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Special Olympics Virginia hoops competition coming to Stafford The Special Olympics Virginia Basketball Championships will come to Stafford County on March 1-2. Teams from Prince William and Stafford counties will compete against regional players on traditional, half court and unified teams. The competition results of Friday will determine time and location of Saturday games.

The opening ceremony begins at 7:45 p.m. at Colonial Forge High School and features a unified basketball game, halftime games and the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron.

Before the opening ceremonies, the Prince William Liberty team and Stafford’s Titans I and Titans III teams will play at Stafford Middle School at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

The Stafford Titans Scarlett unified team will play at the Courthouse Community Center at 3 p.m.

Prince William’s Rebels and Bulls teams, along with the Stafford Titans Blue team, will play at Colonial Forge High School at 3 p.m.

The Stafford Titans Red team will play at Colonial Forge at 4:15 p.m.

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The funds will be used in the nonprofit’s Healthy Living Pays program that aims to improve cardiovascular health by promoting regular exercise and good nutrition through classes. Stafford Junction continues to see children and families who are suffering from food insecurity and physical inactivity, causing too many serious and costly health conditions like obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and associated illnesses.

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Beginning in fall of 2020, Virginia will have more than Election Day. It will be more like Election Week.

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, to cast ballots for president and other political offices. But for the first time, Virginians will be able to vote early that year — from Oct. 24 through Oct. 31 — without needing to provide an excuse.

That is the effect of legislation passed Thursday by the General Assembly and sent to Gov. Ralph Northam, who has expressed support for the measure.

Currently, Virginia is one of 16 states that require an excuse to vote absentee. To cast an early ballot in the commonwealth, voters must provide one of a dozen reasons for voting absentee, such as having a health, religious, school or business reason that prevents the person from voting on Election Day. That would change under SB 1026,

sponsored by Democratic Sen. Lionel Spruill of Chesapeake, and HB 2790, introduced by Republican Del. Nick Rush of Montgomery County. On Thursday, the Senate joined the House in passing the final versions of both bills.

The legislation “allows for any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in person beginning on the second Saturday immediately preceding any election in which he is qualified to vote without providing a reason or making prior application for an absentee ballot,” according to a summary by the Legislative Information System. The absentee voting period ends on the Saturday immediately before the election.

In addition, Virginia still will offer absentee voting the existing way — beginning on the 45th day before an election.

But until a week and a half before the election, voters must provide an excuse to get their absentee ballots.

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Spruill said people do not feel comfortable having to provide an excuse about why they are voting absentee.

“You’d be surprised at how many folks come down and have to give an excuse as to why they’re voting early,” he said.

“There should be no excuse to vote.”

Spruill said the legislation might reduce long lines to vote at polling precincts on Election Day. Del. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, co-sponsored both the House and Senate bills.

She said passage of the legislation is a “victory for the whole commonwealth,” even though it will not take effect until 2020.

“It’s about time. The reason this was a bipartisan success is because citizens of Virginia have been pushing for these kinds of reforms for many years,” Kory said.

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Building a nuclear reactor is There was also one at the a remarkable feat of science South Pole’s McMurdo Staand engineering. Building the tion. It ran for almost 12 first one to ever feed electricyears. Alas, all of these sites ity into a commercial power ran up against two problems. grid is a groundbreaking First, they turned out to be achievement.

DAVID KERR more expensive to operate than That’s what happened at Fort expected. Secondly, by the early 1970s Belvoir’s SM-1 nuclear power plant in anxiety was growing over nuclear power.

1957. The plant was in operation for 16 Was it such a good idea to have small years. It was shut down in 1973 and its nuclear plants? It didn’t sound safe. nuclear core was removed.

These concerns led to the closure of However, the path to eventually dethe McMurdo facility in 1972, the shutmolishing the facility is a long one. down of the SM-1 and the Fort Greely First of all, lets back up a little bit.

