said that winning results as much from hard work as it does from talent, and the 2016 Colonial Forge Eagles’ wrestling program is Exhibit A of that adage. The Eagles placed five wrestlers in championship finals and three of them won titles, including two in overtime, as Colonial Forge beat second place Battlefield, 156.5-101, Feb.20 to win the team title at the Virginia 6A State Wrestling Championships. The victory parade began in the 113-pound weight class when Levi Engleman wrestled Patriot junior Killian Cardinale, who won a state title while wrestling at 106 last season. Cardinale drew the early lead, but a determined Engleman never gave up, and finally tied the match during the third period to send it into overtime. Just seconds into the overtime period, Engleman notched a takedown that was initially challenged by the Patriot coaches, but the call was not reversed and Engleman had the title he had lost to Cardinale last season [albeit at a different weight class]. Engleman said he became more determined to win once the match reached overtime. “I have a saying in overtime, ‘If you don’t do it, you’re never gonna do it.’ So I just pushed the pace. I was tired,
6A – 2015, 2016 Group AAA – 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007
THE EAGLES’ INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS FEB. 20 ◆113 pounds: Levi Engleman def. Patriot’s Killian Cardinale, 4-2 SV ◆132 pounds: Marc Garofolo def. Lake Braddock’s Darius Wiles, 4-2 SV ◆220 pounds: Robert Winters pinned Osbourn Park’s Jacob Maile, 5:40 Colonial Forge High School wrestling team .
but I wanted it so bad,” Engleman said. “I came into the match knowing it was going to be a tough match, but that never stops me. I just keep going and going.” The Eagles’ next title came during an overtime period as well. Junior Marc Garofalo, whose brother Michael won a state title for Colonial Forge in 2009, was able to put behind him the disappointment of last year, which saw him lose in the state finals. This time, he beat Lake Braddock’s Darius Wiles, 4-2, in overtime to win the 132-pound title. Garofalo, who sported a small bruise under his right eye, said nerves based on his brother’s exploits probably contributed to last season’s loss, but that loss made him all the more determined to
SPORTS BRIEF The Special Olympics Virginia’s basketball championships opening ceremony will be held from 7:50 to 8:40 p.m. March 18 at Colonial Forge High School. The event tips off with a unified basketball game, featuring players with and without disabilities on the same team, plus a half-time show, contests and cool prizes, fan giveaways and the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. Check-in will be at the Volunteer2Cheer table at the gym entrance. Competition will be on Saturday, with teams and locations to be determined. To Volunteer2Cheer, visit volunteer2cheer.com.
STAFFORD PREP SPORTS PREP BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through Feb. 26)
BOYS
(Second meeting counts toward conference) Conference Overall
Hylton Colonial Forge Freedom Forest Park Woodbridge Riverbend Gar-Field
6-0 4-2 3-3 3-3 3-2 1-5 0-5
21-3 16-8 9-12 11-13 13-12 9-14 4-17
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(Second meeting counts toward conference) Conference Overall
Potomac Brooke Point Stafford Massaponax North Stafford Mountain View
5-0 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3 0-5
PRIMARY GIRLS
Conference 4
22-2 15-11 15-6 10-13 16-7 6-18
Conference 4
(Second meeting counts toward conference) Conference Overall
Woodbridge Colonial Forge Hylton Gar-Field Freedom Forest Park Riverbend
6-0 5-1 3-3 3-3 2-4 1-5 1-5
19-5 21-5 10-14 11-13 4-18 4-19 3-17
Conference 15
(Second meeting counts toward conference) Conference Overall
Potomac Massaponax Mountain View Stafford Brooke Point North Stafford
win a title this season. “I tried not to think about last year and just take this season one match at a time and see what happens,” Garofalo said. “I had a plan once it got to overtime to tire him out. I knew if I would ride it out that I would win because he would be too tired. As a team, we work harder than everyone else and I think I was just in better shape than he was.” Garofalo said that while his brother’s legacy may have been an obstacle last year, this year it was basically a non-factor. “My brother has been a big influence. He gives me pointers, but that keeps me going because I’ve always wanted to be as good as him,” Garofalo said. “He told me this year to remember that I am a different person. He is Michael and I am Marc, and that helped me relax and not worry about being just like him.” Then came two excruciatingly close defeats. At 138, junior Clay Smith lost a 5-4 overtime decision to McLean’s Brendan Grammes and Grammes’ older brother Conor edged Eagles’ sophomore Jared Lough, 3-2. “Those close losses are tough to take,” Colonial Forge coach Bill Swink said. “If you lose 15-0 to a guy, you can probably say that he is better than you. But when you lose a close match, those hurt almost worse than a big loss. Hopefully winning
5-0 4-1 2-3 3-2 1-4 0-5
17-7 19-6 14-9 10-13 3-18 0-14
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the team title, though, takes some of the sting out of it for the kids.” Forge senior 220-pound wrestler Robert Winters was locked in a tough match with Osbourn Park’s Jacob Maile before eventually notching the Eagles’ lone pin during the championship round, stopping Maile at 5:40. “It felt good to cap off my senior season with a bang [by notching the winning pin],” Winters said. “The team won and I got three pins to win the state tournament. It feels really good.” Winters reflected on the adversity he has overcome during his four years at Forge, saying he exceeded his own expectations. “I was a small, round kid who had a losing record my freshman year,” Winters said. “But four years later I am a state winner and a national runner up. Who’d have figured?” When asked why his team was able to win so many tough matches, Swink said it is a testament to their work ethic and desire. “They work very, very hard and they all want to do well,” Swink said. “I don’t think it’s a matter of them being the Cardiac Kids. I think it just means they know what they have to do to win the match and they work hard to make sure they do it.” Hugh Rist can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.
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