What got the Army interested in nuclear facilities in 1973 and the shipborne Sturgis plant was closed in 1976. power? Isn’t that for ships and submaThe problem with old nuclear power rines? The answer is, not necessarily. plants is what do you do with them Nuclear power, particularly in its when they are shut down? The first early days, looked like an ideal source thing that happens is that the core gets of energy to power facilities in remote shipped off to a special decommissionlocations. There was even a notion of ing site. However, the job of decontamibuilding a portable nuclear power plant nation and demolition of the old plant is that would be pulled by truck. Imagine by no means done. Many of the metals, that on I-95 during rush hour. concrete and equipment in the facility But, fortunately, the Army, working remain radioactive. The hope was that with the Atomic Energy Commission, after 50 years or so it would become safe kept its focus on larger compact “packenough to handle. age” nuclear reactors. The SM-1 at Fort That, however, hasn’t been happening Belvoir was a test site and a training fast enough, and the Army has decided facility. it needs a more aggressive decontaminaI went on a tour of it in the 1970s. tion strategy. That’s what the Army is While most of us think of nuclear doing at Fort Belvoir and in Alaska. plants as massive, the SM-1 was cozy.

As for the South Pole nuclear facility, We parked in the parking lot, walked unlike its counterparts in the U.S., that a couple of hundred feet and there we was demolished almost immediately. were, near where the core used to be.

Roughly 12,000 pounds of radioacThe Army built another working tive material were shipped to a secure nuclear plant at Fort Greely in Alaska nuclear waste site in the United States. that at the time was serving as an inAs for the SM-1, when the core was terceptor missile launch site. They also removed, Army engineers decontamibuilt one on a Liberty Ship called the nated the underground liquid radioacU.S.S. Sturgis. That plant, built at Fort tive waste tanks and filled them with Belvoir, in Gunston Cove, was used as a floating power source for facilities in the concrete. They then sealed the reactor

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dome, removed the underground piping, tore down some uncontaminated structures and began a decades-long effort to monitor and continually assess the site.

They did the same at Fort Greely.

Now, the facilities are getting old and since they’re still radioactive, the Army wants to go ahead and demolish these facilities. But this is not your average construction contract or your average hazardous waste management project.

These are nuclear facilities; everything about them has special requirements.

So, with that in mind, the Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of developing a contract. They want the demolition process to be safe, and they want these old sites to be clean enough for alternative uses. This means they have a lot of scientific and environmental work to do in establishing the scope of their contracting requirements. This will take a while, and cleanup work probably won’t begin until 2020 or even later.

In the 1950s the Army nuclear program built the SM-1 for $2.09 million.

The clean-up for a similar sized facility at Fort Greely is estimated at about $62 Million. That’s expensive.

The SM-1 and its sister facilities were a part of our country’s early commitment to nuclear power and all that it might accomplish. Our nuclear industry learned a lot from their operations.

However, while they were relatively easy to build, it’s turned out to be a lot more difficult to get rid of them than anyone ever would have imagined in the 1950s.

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UMW President Troy D. Paino and GCC President Janet Gullickson recently finalized an agreement that more than assures admission to graduates of the Virginia Community College System’s 23 schools.

The new agreement will smooth the transition from two- to four-year programs and help students graduate on time.

Paino and Gullickson said the agreement will bring bachelor degrees into reach for a broader, more diverse group of students.

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Stafford dancer wins top prize in international competition Mackenzie Brown, a 16-year-old Stafford native, won the First Prize Gold Medal at the 47th Prix de Lausanne on Feb. 10 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She also won the Contemporary Dance prize and the Audience Favorite prize.

Mackenzie is the daughter of Tod and Julie Brown and grew up in Stafford.

She attended Fredericksburg Christian School and then went to A.G. Wright Middle School. She took dancing classes at Barton and Williams School of Dance in North Stafford, Classical Ballet of Fredericksburg and later at Studio Bleu in Ashburn.

She is also an ambassador for Dance Hope Cure, which merges the art of dance and raises awareness for childhood cancer. She has a passion for using dance to advocate, educate and inspire others to do the same for those children and families affected by childhood cancer.

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The Prix de Lausanne is a prestigious international competition designed to identify young dancers from age 15 to 18 who have the most promise for the future in dance, according to a news release.

Eight top awards and several other awards are awarded for internships or schooling to the top prize winners.

During the weeklong competition, a jury of international professionals — including many former principal dancers, and current and former artistic directors — observe the candidates in class, on stage, and doing contemporary and classical variations. The jury included eight former prize winners, including this year’s jury president, Carlos Acosta.

After completing her schooling at Princess Grace Academy, Mackenzie hopes to dance for a major ballet company, such as the Royal Ballet Company in London or the American Ballet Theater in New York in 2020, her father said.

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Just three years ago, the Labor Department estimated that manufacturing would lose jobs at a rate of 0.6 percent per year between 2016 and 2026, largely due to automation and trade penetration. But instead of falling, manufacturing employment is rising — and doing so across a broad range of subsectors.

U.S. manufacturing employment defied predictions in 2018, growing by 2.3 percent — faster than average job growth overall of 1.8 percent. And that job growth was unusually broad-based, taking place across many manufacturing subsectors, rather than being concentrated in just a few. The 12-month manufacturing Diffusion Index, a measure of the breadth of job growth, rose from 42.1 percent at the end of 2016 to 80.9 percent at the end of 2018.

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Among the many factors driving the expansion are technological advances that are making it cost-effective to manufacture in America again. One is 3D printing, which is making it possible to design parts that are lighter and more efficient, and to produce them several times more quickly and cheaply than ever before.

A second technological trend is the increased adoption of robots, sensors, and computerized production systems which increase the need for more highly-educated workers with skills in computer programming and data analysis. As a result, the benefits of outsourcing manufacturing work to China and other countries with cheaper labor are declining and the benefits of locating in the United States are rising.

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A fourth trend is the rise of manufacturing platforms — a response to the increased demand from consumers for variety and customization. Many manufacturers are finding it easier to be flexible and responsive to customers by using local, small-batch manufacturing techniques and simplified supply chains, rather than mass-manufacturing abroad.

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Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics highlight additional trends that have transformed manufacturing over the past two decades. For example, more than 100,000 jobs have emerged for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers – largely the result of increasing emphasis on safety and quality.

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ated international agreements, U.S. government regulations and even voluntary organizations, such as those committed to producing organic products and eliminating BPA. Median annual earnings of inspectors and testers are $37,340, about the same as the median wage for all occupations.

The number of jobs for computer control programmers and operators has also grown rapidly, as manufacturing has become more automated. Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers develop programs to control the processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools. Their median annual wage is $52,550, well above the national median wage for all occupations of $37,690.

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But regardless of the title du jour, each role and their analog tend to pay about the same, according to the ZipRecruiter Compensation Estimate.

But unlike software developers and HR reps, which tend to have two or three synonymous job titles, customer service representatives are referred to in more than 30 different ways in jobs posted to ZipRecruiter, not including titles that denote senior or management positions. What’s more, even though the core skill requirements for customer service jobs remain consistent across different titles, research

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Although customer service representative still accounts for the largest share of customer service job titles on ZipRecruiter — about 42 percent — the growth in postings using this title pales in comparison to a few of the loftier sounding titles in 2018. The fastest growing customer service job title for 2018 was customer experience associate, increasing 346 percent year over year. Customer engagement representative job postings increased 214 percent, and customer service advisors jumped 138 percent, all three of which significantly outpaced the 89 percent

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lthough employment in the warehouse and storage subsector has continued to outpace growth in nearly every other industry, you can’t just ask Alexa for a warehouse job and expect one to arrive on your doorstep. In fact, warehouse jobs were the most competitive among job seekers on ZipRecruiter in all of 2018.

It’s with good reason that these jobs have been sought after for so long. A relatively low barrier to entry, coupled with an average hourly wage of $14, and the near ubiquity of fulfillment centers across the U.S. have made warehouse jobs the go-to for blue-collar workers for decades.

Unfortunately, many of those vying for these positions today may not be aware of the tectonic shift in skills required to be a successful candidate. Advances in automation and drone technology have clearly changed the character of warehouse work: according to ZipRecruiter data, it now has more to do with systems management that it does moving boxes.

A BLURRED LINE BETWEEN MANUAL LABOR AND MANAGEMENT

Judging ZipRecruiter’s analysis of thousands of warehouse jobs posted to the site in January of 2018 and 2019, the humans haven’t been totally replaced in warehouses quite yet. Overall, jobs in warehousing and storage posted on ZipRecruiter increased by 85 percent in 2018 compared to the year prior.

Management level positions increased nearly twice as much, however. Over the same period jobs in warehousing and storage with the word “manager” in the title grew 164 percent — a trend that is evident from the shifting skills requirements observed in ZipRecruiter job postings.

The site compared thousands of job openings posted to ZipRecruiter in January 2018 to January of this year to see how the skills required by employers

have changed. The two skills that saw the greatest decline happened to be two of the most fundamental skills traditionally associated with warehouse work: packaging (down 81 percent) and stocking (down 48 percent).

The skills that are on the rise sound more like they’re for an entry-level business services role, albeit one that requires “heavy lifting.” Relationship management and math skills were the top two fastestgrowing skills requirements that employers in the warehousing industry mentioned in job postings this January.

In addition to heavy lifting, there are still some usual suspects in the list of top skills—loading and unloading increased 95 percent year over year, for instance.

But even this skill could have greater currency in the age of automation.

In a study on the job creation potential of autonomous trucks performed by Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group last year, the authors identified the need for the human touch at distinct moments of an otherwise automated logistics process: “The biggest technical hurdles for self-driving trucks are driving on tight and crowded city streets, backing into complex loading docks and navigating through busy facilities. At each of the local haul pick ups and drop offs, there will need to be loading and unloading. These maneuvers require skills that will be hard for self-driving trucks to match for a long time.”

But technology still has a ways to go before we can define the relationship between man and machine. Until then, it’s clear that existing technology has called for more employees with management skills to keep these systems running at an optimal level. This includes not only technical acumen but also the administrative and interpersonal skills one would expect any good manager to have.

—Jeffery Marino | Ziprecruiter

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North Spring Behavioral Healthcare offers safe and secure Psychiatric Residential Treatment and Inpatient Acute Psychiatric programs designed to restore a sense of hope and stability in the lives of young people.

Due to program expansion and internal promotions our award winning facility is seeking to fill the following positions: Registered Nurse – Full-time all shifts and PRN – Must be licensed in Virginia or in another Compact state. Sign-on Bonus available.

Mental Health Specialists – In this role you will work directly with our patients. The successful candidate must have high school diploma and 6 months experience, or Associates degree and 3 months experience, or Bachelors Degree in Human Services field. This is an excellent entry-level behavioral health position. While all shifts are available, priority will be given to candidates who can work on the Evening (3p-11:30p) or Night (11p-7:30a) shifts. Flexibility with scheduling is essential.

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Nurse Manager – Must have a RN license in Virginia or from a Compact state and 2-3 years supervisory experience. Prior experience working with children and adolescents in a behavioral setting is preferred. Sign-on Bonus available. Sign-on Bonus available.

Computer-Aided Instruction/GED Teacher – Provides computer-aided instruction for students based on need and those on a GED track. Will consider candidates qualified for Provisional License. The successful candidate will have a Bachelors degree and strong computer skills.

Special Education Teacher – Preference for candidates with current Virginia license. Will consider candidates qualified for Provisional License. Must have a Bachelors degree Substitute Teacher – Preference for candidates currently on a public school Substitute Teacher list. We offer a better wage and an opportunity for year round scheduling. Must have a Bachelors degree and preference given to candidates with experience in a Special Education setting.

Psychologist – Must have a Virginia current Virginia license.

Prior experience in a residential setting is preferred.

Therapist – Must have a LPC, LCSW, LMFT or under an approved supervision plan (RIC) in Virginia. Prior experience working with children and adolescents in a behavioral setting is preferred.

Case Manager – Must have a Bachelors Degree in Human Services and 2-3 years experience working in bLPC, LCSW, LMFT or under an approved supervision plan (RIC) in Virginia. Prior experience working with children and adolescents in a behavioral setting is preferred.

We want to meet people who are driven to serve at-risk youth and want to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We offer training, a competitive pay-scale with a generous benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance; a 401k plan with company match, Paid Time Off, discount programs and a tuition reimbursement plan for eligible employees.

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The Post-Shutdown Hangover for Workers and Businesses he government shutdown that ended on Jan. 25 was the longest on record. Coming in at 35 days, it was a full two weeks longer than the 19951996 shutdown under President Clinton.

Largely because of its length, its effects on American workers and businesses were deeper and more wide-ranging than those of past shutdowns, with the hangover still lingering weeks later.

Financial hardship for furloughed federal workers and contractors The main effect of the shutdown was financial difficulty for many of the 800,000 federal workers who went without paychecks, and for many of the government contractors whose contracts were suspended. A ZipRecruiter survey of close to 2,000 federal and contract workers conducted during the fourth week of the shutdown found that 89 percent were experiencing “significant financial hardship” due to the shutdown.

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relief loans, many appear not to have accessed those resources. Perhaps they thought they would not need to, based on past experience with furloughs that only lasted a few days. Each day that the expected resolution failed to materialize, however, workers found themselves drawing down savings, running up credit card debt, cutting back on consumption and missing bills. Due to interest payments, late fees and effects on credit scores, it could take months for workers to get their finances back in order.

REDUCED EMPLOYEE MORALE AND RETENTION

For many workers, financial hardship led to lower morale and reduced retention intentions. In ZipRecruiter’s survey of affected workers, 67 percent of federal workers and contractors said that the shutdown had made them consider leaving government employment to seek a job in the private sector. In past shutdowns, there was no distinguishable effect of furloughs on retention. In fact, there may

planned hires in January — with effects both on their operations and on the financial wellbeing of job seekers who saw their start dates delayed.

OTHER BUSINESS DISRUPTIONS

even have been positive effects for some workers, who enjoyed getting a paid vacation. But the length of this shutdown and pay interruption likely altered the calculus for many workers.

Even before the shutdown, quit rates for government workers were near alltime highs. A tight labor market with record-high numbers of job openings is encouraging many workers to seek outside opportunities. The combination of the unusually long shutdown and unusually enticing private sector job market may have significant downstream effects on the government’s ability to retain talent.

DELAYS TO PRIVATE-SECTOR HIRING

In addition to surveying affected workers, ZipRecruiter also conducted a survey of 200 employers to explore how the shutdown was affecting them. The most common response businesses gave was that the shutdown was holding up hiring due to the suspension of E-Verify and delays to federal background checks. As a result, many companies could not complete

There were myriad other effects on businesses as well, as the survey discovered. Federal contracts were suspended, halting work on a range of programs and projects. The approval of Department of Housing and Urban Development loans and Small Business Administration loans was delayed. Demand for goods and services fell at businesses that serve large numbers of federal workers.

Too few air cargo security staff and Environmental Protection Agency inspectors were on hand to scan shipments and approve export licenses, so some shippers and freight-handlers experienced delays in inspections and paperwork approvals for exports and imports. Shortages of Transportation Security Administration staff caused long security lines at airports, and shortages of air traffic controllers prevented some planes from taking off.

There also are the effects on public opinion and on future recruiting efforts, which may be harder to quantify. Without the promise of a steady paycheck and advancement opportunities, federal workers and job seekers considering federal employment may look elsewhere.

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wholeness and how meditaSt. George’s Episcopal Church tion and contemplative prayer will host the Rev. Ōshin Jennings can lead to greater unity of on March 8-10 for its Lenten the body, mind and spirit, and Weekend program, “Rooted how an individual relates to the in Wholeness: Contemplative greater community.

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Friday evening, Jennings The Lenten Weekend is an will provide an introduction annual event before Lent, the to meditation. Saturday’s ses40-day season of spiritual resion will take a deeper look newal preceding Easter. into meditation practices. SunJennings is a Soto Zen Budday afternoon, Jennings will be dhist priest, a trained psychopart of an interfaith panel distherapist and multimedia artist. cussion examining how other He is the first known deaf Budfaiths view and practice medidhist monk and leads No Barri- THE REV. OSHIN tation. Participants may attend ers Zen, a meditation commu- JENNINGS any or all of the sessions. nity based in Washington, D.C. All faiths are invited to attend. The recThe aim of No Barriers Zen is to make meditation practice accessible to people ommended donation for the weekend is $25; the Sunday morning program is free. of all abilities and disabilities.

The program will examine God’s Child care available upon request.

Head Start accepting applications The Stafford County Head Start Program is continuing to accept applications for the 2019-2020 school year. Call 540368-2559 for more information.

The Service League will host a “ReadAlouds” for classes at Head Start from Monday, March 4, through Friday, March

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Come Dine with us at Trilogy Lake Frederick on March 9th ®

If you love good food and beautiful homes, you won’t want to miss the Dine Around the Gallery event on March 9th at Trilogy® Lake Frederick!

Join us at our Model Home Gallery for a tour of the amazing homes here.

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Come hungry! The event takes place 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Here’s a sneak peek of the Mardi Gras-themed tasting menu: biegents, jambalya, croquettes, low country oysters, praline tarts and so much more!

Drinks on Us* After your Model Home tasting tour, the fun continues over at Region’s 117, the award-winning restaurant at Trilogy Lake Frederick that prepared the day’s fare.

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You’ll enjoy a drink on us—and stay for dinner if you like! The restaurant was recently awarded Best Dinner, Best Fine Dining, and Best Restaurant/Overall in Winchester/ Frederick County, and received a whopping 11 Diner’s Choice accolades from OpenTable.

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An Amazing Location. An Amazing Life.

Trilogy at Lake Frederick is a gorgeous, vibrant community just 90 minutes outside Washington, D.C. and 20 miles from charming Winchester. Set on over 900 acres of woodland beauty, Trilogy is nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. You’re close enough to enjoy the sights and city life of D.C. whenever you like, but at home at Trilogy, it’s all about enjoying the natural beauty that surrounds you. In other words? The perfect blend of everything.

The location of Trilogy at Lake Frederick is breathtaking, but there’s much more to love here than the scenery. Enjoy fun activities, amenities, and adventures every day. At the center of it all is the ~36,000-square-foot Shenandoah Lodge, which is home to Region’s 117 as well as a fully equipped fitness center, café, culinary studio, sports escape with poker and card tables, billiards, and TVs, social and event spaces, and much more.

See you at the Dine Around the Gallery Event There’s no better way to get a feel for Trilogy homes than to tour our Model Home Gallery. We have seven beautiful floorplans that range from ~1,762 to 5,033 square feet, starting from the mid $300,000s. Come discover the one for you and have a delicious afternoon while you’re at it!

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What to do if there’s a FRAP Your dog suddenly begins zooming and zipping all over the place. He dashes about like a maniac. His back is hunched and he is running low to the ground, sometimes in circles.

What is he doing? It’s frenetic random activity period or FRAP (aka “zoomies”).

FRAPs are high energy bursts of activity, but they are not always a sign of a dog being high energy. I have watched lower-activity dogs perform this action.

During a FRAP, the dog may race, spin, play bow, bounce and zip about as if possessed by a speed demon. These sessions generally last a few minutes or so. Afterward the dog will stop and often rest since the energy is spent.

Any dog can and will FRAP, though it is more often seen in younger dogs.

FRAPS are generally part of a normal release of energy in many dogs.

What should we do during a FRAP episode? I do not interfere with these moments unless the dog is at risk of hurting himself or someone else.

Generally, during FRAPs many dogs come close to crashing into things but miraculously do not (though sometimes they may). However, sometimes these events may be punctuated by jumping on humans, nipping, crashing into other pets, etc.

If your pup is frapping, you should stop and move away. Allow him to burn this energy off. Call other dogs in if needed. Teach children that if Sparky starts doing this behavior to quietly walk away. Do not try and engage in play or training.

At this moment your dog is not available to focus and work. He needs this time to race about. If the zoomies are not putting things at risk, I let it go on. If your dog is having them inside

and there is a risk of him crashing into something or someone, then I would open a door and try to direct him outside.

I would not bring a dog who is prone to frapping to dog parks.

A dog zooming about may stress other dogs, incite a chase, and result in bad things happening. If you go to dog parks, I would exercise the dog first to reduce the risk of a FRAP. If you see one starting with other dogs, I would get my dog out of there.

Some dogs will FRAP at specific times (meaning they are not random) such as after a bath or grooming session, or after you have come home from working a long day. Try to remember what your dog did before a FRAP started. When you see these preliminary actions, this is the time I would get my dog to an area where he can zoom until he is done.

To reduce the chance of zoomies make sure you are giving your puppy adequate outlets for what he needs: walks, the ability to safely sniff and explore, toys that encourage the body and mind to work.

Games that encourage activity like flirt poles and carefully played tug games can help with energy expending. If your dog gets the zoomies while working, it may be a stress issue and not impulse problems.

Fraping for fun is not an impulse issue.

The zoomies are often normal behavior. However, if you are concerned if his fraping is normal behavior or possibly indicative of something, contact a good trainer for a professional opinion.

Karen Peak is the developer of The Safe Kids/Safe Dogs Project and owner/ operator of West Wind Dog Training.

FAAR joins local nonprofits to expand affordable housing The Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors has partnered with local housing nonprofits to help expand affordable housing through the Stable Homes Partnership. FAAR began working last year with the nonprofits through the Continuum of Care, a federally mandated local planning body that coordinates housing and services for homeless families and individuals, according to a news release.

Under the CoC umbrella, FAAR partnered with Micah Ecumenical Ministries, Loisann’s Hope House, Empowerhouse and the Thurman Brisben Center to create a marketing and recruitment plan to expand the pool of area property owners willing to rent to families and individuals facing housing challenges.

The partner organizations assist tenants with rent and security deposits, while also

providing case management and regular property inspections to smooth the path for long-term stability and success. Property owners engaged in the program have access to a ready pool of quality tenants paying fair market rent, thus reducing costly downtime while advertising and showing their properties.

FAAR and the CoC agencies are hosting an informational session about the Stable Homes Partnership on Tuesday, March 19, with identical sessions at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, 2050 Gordon W. Shelton Blvd., Fredericksburg, 22401.

The meeting will feature an overview of the program and panel discussions with property owners and case managers in the program.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Your personal and professional lives are vying for your attention, throughout March and most of April. Yet with Venus now moving into your career sector and a Full Moon in your work sector, you are at a point where things are settling down. There is a chance to take a deeper look at any professional changes you still want to make, while listening to your heart.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) As Venus moves into an adventurous part of your chart, she will be working to hold onto the playful and romantically charged lunar vibes a little longer. Venus will also keep a watchful eye on what the Moon’s second visit to your work sector for the year is generating. Just days away from your career sector, there will be clues today to exciting developments ahead across the income, work and career fronts.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) On the other side of a Full Moon that brought your home and professional lives into conflict, you are left with some valuable and timely work/ life balance reminders. This is a valuable chance to find a balance between work and play. The Moon is making time for following your heart while the Sun is making this a day for keeping your work hat on. There is no reason why you can’t keep both happy.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) As she moves into her final week in your relationship sector Venus, the planet of love knows that she is the last of the faster planets to move through. Once Venus leaves, it will then become more about the journey. Whether single, in a relationship or between relationships, the time is about setting your relationship expectations for the coming year.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) As busy as life is right now, the reality is that powerful forces on the job and career fronts will continue to build throughout the coming year. Yet once in place, this will continue to evolve, not just for the rest of this year but for literally years to come. In every sense of the word, you are running a marathon and not a sprint, with a need to pace yourself paramount.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) This is the Full Moon that will always fall at the halfway point in each current solar year and halfway between your last birthday month and the next is a powerful wakeup call. This always comes at a time of year when the focus is on your relationships, with a chance to ask ‘What about me’?

This comes just as Venus is also giving your heart a powerful voice, especially when it comes to where you want to change things up.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) The Moon returns to Libra every four weeks, always has and always is. However, this visit is not just the last before returning as a Full Moon next month, but before the first of two Full Moons.

This makes it more important than ever to listen to your emotional, intuitive and imaginative responses, but without overthinking things.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Let’s face it, this year has got off to a busy start and while it has pulled back marginally, things are still fairly busy. This is why there is a need to take today’s nostalgic and reflective lunar vibes seriously, especially as you head into the weekend. The Moon won’t spend much time, but long enough to encourage you to slow down and take time out to hear yourself think. This is more important than you might think, with time out to recharge your batteries essential.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) The Moon’s departure from your career sector may have brought the Full Moon here to a close, but whatever this has triggered will take time to fully play out. By then there will be a lot more happening on the job front, while income forces will be a lot stronger, more settled and stabled.

This not only makes it okay to stand back and let things play out, it is important that you do.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Venus is only now moving into her final week in Capricorn, still giving your heart a say in what you want from the coming year. As she does, Venus moves into an alignment with Pluto, the planet of change and revolution, for the tenth time since he returned to Capricorn in 2008. This is a chance to look at the things that you want to change, this one comes at a time when you really do have the power to move mountains if you have to.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Your birthday month only ended days ago, with a chance to continue with the housekeeping required to get your new solar year off to an authentic start. Venus will return to give your heart a voice and with a chance to turn desires into reality, making it okay if you don’t yet know what you want. As long as you have a clear starting point, you can build on that.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Venus won’t even begin a nostalgic trip down love’s memory lane for awhile and won’t return to Pisces until the end of March, giving you time to first explore your options. On the other side of a Full Moon that might have pushed some buttons and created some pressure in the early days of your birthday month, you can now benefit from the wakeup calls.

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STEM 16 Summit - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free James Monroe High School 2300 Washington Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Interactive day of learning and engagement activities is open to K-12 students in the Fredericksburg region.

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Celebrate Seuss! Read Across America - 10 a.m. | Free Porter Branch Library 2001 Parkway Blvd., Stafford, VA 2554 Refreshments will be served. All ages.

Aquia Evening Lions Monte Carlo Night - 7 p.m. | $20 Aquia Harbour Inn Washington Drive Circle, Stafford, VA 22554 Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Cash bar. Games include blackjack, roulette, craps and Texas Hold ‘em. Door prizes, silent and regular auction, with all proceeds going to sight and hearing programs. For more, call Dodi at 540-659-2825 or email bunkerdo@verizon.net.

Manassas Symphony Concert - Tesoros Hispanos - 7:30 p.m. | $16-$20 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 The symphony honors the music and culture of Spanish-speaking countries with music by composers from Spain and Latin America.

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‘Alice In Wonderland’ - 4 p.m. | $15$20 Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20109 This ballet will bring all your favorite characters to life, including Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and more.

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Free Home Seller Seminar - 10 a.m. | Free Strayer University 13385 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge, VA 22192 Bob Hummer, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has offered this very popular free seminar for the past 22 years. It is packed with information for the prospective seller. There is no obligation. Reference material will be provided. Some of the topics to be covered: 1. Successfully Marketing Your Home. 2. Real Estate Financing for the Home Seller. 3.

Information for Seniors. 4. The Language and Documents of Real Estate. 5. Using the Internet to Sell Your Home. For information, call Bob at 703-878-4866 or email at bob@military-realestate.com.

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